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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

August 24, 2009 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Jim Kempton, Marsha Smith and Mack Redford.

Commissioner Kempton called the meeting to order. The first order of business was approval of MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on August 17, 2009. A vote was taken to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Carolee Hall's August 20, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of Negotiated Agreement between Custer Telephone COOP and Verizon Wireless et al, Case No. CUS-T-09-03.3. Carolee Hall's August 20, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of Negotiated Agreement between Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. and Alltel Communications, LLC and ID Holding, LLC (collectively, "Alltel"), Case No. CUS-T-09-02.4. Carolee Hall's August 20, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of Negotiated Agreement between Midvale Telephone and Verizon Wireless, Case No. MID-T-09-02.5. Carolee Hall's August 17, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of an Interconnection Agreement between Verizon Northwest and Net Talk.Com, Case No. VZN-T-09-01.6. Grace Seaman's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of Idaho's 2008 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. CEN-T-09-01.7. Grace Seaman's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Columbine Telephone Company's 2008 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. COL-T-09-01.8. Grace Seaman's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Silver Star Telephone Company's 2008 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. SIL-T-09-01.9. Grace Seaman's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: TDS's Application for Approval of a Negotiated Wireless Traffic Exchange Agreement, Case No. POT-T-09-01.
The Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for the above telecommunications cases, items 2 – 9.
10. Kristine Sasser's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Intermountain Gas Company's 2009 PGA, Case No. INT-G-09-02.
The Commission voted unanimously to accept Staff’s recommendations to process the case by Modified Procedure and implement a 14-day comment period.11. Neil Price's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Avista Corporation's Annual Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) Filing, Case No. AVU-E-09-07.
The Commission voted unanimously to accept Staff’s recommendation to remove this item from the agenda.12. Rick Sterling's August 19, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Adjustment to Avista's Published Avoided Cost Rates to Reflect Cost of Capital Approved in the Company's Last General Rate Case, Case No. AVU-E-09-01.
The Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendation for adjusting Avista’s published avoided cost rates with an effective date of September 1, 2009 for the new rates.13. TJ Golo's August 21, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power Tariff Advice No. 09-04 to Update Tariff Regulations 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Commissioner Smith made a motion to suspend the proposed effective date until September 30, 2009. A vote was taken on the motion and it passed unanimously.
14. Weldon Stutzman's August 20, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Commission Review of the Telephone Customer Relations Rules, Case No. GNR-T-09-03.
Mr. Stutzman reviewed his Decision Memo. Commissioner Kempton noted that sending the proposed rules out to the state rules coordinator for publishing in the APA Bulletin is a good idea and from past experience, anything associated with billing gets the Legislature’s attention very quickly and there will usually be a number of questions related to why the billing is being changed. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the proposed rules for publication in the next APA Bulletin and initiate a formal rulemaking procedure.

There was no further business and Commissioner Kempton adjourned the meeting.

DATED this ______ day of August, 2009.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY

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