Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. August 9, 2005
Date 08/09/2005 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:04:00 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner and Vincent, County Attorney Lambert and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller. Announced agenda adjustment: Regular agenda item #3, Public Hearing and Consideration of Adoption of Resolution of Intent to Levy and Assess RID Maintenance & New Bonds for FY 2006 was pulled.
9:04:58 AM Public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Rick Klein regarding proposed jail facility.
9:17:27 AM Commissioner Vincent Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claim(s)
9:17:58 AM There was no public comment.
9:18:05 AM Commissioner Vincent Move adoption of the consent agenda.
9:18:07 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:18:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:12 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Board appointment(s)
9:18:21 AM Commissioner Vincent South Cottonwood Canyon Board of Adjustment
9:19:34 AM Commission comments
9:19:44 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:51 AM Commissioner Vincent I will nominate Mr. Sam Curtis, Ms. Priscilla Anne Strung and Mr. Joseph M. Velli for appointment to the South Cottonwood Board of Adjustments.
9:20:02 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:20:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:13 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Approval and Signature of the Big Sky Joint Operation Plan
9:20:25 AM DES Coordinator Jason Shrauger Presentation
9:21:14 AM Discussion and Questions
9:21:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:43 AM Commissioner Vincent Comments, I am happy to move that we adopt and authorize you as Chairman to sign the Big Sky Joint Operation Plan.
9:22:06 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:22:10 AM Board discussion
9:22:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:44 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing, Consideration and Final Approval the Expenditure of Funds for the Purchase of the Dyk Conservation Easement by the Gallatin County Open Lands Board
9:23:11 AM Open Lands Board Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:26:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:15 AM Commissioner Vincent Comments, I am happy to move that we give final approval and the expenditure of county Open Space funds for the purchase of the Dyk Conservation Easement by the Gallatin County Open Lands Board.
9:28:18 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:28:21 AM Board discussion
9:29:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:29:32 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision Regarding a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named road off Goose Creek Road to Goose Ridge Road)
9:30:03 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:31:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:31:19 AM Commissioner Vincent Noting that there is no public comment and despite the fact that I would have preferred Cooked Goose Road, I will move that, will maybe this next one we could do that I will move that we adopt Resolution #2005-122, to change, no we can't change the name of an un-named road so we will name an un-named road Goose, no it is, un-named road off Goose Creek Road, all right we are going to name this un-named road Goose Ridge Road.
9:32:06 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:32:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:15 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision Regarding a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named road off Cooper Road to Lois Lane)
9:32:37 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:34:03 AM Discussion and Questions
9:34:47 AM Public comment Don Pickering, Mike Conrad, and Mary Lou Pickering
9:39:29 AM Closed public comment.
9:39:31 AM Discussion between the Commission, Allen Armstrong, County Attorney Lambert and Don Pickering. Consideration/Decision continued for three weeks.
9:42:29 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration/Decision Regarding a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named road off Cooper Road to Hyer Road)
9:43:00 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:44:26 AM Public comment Brenda Hyer and Linda Davis
9:47:44 AM Closed public comment.
9:47:47 AM Discussion between the Commission and Allen Armstrong. Consideration/Decision continued for three weeks.
9:49:07 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Alter the Boundaries of the Springhill Fire Service Area
9:49:25 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Presentation
9:52:44 AM Public comment John Grossenbacher, Bruce Wright submitted written comments from the Springhill Fire Company and Springhill Fire Service Area labeled Exhibit A, Item 8, Bill Wright submitted written testimony labeled Exhibit B, Item 8, Teyck Weed submitted 2 letters labeled Exhibit C, Item 8 (from himself and Barbara Brewster).
10:03:23 AM Discussion between the Commission, Central Valley Assistant Fire Chief, Bryan Connelley, County Attorney Lambert, and John Grossenbacher submitted written testimony labeled Exhibit D, Item 8, and Bruce Wright.
10:14:16 AM Closed public comment.
10:14:24 AM Board discussion
10:17:31 AM Comments, I'll move that we deny Resolution #2005-123.
10:18:24 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:18:28 AM Board discussion
10:19:55 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:20:22 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Alter the Boundaries of the Ft. Ellis Fire Service Area
10:20:35 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Presentation
10:22:48 AM Public comment Ft. Ellis Fire Service Area Chief Fred Cady
10:26:08 AM Close public comment.
10:26:10 AM Board discussion
10:26:51 AM Commissioner Vincent Comments, I will move that we not adopt, that we reject Resolution #2005-124, a resolution altering the boundaries of the Ft. Ellis Fire Service District.
10:27:34 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:27:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:27:48 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request for a Reduction of Road Impact Fees for the Porcupine Meadows Minor Subdivision
10:28:01 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report, noted error in staff report, page 2, STAFF SUGGESTED ACTION, Should read $83.00 per lot rather than $82.00.
10:31:11 AM Road and Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
10:32:13 AM There was no public comment.
10:32:18 AM Closed public comment.
10:32:20 AM Board discussion
10:32:47 AM Commissioner Vincent I will move that we grant the request for a reduction of road impact fees for the Porcupine Meadows Minor Subdivision as requested in the staff report by the applicant of August 9, 2005 and I believe that that would. Is that a misprint in the dark print its $82.00 up above in the policy its $83.00?
10:33:13 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Yes, the spell check somehow didn't catch that one, it should be $83.00, that was a misprint.
10:33:17 AM Commissioner Vincent Then lets correct that, I don't think we need to get into an argument over four bucks.
10:33:25 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:33:29 AM Board discussion
10:33:52 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:33:55 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of Release of Improvements Agreement for Ramshorn View Estates Major Subdivision, Phases 3 & 4
10:34:09 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report, noted error on page 1, 1st paragraph, last sentence should read: The letter of credit of April 23, 2003, was issued to Gallatin County in the amount of $327,964.50.
10:35:50 AM There was no public comment.
10:35:58 AM Commissioner Vincent Based on the presentation and the staff report given and prepared by Warren Vaughan it appears that everything is in order here, so I will move that we grant the request for final release of letter of credit for phases 3B & 4 Ramshorn View Estates Subdivision improvements agreement.
10:36:24 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:36:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:36:33 AM There were no Pending Resolutions .
10:36:36 AM Meeting adjourned.
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