03/07/2006 Resolutions 2006-72
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2006- 72
WHEREAS, the Grand Island Utilities Department and the Nebraska Public Power
District (NPPD) work together on a routine, continuous basis in the electric industry, and have
several agreements in place concerning the purchase and sale of electric energy and the joint
reporting of electric resources to meet National Electric Reliability Council (NERC) requirements;
and
WHEREAS, the various agreements require the routine exchange of information
concerning the status and condition of one another's power production facilities, substations, and
transmission lines; and
WHEREAS, in order to secure the information exchanged, and to comply with the
NERC standards prohibiting the disclosure of information that may be used to gain an unfair
advantage in electric power markets, it is recommended that a confidentiality agreement be entered
into between the parties; and
WHEREAS, the confidentiality agreement would authorize NPPD and the City's
Utility Department to disclose to one another as well as their Reliability Coordinator, as required
under applicable National Electric Reliability Council reliability standards, real-time power system
reliability data for all points; and
WHEREAS, the proposed agreement has been reviewed and approved by the City
Attorney.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCn... OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Confidentiality Agreement between the
City and the Nebraska Public Power District for Electric System Reliability Data is hereby approved;
and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute such agreement on behalf of the City of
Grand Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, March 7, 2006.
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Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form a
March 2, 2006
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