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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

AUGUST 6, 2012 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford and Marsha Smith.

Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was the PROPOSED CORRECTION TO ITEM NO. 8 ON AGENDA. Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to amend the agenda to reflect the corrected description of the cases listed in item 8 on the agenda because the previous agenda posted on August 3, 2012, erroneously referred to Avista’s PGA case; and additionally, to amend the agenda to combine former item 9 with corrected item 8. He stated Avista’s PGA case would be taken up at the next meeting. A vote was taken on the motion to adopt the corrections to the agenda and it carried unanimously.

The second order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, July 30, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's July 30, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application of TDS Telecommunications Corporation (TDS) for Approval to Replace Its Negotiated Wireless Traffic Exchange Agreement with Allied Wireless Communications Corporation ("AWCC"), Case No. POT-T-10-01.3. Gerry Galinato's August 3, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Case No. CAP-W-12-01, Compliance Filing - Tariff.4. Grace Seaman's July 31, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Columbine Telephone Co., Inc.'s 2011 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. COL-T-12-01.5. Grace Seaman's August 1, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Frontier Communication's Application to Amend an Interconnection Agreement with NOS Communications, Case No. VZN-T-01-10.6. Grace Seaman's August 1, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company, Inc.'s Application to Amend the Wireless Traffic Exchange Agreement with Cricket Communications, Inc., Case No. POT-T-07-01.7. Grace Seaman's July 31, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Silver Star Telephone Co., Inc.'s 2011 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. SIL-T-12-01.8. Karl Klein's August 3, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Avista's Applications to: (1) Revise Natural Gas Efficiency Programs Schedule 190 (Case No. AVU-G-12-03); (2) Decrease Energy Efficiency Public Purpose Rider Schedule 191 (Case No. AVU-G-12-06); and (3) Decrease Energy Efficiency Public Purpose Rider Schedule 91 (Case No. AVU-E-12-07).
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 8 on the Consent Agenda.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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