Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal May 31, 2005
Time Speaker Note
9:07:10 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and Vincent, Deputy County Attorney Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Crystal Turner.
9:08:02 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:08:31 AM Commissioner Skinner Read Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of County Commission Public Meeting Minutes for May 17th and 18th, 2005 3. Approval of Contract(s): Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for Andesite RID Contract; Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for Evergreen Way RID Contract; Bresnan Business Services/Network Services Agreement; Counseling and Correctional Services, Inc., for Provision of Residential and Treatment Services for the Gallatin County Work Release and Re-Entry Facility has been pulled from the agenda; Selby's Service Agreement for Xerox 8825; Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant (Big Sky Cooperative Weed Control Project); Guardrail Installation 2005
9:10:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:13 AM Commissioner Vincent Move adoption of the Consent Agenda as amended.
9:10:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:10:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:24 AM Chairman Murdock Announced agenda adjustment: Regular Agenda item #1 Notice to Proceed, to Community, Counseling and Correctional Services, Inc., to commence the Construction of the Gallatin County Work Release and Re-Entry Facility will not be heard (meeting held May 25th).
9:11:25 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Grant Application to the Federal Aviation Administration and Supporting Documents for Airport Improvement Project at Progreba Field
9:11:44 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman, on behalf of Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:13:47 AM Discussion and Questions
9:15:07 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:22 AM Commissioner Vincent I move that we apply and approve the grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration, along with supporting documents for the airport improvement project at Progreba Field.
9:15:39 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments
9:15:51 AM Commissioner Vincent Pending approval of the final budget for Progreba Field and that would be approval by the Board and the County Commission.
9:16:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:16:16 AM Scott Bell, Morrison-Maierle Discussion with the Commission
9:18:05 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:13 AM Chairman Murdock Resolution and Order Declaring Organization of Territory of the Bridger Pines County Water and Sewer District
9:18:41 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Presentation
9:20:20 AM There was no public comment.
9:20:37 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to adopt Resolution #2005-081, which is an order declaring organization of territory of the Bridger Pines County Water and Sewer District.
9:20:52 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:21:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:09 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of an Independent Fee Calculation for the Churchill North Major Subdivision
9:21:26 AM Planning Director Jennifer Madgic Presentation
9:24:13 AM Dennis Foreman, Surveyor, Gaston Engineering Presentation
9:25:40 AM Public Comment County Road and Bridge Department Engineer George Durkin
9:28:26 AM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Discussion with Jennifer Madgic
9:29:27 AM Dennis Foreman, Surveyor, Gaston Engineering Rebuttal
9:30:02 AM Chairman Murdock Closed Public Comment
9:30:12 AM Commissioner Vincent I will move that we accept the offer of the applicant and the recommendation of our traffic engineer George Durkin, and agree to an amount of $50,000 as the amount the applicant will pay in road impact fees for the Churchill North Major Subdivision.
9:30:39 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:30:48 AM Board Discussion
9:31:12 AM Commissioner Vincent Corrected to 50% of total (cost).
9:32:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:15 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of First Reading of Speed Ordinance for Bear Trap Ranch Subdivision #2
9:32:50 AM Commissioner Vincent Summarized Ordinance
9:33:16 AM Public Comment Betty Richey and Brad Richey
9:41:23 AM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Advice
9:42:00 AM Board Discussion
9:43:40 AM Commissioner Vincent I move that we not approve the speed reduction ordinance for roads in the Bear Trap Ranch Subdivision #2 at the request of 25 miles per hour.
9:44:00 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:44:03 AM Board Discussion
9:44:37 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:44:48 AM Brad Richey Discussion with the Commission
9:47:14 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin Miscellaneous Department FY 2005 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $2,559,393 Received from the Sale of the Oak Street Property
9:47:43 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation
9:49:05 AM There was no public comment.
9:49:22 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
9:49:53 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to adopt Resolution #2005-082, a resolution to amend the Gallatin County Miscellaneous Department from the revenues received from the sale of Oak Street Property.
9:50:06 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:50:09 AM Board Discussion
9:51:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:35 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Request for Family Transfer Exemption for Rafferty
9:51:52 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report. Noted changes to Certificate of Survey. Submitted new COS labeled Exhibit A, Item #7
9:53:30 AM Chairman Murdock Confirmed applicants, William and Mary Raffety, was aware they would respond to questions on the record before testimony.
9:54:26 AM William and Mary Patricia Raffety Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and testified under oath.
9:57:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:57:19 AM Commissioner Vincent This is exactly what the Family Transfer Exemption was created for, and given the testimony under oath, I move that we approve the Raffety Family Transfer finding that it meets the criteria of 76-3-207.
9:57:47 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:57:54 AM Board Discussion
9:58:19 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:25 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Request/Decision for Family Transfer Exemption for Neth
9:58:43 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report
10:00:19 AM Questions and discussion between the Commission and Warren Vaughan.
10:00:44 AM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Confirmed that applicants, Rick and Cherie Neth, were aware they would respond to questions on the record before testimony.
10:01:17 AM Rick and Cherie Neth Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and testified under oath.
10:10:34 AM Discussion between the Commission, Rick Neth and Kate Dinwiddie.
10:12:40 AM There was no public comment.
10:12:55 AM Discussion between the Commission, Warren Vaughan, Kate Dinwiddie, Rick Neth and Cherie Neth.
10:21:47 AM Commissioner Skinner I will move to grant the Neth Family Transfer.
10:21:57 AM Chairman Murdock Second
10:22:00 AM Board Discussion
10:27:21 AM Motion failed 2:1. Chairmen Skinner and Vincent opposed.
10:27:43 AM Chairman Murdock Announced Agenda Adjustment: Regular Agenda Item #9 Public Hearing and Consideration of the Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Lazy J South Major Subdivision was pulled from the agenda.
10:27:51 AM Chairman Murdock Presentation of Budget Requests
10:27:56 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation. Submitted Department Summary labeled Exhibit A, Item #10.
10:36:16 AM Discussion and Questions
10:48:18 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin County FY 2005 Operating Budget for Receipt of Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $34,532 from DNRC and FEMA for the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District
10:48:36 AM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation
10:49:34 AM There was no public comment.
10:49:49 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to adopt Resolution #2005-083, a resolution to amend the budget from unanticipated revenues for the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District.
10:50:02 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
10:50:05 AM Board Discussion
10:50:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:50:11 AM Chairman Murdock There were no Pending Resolutions .
10:50:16 AM Commissioner Vincent Comments
10:53:35 AM Public Comment County Chief Public Defender Mariah Eastman
11:00:59 AM Meeting Adjourned.
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