20191115Telephonic Hearing Transcript Vol I.pdf

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CSB REPORTTNG
Ce rtified Sho rlh and Repo rters
Post Office Box9774
Boise, Idaho 83707
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Reporter:
Maureen Welch,
CSR
BEEORE THE ]DAHO PUBL]C UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OE THE APPLICATTON
FOR APPROVAL OE THE LINCOLN ROAD
ASSET TRANSPER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
AND THE CITY OF IDAHO EATLS 5:
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COMMISSIONER PAUL KJELLANDER (Presidj-ng)
COMMISSIONER KRISTINE RAPER
COMMISSIONER ERIC ANDERSON
PLACE:Commission Conference Room
11331 West Chinden Bfvd.Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho
DATE:October 29, 20L9
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APPEARANCES
Eor the Staff:Daya Eardie
Deputy Attorney Generaf
113 31 West Chinden Blvd.
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 837 20-OO1 4
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BOISE, IDAHO, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 29,2079,2:05 P.M
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER: Wefl, good
hearing in Case
application for
afternoon. This is the time and place for a publrc
PAC-E-19-13, a.Iso known as the
publ i. c
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approval of the Linco.In Road Asset
Purchase Agreement, between Rocky Mountain Power and the
City of Idaho Ealls.
My name is Paul Kjellander. I'l-l- be the
Chairman of today's proceedings. With me, as members of
the Commission, are Eric Anderson and Kristine Raper.
As we aII know, from many of these public hearings that
we've had in the past, this is a mandated public
hearing, in reference to Idaho Code Section 61-328, that
states that the Commission shaII conduct a
hearing upon the appfication.
In order to fulfill the statutory
Staff recorunended that the Commission hold
regulrements,
thi-s public
hearing, even though it's also moving forward in a
modified procedure, and as a result, we
a telephonic public hearing, and this is
today, again, tied to Idaho Code Section
relates to asset transfers.
At this point, I befieve we'lf
are
do the
doing this as
why lie are here
61-328, as it
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appe a rance s
party that
Staff. If
record,
legaI counsel, representing
yourseff officially for the
MR. HARDIE: Thank you, Commissioner. Dayn
Hardie, Counsel for PUC Staff.
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER r And just in case
there j-s anyone on the phone, who needs to be identified
for the record as a party to the case, we wiJ-l a11ow you
to identify yourselves now.
Let the record show that there is no one el-se
who is on the bridge, in reference to being a party to
the case, who needs to be identified officiafly for the
reco rd .
Now, moving forward with the public hearing.
as it sits now, thereaspect of thj-s: Recognize that,
of the parties, and I believe that the onl-y
we have present is
you could identify
are no callers on the bridge. And so,
wiL1 recess for five minutes, to a.Ilow
call-ing in to have an opportunity
So we wiII officially go
period of five minutes.
(Recess . )
to ca] I in .
off the record for a
$rith that, we
anyone who rnay be
f iveCOMMISSIONER
minutes, to a11ow for
wi-tne s se s to cal-l- into
KJELLANDER: We recessed for
the potential of any public
the bridge. And during that
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fj-ve-minute window, there were no
wishing to testify in this public
PAC-E-19-13.
The only question that
for Staff is whether or not there
caflers who called in,
hearing, in Case No.
I have of lega1 counsel
1S any additionaf
case, or have wecomment period
wrapped things
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associated with thi s
up with regards to the proceedings ?
per.iod ends NovemberHARDIE: The corment
5rh.
COMMISS IONER KJELLANDER :Okay. So for the
be accepting comments
the Commission then
and will render a
record, officially,
until- November 5th,
wiff consider thi-s
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at which time
fuIly submitted
final decision.
So since there is no further business to come
before us today under
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PAC-E-19-13, we are
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AUTTIENTTCATION
This is to certify that the foregoing telephonic
proceedings held in th€ matler of the application fox
approval of the asset sale betireen Rocky Mountain Power
and the city of Idaho Falls, colunencing at 2102 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 29, 2419, at the conrnissi.on conference
room, 11331 ltiest Chinden Blvd., Bui.l-ding 8, Suj.te 20L-A,
Boise, Idaho, is a true and correct transcr.ipt of said
telephonic proceedings and the original thereof for the
file of the Conunission.
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Notary Publlc i nand for the State ofIdaho, residing in Meridian, Idaho.
My commisslon expires 9-6-25. CSR *671
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