19970808_2.docx

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
August 8, 1997 - 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioner Dennis Hansen, Ralph Nelson and Marsha H. Smith and staff members Birdelle Brown, Joe Cusick, Stephanie Miller, Weldon Stutzman, David Scott and Myrna Walters. Also in attendance were Ron Lightfoot of U S West and Jeannette Bowman of Idaho Power Company.
Commissioner President Dennis Hansen called the meeting to order.
Items from the Published August 8, 1997 Agenda were discussed and acted upon as follows.
1. Minutes of August 4, 1997 Decision Meeting.
Since the minutes had not circulated to all three commissioners they were held until the next decision meeting.
2, 3 and 4 on Consent Agenda.
Commissioner Smith made a motion to accept staff recommendation on all three items on the consent agenda.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. Birdelle Brown’s August 6, 1997 Decision Memorandum re: Approval of U S West Advice 97-08-N to Introduce a Pricing Option for Three-Way Calling in Northern Idaho effective August 7, 1997.
Birdelle reviewed the filing and indicated that the reason staff had put it on the Matters in Progress Category rather than on the Consent Agenda was that staff was recommending that U S West file a follow-up report on this offering.  
Ron Lightfoot of U S West clarification that the service can be removed at anytime, at no charge.
Commissioner Nelson then made a motion to approve the filing; it carried unanimously.
5. Scott Woodbury’s August 4, 1997 Decision Memorandum re: Case No. IPC-E-97-9 Reducing Contract Term For Qfs Less Than 1 Megawatt to Five Years.
Commissioners asked that this matter be held until the next decision meeting.
Meeting was adjourned.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this 8th day of August, 1997.
Myrna J. Walters, Commission                  Secretary