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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

October 24, 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 Tuesday, October 18, 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 October 21, 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 October 19, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc.'s
and CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc.'s Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement
with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC and Its Commercial Mobile Radio Service
Affiliates, Case Nos. CEN-T-16-01 and CGS-T-16-01.
There were no questions and 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 RULEMAKING:
4. Daphne Huang's October 18, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Pending TRS Rule,
IDAPA Docket No. 31-4602-1602 (RUL-T-16-02).
Ms. Huang reviewed her Decision Memo. There was no discussion and Commissioner
Kjellander made a motion to adopt the corrected pending rule. A vote was taken on the motion
and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: Avista's 2016 Annual PGA Filing, Case No. AVU-G-16-02. [Brandon
Karpen, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that item 5 would be deliberated privately.

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

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