HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.003-62RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Holy Cross Electric Association has given
the City of Aspen written notice of its intention to terminate
the Wheeling Agreement with the City of Aspen, dated January 6, 1958,
said notice of termination being dated May 9, 1963, the'
effective date of termination of said agreement being November 9, 1963,
WHEREAS, the City Council, in order to protect
the welfare, safety and health of the inhabitants of the
City of Aspen and others served by the electric distribution
system of the City of Aspen, have requested the Public Service
Company of Colozado to determine if it could furnish electrical
energy tot he City of Aspen at a reasonable rate,
WHEREAS, Officers of the Public Service Company of
Colorado have submitted a proposal to the City of Aspen stating
that it appears it woul4 be feasible for said company to
furnish electric emer~y to the City of Aspen at a reasonable
cost to the City on an open end demand basis,
WHEREAS, the Council, being fully advised in this
matter, desire to move toward conscience-ting an agreement with
the Public Service Company of Colorado on the basis of the
proposal submitted to the City and now desire that a formal
contract be drafted for consideration by the City Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the Mayor of the City of Aspen shall be and
is hereby authorized to advise the Public Service Company of
Colorado that the City Council are of the opinion that it is
to the best interests of the City of Aspen and its inhabitants
that a contract be negotiated in substantial accordance with
the proposal heretofore submitted to the City Council by the
Public Service Company of Colorado;
2. That in the event a contract is negotiated and
signed by the City of Aspen and the Public Service Company of
Colorado to provide a source of electric energy to the City,
'~ then in that event said ~greemen? s.hall be subject to the
~z~.~~of the Public Utilities Con.,,.%sslon o~ the State of
Colorado, and that the City Council for the C~ty of Aspen are
of the opinion that it would also be to the best interests of the
City to support the application of the Public Service Company of
Colorado to construct a power transmission line from Carbondale
to Aspen which must be filed with the Public Utilities Commission
of the State of Colorado.
See Minutes - Aspen City Council - June 17, 1963 for motion
adopting the above Resolution