HomeMy WebLinkAbout37-92 RESOLUTION NO. 37-92
A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles
calling for assistance from the Bonneville
Power Administration to keep local industry
competitive and economically viable.
WHEREAS, the pulp and paper mills owned and operated by
Daishowa America Co. Ltd. and ITT Rayonier, Inc. are major
employers and taxpayers in Port Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the economic well-being of Port Angeles is
dependent on the continued competitiveness and economic viability
of both mills; and
WHEREAS, currently the cost of raw materials is the
highest it has been in years and the market for the products
produced by the mills is depressed; and
WHEREAS, the cost of power is a major component in the
overall operating expenses of both mills; and
WHEREAS, the projected rate increase being proposed by
the Bonneville Power Admininistration (BPA) will result in Port
Angeles City Light increasing its retail electrical rates to the
mills; and
WHEREAS, an increase in electrical rates will
significantly impact the cost of producing pulp and paper products
and make the mills less competitive on international markets; and
WHEREAS, the Direct Service Industries served by BPA
have, for several years, been given a special rate for electrical
power which takes into account the world market prices of the
industries' products;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Port Angeles that the Bonneville Power Administration
is hereby requested to take whatever steps are necessary to keep
electrical rates as low as possible and limit any rate increase to
less than 10% for all of its customers or, failing that, that BPA
establish a special industrial program whereby industries served
by local utilities, such as Port Angeles City Light, receive
electrical power through their local utility at a lower rate
comparable to that enjoyed by the DSIs.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of
October, 1992.
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