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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-136
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. TO REPLACE FIVE MTR
RECLOSER CONTROLLERS WITH FIVE SCHWEITZER SEL-351
RECLOSER CONTROLLERS FORA TOTAL INSTALLED COST NOT TO
EXCEED $44,450
WHEREAS, one of the pieces of equipment which is essential to the continued delivery of
electrical service to our customers is a sub-station recloser; and
WHEREAS, the City has five such reclosers at the Ft. Raymond Substation which have been
causing intermittent trouble; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced some outages of the entire feeder which should have
been limited to a small section ofthe line if the recloser had operated properly; and
WHEREAS, these reclosures are creating two safety hazzards for the line crew; and
WHEREAS, one safety hazzard encountered is where the switch in the control house has
been closed but the reclosure itself did not operate for a period of time; and
WHEREAS, another safety hazzard encountered is when where the recloser is set on "non-
reclosing" to allow the line crew to work on the line while it is still energized, and the line crew
cannot be sure that the reclosures will operate as they should in the event a lineman accidentally
comes into contact with the conductors;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Electric Power
Systems, Inc. to replace five MTR recloser controllers with five Schweitzer SEL-351 recloser
controllers for a total installed cost not to exceed $44,450.
Section 2. The City Council appropriates $44,450 from the Electric Maintenance, Repair
and Replacement Fund (MRRF), account 502-0000-3050, to the MRRF Equipment Account,
account 502-5020-5930.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-136
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 23 day
of November, 1998.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Lowell R. Satin, Mayor
AYES: Blatchford, Callahan, Gage, Orr, Satin, Shafer
NOES:
ABSENT: King
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
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Patrick Reilly
City Clerk
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