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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
February 25, 2020 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance was Commissioner Paul Kjellander, Commissioner Raper, and Commissioner Anderson.
Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING
on Tuesday February 18, 2020. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
Daniel Klein’s February 18, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: The 2017 Broadband
John Hammond’s February 20, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Proposed
Abandonment of a 0.76 Segment of Eastern Idaho Railroad’s Rail Line; Case No. EIR
Chris Hecht’s February 20, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Compliance Filing
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to move approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 3 and 4
under the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was
Edward Jewell’s February 21, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Idaho Power Company’s 201
Mr. Jewell reviewed his memo and stated; DOES THE Commission wish to issue a Notice of Amended
Integrated Resource Plan and a Notice of Intervention Deadline, and set a 14-day intervention period.
Commissioner Raper moved that; the Commission issue a Notice of Amended Integrated Resource Plan
and issue a Notice of renewed Intervention Plan and set fourteen days as a intervention time frame. A
vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was
Commissioner Kjellander stated that item 6 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately.

The next order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS: (The Commission must move
and vote to enter executive session. Each motion to enter executive session is an “action item.” No
action will be taken within the executive session itself.)

7. Communicate with legal counsel about litigation, Franklin Energy Storage One, et al. v.
Kjellander, et al.; Case No. 1:18-CV-00236-REB.

Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session and cited Idaho Code §74-
206(1)(f). He stated that the purpose of the Executive Session would be to communicate with the
Commissioner’s attorneys about pending litigation; in the Matter of Franklin Energy Storage One, et al. v.
Kjellander, et al.; Case No. 1:18-CV-00236-REB.

A role call was taken and they adjourned into Executive Session. The Executive Session began at 1:33
p.m. and ended at 1:57 p.m.

Commissioner Kjellander reconvened the regular meeting at 1:58 pm.

Commissioner Kjellander stated, there was no further business before the Commission, and he adjourned
the meeting.

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