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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

April 19, 2022 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance was Commissioner Eric Anderson, Commissioner John Chatburn and Commissioner John
R. Hammond, Jr. Commissioner Anderson called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED AGENDA for April
19, 2022.

Commissioner Hammond made a motion, under Idaho Code § 74-204, to amend the agenda as proposed,
moving Action Item No. 3 under the CONSENT AGENDA, Joe Terry’s April 18, 2022, Decision
Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of Falls Water Company, Inc. for Authority to Incur
Debt to Acquire Real Property; Case No. FLS-W-21-02, to MATTERS IN PROGRESS. A vote was
taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
April 12, 2022. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: Chris Burdin’s April 19, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Rocky
Mountain Power’s Application Requesting Approval of $28.4 Million ECAM Deferral; Case No.
PAC-E-22-05.
Commissioner Anderson made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Item 2 under the Consent
Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:

3. Action Item: Joe Terry’s April 18, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the
Application of Falls Water Company, Inc. for Authority to Incur Debt to Acquire Real Property;
Case No. FLS-W-21-02.

Mr. Terry presented the Decision Memorandum and asked if the Commission wished to approve Falls
Water’s request to amend Order No. 35249 to issue up to $700,000 in debt to purchase the real property
mentioned in the Application and continue to require the Company to file with the Commission the loan
documents showing the amount borrowed and all other terms of the loan within seven days of those
documents being available.

Commissioner Hammond made a motion to approve Falls Water’s request to amend Order No. 35249 to
issue up to $700,000 in debt to purchase the real property mentioned in the Application and continue to
require the Company to file with the Commission the loan documents showing the amount borrowed and

all other terms of the loan within seven days of those documents being available. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.

4. Action Item: Riley Newton’s April 19, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Rocky
Mountain Power’s Application to Update Electric Service Regulation No. 13 – Curtailment Plan for
Electric Energy; Case No. PAC-E-22-04.

Mr. Newton presented the Decision Memorandum and asked if the Commission wished to hold a
customer hearing for the case pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-532.

Commissioner Hammond made a motion to continue to process the case by modified procedure without
holding a customer hearing. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:

5. Deliberation Memorandum re: In the Matter of Richard Keavy’s Formal Complaint Against
Qwest Corporation; Case No. QWE-T-21-14 [Chris Burdin, Attorney].

Commissioner Anderson stated that Item 5 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated privately.

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

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