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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

January 17, 2017 – 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 Tuesday, January 3 and Tuesday January 10, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Grace Seaman's January 11, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho dba Frontier Communications of Idaho's 2015 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application; Case No. CTC-T-16-01.3. Grace Seaman's January 11, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.'s 2015 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application; Case No. VZN-T-16-02.4. Terri Carlock's January 12, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Midvale Telephone Company's Request to Borrow up to $12,691,000; Case No. MID-T-16-01.
There were no further comments or questions 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 FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company Petition to Consolidate Annual Reporting, Case No. IPC-E-16-30. [Camille Christen, Attorney]6. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company's Application for Deferral and Recovery of Costs Associated with Participation in Energy Imbalance Market, Case No. IPC-E-16-19. [Camille Christen and Brandon Karpen, Attorneys]

Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 5 and 6 would be deliberated privately.

There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.
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