CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of the Maintenance Obligations and Ownership Agreement for Boundary Substation with the Bonneville Power Administration; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the original 1966 Operations and Maintenance Agreement for Boundary Substation, which provided for the City Light Department (“City Light”) to compensate the Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) for the use and maintenance of certain equipment at Boundary Substation, is deemed to be insufficient to ensure compliance with current electric reliability standards; and
WHEREAS, Through negotiations between the U.S. Department of Energy, acting by and through BPA, and City Light, it was determined that it was necessary to document more precisely the facilities for which BPA was performing maintenance on behalf of City Light, which is required for reliability standards compliance reporting; and
WHEREAS, to address this concern, City Light and BPA have gathered and improved the detailed documentation pertaining to Boundary Substation, including updated and verified equipment listings; and
WHEREAS, representatives of City Light and BPA have negotiated a Maintenance Obligations and Ownership Agreement for Boundary Substation with modernized contract terms and conditions consistent with best practices, which the parties desire to execute to replace the 1966 Operations and Maintenance Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of City Light, or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of The City of Seattle (the “City”) the Maintenance Obligations and Ownership Agreement for Boundary Substation, substantially in the form attached hereto as Attachment 1.
Section 2. In light of the evolving regulatory requirements, the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of City Light, or his designee, is further authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City such amendments to the Maintenance Obligations and Ownership Agreement for Boundary Substation as are necessary, convenient, and in the best interests of City Light, in order to enable City Light to manage, maintain, and operate its affected facilities for the entire term of the agreement.
Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance that is taken after its passage but prior to its effective date is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2015.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachment A: Maintenance Obligations and Ownership Agreement for Boundary Substation