Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. March 13, 2007
Date 03/13/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:02:08 AM Chairman Skinner
Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young.
9:03:04 AM Chairman Skinner Agenda Announcement(s): Regular Agenda Item #3: Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption Stating the Responsibility and Authority of a Project Manager for 9-1-1 for Professional Service Contracts - has been pulled and Regular Agenda Item #4: Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption Stating the Responsibility and Authority of a Project Manager for the Detention Center Project for Professional Service Contracts - has been continued until tomorrow afternoon's meeting in Manhattan.
9:03:26 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:48 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for February 14, 20 and 28, 2007, 2. Approval of Claims, 3. Approval of Disposal per MCA 7-8-2211 by Private Sale of Search & Rescue Trailer with an Appraised Valued of $200, 4. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Albee, 5. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for McManus, 6. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Brekke, and 7. Approval of Contract(s): Modification to Contract #2006-053 with Great West Engineering for the Regional Wastewater Study to Allow Printing and Distribution of 30 Copies of the "Study" to Stakeholders and a follow-up Phone Survey; Modification to Contract
#2006-113 with Great West Engineering to Include the Cost of Engineering Assistance for the STAG, TSEP and DNRC Grant Applications for the Hebgen Lake Estates Wastewater Project
9:05:12 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:22 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to approve the consent agenda as read into record.
9:05:28 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:05:33 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:36 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment(s):
9:05:48 AM Commissioner Murdock Open Lands Board
9:06:13 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:23 AM Commissioner White I'm very glad that Jennifer Olson has put her application in for the Open Lands Board, I've met Jennifer Olson and I think she'll be a great addition to the Board and I would make a motion to except her application and add her to the Open Lands Board.
9:06:43 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:06:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:56 AM Chairman Skinner Presentation of Status and Request for Funding Supporting the Skyline Bus Services
9:07:10 AM David Kack, Streamline Presentation
9:10:58 AM Ennion Williams, General Manager of Lone Mountain Guest Ranch, Big Sky Comments on behalf of the Skyline Bus Service
9:11:59 AM Discussion and Questions
9:21:14 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:29 AM Board Discussion including David Kack
9:27:36 AM No Action Taken.
9:27:44 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption Stating the Responsibility and Authority of a Project Manager for 9-1-1 for Professional Service Contracts - has been pulled and Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption Stating the Responsibility and Authority of a Project Manager for the Detention Center Project for Professional Service Contracts - has been continued for tomorrow. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Adoption Stating the Responsibility and Authority
9:28:13 AM County Administrator Earl Mathers Presentation
9:29:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:29:14 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve Resolution #2007-020.
9:29:22 AM Commissioner White Second
9:29:35 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:29:40 AM Chairman Skinner Decision on a Request for Final Plat Approval of the Border Commons Condominiums, Lot 8, Garden Center Subdivision
9:29:52 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report
9:30:53 AM Discussion and Questions
9:31:52 AM Lanette Windemaker, Planning Consultant Comments on behalf of the applicant; TW Properties, LLC (Trina Wolf)
9:32:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:32:13 AM Board Discussion
9:32:14 AM Commissioner White Seeing that all the conditions of the preliminary plat that was required for the Borders Common Condominiums have been met per the staff report and the attached documents, I would make a motion for the approval of the final plat.
9:32:32 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:32:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:49 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Amsterdam Village Planned Unit Development and Major Subdivision
9:33:01 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report, submitted the following documentation: Findings of Fact and Recommendation in the matter of the request by Starfire, LP, labeled Exhibit A, Item #7, e-mail from Cindy Elliot, labeled Exhibit B, Item #7, letter from Carl Vander Molen labeled Exhibit C, Item #7, letter from MDOT dated March 12, 2007, labeled Exhibit D, Item #7, e-mail from Beverly Marshall, labeled Exhibit E, Item #7, and a letter from Lane Coulston, dated March 13, 2007, labeled Exhibit F, Item #7.
9:52:54 AM Discussion and Questions
10:01:33 AM Wayne Freeman, CTA Architects Engineers Presentation/PowerPoint on behalf of applicant; Starfire, LP
10:45:00 AM Discussion and Questions
10:57:00 AM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments
10:57:23 AM Discussion between Greg Sullivan and Wayne Freeman
10:58:26 AM Recess
11:09:54 AM Reconvene to meeting.
11:10:13 AM Public Comment Doug Braaksma
11:12:18 AM Discussion and Questions
11:16:20 AM Public Comment Ken Danhof, Carol Weidenaar, Ethel Dykstra, Ninia Baehr, Jim Wertman, Donna Eakman, Ian Elliot, Chuck Tooley, Cathy Costakis, Lyle Bergh, spoke on behalf of Hermann R. VanDyke Living Trust and Jack and Rita Vandermolen, Kevin Veltkamp, John Fowler, submitted a letter on behalf of Amsterdam School dated March 8, 2007, labeled Exhibit G, Item #7, Lane Coulsten, Randy Carpenter, Mike Dyk read letter into record from Walt Sales, Carly Danhof, and Cindy Elliot
12:11:54 PM Wayne Freeman, CTA Architects Engineers Rebuttal
12:15:59 PM Discussion between the Commission and Wayne Freeman
12:22:09 PM Board Discussion
12:41:37 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Advice and comments
12:44:06 PM Discussion between the Commission and Greg Sullivan
12:49:45 PM Recess
12:54:03 PM Reconvene to meeting.
12:54:47 PM Commissioner White I would approve preliminary plat for the Amsterdam Village Planned Unit Development, Major Sub...
12:55:00 PM Discussion between the Commission, Christopher Scott, Greg Sullivan, and Wayne Freeman
12:59:43 PM No Action Taken.
12:59:45 PM Chairman Skinner Determination on two requested waivers from Design and Improvement Standards.
1:00:07 PM Discussion between the Commission, Greg Sullivan, and Christopher Scott
1:01:17 PM Commissioner Murdock
I will move, I could be like some previous County Commissioners and if they were against a project just abstain from everything, but sensing that this is going to pass, I don't have a problem with their design within the perimeters of their boundary, it's just I state for what I stated, but given that it's going to pass I am fine with their waivers and I will so move to grant them.
1:01:42 PM Commissioner White Second
1:01:46 PM Board Discussion/Findings including Christopher Scott
1:04:05 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:04:10 PM Chairman Skinner Continue the decision on this development for two weeks.
1:04:18 PM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan, Wayne Freeman, and Mike Harris, Open Lands Board Coordinator
1:13:42 PM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan
1:17:26 PM Chairman Skinner
Noted that this item will be continued until March 27, 2007, vote on the decision after the conditions are finalized.
1:17:48 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
1:17:51 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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