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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

DECEMBER 2, 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, November 25, 2013. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Chris Hecht's November 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Happy Valley Water Systems, Inc.'s Application for Transfer of Certificate Ownership, Case No. HVW-W-13-01, Compliance Filing - Tariff.3. Grace Seaman's November 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. and CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. dba Century Link's Application for Approval of an Interconnection Agreement with Metropolitan Telecommunications of Idaho, Inc., Case Nos. CEN-T-13-05 and CGS-T-13-05.4. Rick Sterling's November 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Avista's Annual Compliance Filing to Update the Load and Gas Forecasts and Long-Term Contracts in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Methodology, Case No. AVU-E-13-11.5. Rick Sterling's November 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Annual Compliance Filing to Update the Load and Gas Forecasts and Long-Term Contracts in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Methodology, Case No. IPC-E-13-18.6. Rick Sterling's November 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Revisions to Schedule 98, Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit, Tariff Advice No. 13-06.7. Rick Sterling's November 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Annual Compliance Filing to Update the Load and Gas Forecasts and Long-Term Contracts in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Methodology, Case No. PAC-E-13-13.
Regarding item 6, Commissioner Smith asked about Staff’s recommendation that Idaho Power file quarterly status reports of its balancing account so that rate credits can be made sooner than every two years. She said she agreed that filing the reports sooner than two years is a good idea but she wondered why quarterly reporting was chosen as opposed to semi-annual or annual reporting. Rick Sterling replied that semi-annual reporting would probably be sufficient. He said Staff simply wants to be able to review the balance to make sure that it isn’t growing at an abnormal rate. He said they don’t expect it to grow at an abnormal rate, but as a precaution they would have the ability to get the money back to ratepayers more quickly. There was no further discussion. Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda with a change to item 6 to be semi-annual status reports instead of quarterly reports. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
8. Deliberation re: Application of Inland Cellular LLC for Conditional Expansion of Its Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, Case No. INC-T-13-01. [Neil Price, Attorney]9. Deliberation re: Applications of United Water to Extend Its Certificated Areas, Case Nos. UWI-W-13-01 and UWI-W-13-02. [Weldon Stutzman, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 8 and 9 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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