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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

June 23, 2014 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford and Commissioner Marsha
Smith. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Monday, June 9, 2014. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.

The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Grace Seaman's June 19, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone Broadband
Services LLC's 2013 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application; Case No. CBT-T-14-
02.

3. Grace Seaman's June 19, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone
Cooperative, Inc.'s 2013 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. CUS-T-
14-01.

4. Kristine Sasser's June 20, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Adjustable Portion of
Avoided Cost Rate Revised/Updated Calculation for Existing Contracts, Case No. GNR-E-
14-01 (Idaho Power, Avista, PacifiCorp); Annual Variable Energy Rate Adjustment -- 1992
Amendment QF Contracts, Case No. PAC-E-14-04 (PacifiCorp)

5. Kristine Sasser's June 20, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application
for Approval or Rejection of a PPA with Clark Canyon Hydro, Case No. IPC-E-14-15

6. Kristine Sasser's June 20, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application
for Approval or Rejection of a PPA with Eightmile Hydro, Case No. IPC-E-14-12

7. Neil Price's June 20, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of
Rocky Mountain Power for Advance Authorization to Transfer Spare Transformers
Pursuant to a Sharing Agreement, Case No. PAC-E-14-02.

8. Stacey Donohue's June 19, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: PacifiCorp Tariff Advice No.
14-02, Revisions to Electric Service Schedule 117 - Refrigerator Recycling.
Regarding item 7, Commissioner Smith asked that it be considered separately. She then made a
motion to approve Rocky Mountain Power’s application without a comment period. There was
no discussion. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

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Regarding items 2 through 6 and item 8, there was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander
made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations. A vote was taken on the motion and it
carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
9. Karl Klein's June 13, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Petition for
Declaratory Ruling Regarding Off-Street Lighting Obligations, Case No. IPC-E-14-10.
Mr. Klein reviewed his Decision Memo and asked the Commission if it would like to accept or
decline jurisdiction over the Petition. Commissioner Smith noted that comity says the
Commission should stay out of it. She noted that the Commission does not determine what a
nuisance is. She said the off-street light was installed pursuant to tariff 24 years ago and unless
there is some issue that has surfaced regarding the tariff, no further action is needed. She stated
that if the complainant has special requirements for lighting, then the complainant should pay for
them. She made a motion to deny taking jurisdiction and to not insert the Commission into the
court case. She asked that the Commission’s order include the points she mentioned. There was
no further discussion. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
10. Deliberation re: J.R. Simplot's Petition for Reconsideration of Order No. 33038, Case
No. IPC-E-13-23. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that item 10 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned
the meeting.

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