Description Gallatin County Commissioners Journal No. July 24, 2007
Date 07/24/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:06:05 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner and White, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder. Commissioner Murdock was excused.
9:06:56 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:07:18 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from July 10 & 11, 2007 3. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Holder 4. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Kamps/Weirsema 5. Decision on Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Fay-pulled 6. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Mattes 7. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Kraft 8. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Visser 9. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Brailsford
9:09:07 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record and the exclusion of consent agenda #5.
9:09:15 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:09:19 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:23 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointments
9:09:31 AM Chairman Skinner Mental Health Local Advisory Board
9:10:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:24 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion that Kathy Berg, Thomas Peluso and Lori Marchak be reappointed to the Mental Health Local Advisory Council.
9:10:33 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:10:43 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:48 AM Commissioner White Three Forks Rural Fire District
9:11:21 AM There was no public comment.
9:11:27 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint John Mutter.
9:11:30 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:11:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:36 AM Chairman Skinner Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District
9:12:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:17 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Joan Cory.
9:12:21 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:12:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:27 AM Chairman Skinner Belgrade City-County Planning Board
9:13:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:06 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the appointment of Keith Mainwaring to the Belgrade City-County Planning Board.
9:13:13 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:13:15 AM Board Discussion
9:13:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:38 AM Chairman Skinner Gallatin County Planning Board - continued.
9:14:02 AM No action taken.
9:14:07 AM Commissioner White Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Committee
9:14:48 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:54 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the reappointment of Mary Ellen Fitzgerald, David Smith, and Bob Julian, and also for the appointment of Lawrence Van Dyke for the construction position on the CIP committee.
9:15:08 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:15:12 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:23 AM Chairman Skinner Yellowstone Country Montana Inc. Committee
9:15:52 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:00 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Bruce Gourley to the Yellowstone Country Montana Committee.
9:16:07 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:16:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:18 AM Commissioner White Historic Preservation Board
9:16:46 AM Board Discussion
9:17:28 AM No action taken.
9:17:31 AM Chairman Skinner Bid Award for Gallatin County RID Paving and Road Maintenance Program 2007 (RID 393, 349, 342)
9:17:49 AM Craig Brawner, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation, recommends awarding the following bids contingent on the successful sale of bonds: Schedule 1A-Trail Creek Paving to JTL, Inc. at $480,757.30; Schedule 1B-Trail Creek Guardrail to GST, Inc at $103,418.05; Schedule 2A-Mount View Overlay , low bidder was Gallatin Asphalt, Inc. at $69,620.75, this bid exceeds available RID funds so was unable to award this schedule; Schedule 2B-Mount View Chipseal to Gallatin Asphalt, Inc. at $19,527.90; Schedule 3-Wheatland Hills to Gallatin Asphalt, Inc. at $114,309.00.
9:24:46 AM Discussion and Questions
9:28:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:28:44 AM Board Discussion including Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
9:28:59 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the acceptance of the bids and awarding of the bid contracts to the recommended successful bidders as was placed into record by Craig Brawner from Morrison-Maierle and, for the, regarding the schedules that were also placed into record.
9:29:26 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:29:28 AM Board Discussion including Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie.
9:29:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:30:08 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Kennedy
9:30:22 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:32:29 AM Jacalyn A. Kennedy Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and testified under oath.
9:34:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:34:58 AM Board Discussion/Findings
9:35:16 AM Commissioner White I believe that this is an appropriate use of the family transfer exemption and I would support it with a motion to approve.
9:35:23 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:35:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:41 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Comment on a Conservation Easement Being Donated to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
9:35:49 AM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie on behalf of Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Comments
9:36:11 AM Discussion and Questions
9:36:28 AM There was no public comment.
9:36:46 AM Commissioner White Comments
9:37:50 AM No action taken.
9:38:04 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Saber Circle, aka Sabre Circle, aka Painted Hills Road [portion] to Saddle Creek Road)
9:38:29 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:39:27 AM Discussion and Questions
9:40:36 AM There was no public comment.
9:40:46 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2007-080 which creates a new road name of Saddle Creek Road from the aka's as read into record.
9:40:59 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:41:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:13 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-Named Road off Brownstone Loop to Middle Fork Trail)
9:41:24 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:42:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:42:16 AM Discussion and Questions
9:42:26 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2007-081 which changes this particular stretch of road to the Middle Fork Trail.
9:42:38 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:42:41 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:42:51 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Bozeman Trail to N. 17th Avenue-Covered Wagon)
9:43:06 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:44:33 AM Discussion and Questions
9:44:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:44:54 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2007-082 which changes a section of Bozeman Trail Road in the Covered Wagon area to N. 17th Avenue.
9:45:10 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:45:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:45:25 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Wytcherely Minor Subdivision, Including a Decision on a Variance Request From the Intersection Standards (Section 7.C.3) of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations
9:45:46 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff Report
9:53:39 AM Discussion and Questions
9:55:44 AM Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:58:25 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Presentation on behalf of the applicant Chris Wytcherely
10:06:18 AM Discussion and Questions
10:08:34 AM Public Comment Don Boyd and Karen Tkach
10:26:50 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Rebuttal
10:27:06 AM Discussion between the Commission, Mark Chandler, Planning Director Greg Sullivan, Tim Skop and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie.
10:36:38 AM Board Discussion/Findings
10:39:52 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to grant a variance for the offsetting road requirement of Section 7 of our subregs that requires opposing roads to have a 300-foot separation and this would only have 270 feet, comments.
10:41:52 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:41:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:42:09 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of Minor Subdivision Wytcherely with the conditions that were entered into record by staff and also with the language that we commonly use regarding the no-access strip that the road department, George Durkin, entered into record, I would ask that the language be added to this as a condition of approval.
10:42:47 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:42:54 AM Board Discussion/Findings
10:45:37 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:45:41 AM Recess
10:58:43 AM Chairman Skinner Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for Reed for a Sand and Gravel Mining Operating in the Agricultural Suburban District in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area (Donut) Zoning District
10:59:07 AM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Staff Report
11:05:17 AM Discussion and Questions
11:09:14 AM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Comments
11:10:29 AM Discussion between the Commission, Lee Provance and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
11:26:57 AM Gary Reed Applicant presentation
11:28:50 AM Discussion and Questions
11:31:31 AM Public Comment Pam Shampeny; William Boswell; Peter Lockwood, submitted correspondence labeled Exhibit A, Item #9; and Jessie Close
11:52:34 AM Gary Reed Rebuttal
11:54:35 AM Discussion and Questions
11:59:58 AM Board Discussion/Findings
12:09:30 PM Commissioner White I would move for approval of the CUP for the Reed, for the Conditional Use Permit for the Reed Sand and Gravel Operation.
12:09:37 PM Chairman Skinner Do you want to address the changes in your conditions?
12:09:40 PM Commissioner White The conditions as we discussed for the approval of this would be the elimination of staff condition #4 and the hours of operation was from 7:30, the new condition 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and no operation on Saturdays, and another, a new condition that would prohibit the use of jake brakes by the trucks that are utilizing the gravel pit.
12:10:12 PM Chairman Skinner Second
12:10:19 PM Board Discussion/Findings including Kate Dinwiddie.
12:12:10 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:12:27 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Final Plat Approval of the Big Sky Town Center Major Subdivision, Huntley Addition Phase
12:12:38 PM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report
12:13:55 PM Discussion and Questions
12:14:34 PM Ryan Hamilton, Simkins Holdings Presentation on behalf of applicant Bill Simkins.
12:15:18 PM There was no public comment.
12:15:27 PM Board Discussion
12:16:08 PM Commissioner White I would make a motion for, to grant approval of final plat.
12:16:12 PM Chairman Skinner Second
12:16:15 PM Board Discussion
12:17:06 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:17:15 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Confirming Emergency Resolution No. 2007-078 Closing Gallatin County to Open Burning and Open Fires
12:17:58 PM There was no public comment.
12:18:03 PM Board Discussion including Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie.
12:19:20 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
12:19:23 PM Meeting adjourned.
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