Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. February 26, 2008
Date 02/26/2008 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:00:50 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:01:37 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:01:58 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:05 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from February 5, 6 and 12, 2008 3. Approval of Budget Transfer within the Rest Home Fund from Central Supply to Medicare Pharmacy in the Amount of $10,000 4. Approval of Contract: Renewal of Maintenance Agreement for the Nurses Station's Savin 3515 with J&H Office Equipment 5. Decision to Sign a Letter Requesting Homeland Security Funding from Montana State DES for the Middle Creek Dam (Hyalite) Early Warning System 6. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Daniel 7. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation exemption from Subdivision Review for North Pass, LLC (continued until March 5, 2008).
9:03:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:47 AM Commissioner Skinner Requested to pull Consent Agenda #5 and put it on the regular agenda.
9:04:07 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record excluding #5, which we will put on the Regular Agenda as Item #1, and #7 is continued also.
9:04:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:04:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:34 AM Chairman Murdock Decision to Sign a Letter Requesting Homeland Security Funding from Montana State DES for the Middle Creek Dam (Hyalite) Early Warning System
9:05:08 AM Deputy Coordinator for Gallatin County Emergency Management Patrick Lonergan Presentation
9:07:08 AM Discussion and Questions
9:09:33 AM County Administrator Earl Mathers Comments
9:11:06 AM Discussion between the Commission, Earl Mathers and Patrick Lonergan
9:14:26 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to sign this letter requesting this Homeland Security Grant.
9:14:32 AM Commissioner White Second
9:14:37 AM Board Discussion
9:15:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:57 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Family Transfer Exempt from Subdivision Review for Mielke
9:16:16 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report
9:18:17 AM Michael A. Mielke Sworn in by Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and testified under oath.
9:24:54 AM Discussion and Questions
9:25:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:25:44 AM Discussion between the Commission, Chris Gray and Michael Mielke
9:32:19 AM Commissioner White So moved to grant the family transfer.
9:32:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:32:27 AM Board Discussion/Findings
9:33:35 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed.
9:33:53 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Southwest Regional Youth Detention Facility Fund for FY 2008 Operating Budgets Giving Authority to Receive Unanticipated Revenues from Grants
9:34:11 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:35:07 AM Discussion and Questions
9:37:17 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:26 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to approve Resolution of Intent #2008-018.
9:37:33 AM Commissioner White Second
9:37:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:46 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Reduction of Improvements Agreement and Acceptance of Revised Letter of Credit for the Completion of Improvements for Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 1B & 1C Major Subdivision
9:38:18 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff Report
9:39:16 AM Discussion and Questions
9:39:52 AM Lauren Waterton, Spanish Peaks Holdings, LLC Applicant presentation
9:40:34 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop and Lauren Waterton.
9:41:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:41:19 AM Commissioner Skinner Based on positive review from the County Road and Bridge and from the County Attorney's Office, I would move that we reduce the Letter of Credit for the Spanish Peaks Resort Subdivision Phase 1B & 1C Improvements Agreement from $1,126,897.50 to $251,704.50.
9:41:50 AM Commissioner White Second
9:41:56 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:42:01 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Reduction of Improvements Agreement and Acceptance of Revised Letter of Credit for the Completion of Improvements for Spanish Peaks Estates Phase 6 Major Subdivision
9:42:18 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff Report
9:43:23 AM Discussion and Questions
9:43:36 AM Lauren Waterton, Spanish Peaks Holdings, LLC Applicant presentation
9:43:54 AM There was no public comment.
9:44:02 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of the reduction of the Improvements Agreement from $441,899 down to $7,500, comments.
9:44:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:44:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:44:52 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for an Independent Fee Calculation from the Road Impact Fees for the Jansma Minor Subdivision Final Plat
9:45:33 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff Report
9:47:20 AM Bill Dryer, HKM Engineering, Inc Comments
9:47:30 AM Discussion and Questions including Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray.
9:48:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:48:21 AM Commissioner Skinner The applicant and the road department have agreed on this reduction of fees and sounds like the road department is fine with that as well as the applicant, so I would move to approve the Independent Fee Calculation.
9:48:38 AM Commissioner White Second
9:48:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:49:02 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Final Plat Approval for the Jansma Minor Subdivision
9:49:09 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff Report
9:49:51 AM Discussion and Questions
9:50:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:50:18 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval of the final plat for the Jansma Minor Subdivision.
9:50:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:50:29 AM Board Discussion/Findings
9:50:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:02 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision for a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval of the Gallatin River Farm South Major Subdivision
9:51:19 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff Report
9:58:34 AM Discussion and Questions
10:01:42 AM Brad Bean Applicant presentation
10:04:25 AM Discussion and Questions
10:12:12 AM Ed Matos, Bridger Engineers, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicants Bradley and Jacqueline Bean
10:24:47 AM Discussion and Questions
10:25:21 AM Bob Trousil, Bridger Engineers, Inc. Comments
10:27:12 AM Discussion between the Commission, Bob Trousil and Ed Matos
10:32:30 AM There was no public comment.
10:33:13 AM Ed Matos, Bridger Engineers, Inc. Rebuttal
10:33:41 AM Closed public comment.
10:34:03 AM Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
10:34:41 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, George Durkin, Brad Bean and Ed Matos
10:40:04 AM Board Discussion
10:40:12 AM Commissioner Skinner I think I would like to start by making a motion to accept the cash-in-lieu for parkland dedication.
10:40:22 AM Commissioner White Second
10:40:29 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Heidi Jensen and Jecyn Bremer
10:44:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:44:29 AM Commissioner Skinner I'd move to approve River Farm South Major Subdivision with staff-suggested conditions.
10:44:35 AM Commissioner White Second
10:44:40 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer
10:52:31 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:52:40 AM There were no Pending Resolutions.
10:52:44 AM Meeting Adjourned
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