Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. May 15, 2007
Date 05/15/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:01:49 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 and Stephanie Young.
9:02:39 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement that any agenda items remaining after 12:30pm will be continued until Wednesday May 23, 2007. Planning and Zoning hearing will begin at 1:00pm.
9:03:05 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:19 AM Acting Clerk to the Commission Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Minutes from May 1, 2007 3. Approval of Contract(s): Agreement between Human Resources and Communications & Management Services to Review Classifications of Positions within the Logan Landfill, Road & Bridge and West Yellowstone Compost Departments; and Settlement Conferences Between Mediators and Litigants in Justice Court Prior to Going to Trial, if not Settled 4. Approval of Transfer of Budget for the Search & Rescue Department in the Amount of $2,500 to Purchase an Additional Orion Sled
9:04:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:28 AM Chairman Skinner I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda as it was read into record.
9:04:32 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:04:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:39 AM Chairman Skinner Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 14 to May 18, 2007 Gallatin County Law Enforcement Week and May 15, 2007 Peace Officers Memorial Day
9:05:01 AM Commissioner Murdock Read the proclamation into the record.
9:07:08 AM Mayor Jeff Krauss Comments
9:08:08 AM Under Sheriff Jim Oberhofer Comments
9:08:58 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval and signature of the proclamation.
9:09:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:09:09 AM Board discussion
9:12:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:09 AM Chairman Skinner Opening of Requests for Proposals for External Auditing Services Concerning the Annual Financial Statements of Gallatin County for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2007 with the Option of Continuing Service for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009
9:13:33 AM Auditor Jennifer Blossom Opened bids from the following three respondents to the RFP- JCCS-$33,000; Denning, Downing and Associates- $33,900, and AZ & Company- $32,800
9:15:26 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jennifer Blossom and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie. A recommendation will be presented before the end of June.
9:17:23 AM No action taken.
9:17:31 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting a Zone Map Amendment to Change the Zoning of a 3.28-acre Parcel in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District from Light Manufacturing to Neighborhood Service for Mark & Trisha Easton
9:17:54 AM County Planner Tim Skop Presentation
9:18:41 AM Discussion and Questions
9:19:20 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:31 AM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we approve Resolution #2007-056, based on the information presented and recognizing that a public hearing has already been duly noticed and held.
9:19:45 AM Commissioner White Second
9:19:55 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:01 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting a Zone Map Amendment to Change the Zoning of a 13-acre Parcel in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District from Agricultural Suburban to Public Lands and Institutions for Museum of the Rockies
9:20:21 AM County Planner Tim Skop Presentation
9:21:21 AM Mayor & Finance Administration Director of MOR Jeff Krauss Comments on behalf of the Museum of the Rockies
9:21:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:23:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:24:01 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2007-057.
9:24:07 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:24:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:24:34 AM Chairman Skinner Continuation for Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Aspen Springs Major Subdivision (Continued from April 10, 2007)
9:25:15 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement to make comments as brief as possible due to the Planning and Zoning hearing to be held at 1:00 pm.
9:25:33 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Staff report, submitted correspondence from Jeffrey King and William F. Ogden Jr, labeled Exhibit A, Item #5
9:39:33 AM Discussion and Questions
9:39:51 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Suggested the following language to be inserted as the second sentence in Condition #32: "The open space management plan shall provide for conservation of the open space in perpetuity."
9:40:56 AM Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:44:16 AM Discussion and Questions
9:44:46 AM Debbie Anderson, Gateway Engineering and Surveying Presentation on behalf of the applicant Kailo Design & Development, LLC
9:47:28 AM Discussion and Questions
9:48:11 AM Ron Schwend, Gateway Engineering and Surveying Presentation on behalf of the applicant Kailo Design & Development, LLC
10:00:14 AM Discussion and Questions
10:03:37 AM Susan Swimley, Attorney Comments on behalf of the client Kailo Design & Development, LLC
10:06:12 AM Discussion between the Commission, Susan Swimley, Debbie Anderson, and Ian McGruter
10:15:08 AM Recess
10:28:20 AM Reconvene to meeting.
10:28:20 AM Public Comment Gary Herzberg
10:29:11 AM Chairman Skinner Requests that public limit their comments to 3 minutes.
10:29:52 AM Public Comment Bruce Thesenga, submitted three pictures of subject property, labeled Exhibit B, Item #5, Greg Galloway, Noreen Breeding, Tutti Skaar, Mary Jacobs, Andy Dana, and Mark Chandler
11:01:59 AM Discussion and Questions
11:03:50 AM Public Comment Marc Murfitt and Swep Davis
11:11:10 AM Discussion and Questions
11:13:00 AM Recess
11:15:21 AM Reconvene to meeting.
11:15:26 AM Susan Swimley, Attorney Rebuttal
11:22:57 AM Debbie Anderson, Gateway Engineering and Surveying Comments
11:26:10 AM Ron Schwend, Gateway Engineering and Surveying Comments
11:27:51 AM Board Discussion including Sean O'Callaghan (submitted memo from Mike Harris with suggested language for the plat, labeled Exhibit C, Item #5) and Susan Swimley
11:48:29 AM Chairman Skinner Stated that this item will be continued to a date uncertain.
11:48:49 AM Debbie Anderson, Gateway Engineering and Surveying Comments
11:49:05 AM No Action Taken.
11:49:11 AM Chairman Skinner Comments
11:49:16 AM Ed Matos, Bridger Engineers, Inc Comments
11:49:53 AM Recess
11:55:49 AM Chairman Skinner Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Hyalite Ranch Major Subdivision
11:56:02 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report
12:05:27 PM Discussion and Questions
12:06:31 PM Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
12:07:14 PM Discussion between the Commission, George Durkin, and Christopher Scott
12:07:54 PM County Planner Christopher Scott Noted that applicant's representative (Ed Matos) stated that the existing right-of-way is there and has already been dedicated, and remarked that we could delete condition #19.
12:08:26 PM Ed Matos, Bridger Engineers, Inc Presentation on behalf of the applicant Charles Kraft
12:12:06 PM Board Discussion
12:16:20 PM There was no public comment.
12:16:41 PM Board Discussion
12:17:34 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve it, with the conditions as written by staff and amended with the one change, which one was it
12:17:43 PM Commissioner White Comments, Do we need to first of all, vote on waiving the park dedication, is that a separate issue?
12:17:50 PM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Yes
12:17:51 PM Commissioner Murdock Should we do that first?
12:17:53 PM Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie Yes
12:17:54 PM Commissioner Murdock Excuse me. Than I'll withdrawal the motion.
12:17:56 PM Commissioner White I would make a motion to waive the park dedication requirement of, that is in the staff report and I believe that waiving the dedication complies with 76-3-621 and that, in that section of statute it talks about that, two points, (a) It says that the development permanently sets aside for park recreation which is sufficient to meet the needs of the persons that reside in the development and they have shown that in testimony and then also (b) It talks about preliminary plat provides for long-term protection of and there's a number of things, but the big thing that this specifically addresses the agricultural interest and the area of land proposed to be subdivided by virtue of a combination of the provisions (a) and (b) above is reduced by amount equal to or exceeding the area of dedication required, does
that. I would just have that as my motion.
12:19:00 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
12:19:12 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:19:16 PM Commissioner White Suggests changing condition #28 by adding the following language: "Where the requirements of the Sourdough Fire District can not exceed the requirements of subdivision regulations."
12:20:01 PM Chairman Skinner Suggests adding language in the first sentence to read as follows: "The subdivider shall comply with the fire protection requirements (as per subdivision requirements or in compliance with subdivision requirements) of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations."
12:20:13 PM Commission comments
12:20:35 PM Commissioner Murdock Well I'll make the motion, if I can get some help on the conditions. I will move that we approve the subdivision subject to the conditions as follows: deleting condition #19 and amending condition #28 to the language just entered into the record by Commissioner White.
12:21:00 PM Commissioner White Second
12:21:27 PM Board Discussion/Findings
12:22:15 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:22:20 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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