SALINAS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM February 26, 2013: CONSIDERATION Agreement among the City of Salinas, DeepWater Desal LLC and California Water Service Company

ABSTRACT: The Salinas City Council is scheduled to meet today, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 to consider an Agreement among the City of Salinas, DeepWater Desal LLC and California Water Service Company. The REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL:
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the attached Agreement between the City of Salinas, DeepWater Desai LLC (DWDS) and California Water Service Company (CWS) with regard to a wholesale power purchase agreement.
The REPORT includes the AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF SALINAS, DEEPWATER DESAL LLC, AND CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY WITH REGARD TO A WHOLESALE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT and DeepWater Desal Central Coast Regional Water Project Fact Sheet.
The REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL document is embedded.

SALINAS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA SALINAS ROTUNDA, 200 LINCOLN AVE. www.ci.salinas.ca.us

Mayor Joe Gunter 

Councilmember Jose Castañeda, District 1

Councilmember Tony Barrera, District 2

Councilmember Steve McShane, District 3

Councilmember Gloria De La Rosa, District 4

Councilmember Kimbley Craig, District 5

Councilmember Jyl Lutes, District 6

Ray E. Corpuz, Jr., City Manager

Vanessa Vallarta, City Attorney

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

4 P.M.

AGENDA

CONSIDERATION

3. Agreement among the City of Salinas, DeepWater Desal LLC and California Water Service Company

 

a. Receive report from Ray E. Corpuz, Jr., City Manager.

b. Councilmembers’ questions.

c. Public comments.

d. Councilmembers’ comments

e. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to sign an Agreement between the City of Salinas, DeepWater Desal, LLC and the California Water Service Company with regard to a wholesale power purchase agreement.

RELATED NEWS ARTICLE:

Salinas gets new player in desal

City to consider Cal Water deal

By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 02/25/2013

Excerpts Highlights:

On Tuesday, the Salinas City Council is set to consider amending a five-year agreement with DeepWater Desal LLC to include California Water Service Co., one of the city's two municipal water purveyors.

The amended agreement between the city and the two entities would still be focused on exploring a potential deal to purchase water and wholesale power from a desal plant, dubbed the Central Coast Regional Water Project, and power generator at the Dynegy power plant in Moss Landing.

Last week, the state Lands Commission agreed to serve as lead agency for state, and potentially federal, environmental review of the DeepWater Desal project, and begin soliciting consultants to conduct a full environmental impact report.