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Minutes of Decision Meeting
January 16, 1991 - 11:00 a.m.
In attendance were:
Commissioners Joe Miller and Ralph Nelson and staff members Marsha Smith, Dave Schunke, Stephanie Miller, Brad Purdy, Mike Gilmore and Myrna Walters.
Topic of discussion was Case No. UPL-E-90-1.
Commissioner Miller asked that the minutes record that Stephanie Miller and staff had a meeting this date with UPL officials.  They discussed the consequences of the order (in this matter) if it is issued as proposed with respect to BPA exchange credit - as consequence to that, would be in everybody's best interest to change decision with respect to passing through the 1% merger decrease that would have occurred March 10, 1991.  That won't be passed through right now and as time goes on will figure out how to handle that and other reductions that would have occurred.
Wording will be:  there could be some adverse consequences to flowing through the 1%, this early.
Company has offered rate stability in exchange for deferring the 1% temporarily.
Said to say - there are future inconsistencies that make it premature to decide on the date for the '91 reduction right now.  Will hold it for future disposition.
Meeting adjourned.
        DATED at Boise, Idaho this       day of January, 1991.

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