RESOLUTION NO. 050520

Directing the City Manager to take the necessary steps to enter into the stipulation and agreement on behalf of the City in the matter of a proposed experimental regulatory plan of Kansas City Power & Light Company before the Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri.

WHEREAS, Kansas City Power & Light Company has filed an application with the Public Service Commission to open a docket to investigate emerging issues expected to affect the supply, delivery and pricing of electric service provided by KCPL in the future; and

WHEREAS, KCPL has conducted workshops, public forums and strategic planning seminars, involving employees, customers, energy experts, financial experts, the general public, consumer groups, manufacturers, industrial and trade groups, environmental organizations, other utility companies, and government and community leaders to solicit comments regarding its planning process; and

WHEREAS, during the course of these proceedings, KCPL provided to the City, the Commission, the Office of the Public Counsel and other interested parties the following information: (a) a description of KCPLs proposed efficiency, affordability and demand response programs; (b) KCPLs ten-year generation and load forecasts; (c) a description of KCPLs proposed distribution and transmission infrastructure programs; (d) a description of all of the power supply alternatives considered by KCPL to meet its load requirements; and (e) a description of environmental investments considered by KCPL as necessary for the future (KCPL Plan); and

WHEREAS, the City, the Staff of the Commission, the Office of the Public Counsel and other interested parties have participated in the workshops and discovery and settlement negotiations in connection with the KCPL Plan and agree on certain premises, fundamental concepts and factual conclusions (Regulatory Plan) as set forth in detail in the Stipulation and Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is determined that the City should join the staff of the Public Service Commission, the Office of Public Counsel, the Department of Natural Resources, the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, the Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers, and various electric utilities in executing the Stipulation and Agreement in the Public Service Commission proceeding known as In the Matter of a Proposed Experimental Regulatory Plan of Kansas City Power & Light Company to endorse KCPLs Regulatory Plan to invest in coal and wind power generation, and to implement environmental controls and retrofits, and customer and energy efficiency programs, NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the City Manager shall take the steps necessary for the City to join the Stipulation and Agreement filed in the proceeding entitled In the Matter of a Proposed Experimental Regulatory Plan of Kansas City Power & Light Company before the Missouri Public Service Commission.

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