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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230117Second Declaration of Beck.pdf SECOND DECLARATION OF DOYLE H. BECK - 1 MARK R. FULLER (ISB NO. 2698) DANIEL R. BECK (ISB NO. 7237) PAUL L. FULLER (ISB NO. 8435) FULLER & BECK LAW OFFICE, PLLC 410 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE 201 P.O. BOX 50935 IDAHO FALLS, ID 83405-0935 TELEPHONE: (208) 524-5400 FACSIMILE: (208) 524-7167 FULLERANDBECK@GMAIL.COM ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION DONALD SORRELLS, COMPLAINANT, v. SUNNYSIDE PARK UTILITIES, INC., RESPONDENT. ____________________________________ ) Case No. GNR-U-22-03 ) ) ) SECOND DECLARATION OF DOYLE BECK ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMES NOW, Doyle H. Beck, who states and alleges as follows: 1. I am an adult, reside in Bonneville County, State of Idaho, and am the President and a Director of Sunnyside Park Utilities, Inc. 2. I am competent to testify and do so upon my personal knowledge. 3. Sunnyside Park Utilities, Inc. (“SPU”), was formed in 2002 for the purpose of providing water and sewer service to the owners and tenants of real property located within Sunnyside Industrial and Professional Park (“SIPP”), located in Bonneville County. SPU was not created to serve as the sole provider of water and sewer service within SIPP, nor has SPU held itself out as ready, willing and able to serve the needs of each owner or tenant in SIPP. 4. SPU evaluates new connections or expansions of existing connections on a case- by-case basis after evaluating the needs of the potential customer and the RECEIVED Tuesday, January 17, 2023 4:46:21 PM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SECOND DECLARATION OF DOYLE H. BECK - 2 remaining capacity available in SPU’s system, and has refused to provide service to applicants where SPU’s system was inadequate to meet the applicant’s needs. 5. In 2022, SPU formally converted into an Idaho Non-Profit Corporation to satisfy concerns of the IPUC that SPU could potentially make profits or distributions in the future. 6. As an Idaho Nonprofit Corporation, it would be unlawful for SPU to make any distribution, as stated in Idaho Code Section 30-30-904 – 905, except upon dissolution. 7. SPU has not violated Idaho Code Section 30-30-904 by making any distribution to owners or directors of SPU. 8. No officer, director, or employee has taken a distribution or payroll from Sunnyside Park Utilities, Inc., since its inception in 2002. 9. Because the SPU formal conversion only occurred in 2022, no financial documents, cost analysis or tax returns have been prepared which could be provided to IPUC to establish that no unlawful distributions have occurred. 10. Declarant affirmatively states that SPU is both organized and operated for service at cost and not for profit. 11. Further this Declarant sayeth not. I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. DATED this 17th day of January, 2023. /s/ Doyle H. Beck Doyle H. Beck President/Director Sunnyside Park Utilities, Inc. SECOND DECLARATION OF DOYLE H. BECK - 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that I served a true and correct copy of the following described pleading or document on the attorney listed below on this 17th day of January, 2023: Document Served: SECOND DECLARATION OF DOYLE H. BECK Party Served: Paul B. Rippel, Esq. Via E-mail Austin O. Allen, Esq. HOPKINS RODEN CROCKETT HANSEN & HOOPES, PLLC 428 Park Ave. Idaho Falls, ID 83402 /s/ Paul L. Fuller Paul L. Fuller FULLER & BECK LAW OFFICES, PLLC