City of Philadelphia - File #: 140141

• File #: 140141
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/6/2014
• In control: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities
• Final action: 6/19/2014
• Title: Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner to enter into purchase obligations for the delivery of electric, natural gas and motor fuel energy supplies for use by facilities owned and leased by the City, including agreements that obligate payments for delivery of such energy supplies in future fiscal years, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Johnson
• Indexes: ENERGY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/27/2014	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/19/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/12/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/12/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/12/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/12/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/12/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/6/2014	0	Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2014	0	Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities	HEARING HELD
6/6/2014	0	Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
3/6/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner to enter into purchase obligations for the delivery of electric, natural gas and motor fuel energy supplies for use by facilities owned and leased by the City, including agreements that obligate payments for delivery of such energy supplies in future fiscal years, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
WHEREAS, The passage in 1996 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the "Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act," 66 Pa. C.S. § 2801 et seq., made it possible for the City of Philadelphia ("City") and all consumers of electricity to have direct access to the competitive market for the generated supply of electricity; and

WHEREAS, Under the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission's rules, natural gas customers also have the ability to access to the competitive market for natural gas supply; and

WHEREAS, It is in the interest of all PGW rate payers for large account customers, like the City, to purchase in the competitive market; and

WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 6-10, "City Purchase of Electricity Supply" (November 3, 2010), an Electricity Supply Advisory Committee was established and has been maintained; and

WHEREAS, By Ordinance (Bill No. 130452, approved June 25, 2013) the City was authorized to enter into purchase obligations for the delivery of electricity and natural gas supply for use by facilities owned and leased by the City, through Fiscal Year 2016; and

WHEREAS, The price of motor fuels may be volatile, and the advance purchase of some of the City's motor fuel requirements can support budget stability; and

WHEREAS, Electricity, natural gas and motor fuel prices are at favorable levels for entering into purchase obligations for fixed priced for delivery ("Fixed Rate Purchases") in FY 2015, FY 2016 and FY 2017;

NOW, THEREFORE,

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Procurement Commi...