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Public Utilities Commission of the State of California

Public Agenda 3057

Thursday, February 8, 2001, 10 a.m.

San Francisco, California

Commissioners
Loretta M. Lynch, President
Henry M. Duque
Richard A. Bilas
Carl W. Wood
Geoffrey F. Brown

For each agenda item, a summary of the proposed action is included; the Commission’s decision may, however, differ from that proposed.

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Public Agenda 3057 Thursday, February 8, 2001

PUBLIC COMMENT

The following items are not subject to public comment:

  • All items on the closed session agenda; these are HEX and EX items.
  • CA-16, CA-41, H-3, H-3a

CONSENT AGENDA

Items shown on the Consent Agenda will be taken up and voted on as a group in one of the first items of business of each Commission meeting. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the Regular Agenda at the request of any Commissioner prior to the meeting.

ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS

CA-1 / Res TL-18957 - Resolution approving issuance of charter-party carrier certificates pursuant to Section 5374(b) of the Public Utilities Code.
CA-2 / Res ALJ-176-3057 - Ratification of preliminary determinations of category for proceedings initiated by application. The preliminary determinations are pursuant to Article 2.5, Rules 4 and 6.1 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.
CA-3 / A00-07-050 - State Communications, Inc. (SCI), TriVergent Communications, Inc. (TVCI), Gabriel Communications, Inc. (Gabriel), and Triangle Acquisition, Inc. (Triangle).
This decision grants SCI, TVCI, Gabriel, and Triangle approval pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 852 and 854 of a proposed merger agreement. If the Commission approves the merger, SCI and its subsidiaries will combine with Gabriel and its subsidiaries to form a much larger telecommunications company. Gabriel will control the merged entity. The application is unopposed. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Lynch - ALJ Thomas)
(Section 311(g)(1))
CA-4 / A00-02-012 - USA Shuttle Services, Inc.
For authority to amend certificate of public convenience and necessity as a passenger stage corporation to provide on-call service via the most convenient streets and highways between all points in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano Counties, the cities of Maxwell and Williams in Colusa County, the cities of Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin City, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross San Anselmo, San Quentin, San Rafael, Sausalito and Tiburon in Marin County, the cities of Carmel by the Sea, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City and Seaside in Monterey County, the cities of American Canyon and Napa in Napa County, the city of Sacramento in Sacramento County, the cities of Petaluma and Sonoma in Sonoma County, the city of Yuba City in Sutter County, and the city of Marysville in Yuba County, on the one hand; and Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose International Airports, on the other hand. This decision modifies
D00-06-061 and authorizes USA Shuttle Services, Inc. relief from Public Utilities Code Section 461.5. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-5 / A00-09-060 - California Tours & Shuttle Express, Inc.
This decision grants California Tours & Shuttle Express, Inc. a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in the counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Solano, and Marin, and San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose International Airports, and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-6 / A00-09-017 - USA Shuttle Service, Inc.
This decision grants USA Shuttle Service, Inc.’s request to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom for operations as a passenger stage corporation. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-7 / A00-09-046 - Arman Mehrani, dba Metro Shuttle and Allied Shuttle, Inc.
For authority to acquire and to transfer a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties on the one hand, and Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose International Airports on the other hand, with authority to continue a Zone of Rate Freedom. Granted. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-8 / A00-10-023 - Directional Management, Inc.
This decision grants Directional Management, Inc.’s request to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom for operations as a passenger stage corporation. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-9 / A00-10-043 - Hillview Water Company, Inc. (Hillview).
For authority to issue evidence of indebtedness (Promissory Note and Loan Agreement) and to grant security interest in its assets. This decision grants Hillview’s request to borrow $3,408,477 under the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; to encumber its assets in connection with the loan; and to effect a surcharge to repay the loan. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Evans)
CA-10 / A00-09-029 - Lukacs Enterprises, LLC, and Happy-Way Transportation, LLC.
For authority to transfer control of Lukacs Enterprises, LLC’s certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation to Happy-Way Transportation, LLC. Granted. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-11 / A00-09-022 - New Express Transportation, LLC.
This decision grants New Express Transportation, LLC a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange, on the one hand, and Los Angeles International, Ontario International, and John Wayne Airports, Weschester, Santa Ana and Fullerton Amtrak Stations, and points of interest in Long Beach, Anaheim, and Buena Park cities, on the other hand; and Los Angeles County, on the one hand, and Los Angeles International, Ontario International and John Wayne Airports, Westchester, and Long Beach, on the other hand; and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-12 / A00-08-039 - Balwinder S. Patrola, dba Royal Shuttle.
This decision grants Balwinder S. Patrola’s request to extend its passenger stage corporation between points in Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo, Marin, and Contra Costa Counties, on the one hand, and Oakland (OAK), San Jose (SJC), and San Francisco International Airports, on the other hand; and San Francisco City and County, on the one hand, and OAK and SJC, on the other hand. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-13 / A00-08-015 - Hani A. Abuhwaidi and Saker Shaker, dba E-Z Ride Express.
This decision grants Hani A. Abuhwaidi and Saker Shaker a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Solano, and Marin Counties, and San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose International Airports, and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-14 / A00-09-023 - Mohsin M. Sharif and Mohsen Ahmed, dba Cal Shuttle Service.
This decision grants Mohsin M. Sharif and Mohsen Ahmed a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, and San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose International Airports, and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-15 / C99-12-029 - AT&T Communications of California, Inc. vs. Pacific Bell Telephone Company.
C00-02-027 - Related matter. This decision denies complainants’ requests for dismissal of their complaints pending a review by the Commission’s Consumer Services Division regarding alleged slamming activities. This decision grants the Petition of Greenlining Institute and Latino Issues Forum to intervene.
(Com Lynch - ALJ DeUlloa)
(Section 311(g)(1))
CA-16 / (ECP) C00-08-023 - Henry N. Addington vs. Pacific Bell Telephone Company (Pacific).
Complaint for Lifeline Service. Pacific now provides complainant with Lifeline Service. The complaint is dismissed. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Duque - ALJ Barnett)
CA-17 / A00-07-003 - IPVoice Communications, Inc.
This decision grants IPVoice Communications, Inc. a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide limited facilities-based and resold local exchange and interexchange services. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ O’Donnell)
CA-18 / A00-10-001 - Lightyear Communications, Inc.
This decision grants Lightyear Communications, Inc. a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide limited facilities-based local exchange service. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ O’Donnell)
CA-19 / A00-07-045 - City of Tracy (City).
This decision grants City’s request to contruct Edgewood Terrace Drive at-grade across the spur line tracks of Union Pacific Railroad Company in the City, San Joaquin County. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-20 / A00-10-009 - City of Glendale (City).
This decision grants City’s request to close the existing Bekins Way and Allen Avenue crossings and construct a new public at-grade crossing of Flower Street all across the main line tracks and right of way of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the City, Los Angeles County. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-21 / A00-10-015 - California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
This decision grants Caltrans’ request to construct the South Avenue Overhead and Bradbury Road Overhead grade separation bridge structures, and close the existing Merced Avenue and Second Avenue South at-grade railroad crossings, all along the main line tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Delhi, Merced County. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-22 / A00-07-056 - Seven Bridges Communications, L.L.C.
This decision grants Seven Bridges Communications, L.L.C. a certificate of public convenience and necessity to resell local exchange service. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ O’Donnell)
CA-23 / A00-11-014 - Global TeleLink Services, Inc.
This decision grants Global TeleLink Services, Inc. a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange and interexchange services. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ O’Donnell)
CA-24 / Res W-4246 - Garberville Water Company (GWC).
This resolution authorizes GWC’s request for a general rate increase in rates producing $18,879 or 14.58% additional annual revenue.
CA-25 / A00-10-030 - Karam Singh Pooni, dba Zebra Shuttle.
This decision grants Karam Singh Pooni a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties, and San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose International Airports. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-26 / A00-10-057 - Ermiyas Tiku, dba A-Best Express Airport Shuttle.
This decision grants Ermiyas Tiku a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, and Santa Clara Counties, and San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland International Airports, and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-27 / A00-10-056 - Javier A. Canal and Ada R. Bueno, dba Golden State Shuttle.
This decision grants Javier A. Canal and Ada R. Bueno a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, and San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose International Airports, and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-28 / A99-09-054 - S.P.A.C.E. Shuttle, Inc.
This decision grants S.P.A.C.E. Shuttle, Inc.’s request to extend its passenger stage corporation between points in Pleasanton and San Ramon cities and Oakland and San Francisco International Airports, and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. This proceeding is closed.
(Exam Koss)
CA-29 / C00-09-019 - Dawn VanBuskirk vs. Arrowhead Manor Water Company.
In an interim order D00-12-022 issued on December 7, 2000, the Commission found for complainant on allegations of inadequate water service and required the defendant water company to complete repairs to complainant’s water system within 30 days. The case remained open pending completion of the work. By letter dated December 20, 2000, the parties report that a permanent service connection has been installed, backfilled and completed to complainant’s satisfaction. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Duque - ALJ Walker)
CA-30 / I93-12-007 - Investigation on the Commission’s own motion into Mobile Telephone Service and Wireless Communications.
This decision closes the docket. All pending issues to be addressed within the docket have been decided, and no reason remains to leave the docket open. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Duque - ALJ Pulsifer)
CA-31 / A00-09-035 - Sphera Optical Networks N.A., Inc., dba Sphera Networks (Sphera).
This decision grants Sphera a certificate of public convenience and necessity to offer resale and limited facilities-based local exchange and interexchange service. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ Pulsifer)
CA-32 / A00-10-018 - NetworkIP, LLC. (NetworkIP).
This decision grants NetworkIP a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide limited facilities-based and resale local exchange service within the service territories of Pacific Bell, Verizon California Inc., Roseville Telephone Company and Citizens Telephone Company. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ Pulsifer)
CA-33 / A00-09-043 - CRC Communications of California, Inc.
This decision grants CRC Communications of California, Inc. a certificate of public convenience and necessities to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange services. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ O’Donnell)
CA-34 / A00-10-036 - Vision Prepaid Services, Inc.
This decision grants Vision Prepaid Services, Inc. a certificate of public convenience and necessities to resell local exchange and interexchange services. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ O’Donnell)
CA-35 / A00-09-058 - OnePoint Communications Corporation (OnePoint) and Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon).
For authority to transfer control of OnePoint’s California utility subsidiary to Verizon, which will occur indirectly as a result of Verizon’s acquisition of OnePoint. This decision grants Applicants’ joint motion to withdraw this application because of a change in business circumstances. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Lynch - ALJ Walker)
CA-36 / A00-10-017 - Vectren Communications Services, Inc. (VCS).
This decision grants VCS a certificate of public convenience and necessity to offer limited facilities-based and resale local exchange service in the territories of Pacific Bell, Verizon California Inc., Roseville Telephone Company, and Citizens Telephone Company and interexchange service on a statewide basis. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ Pulsifer)
CA-37 / C00-01-001 - Air-Way Gins, Inc., et al. vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
This decision extends the 12-month statutory deadline pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 1701.2(d) until further notice.
(Com Wood - ALJ McKenzie)
CA-38 / A00-10-011 - Metstream Communications, Inc. (Metstream).
This decision grants Metstream a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a competitive local carrier to offer limited facilities-based and resold local exchange services within the territories of Pacific Bell, Verizon California Inc., Roseville Telephone Company, and Citizens Telephone Company, and statewide interexchange service, subject to terms, conditions, and restrictions prescribed in the order. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Wood - ALJ Pulsifer)
CA-39
(Rev.) / C99-10-037 - County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County (District) vs. Southern California Edison Company (Edison).
This decision denies District's motion for summary judgment and grants Edison's motion for summary adjudication as to the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th causes of action. There is a triable issue of material fact on the 3rd cause of action as to whether Edison met its duty under Tariff Rule 12 to notify District of the availability of compensated metering.
(Com Duque - ALJ Brown)
(Section 311(g)(1))
(Agenda 3050, Item CA-3, 11/2/00; Agenda 3051, Item CA-18, 11/21/00; Agenda 3053, Item CA-5, 12/21/00; Agenda 3055, Item CA-12, 1/18/01, Continuation 1/26/01; Req - Commission)
CA-40 / A00-02-035 - San Jose Water Company (SJWC).
This decision grants SCJWC’s request to increase its rates by amounts designed to increase revenue by $8,240,700 (7.23%) for 2001; $5,011,000 (4.10%) for 2002; and $3,930,100 (3.09%) for 2003. The Commission authorizes rates of return on rate base of 9.23% for the year 2001; 9.25% in 2002; and 9.25% in 2003. The return on common equity (ROE) authorized by this decision is 10.20%. As a result of the revenue increase granted by this decision, the monthly bill for the average residential customer using 1,500 cubic feet per month would increase by $2.74 or 9.67%, from $28.33 to $31.07 for year 2001. Also, the Commission adopts a Settlement entered into by the Ratepayer Representation Branch (RRB) of the Water Division and SJWC. The Settlement resolves all issues between RRB and SJWC except for ROE. Following evidentiary hearings on this one issue, the Commission concludes that a constant ROE of 10.20% is just and reasonable for the years 2001-2003. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Duque - ALJ Patrick)
(Section 311(d))
(Agenda 3054, Item CA-5, 1/4/01; Agenda 3055, Item CA-17, 1/18/01, Continuation 1/26/01; Req - Commission)
CA-41 / C98-08-040 - Donna Matthews (Complainant) vs. Meadows Management Company, James K. Krueger and Rondell B. Hanson, dba. Plantation on the Lake Mobilehome Park (Defendants).
The Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint is granted. Complainant has failed to bear her burden of proving that water rates for Plantation on the Lake Mobilehome Park are not just and reasonable. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Neeper - ALJ Ryerson)
(Agenda 3053, Item CA-9, 12/21/00; Agenda 3054, Item CA-21, 1/4/01; Agenda 3055, Item CA-18, 1/18/01, Continuation 1/26/01; Req - Commission)
CA-42 / C98-03-023 - Gina Guillamun DiResta vs. Esprit de Sol Apartments.
This decision dismisses complaint for lack of jurisdiction. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Neeper - ALJ Vieth)
(Section 311(g)(1))
(Agenda 3046, Item CA-28, 9/7/00; Agenda 3048, Item CA-15, 10/5/00; Agenda 3049, Item CA-25, 10/19/00; Agenda 3050, Item CA-23, 11/2/00; Agenda 3051, Item CA-21, 11/21/00; Agenda 3052, Item CA-45, 12/7/00; Agenda 3053, Item CA-35, 12/21/00; Agenda 3054, Item CA-23, 1/4/01; Agenda 3055, Item CA-20, 1/18/01, Continuation 1/26/01; Req - Commission)
CA-43 / A00-08-006 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and Stanford Ranch I, L.L.C.
This decision grants PG&E’s request to sell approximately 25.87 acres of land in Placer County designated by the Placer County Assessor as Assessor’s Parcel Number 017-112-290 to Stanford Ranch I, L.L.C. This decision also approves the ratemaking treatment requested by applicants. This proceeding is closed.
(Com Duque - ALJ Jones)
(Agenda 3052, Item CA-24, 12/7/00; Agenda 3053, Item CA-30, 12/21/00; Agenda 3054, Item CA-28, 1/4/01; Agenda 3055, Item CA-24, 1/18/01, Continuation 1/26/01; Req - Commission)

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