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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

May 16, 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, May 9, 2016. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

Commissioner Kjellander stated that if there were no objections, he would like to move item 2 on the Consent Agenda to Matters in Progress. There were no objections and item 2 was moved to Matters in Progress.

The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
2. Neil Price's May 13, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Application of Morning View Water Company for Authority to Increase Its Rates and Charges for Water Service in Idaho, Case No. MNV-W-16-01.
Commissioner Kjellander stated that the Commission had some questions so he thought it would be best to move item 2 to Matters in Progress. Commissioner Raper asked Mr. Price whether Staff’s recommendation is to process the case through modified procedure. Mr. Price replied that it is Staff’s intent to process the case by modified procedure, and because the company is proposing a significant rate increase, public workshops will be held. Commissioner Raper asked if Staff anticipates that there will be any intervenors and Mr. Price replied that he did not know of any. Commissioner Raper asked if Staff is holding off for some reason on issuing a Notice of Modified Procedure. Mr. Price replied that a Notice of Modified Procedure will be issued. Commissioner Raper made a motion to suspend Morning View Water Company’s proposed effective date of June 1, pursuant to Idaho Code 61-622, for a period of 30 days plus five months, issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure, and set a schedule with an August 19th deadline for public comments and a September 22nd reply comment deadline.
Mr. Price stated that he had just received correspondence from Dawn Gneiting, the wife of the owner of Morning View Water Company, notifying the Commission that she intends to file an amendment to their Application to more accurately reflect what the company is requesting. In light of this information, Commissioner Raper asked Mr. Price if he thought it would be best to wait to issue the Notice of Application.
Commissioner Kjellander stated that it might be best to hold item 2 in order to avoid issuing an order that doesn’t have the most current information. He confirmed the deadline is June 1st for

the proposed effective date. Commissioner Raper noted that there was still one more Decision Meeting scheduled on May 31st at which time the Commission could consider this item again before the June 1st effective date. Commissioner Raper withdrew her motion, and Commissioner Kjellander made a new motion to hold item 2 until the May 31, 2016 Decision Meeting, at which point Staff will have had an opportunity to review possible amendments to the initial Application. 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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