Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. November 15, 2005
Date 11/15/2005 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
10:14:25 AM Chairman Murdock Called to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Vincent and Skinner and Acting Clerk to the Board Crystal Turner.
10:15:20 AM Chairman Murdock Comments, Introductions to Three Forks City Council: Councilman Toby Sorensen, Councilman Phil Olson, Mayor Gene Townsend, School Superintendent John Overstreet, Former Mayor Bill Fairhurst. County employee introductions: Sheriff Jim Cashell, Belgrade City/County Planner Jason Karp, Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin, Planning Assistant Judy Noreen, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan, Planner Warren Vaughan and Planner Christopher Scott.
10:18:38 AM Public Comment Bill Fairhurst (and discussion with Commission and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan), Mayor Gene Townsend, Superintendent John Overstreet, Student Sam Ore, Teacher Craig Vietz (and discussion with Commission), Student Matt Griffin, Teacher Jeff Strickland (and discussion with Sheriff Cashell) Mayor Gene Townsend, Student Miranda Flint, Student Drew Fuller, Student Jonah Stoecker (and discussion with George Durkin), Debra Anderson Gateway Surveying & Engineering, Teacher Craig Vietz
11:25:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Read Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of County Commission Public Meeting Minutes for November 1st and 2nd, 2005 3. Request/Decision for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption for Mountainwood, LLC 4. Approval of Contract(s): Morrison Maierle, Inc, Task Order 928.144x090.0310 for Hebgen Lake Estates Wastewater Support
11:26:57 AM Chairman Murdock pulled the claims to discuss with the students.
11:27:36 AM Commissioner Vincent Move approval of the consent agenda, as amended, placing the approval of claims as number one on the Regular Agenda.
11:27:45 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:27:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:27:50 AM Commission gives explanation of what claims are.
11:28:52 AM Commissioner Vincent I'll move that we approve the claims.
11:28:58 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:29:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:29:10 AM Chairman Murdock Board Appointment
11:29:19 AM Commissioner Vincent Board of Adjustment for the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District
11:29:50 AM There was no public comment.
11:30:05 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint Mr. Gus Phaeler to the Board of Adjustment for Gallatin County/Bozeman Area District.
11:30:11 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
11:30:16 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:30:20 AM Commissioner Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Black Hawk Minor Subdivision
11:31:25 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report. Read into record public comment received 11-14-05 from Howard Van Noy and Paul Stanley. Condition #3 and #16 dealing with Fire Department, wants to strike #16 and keep #3 (duplicate). Condition #13 to read, "The north 33 feet on the developer's property will be dedicated to the public." Submitted letter from the Gallatin County Trails Advisory Committee labeled Exhibit A, Item #2.
11:40:30 AM Commission questions and discussion with Warren Vaughan.
11:41:44 AM Dennis Foreman, Gaston Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicant Kenneth & Lomalee Rapp Family Trust.
11:43:46 AM Commission questions and discussion with Dennis Foreman.
11:48:27 AM Public Comment Student Drew Setzer (and discussion with the Commission)
11:50:24 AM Chairman Murdock Closed public comment.
11:50:26 AM Board discussion (Dennis Foreman waived rebuttal.)
11:51:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Finding that the Black Hawk Minor Subdivision complies with the goals and policies of the Gallatin County Growth Policy, meets the requirements of section 76-3-608 of the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act, and that it complies with Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations, and that the primary criteria have been mitigated, it will have minimal effects of agriculture, the agricultural water-user facilities been mitigated by having a 60-foot wide maintenance, local services effects have been mitigated through covenants, this has not been identified as a critical wildlife habitat area, and the effects on public health and safety have been mitigated, I would move to approve this subdivision with staff suggested conditions, with the following exceptions: to delete condition #16, to amend condition #13 as
suggested by staff, and to add condition #20(m) which would restrict billboards. (Comments/clarification within Commission.)
11:52:25 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
11:52:28 AM Board discussion
11:55:38 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:55:44 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt a Zone Map Amendment Changing the Zoning of a Five-Acre Parcel Owned by George and Sherilyn Renner from Agricultural Suburban (AS) to Residential-Suburban County Estates (R-S) in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District
11:56:11 AM Planner Christopher Scott Presentation
11:57:29 AM There was no public comment.
11:57:43 AM Commissioner Vincent I move we adopt Resolution #2005-154, a resolution to the Gallatin County Commission to adopt the Renner Zone Map amendment for the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District.
11:57:55 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:58:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:58:04 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt a Zone Map Amendment Changing the Zoning of a 345.95-Acre Parcel Owned by United States of America from Rural Residential (RR-5) and Resources Development (RD) to Public Lands (PL) in the Hebgen Lake Zoning District
11:58:07 AM Planner Christopher Scott Presentation
11:59:31 AM There was no public comment.
11:59:37 AM Board discussion
12:00:21 PM Commissioner Skinner Finding that the Hebgen Lake Planning and Zoning Commission has already voted unanimously to adopt this resolution, and that there has been no negative comment, I would move to approve Resolution #2005-155, which is a resolution approving an amendment to the Hebgen Lake Zone Map.
12:00:41 PM Commissioner Vincent Second
12:00:46 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:00:51 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Newman Subsequent Minor Subdivision
12:01:05 PM Belgrade City/County Planner Jason Karp Staff report. Spoke comments into the record from Bryan Connelley, Assistant Fire Chief for the Central Valley Fire District. He (Bryan Connelley) would like to see a written agreement between the Newman Subdivision and the Summit Subdivision to use the fill site.
12:06:13 PM Commission questions and discussion with Jason Karp.
12:08:07 PM Debra Anderson, Gateway Engineering & Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicant Kandy K. Seavey (Newman)
12:08:53 PM Commission comments and discussion with Debra Anderson.
12:09:12 PM Debra Anderson, Gateway Engineering & Surveying Continued presentation
12:10:19 PM There was no public comment. (Debra Anderson waived rebuttal.)
12:10:32 PM Commission discussion with Jason Karp. Recommends to add condition #13, "A shared agreement between the Newman subdivision and the Summit subdivision for fire fill site maintenance shall be submitted to the Fire Department, and approved, prior to final plat approval."
12:11:17 PM Commissioner Vincent Finding that the Newman Subsequent Minor Subdivision meets the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations, meets the requirement of the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act, I move that we approve the application, with the addition of a new condition #13, as stated into the record by Jason Karp.
12:11:40 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
12:11:42 PM Board discussion/Findings
12:12:37 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:12:39 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the K3 Subsequent Minor Subdivision
12:12:54 PM Belgrade City/County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
12:16:29 PM Commission questions and discussion with Jason Karp.
12:18:09 PM There was no public comment. Debra Anderson does not have anything to add to staff report that would be a presentation.
12:18:18 PM Board discussion including Debra Anderson and Jason Karp.
12:20:18 PM Commissioner Skinner Finding that the K3 Subsequent Minor Subdivision meets the requirements of the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act, and it complies with Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations, and finding that the effects on the primary criteria have been mitigated, and finding that the Belgrade City/County Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously to approve, I would move to approve with staff suggested conditions.
12:20:53 PM Commissioner Vincent Second
12:21:01 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:21:05 PM Chairman Murdock There are no Pending Resolutions.
12:21:34 PM Meeting adjourned.
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