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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

March 7, 2016 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kristine Raper and Eric Anderson. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, February 29, 2016. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Motion to Further Suspend Proposed Effective Date, Case No. EAG-W-15-01. [Brandon Karpen, Attorney]3. Grace Seaman's March 1, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Albion Telephone Company dba ATC Communication's 2015 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. ALB-T-16-01.4. Karl Klein's March 4, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application to Modify Electric Service Regulation 9 -- Deposits and Advance Payments, Case No. PAC-E-16-06.
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 MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
5. Grace Seaman's March 2, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: 2015 Idaho Telecommunications Relay Service Annual Report, Case No. GNR-T-16-02.
Ms. Seaman reviewed her Decision Memo. Commissioner Kjellander asked if there is much interest at the state level in video conferencing to solve a piece of this puzzle going forward. Ms. Seaman stated that in terms of the transfer of funding to the states, the internet protocol and some video services are being provided at the national level but she didn’t believe there had been any discussion about Idaho going to video. She said the only discussion she had heard from the FCC is the continued idea to transfer intrastate VoIP and internet protocol to the state funds, which all the states are rejecting. Commissioner Kjellander asked if that did pass, if that would likely take us out of it because we don’t have any direct jurisdiction over VoIP. Ms. Seaman stated that with the ADA, we still have a requirement to provide the service in Idaho for the traditional relay service. There was no further discussion. Commissioner Raper made a motion to accept the

Administrator’s recommendation to maintain the current TRS assessment rates, accept the annual report and adopt the Administrator’s budget for 2016. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
6. Deliberation re: Application of PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power to Cancel Schedule 117, Residential Refrigerator Recycling Program, Case No. PAC-E-16-04. [Neil Price, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that item 6 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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