20210316MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

March 16, 2021 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance was Commissioner Paul Kjellander and Commissioner Eric Anderson. Commissioner
Kristine Raper participated by phone. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
March 9, 2021. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s March 12, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Intermountain Gas Company’s Application for an Extension of the Accounting Order Authorizing a
Regulatory Asset for the Costs Associated with Customer Payment Transactions Handled by
Western Union; Case No. INT-G-21-02.
3. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s March 12, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain
Power’s Application for Approval of the Non-Exclusive Light Pole Attachment Lease Agreement
with Cingular Wireless; Case No. PAC-E-21-04.
4. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s March 12, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain
Power’s Application for Approval or Rejection of an Energy Sales Agreement with Amy Family
Holdings, LLC; Case No. PAC-E-20-18.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to 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 MATTER IS PROGRESS:

5. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s March 12, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: In the
Matter of the Formal Complaint of Western Aircraft, Inc. against Suez Water Idaho, Inc.; Case No.
SUZ-W-21-01.

Mr. Hammond reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to hold a
hearing concerning Western Aircraft’s complaint and does the Commission wish to direct Staff to confer
with the parties on a proposed schedule to be submitted to the Commission for review. If not, does the
Commission wish to process the complaint by modified procedure and direct Staff to confer with the
parties about proposed comment deadlines and does the Commission wish to encourage the parties to
hold a settlement conference.

Commissioner Raper made a motion to encourage the parties to hold a settlement conference and for the
Commission to process the complaint by modified procedure. A vote was taken on the motion and it
carried unanimously.

The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:

6. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Teton Water and Sewer Company’s Application for Reserve
Fund Distribution; Case No. TTS-W-20-02 [Edward Jewell, Attorney].

7. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Rocky Mountain Power’s Application for a Prudency
Determination on Demand Side Management Expenditures; Case No. PAC-E-20-11 [Edward
Jewell, Attorney].

8. Deliberation re: In the Matter of CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC Charging Customers in Excess
of the Commission-Approved Tariff Rate for a New Water Service Connection; Case No. SWS-W-
20-02 [John R. Hammond Jr., Attorney].

Commissioner Kjellander stated that Items 6, 7 and 8 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately.

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