HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 97-37 RESOLUTION NO. 97- 37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SARATOGA ALrrHORIZING
THE BULK PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY
THROUGH THE ABAG POWER POOL
WHEREAS, The City of Saratoga is currently a participant in the Association of Bay
Area Governments (ABAG) program for the pooled purchase of natural gas and related
services (P3 Program) since fiscal year 1996-97; and
WHEREAS, the P3 Program. achieved s~vings of seven percent (7%); and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 1997 the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued
Derision 97-05-040 authorizing customers of, among others, Pacific Gas & Electric
(PG&E) to acquire electric :supply and related services from sources other than PG&E;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga is currently an electric customer of PG&E; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga is a member or cooperating member of the Association
of Bay Area Governments; and
WHEREAS, ABAG proposes the formation of a pooled purchasing program for the
acquisition of electric supply and related services (Electric Program); and
WHEREAS, ABAG further proposes that the Electric Program he implemented through
a "Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Creating the ABAG Publicly Owned Energy
ResourceS" (ABAG POWER)(attached as Exhibit A) formed by ABAG and other public
entities in the PG&E service territory in which such public entities commit to participating
in ABAG POWER for at least one(l) year; and
WHEREAS, a participant in the Electric Program will acquire electric supply and related
services under an agreement between the participant and ABAG (Direct Access Electric
Aggregation Agreement) (attaChed as Exhibit B) which will be assigned From ABAG to
ABAG POWER upon the formation of ABAG POWER; and
WHEREAS, each participant in the Electric Program will be represented on the Board of
Directors of ABAG POWER by a director, or in his/her absence by an alternate, appointed
by the participant; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga finds that it is in its best interest and the public interest
to join ABAG POWER and participate in ABAG's Electric Progxam.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on 17m day September, 1997 by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Bogosian, Oacobs, Shaw, Wolfe, and Mayor Moran
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Deputy City Cl~rk
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