Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. December 20, 2006
Date 12/20/2006 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:39:57 PM Chairman Vincent Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and Vincent, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young.
1:40:02 PM Chairman Vincent Agenda Announcement: Bresnan Communications will be televising the County Commission Public Meetings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week on Channel 20.
1:40:08 PM Chairman Vincent There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:40:22 PM Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1) Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption Request for Thomas, 2) Decision on Mortgage Exemption Request for Greydanus, 3) Decision on Lot Aggregation Exemption for Ainsworth Qualified Personal Residence Trust, 4) Approval of Transfer of $800,000 Funds from the Open Space Bond for the Hugo Schmidt Conservation Easement, 5) Decision for Correction Plat for Bronstein
1:40:49 PM There was no public comment.
1:41:00 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda.
1:41:05 PM Chairman Vincent Second
1:41:09 PM Board discussion including Open Lands Board Coordinator Mike Harris.
1:42:28 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:42:31 PM Chairman Vincent Board Appointment(s):
1:42:49 PM Commissioner Skinner Three Forks Mosquito Control District
1:43:18 PM There was no public comment.
1:43:27 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to appoint Mr. (Mike) Elmose to the Three Forks Mosquito Control District.
1:43:36 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:43:44 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:43:47 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on First Reading of a Speed Ordinance for Little Bear Road
1:44:23 PM Commissioner Murdock Read the ordinance into the record.
1:46:15 PM Public Comment Scott Harvey, submitted a map of Little Bear & Little Bear Spur Roads, labeled Exhibit A, Item #3.
1:48:14 PM Discussion between the Commission and Scott Harvey
1:48:40 PM Public Comment David Conar, Lee Hart, and Heidi Hart
1:56:40 PM Closed public comment.
1:56:45 PM Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan, and David Conar
2:05:51 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I am going to move that we set the speed limit on the Little Bear Road to 35 miles per hour. (Ordinance #2006-009)
2:06:15 PM Chairman Vincent Second
2:06:21 PM Board Discussion
2:07:19 PM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed.
2:07:41 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on First Reading of a Speed Ordinance for Little Bear Spur Road
2:08:00 PM Commissioner Skinner Read the ordinance into the record.
2:10:18 PM Public Comment Scott Harvey and David Conar
2:16:36 PM Commissioner Murdock Noted that these members that have testifyied are referring to map submitted by Scott Harvey of Little Bear & Little Bear Spur Roads, labeled Exhibit A, Item #3.
2:16:55 PM Public Comment Lee Hart and Katie Harvey
2:20:26 PM Closed public comment.
2:20:29 PM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
2:32:05 PM Gallatin County Under Sheriff Jim Oberhofer Comments
2:32:57 PM Discussion between the Commission, Katie Harvey, Scott Harvey, and Jim Oberhofer
2:38:30 PM I'm gonna move that we approve Ordinance #2006-010.
2:38:39 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:38:46 PM Board discussion including David Conar
2:41:17 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:41:45 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Family Transfer Exemption for Guiot
2:41:56 PM Commission comments
2:43:23 PM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report
2:45:00 PM Chairman Vincent Confirmed applicant, Charles A. Guiot, was aware he would be testifying under oath.
2:45:05 PM Charles A. Guiot Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and testified under oath.
2:48:01 PM There was no public comment.
2:48:18 PM Commissioner Murdock This is what the family transfer exemption's for, finding that it meets the intent and the requirements of the law and the Gallatin County Subdivision regulations, I move that we approve the Guiot family transfer exemption.
2:48:31 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:48:40 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:49:11 PM Chairman Vincent Decision on Boundary Relocation Request for Seifert Ranch, Inc
2:49:28 PM County Planner Victoria C. Drummond, AICP Staff Report
2:52:51 PM Discussion between the Commission, Victoria Drummond, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
3:00:32 PM Mark Siefert Applicant comments
3:01:47 PM Discussion between the Commission and Mark Siefert
3:02:52 PM There was no public comment.
3:03:06 PM Closed public comment.
3:03:10 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve this exemption
3:03:13 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
3:03:24 PM Board Discussion/Findings between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
3:04:08 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:04:13 PM Chairman Vincent Receipt of Petition and Assignment of Viewing Committee to Abandon a 60-Foot Wide County Road Easement in the W1/2NW1/4 Section 26, T1N, R3E
3:04:43 PM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Presentation
3:07:10 PM There was no public comment.
3:07:27 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we accept the petition as read into the record by Clerk and Recorder/Surveyor Shelley Vance, and appoint newly elected Commissioner Steve White to the viewing committee, give him a taste of a road abandonment process.
3:07:44 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
3:07:45 PM Board Discussion including Shelley Vance and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
3:09:12 PM Commissioner Murdock I will withdraw my motion and I would appoint the viewing committee to include (Commissioner) Joe Skinner then, comments
3:09:29 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
3:09:42 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:09:52 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named Road off Emerald Lane to Jasper Lane)
3:10:11 PM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
3:11:19 PM
3:11:29 PM Closed public comment.
3:11:31 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2006-150, which is a resolution that would name an un-named road off Emerald Lane, Jasper Lane.
3:11:43 PM Chairman Vincent Second
3:11:54 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:11:59 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision for Final Approval and Authorization to Transfer Funds for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Hoffman Property
3:12:23 PM Open Lands Board Coordinator, Mike Harris Presentation
3:13:19 PM Discussion between the Commission and Mike Harris
3:14:45 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the David Hoffman application and grant for $350,000 from the open space bond fund and incorporating the findings as amended, presented to us by Mike Harris.
3:15:03 PM Discussion between the Commission and Mike Harris
3:15:20 PM Second
3:15:34 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:15:39 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision for Final Approval and Authorization to Transfer Funds for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Visser Property
3:15:48 PM Open Lands Board Coordinator, Mike Harris Presentation
3:16:50 PM There was no public comment.
3:16:56 PM Closed public comment.
3:17:00 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move to transfer $400,000 worth of funds for the purchase of the Conservation Easement on the Visser property.
3:17:08 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
3:17:14 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:17:21 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision for Final Approval and Authorization to Transfer Funds for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Oyler Property
3:17:34 PM Open Lands Board Coordinator, Mike Harris Presentation
3:18:36 PM There was no public comment.
3:18:41 PM Closed public comment.
3:18:44 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the transfer of $750,000 from the open space bond funds for a conservation easement as described and listed in the findings by Mike Harris for the Oyler Ranch.
3:19:00 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
3:19:08 PM Board discussion including Mike Harris
3:20:55 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:21:07 PM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County FY 2007 Budget by Appropriating $19,250 in Revenues Received from the Montana Department of Transportation, STEP Program
3:21:41 PM Gallatin County Under Sheriff, Jim Oberhofer Presentation
3:22:17 PM There was no public comment.
3:22:21 PM Closed public comment.
3:22:23 PM Chairman Vincent Motion to approve Resolution #2006-151.
3:22:28 PM Commissioner Skinner So moved.
3:22:29 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
3:22:30 PM
3:22:37 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:22:40 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
3:22:42 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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