HomeMy WebLinkAbout20011107.min.docMINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
NOVEMBER 7, 2001 - 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Dennis Hansen, and Marsha Smith.
Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS. The minutes were approved.
The second order of business was approval of items 2-6 on the CONSENT AGENDA. Commissioner Hansen stated he had a comment on item #3. He said he didn't have a problem with processing it under Modified Procedure but would like more information. He noted Pacificorp had stated that the "environment" has created an increase in the volume of calls to its business center, so he would like to see a comparison of the number of calls for the first ten months in 2000 versus the first ten months in 2001 and also the kind of inquiries it has been receiving that have caused such an increase. He said he would also like to know the number of employees the company had taking the calls starting in 2000 versus how many employees they now have involved in performing this function.
There were no further comments and the items 2-6 on the Consent Agenda were approved.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
John Hammond's November 2, 2001 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power Company for an Order Approving the Costs to Be Included in the 2002/2003 PCA Year for the Irrigation Load Reduction Program and Astaris Load Reduction Agreement. Case No. IPC-E-01-34.
Mr. Hammond reviewed his Decision Memorandum. Commissioner Smith asked if the Company's testimony addresses what changes, if any, will occur because of Astaris closing down at the end of this year. Mr. Hammond replied he did not think that issue was addressed. Commissioner Smith said it is something she would like to see addressed.
Commissioner Kjellander asked what the recommended comment period would be in order to get the item back on the agenda on December 4th. Mr. Hammond replied that with a 21-day comment period, notice would need to go out the following day in order to make the December 4th meeting a possibility. If not, he said the next Decision Meeting would be in January.
Commissioner Smith said she thought we ought to allow a 21-day comment period since this is an enormous amount of money. She said she didn't think we should rush it and it would look bad to shorten this, if for all practical purposes what we are doing is approving this amount of money to be passed through in next spring's PCA.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to consider the case by Modified Procedure with a 21-day comment period. A vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously.
The only other item was under FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS. Commissioner Kjellander noted they would take it up under private deliberations. He then adjourned the meeting.
DATED this _______ day of November, 2001.
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COMMISSION SECRETARY