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MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
December 19, 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, December 12, 2016. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Brandon Karpen's December 15, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application for Prudency Determination of Demand-Side Management Expenditures, Case No. PAC-E-16-14 3. Grace Seaman's December 15, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Fremont Telecom Co.'s Tariff Advice ID-16-01 to Revise the Lifeline Language to Comply with the Federal Lifeline Program and to Make Housekeeping Changes to Reflect the dba Name Change to Fremont Telecom Co. dba Blackfoot.
Regarding item 2 Commissioner Raper asked Mr. Karpen why there was not an effective date. Brandon said Rocky Mountain Power had not moved for an effective date. Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 and 3 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
4. Deliberation re: Avista and Stimson Lumber's Application to Approve First Amendment to Power Purchase Agreement, Case No. AVU-E-16-08. [Daphne Huang, Attorney] 5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application to Approve Energy Sales Agreement with Shoshone Hydro L.P., Case No. IPC-E-16-27. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 4 and 5 would be deliberated privately.
The final order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
6. Update in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. P-1971-079: Idaho Power Petition to FERC for Declaratory Order
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into executive session and cited Idaho Code § 74-206(1)(f). He stated that the purpose of the executive session would be to communicate with the Commission’s attorneys about pending litigation, FERC Case No. P-1971-079. A vote was taken on the motion and each Commissioners voted “yes” to enter into executive session. The executive session began at 1:35 p.m. and adjourned at 1:45 p.m.
Commissioner Kjellander reconvened the regular meeting at 1:46 p.m. He stated that there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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