City of Columbus - File #: 0783-2004

• File #: 0783-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/15/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/17/2004
• Final action: 5/19/2004
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to sign an agreement between the City of Columbus, the City of Shelby and American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. to resolve a disputed amount owed to American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. for electricity and associated energy and to modify contracts for the purchase of wholesale electric power from American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. for the Division of Electricity; to authorize the expenditure of $1,200,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1,200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/19/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/18/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/17/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/17/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/4/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/4/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/4/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/3/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/3/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/30/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/29/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/29/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/26/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/26/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/23/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/20/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/16/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/16/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/15/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/15/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/15/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation


BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Public Utilities Director to modify Contract Numbers CT-07199 and CT-009743 with American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio) for the purchase of wholesale electricity. This legislation also authorizes the Public Utilities Director to sign an agreement to amicably resolve a disputed amount owed to AMP-Ohio for electricity and associated energy purchased from the City of Shelby from June 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. AMP-Ohio asserts that the City of Columbus owes $218,200.24 for the delivery of electricity and associated energy from the City of Shelby. The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Electricity, asserts that it is not liable to AMP-Ohio for said energy. In an effort to resolve the dispute, each of the three parties will agree to assume responsibility for one third of the amount being disputed. The City of Columbus, Division of Electricity, will agree to pay to Amp-Ohio $72,733.34, in six equal monthly installments of $12,122.22 each. This amount will be included in the power supply invoices issued by Amp-Ohio to Columbus for the months of May 2004 through October 2004.

After review of anticipated purchase power needs for 2004, it has been determined that an increase of $400,000 is necessary for power purchased from the AMP-Ohio Gorsuch contract and an increase of $800,000 for the AMP-Ohio generic contract is needed to cover purchase power costs as well as the aforementioned settlement of the disputed charges.

Emergency action is requested in order that the resolution agreement may be signed and the payments may begin as scheduled.

FISCAL IMPACT: The budget authority for purchase power in 2004 is $37,327,414 and is sufficient to cover the aforementioned costs. Ordinance 0165-2004, passed February 23, 2004, authorized the expenditure of $28,427,414 for power purchased from Constellation Power Source, Inc. A contract increase of $27,000,000 has b...