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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes June 20, 2007
Description Gallatin County Commissioners Journal No. June 20, 2007
Date 06/20/2007 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
1:31:29 PM Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
1:31:34 PM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:31:49 PM Acting Clerk to the Commission Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes from Work Session with Madison County May 22, 2007 2. Decision on Application for Cancellation of Taxes: Parcel #MMM4988 in the amount of $46.39 for Tax Year 2006; $45.05 for Tax Year 2005; $44.65 for Tax Year 2004; $42.96 for Tax Year 2003; $39.14 for Tax Year 2002; $41.11 for Tax Year 2001 3. Approval of Contract: Quality Roofing, Inc. not to exceed $13,575 to Replace the Back Roof Portion of the County Courthouse 4. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Martello
1:32:57 PM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to accept the consent agenda that was read into record.
1:33:01 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:33:06 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:33:11 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Approving Sheriff Fees for Civil Service of Process
1:33:19 PM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Presentation
1:34:46 PM Lt. Carolyn Robinson Comments and discussion with the Commission.
1:38:34 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the Sheriff's fees for service of process as outlined on the attachment in our staff report and explained by Lt. Carolyn Robinson.
1:38:48 PM Commissioner White Second
1:38:53 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:57 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Road Department FY 2007 Budget to Change Capital Outlay Items Listing
1:39:25 PM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Presentation
1:40:55 PM   There was no public comment.
1:41:03 PM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2007-070 and it's a resolution of intent to amend the Road Department FY 2007 budget to change the Capital Outlay items that are listed in the resolution.
1:41:20 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:41:24 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:41:30 PM   Commission comments including Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
1:42:25 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a First Reading for a Speed Ordinance for a Portion of Blackwood Road
1:42:32 PM   Board discussion
1:44:51 PM Commissioner Murdock Summarize Ordinance #2007-004
1:45:34 PM   There was no public comment.
1:45:53 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we set the speed limit on Blackwood Road at the 40 mph mark as suggested in the Ordinance (#2007-004) as a result of the speed limit study.
1:46:09 PM Commissioner White  Second
1:46:22 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:46:39 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Level One Approval for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement with Open Space Bond Funds for the Dyk Conservation Easement
1:46:50 PM Open Lands Coordinator Michael Harris PowerPoint presentation
1:50:27 PM   Discussion with the Commission and Kelly Pohl (Gallatin Valley Land Trust)
1:52:11 PM   There was no public comment.
1:52:26 PM Commissioner White  I'd make a motion for approval of this purchase of conservation easement from the Open Space Bonds Funds, with discussion.
1:52:40 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:52:43 PM   Board Discussion
1:55:09 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:55:14 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of Preliminary Plat Approval for the Amended Plat of Lot 5A of Spain Homestead Park Subdivision
1:55:30 PM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report
1:58:22 PM   Discussion and Questions
2:01:10 PM Doug Pezoldt, Engineering, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicants Mark and Trisha Easton
2:02:45 PM   Discussion with the Commission and Warren Vaughan
2:03:02 PM   There was no public comment.
2:03:09 PM   Board discussion
2:03:26 PM Commissioner Murdock I would support it and will vote for it with the conditions as submitted by the staff to grant preliminary plat approval for the amended plat of Lot 5A.
2:03:41 PM Commissioner White Second
2:03:44 PM   Board Discussion
2:04:44 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:04:50 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Improvements Agreement and Acceptance of Letter of Credit for the Completion of Improvements on Spanish Meadows Major Subdivision
2:05:03 PM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report
2:07:00 PM   There was no public comment.
2:07:18 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we accept the Improvements Agreement and the letter of credit for the completion of improvements in the Spanish Meadows Major Subdivision as presented by Tim Skop, County Planner.
2:07:32 PM Commissioner White  Second
2:07:36 PM   Board Discussion
2:07:49 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:08:03 PM Chairman Skinner Continuation from the June 19, 2007 Commission Meeting, Transfer of Budget Authority for Road & Bridge Department.
2:08:18 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
2:09:14 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Road & Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance
2:18:22 PM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve.
2:18:24 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:18:28 PM   Board discussion
2:18:48 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:18:52 PM   There were no Pending Resolutions
2:18:57 PM   Meeting adjourned.