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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

February 9, 2015 – 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 Thursday, February 5, 2015. 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 February 6, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company ("Potlatch") Requesting Commission Approval to Increase Rates on Its Safety Line and Security Line Service Bundles; Advice 15-01.3. Grace Seaman's February 4, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Direct Communications Rockland, Inc.'s Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application for 2011, 2012, and 2013, Case No. DCM-T-14-01.4. Grace Seaman's February 4, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone Company dba TDS Telecom's Advice Letter 15-02 to Add Relocation Forwarding Service.5. Neil Price's February 6, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application for Authority to Increase Rates by $10.7 Million to Recover Deferred Net Power Costs Through the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM), Case No. PAC-E-15-01.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 5 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
6. Deliberation re: First Step Internet, LLC's Application for Conditional ETC Designation to Participate in FCC Rural Broadband Experiments, Case No. FSI-T-14-01. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that item 6 would be deliberated privately.

The final order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
7. Renewal of the Administrator's USF and ITSAP Contracts. Per Idaho Code 67-2345(1)(a). [Don Howell, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-2345(1)(a) in order to consider the renewal of the Administrator’s USF and ITSAP contracts. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
There was no further business before the Commission.

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