Description Gallatin County Commissioners Journal No. June 26, 2007
Date 06/26/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:02:30 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:03:16 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:33 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contracts: Bozeman Daily Chronicle for Legal Advertising; Replacement of Roof on the West Portion of the L&J Building with Comma Q Architects; Dietician Services for the Rest Home for Therapeutic Diet, Menu Development, Food Service & Sanitation Guideline, Medical Chart Review with Clinical Dietary Assessments and Recommendations; Medical Director to Implement Resident Care Policies and Coordination of Medical Care at Rest Home; Extend Contract #2007-037 with the State of Montana Transportation Planning Division to Accommodate Consultant's Schedule and Continue Study; Installation of Audio Distribution Equipment for Streaming of Public Meeting from the Courthouse Community Room via Internet 3. Approval of
Trade-In of 1997 Midland Belly Dump Trailer ($12,500) for Road Department 4. Approval of Grant Application with the Federal Aviation Administration for an Automated Weather Observation Station for the Three Forks Airport 5. Approval to Transfer Budget Authority for ITS in the Amount of $70,800 for Accounting Software
9:05:17 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:32 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record.
9:05:36 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:05:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:44 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointments
9:05:53 AM Commissioner White Meadow View Cemetery Board
9:06:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:25 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we reappoint Mr. Ballantyne.
9:06:29 AM Commissioner White Second
9:06:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:39 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of Proposals for Use of the Community Transportation Enhancement Program Fund
9:06:50 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:09:24 AM Discussion and Questions
9:14:33 AM Bob Hall, Public Services, Town of West Yellowstone Presentation
9:15:18 AM Discussion and Questions
9:16:00 AM Tony Haag, Mayor for Town of Manhattan Presentation
9:17:15 AM Discussion and Questions
9:18:00 AM Gene Townsend, Mayor of Three Forks Presentation
9:20:46 AM Discussion and Questions
9:22:32 AM Bill Olson, Big Sky Community Corp. Presentation
9:26:05 AM Discussion and Questions
9:27:25 AM Public Comment John Leeper, Chairman of Big Sky Community Corp. Trail Committee; Ray Heagney, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Manager Headwaters State Park; Tom Nesbitt, WY Downtown Improvement District; Mary Jane McGarity, Executive Director, Big Sky Community Corp.; Bill Simkins; and Brenda Nesbitt, WY Downtown Improvement District.
9:35:03 AM Board discussion including Larry Watson
9:58:44 AM Commissioner Murdock I'm going to move that we allocate all of this year's funds available in CTEP and commit any funds available next year in CTEP to these four projects that have been presented today.
9:59:19 AM Commissioner White Second
9:59:26 AM Board discussion
9:59:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:59:53 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we allocate $100,000 towards the Three Forks project. That includes contingencies and indirect costs and anything else Larry mentioned.
10:00:04 AM Commissioner White Second
10:00:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:30 AM Discussion between the Commission and Larry Watson
10:01:14 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to allocate $50,000 to the Big Sky project. That includes indirect costs and contingencies and anything else Larry mentioned.
10:01:21 AM Commissioner White Second
10:01:26 AM Board Discussion
10:01:49 AM Motion defeated 2:1. Commissioner Murdock voted aye.
10:01:58 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to put the balance of this year's allocation towards West Yellowstone.
10:02:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:02:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:02:16 AM Board discussion including Larry Watson
10:04:04 AM Chairman Skinner Break
10:15:04 AM Chairman Skinner Reconvene to meeting. Continuation on a Public Hearing and Decision of a Resolution of Intent to Revise the Boundaries of the East Gallatin Zoning District to Encompass Additional Properties
10:15:24 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Presentation
10:17:25 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
10:18:48 AM Dale Beland Presentation
10:22:30 AM Mark Seifert Applicant comments
10:24:34 AM Public Comment Bob Schultz; Valerie Drake; C.B. Dormire; and Dan Griffin.
10:35:44 AM Board discussion including Dale Beland, Attorney Joby Sabol, Sean O'Callaghan and Kate Dinwiddie
11:05:35 AM Chairman Skinner We'll continue it until the 3rd (July) for another update or another revised application.
11:05:46 AM Board discussion including Sean O'Callaghan and Kate Dinwiddie
11:08:03 AM Chairman Skinner Recess
11:16:54 AM Chairman Skinner Reconvene to meeting. Continuation on a Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Plat Approval of the Dykstra Farms Major Subdivision (continued from June 13, 2007)
11:17:09 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
11:26:06 AM Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
11:31:35 AM Tom Henesh, Big Sky Land Consulting Comments
11:37:00 AM Discussion and Questions
11:38:36 AM There was no public comment.
11:38:46 AM Board discussion including George Durkin
11:43:25 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to approve it with all the conditions as amended.
11:43:29 AM Chairman Skinner The revised ones and the amended ones by the applicant?
11:43:43 AM Commissioner Murdock Yes, with the amended, suggestions amended, Tom Henesh's suggestions to change #13 and #14.
11:43:56 AM Chairman Skinner And all the other changes?
11:43:58 AM Commissioner Murdock And all the other changes.
11:43:59 AM Commissioner White Second
11:44:04 AM Discussion between the Commission, George Durkin and Jason Karp
11:46:47 AM Board discussion/Findings
11:50:15 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:50:50 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of the Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Amended Plat of Lot 48 of the Hyalite Foothills Subdivision No. 1
11:51:16 AM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Staff report
11:56:09 AM Discussion and Questions
11:57:15 AM Dennis Foreman, Gaston Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicants Edward and Eileen Francis
11:58:02 AM Discussion and Questions
11:59:58 AM There was no public comment.
12:00:07 PM Board discussion including Kate Dinwiddie and Randy Johnson
12:02:42 PM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we approve this one-lot minor subdivision with the conditions as presented to us, and agreed to by the applicant on record.
12:02:52 PM Commissioner White Second
12:02:55 PM Board discussion/Findings
12:03:29 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:03:36 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Amended Plat of Minor Subdivision #227 (28 North Minor) Including a Request for a Variance from the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations (Section 7.A.6) Regarding Road Design Standards
12:04:37 PM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Staff Report
12:09:51 PM Trever McSpadden, Morrison-Maierle Presentation on behalf of applicant Robert Torter
12:11:00 PM Bob Lee, Land Use Planner, Morrison-Maierle Comments
12:12:39 PM Hertha Lund, Wittich Law Firm Comments on behalf of client Robert Torter
12:13:19 PM There was no public comment.
12:13:33 PM Board discussion/Findings
12:13:46 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the variance request to 7.a.6. of the Subdivision Regulations.
12:13:56 PM Commissioner White Second
12:13:59 PM Board discussion/Findings including Randy Johnson
12:15:43 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:15:49 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the amended plat of this minor subdivision with the conditions as proposed in the staff report.
12:16:01 PM Commissioner White Second
12:16:06 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:16:10 PM There were no Pending Resolutions
12:16:13 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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