Title
Proposed Amendment No. 4 to Water Service Contract with City of Eastpointe
Body
Agenda of: June 22, 2022
Item No.: 2022-252
Amount: Revenue Contract
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: June 22,2022
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 4 to Water Service Contract with City of Eastpointe
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Randal Brown, General Counsel, the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Great Lakes Water Authority ("GLWA"), authorizes the Interim Chief Executive Officer ("ICEO") to execute Amendment No. 4 to the 30-year water service contract with City of Eastpointe; and authorizes the ICEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
On 5/17/2022, the Eastpointe ("Member Partner") City Council agreed to the terms of Amendment No. 4 ("Amendment") to its water service contract with GLWA. This Amendment is one of several regularly occurring amendments required by the terms of GLWA's model 30-year water service contract.
This Amendment incorporates the following changes:
Section 5.06 is deleted. Section 5.06 was known as the "minimum take or pay" clause. Previously, on January 26, 2022, this Honorable Body agreed to the removal of this clause from all member partner contracts because the 60% fixed cost component of the GLWA charge structure eliminates its need.
Section 5.07 is modified to establish the universal 4-year reopener schedule now standard in the model water service contract.
Exhibit A is modified to update certain information which may include the Member Partner's service area boundaries, meter locations, emergency connections, the list of retail customers outside the Member Partner's corporate limits, and each party's respective ownership and maintenance responsibilities. Exhibit A is not attached for homeland security reasons.
Exhibit B...
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