Hearing - G-04204A-24-0237 - UNS Gas, Inc. Tucson

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What is the purpose of the opening roll‑call and initial appearances?

Blenda Martin 0:00

Jennifer, let's go ahead and go on the record. This is the time set for the hearing in docket number G dash zero four two dash let me start that over. G zero four two zero four A dash two four dash zero two three seven and this is in the matter of uh UNS guests um rate application. Welcome to the Arizona Corporation Commission. Uh my name is Blenda Martin, the ALJ assigned to this matter. And I think since it's been a while I'm gonna go ahead and like take appearances to see if we how many folks we have here today. So See on behalf of the company.

Michael Patton 0:41

Morning, Your Honor, Michael Patton, Bradley Carroll and Megan Hill on behalf of UNS Gas.

Blenda Martin 0:46

Thank you. Um on behalf of Liberty, I think Mr. Amity called yesterday and said that he would not be online. Okay, so no Mr. Amity. On behalf of IBEW local one one one six.

Marco Veranes 1:00

Good morning, Marco Varones on behalf of local IBW one one eleven sixteen. Uh Ms. Verones, could you spell your last name for the court reporter? Yes, it's Viazin Victor E R A N E S. Thank you.

Blenda Martin 1:18

Write that down myself, otherwise I'll mess it up. Okay. Um, let's see, do we have Mr. Metley? Don't see him.

Megan Grable 1:32

Ms. Grable.

Blenda Martin 1:33

I don't think I s

Megan Grable 1:33

saw

Blenda Martin 1:34

her

Megan Grable 1:34

either. Good morning, Your Honor. I'm here, Megan Grable from Osborne Maladon on behalf of Arizona Water Company.

Unknown 1:39

Megan Grable 1:39

I I would ask to be excused, Your Honor, from about ten to noon today because I'm double booked. Okay. That's fine. Yes, excused at that

Blenda Martin 1:47

time. Thank you. Let's see. On behalf of Epcor, I do not see Mr. Gelman. Uh on behalf of Arizona Large Customer Group.

Blenda Martin 2:06

On behalf of Western Resource Advocates. Good morning, Your Honor, Emily Durfler on behalf of Western Resource Advocates. Good morning, Miss Durfler. On behalf of Wildfire, do we have anybody? Okay. Anyway, excuse Ms. Reyes, I didn't know if someone else would be available. And on behalf of Arizona Public Service.

Michael Patton 2:32

Good morning, Your Honor. This is Andrew Stanley on behalf of APS.

Blenda Martin 2:36

Good morning. On behalf of Ruco.

Daniel Pozewski 2:41

Good morning, Your Honor, Daniel Posewski and Sarah Barrias Kuhl on behalf of RUCO.

Unknown 2:46

Thank you. On behalf of staff.

Maureen Scott 2:50

Good morning, Your Honor Maureen Scott and Eli Golob on behalf of the Commission's staff. Thank

Blenda Martin 2:56

you. Um before we get moving, does anybody have any procedural questions or issues that they need to raise? No? Okay. Um just a reminder for the microphones. Just practice tap and lift. Tap and lift. Um so we are starting this morning, I believe, with um Ruco.

Daniel Pozewski 3:26

Yes, Your Honor, at this time uh Ruco would call Jeff Mitchler.

Blenda Martin 3:39

Good morning, Mr. Mischlich. If you could please remain standing and be sworn in by the court reporter.

Daniel Pozewski 3:59

Thank you, Your Honor. Good morning, Mr. Mitchell. How are you? Mitchelck, would you please state your name uh and your occupation for the record?

Jeffrey M. Mitchlich 4:10

Sure. My name's Jeffrey. My name's Jeffrey M. Mitchlich. Last name spelled M I C H L I K. I'm employed by Ruco as a public utilities manager.

Daniel Pozewski 4:30

And Mr. Mitch, look, did you prepare testimony or was testimony prepared under your direction in this case?

Jeffrey M. Mitchlich 4:37

Yes.

Daniel Pozewski 4:38

Hopefully you have up there uh Ruco exhibit two direct testimony. Ruco Exhibit three should be your surrebuttal testimony. And Ruco exhibit number thirty six, your rate design testimony. Was that testimony uh that all those testimonies prepared by you and under your direction?

Jeffrey M. Mitchlich 5:06

Hang on, I wanna make sure I have what was the rate design testimony? That was thirty six thirty six. Um

Daniel Pozewski 5:16

It's that big folder right there to the left. Yeah, I think your hand's on it. Go down to thirty six. You may have the companies, I'm sorry.

5:25

No.

Daniel Pozewski 5:29

That one in front of you.

Jeffrey M. Mitchlich 5:32

Um thirty four is in the cover.

Daniel Pozewski 5:37

Thirty five and thirty six should be in the cover too.