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RESOLUTION NO. 92-C148
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
ACQUISITION OF AN ENTITLEMENT IN THE SAN JUAN
GENERATING STATION UNIT NO.3 AND ENTERING INTO
A POWER SALES CONTRACT WITH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY IS STATUTORY
EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the Southern California Public Power Authority ("SCPPA")
is considering approving and executing the San Juan Unit 3 Purchase Agreement with
Century Power Corporation ("Century") whereby SCPPA would acquire from Century
a 41.8% interest in Unit 3 of the San Juan Generating Station located in the State of
New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa intends to enter into a Power Sales
contract with SCPPA to purchase a portion of the output of SCPPA's entitlement in
San Juan Unit No. 3; and
WHEREAS, the output of SCPPA's entitlement would be delivered
pursuant to the Power Sales Contract to the City at the Westwing 500 kV Switchyard
(Arizona), the San Juan 345 kV Switchyard (New Mexico), the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station Switching Station (Arizona) or at such time as the Shiprock-Four
Corners Transmission Line is converted to 345 kV (estimated 1994), the Four Corners
345 kV Switchyard (New Mexico); and
WHEREAS, Section 21080(b)(15) of the Public Resources Code of the
State of California and Section 15277 of the Guidelines adopted by the Resources
Agency of the State of California provide that a project or portion thereof located in
another state which will be subject to the environmental impact review pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is statutorily exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the San Juan Generating Station was constructed pursuant
to an Environmental Impact Statement prepared under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Azusa, California,
does hereby resolve, determine and order:
Section 1. The approval and execution of the Power Sales
Contract and related agreements constitute a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
Section 2. That said project is statutorily exempt under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to file
a Notice of Determination of this action with the County Clerk in Los Angeles County
and to take such further action to implement this Resolution as is appropriate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Azusa, held thisl9th day of October , 1992.
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1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of
October 1992.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: DANGLEIS, MADRID, NARANJO, ALEXANDER, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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