Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. September 19, 2007
Date 09/19/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:31:38 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.
1:31:43 PM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:31:57 PM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Contracts: Quality Roofing for Roof Replacement at the Law & Justice Center; CTA Architects & Engineers for a Records Storage Needs Assessment; Bridger Heating and Cooling for the Ventilation to an Equipment Closet in the 3rd District Courtroom Building; Contract with the Montana Department of Administration for Geographic Coordinate Database Enhancements to be Developed by the County GIS Department; Contract with Potomac Aviation Technology Corporation for the Installation of a UNICOM-Based Weather Station at Progreba Field, Three Forks; Paying Agency and Registrar Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association for RID 393; G.S.T., Inc. RID 393 (Trail Creek) Guardrail Project Schedule; Interlocal Agreement Between Gallatin,
Madison, Park, Meagher and Sweet Grass Counties for the South Central Montana Interoperability Consortium (SMIC).
2. Decision on a Final Plat Application for the Rimrock Meadows Major Subdivision - pulled
3. Decision on a Final Plat Application for the Amended Plat of Minor Subdivision 246A, also known as the Spain Homestead Subdivision
4. Decision on a Request for Mortgage Survey Exempt from Subdivision Review for Theisen.
1:33:27 PM There was no public comment.
1:33:39 PM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record.
1:33:43 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:33:45 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:33:50 PM Chairman Skinner Agenda announcement: Regular Agenda Item #3, Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exempt from Subdivision Review for Barnes, has been continued until September 26, 2007.
1:34:02 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request for an Extension of the Improvements Agreement for Phase I of the Black Bull Run Major Subdivision
1:34:17 PM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Staff Report
1:35:51 PM Discussion and Questions
1:37:18 PM Public Comment Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin
1:38:42 PM Discussion between the Commission, George Durkin and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
1:42:29 PM Craig Madson, Allied Engineering Comments on behalf of applicant Black Bull Development, LLC
1:43:42 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the release of Letter of Credit, July 12, 2007, for Black Bull Run and approve the extension pending receipt of the, I have to back up, and also move that we approve the extended improvements agreement all conditioned upon receipt of the new Letter of Credit or whatever other financial security that the county would accept in proper form and approved by the County Attorney's office.
1:44:17 PM Commissioner White Second
1:44:20 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:44:25 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Improvements Agreement and Acceptance of Letter of Credit for the Improvements for the Brownstone Condominiums Final Site Plan
1:44:37 PM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report
1:45:58 PM Randy Brown Applicant comments.
1:46:06 PM There was no public comment.
1:46:16 PM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for adoption of the Improvements Agreement for Brownstone Condominiums.
1:46:24 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:46:28 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:46:36 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exempt from Subdivision Review for Veltkamp
1:46:44 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
1:48:07 PM Discussion and Questions
1:48:52 PM Harold and Arlene Veltkamp Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and testified under oath.
1:51:32 PM There was no public comment.
1:51:41 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the Veltkamp family transfer exemption, comments.
1:51:58 PM Commissioner White Second
1:52:02 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:52:07 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Family Transfer Exempt from Subdivision Review for Blackwood
1:52:22 PM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff report
1:54:16 PM Richard and Marion Blackwood Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and testified under oath.
1:57:36 PM There was no public comment.
1:57:41 PM Commissioner White I got the message loud and clear that this particular family transfer request satisfies the conditions of law to grant a family exemption and I would make a motion to approve it.
1:57:57 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:58:02 PM Board discussion
1:58:19 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:58:25 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision for Level One Approval of the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Kennedy Property
2:00:28 PM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris PowerPoint Presentation
2:02:49 PM Discussion and Questions
2:05:49 PM Ted Lange, Gallatin Valley Land Trust Presentation
2:07:03 PM There was no public comment.
2:07:11 PM Board discussion
2:07:29 PM Commissioner Murdock So I would move that we approve level one approval.
2:07:33 PM Commissioner White I'm hesitant to support it and I guess I would concur with, maybe some of the dissenting members of the Open Lands Board that it does fall into an area that, there is some designation for growth in that area and it's right next to where our gravel pit is and such, and I'm going to support it. I'm going to support it because the Open Lands Board did support it and I depend upon their counsel and I believe that the, it's ag land and reading the mission statement of the open lands, you know, for the bond and the money that the people have wanted to spend on open lands that this meets that criteria. I'm just concerned on the location but I will support it.
2:08:24 PM Chairman Skinner Is that a second?
2:08:25 PM Commissioner White Yes it is.
2:08:29 PM Board discussion
2:09:00 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:09:11 PM Chairman Skinner Continuation of Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt a Zone Map Amendment in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District for Norton Properties, LLC
2:09:31 PM County Planner Warren Vaughan Presentation, submitted Certificate of County Clerk & Recorder Relating to Qualifications of the Protestors labeled Exhibit A, Item #7 and vicinity map labeled Exhibit B, Item #7.
2:11:23 PM Tom Henesh, Big Sky Land Consulting Comments
2:11:41 PM There was no public comment.
2:11:56 PM Board Discussion
2:12:58 PM Commissioner White So I support it with a motion to approve (Resolution 2007-117).
2:13:01 PM Chairman Skinner Second
2:13:06 PM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Murdock opposed.
2:13:51 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Plat for the C&B Subsequent Minor Subdivision
2:14:01 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
2:16:27 PM Discussion and Questions
2:17:44 PM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicant C&B Development.
2:24:32 PM Discussion between the Commission, Mark Chandler and Heidi Jensen
2:25:32 PM There was no public comment.
2:25:44 PM Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
2:26:15 PM Discussion between the Commission, George Durkin, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Heidi Jensen
2:29:53 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this, comments. I would move that we approve it with all the conditions Heidi put in here with the addition of the one to the effect that any encroachment permits be obtained, if required.
2:30:20 PM Commissioner White Second
2:30:23 PM Board Discussion/Findings
2:31:44 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:31:50 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision of a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Winchester Minor Subdivision
2:32:05 PM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
2:37:36 PM Discussion and Questions
2:42:38 PM Mark Fasting, Allied Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicant Michael Libster.
2:46:33 PM Discussion between the Commission, Mark Fasting, Michael Libster, Ada Montague, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin.
3:15:48 PM There was no public comment.
3:16:06 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ada Montague, Kate Dinwiddie, Planning Director Greg Sullivan, County Planner Randy Johnson, Jacy Cook, Michael Libster, Mark Fasting and John Pugh, Land Surveyor.
3:38:23 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve with conditions as amended.
3:38:26 PM Discussion between the Commission, Kate Dinwiddie, Randy Johnson, Michael Libster and Mark Fasting.
3:50:16 PM Chairman Skinner Suggests leaving condition #2 as is, strike condition #8, leave condition #4 as is requiring 55 feet, strike condition #5, strike conditions #6b, 6c and 6d, leave condition #10, condition #11 strike second sentence, strike condition #12, suggest striking conditions #13 and #14, adding conditions addressing the stream setbacks or maintenance easement, whichever is appropriate, and add the standard weed condition.
3:51:57 PM Discussion between the Commission, Kate Dinwiddie, and Randy Johnson
3:56:00 PM Chairman Skinner Condition #13 and #14 to combine them with one simple condition that states, "A 25-foot trail easement shall be recorded the entire length of the development."
3:56:14 PM Discussion between the Commission, Mark Fasting, Michael Libster and Kate Dinwiddie.
3:57:43 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the subdivision with the conditions as amended and discussed and presented by Commissioners Skinner and White.
3:57:54 PM Commissioner White Second
3:58:05 PM Board Discussion/Findings
3:59:03 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:59:07 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
3:59:09 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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