20180312MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
March 12, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Eric Anderson and Kristine Raper.
Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS
MEETING on Monday, March 5, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the
minutes as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Camille Christen’s March 9, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The Application of
Intermountain Gas Company for Authority to Implement an Infrastructure Integrity
Management Mechanism; Case No. INTG-17-07.
3. Camille Christen’s March 9, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The Application of
Intermountain Gas Company for an Accounting Order Regarding the Treatment Cost
Associated with Customer Payment Transactions Handled by Western Union; Case No.
INT-G-18-01.
4. Brandon Karpen’s March 7, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Joint
Petition of Avista Corporation, Idaho Public Utilities Staff and Community Action
Partnership Association of Idaho (CAPAI) to Increase Low-Income Funding Under Tariff
Schedules 91 and 191; Case No. AVU-E-18-02.
By unanimous consent, the Commission moved item 4 from the Consent Agenda to Matters in
Progress. Commissioner Kjellander then made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for
item 2 and 3 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried
unanimously.
MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
4. Brandon Karpen’s March 7, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Joint
Petition of Avista Corporation, Idaho Public Utilities Staff and Community Action
Partnership Association of Idaho (CAPAI) to Increase Low-Income Funding Under Tariff
Schedules 91 and 191; Case No. AVU-E-18-02.
Mr. Karpen reviewed his Decision Memo; he stated, this is an application to approve a past
settlement that resulted from Avista’s rate case. The parties have agreed to accept CAPAI’s
request to increase low-income weatherization funding in a total amount of $150,000.00. The
request to the parties is to issue a Notice of Application and a Notice of Settlement with a 21 day
comment period.
Commissioner Raper moved; the Commission issue a Notice of Application and a Notice of
Settlement setting up a twenty one day comment deadline on the settlement stipulation of the
Parties.

Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any further questions. There were no further
questions and Commissioner Kjellander moved to grant the motion. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.

FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:

5. Deliberation re: PacifiCorp’s 2017 Electric Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. PAC-E-
17-03. [Brandon Karpen, Attorney]

Commissioner Kjellander stated items 5 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately. There was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL