HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-090-10/21/1971-ESTABLISHING PLATTE RIVER MUNICIPAL POWER ASSOCIATION AS THE SOLE POWER SUPPLIER FOR THE FIVE CITIES RESOLUTION
WHEREAS , the City of Ft Collins has heretofore
purchased the bulk of its power and energy requirements for
its municipal utility system from the Bureau of Reclamation ,
and
WHEREAS , the Bureau of Reclamation has advised the
City that it will not be able to supply the requirements of the
City after the year 1976 , and
WHEREAS , the City , together with other cities receiving
the bulk of their power and energy requirements from the Bureau
of Reclamation , joined together to form Platte River Municipal
Power Association , in an effort to solve their mutual power
supply problems , and
WHEREAS, from studies made by said Association together
with said Cities , it appears that the best solution to said power
supply problems will result in accomplishing the following
1 Establishing Platte River Municipal Power
Association as the sole power supplier for the five
cities with the right of each city to retain any hydro-
electric or steam generation facilities so long as it
cared to do so with Platte River Municipal Power
Association entering into a master contract with the
United States Bureau of Reclamation in order to obtain
the advantages of diversity , thereby minimizing the
necessity of any city having to pay the Bureau for un-
used contract demand
2 Each city authorizing the Platte River
Municipal Power Association to enter into studies of a
proposed Western Colorado Project , and the associated
transmission facilities , or other power supply sources
3 Authorizing Platte River Municipal Power
Association to construct the internal transmission system
necessary to provide firm transmission service for power
and energy from points of delivery on the system of the
United States Bureau of Reclamation or the Western
Colorado Project
4 Each city advancing such sums as may be neces-
sary to provide Platte River Municipal Power Association
with the funds necessary for operation of Platte River
Municipal Power Association , such advances to be made
based on the percentage of demand of each city related
to the total demand of the five cities ,
and,
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WHEREAS the above approach appears to provide for
the most reliable and economical source of power and energy to
meet the growing requirements of the City ,
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, that
1 The Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Ft Collins
are hereby authorized to execute a contract with Platte River
Municipal Power Association in substantial conformity with the
form of agreement presented to this meeting, a copy whereof is
made a part of the minutes of this meeting
2 The representative of the City of Ft Collins
is directed to proceed, as a director of Platte River Municipal
Power Association , with investigation of the Western Colorado
Project or other power supply sources
3 The City Treasurer is directed to pay to Platte
River Municipal Power Association , from time to time , the funds
required to be advanced under said contract
4 The officials of the City of Ft Collins are hereby
authorized and empowered to do all things and execute all documents
necessary or desirable in order to effectuate the purposes of this
Resolution
The above resolution was put to a vote and was adopted by
a vote of Ayes and 0 Nays
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this
21st day of October A D 1971
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ATTEST
City Cle k
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