TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Andrew M. Miller, Town Attorney
DATE: November 16, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Staff Contact Andrew M. Miller, 480-348-3526
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution No. 2017-17; authorizing the Town Attorney to file a Motion to Intervene as in interested party in the matter of the application of EPCOR Water Arizona for increases in its rates and charges for utility service by its Paradise Valley Water District.
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Town Value(s):
☐ Primarily one-acre, residential community
☐ Limited government
☒ Creating a sense of community
☐ Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
☐ Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
☐ Preserving natural open space
The Town of Paradise Valley makes every effort to enhance the community's unique character for its residents and people from around the world.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 2017-17.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On August 18, 2017, EPCOR Water Arizona (EPCOR) filed a case with the Arizona Corporation Commission requesting a rate increase for its Agua Fria, Anthem, Chaparral, Havasu, Mohave, North Mohave, Paradise Valley, Sun City, Sun City West, Tubac, and Willow Valley Water Districts and for Consideration of Consolidation Proposals, that case being designated as Arizona Corporation Commission Docket No. WS-01303A-17-0257 (the “Rate Case”). Adoption of Resolution No. 2017-17 will authorize the Town Attorney to file a motion to intervene in the Rate Case and monitor the case on behalf of the Town and its residents and to make periodic reports back to the Council to determine whether the Town should take a definitive approach or response to the Rate Case filings by the involved parties, including the Town’s position, if any, on a consolidation proposal. It is respectfully recommended that the Town Council adopt Resolution 2017-17.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
Little to none. It is assumed that the Town Attorney will personally attend to the Rate Case and not need outside resources at this time.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution No. 2017-17.