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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes December 13, 2005
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. December 13, 2005
Date 12/13/2005 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
8:59:18 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and Vincent, Deputy County Attorney Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:00:05 AM   There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:00:30 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Announced continuation of the following agenda items: Consent agenda, item #3 contracts) Buy-Sell Agreement w/Earnest Money Receipt Between Skylink Digital, LLC, Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman for the Purchase of Timberline Communication Site and Equipment Associated with Timberline and Nixon Ridge Leased Sites; and Qwest - Replacement Phone Service for County Facilities. Regular agenda, item #2) Discussion and Decision on Closing Date for Purchase of Timberline Communications Site and Equipment Associated with Timberline and Nixon Ridge Leased Sites for 9-1-1 Communications.
9:01:14 AM   There was no public comment.
9:01:36 AM Commissioner Vincent Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of County Commission Public Meeting Minutes for November 29th and 30th, 2005 3. Approval of Contract(s): Snow Removal RID 344-Clover Meadows; Emergency Shelter Grant Program Work Plan 2005-2006; and Ingram Clevenger, Inc.- Replacement of Doors at the Judge Guenther Memorial Center
9:02:34 AM   There was no public comment.
9:02:47 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the consent agenda.
9:02:50 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:03:11 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:14 AM Chairman Murdock Announced the Commission took action last week on board appointments for Meadow View Cemetery.
9:03:39 AM Chairman Murdock Board Appointments
9:03:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Mount Green Cemetery
9:04:08 AM   There was no public comment.
9:04:15 AM Commissioner Vincent I will nominate Mr. Cooper, Mr. Chan Cooper for reappointment to the Mount Green Cemetery Board.
9:04:26 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:04:49 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:01 AM Commissioner Skinner CDBG Revolving Loan Fund Board
9:05:47 AM Public comment Grants Administrator Larry Watson
9:07:19 AM Commissioner Vincent Mr. Chairman, like to nominate Mr. Robert DeWitt and Mr. David Weaver for reappointments to the CDBG Revolving Loan Fund Board.  
9:07:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:07:32 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:38 AM Commissioner Vincent Story Mill Fire District
9:08:06 AM   There was no public comment.
9:08:12 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint Linda Willmuth by acclamation for a 3-year term on the Story Mill Fire District.
9:08:21 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:08:23 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:52 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement regarding the continuation of regular agenda item #2, as previously noted. There was no public comment.
9:09:17 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of Second Reading of Speed Ordinance for Nelson Road
9:09:24 AM   No objection to waiving full reading.
9:09:51 AM Public comment Cindy Ostrowski
9:10:33 AM Commissioner Vincent Summarized ordinance.
9:11:29 AM   Closed public comment.
9:11:32 AM Commissioner Vincent I move that we adopt on second reading Ordinance #2005-023, speed reduction ordinance for Nelson Road.
9:11:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:11:50 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:18 AM Chairman Murdock Bid Award Recommendation and Acceptance of Contract for Hazardous Material Abatement and Demolition-Law and Justice Center
9:12:41 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation, Bids were received from the following: Safetech, Inc- $14,900 and Ingram Environmental $13,500. No bid recommendation at this time.  
9:13:48 AM   There was no public comment.
9:14:01 AM   No action taken.
9:14:15 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Consideration of Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Lilley Minor Subdivision
9:14:28 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report. Changes to conditions as follows were recommended: Delete conditions #7, 9, 10, 11, and 12; and modify condition #8: A 60-foot right-of-way dedicated to the public shall be provided through the subdivision to provide access to the property to the west.
9:19:25 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:21:39 AM Richard Smith Applicant presentation
9:24:46 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Richard Smith and Christopher Scott. Richard Smith suggested changing condition #17 to read as follows: The subdivider shall record on the final plat a waiver of right to protest creation of rural improvement districts and local improvement districts.
9:29:09 AM   There was no public comment.
9:29:25 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Richard Smith, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
9:33:46 AM Commissioner Vincent Finding that the application is consistent and meets the criteria of the Montana Subdivision and Planning (Platting) Act, is consistent with the Gallatin County Growth Policy and our subdivision regulations, I'll move that we approve preliminary plat approval for the Lilley Minor Subdivision, excluding the following conditions in their entirety condition #7, condition #9, 10, 11, and 12, amending condition #8 as has already been read into the record by Christopher Scott and, amending condition #17 by striking "or the creation of a sewer and or water district", which of a course would include a period after districts in the second sentence.  
9:34:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:34:43 AM   Board discussion/Findings
9:35:05 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:11 AM   There were no Pending Resolutions.
9:35:15 AM   Meeting adjourned.