1999-187AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO BY THE
CITY AND R J COVINGTON CONSULTING ON JANUARY 5, 1999, BY ADDING TASK
ORDER NO 99-B THERETO, PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED RELATING TO THE POTENTIAL DIVESTITURE OF
ALL OR A PART OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY, AUTHORIZING
THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECT
OF THE AGREEMENT, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the City Manager ~s hereby authorized to execute a first amendment
to the "Professional Services Agreement For Consulting Services Relating to the Denton
Municipal Electric Utility", heretofore entered ~nto by and between the C~ty of Denton, Texas
and R J Cowngton Consulting, Austin, Texas on the 5th day of January, 1999, (which
Agreement was approved by the Council m Ordinance No 99-011, enacted on January 5, 1999),
prowd~ng for professional consulting servmes m the area of electric restructunng and the
potentml divestiture of all or a part of the C~ty's electric system, which first amendment ~s set
forth ~n Task Order No 99-B ("Task Order"), a copy of whmh ~s Task Order ~s attached hereto
and ~ncorporated herewith by reference, and whmh Task Order prowdes that R J Cowngton
Consulting shall perform additional professional consulting servmes to the C~ty, and whmh Task
Order prowdes for the payment by the C~ty of additional fees not to exceed $ 12,000 00
respecting the additional services to be performed by R J Covington Consulting
SECTION II That the expenditure of funds as prowded for ~n the attached Task Order
No 99-B ~s hereby anthonzed
SECTION III That the above-referenced first amended Agreement ~s hereby ratffied
and retroactively approved, and shall be effective from and after May 2, 1999
SECTION IV That th~s ordinance shall become effective lmmedmtely upon ~ts passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the / ~._L day of ~/~e~j ,1999
t/
J~t~LLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
S \Our Documcnts\Ordman¢os\99\RJC l st Amended PSA TO 99 B DME doc
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
DATED JANUARY 5, 1999
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND
ILl COVINGTON CONSULTING
TASK ORDER NO 99-B
Tasks provided for m this Amendment are to assist the city of Denton (City) by reviewing
regulatory reformation received from the City's attorneys as it pertains to the electric ulallty
~ndus~ry Because of the large amount of reformation related to the electric industry
restructunng and other mdustry changes, and the need to determine those issues for wtuch
timely intervention or participation by the City is important, RJC will review data
provided, file as appropriate, and keep the Director of Electric Uhhtaes (Director) informed
of issues requlrmg actions by the City and schedules for actions
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Task A Catalog Information Prowded By C~ty and By C~ty's Attorneys On Regulatory
Issues
RJC will catalog reformation received from the City and its attorneys for reference
purposes A file system w~ll be maintained of documents received for quick reference and
retneval of information related to specific projects and dockets The documents will be
avmlable to City upon request
Task B Rewew Of Informatton
RJC w~ll rewew documents received from the City and its attorneys and notify Director
when new dockets or projects are received For those dockets and projects wtuch are
identified by the Director for close watch, RJC will provide a weekly status of activities in
these projects and dockets
Task C Consulting Services
Based on RJC's experience m the industry and w~th the Public Ut~hty Comn~sslon (PUC),
RJC will review with the Director how issues may affect the City and whether the City
should mtervene RJC w~ll coordinate discussions with Caty's attorneys when so directed
by the Director
Task D Scheduling Services
RJC will assist m maintaining a schedule of projects and workshops at the PUC and at
ERCOT of which the Director needs to be aware Information from RJC can be combined
with reformation from other sources to keep an updated schedule of activities needing the
Director's attenhon Information from RJC w~ll be updated weekly and will be provided to
Director in an agreed upon format
Budget
The budget for the above scope of services for time and expenses is esbmated at $12,000 for
the period May 2, 1999 through May 1, 2000 TI-us scope of services is for tugh level review
of documents and does not include m-depth review or analyses Such additional services
will be provided to Caty under separate Task Orders and budgets at the direction of the
City The budget established m ti'us Task Order will not be exceeded without pnor
approval of the C~ty RJC w~ll bill monthly with supporting documentation of activities
performed
EXECUTED tbas / ~day of ~(~~ ,1999
CITY CONSULTANT
CI~bF D~ENTgN, TEXAS R J COVINGTON CONSULTING
~/M~-h-a~/~ fez~ C~mager ~.~ Puchard J Covington ~
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