20170511min.doc

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

May 11, 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 Monday, May 1, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 3 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
2. Grace Seaman's May 02, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Filer Mutual Telephone Company's 2016 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application; Case No. FIL-T-17-01.3. Grace Seaman's May 04, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Tanager Telecommunications, LLC.'s Request to Cancel Certificate No. 488; Case No. TTL-T-09-01.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
4. Discussion re: Motion for Procedural Relief, Case Nos. IPC-E-16-23 and IPC-E-16-24. Settlement Stipulation and Motion to Approve Settlement Stipulations, Case Nos. IPC-E-16-23 and IPC-E-16-24. [Camille Christen/Daphne Huang, Attorneys]5. Discussion re: Franklin Energy Storage Motion for Comment Extension, Case No. IPC-E-17-01. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
Ms. Huang, reviewed her Decision Memo on item 4; she stated that the parties worked to come up with a settlement agreement of a May 18, 2017 deadline for the parties to offer any comments and a May 25, 2017 deadline for the public to provide any additional comments to the comments that have been provided by the public. The parties also request that the Commission issue notice of the settlement agreement already filed by Idaho Power and a notice of these deadlines.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to adopt the new deadline of May 18, 2017 for comments and supportive settlement; and May 25 deadline regarding the settlement.
Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any further questions. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion that item 5 on the agenda be allowed the short comment extension.
Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any further questions. 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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