Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. June 7, 2006
Date 06/07/2006 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:32:29 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Murdock and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller. Chairman Vincent was excused.
1:32:41 PM There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:33:00 PM Commissioner Murdock Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Decision on a Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption for Carol Gerovac 2. Decision on a Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption for Manhattan Meadows Living, LLC and the Town of Manhattan 3. Review and Approval of Minutes for May 23, 2006 4. Approval of Contract(s): Contract with Fire Suppression Systems, Inc for FM-200 System at Law & Justice Center-continued and Contract Morrison Maierle, Inc for Maintenance for RID 314, Middle Creek Subdivision, RID 340, Sourdough Ridge Subdivision, and RID 357, Hyalite Foothills
1:33:57 PM There was no public comment.
1:34:10 PM Commissioner Murdock I move to approve the consent agenda as amended.
1:34:14 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
1:34:19 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:34:25 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Board appointment(s)
1:34:41 PM Commissioner Murdock Manhattan City-County Planning Board
1:35:08 PM There was no public comment.
1:35:23 PM Commission comments
1:36:11 PM Gary Leibrand Comments
1:36:32 PM Discussion and Questions
1:37:01 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Commission agrees to a continuance.
1:37:22 PM Acting Chairman Skinner West Yellowstone/Hebgen Basin Refuse District Advisory Board
1:37:50 PM There was no public comment.
1:38:00 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we re-appoint Clyde Seely and hold on the other ones because we don't have any applicants.
1:38:08 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
1:38:28 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:37 PM Commissioner Murdock West Yellowstone TV District Board
1:39:01 PM There was no public comment.
1:39:12 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to re-appoint Mr. Robert Altman.
1:39:18 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
1:39:25 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:39:32 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Proclamation Declaring the Winners of the #1 Gallatin Valley Dad Award
1:39:44 PM Jon Heilman Presentation on behalf of the Gallatin Violence Prevention Team
1:41:25 PM There was no public comment.
1:41:33 PM Discussion between the Commission and Jon Heilman
1:42:15 PM Commissioner Murdock Read the Proclamations
1:44:23 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, move to pass accept and pass this Proclamation.
1:44:34 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
1:44:39 PM Board discussion
1:45:08 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:45:13 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Bid Opening-RID Paving (Bear Creek RID 391 & Alder Court RID 392) and Road Maintenance - 2006 (Sourdough Ridge & Middle Ck Meadow #3)
1:45:39 PM Craig Brawner, Morrison-Maierle, Inc Open the bids as follows: Gallatin Asphalt-base bid for schedule #1, $167,560.00, base bid for schedule #2, $273,923.45, base bid for schedule #3, $26,778.50; JTL Group-base bid for schedule #1, $231,583.50, base bid for schedule #2, $359,691.25, base bid for schedule #3, $44, 048.26; and Big Sky Asphalt-base bid for schedule #1,$181,630.00, base bid for schedule #2, $336,802.25, #3, $28,669.50. All bids contained a bid bond of 10%, power of attorney, addendum was acknowledged, and contractor registration number. The bids will be taken under advisement and a recommendation will be announced next Tuesday. The Commission requested that the bids be calculated and announce the total later during the meeting.
1:54:44 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Construction Bid Opening for Law & Justice Center Boiler and Cooling Tower Replacement
1:55:01 PM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Opened the bids as follows: Ingram-Clevenger-$256, 900.00 and Walker Construction- $315, 969.00. All bids contained a bid bond of 10% and contractor registration number. The bids will be taken under advisement and a recommendation will be announced next Tuesday.
1:57:13 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Family Transfer Exemption for Allan Allsop
1:57:26 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
1:58:23 PM Allan Allsop Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and testified under oath.
2:02:25 PM There was no public comment.
2:02:36 PM Commissioner Murdock Finding that this is a proper use of the family transfer exemption and meets the requirements of the subdivision law, I would move that we approve the Allsop family transfer.
2:02:48 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
2:02:55 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:03:05 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Common Boundary Relocation for Gallatin Airport Authority, S&S Construction L.L.C., and R. McKinnon Baxter
2:03:19 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
2:04:49 PM Discussion between the Commission, Jason Karp, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
2:06:43 PM There was no public comment.
2:06:55 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this relocation of common boundaries, it seems to be consistent with the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations and the law.
2:07:04 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
2:07:09 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:07:15 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on an Amended Improvements Agreement and Partial Release of Security for the Big Sky Town Center Subdivision, Town Center Avenue West Phase
2:07:29 PM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
2:09:57 PM Discussion and Questions
2:10:23 PM Bill Simkins, Simkins Holdings, LLC Comments
2:11:31 PM There was no public comment.
2:11:40 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, so I would move that we approve the new amended Improvements Agreement for partial release of security for the Big Sky Town Center Subdivision, Town Center Avenue West Phase.
2:12:08 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
2:12:14 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:12:21 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Whether the "AS" Zoning Designation in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District is an Area Zoned "Residential" for Purposes of Determining Whether the County May Prohibit Operations that Mine Sand and Gravel or an Operation that Mixes Concrete or Batches Asphalt In the AS District Pursuant to Section 76-2-209, MCA
2:12:54 PM Planning Director Jennifer Madgic Staff report
2:15:40 PM Discussion between the Commission, Jennifer Madgic, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
2:17:50 PM Public comment Gary Reed submitted 4 photos labeled Exhibit A through D, Item #8, Martha Collins, Sim Hofman, and Kerry White
2:27:01 PM Board discussion including Jennifer Madgic and Greg Sullivan
2:31:45 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments, make a finding that for purposes of 76-2-209 the Agricultural Suburban Designation in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District is the geographic area zoned as "Residential."
2:32:03 PM Commissioner Murdock So moved.
2:32:06 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
2:32:08 PM Board discussion
2:32:32 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:32:41 PM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we direct the Planning staff to do a County Commission initiated zone text amendment to allow gravel pits as a Conditional Use in the AS zone.
2:32:56 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
2:33:02 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:33:05 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Requested bid totals from regular agenda Item #3 to be read into the record.
2:33:21 PM Craig Brawner, Morrison-Maierle, Inc Comments, JTL Group-schedule 1A for RID 314 is $62,077, schedule 1B for RID 340 is $169,506.00; Big Sky Asphalt-schedule 1A for RID 314 is $48,660.00, schedule 1B for RID 340 is $132,970.00; and Gallatin Asphalt-schedule 1A for RID 314 is $45,925.00, schedule 1B for RID 340 is $121,635.00.
2:35:45 PM Acting Chairman Skinner Presentation and Public Hearing on Gallatin County Growth Policy Implementation Program and Discussion on Public Outreach and Model Methodology
2:36:09 PM Commission comments
2:39:08 PM County Planner Jennifer Madgic Presentation
2:43:33 PM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong and County Planner Sean O'Callaghan PowerPoint Presentation
2:55:28 PM County Planner Jennifer Madgic Comments
2:56:40 PM County Planner Randy Johnson Comments
2:58:30 PM Discussion between the Commission, Sean O'Callaghan, Allen Armstrong, Jennifer Madgic, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
3:10:07 PM Public comment John Thiede, Martha Collins, Kerry White, Roger Nerlin, and Jim Loessberg
3:32:26 PM Discussion between the Commission, Martha Collins, Greg Sullivan, and Jennifer Madgic
3:38:13 PM Public comment Amber Hargrove and John Thiede
3:46:28 PM No action taken.
3:46:39 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
3:46:41 PM Meeting adjourned.
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