Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 November 13, 2007
Date 11/13/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:04:10 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 Mary Miller.
9:04:59 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: As a reminder these meetings are being recorded, televised by Bresnan, and the audio is being streamed over the internet.
9:05:15 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:34 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes from October 30 & 31, 2007 3. Approval of Contracts: Renewal of DUI Task Force Office Sublease with MADD; Preparation of Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports Year End 6/30/07; and Contract with CommaQ Architecture Inc for Replacement of Floor Covering Materials at the Law & Justice Center 4. Approval of Budget Transfer for the Grants Department 3rd District Court Expenses
9:06:26 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:34 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record.
9:06:37 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:06:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:44 AM Chairman Skinner Bid Award Recommendation for the New County Road and Bridge Shop Construction
9:07:14 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Comments
9:07:32 AM Bob Mechels, Dowling Sandholm Architecture Recommendation was for Langlas and Associates with the low base bid in the amount of $2,179,000.00.
9:08:15 AM Discussion and Questions
9:12:17 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:26 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the bid for the new county Road and Bridge shop construction project to Langlas and Associates.
9:12:36 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:12:41 AM Board discussion including Bob Mechels
9:13:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:21 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointments
9:14:31 AM Commissioner White Search and Rescue
9:14:55 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:04 AM Commissioner Murdock I would move it says "does with" I think that means "wish" but I would move to re-appoint Mr. Grant.
9:15:15 AM Commissioner White Second
9:15:20 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:26 AM Commissioner Murdock East Gallatin Board of Adjustment
9:15:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:08 AM Board discussion
9:17:21 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the appointment of Dan Griffing.
9:17:25 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:17:29 AM Board discussion
9:17:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:00 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision Regarding an Extension of Improvements Agreement for the Meyer-Nistler Minor Subdivision
9:18:10 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
9:19:20 AM Discussion and Questions
9:20:25 AM Road and Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:21:06 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Comments on behalf of clients Chase-Skogen and Rosa Johnson
9:22:49 AM Discussion and Questions
9:24:34 AM There was no public comment.
9:24:41 AM Commissioner Murdock I'd like to take Susan's recommendation and that would be to accept this as a substitute for the Improvements Agreement assignment letter of credit and ask if she wouldn't forward the document to George Durkin so he could come back at some later date if he chooses to recommend that we increase the amounts, if that's ok with Susan.
9:25:12 AM Commissioner White Second
9:25:18 AM Board discussion including Susan Swimley
9:26:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:26:15 AM Chairman Skinner Continuation of Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Baker Minor Subdivision, Including Variance Requests from Section 7.A.2 Relating to Un-Subdivided Areas and Section 7.F.3 Primary Access Road Standards, from the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations (Public Hearing Held on October 24, 2007)
9:26:42 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff report
9:28:47 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Comments on behalf of applicant Jeff Baker and James Heiskell
9:30:36 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
9:30:55 AM Public comment Gene Cook
9:32:17 AM Discussion between the Commission, Gene Cook and Kate Dinwiddie
9:35:36 AM Road and Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:38:23 AM Discussion between George Durkin, Kate Dinwiddie, and Tom Rogers
9:40:18 AM Attorney Tom Stonecipher Rebuttal on behalf of client Jeff Baker
9:46:06 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Rebuttal on behalf of applicant's Jeff Baker and James Heiskell
9:47:12 AM Discussion between Kate Dinwiddie and Mark Chandler
9:48:25 AM Board discussion including Kate Dinwiddie, Tom Rogers, and Tom Stonecipher
10:01:51 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of the variance request number one.
10:01:56 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:02:03 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:04:04 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:04:08 AM Commission discussion including Tom Rogers
10:05:12 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the granting of variance request number two with that language.
10:05:18 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:05:23 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:06:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:06:29 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval of the Baker Minor Subdivision.
10:06:37 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:06:39 AM Board discussion/Findings including Tom Rogers
10:11:00 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Murdock opposed.
10:11:13 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Appointment of Representatives to the Progreba Field Joint Airport Affected Area Regulation Board in Cooperation with the Town of Three Forks
10:11:27 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Presentation
10:12:19 AM Discussion and Questions
10:12:40 AM There was no public comment.
10:12:49 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I move to advertise for applications to the Progreba Field Joint Airport Affected Area Regulation Board, for which two appointments will be made by this Commission. These appointments will be made in cooperation with the Town of Three Forks, which will also make two appointments to the Board. The final appointment, an at-large member who resides in Gallatin County, will be made by the appointed members. The positions will be advertised and held open for one month to take applications. I further move that Commission staff shall contact the Town of Three Forks to arrange for or confirm its appointment of two members to the Progreba Field Joint Airport Affected Regulation Board.
10:13:45 AM Commissioner White Second
10:13:49 AM Board discussion
10:13:55 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:13:58 AM There were no Pending Resolutions.
10:14:01 AM Meeting adjourned.
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