ERMU RES 13-11 RESOLUTION No. 13-11
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELK RIVER
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE
TRANSMISSION PROJECT COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZING
AN ALLOCATION CHANGE.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED: By the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission, (hereinafter
referred to as"Commission"), as follows:
A. Section 1. In accordance with Section 404 of the Brookings-Twin Cities Transmission
Project Agreement (the "Brookings Project Agreement") between the Commission and
Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency ("CMMPA"), the Commission hereby
appoints Troy Adams, P.E. as its representative on the Transmission Project Coordinating
Committee for the Transmission Project (as the foregoing terms are defined in the
Brookings Project Agreement), with the power and authority to take action on behalf of
the Commission within the scope of the powers granted to the Transmission Project
Coordinating Committee by Section 404 of the Brookings Project Agreement.
B. Section 2: The appointment of the Commission's Transmission Project Coordinating
Committee representative and the power and authority conferred on the Commission's
representative by Section 1 of this resolution specifically includes the power to vote on
behalf of the Commission with respect to a pending proposal whereby CMMPA may be
authorized, by vote of the Transmission Project Coordinating Committee, to proceed with
an Elective Increase to CMMPA Percentage Interest (as that term is defined in the
Brookings Project Agreement) that would increase CMMPA's Percentage Interest in the
Transmission Project from [3.6%] to [3.9%] (the "Proposed Increase").
C. Section 3: The Commission acknowledges and agrees that if the Transmission Project
Coordinating Committee votes, in accordance with the requirements of Section 404(d) of
the Brookings Project Agreement, to authorize the Proposed Increase, (a) this will
authorize, but not obligate, CMMPA to undertake the actions necessary to contractually
commit itself to the Proposed Increase, and (b) if CMMPA does contractually commit
itself to the Proposed Increase, the Commission (without any further authorizing action
by the Commission) will be obligated in accordance with the terms of the Brookings
Project Agreement to pay its Participant Share of additional Monthly Transmission
Project Costs (as the foregoing terms are defined in the Brookings Project Agreement)
resulting from the Proposed Increase, even if the Commission's representative appointed
in Section 1 of this resolution has voted against the Proposed Increase.
D. Section 4: The appointment of the Commission's Transmission Project Coordinating
Committee representative and the power and authority conferred on the Commission's
representative by Section 1 of this resolution will remain in effect until the Commission
delivers written notice to CMMPA that such appointment has been terminated or
superseded.
This Resolution Passed and Adopted this ( day of Dec_ , 2013.
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Jo ie , Chair
Troy Adams, P.E., General Manager
CERTIFICATE
I, Troy Adams, P.E., the General Manager of Elk River Municipal Utilities, do hereby
certify that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted and
representative duly appointed by the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission at a meeting duly
held on the 17th day of December, 2013, notice of such meeting having been given in accordance
with law and at which meeting a quorum was present and acting throughout.
I also do hereby certify that such resolution and appointment has not been rescinded or
amended in any way from the date of such adoption and appointment to the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day December, 2013.
Troy Adams, P.E., General Manager