Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. January 24, 2007
Date 01/24/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:33:56 PM Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young.
1:34:02 PM Chairman Skinner Agenda Announcement: Regular agenda Item #8: Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Substantial Completion of Construction Projects on the Gallatin County Regional Park - has been continued, date uncertain. Also, announced that the Commission will need to conclude comment by 4:30p.m., as they are to attend a meeting this evening.
1:34:57 PM Chairman Skinner Public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Dick O'Connor spoke on behalf of Four Parks in regards to regular agenda Item #8 and stated that they are not in favor of this issue.
1:36:33 PM Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1) Decision on Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Karson/Mast, 2) Decision on Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Pfutzenreuter/Forrest, 3) Decision on Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District
1:37:04 PM There was no public comment.
1:37:15 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the consent agenda as read.
1:37:19 PM Commissioner White Second
1:37:24 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:37:26 PM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment(s):
1:37:35 PM Commissioner White Sedan Rural Fire District
1:38:03 PM There was no public comment.
1:38:13 PM Commissioner White I would nominate, or make a motion for the approval of Henry Glenn for the position that is vacant on the Sedan Fire District, Board of Trustees.
1:38:26 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:38:38 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:42 PM Chairman Skinner Presentation from Gallatin County Libraries Regarding FY 2006 Annual Reports
1:39:00 PM Jean Nelson, Director of Three Forks Public Library Presentation
1:40:24 PM Julia Herdina, Head Librarian for Manhattan Community Library Presentation, submitted FY 2006 annual report, labeled Exhibit A, Item #2.
1:42:18 PM Mary Gerard, Director of W. Yellowstone Public Library Presentation, submitted FY2006 annual report, labeled Exhibit B, Item #2.
1:44:12 PM Discussion and Questions
1:44:31 PM Alice Meister, Director of Bozeman Public Library Presentation, submitted FY 2006 annual report brochure, labeled Exhibit C, Item #2.
1:46:27 PM Gale Bacon, Director of Belgrade Community Library Presentation, submitted FY 2006 annual report brochure, labeled Exhibit D, Item #2.
1:49:39 PM Alice Meister, Director of Bozeman Public Library Comments
1:49:55 PM Commission comments
1:50:35 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the County PILT Fund FY 2007 Budget to Move Budget Authority From Contingency to Capital Outlay in the Amount of $3,150
1:50:54 PM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
1:52:01 PM There was no public comment.
1:52:07 PM Discussion and Questions
1:52:54 PM Commissioner White I would recommend or I would make a motion to approve to Resolution #2007-005.
1:53:07 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:53:23 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:53:28 PM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Noted, he will be back in front of the commission in one week with a Resolution of Amendment.
1:53:42 PM Chairman Skinner Presentation of and Request by Citizens for Balanced Use for Gallatin County to Sign a Letter of Comment Regarding the Gallatin National Forest Transportation Plan and Decision by Commission on Letter
1:54:05 PM Kerry White, Board Member of Citizens for Balanced Use Comments on behalf of Citizens for Balanced Use
1:54:38 PM Ben Erickson, Board Member of Citizens for Balanced Use Presentation on behalf of Citizens for Balanced Use.
2:01:40 PM Cory Swanson, Attorney Comments on behalf of client; Citizens for Balanced Use
2:07:44 PM Discussion between the Commission, Cory Swanson, and Ben Erickson.
2:10:24 PM Public Comment April Johnston, Brad Green, Stacy Bragg, Jim Brown, Jeremy Fatouros, submitted a letter on behalf of Montana Snowmobile Assoc., labeled Exhibit A, Item #4 and additional letter from Board of Park County Commissioner, labeled Exhibit B, Item #4, Judy Rue, submitted a letter from Rick Reed, Sweetgrass County Commissioner and read into the record, labeled Exhibit C, Item #4, Pat Povah, Patricia Dowd, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, submitted documents on "Forest Service Record of Decision, labeled Exhibit D, Item #4.
2:33:31 PM Discussion between the Commission and Patricia Dowd
2:36:42 PM Public Comment Mary Sudowski, Gail Richardson, Joe Gutkoski, submitted a flyer of "Montanans for Gallatin Wilderness, labeled Exhibit E, Item #4, Lauren Blanksma, Kirk Hewitt, Tim White, Blair Howze, and Debra Blanksma
2:58:52 PM Closed public comment.
2:58:58 PM Board Discussion
3:01:53 PM Commissioner White I would make a motion to, for the County Commission to formally sign this letter as the other counties have done, Sweetgrass and Park County and send it off to the Forest Service and hopefully get their attention.
3:02:10 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
3:02:16 PM Continued Board Discussion
3:05:15 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:05:20 PM Chairman Skinner Presentation of and Request by Southwest Montana Climbers Coalition for Gallatin County to Sign a Letter of Comment Regarding the Gallatin National Forest Transportation Plan and Decision by Commission on Letter
3:05:40 PM Joe Josephson, Southwest Montana Climbers Coalition & Senior Guide for Montana Alpine Guides Presentation/PowerPoint
3:19:42 PM Public Comment Blair Howze and Joe Gutkoski
3:22:21 PM Discussion between Joe Josephson and Joe Gutkoski.
3:22:46 PM Public Comment Patricia Dowd, Greater Yellowstone Coalition and Gail Richardson
3:24:23 PM Board Discussion
3:24:27 PM Commissioner Murdock Doesn't it raise a question when you have, Citizens for Balanced Use or at least representatives from them, the Bridger Nordic Club, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition all in agreement on this narrowly focused issue and a Forest Service process which ignores it, I move that we send the letter in.
3:25:00 PM Commissioner White Second
3:25:03 PM Discussion and Questions
3:26:12 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:26:16 PM Chairman Skinner Requests to proceed with agenda Item #7 and to move agenda Item #6 afterwards.
3:26:36 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Hare Minor Subdivision
3:27:02 PM County Planner Tim Skop Staff Report, submitted a memo amending condition #9 of the staff report, labeled Exhibit A, Item #7.
3:32:23 PM Discussion and Questions
3:33:19 PM Dewayne Vinger, Vinger & Associates Comments on behalf of the applicant; Joel Hare.
3:33:41 PM Public Comment Calvin Beauregard
3:34:27 PM Discussion between the Commission, Calvin Beauregard, and Tim Skop
3:36:14 PM Joel Hare Applicant comments
3:36:35 PM Discussion and Questions
3:37:20 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Advised the commission, "That if you are to place a covenant on there against further subdivision, I would suggest that you do that in (Covenants)#10, and have that be a County required covenant."
3:37:41 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this subdivision subject to the conditions presented by staff and as amended to include the amendment to Condition #9 involving the fire protection and then an addition to (Condition) #10, which is the covenants that can only be amending with the consent of the governing body to include a prohibition against further subdivision of the property.
3:38:06 PM Commissioner White Second
3:38:10 PM Board Discussion/Findings
3:38:45 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:38:49 PM Chairman Skinner Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding Comments and Issues Generated from Workshop Held on January 17, 2007 on the Growth Policy Implementation Program's Transfer of Development Rights Option (TDRs)
3:39:36 PM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Presentation
3:40:42 PM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Presentation, submitted memo "Items/Issues that need direction from County Commission", dated January 24, 2007, labeled Exhibit A, Item #8.
3:41:30 PM Board Discussion including Randy Johnson, Sean O'Callaghan, and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan.
3:59:48 PM There was no public comment.
3:59:57 PM Continued discussion with Sean O'Callaghan, Randy Johnson, and Greg Sullivan.
4:01:36 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
4:01:39 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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