11/13/2012 Resolutions 2012-337 RESOLUTION 2012-337
WHEREAS, in 2009, all large Nebraska utilities including Nebraska Public Power
District, Omaha Public Power District and Lincoln Electric Systems officially joined Southwest
Power Pool (SPP); and
WHEREAS, SPP is a regional transmission operator that allows participants to buy
and sell power directly into the market; and
WHEREAS, SPP plans to deploy a new Integrated Market in 2014 that will require
utilities to provide next day forecasting and pricing information in an effort to utilize the lowest cost
energy for load; and
WHEREAS, with the onset of the integrated market, SPP will serve Grand Island's
load requirements and dispatch its generating units as required to provide for the system's demand;
and
WHEREAS,users accessing the SPP web portal to conduct transactions on behalf of
their organizations must be allowed to do so using the organization's Local Security Administrator
(LSA); and
WHEREAS,the LSA is authorized by the respective organization to perform duties
which include the management of the organization's users and their associated roles and access
levels; and
WHEREAS,in order for operational transactions to be performed on the SPP market
for Grand Island through the SPP web portal, it is recommended that Utilities Director Tim
Luchsinger be authorized to be the Local Security Administrator and perform the required duties of
the LSA.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA,that Tim Luchsinger,Utilities Director,is hereby
authorized to be the Local Security Administrator and perform the required duties of the LSA in
accordance with City policies and procedures.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,N-braska,Nove ber 1 1 f-2:-
Jay'Vav- cek Mayor
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk -
Approved as to Form 0 „ -
November 13,2012 n City'fftrney