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In The Matter Of:
Re: Application of VP Inc.
Transcript Hearing
June 24, 2024
VPI-W-24-01 Order No. 36210
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VPI-W-24-01 Order No. 36210 1
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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3 IN THE MATTER OF VP INC . ' S ) Case No . VPI-W-24-01
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO )
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FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE )
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PUBLIC CUSTOMER HEARING
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JUNE 24 , 2024
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SANDPOINT COMMUNITY HALL
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204 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE
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SANDPOINT, IDAHO
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Notary Public
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A P P E A R A N C E S
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Deputy Attorney General
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11331 West Chinden Boulevard
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P . O . Box 83720
6 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
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COMMISSIONER ERIC ANDERSON (Presiding)
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COMMISSIONER JOHN HAMMOND, JR.
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1 COMMISSIONER ANDERSON : Good evening . Is it
2 working?
3 This is the time and place for Customer
4 Hearing, Case No . VPI-W-24-01, also referred to as In
5 the Matter of VP Inc . ' s Application For Certificate of
6 Public Convenience and Necessity and to Increase Its
7 Rates and Charges For Water Service in the State of
8 Idaho .
9 The purpose of this hearing is to take
10 testimony from members of the public in reference to VP
11 Inc . ' s request that was filed with the Commission on
12 January 11th, 2024 .
13 My name is Eric Anderson . I 'm the Chair of
14 tonight ' s proceeding, and I 'm joined with Commissioner
15 John Hammond to my left .
16 At this point, the Commission staff
17 workshops have been held. Today we will take public
18 testimony, and the transcript will be added to the
19 underlying record in this case .
20 The Commissioners will view the facts in
21 evidence in the case and will make its final decisions
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23 Initial matter, let ' s document for the
24 purpose of the record the parties present and their
25 counsel . Let ' s begin with staff representation .
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1 MR. DUVAL : Thank you, President Anderson .
2 Michael Duval here representing the staff of
3 the Idaho Public Utilities Commission .
4 COMMISSIONER ANDERSON : Thank you, Mr .
5 Duval .
6 And VP Inc . ?
7 MR. VILLELLI : Richard Villelli, President
8 of VP Inc . , and my lovely wife, Marie, and my best
9 friend, Jim.
10 COMMISSIONER ANDERSON : Welcome to you
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12 And there ' s no other parties that are
13 present so . . .
14 Well, let me explain the procedures for the
15 parameters . We don ' t have anybody here to testify
16 generally from the public, but we will call the person ' s
17 name and we will take -- ask you to take your testimony
18 after you have been sworn in, and you will be asked to
19 identify yourself for the record, which will include
20 your name, spelling your last name and whether you are a
21 customer of VP .
22 The attorneys really -- this prospect should
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24 been repeated. However, nobody has said anything or
25 will probably be saying anything.
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1 We have a court reporter tonight . And her
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3 COURT REPORTER: Phoebe Burns .
4 COMMISSIONER ANDERSON : Phoebe Burns .
5 Welcome, Phoebe .
6 She ' s creating the official transcript for
7 our record.
8 Unless my colleagues find that I have missed
9 anything on this subject matter, we will go ahead and
10 proceed. Nothing missed, I don ' t believe .
11 And since we have no current customers
12 present yet, who are the ones that will be testifying,
13 we -- and I see that you have wanted to testify also,
14 but, Mr . Villelli, we won ' t take testimony from the
15 parties . But we will take testimony from customers
16 themselves . Just so that ' s kind of the formality of
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18 COMMISSIONER HAMMOND: Correct, the customer
19 hearing is -- the public customer hearing is for the
20 customers that testify.
21 MR. VILLELLI : Understood.
22 COMMISSIONER HAMMOND: You have the
23 opportunity to submit written comments .
24 COMMISSIONER ANDERSON: And it ' s not always
25 a bad sign when people don ' t show up, not always a good
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1 sign not always a bad sign . But what we ' ll do right now
2 is since we have no one here to testify yet, unless
3 anybody else wants to, we will take a ten-minute
4 break -- five-minute break, five-minute break.
5 (A short recess was taken . )
6 COMMISSIONER ANDERSON : Well, we are back in
7 order here, and being that we have no one present to
8 testify, this is a very quick meeting today. So with
9 that, we are adjourned.
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1 REPORTER' S CERTIFICATE
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3 I, Phoebe Burns, Certified Shorthand
4 Reporter, do hereby certify:
5 That the foregoing proceedings were taken
6 before me at the time and place therein set forth, at
7 which time any witnesses were placed under oath;
8 That the testimony and all objections made
9 were recorded stenographically by me and were thereafter
10 transcribed by me or under my direction;
11 That the foregoing is a true and correct
12 Record of all testimony given, to the best of my
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14 That I am not a relative or employee of any
15 Attorney or of any of the parties, nor am I financially
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17 IN WITNESSyTW1IZREOF, I have hereunto set my
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Phoebe Burns, ID C . S . R. No . SRL-1126
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816 Sherman Avenue, Suite 7
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My Commission Expires March 18, 2025 .
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