Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal May 18, 2005
Time Speaker Note
1:36:03 PM Chairman Murdock Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and Vincent, and Acting Clerk to the Board Crystal Turner.
1:36:09 PM There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:36:42 PM Commissioner Skinner Read Consent Agenda as follows: (1. Approval of Claims) 2. Approval of Budget Transfers: GC Weed District and Detention Center
1:37:07 PM Commissioner Vincent Move approval of the Consent Agenda.
1:37:10 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:37:12 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:37:14 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Request for Funding for Friends of the Belgrade Pool, Inc.
1:37:44 PM Mark Prince, Chairman, Board of Friends of Belgrade Pools, Inc. Presentation
1:44:18 PM Public Comment Jena Reno, Mayor of Belgrade Russ Nelson, Treasurer for Friends of Belgrade Pools, Inc. Ron Schafer
1:53:28 PM Board Discussion
2:00:23 PM Discussion between the Commission and Mark Prince
2:06:24 PM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Comments
2:07:14 PM Commission Comments
2:08:27 PM Chairman Murdock Discussion Regarding Subdivision Exemptions Issues
2:08:43 PM County Planner Warren Vaughan Presentation
2:18:48 PM Discussion between the Commission and Warren Vaughn
2:19:29 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert Comments
2:23:55 PM Discussion between the Commission and Marty Lambert
2:26:00 PM There was no public comment.
2:26:22 PM Discussion between the Commission, Warren Vaughan and Marty Lambert
2:34:46 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Board of Investments of the State of Montana Annual Adjustable Rate Tender Option Municipal Finance Consolidation Act Bonds (INTERCAP Revolving Program) Approving the Form and Terms of the Loan Agreement and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of Documents Related Thereto for the Fairgrounds
2:35:28 PM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation
2:37:12 PM There was no public comment.
2:37:27 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
2:38:02 PM Commissioner Vincent I'll move that we approve Resolution #2005-071, a resolution authorizing participation in the INTERCAP Loan Program for the purpose of funding projects at the Fairgrounds.
2:38:18 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:38:20 PM Board Discussion
2:38:29 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:38:31 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Board of Investments of the State of Montana Annual Adjustable Rate Tender Option Municipal Finance Consolidation Act Bonds (INTERCAP Revolving Program) Approving the Form and Terms of the Loan Agreement and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of Documents Related Thereto for the Library
2:38:44 PM Fiscal Officer Ed Blackman Presentation
2:39:16 PM There was no public comment.
2:39:42 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2005-072, which is a resolution authorizing participation in the INTERCAP Revolving Loan Program for Library.
2:39:55 PM Commissioner Vincent Second
2:40:16 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:40:25 PM Chairman Murdock Consideration and Decision on Bozeman City Commission Use of Gallatin County Community Room for City Commission Meetings Each Monday Night for Five Years
2:40:56 PM City of Bozeman, Manager, Chris Kukulski Presentation
2:43:14 PM Public Comment Open Lands Board Coordinator Mike Harris, Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance
2:46:48 PM Discussion between the Commission, Chris Kukulski and Mike Harris
2:52:16 PM Commissioner Vincent I move that we develop a draft agreement between Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman for the City Commission utilization of this meeting room, the County Commission Community Room.
2:52:32 PM Suggests adding 5 year renewal date and working with them (City of Bozeman) on reciprocal meeting room arrangements (to the motion).
2:52:46 PM Commissioner Vincent Glad to do that.
2:52:49 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:52:52 PM Board Discussion
2:52:57 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:53:07 PM Recess
3:00:03 PM Chairman Murdock Reconvene to meeting. Continuation of Consideration of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Cobblestone Subdivision
3:00:41 PM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Advice and discussion with the Commission
3:12:14 PM Board Discussion
3:27:02 PM Commissioner Skinner Suggested the following condition of approval: As a condition of final plat developer shall install sewer trunk lines with stubs into each lot that are capable of connecting into a regional or municipal system in the future. Developer shall be able to bond this improvement with a county approved Improvements Agreement because this improvement is not required before occupancy by purchasers. If DEQ fails to approve the sewer trunk line installation within 6 months of the date of preliminary plat approval, developer shall place $3000 from each sale of each lot into a CD to fund any future infrastructure and necessary connections to a regional or municipal wastewater system. Lot owners and purchasers shall sign a detailed waiver protesting the right to hookup to the regional or municipal system in the future.
3:28:16 PM Michael Potter, representing PC Development Comments and Discussion with the Commission and Kate Dinwiddie
3:38:55 PM Commissioner Skinner Suggested the following conditions of approval: Two up-gradient and two down-gradient monitoring wells shall be installed at the subdivision boundaries. Well locations and construction requirements shall be approved by the LWQD. The wells shall be monitored semi-annually for the nitrate+nitrate and N and chlorides and sent to the LWQD. The LWQD shall have access to the wells to perform additional monitoring. Additional condition: Some signage of the irrigation in the park to tell people the dangers of ditches. Conditions #14 replacing #14 and #15, deleting #23, and #28 to put in the language that the Road & Bridge Department will not be responsible for maintenance or repair the trails (as mentioned at meeting held on April 19, 2005).
3:41:55 PM Discussion between the Commission and Michael Potter
3:43:18 PM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Read Condition as follows: As a condition of final plat developer shall install sewer trunk lines with stubs into each lot that are capable of connecting into a regional or municipal system in the future. Developer shall be able to bond this improvement with a county approved Improvements Agreement because this agreement is not required before occupancy by purchasers; OR Developer shall place $3000 from each sale of each lot into a CD to fund any future infrastructure any necessary connections to a regional or municipal wastewater system. Lot owners and purchasers shall sign a detailed waiver protesting the right to hookup to the regional or municipal system in the future.
3:44:24 PM Joby Sabol, Attorney Comments on behalf of client PC Development
3:44:55 PM Discussion and Questions between the Commission, Kate Dinwiddie and Michael Potter
3:48:37 PM Environmental Health Director Tim Roark Comments
3:49:23 PM Discussion between the Commission, Michael Potter and Kate Dinwiddie
3:50:10 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Comments
3:54:06 PM Commissioner Skinner Finding that the Cobblestone subdivision complies with survey requirements, complies with Gallatin County Subdivision Regulation, complies with Belgrade Area Plan and 1999 Future Land Use Map, that Cobblestone subdivision complies with the requirements of primary criteria of 76-3-608 MCA, the effect on wildlife and wildlife habitat is minimal, the effect of public health and safety has been mitigated, the traffic has been mitigated through conditions, the effect on local services has been mitigated through impact fees, and a voluntary mitigation to the Sheriff, the effect on natural environment has been mitigated, there is a concern with on-site septics on half-acre lots, but the DEQ has reviewed and approved the on-site septics, finding that the soils appear to be suitable for construction, and that there is
a covenant that addresses control of noxious weeds, finding there's minimum effect on agriculture, and finding there's several ditches on the property, but the effects have been mitigated through standard ditch conditions and covenants, and the condition with signage, and finding that the Belgrade Planning Board has unanimously recommended approving this subdivision, I would move to approve Cobblestone subdivision with the conditions in the staff report, with the exception of condition #14 in italics, replacing conditions #14, 15, and 26, the condition #16, the one in the italics would be used, condition #17 the condition in the italics would be used, condition #23 would be deleted, using the condition #25 that's in italics, already stated that condition #26 would be deleted, and the condition #28 in italics recommended by the Planning Board with the language added that the Road & Bridge Department would not be responsible for maintenance or repair, and three new conditions,
one condition addressing installing infrastructure or setting up an escrow account as previous discussed and agreed to by the developer, and the condition of setting up monitoring wells and monitoring as previously agreed on, and the new condition of requiring signage in the park warning of the dangers of irrigation ditches.
3:57:31 PM Chairman Murdock Second
3:57:32 PM Board Discussion
4:04:54 PM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Vincent opposed.
4:05:04 PM Chairman Murdock There were no Pending Resolutions
4:05:07 PM Meeting Adjourned
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