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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 May 14, 2008
Date 05/14/2008 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
1:33:34 PM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
1:34:23 PM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
1:34:31 PM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:34:48 PM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Contracts: Contract with Ingram Clevenger, Inc. to Move Modular Furniture in Sheriff's Department to Facilitate the Replacement of Flooring Materials in the Amount of $5,954; Project Agreement with the Montana Department of Transportation for the Three Forks Pedestrian Bridge Community Transportation Enhancement Program (CTEP) Project; Contract with the Montana Department of Commerce for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facilities Grant for the Rae Water & Sewer District Water Service Improvements Project; Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Task Order for RID #341; Morrison-Maierle, Inc. 2008-09 RID Maintenance Program; Negotiated Agreement Between Gallatin County and the 9-1-1 Dispatchers; 3. Approval of Budget Transfer Within the Road Department Budget from Capital Reserve to Capital Outlay in the Amount of $20,000.
1:36:13 PM   There was no public comment.
1:36:23 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda as read into record.
1:36:26 PM Commissioner White  Second
1:36:28 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:36:34 PM Chairman Murdock Board Appointments
1:36:43 PM Commissioner White  Board of Health
1:37:51 PM   There was no public comment.
1:38:09 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to appoint Berk Knighton to the City-County term.
1:38:16 PM Commissioner White  Second
1:38:19 PM   Board Discussion
1:38:34 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:43 PM Chairman Murdock Gallatin County Treasurer's Quarterly Report - Third Quarter FY 2008
1:38:52 PM County Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
1:39:24 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:47:24 PM   There was no public comment.
1:47:58 PM Commissioner White  I'd make a motion to accept the report of the County Treasurer for the financial report that she just put into record that would end, that ends March 31, 2008.
1:48:11 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:48:13 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:48:18 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Noxious Weed District FY 2008 Budget to Include Unanticipated Frog Rock Grant Revenues in the Amount of $10,981
1:48:40 PM Weed Department Supervisor Dennis Hengel Presentation
1:49:30 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:50:02 PM   There was no public comment.
1:50:13 PM Commissioner White  I'd make motion to approve the Resolution of Intent which is Resolution #2008-054.
1:50:21 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:50:25 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:50:50 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Closing Various Funds, Transferring Cash, Receivables and Payables to the Appropriate Fund
1:51:06 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
1:52:56 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:54:23 PM   There was no public comment.
1:54:32 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-055.
1:54:38 PM Commissioner White  Second
1:54:44 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:54:49 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Correct Revenue Account Number from 7213-10-1000 to 7213-200-39-20-22 on Resolution #2008-051, Amending Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District FY 2008 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenue of $40,000 for a New Quick Response Unit
1:55:30 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
1:56:06 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:56:15 PM   There was no public comment.
1:56:21 PM Commissioner White  I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2008-056.
1:56:26 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:56:30 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:56:34 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named Road off Gallatin Road to Big Bridge Road - Big Sky/Gallatin Canyon Area)
1:56:54 PM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #6.
1:58:13 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:58:51 PM Public Comment Betsey French
1:59:14 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Betsey French and Allen Armstrong
2:05:06 PM   No action taken, continued indefinitely.
2:06:13 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Estes Lane off Airport Road to Howser Trail - Belgrade Area)
2:06:41 PM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #7.
2:08:06 PM   There was no public comment.
2:08:20 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-057 which is a resolution that would change the name of the Estes Lane off of Airport Road to a new name which is Howser Trail.
2:08:33 PM Commissioner White Second
2:08:39 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:08:46 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing, Discussion and Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Prescribing the Form of County Ordinances
2:09:00 PM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Presentation
2:10:10 PM   Discussion and Questions
2:11:22 PM   There was no public comment.
2:11:37 PM   Discussion between the Commission and James Greenbaum
2:13:02 PM Commissioner White  I'd make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2008-058.
2:13:09 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:13:14 PM   Board discussion
2:13:47 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:13:56 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Big Blue River/Kracum
2:14:17 PM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report, submitted correspondence labeled Exhibit A, Item #9.
2:15:08 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Tom Rogers and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer.
2:18:10 PM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicant Big Blue River, LLC. Submitted plat maps labeled Exhibits B through I, Item #9.
2:21:49 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Mark Chandler, Tom Rogers and Jecyn Bremer. Jecyn Bremer submitted an Affidavit of Richard Kracum labeled Exhibit J, Item #9
2:26:24 PM   Recess
2:29:53 PM Chairman Murdock Reconvene to meeting. Discussion between the Commission and Jecyn Bremer.
2:30:28 PM   There was no public comment.
2:30:43 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Mark Chandler, Tom Rogers and Jecyn Bremer
2:40:56 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
2:40:58 PM Commissioner White  Second
2:41:03 PM   Board Discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer.
2:42:24 PM   Motion failed 1:2. Commissioners White and Murdock opposed.
2:42:50 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Pogreba Minor Subdivision and Decision on Variance Requests from Sections 6.E (Fire Protection Requirements) and 7.H (Paving Requirements) of the County Subdivision Regulations
2:43:16 PM County Planner Ada Montague Staff Report, submitted timeline labeled Exhibit A, Item #10.
2:55:28 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, Mark Chandler of C&H Engineering and Ada Montague
3:02:46 PM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicants Larry and Donna Pogreba.
3:05:05 PM Ty Traxler, C&H Engineering Presentation on variance request criteria.
3:08:03 PM   Discussion and Questions
3:11:07 PM Larry Pogreba Applicant presentation
3:16:26 PM Public Comment David Spencer, Udo Chapman, County Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin, Code Compliance Specialist Amy Waring, and Environmental Health Director Tim Roark
3:33:29 PM Larry Pogreba Rebuttal
3:36:20 PM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Comments on behalf of applicant Larry Pogreba.
3:37:00 PM   Closed public comment.
3:37:05 PM   Board Discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer, David Spencer, County Planning Director Greg Sullivan, Mark Chandler, Larry Pogreba and Ada Montague
3:56:41 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to deny the preliminary plat approval for the Pogreba Minor Subdivision.
3:56:46 PM Commissioner White  Second
3:56:52 PM   Board Discussion/Findings
3:58:39 PM   Motion passed 2:1. Commissioners White opposed.
3:58:55 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Hackman Minor Subdivision
3:59:08 PM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report
4:05:35 PM   Discussion and Questions
4:07:49 PM Brendan Henry, C&H Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicants Dwain E. and Betty J. Hackman.
4:11:03 PM   Discussion between the Commission, Brendan Henry, Christopher Scott, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
4:14:23 PM Public Comment Dwain Hackman and Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering
4:18:07 PM   Closed public comment.
4:18:12 PM   Discussion between the Commission and Christopher Scott
4:23:06 PM Commissioner White  I'd make a motion for the approval of the Hackman Minor Subdivision with the conditions that I just read into record to be modified. Condition #7 would be, which requires the removal of the garage/workshop on Lot, the proposed Lot 22B. Existing condition is three (3) years, my change would be to five (5) years. On condition #11 it's stated 45 feet and I would modify that to 30 feet, and then thirdly striking condition #17.
4:23:47 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
4:23:57 PM   Board Discussion/Findings
4:24:40 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
4:24:46 PM   There were no Pending Resolutions.
4:24:49 PM   Meeting adjourned.