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elPor:Am RESOLUTION No. 5586 A RESOLUTION Concerning the FERC Administrative Process for Relicensing Of the Jackson Hydroelectric Project. WHEREAS,Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington(the "District") and the City of Everett(the"City")jointly hold Federal Energy Regulatory Commission("FERC") License No.2157 for the Jackson Hydroelectric Project(the "Project"), which Project provides electric energy and water supply for the residents of Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, FERC License No. 2157 expires in 2011 and the District and City (together,the"Project Licensees")have commenced activities preparatory to application for a new Project License; and WHEREAS, for the conduct of activities required to obtain a license for a hydroelectric project, the FERC has required prospective applicants to utilize one of three processes established by regulation: the"Traditional Licensing Process; the Alternative Licensing Process; and the Integrated Licensing Process; and WHEREAS, the City and the District recognize the importance of the process to be selected for use in Project relicensing because it may impact the relationships between the Project Licensees and "Stakeholders,"the manner and order in which important issues may be addressed, Project environmental review, costs and outcome, among other things; and WHEREAS,in view of the foregoing, the District and the City staff have separately undertaken a careful due diligence review of the licensing processes authorized by FERC; and staff, senior management, representatives of elected officials of the City and the District and outside FERC counsel of the City and the District, have met to exhaustively discuss, compare and analyze the relative benefits, shortcomings,risks and uncertainties associated with each of the processes; and WHEREAS,based upon the report and recommendation of City staff following their review and analysis of the licensing processes and discussion between the City and District; recognizing that the Integrated Licensing Process is the"default"process preferred by FERC at this time; and acknowledging the uncertainties that must be associated with selection of any process in advance of commencement of formal licensing activities, the City Council finds that the Integrated Licensing Process should be utilized in the conduct of activities for application for a new Project License; 1