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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes October 24, 2006
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Date 10/24/2006 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:03:56 AM Chairman Vincent Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and Vincent, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young.
9:04:46 AM Chairman Vincent Agenda Announcement: Bresnan Communications will be televising the County Commission Public Meetings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week on Channel 20.
9:04:59 AM Chairman Vincent There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:20 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Review and Approval of Minutes - October 3, 4, & 10, 2006, 3. Decision on Request for Final Plat Approval for Brenden Minor Subdivision, 4. Decision Regarding the Release of an Improvements Agreement and Financial Guaranty for Offsite Road Improvements for Cobblestone Major Subdivision
9:06:07 AM   There was no public comment.
9:06:19 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the consent agenda as read.
9:06:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:28 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:30 AM Chairman Vincent
Proclamation Declaring October 23-31, 2006 as National Red Ribbon Week in Gallatin County
9:06:55 AM Shelly Johnson, Director of Alcohol and Drug Services of Gallatin County Presentation
9:09:46 AM Public Comment Allison Gidley, Prevention Specialist at Alcohol and Drug Services, Pam Mattice, Community Involvement Coordinator at Alcohol and Drug Services, and Michelle Davis, Adolescent Resource Center at Alcohol and Drug Services
9:13:59 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the Proclamation.
9:14:02 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:14:07 AM   Board Discussion
9:16:15 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:25 AM Chairman Vincent Consideration of a Resolution of Intent to Amend the FY 2007 Operating Budget for Gallatin County Coroner to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $1,500 and Transfer $800 from Travel and $800 from Professional Services for Vehicle Equipment
9:16:54 AM Finance Accounting Assistant Linda Leening Presentation
9:18:02 AM   There was no public comment.
9:18:09 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2006-114 and thanks for Security Bank for their donation.
9:18:17 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:18:26 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:31 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Catlin Subsequent Minor Subdivision
9:18:45 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff Report
9:23:55 AM   Discussion between Jason Karp and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
9:25:53 AM   Presentation on behalf of applicant Laura Catlin
9:35:01 AM Terry Threlkeld, Innovative Engineering Discussion between the Commission, Terry Threlkeld, and Jason Karp.
9:37:44 AM   There was no public comment.
9:37:57 AM Terry Threlkeld, Innovative Engineering Comments
9:38:06 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Comments
9:38:18 AM   Closed public comment.
9:38:22 AM   Board Discussion
9:38:51 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, so moved, with the conditions as amended by the County Attorney's office, comments.
9:39:16 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Terry Threlkeld, and Greg Sullivan
9:39:58 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Stated amendments to three staff conditions to read as follows: 1) Requirement to join the High-K for the purposes of road and the fire fill pond. 2) Change to language at the beginning of condition 5 that Terry requested from having them, have to be on the final plat to being recorded with the final plat, 3) Construction timing condition that Commissioner Vincent requested.
9:40:26 AM Commissioner Murdock Change my motion to include all three of those amendments to the staff conditions.
9:40:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:40:33 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
9:41:16 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:28 AM Chairman Vincent Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission for the Bottomley After-the-Fact Variance Approved by the County Commission and Zoning District No. 6 Planning and Zoning Commission at the Joint Public Hearing on October 12, 2006
9:41:47 AM County Planner Victoria Drummond Staff Report
9:42:25 AM   There was no public comment.
9:42:34 AM   Closed public comment.
9:42:36 AM Commissioner Murdock We already had a public hearing on this, I move that we approve what we already approved. (Resolution #2006-115)
9:42:42 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:42:58 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments
9:43:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:43:58 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
9:44:12 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:44:21 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption to Amend Section 6.E (Fire Protection Requirements) and to create Appendix I (Fire Protection Packages) of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations (Resolution of Intent Approved on October 3, 2006)
9:44:45 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Staff Report, submitted two letters both dated October 23, 3006, labeled Exhibit A, Item #5 and a map of "Gallatin County Wildland Urban Interface Area and Fire Districts", labeled Exhibit B, Item #5.  
9:50:18 AM Bryan Connelley, Assistant Chief/Deputy Fire Marshal Central Valley Fire District Comments on behalf of the Gallatin County Fire Council.
9:54:31 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Noted that he would like to label letter from Cooper Wade, dated October 23, 2006 and make it Exhibit F and the letter from Craig Campbell and make it Exhibit G.
9:55:04 AM Public Comment Dale Beland, Steve Barrett, Susan Swimley, Neil Hosking on behalf of C&H Engineering, Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp, Terry Threlkeld, Bill Dreyer on behalf of HKM Engineering, Christopher Gray on behalf of Rae Fire Service Area & Sourdough Rural Fire District, and Kevin Cook
10:15:48 AM Bryan Connelley, Assistant Chief/Deputy Fire Marshal Central Valley Fire District Comments on behalf of the Gallatin County Fire Council.
10:16:17 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Bryan Connelley, and Terry Threlkeld.
10:19:43 AM   Closed public comment.
10:19:47 AM   Board Discussion
10:22:10 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Advice, recommends amending Section 6.E.3, Appendix D: "remove impact fees", leave the language for review fees.  
10:24:16 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Greg Sullivan, and Sean O'Callaghan
10:25:33 AM Commissioner Murdock
I will move to approve it that way and amending out the impact fee language in Section 6.E.3. (Resolution #2006-116)
10:25:45 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:26:02 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:26:07 AM   Recess
10:46:49 AM Chairman Vincent Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on Acceptance of a Watercourse Mitigation Plan for the Black Bull Run Major Subdivision
10:47:28 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Staff Report
10:53:06 AM Craig Madson, Allied Engineering Services, Inc Comments on behalf of applicant Leachman Angus Ranch, Inc
10:55:55 AM Ron Orton, Allied Engineering Services, Inc Comments on behalf of the applicant Leachman Angus Ranch, Inc, submitted pictures of Ferguson Creek, labeled Exhibit A, Item #6.  
10:58:34 AM   Discussion and Questions
11:00:32 AM   There was no public comment.
11:00:44 AM Craig Madson, Allied Engineering Services, Inc Comments
11:00:49 AM   Closed public comment.
11:01:00 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to accept the Watercourse Mitigation Plan for Black Bull Run Major Subdivision.
11:01:06 AM Commissioner Murdock Would that include the conditions or will that come after this?
11:01:10 AM Commissioner Skinner I will include the conditions as stated in the staff report
11:01:15 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:01:28 AM   Commission Comments
11:02:13 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:02:18 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on Change of Conditions (Lot Configuration and Phasing) for the Black Bull Run Major Subdivision
11:02:37 AM County Planning Director Jennifer Madgic Staff Report
11:04:09 AM   Discussion and Questions
11:04:41 AM Craig Madson, Allied Engineering Services, Inc Comments on behalf of the applicant Leachman Angus Ranch, Inc
11:05:51 AM   Closed public comment.
11:06:07 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, so I would move to approve the change of conditions.
11:06:35 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:06:43 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:06:49 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on an Interlocal Agreement between Gallatin County and the City of Belgrade Regarding the Maintenance and Construction of Utilities Located Within County Rights-of-Way for Airport, Tubb, Baseline, Lagoon, and Penwell Bridge Roads for the Ryen Glenn Estates and Meadowlark Subdivisions
11:07:16 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan on behalf of County Attorney Marty Lambert Presentation  
11:08:26 AM Public Comment George Durkin
11:09:49 AM   Discussion between the Commission and George Durkin
11:10:21 AM   Closed public comment.
11:10:24 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Belgrade, which addresses the maintenance and additional construction of utilities located within the county right-of-way per this agreement and this is all with the county roads around as their described in here, the Ryen Glenn Estates Subdivision which has been annexed to Belgrade.
11:10:51 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:11:03 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Stated that a copy of this Interlocal Agreement needs to be sent to the Office of the Secretary of State.
11:11:27 AM  Board Discussion including Greg Sullivan
11:11:46 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:11:49 AM Chairman Vincent
Public Hearing and Consideration of Release of Improvements Agreement for Northstar Phase Multi-Family Phase 3 Major Subdivision
11:12:10 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report, submitted a Memorandum dated October 24, 2006, labeled Exhibit A, Item #9.
11:13:13 AM  Discussion and Questions
11:14:00 AM Kris Vandersloot, Double Tree, Inc Applicant Comments
11:14:30 AM Public Comment Jimmy Lohmeier, Marty Gavin on behalf of Morrison-Maierle, and George Metcalf
11:17:16 AM Kris Vandersloot, Double Tree, Inc Rebuttal
11:18:21 AM   Closed public comment.  
11:18:26 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the release of Improvements Agreement for the Northstar Phase 3 Multi-Family Major Subdivision.
11:18:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:18:53 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan I believe that motion also includes the authorization to release the instruction to the Clerk & Recorder to release that.  
11:19:03 AM Commissioner Murdock Yes it does.
11:19:08 AM   Board Discussion including Greg Sullivan
11:21:22 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:21:25 AM   There were no Pending Resolutions.
11:21:26 AM   Meeting Adjourned.