1997-089J \~PDOCS\ORD\R#I2#D APID
ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~-O29
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL ("P,MI") RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF
ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY IN DEVELOPING AND COMMUNICATING THE CITY'S
POSITION ON ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING ISSUES TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
AND TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
~ That the City Manager is hereby authorized to
execute the second amendment to the professlonal services agreement
with Resource Management International, Inc. ("RMI") relating to
the provision of assistance to the C~ty in developing and communi-
cating the city's position on electric restructuring issues to the
Texas Legislature and to the Public Utilities Commission of Texas,
a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, along
with any task orders and other documents necessary to the perfor-
mance of the second amendment.
~ That the expenditure of funds as provided in the
attached Second Amendment To Professional Services Agreement is
hereby authorized.
~ That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~day of ~6L~T.~_.~, 1997.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY: ~_-~
APPR ED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This second amendment to the Professional Services Agreement
entered into on the 17th day of September, 1996 by and between
Resource Management International, Inc , a California corporation
{"RMI") and the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas municipal corpora-
tlon with its principal offices at 215 Bast McKlnney, Denton, Texas
("City") for professional and related services provided to the
city, hereinafter referred to as "Base Agreement" In consider-
ation for the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereby agree
I
That Section I "Scope of Services" of the Base Agreement is
hereby amended to read as follows
RMI shall provide to the C~ty the services set forth an
individual task orders made as attachments to this Agreement
including w~thout limitation, Task Orders Nos 96A, 96B and
97-A
II
That Section II "Fees for Services" of the Base Agreement is
hereby amended to read as follows
For services provided by RMI to City pursuant to this Agree-
ment, the City shall pay RMI an accordance with the rates and
charges set forth an Exhibit A "Fees for Services," attached
hereto and made a part of this Agreement for all purposes
provided, however, such charges and rates shall not exceed
$127,000 unless the C~ty agrees by an amendment to th~s Agree-
ment to increase the maximum fee for services
III
That save and except as amended hereby, all the terms,
conditions, clauses, and sentences of the Base Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect
The signatories hereto represent that they are authorized to
enter ~nto this Agreement on behalf of the party for whom they
sign
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
INTER~IONAL, INC
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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ATI'ACHMENT TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
RESOURCE MANAGI/MENT INTERNATIONAL, INC
AND
THE CITY OF DFNTON, TEXAS
Dated December 31, 1995
Task Order No. 97oA
Consulting Servwes
Service~ provided under this Task Order wd! provide assistance to the Ct~y of Denton
(Denton) m developing and commumcatmg the City's poslL~on on electric restruch~rm§
issues to the Texas Legislature and to the Pubhc Utility Cx~ranusslon of Texas (PUC)
~h~s w~ll include prowdmg technical support to the C~ty'~ Legislative lobbyxst
conl~numg techluca] assistance to the City's staff m worian~ w~th PUC staff and
Corammstoners on various ~sst~es Support m PUC Rulemalang (P~ojects 165~5, 165.~6)
throuffh film§ of comments and at~endm8 workshop w~ll be prowded Services will
abe include lespondmg to requests for assistance from C~ty staff on various issues
relating to rcstru~%-urm~, ~uch as pow~ markehng for TMPA, VAMM tra~smcsswn
pncm~, and evaluahon of Dcnton's stranded cos~ RMI w~/I work as an extension of
staff to cost effechvely assist the staff m preparm§ for competition in a restructured
electnc industry
SCOPE OF SERVlCI~S
£ASK A
Suppor~ C~ty staff in evaluating restructuring tssues and conunm~catmg C~ty's
posmon~ on ~ssu~, to the PUC
1 Attend meetings and workshops ~t ?UC on restructurm~ issues and repor~ back to
staff
2 Assmt ~aff m cvaluatm§ ~ues and Identifying proposed changes by the PUC
which wdl affect municlp~
~ Mmn~atn contact with PUC staff to communicate City's posihon on ~ssuc-, and to
gathe~ ~rdormahon for C~t~s respon~g tv PUC fdmg requ~rcments
4 A~st C_~ty m preparing ,'md fdmg of corfm~ents on C'omml.~on Projects including,
but not hm~ted to
a Project 165~5. Rulemalang on Energy Service and Pncmg Ophons
b Project 165.o,6 - Rulemaking on Unbundhng of Electric D~nbutlon Faahhes and
Func~or~
TASK B
Support staff m evaluating various ls~tles related to re~rucLurmff m the clectnc
industry
97A -1
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Work with staff on atra~ded cuts is~ue~- mc]udmg a~rastance m u0c ~ da~
ECOM
~s~t ~tnff m ev~uahng ~on ~t~mg ~s~es a~atod ~th VAMM
Work wi~ S~f ~ ob~tn ~n~rmat~on on v~lo~ ~s~uo a~ ~ey ~mdy m~d evahm~
D '
en~n s a~d[e~C options d~ng
Noh/y ataff of ~ssue~ rcL~:~ to :ea~chmn8 ~a~ ~y :oqu~re ~¢~ attcit~on
could ben&t ~nton
Work with a~ff m ev~tmg ~PA ~aue8 ~ch as cha.~ provader of power
~ke~ng se~ and o~et l~u~ ~ r~uc~ted by
TASE C
R~ ~ll work w~ ~e City's ~s~Hve Iobby~t to provide tc~al ass~tauce on
r~mg ~suca
Meet with lobbyist ~ d~cusa a~ded co~ m~d o~er rest~mrmg ~o~ and
· e~ ~ ~f~f the Ci~ and ~A
P~epdte ~f~On for ( ~ ~d O~'s lobbyist to u~ m lubbymg efforts
A~d at~Ongs wi& lobar to p~de t~ superb aa t~u~sted
Provlde conuncit~ on LsSues ad~essed m lag~slaave hea~gs on s~tded cost
l~ ~d other baues aff~ng CI~, ~ ~ted hy
UUDGI/T
Charges for thee ~rvlces ate eatm~ted to be ~47,000 for ~ ~d .xp~s ~
budgct as e~tab~bed may ~ e~d at ~y~ by ~ ut the CI~ RMI ~11 h~
motley and wl~ llut exc~d fha ~7 ~0 budget wl~out approv~/rum the Ci~
~tg lask Order a au~ ~d trade mi a~c~t h~ the a~ve tdent~ed
Pto/~aional ~wice~ A~eement t~ough ~e ~l~cs below
Auto.ed by Accepted by
C~ty of D~t~, T~a Reqm~r~e Managen~nt In~on~,
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FO~
HERBERT L PROUTY~ZTY ATTO~EY
97A-2