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Anendwent of the Whole in Board
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[Support for development of City-controlled electric generation project.) Resolution supporting the Combustion Turbine projects proposed by the Public Utilities Commission for the development of a City-controlled combustion turbine project to promote the goals of the City's Electricity Resource Plan, and endorsing the description of the transaction for the projects.
WHEREAS, In December 2002, the Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution 827-02, endorsing the Electricity Resource Plan (the Plan) which provides for closure of the old, dirty power plants in San Francisco and their replacement with a combination of energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean distributed generation, transmission upgrades, and cleaner, more reliable and flexible fossil-fueled resources; and, WHEREAS, The Plan identifies eight goals that were developed through public comment and used to guide the Plan: maximize energy efficiency, develop renewable power, assure reliable power, support affordable electric bills, improve air quality and prevent other environmental impacts, support environmental justice, promote opportunities for economic development, and increase local control over energy resources; and, WHEREAS, The goals identified in the Plan continue to be essential for the Cityws environmental and economic health and the health and well-being of its citizens and, therefore, it is critical for the City to continue implementation of the Plan and to update the Plan on a regular basis; and, WHEREAS, This resolution urges the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to move forward expeditiously with a City-controlled electric generation project which promotes several of the goals identified in the Plan; and,
Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty. Ammiano, Peskin BOARD OF supERvisoRs
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rs adopted Ordinance 1-03, WHEREAS, In January 2003, the Board of Superviso gy Companies. As part of this settlement, the oving a settlement with the Williams Ener
h could be developed frito small power City took ownership of four combustion turbines, whic lution 830-02, approving a contract with plants. The Board of Supervisors also approved Reso under which the State would the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) ts; and, purchase the electricity generated by the power plan n 830-02, the PUC has WHEREAS, Pursuant to Ordinance 1-03 and Resolutio megawatts in the Potrero loped two combustion turbine projects consisting of 145
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the San Francisco International Airport neighborhood of San Francisco and 48 megawatts at (Airport) (City CT Projects); and, d of the California Independent WHEREAS, In November2004, the Governing Boar Plan (Action Plan) which detailed em Operator (ISO) adopted the San Francisco Action
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transmission projects to displace the the need for the City CT Projects and a number of the Potrero Power Plant; and reliability need for the Hunters Point Power Plant and n the Hunters Point Power Plant WHEREAS, The projects required for the shut dow of Point Power Plant was permanently have been completed and in May 2008, the Hunters closed; and cts needed to permit the closure of WHEREAS, The Action Plan identified fifteen proje ISO identified an additional old power plants in the City, and in March 2007, the
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was necessary to permit the closure of transmission project, the Jefferson-Martin Cable, that the Potrero Power Plant; and, in the Action Plan have been WHEREAS, Most of the transmission projects identified the City CT Projects are operational, completed or are close to completion, such that when After that, completion of any remaining Potrero Unit 3 will no longer be needed for reliability.
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1 transmission projects identified in the Action Plan and the new Jefferson-Martin cable will allow for closure of Potrero Units 4, 5, and 6; and, WHEREAS, The Potrero Power Plant cannot be relied on to ensure reliability beyond 2008 because the water discharge permit for Potrero Unit 3 expires in 2008 and the Regional Water Quality Control Board has stated its intention to deny further permit extensions unless Mirant upgrades the plant's cooling technology or shows that the Bay is not harmed by the plants discharges; and WHEREAS, Mirant has indicated in public meetings that it is willing to close the Potrero Power Plant when it is no longer needed for reliability, subject to assistance from the City in redeveloping the site; and WHEREAS, Local control of in-City generation can reduce the risk of market power abuses and enable the City to mandate the use of cleaner fuels when feasible or to close down any such generation when it is no longer needed; and WHEREAS, The City CT Projects would improve air and water quality relative to continued operation of the Potrero Power Plant; and WHEREAS, The City CT Projects use new technology with a proven record of reliability in contrast with the Potrero Power Plant which has had an outage rate well above the system average for power plants operating within California; and WHEREAS, In addition to being integral components of the Action Plan, the City CT Projects are operationally flexible and ideally suited to complement the City's aggressive goals for the deployment of renewable resources; and WHEREAS, The Airport CT would provide emergency backup power to the Airport; and
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WHEREAS, The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the application for certification for the in-City project and the San Francisco Planning Department has issued a final mitigated negative declaration for the Airport CT; and WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors has not yet reviewed or adopted the CEQA findings in the CEC Decision or the final mitigated negative declaration; and WHEREAS. PUC issued two requests for proposals for a design-build agreement to construct the City CT Projects; and, WHEREAS, PUC received no compliant bids; and, WHEREAS, PUC has engaged in discussions with a developer to construct the City CT Projects and to transfer the plants to the City at the conclusion of a term of 10 to 13 years for the in-City project and 30 years for the Airport project and has entered into a non-binding letter of intent in this regard; this letter is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 071058, and is hereby declared to be a part of this resolution as if set forth fully herein; and, WHEREAS, The developer will require a lease or license for in-City land and land at the Airport, a sale, lease or license agreement for the combustion turbines, and an assignment of the December 2002 Power Purchase Agreement between CDWR and the City and County of San Francisco; and, WHEREAS, On July 12, 2007, the Power Plant Task Force adopted a resolution recommending approval of the City CT Project by the Board of Supervisors; this resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 071058, and is hereby declared to be a part of this resolution as if set forth fully herein; now, therefore, be it,
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RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors supports the City CT Projects which will provide significant benefits to San Francisco and its citizens, including economic benefits and improved reliability, public health, and environmental quality; and, be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors endorses the description of the transaction for the City CT Projects on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 071058, which is hereby declared to be a part of this resolution as if set forth fully herein attachod to thie Rocolution; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urges the PUC staff to move expeditiously to finalize documents and agreements necessary to develop the project and to present those documents and agreements to the Board of Supervisors for review and consideration; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urges other City Departments, including the Mayors Office, the Port, the Municipal Transportation Agency, the Airport and the City Attorney, to work with PUC to expeditiously complete the work necessary to develop the project and present itto the Board of Supervisors for review; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urges the Mayors Office to complete the agreement with Mirant for the closure of the Potrero Power Plant; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urges the PUC to secure the closure of the Potrero Power Plant as a condition of issuance of an operating permit for the City CT Projects; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urges the PUC to stipulate to a controlled operating regimen that reduces the usage of the City CT Proiects as renewable inCity generation capacity comes on-line consequent to the implementation of the City's
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renewable energy plan under Community Choice Aggregation and other renewable power sources.
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City and County of San Francisco Tails Resolution
File Number: 071058 Date Passed:
City Hail I Dr. Carkon B. Goodlelt Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Resolution supporting the Combustion Turbine projects proposed by the Public Utilities Commission for the development of a City-controlled combustion turbine project to promote the goals of the CiWs Electricity Resource Plan, and endorsing the description of the transaction for the projects. July 24, 2007 Board of Supervisors Committee October 23. 2007 Board of Supervisors REFERRED: Land Use and Economic Development SUBSTITUTED
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October 30, 2007 Board of Supervisors AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Ayes: 11 Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu. Daly. Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval
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October 30, 2007 Board of Supervisors ADOPTED AS AMENDED Ayes: 8- Amxniano, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 3 Alioto-Pier, Daly, Mirkarimi
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED AS AMENDED on October 30, 2007 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco.
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