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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
October 30, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander and Eric Anderson; Commissioner Kris
Raper was excused. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Monday, October 23, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.
Mr. Karpen asked to add another item to Matters is Progress, he stated; a request has been made
to extend the pre-filed testimony deadline in the merger case between Avista Corp and Hydro
One Case Nos. AVU-E-17-09 and AVU-G-17-05. An agreement was reached early in the
morning to extend the deadline; the parties are still working on settlement that will not be fully
completed until next week.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to add an item to Matters in Progress and call it item
9.5. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
Commissioner Anderson asked to hold item 10 under Matters in Progress; election of a
Commission President until the next Decision Meeting; all three Commissioners are present.
Hearing no objection, Commissioner Kjellander removed item 10 from Matters in Progress.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Edith Pacillo’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The Annual
Compliance Filing of Idaho Power Company to Update the Load and Gas Forecasts in the
Incremental Cost Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model; Case No. IPC-E-18-13.
3. Action Item: Sean Costello’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The
Application of Rocky Mountain Power to Update Load and Gas Forecasts Used in the
Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model; Case No. PAC-E-18-09.
4. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s October 26, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: In the
Matter of the Application of Idaho Power Company for Approval of an Energy Sales
Agreement with Scott and Rick Kaster for the Purchase of Electric Energy from the Box
Canyon Hydro Project; Case No. IPC-E-18-14.
5. Action Item: Chris Hecht’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Case No. SUZ-
W-18-01; Order No. 34153 Compliance Filing.
6. Action Item: Michael Eldred’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho
Power Company Tariff Advice No. 18-02, Revisions to Schedule 95, City of Leadore.
7. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The 2017
Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application for Cellco Partnership and Verizon
Wireless LLC. an operating entity of the Verizon Wireless Business Division; Case No.
GNR-T-18-07.
8. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The 2017
Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application for Commnet Cellular Inc. an operating
entity of the Verizon Wireless Business Division; Case No. GNR-T-18-08.
9. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The 2017
Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application for Idaho 6-Clark Limited Partnership an
operating entity of the Verizon Wireless Business Division; Case No. GNR-T-18-09.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion, to approve Staff’s recommendation for items 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8 and 9 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried
unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
9.5 Action Item: Extending the Staff and Intervenor deadlines; Case Nos. AVU-E-17-09
and AVU-G-17-05.
Mr. Karpen stated the parties have unanimously agreed to extend one deadline; the staff and
intervenors deadline from Thursday November 1, 2018 to Tuesday November 6, 2018.
Commissioner Kjellander moved for approval of the changes in the scheduling that were
referenced by Mr. Karpen. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
10. Action Item: Election of Commission President. This item was removed until the next
Decision Meeting.
The next order of business was RULEMAKING:
11. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s October 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Updating
the (1) Utility Safety Accident Reporting Rules, and (2) Railroad Safety and Accident
Reporting Rules; Case Nos. RUL-U-18-01 and RUL-R-18-01.
Mr. Jewell reviewed his Decision Memo and stated, the proposed rules that are before the
Commission Case Nos. RUL-U-18-01 and RUL-R-18-01 were published in October
Administration Bulletin, there were no comments. The decision before the Commission, do you
wish to adopt these rules as pending rules.
Commissioner Anderson moved to adopt the rules as pending rules and publish notice of pending
rules in the December 5, 2018 Bulletin. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried
unanimously.
The next order of business FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS
12. Deliberation re: Avista’s Annual Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment Filing; Case No.
AVU-G-18-04. [Edith Pacillo, Attorney]
13. Deliberation re: Application of Avista for Approval of Proposed Service Quality
Measures Program and Associated Revisions to its Electric and Natural Gas Tariffs; Case
Nos. AVU-E-18-10 and AVU-G18-06. [Edward Jewell, Attorney]
14. Deliberation re: Avista’s Application to Revise Tariff Schedule 170 Natural Gas Rules
and Regulations; Case No. AVU-G-18-07. [Brandon Karpen, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated items 12, 13 and 14 under Fully Submitted Matters would be
deliberated privately.
Commissioner Kjellander stated, there was no further business before the Commission and he
adjourned the meeting.
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