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271660 WHITE - CITV CLERK ���6�� PINK - FINANCE G I TY O F A I NT PA L ouncil. CANARV - DEPARTMENT BLUE w- MAVOR ' F1Ie NO. � ' Cou il Res� u o Presented By ` '� Referred To Commit . a e Out of Committee By Date A resolution pertaining to the planning and evaluation for the proposed downtown steam generating plant. WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Saint Paul by Resolution C. F. 269112, adopted May 19, 1977, has recommended that the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul designate Twin Resco Corpora- tion ("Twin Resco") as the developer of a proposed refuse-fired steam generating plant to serve downtown Saint Paul; and Wff�REAS, Said recommendation was conditioned upon Twin Resco completing a number of planning and evaluation tasks prior to actual construction of said steam generating plant; and � WHEREAS, Many of these planning and evaluation tasks have been completed and have established the need for and desirability of a . refuse-fired steam generating plant to serve downtown Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, Negotiations between Twin Resco and Northern States Power Company ("NSP" ) for the purchase of available steam energy produced from the steam generating plant have reached an impasse concerning the price for steam generated from the plant and de- livered -to NSP' s facility; and Wi�REAS, The resolution of a satisfactory steam purchase price is critical to the economic feasibility to the proposed steam generating plant; and COU[VC[LMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays � Butler In Favor Hozza Hunt IJ Levine '" __ Against BY — Maddox Showalter Tede Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted ouncil• Date Q Ce ied Pass by Co cil SAcretary BY Bp � tapproved by Nlavor: Date _ Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council BY - – — BY M�H17E - CITV CLERK � /����� PINK - FINANCE COURCII �-r V CANARV - DEPARTMEN T G I TY O F SA I NT PA U L File NO. B' �'E - IUAYOR - � '� Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date 2. WHEREAS, The U. S. Department of Energy ("DOE") has announced a program to provide funds for the continued planning and evalu- ation tasks which are being performed by Twin Resco on behalf of the proposed steam-generating plant; and WHEREAS, Following completion of said planning and evaluation, DOE is authorized to provide long-term support for construction, startup and/or operation of a refuse-energy plant and/or product market prices; and WHEREAS, Twin Resco has made application with DOE through one of its parent companies, Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc. , for federal as- sistance in the form of a demonstration grant to assist in complet- ing the required planning and evaluation tasks; and WHEREAS, �aid support may be critical to the successful imple- mentation and financing of the proposed steam-generating plant; and WHEREAS, A condition for the support of DOE is that the City assume an owner and/or operator role concerning the project, said roles not having yet been defined in DOE regulations; now, there- fore, be it RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL: l. That the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby supports the application of Twin Resco for federal assistance from the U. S. Department of Energy in completing the required planning and COUN('ILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Butler In Favor Hozza Hunt Levine __ Against BY Maddox Showalter Tedesco Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY sy /�pproved by 17avor: Date _ Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By _ _ By �NH17E - C�TV CLERK -Jr����j� PINK - FINANCE COUACII �� �� CANARY - DEPARTMENT G I TY OF SA I NT PA U L BLUE - MAVOR File NO• �♦ �r � Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date 3. evaluation tasks set forth in Resolution C. F. 269112; and 2. That the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby accepts the responsibility to participate in the steam-generating plant to the extent of evaluating its ultimate role as owner and/or operator of the plant. COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Butler Hozza In Favor Hunt Levine � __ Against BY _'�v�3c.x. Showa T co �� � � '��'�"� Form Approved by City Attorney Adop y Coun � . Date rtified Y• -ed by o cil Secreta y BY B;� t�ppr by Mavor: Dat • .,�� 2 y ��, Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By _ BY PUBLISHED AUG 2 6 1978