20210330MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

March 30, 2021 – 1:30 P.M.

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

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
March 23, 2021. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: Joseph Terry’s/Terri Carlock’s March 25, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: Avista
Corporation’s Application for Authority to Enter into Credit Facilities up to $500,000,000; Case No.
AVU-E-21-01.
3. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s March 25, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: Sprint Communications
Company L.P.’s Request for Cancellation of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 324;
Case No. SPR-T-21-01.
4. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s March 26, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Century
Link Communications, LLC’s Application for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications
Carrier; Case No. QCC-T-21-01.
5. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s March 26, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho
Power Company’s Application for a Determination of 2020 Demand-Side Management Expenses as
Prudently Incurred; Case No. IPC-E-21-04.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 under
the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was MATTER IS PROGRESS:

6. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s March 26, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: 2020 Idaho Telephone
Service Assistance Program Annual Report; Case No. GNR-T-21-03.

Mr. Klein reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to accept the 2020
annual report and adopt the Administrator’s 2021 budget, and does the Commission wish to adopt the
Administrator’s recommendation to continue suspending the ITSAP assessment for another year, and
does the Commission wish to direct all companies to report access line counts to the administrator while
the surcharge is suspended.

Commissioner Raper made a motion to accept the 2020 annual report and adopt the Administrator’s 2021
budget, adopt the Administrator’s recommendation to continue suspending the ITSAP assessment for
another year, and to direct all companies to report access line counts to the administrator while the
surcharge is suspended. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:

7. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Rocky Mountain Power’s 2021 Integrated Resource Plan;
Case No. PAC-E-21-03 [Edward Jewell, Attorney].

Commissioner Kjellander stated that Item 7 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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