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Home My WebLink About~Master - Change Order for Clean Air Act legal services RESOLUTION NO. 10-464 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER FOR CLEAN AIR ACT LEGAL AND ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, in September 2009, the City Council approved an engagement and retainer agreement with Ritts Law Group of Alexandria, Virginia, for legal services related to regulatory compliance issues under the Clean Air Act; and, WHEREAS,for the initial agreement,the Council authorized an expenditure of an amount not to exceed $100,000; and, WHEREAS, during the past 12 months,the Ritts Law Group has worked closely with Electric Services and the Legal Department to evaluate the projects scheduled at the steam electric plant and the combustion turbines, and the evaluation was necessary to determine the applicability of Clean Air Act regulatory requirements; and, WHEREAS, with the assistance of legal and engineering consulting from Ritts Law Group, a request to the Iowa Department ofNatural Resources for non-applicability determination was submitted and is now pending; and, WHEREAS,the total amount paid,to date,under the retainer agreement exceeds$90,000,and it is anticipated that the need for consulting assistance will continue until the pending regulatory issues are clarified and resolved; and, WHEREAS, additional funding will be required,therefore,staff is requesting authorization to extend the engagement with Ritts Law Group for an additional amount not to exceed $50,000. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the Change Order in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for Clean Air Act legal and engineering consulting services with Ritts law Group of Alexandria, Virginia, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28th day of September, 2010. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28t'day of September, 2010.