HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Interconnection agreement with Mid-American Energy RESOLUTION NO. 06-061
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH
MID-AMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY FOR
161-KV TIE LINE PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,at its meeting on April 26,2005,the Council authorized the mayor to approve an
Interconnection Agreement with Mid-American Energy Company(MEC); and,
WHEREAS, as a result of filing this agreement with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), MEC has determined, after receiving FERC comments, that it is most
appropriate from a regulatory perspective to: 1)cancel the recently signed interconnection agreement;
and,2)include substantially similar terms and conditions of the current agreement in a new schedule
of the pre-existing Interconnection Agreement between MEC and the City first entered into on
February 14, 1989; and,
WHEREAS, this proposed amendment accomplishes this, allowing MEC to comply with
FERC requirements; and,
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has reviewed this amended Interconnection Agreement and
approved it as to legal form.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement between Mid-American Energy Company and
the City of Ames is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t"day of February, 2006.
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.Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodhue
Seconded by: Popken
Voting aye: Doll, Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14ih day of February, 2006.