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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

DECEMBER 13, 2010 – 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 Monday, December 6th, 2010. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's December 8, 2010 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval to Amend the Interconnection and Traffic Interchange Agreement Between Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho ("Frontier") and Verizon Wireless et al. ("Verizon"), Case No. CTC-T-07-05.3. Carolee Hall's December 9, 2010 Decision Memorandum re: Name Change on Certificate No. 383 to Reflect the Acquisition of Verizon Northwest ("Verizon") by Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. ("Frontier"), Case No. VZN-T-00-01.4. Grace Seaman's December 6, 2010 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company's Advice Letter 10-07P to Add Star Business Bundles and Grandfather Total Talk for Business Customers.5. Grace Seaman's December 6, 2010 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company's Advice Letter 10-08P to Add Safety Line Service for Business Customers.6. Matt Elam's December 9, 2010 Decision Memorandum re: Avista's Tariff Advice - Adv 10-05-E and Adv 10-04-G.
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 6 on the Consent Agenda.
FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application for Approval of a Firm Energy Sales Agreement with AgPower Jerome, LLC, Case No. IPC-E-10-26. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney.]8. Deliberation re: Troy Hoffman Water Corporation General Rate Case, Case No. TRH-W-10-01 (Troy Hoffman Water). [Scott Woodbury, Attorney.]9. Deliberation re: Intermountain Gas Company's 2011-2015 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Case No. INT-G-10-04. [Weldon Stutzman, Attorney.]
Commissioner Kempton stated that items 7, 8 and 9 would be deliberated privately following the meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
10. Discussion with Counsel re: Status of the Pending BPA Ninth Circuit Appeals and Settlement Pursuant to Idaho Code 9-2345(1)(f). The Commission must vote to go into Executive Session and specifically cite Idaho Code 9-2345(1)(f) as authority for the executive session. [Don Howell, Attorney.]
Commissioner Smith made a motion to move into Executive Session to discuss with legal counsel the status of the pending BPA Ninth Circuit Appeals and Settlement pursuant to Idaho Code 9-2345(1)(f). The Commission voted unanimously to move into Executive Session.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kempton adjourned the meeting.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL

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