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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003/07/11 - Minutes - Spec Jt (SCE) July 11, 2003 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Special Meetinfl II A. CALL TO ORDER I A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, Fire Protection District and City Council was held on Friday, July 11, 2003, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman/President/Mayor William J. Alexander called the meeting to order at 4:11 p.m. Present were Agency/Board/Councilmembers: Robert J. Howdyshell, Diane Williams and Chairman/President/Mayor William J. Alexander. Absent were Agency/Board/Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez and Donald J. Kurth, M.D. Aisc present were: Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager; Linda D. Daniels, RDA Director; Robert Lemon, Assistant Engineer, and Kathryn L. Scott, Deputy City Clerk. [[ B. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC I No communication was made from the public. [ C. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEM OF BUSINESS 1. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CORPORATE GUARANTY AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (CO RA 03-025) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCE-OWNED PORTION OF THE ARBORS ELECTRIC SUBSTATION TO BE LOCATED AT ROCHESTER AVENUE AND STADIUM PARKVVAY. Linda Daniels, Redevelopment Agency Director, presented the staff report. She requested approval of the Resolution that would authorize the Chairman to execute a Corporate Guaranty for the Interconnection and Wholesale Service Agreement. She said the Corporate Guaranty has been requested by Edison because the City has not issued debt and therefore does not have a credit rating, and they are looking for a corporate guaranty from the parent company; so in essence, the Agency would be co-signing with the City on this Corporate Guaranty identifying the ability to pay and the premise to pay on the financial arrangements as a result of the Intereonnection Agreement/Distribution Agreement. She said it is required for the Resolution to be adopted authorizing the Chairman to execute the Corporate Guaranty. She said we have already submitted to Edison information on the financial well being of the Agency and they have approved that in concept. She said we meet their requirements for the ratings by the rating agencies, and they are the ones that have requested the Agency's Corporate Guaranty because of lack of rating for the City. Redevelopment Agency/Fire Protection District/City Council Minutes July 11, 2003 Page 2 RESOLUTION NO. RA 03-009 A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE A CORPORATE GUARANTY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES MOTION: Moved by Williams and seconded by Alexander to approve Resolution No. RA 03-009. Motion carried unanimously, 3-0-2 (Gutierrez & Kurth absent). 1. APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (CO 03-070) BY THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DULY-APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCE-OWNED PORTION OF THE ARBORS ELECTRIC SUBSTATION TO BE LOCATED AT ROCHESTER AVENUE AND STADIUM PARKWAY, AUTHORIZE THE POSTING OF A DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $891,000 TO REIMBURSE SCE FOR ALL RELATED COSTS, TO BE FUNDED FROM ACCT. NO. 10250015603, AND APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION OF ,~,891,000 TO ACCT. NO. 10250015603. 2. APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (CO 03- 071) BY THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DULY-APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE, FOR THE PROVISION OF RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE BY THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL UTILITY TO NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE VICTORIA ARBORS MASTER PLAN AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT COMMERCIALLY ZONED AREAS. Robert Lemon, Assistant Engineer, presented the staff reports. He said the first agreement, the Interconnection Facilities Agreement, is a companion agreement that supersedes our most recent Letter Agreement. The Letter Agreement provided a payment of 1.99 million dollars so that Edison could proceed with the engineering design and procurement of long lead items associated with the Arbors Substation. He stated that this subsequent agreement provides for construction costs that are going to be associated with the Edison-owned portion of that substation. Mr. Lemon stated the second agreement, the Service Agreement, establishes the terms and conditions of receiving electric load via Edison's transmission system. He said both of these agreements together represent the final two in a series of six agreements signed with Edison that will complete our WDAT process. MOTION: Moved by Williams and seconded by Alexander to approve staff recommendations. Motion carried unanimously, 3-0-2 (Gutierrez & Kurth absent). Redevelopment Agency/Fire Protection District/City Council Minutes July 11, 2003 Page 3 ]] E. AD.IOuRNMENT [ MOTION: Moved by Williams and seconded by Alexander to adjourn the City Council meeting and recess the Redevelopment Agency and Fire Protection District Board to Closed Session to discuss: 1) Property negotiations per government Code Section 54956.8 for preperty generally located north of Foothill Boulevard, west of 1-15 Freeway, Forest City Development CA, Inc. & Lewis Investment Co., LLC; Linda D. Daniels, RDA Director, Negotiating Party, regarding Terms of Agreement - RDA; 2) Labor negotiations per Government Code Section 54957.6 to give George Rivera, Administrative Services Manager, Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager, and Larry Temple, Administrative Services Director, direction in regards to the meet and confer process - FIRE. Motion carried unanimously, 3-0-2 (Gutierrez & Kurth absent) The Redevelopment Agency and the Fire Protection District Board adjourned at the conclusion of the closed session at 4:30 p.m. with no action taken. Respectfully submitted,. Kathryn E. Scott, CMO Deputy City Clerk Approved: August 6, 2003