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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes March 21, 2007
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. March 21, 2007
Date 03/21/2007 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
1:34:22 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.
1:34:29 PM Commissioner Skinner Agenda Announcement: Stated that the consent agenda item will be moved to the regular agenda: Public Hearing and Decision on Signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the Big Sky Community Corporation and the Memorandum of Agreement with the Montana Department of Transportation Concerning the Big Sky Trail Project Along MT 64, Setting out the Duties and Responsibilities of All Parties  
1:34:49 PM   There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:35:05 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin County FY 2007 Budget by Appropriating $6,000 in Revenues Received from the Montana Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic Equipment Grant
1:35:24 PM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
1:36:00 PM   There was no public comment.
1:36:11 PM Commissioner White  I would make a motion for the adopion of Resolution #2007-024, which is a resolution to amend the Gallatin County FY 2007 budget by appropriating $6,000 in revenues received from the Montana Department of Transportation.
1:36:26 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:36:31 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:36:36 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption Relating to Reimbursement of Appropriate Costs in the Financing of the Acquisition, Design, Construction, Equipping and Financing of an Adult Detention Facility
1:36:57 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
1:38:03 PM   There was no public comment.
1:38:15 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2007-025.
1:38:25 PM Commissioner White  Second
1:38:30 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:34 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution and Order declaring an Organization of Territory of the Hebgen Lake Estates County Water and Sewer District
1:38:49 PM Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation
1:39:27 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:39:50 PM   There was no public comment.
1:39:58 PM Commissioner White  I would make a motion for the adoption of Resolution #2007-026.
1:40:05 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:40:12 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:40:16 PM Chairman Skinner Presentation by Consultant, Acceptance of Public Comment and Discussion on Final Study for Updated Transportation Impact Fees  
1:40:26 PM Mike Harris, Open Lands Board Coordinator Comments on behalf of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee  
1:41:23 PM Dwayne Guthrie,TischlerBise Presentation/PowerPoint, submitted copy of powerpoint slides, labeled Exhibit A, Item #4.
1:50:41 PM Jeff Key, Transportation Engineer, Robert Peccia & Associates Presentation/PowerPoint  
1:57:10 PM Dwayne Guthrie,TischlerBise Continued Presentation/PowerPoint
2:03:23 PM Public Comment Dale Beland and Dustin Stuart, Government Affairs Director of Montana Building Industry Association
2:14:21 PM   Discussion between Dwayne Guthrie, Commission, and Dustin Stuart
2:27:40 PM Mike Harris, Open Lands Board Coordinator Comments on behalf of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee  
2:28:43 PM Public Comment Dustin Stuart
2:29:29 PM   Discussion and Questions
2:30:13 PM Dwayne Guthrie,TischlerBise Comments
2:31:02 PM   Board Disussion including Dwayne Guthrie
2:44:33 PM   No Action Taken.
2:44:50 PM Chairman Skinner Consent Agenda Item: Public Hearing and Decision on Signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the Big Sky Community Corporation and the Memorandum of Agreement with the Montana Department of Transportation Concerning the Big Sky Trail Project Along MT 64, Setting out the Duties and Responsibilities of All Parties
2:45:17 PM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Presentation
2:46:48 PM   Discussion and Questions
2:46:53 PM Public Comment John Leeper, Bill Olson, and Mary Jane McGarrity
2:51:30 PM   Board Discussion
2:53:32 PM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we approve this contract that we've all been talking about or is it a memorandum of both.  
2:53:38 PM Chairman Skinner Both an MOU and an MON.
2:53:42 PM Commissioner White  Second
2:53:48 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:54:02 PM Chairman Skinner Continuation of Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Spring Creek Estates Major Subdivision (Continued from March 6, 2007)
2:54:15 PM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report, stated changes and modifications made to conditions to read as follows: condition #14: The subdivider shall provide a (60) foot dedicated right-of-way to the un-subdivided land to the west of this development for future road connections and construct a road to County gravel standards within the dedicated right-of-ways and that the newly constructed road lines up with the orientation of Creekside Drive, located in the Wylie Creek Subdivision to the west., conditon #29: The subdivider shall provide a 30-foot wide utility easement between Lots 23 and 24 to connect to the existing 60-foot public access easement in Kirsha Subdivision to the north. The 30-foot wide utility easement shall not be used for vehicular access., covenant 36(j): Written approval from the Beck Border Ditch Company shall be obtained for any encroachment into the Beck Border Ditch maintenance easement, such as a culvert or bridge. Covenant 36(k): Lot owners shall not remove water from Beck Border Ditch and/or cause to be removed with out deeded water rights. and condition #37: All rights, title, and interest the Subdivider or any other party may have in the existing Preliminary Plat approval for the Kirsha Major Subdivision, approved on November 22, 2005, shall expire with the approval of this Subdivision and the Preliminary Plat for the Kirsha Major Subdiviosn shall be null and void as of the date of these Findings of Fact and Order.  
2:59:42 PM   There was no public comment.
2:59:57 PM Dennis Foreman, Gaston Engineering Agrees to the amendments to the conditions, on behalf of the applicant; Ronald Laden
3:00:19 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Advice and clarification
3:00:39 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the Spring Creek Estates Major Subdivision with all the conditions mentioned in the revised staff report, which is dated March 21st, today.
3:00:53 PM Commissioner White  Second
3:01:00 PM   Board Discussion/Findingss
3:02:25 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
3:02:46 PM Chairman Skinner Decision on Extension of Improvements Agreement and Acceptance of Letter of Credit of the Completion of Improvements on Collins Road and Installation of Ditch Culvert for the Broken 7 Subdivision
3:03:03 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Presentation
3:04:51 PM   There was no public comment.
3:05:16 PM Commissioner White  I would make a motion to grant an extension of the improvements agreement and acceptance of the letter of credit for completion of the improvements on Collins Road and installation of ditch culvert for Broken 7 Subdivision.
3:05:28 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
3:05:31 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments  
3:06:04 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
3:06:08 PM   There were no Pending Resolutions.
3:06:11 PM   Meeting Adjourned.