HomeMy WebLinkAbout20120813min.docIDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
AUGUST 13, 2012 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford and Marsha Smith.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, August 6, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. C. Hall/T. Carlock's August 9, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application of Midvale Telephone Exchange Inc. ("MTE") Requesting an Amendment to Its Third Amended Certificate No. 254 to Transfer Assets and Liabilities to a New Entity - The Midvale Telephone Company ("MTC"), Case No. MID-T-09-03. 3. Carolee Hall's August 9, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement Between Qwest DBA CenturyLink QC and XO Communication Services, Case No. QWE-T-02-02. 4. Carolee Hall's August 9, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement Between Qwest Corporation D/B/A Centurylink QC ("Centurylink QC") and Bandwidth.Com, LLC ("Bandwidth"); Case No. QWE-T-08-01. 5. Grace Seaman's August 8, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of Idaho and CenturyTel of the Gem State dba CenturyLink's Application for Approval of the Interconnection Agreement with Granite Telecommunications, Case Nos. CEN-T-12-04 and CGS-T-12-04. 6. Grace Seaman's August 9, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Certificate No. 500 Name Change from Liberty-Bell Telecom, LLC to dishNET Wireline LLC, Case No. LBT-T-10-01. 7. Grace Seaman's August 8, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho's Application for Approval of Interconnection Agreement with Level 3 Communications, LLC, Case No. CTC-T-12-01. 8. Grace Seaman's August 6, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Fatbeam, LLC's 2011 Broadband Tax Credit Application, Case No. FZ4-T-12-01. 9. Grace Seaman's August 9, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers (IREC) Tariff Advice No. ID-12-07 to Revise the VoIP Tariff Section. 10. Grace Seaman's August 10, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Midvale Telephone Company's New Replacement Tariff No. 4 for Local Exchange Services that Reflects the Company's Name Change. 11. Grace Seaman's August 10, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc.'s Filing to Revise the Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers' (IREC) Tariff to Reflect the Company's New Name to Midvale Telephone Company. 12. Karl Klein's August 8, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Avista's 2012 Annual PGA Filing, Case No. AVU-G-12-05. 13. Weldon Stutzman's August 10, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Virgin Mobile USA's Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, Case No. VMU-T-11-01.
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 13 on the Consent Agenda.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
14. Don Howell's August 10, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Request to Transfer Real Property to ACHD.
Mr. Howell reviewed his Decision Memo. Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for the transfer and authorize counsel to send a letter to the Company confirming that a hearing is not required. A vote was taken and the motion carried, with Commissioner Smith abstaining from voting.
The final order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
15. Confer with counsel about imminent litigation per Idaho Code 67-2345(f). [Don Howell, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to move into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-2345(f). A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.
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