Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal
August 19, 2003
Location Gallatin County Courthouse
Time Speaker Note
9:00:15 AM Chairman Vincent Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Vincent, Murdock and Mitchell and County Attorney Lambert and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:02:30 AM Commissioner Mitchell Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Minutes for Public Meetings October 8, 15, 2, 29: November 12, 19, 26; December 3, 10. 17, 20, 2002; and January 2 and 7, 2003. 2. Approval of claims. 3. Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption for Mastandrea. 4. Contract(s): Farm Bureau Building Contract for Public Defender Office and Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services-OPA Lease
9:03:48 AM Commissioner Mitchell Placed Farm Bureau Building contract on regular agenda for discussion.
9:04:10 AM Chairman Vincent There was no public comment.
9:04:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve consent agenda as amended.
9:04:16 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:04:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:25 AM Chairman Vincent Consideration of Farm Bureau Building Contract
9:04:33 AM Board Discussion
9:09:07 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve the Farm Bureau Building contract for the Public Defender's Office.
9:09:13 AM Chairman Vincent Second
9:09:18 AM Motion passed 2:1 (Commissioner Mitchell opposed).
9:09:28 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of the Final Budget for the County
9:09:55 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation of Resolution Approving and Implementing the Floating Mill for FY 2004
9:16:45 AM Public comment Marty Lambert
9:20:42 AM Board Discussion
9:28:54 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Resolution #2003-092.
9:29:16 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:30:04 AM Motion passed 2:1 (Chairman Vincent opposed).
9:30:26 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation of Resolution Adopting the Final Operating Budget for Gallatin County
9:43:06 AM Public comment Sonja Berg, Mike Gaffke, Blair Howze
9:50:43 AM Board Discussion
9:58:35 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Resolution #2003-093.
9:58:44 AM Chairman Vincent Second
10:07:16 AM Motion passed 2:1 (Commissioner Mitchell opposed).
10:07:27 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation of Resolution Fixing the Tax Levy and Setting of Fees for Gallatin County
10:08:55 AM Chairman Vincent There was no public comment.
10:09:09 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Resolution #2003-094.
10:09:17 AM Chairman Vincent Second
10:09:20 AM Motion passed 2:1 (Commissioner Mitchell opposed).
10:09:42 AM Recess
10:20:02 AM Chairman Vincent Reconvene to meeting- Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request for a Variance From Fill Site Reimbursement for Sunrise View Minor Subdivision
10:20:09 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
10:23:07 AM Public comment Darrell Andersen, Michael McCormick, Dawn Hand
10:29:19 AM Board Discussion
10:31:11 AM Commissioner Murdock Suggests a continuance
10:33:28 AM Chairman Vincent Asked the applicant's representative for approval.
10:33:33 AM Dawn Hand Acceptance of approval with a head nod
10:33:34 AM Chairman Vincent Continued for 2 weeks (September 2, 2003).
10:34:00 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Creation of a County Park District
10:34:36 AM Shelley Vance, Clerk & Recorder Presentation
10:41:45 AM Public comment Kevin Kelleher, Barbara Gillispie, Bill Olson, Susan Jenkinson, Kristen Ramirez, Don McAndrew, Beth Cox, Fred Fell, Jack McCord, Betsy French, Faith Malpeli, Kenneth Morton, Woody Burt, Steve Schumacher, Pat Eudy, Kathy Hake, Becky Pape, Charles Anceney, Heidi Peacock, Bob Donovan, Mitch Furr, Melissa Cronin, Ryan Hamilton, Jerry Pape, Jo'el Beardsley, Marilyn Hill
11:54:04 AM Board Discussion
12:11:41 PM Public comment Becky Pape
12:12:55 PM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Resolution #2003-095.
12:13:08 PM Chairman Vincent Second
12:13:11 PM Motion failed 2:1 (Chairman Vincent and Commissioner Mitchell opposed).
12:13:18 PM Chairman Vincent Motion to continue this matter, and request of the proponents and opponents that testified today, whom ever the leadership is a suggested boundary realignment. The Commission will take those boundary realignment suggestions under advisement and consult as necessary and see if an accommodation can be reached so they can place this matter on the ballot with good assurances it will pass having addressed the concerns expressed today.
12:14:03 PM Commissioner Mitchell Second
12:14:08 PM Discussion
12:19:14 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:20:04 PM Recess
12:30:12 PM Chairman Vincent Reconvene Public Hearing and Consideration of an Improvements Agreement for the Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision, Phase 1A, 3 and 4
12:33:42 PM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
12:33:58 PM Discussion
12:34:04 PM Public comment Bob Lee, on behalf of the applicant
12:34:58 PM Commissioner Mitchell Motion to approve the Improvements Agreement for the Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision, Phase 1A, 3 and 4.
12:35:07 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
12:35:10 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:35:18 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Final Plat Approval for the Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision, Phase 1A, 3 and 4
12:35:28 PM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
12:35:50 PM Chairman Vincent There was no public comment.
12:36:10 PM Commissioner Mitchell Motion to approve final plat for Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision, Phase 1A, finding that it conforms with the conditions of approval set forth on the preliminary plat to the terms of the Montana Code Annotated 76-3-611 and the regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter.
12:36:33 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
12:36:44 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:36:49 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Final Plat Approval for the Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision Phase 3
12:36:56 PM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
12:37:00 PM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve final plat approval for Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision Phase 3, with all the same findings.
12:37:11 PM Commissioner Mitchell Second
12:37:26 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:37:34 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Final Plat Approval for the Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision Phase 4
12:37:37 PM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
12:38:20 PM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve final plat for the Spanish Peaks Estates Major Subdivision Phase 4, with all same findings
12:38:32 PM Commissioner Mitchell Second
12:38:35 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:39:20 PM Chairman Vincent There was no Pending Resolutions or Public Comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
12:39:39 PM Meeting adjourned
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