08/09/2005 Resolutions 2005-224
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2005-224
WHEREAS, for the past four years, the City of Grand Island has been participating in
the development of a new base load, coal fired electric generating plant to be built in Hastings at the
same site as the existing Hastings plant; and
WHEREAS, the site is named the Whelan Energy Center (WEC) and the new project
is generally referred to as WEC2; and
WHEREAS, the WEC2 capacity is designed to be 220 megawatts (MW), with the
current Grand Island share to be 15 MW; and
WHEREAS, the legal governing agency ofthe project is the Public Power Generating
Agency (PPGA), with one board member to be appointed from each project participant; and
WHEREAS, the creation of the Public Power Generating Agency includes the
approval ofthree documents: the Interlocal Agreement, the Bylaws ofthe Public Power Generating
Agency, and the Participation Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Grand Island's electric load, like that ofthe state in general, continues to
grow; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain a near optimum mix of electric generation resources
for the future, base load capacity will need to be added; and
WHEREAS, the WEC2 project offers an opportunity to add electric base load
capacity; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has reviewed and approved the above identified
contract documents to participate in such project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the City of Grand Island is hereby authorized
to participate in the Whelan Energy Center Unit No.2 power plant project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Public Power Generation Agency
Participation Agreement, Interlocal Agreement, and Bylaws of the Public Power Generation Agency
are hereby approved; and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute such documents on
behalf of the City of Grand Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, August 9,2005.
Approved as to Form II f7 f? ,,,/
August 2, 2005 II 8lY Attorney