Description Gallatin County Commissioners Journal No. April 18, 2007
Date 04/18/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:31:23 PM Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young.
1:31:33 PM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:31:52 PM Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1) Approval of Meeting Minutes from April 3 & 4, 2007; 2) Approval of County Asset Disposal (Sheriff) of 2001 Ford S-25 Fleet Patrol Vehicle (Repairs Exceed Value of Vehicle); 3) Decision on Transfer of Budget from the General Fund Contingency to the Auditor's Budget in the Amount of $2,000 for Travel and Printing Costs for the Clarkston Fire Service Area Audit; 4) Approval of Contract(s): Agreement Between Court Services and Central Valley Fire District to Allow Placement of Offenders to Perform Community Service, Agreement Between Court Services and Bozeman Jaycees to Allow Placement of Offenders to Perform Community Service, Interlocal Agreement with City of Bozeman for Inclusion of Bozeman in the Gallatin County Solid Waste District - has been
pulled , Pre-Award Agreement Between Department of Military Affairs, DES Division and Gallatin County to Provide Funding for a Radio Tower and Related Equipment for 9-1-1 EOC Facility, Security Service Agreement with Rocky Mountain Security Service, Inc for Transportation of Daily Bank Deposits for the Logan Landfill to Manhattan State Bank
1:33:07 PM Finance Assistant Linda Leening Stated a correction to Consent Agenda Item #3 to change the amount of costs for the Clarkston Fire Service Area Audit from $2,000 to reflect $1,000.
1:33:19 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Stated that Item #4: Interlocal agreement with City of Bozeman for Inclusion of Bozeman in the Gallatin County Solid Waste District - will be pulled and continued for next week, Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
1:33:48 PM There was no public comment.
1:33:57 PM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval of the consent agenda as read into record, with the alternation of consent agenda Item #3, which in the listing reads $2,000 it would be amended to $1,000 and consent agenda item #4 the interlocal agreement, to remove that from the consent agenda list.
1:34:28 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:34:34 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:34:38 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Sheriff's Airport Security FY 2007 Operating Budget, Decreasing it by $19,522 to the Actual Contract Amount
1:34:55 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
1:35:26 PM Discussion and Questions
1:36:04 PM There was no public comment.
1:36:16 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve Resolution #2007-042.
1:36:23 PM Commissioner White Second
1:36:29 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:36:34 PM Chairman Skinner Presentation and Acceptance of FY 2008 Revenue Estimates and Cash on Hand
1:36:50 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
1:38:33 PM Discussion and Questions
1:45:07 PM There was no public comment.
1:45:20 PM Commissioner White I'd make that motion to accept the estimates.
1:45:26 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:45:35 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:45:37 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision by the County Commission on Setting the Baseline Budget for County Departments and Facilities Budget
1:45:49 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
1:46:39 PM Discussion and Questions
1:50:54 PM There was no public comment.
1:51:02 PM Chairman Skinner I will entertain a motion to set the baseline budget for the county departments and facilities budget.
1:51:09 PM Commissioner White I make that motion.
1:51:10 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:51:16 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:51:21 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Authorize Reapplication to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
1:51:37 PM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Requests a continuation on this item.
1:52:04 PM Chairman Skinner Noted that this item will be continued until next Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
1:52:10 PM There was no public comment.
1:52:19 PM No Action Taken.
1:52:27 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Abandon Certain Portions of Two Alleys in the Unincorporated Townsite of Salesville (Commonly Known as Gallatin Gateway) Including the Entire Alleyway Located between Lot 6 through Lot 1 and Lot 7 through Lot 12 of Block 12 and a Portion of the Alleyway Located Between Lot 6 through Lot 3 and Lot 7 through Lot 10 of Block 13, All of Which is Located in the SW¼ of the SW¼ of Section 11, Township 3 South, Range 4 East
1:53:09 PM Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation, submitted a map of petitioned areas, labeled Exhibit A, Item #5. Read viewing committee letter into the record.
1:56:58 PM Discussion and Questions
1:59:12 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments
1:59:19 PM Elizabeth Montoya, Attorney Presentation/Power Point on behalf of petitioner; Toni Donnelly, (owner of Stacey's)
2:04:52 PM Discussion and Questions
2:10:24 PM Public Comment Pete Stein, submitted a letter dated April 18, 2007, labeled Exhibit B, Item #5 and packet of pictures, labeled Exhibit C, Item #5, Ric Blevins, Ruth Hargrove, (made references to Exhibit C, pg.7)
2:15:34 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Clarification and comments
2:15:55 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ruth Hargrove
2:18:08 PM Public Comment Toni Donnelly (Stacey's), Rick Hargrove, Charlie Allsop, and Christin Francis
2:23:12 PM Closed public comment.
2:23:16 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, based on the testimony we've received, I'm in favor of abandoning this.
2:23:33 PM Commissioner White Second
2:23:35 PM Commissioner Murdock Okay, that's a motion then.
2:23:48 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Advice and comments
2:24:11 PM Board Discussion/Findings
2:30:25 PM Commissioner Murdock The motion would be to grant the petition to abandon
2:30:31 PM Motion passed 2:1. Chairman Skinner opposed.
2:30:37 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Stated that the resolution will be amended to incorporate findings made and will be brought back to the Commission under Pending Resolutions in the next few weeks.
2:30:39 PM Discussion between the Commission and Greg Sullivan
2:31:09 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Abandon a Portion of Adams Street and a Portion of An Adjacent Alley in the Unincorporated Townsite of Salesville (Commonly Known as Gallatin Gateway) Lying between Lot 12, Block 12 and Lot 7, Block 13, Including 10 feet of Alleyway Running Perpendicular to Adams Street, in the SW¼ of Section 11, Township 3 South, Range 4 East
2:31:46 PM Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation
2:31:53 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Comments
2:32:02 PM Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills Continued presentation
2:34:38 PM Public Comment Toni Donnelly and Rick Hargrove
2:36:53 PM Discussion between the Commission, Rick Hargrove, and Greg Sullivan
2:40:55 PM Public Comment Christin Francis and Ric Blevins
2:42:38 PM Discussion between the Commission and Toni Donnelly
2:44:55 PM Environmental Health Director, Tim Roark Comments
2:47:22 PM Closed public comment.
2:47:25 PM Commission comments
2:47:32 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the abandonment as petitioned for #821.
2:47:41 PM Commissioner White Second
2:47:51 PM Board Discussion/Findings
2:50:36 PM Motion passed 2:1. Chairman Skinner opposed.
2:50:42 PM Deputy County Attorney Greg Sullivan Stated that the resolution will be amended to incorporate findings made and will be brought back to the Commission under Pending Resolutions in the next few weeks.
2:50:55 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
2:50:57 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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