Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal September 21, 2004
Date
09/21/2004
Location
Gallatin County Courthouse
Time
Speaker
Note
9:04:55 AM
Chairman Vincent
Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Vincent and Murdock, Deputy County Attorney Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Kathy Sinnema. Commissioner Mitchell was excused.
9:05:42 AM
Chairman Vincent
Agenda adjustment to Regular Agenda: Item #9 Discussion/Decision on Four Corners Community Water and Sewer District will be moved to #8, Item #11 Presentation by High Tech Construction, The Durant Group, and Municipal Capital Markets Group Regarding Build/Lease Delivery for the Gallatin County Detention Center moved to #9, Item #12 Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision for Level One Approval for Anderson Conservation Easement by Open Lands Board to #10 and then Item #8 Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision of Request for Final Release of Credit for the Improvements Agreement of Locati Minor Subdivision to #11 with following items respectively. Public comment
9:07:19 AM
Steve White
Public comment regarding Commission Office Meetings held Mondays & Wednesdays and power outage implications.
9:11:09 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of County Commission Public Meeting Minutes for August 17, 24 & 31 and September 7, 2004 3. Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption for Marjorie Ayres 4. Contracts: City of Bozeman Library Service Agreement, MSU Extension Services Agreement FY 2005, Springer Group Architects P.C. - SAR/EOC Center Change Order 2, Maintenance IBM Typewriters #77870 & 72872 - Justice Court, and Dietician Services - Gallatin County Rest Home
9:12:29 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
9:12:39 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to approve the consent agenda as read.
9:12:44 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:12:46 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:56 AM
Chairman Vincent
Proclamation Declaring September 27, 2004 Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children. There was no public comment.
9:15:10 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we approve the proclamation.
9:15:14 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:15:20 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:27 AM
Chairman Vincent
Construction Bid Award Recommendation for Trident Trail CTEP Project
9:15:39 AM
Greg Benjamin, Project Engineer, Stahly Engineering
Presentation and handouts regarding bids received.
9:16:37 AM
Commission questions
9:18:24 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
9:18:44 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we take the recommendation of the engineers, Greg Benjamin, and award the bids to Trapper Peak Construction in the amount of $238,330.50. Which, I'm referring to the September 14, 2004 letter from Stahly Engineering, which to summarize says they're the best qualified bidder, lowest qualified bidder for the CTEP Project Trident Trail.
9:19:19 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:19:22 AM
Board discussion
9:19:54 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:20 AM
Chairman Vincent
Bid Opening/Construction Material for Replacement of Story Hill Road Bridge
9:21:44 AM
County Road & Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance
Bid received from Amcor Precast.
9:22:54 AM
Chairman Vincent
Continue award of bid in one week. Proclamation Declaring September 2004 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in Gallatin County
9:23:19 AM
Shelly Johnson, Director, Alcohol & Drug Services of Gallatin County and Eric Bryson, Supervisor, Office Court Services & Coordinator, Gallatin County Treatment Court
Applicant reading of the proclamation and presentations.
9:27:14 AM
Board discussion
9:28:31 AM
Public comment
Jenna Caplette, Gallatin County DUI Task Force Coordinator and Kerry Erickson, Alcohol and Drug Services & Bozeman Recovery House
9:31:05 AM
Board discussion
9:32:12 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we approve the proclamation.
9:32:14 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:32:17 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:22 AM
Chairman Vincent
Hearing of Petition and Decision to Annex Property into the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District
9:32:35 AM
Clerk & Recorder Shelley Vance
Presentation
9:34:12 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
9:34:57 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we accept the petition to annex the described property into the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District and approve that annexation.
9:35:13 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:35:37 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:40 AM
Chairman Vincent
Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision of Request for Family Transfer Exemption for Hake
9:35:52 AM
County Planner Warren Vaughan
Staff report
9:37:33 AM
Chairman Vincent
Confirm that applicant, Jim Hake, was aware he would respond to questions on the record before testimony.
9:37:42 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Oath and questions of applicant
9:40:08 AM
Commission questions
9:41:03 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
9:41:23 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Mr. Hake testified under oath that he would use this parcel for what I believe is allowed under the law, so I move that we approve the exemption finding it a proper one.
9:41:38 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:41:41 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:50 AM
Chairman Vincent
Discussion/Decision on Four Corners Community Water and Sewer District
9:42:35 AM
Clerk & Recorder Shelley Vance
Presentation and refer to map.
9:46:04 AM
Discussion and questions including Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
9:50:13 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Advice
9:51:01 AM
Board discussion
9:57:37 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Advice
9:57:57 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we deny the position based on a number of reasons, one, insufficiency of petition as described by the Clerk and Recorder, two, lack of benefit from the system, and I'll just enter into the record, everything that's been entered into the record in the testimony which I think blankets that, and I don't think the genuineness and the sufficiency of the evidence and the proposal received is in the public interest.
9:58:26 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
9:58:27 AM
Board discussion
9:58:59 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:59:06 AM
Chairman Vincent
Presentation by High Tech Construction, The Durant Group, and Municipal Capital Markets Group Regarding Build/Lease Delivery for the Gallatin County Detention Center
9:59:29 AM
Recess
10:04:20 AM
Reconvene to meeting
10:04:27 AM
Board discussion
10:05:15 AM
James Anderson, Senior Vice President, Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
PowerPoint Presentation
10:18:30 AM
Commission questions
10:26:54 AM
William A. Baker, AIA, NCARB, Durrant Security
PowerPoint Presentation on jail layouts
10:33:39 AM
Board discussion including James Anderson, Senior Vice President, Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
10:35:39 AM
Chairman Vincent
Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision for Level One Approval for Anderson Conservation Easement by Open Lands Board
10:36:44 AM
Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris
PowerPoint Presentation
10:43:06 AM
Alex Deikmann, Trust for Public Lands
Comments
10:47:02 AM
Discussion and questions
10:48:47 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
10:49:01 AM
Board discussion
10:49:51 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we grant it (the Anderson Conservation Easement) level one approval.
10:49:55 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
10:50:17 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
10:50:32 AM
Chairman Vincent
Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision of Request for Final Release of Credit for the Improvements Agreement of Locati Minor Subdivision
10:50:46 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Staff report
10:51:57 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
10:52:06 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to approve the release of the improvements agreement as described to us in the record by Christopher Scott for the Locati Minor Subdivision.
10:52:18 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
10:52:20 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
10:52:24 AM
Chairman Vincent
Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision of a Resolution Amending Resolution 2004-121 by Specifically Listing Fund 2532 and Correcting Three RID Bond Fund Numbers
10:52:52 AM
Board discussion
10:54:21 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
10:54:27 AM
Commission questions
10:54:46 AM
Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman
Comments
10:55:40 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to approve Resolution 2004-121A.
10:55:46 AM
Chairman Vincent
Second
10:55:48 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
10:55:56 AM
Chairman Vincent
Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for Kennedy Major Subdivision
10:56:08 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Staff report
11:13:43 AM
Recess
11:28:36 AM
Reconvene to meeting
11:28:55 AM
Mike McKenna, Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc.
Applicant presentation on behalf of client Gene G. Kennedy
11:29:58 AM
Discussion and questions regarding Ron Carlstrom's letter, Exhibit F, Item #13 including Gordon Williams, Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc.
11:36:28 AM
Jim Pierce, Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc.
Applicant comments on behalf of client Gene G. Kennedy and referring to maps
11:40:08 AM
Discussion and questions including County Planner Christopher Scott and Gordon Williams, Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc.
11:42:37 AM
Chairman Vincent
There was no public comment.
11:43:00 AM
Discussion and questions including Jim Pierce, Gordon Williams & Mike McKenna, Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc. and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
12:03:31 PM
County Road & Bridge Department George Durkin
Comments
12:05:11 PM
Discussion and questions
12:17:10 PM
Chairman Vincent
Continued agenda item #13 Public Hearing, Consideration/Decision of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for Kennedy Major Subdivision for four months. Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval of the Amended Plat for the Morace Subsequent Minor Subdivision
12:19:55 PM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Submit letter from Greg and Lindsay Schack as Exhibit F, Item #14, letter from Lorin and Leann Cranson as Exhibit G, Item #14 and letter from Lew and Marian Cook as Exhibit H, Item #14. Staff report and PowerPoint Presentation.
12:32:04 PM
Ray Center, Rocky Mountain Engineers
Applicant presentation on behalf of clients Wayne and Leslie Morace and reference to map.
12:42:51 PM
Recess
12:48:42 PM
Reconvene to meeting
12:49:39 PM
Wayne Morace
Applicant Presentation and refer to map.
12:55:42 PM
Public comment
Laverne Goldhahn and read Exhibit H, Item #14 and Jim Loessberg, Chairman, Working Committee of proposed Reese Creek Zoning Area
1:07:02 PM
Ray Center, Rocky Mountain Engineers
Applicant response on behalf of clients Wayne and Leslie Morace
1:08:15 PM
Wayne Morace
Applicant response
1:10:40 PM
Board discussion
1:14:53 PM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we deny the subdivision proposed. I will reference my previous statements for all the reasons as findings.
1:15:12 PM
Chairman Vincent
Second
1:15:16 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:15:22 PM
Chairman Vincent
Pending Resolution to Annex Property into the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District. There was no public comment.
1:16:51 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to approve (Resolution 2004-127).
1:16:52 PM
Chairman Vincent
Second
1:16:54 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:17:00 PM
Chairman Vincent
Pending Resolution to Annex Property into the Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District. No public was present to comment.
1:17:10 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to approve (Resolution 2004-128).
1:17:11 PM
Chairman Vincent
Second
1:17:13 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:17:21 PM
Chairman Vincent
Pending Resolution to Annex Property into the Belgrade Rural Fire District. No public was present to comment.
1:17:29 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to approve (Resolution 2004-129).
1:17:30 PM
Chairman Vincent
Second
1:17:33 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:17:36 PM
Meeting adjourned
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