HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-044 Franchise Agreement/Pacific Power & Light ORDINANCE NO. 94- 44
• AN ORDINANCE extending the current Pacific Power and Light Company
franchise agreement through September 30, 1994
WHEREAS, PacifiCorp., an Oregon Corporation (dba. Pacific Power and Light
Company) has been operating under a franchise with the City of Yakima since
September 16, 1969, and
WHEREAS, the current franchise is due to expire September 16, 1994, and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima and the Pacific Power and Light Company are
currently in negotiations to create a new franchise under which Pacific Power and
Light Company will operate in the City of Yakima, and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima and the Pacific Power and Light Company have
negotiated in good faith toward a new franchise agreement, which is expected to
result in a renewal agreement being presented to City Council no later than August
23, 1994 to take effect October 1, 1994, and
WHEREAS, both under the new franchise agreement there will be no franchise
fee and concomitantly the City utility tax applicable to Pacific Power and Light will
be raised from four to six percent to compensate for the loss of a franchise fee; and
WHEREAS, the City and Pacific Power and Light believe that it was in the
public interest and in the interest of Pacific Power and Light that the terms of the
current franchise continue until the end of the calendar month for accounting
purposes; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance provides for the immediate preservation of the
public's peace, health, and safety of the people of the City of Yakima, and an
emergency is hereby declared to exist, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1 The terms of the current franchise agreement with Pacific Power
and Light Company as approved by Ordinance No. 1147 is hereby continued in effect
from September 16, 1994 through September 30, 1994, contingent on the signature of
an authorized representative of Pacific Power and Light, below, showing that Pacific
Power and Light agrees to continue according to the terms of the above referenced
franchise.
Section 2 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect September 16, 1994 as an emergency ordinance as provided by law and by the
City Charter
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this23rd day of August ,
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ATTEST' Mayor
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Acceptance of these terms of the franchise agreement is extended above:
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PacifiCorp an Ore Corporations doing business with Pacific Power and Light
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Senior Vice President
Publication Date. August 26. 1994 .
Effective Date: September 16, 1994
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