HomeMy WebLinkAbout099 - 08/19/2008 - AUTHORIZING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED ORGANIC CONTRACT FOR PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY (WITHDRAWN ON ORDINANCE NO. 099, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED ORGANIC
CONTRACT FOR PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY
WHEREAS,the City is one of four member municipalities that have entered into organic
contract establishing Platte River Power Authority ("Platte River"); and
WHEREAS, the first such contract was entered into in 1975, and the intact was last
amended by the execution of an"Amended and Restated Organic Contract Estab shing Platte River
Power Authority as a Separate Governmental Entity" dated July 1, 1998 ( e "Existing Organic
Contract'), with a termination date of December 31, 2040; and
WHEREAS, the parties have recently negotiated a propose updated agreement entitled
"Amended and Restated Organic Contract Establishing Platte Rive ower Authority as a Separate
Governmental Entity" (the "Updated Organic Contract'), a cop of which is on file with the City
Clerk,dated August 13,2008,the purpose of which is to replac and supersede the Existing Organic
Contract; and
WHEREAS, the Updated Organic Contract, i pproved by the parties, would amend the
provisions of the Existing Organic Contract so as to: eflect the current manner in which the parties
conduct business; expand the kinds of services t t Platte River will provide to Fort Collins; and
obligate Platte River to assist Fort Collins in re ing its renewable energy requirements to develop
products and services to improve the efficie cy of generation, transmission and use of electrical
energy; bring current the dates of the to s of the appointed utilities directors of the member
municipalities and allow such directors attend and fully participate in Platte River meetings by
electronic teleconference; and extend a termination date of the Existing Organic Contract by ten
years to December 31, 2050.
NOW, THEREFORE, B IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. Th the City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the City
to enter into the Updat Organic Contract, which agreement will supersede the Existing Organic
Contract.
Section 2 That the Updated Organic Contract in substantially the form on file in the
office of the C' Clerk and dated August 13, 2008, is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby
authorized d directed to execute the same on behalf of the City.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19t day of
August, A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day of September, . 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of Septem er, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
WITHDRAWN FROM CONSIDERATION