Description
Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. August 07, 2007
Date
08/07/2007
Location
County Commission
Time
Speaker
Note
9:03:54 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 Stephanie Young.
9:04:38 AM
Chairman Skinner
There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:04:56 AM
Acting Clerk to the Commission Stephanie Young
Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1) Approval of Claims, 2) Approval of Meeting Minutes from July 17, 2007, 3) Approval of Contract(s): Receipt of Big Sky Resort Tax Funds to the Planning Department; Bid/Contract Documents for Paving of Monforton School Road; Contract Documents for 2007 Road Chipsealing Project; Contract with Associated Construction Engineering for Evaluation of the L&J Building's HVAC System; Morrison Maierle, Inc to Provide Administrative Maintenance of Improvements in RID 331; Provide Library Services to County Residents in Three Forks; Provide Library Services to County Residents in Manhattan; Provide Library Services to County Residents in Belgrade; Provide Library Services to County Residents in Bozeman; Agreement with Spectrum Medical, Inc for Medical Services of Inmates at the Gallatin County Department;
Streaming Services with Vision Net, Inc for Public Meetings, and 4) Approval of Asset Trade-In of 623G Scraper for the Logan Landfill
9:06:22 AM
There was no public comment.
9:06:33 AM
Commissioner White
I make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record.
9:06:37 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
9:06:39 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:43 AM
Chairman Skinner
Board Appointment(s):
9:06:51 AM
Chairman Skinner
Gallatin County Planning Board
9:07:37 AM
There was no public comment.
9:07:47 AM
Board Discussion
9:08:19 AM
Commissioner White
We could do a motion for Gail Richardson, Deb Robinson, and Leroy Logterman and I would make a motion for their appointment.
9:08:28 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
9:08:37 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:40 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to appoint Kerry White.
9:08:42 AM
Chairman Skinner
Second
9:08:48 AM
Motion passed unanimously. Commissioner White abstained.
9:09:02 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Belgrade City-County Planning Board
9:09:31 AM
There was no public comment.
9:09:37 AM
Commissioner White
I would make a motion to appoint Benjamin Stanley to the Belgrade City-County Planning Board.
9:09:43 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
9:09:49 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:53 AM
Commissioner White
Weed Board
9:10:19 AM
There was no public comment.
9:10:27 AM
Board Discussion
9:11:34 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we appoint Mr. (Robert) Urich to the Weed Board.
9:11:38 AM
Chairman Skinner
Second
9:11:42 AM
Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner White opposed.
9:11:49 AM
Chairman Skinner
Open Lands Board
9:12:24 AM
There was no public comment.
9:12:30 AM
Board Discussion
9:13:10 AM
Chairman Skinner
Noted that this appointment will be continued for a time uncertain.
9:13:22 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Airport Authority Board
9:14:16 AM
There was no public comment.
9:14:24 AM
Board Discussion
9:16:10 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we re-appoint Mr. (Steve) Williamson.
9:16:14 AM
Chairman Skinner
Second
9:16:19 AM
Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner White opposed.
9:16:31 AM
Commissioner White
Search & Rescue Advisory Board
9:17:04 AM
There was no public comment.
9:17:12 AM
Commissioner White
I'd make a motion for the re-appointment of Mr. (Tom) Reeves, Mr. (Scott) Gill, and Mr. (Doug) Schmier.
9:17:21 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
9:17:26 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:29 AM
Chairman Skinner
Historic Preservation Board
9:18:02 AM
There was no public comment.
9:18:12 AM
Commissioner White
I'd make a motion for the re-appointment of Giles Cokelet to the Historic Preservation Board.
9:18:20 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
9:18:25 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:29 AM
Commissioner Murdock
West Yellowstone Hebgen Basin Refuse Board
9:19:00 AM
There was no public comment.
9:19:08 AM
Commissioner White
I'd make a motion to, for the re-appointment of Mr. (Lee) Andreas.
9:19:11 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
9:19:16 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:25 AM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Adoption of the Transportation Impact Fee Study
9:19:37 AM
Open Lands Board Coordinator Mike Harris
Presentation
9:25:27 AM
Discussion and Questions
9:29:41 AM
Public Comment
Cecilia Reinhart
9:30:55 AM
Discussion and Questions
9:31:42 AM
Board Discussion
9:34:30 AM
Chairman Skinner
Noted that this agenda item and hearing will be re-scheduled for one week.
9:34:39 AM
Open Lands Board Coordinator Mike Harris
Comments
9:35:01 AM
Discussion and Questions
9:35:22 AM
No Action Taken
9:35:27 AM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of Gallatin County, Montana, Calling for the Sale of its Rural Special Improvements District No. 393 Bonds, in the Principal Amount of $900,000
9:35:45 AM
Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills
Presentation
9:36:34 AM
Discussion and Questions
9:37:02 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Comments
9:37:20 AM
Gallatin County Treasurer Kim Buchanan
Comments
9:37:53 AM
Discussion between the Commission, Kim Buchanan, and Charlotte Mills
9:40:46 AM
There was no public comment.
9:41:02 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Move to. (Are we authorizing the sale?), Move to authorize the sale of RID # 393 bonds in the principal amount of $900,000 and that would be as described in Resolution # RID 07-393-C.
9:41:33 AM
Commissioner White
Second
9:41:38 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:49 AM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Fifth One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the Gallatin Peaks Uplands Cluster "A" Major Subdivision
9:42:08 AM
County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP
Staff Report
9:44:33 AM
Discussion and Questions
9:46:43 AM
Bill Simkins, Simkins Holding, LLC
Applicant Presentation
9:49:33 AM
There was no public comment.
9:49:42 AM
Board Discussion
9:50:22 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I would move that we grant them their request.
9:50:29 AM
Commissioner White
Second
9:50:30 AM
Board Discussion
9:51:10 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:18 AM
Recess
10:03:01 AM
Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Rublein Minor Subdivision, Including Variance Requests from Section 7, Table 1 Regarding Length of Cul-De-Sac, and Section 7.A (7) Regarding Subdivision Access from the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations
10:03:25 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Staff Report, noted a correction to the staff report to read as follows: A single-family residence is being constructed on the north end of the subject property, submitted pictures of subject property, labeled Exhibit A, Item #5. Suggests striking the language for both conditions #11 and #12.
10:19:06 AM
Discussion and Questions
10:25:04 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Comments
10:25:53 AM
Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering, Inc
Presentation on behalf of the applicant Eric Rublein.
10:35:11 AM
Discussion and Questions
10:37:15 AM
Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering, Inc
Continued presentation
10:39:55 AM
Discussion and Questions
10:42:36 AM
Eric Rublein
Applicant comments
10:45:41 AM
Public Comment
Kristi Dassonville, submitted map of subject property, labeled Exhibit B, Item #5.
10:50:49 AM
Discussion between the Commission, Kristi Dassonville, and Christopher Scott
10:56:40 AM
Public Comment
Chet Zaiko
10:58:27 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Comments
10:59:37 AM
Eric Rublein
Rebuttal
11:03:31 AM
Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering, Inc
Comments
11:03:49 AM
Discussion between the Commission, Christopher Scott and Kate Dinwiddie
11:11:37 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we deny the request to waive the requirement to provide right-of-way to un-subdivided land to the north of the subject property
11:11:49 AM
Commissioner White
Second
11:11:52 AM
Board Discussion
11:13:02 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
11:13:05 AM
Commissioner Murdock
I move that we grant a variance to the length of the cul-de-sac without a second access, because if they were to extend it further north obviously they're exceeding the length of cul-de-sac's that would otherwise require a second access and I don't want to put him in a no win situation.
11:13:27 AM
Discussion between the Commission, Christopher Scott and Kate Dinwiddie
11:14:18 AM
Commissioner White
Second
11:14:21 AM
Commission comments including Christopher Scott
11:22:25 AM
Motion passed 2:1. Chairman Skinner opposed.
11:22:30 AM
Commission comments
11:22:37 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Clarification to motions made.
11:23:32 AM
Discussion between the Commission and Christopher Scott
11:24:15 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Then I am going to move that we, that we grant a variance to the requirement for a second access.
11:24:22 AM
Commissioner White
Second
11:24:27 AM
Board Discussion
11:26:34 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
11:26:47 AM
Commission comments
11:27:57 AM
Commissioner White
Comments...I support this, I approve the water mitigation plan, I think it is an appropriate thing to do, I just hope they use enforcement on their own.
11:28:46 AM
Chairman Skinner
Is that a motion?
11:28:47 AM
Commissioner White
I'd make a motion to approve, comments.
11:28:50 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
11:28:56 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
11:29:00 AM
Discussion between the Commission, Christopher Scott, and Kate Dinwiddie
11:31:34 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Another motion, that we waive the requirement to construct that easement to extend to the north end of the property boundary that we only require that the easement be provided.
11:31:49 AM
Commissioner White
Second
11:31:53 AM
Board Discussion/Findings
11:32:08 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
11:32:12 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Comments
11:32:19 AM
Discussion and Questions
11:32:26 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Suggests modifying condition #12, strike the language "and construct a county standard road" and striking condition #11.
11:33:06 AM
Commissioner White
I make a motion for approval and I guess with the do I just include the conditions, (as presented and modified, then we will enumerate them.) as presented and modified into record.
11:33:29 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Clarification and comments
11:33:41 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Comments, I would suggest it's "and construct a county standard road".
11:33:52 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Suggests modifying condition #7, to change the covenants to county required covenants.
11:34:14 AM
County Planner Christopher Scott
Comments
11:34:37 AM
Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
Recommends adding the following language to condition #7 as read as follows: Viewed by Gallatin County Planning Department and be included in the county required covenants to be recorded concurrently.
11:34:44 AM
Commission comments
11:34:55 AM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
11:35:01 AM
Board Discussion/Findings
11:38:43 AM
Motion passed unanimously.
11:38:46 AM
There were no Pending Resolutions.
11:38:48 AM
Meeting Adjourned.
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