Description Gallatin County Commissioner's Journal No. December 12, 2006
Date 12/12/2006 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:07:26 AM Chairman Vincent Called to Order. Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners John Vincent, Bill Murdock and Joe Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Recording Secretary Crystal Turner.
9:08:14 AM Chairman Vincent Agenda announcements: Bresnan Communications will be televising the County Commission Public Meetings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week on Channel 20. Item #6: Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt Zone Text Amendment in Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District, Adding the Use "Sand and Gravel Mining Operation" to Conditional Uses for the Agricultural/Suburban Sub-District and Modifying the Intent of the Agricultural/Suburban District, has been continued and will not be heard today.
9:09:00 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments
9:10:28 AM Chairman Vincent Noted a brief break will occur for setup before Agenda Item #7, Comments.
9:10:49 AM There was no public comment on any matters not on the agenda within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:11:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims. 2. Review and Approval of Minutes - November 28, 2006. 3. Approval of Contract(s): Contract with Studio AV to Acquire and Install Video Security Equipment to Support the New Third District Court building; Contract with Studio AV to Acquire and Install Additional Video Security Equipment at the County Detention Facility; South Central Interoperability Consortium Timberline Communications Site; South Central Interoperability Consortium High Flat Communications Site; South Central Interoperability Consortium Nixon Ridge Communications Site
9:12:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:36 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the consent agenda as read.
9:12:39 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:12:42 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:47 AM Chairman Vincent Board Appointment(s):
9:12:58 AM Commissioner Murdock Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District Board of Trustees
9:13:30 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to appointment of Mr. Ken Birgfeld.
9:13:42 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:13:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:57 AM Chairman Vincent Public Opening of the RFQ's Received for the Courthouse Annex Remodel Project
9:14:18 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Opened two RFQ proposals: CTA Architects of Bozeman, and Think1 Architecture of Bozeman. Proposals will be forwarded to Stephanie Nelson.
9:15:12 AM Board discussion including Larry Watson. Will be before the Commission as a contract for approval around mid January.
9:15:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:33 AM Chairman Vincent Decision on Setting a Date to Hold a Hearing on the Annexation of Certain Lands Lying South and West of Hebgen Lake, Quake Lake, the Madison River, and Outside the Corporate Limits of the Town of West Yellowstone into the Northside Rural Fire District
9:15:53 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Presentation
9:17:01 AM Board discussion including Greg Sullivan
9:17:42 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to set the date for the Hebgen Lake Fire District annexation (comments with Greg Sullivan) to set the date for the hearing for that petition to Wednesday January 10th, 2007.
9:18:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:18:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:39 AM Chairman Vincent Approval of Management Discussion and Analysis of FY 2006 Annual Report
9:19:45 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:20:58 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:06 AM Chairman Vincent I think we need a motion to authorize the chair to sign to the report, the analysis.
9:21:12 AM Commissioner Murdock So moved.
9:21:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:21:24 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:39 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending the Gallatin County FY 2007 Budget by Appropriating $328,179 in Revenues Received from the Montana Department of Transportation, CTEP & Town of Manhattan for the Gallatin River Trail Project
9:21:57 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:22:41 AM Board discussion including Larry Watson
9:22:53 AM Public Comment Keith Mainwaring
9:25:26 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Comments
9:26:36 AM Board discussion including Larry Watson
9:28:25 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2006-145.
9:28:38 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:28:43 AM Board discussion
9:28:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:28:59 AM Chairman Vincent Recess. Invited Planning Board members to take positions at the microphones. Planning Board Members present: Chairman Eugene Krebsbach, Deb Kimball Robinson, Matt Flikkema, Michael Milmine, Gail Richardson, Rick Holscher, Kerry White and C.B. Dormire. Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District Board of Trustees, County Planning Director Jennifer Madgic, County Planner Sean O'Callaghan.
9:32:48 AM Chairman Vincent Reconvene meeting. Work session with the Gallatin County Commissioners and the Gallatin County Planning Board. Work session and discussion on Gallatin County Growth Policy Implementation Policy including discussion on the following: Amendments to the Growth Policy, the Subdivision Regulations (Density and Transfer of Development Rights), and the Comprehensive Update and Rewrite of the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning Regulation (Bozeman Donut)
9:33:30 AM Board discussion including Jennifer Madgic
9:33:51 AM County Planning Director Jennifer Madgic Presentation
9:37:19 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jennifer Madgic, Eugene Krebsbach, Deb Kimball Robinson, Michael Milmine, Kerry White, and C.B. Dormire
9:46:52 AM Discussion between Jennifer Madgic and Commissioner Murdock. Clarification on all meetings in the future, excluding December 19, 2006, to be scheduled at night. Commissioner Skinner would like to hear from the public regarding day versus night meetings during the public comment segment.
9:48:26 AM County Planning Director Jennifer Madgic Presentation on Growth Policy Implementation Program.
9:56:19 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Presentation on Rural Cluster Development Program & Density Regulation.
10:02:11 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jennifer Madgic, Sean O'Callaghan, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
10:09:43 AM Public Comment Jennifer Read, Stewart Mitchell, Rob Brownell, Brian Troth, Jean Eggert (read letter from Becky Wheaton), Gray Davidson (comments read into the record by his wife), and Dan Griffing
10:54:25 AM Recess
11:03:18 AM Chairman Vincent Reconvene meeting.
11:03:33 AM Public Comment Clinton Cain, Pat Martin, Keith Mainwaring, Jennifer Read (reading testimony from Nona Chambers and Steven Wilson), Debbie Deagon, Jeff Todd (read letter from John Dunlap), Janet Kempff, Elizabeth Williamson, Pete Rothing, Tanya Rothing, John Dunlap, and Brian Troth
12:11:32 PM Board discussion between the Commission and Planning Board. Kerry White comments that the questions written on tablet be typed up and distributed to both Boards. Both Boards felt some of these questions need to be asked to Clark Wheeler prior to the next meeting. Eugene Krebsbach suggests that the format for upcoming meetings should set aside a time in the agenda that both Boards would deal with previously raised questions, before the next agenda topics are raised. If minutes are distributed and anyone feels certain questions or concerns were not raised, to contact the Planning Department prior to the meeting.
12:16:44 PM Meeting adjourned.
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