Description
Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. November 07, 2007
Date
11/07/2007
Location
County Commission
Time
Speaker
Note
1:33:30 PM
Chairman Skinner
Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young.
1:33:34 PM
Chairman Skinner
Announcement: Stated that this is a great opportunity to be in Belgrade as many of today's agenda items are in regards to the community.
1:33:50 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Connie Campbell spoke in regards to her appreciation of the commission approving the contract on the consent agenda today "Community Mediation Center for Funding of the Gallatin Valley Youth Justice Councils (GVYJC) Including Financial Assistance to the West Yellowstone Youth Justice Council (WYYJC)."
1:34:26 PM
Discussion and Questions
1:35:02 PM
Acting Clerk to the Commission Stephanie Young
Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes from October 23 & 24, 2007, 2. Approval of Contract: Community Mediation Center for Funding of the Gallatin Valley Youth Justice Councils (GVYJC) Including Financial Assistance to the West Yellowstone Youth Justice Council (WYYJC).
1:35:26 PM
There was no public comment.
1:35:34 PM
Commissioner White
I would make a motion for the approval of the consent agenda as it was read into record.
1:35:39 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
1:35:43 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:35:46 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Transfer Funds within the County Attorney's Office Budget to Cover Office Expenses for the Legal Advocate for the Network Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse at the Law & Justice Center
1:36:00 PM
County Attorney Marty Lambert
Presentation
1:38:04 PM
There was no public comment.
1:38:11 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Comments, I would move that we approve (Resolution) #2007-136
1:38:39 PM
Commissioner White
Second
1:38:44 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:54 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District FY 2008 Operating Budget by Appropriating $50,000 in Revenues Received from Fire Impact Fees to Purchase a New Command Vehicle
1:39:15 PM
Budget Coordinator Linda Leening
Presentation
1:39:36 PM
Discussion and Questions
1:42:07 PM
There was no public comment.
1:42:14 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Comments, I would move that we approve (Resolution) #2007-137.
1:42:25 PM
Commissioner White
Second
1:42:30 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:42:38 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Manhattan Rural Fire District FY 2008 Operating Budget by Appropriating $992 in Impact Fees to Purchase New Rural Fire Equipment
1:42:56 PM
Budget Coordinator Linda Leening
Presentation
1:43:40 PM
Discussion and Questions
1:44:13 PM
There was no public comment.
1:44:31 PM
Board Discussion including Linda Leening
1:45:41 PM
Commissioner White
I would make that motion, for the exact amount that was read into record for the GPS unit. Which was what? comments. (It's $981.96). (Resolution #2007-138)
1:46:00 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
1:46:08 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:46:11 PM
Discussion between the Commission, Linda Leening, and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
1:46:40 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the FY 2008 Operating Budget for the G.I.S. Department and Three Forks Airport to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $20,000 for G.I.S. from Montana Department of Administration and $68,000 for Three Forks Airport from the U.S. Department of Transportation
1:47:05 PM
Grants Administrator Larry Watson
Presentation
1:48:11 PM
Discussion between the Commission, Larry Watson, and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
1:48:40 PM
There was no public comment.
1:48:50 PM
Commissioner White
I would make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2007-139.
1:48:57 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Second
1:49:02 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:49:10 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Resolution of Intent to Adopt the Prescott Project Sub-Area Plan as an Amendment to the Belgrade Area Growth Policy
1:49:29 PM
Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp
Presentation
1:51:53 PM
Public Comment
Connie Campbell
1:53:38 PM
Board Discussion including Connie Campbell and Jason Karp
1:55:45 PM
Commissioner Murdock
If your ready, I'll make a motion we approve this sub-area plan, is it uh, or it's, we're approving the Resolution of Intention, Jason?, comments, It would be Resolution #2007-140.
1:56:04 PM
Commissioner White
Second
1:56:09 PM
Board Discussion
1:56:24 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
1:56:46 PM
Chairman Skinner
Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Boundary Relocation Exempt from Subdivision Review for Utility Solutions
1:57:04 PM
County Planner Ada Montague
Staff Report/PowerPoint Presentation
1:59:25 PM
Discussion and Questions
2:05:40 PM
Marty Gagnon, Morrison & Maierle, Inc
Presentation, submitted copy of Montana Code Annotated 2007, 76-3-207, labeled Exhibit A, Item #6.
2:11:22 PM
Discussion and Questions
2:12:36 PM
Bob Lee, Morrison & Maierle, Inc
Presentation
2:17:05 PM
There was no public comment.
2:17:12 PM
Board Discussion including Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
2:19:18 PM
Commissioner Murdock
Comments, I move that we approve the exemption.
2:19:30 PM
Commissioner White
Second
2:19:36 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
2:19:45 PM
Recess
2:32:56 PM
Chairman Skinner
Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Preliminary Plat Approval for the Faith Mobile Home Expansion and Commercial PUD (Clerk Note: There is no audio from 2:32:56 to 2:33:03.)
2:33:03 PM
Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen
Presentation, submitted e-mail from Jean A. Riley, Program and Policy Analysis Rail, Transit & Planning Division, labeled Exhibit A, Item #7 and letter from Tina Martin, resident of Thomson Trailer Court, labeled Exhibit B, Item #7, Noted a change to be made to Condition #47(a) of the staff report to read as follows: "These lots will be subject to the following restrictions, (2) two water and (2) two sewer stubs going into the property, limited to commercial storage shall the lot owner construct buildings that will be used primarily for on-site storage."
2:49:57 PM
Discussion and Questions
2:50:12 PM
Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen
Noted that Conditions #36 & #46 are duplicates, and stated that she will remove condition #46 from the staff report.
2:50:33 PM
County Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin
Comments
2:52:22 PM
Discussion and Questions
2:54:00 PM
Joby Sabol, Attorney
Comments on behalf of client Sharon Lodge
3:00:57 PM
Discussion and Questions
3:17:23 PM
Bill Dreyer, HKM Engineering
Comments
3:21:11 PM
Discussion between the Commission, Bill Dreyer, and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
3:30:00 PM
Public Comment
Keith Mainwaring and Robin Sullivan
3:37:13 PM
Discussion and Questions
3:38:01 PM
Public Comment
Doug Martin, Bob Roughton, Duane Burkenpas, Director & Vice President, Spain-Ferris Ditch Co, submitted Ditch Easement agreement, labeled Exhibit C, Item #7 and letter from Spain-Ferris Ditch Co, dated November 07, 2007, labeled Exhibit D, Item #7.
3:43:00 PM
Discussion between the Commission, Duane Burkenpas, and Kate Dinwiddie
3:44:48 PM
Public Comment
Dawn Moore, Susan Nichols-Roughton, Vickie Luquette, Jeff Dayton, Claudia Loessberg and Brian Connelley, Assistant Chief, Central Valley Fire
4:01:34 PM
Discussion between the Commission and Brian Connelley
4:06:04 PM
Public Comment
George Durkin, Lee Provance, County Road & Bridge Superintendent, and Marilyn McNeal
4:13:01 PM
Closed public comment.
4:13:32 PM
Bill Dreyer, HKM Engineering
Rebuttal
4:16:20 PM
Discussion and Questions
4:18:44 PM
John Sinrud, Architectural Consultant
Rebuttal
4:21:02 PM
Discussion and Questions
4:22:37 PM
Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp
Comments
4:23:59 PM
Discussion and Questions
4:28:21 PM
Recess.
4:35:40 PM
Chairman Skinner
Reconvene to meeting./Board Discussion
4:44:28 PM
Commissioner Murdoch
I would like to make a motion to approve the subdivision, comments.
4:44:55 PM
Commissioner White
Second
4:44:59 PM
Board discussion including Jason Karp, Kate Dinwiddie, Cleora Lodge, Heidi Jensen, and Joby Sabol
5:00:41 PM
Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen
Made clarifications to the conditions and covenants of the Staff Report: Condition #2: add DNRC approval, Conditions #2-17-will remain the same, Condition #18 amended to read: There exists un-subdivided land "other than that owned by the Gallatin Field Airport land to the East of this development," Condition #19 amended to read: a 60' right-of-way, no curb and gutter, a 24 foot street with sidewalks on both sides, Condition #21 amended to read: "From the east of property line to U.S. 205 shall be paved to arterial standard on Airport Road, the applicant will improve Tower Road to a 24 foot standard from Airport Road to the southern boundary of their entrance on Tower Road, Condition #26 add language: "this will only apply to developers legal ability, Covenant #32(k) amended to read: "Membership and the property
owners association shall be mandatory for each lot owner, each lot owner shall be required to pay such fees including but not limited to, comments., Condition #43 changed to original language proposed in the Planning Boards staff report, "to have a water and sewer district created", Condition #46: deleted, Condition #47(a): amended to read: "These lots will be subject to the following restrictions: (2) two water and (2) two sewer stubs going into the property, limited to commercial storage space should the lot owner construct buildings that will be used primarily for on-site storage, add Condition #49 to read as follows: "To ensure the city engineer is satisfied with the water and sewer lines that are installed within the subdivision", Condition #48 shall be changed to Covenant #32(z).
5:03:34 PM
Discussion and Questions
5:03:54 PM
Board Discussion/Findings
5:06:38 PM
Motion passed unanimously.
5:06:43 PM
There were no Pending Resolutions.
5:06:44 PM
Meeting Adjourned.
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