20180731MIN.docx

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
July 31, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kristine Raper and Eric Anderson. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, July 24, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business wasCONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Sean Costello’s July 16, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Avista’s Application to Implement FCA Rates for Electric Service from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019; Case No. AVU-E-18-06.
3. Action Item: Sean Costello’s July 16, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Avista’s Application to Implement FCA Rates for Natural Gas Service from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019; Case No. AVU-G-18-03.
4. Action Item: Sean Costello’s July 16, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Company’s Application for an Order Approving the Transfer and Sale of Certain Assets to Jayco, Inc.; Case No. IPCE-18-10.
5. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s July 17, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc’s 2017 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. CUS-T-18-01.
6. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s July 17, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC’s 2017 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. CTB-T-18-01.
7. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s July 17, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Gold Star Communications, LLC’s 2016 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. GOL-T-18-01.
8. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s July 19, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company d/b/a/ TDS Telecom’s 2017 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. POT-T-18-01.
Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any further comments or questions.
Commissioner Raper referred to Item 4 under the consent agenda; she noted that an additional information should be added, the decision memo sites statute 61328 and 61524. She stated that statute number 61328 is the statute that mandates that we hold public hearings on transfer of assets. She also stated that the Decision Memo mentions about processing as a Modified Procedure case with Comment and reply deadlines set to that; she asked that additional verbiagebe added to set a Public Hearing date to be in compliance with Rule number 61328.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for items 2 and 8 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
9. Action Item: Johnathan Farley’s July 19, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Investigation of Atlanta Power Company Service and Customer Relations; Staff Safety Report; Case No. ATL-E-18-01.
Mr. Farley reviewed his Decision Memo; heasked to extend the deadline past July 31 to have a report completed with final comments to the Commission.
Commissioner Raper moved that the Commission accept Staff’s safety report as compliant with Commission Order 33988 and we extend the deadline for Staff’s final report to December 31, 2018.
Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any further comments for questions. There were no further questions and Commissioner Kjellander moved to grant the motion. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
Commissioner Kjellander stated, there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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