9. Comments on Proposed Decision

The proposed decision of ALJ Long in this matter was mailed to the parties in accordance with Section 311 of the Public Utilities Code and comments were allowed under Rule 14.3 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments were filed on November 21, 2011 by DRA jointly with the Applicants. Minor clarifications and corrections have been made without changing the overall outcome of approving the settlement and authorizing the transfer of control as described herein. Town also filed comments on November 21, 2011 which repeat the Town's litigation position opposing the transfer of Ranchos. In addition, Town proposes new conditions not included in the record. Therefore, to the extent that town repeats its litigation position or proposes new terms outside the record of this proceeding, we accord their comments no weight. As discussed in the decision we have considered Town's timely raised concerns and have determined that, as adopted herein, the settlement with DRA and the transfer of control are reasonable. Only the Applicants filed timely reply comments on November 28, 2011.