Open Meeting - October 15, 2025

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What is the agenda and opening procedure for the October 15, 2025 open meeting?

Chairman Thompson 0:01

Good morning and thank you all for being here bright and early for another fabulous open meeting. So we're now calling our October meeting to order. If you could please rise for our invocation from Commissioner Myers and our pledge from Michael Buck. Heavenly Father, we thank you again for the opportunity to be here today to serve the people of Arizona. We ask that you guide us in a way that honors your will and that glorifies you with all the decisions that we make today. In Jesus' name, amen. Let's pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Michael. And Michael is a veteran, so I'm trying to make sure our veterans get an opportunity to work here to have a time at the microphone to do our pledge.

Chairman Thompson 1:07

So if there are any other veterans in the office that would like to do our pledge, I would invite you forward. So first on our agenda today, item number 29 is going to be held. and will be heard during our November 6th contingency open meeting. We do have seven items on 4252 on our consent agenda. Those are items number 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Are there any parties to those items that would like to be heard? If so, let me know. Seeing none, okay. Item number 19 has a proposed staff amendment that is simply a date correction. I'm not sure if we need to... Have staff provide a full explanation unless there's anything else that you'd like to add? No? Okay. So I'm going to ask Vice Chair Myers if he would move the proposed staff amendment to number 19, and then we'll take a vote on that, and then I'll ask him to move the agenda as amended.

Chairman Thompson 2:25

All right. So I moved the amendment to item number 19 from staff for approval. And

Leah Marquez-Peterson 2:35

Chairman, this is Commissioner Marcus Peterson. If I could vote verbally, please.

Chairman Thompson 2:39

Yes, ma'am.

Leah Marquez-Peterson 2:41

And I vote aye.

Chairman Thompson 2:42

Okay. As soon as it pops up, we will take our vote.

Chairman Thompson 2:55

And the ayes have it, five to zero, so now Vice Chair Myers. And now I move the consent agenda for approval as amended. And when it's time, we'll go ahead and cast your votes. Okay, cast your votes. Commissioner Marquez-Peterson, how would you vote?

Leah Marquez-Peterson 3:20

I vote aye.

Chairman Thompson 3:22

And the ayes have it 5-0, consent agenda passes. All right, so now I move item number 26

Josh Kitterman 3:32

for

Chairman Thompson 3:32

discussion. Item number 26 is Caballeros Water Company.

Chairman Thompson 3:55

There's not a single cowboy up here at the table. I know. That's

Jane Roda 4:01

disappointing, isn't it?

Chairman Thompson 4:03

So let's go ahead and start with Judge Roda.

Jane Roda 4:06

Yes, thank you. Thank you, Chair, Commissioners. Jane Rod on behalf of the Hearing Division. So Caballeros is a for-profit Arizona Sea Corporation and Class E water utility. And the commission provides water service to 61 customers in Wickenburg and Maricopa County. The company's current rates and charges were approved in 1985. The company has an interconnect with Rancho de los Caballeros, which is a resort, which is not within Caballeros' water company, CCNN area, but is owned by the same principles as the water company. And the interconnect is available to assist either party, but does not have a meter and has seldom been used. You just need that for background, although I'm sure you already know that.

Jane Roda 4:52

But anyway, during its investigation, staff noted several items for which it made recommendations for actions by the company. Initially, there was no agreement between the water company and the resort about how the interconnect would be used. that is how water would be measured and charged. Caballero submitted a plan of administration in response to the staff report, and staff believed that that submitted POA was a good start and recommended some revisions. The recommended order directs the company to further review the use of the interconnect and be more specific on how water will be measured and the cost of it. While the company has sufficient production and storage for its normal operations, staff believed that sufficient fire flow may be an issue and staff recommended that Capieros work with the fire department to determine if fire flow is sufficient.