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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

MARCH 25, 2013 – 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 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, March 18, 2013. 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 March 19, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Amendment One to the Interconnection Agreement Between Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho ("Frontier") and Cricket Communications, Inc. ("Cricket"), Case No. CTC-T-05-03.3. Grace Seaman's March 22, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company dba TDS Telecom's Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application for January 1, 2009-December 31, 2012, Case No. POT-T-13-01.4. Neil Price's March 21, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application to Change the Depreciation Rates Applicable to Its Electric Property, Case No. PAC-E-13-02.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 4 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's A/C Cool Credit and Irrigation Peak Rewards Programs, Case No. IPC-E-12-29. [Don Howell, Attorney]6. Deliberation re: Application of Nexus Communications, Inc. for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, Case No. NCI-T-11-01. [Neil Price, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 5 and 6 would be deliberated privately.

The final order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
7. Pending Litigation re: Biogas Digesters' Intent to Appeal an Interlocutory Order to the Idaho Supreme Court in Case Nos. IPC-E-12-25 and IPC-E-12-26, Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-2345(1)(f). [Don Howell, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session to discuss item 7 pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-2345(1)(f). A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

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