Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 August 12, 2008
Date 08/12/2008 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:06:39 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorneys Chris Gray and Jecyn Bremer, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:07:33 AM Chairman Murdock Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded and streamed over the internet. It is not being televised.
9:07:57 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:08:13 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Contract(s): Security Solutions to Install Intercom Security Access - District Court #3; Montana Department of Commerce HOME Investment Partnership Program for Grant Funding for the Construction of a New Residential Housing Facility for Reach, Inc. 3. Decision on a Request for a Mortgage Exemption from Subdivision Review for Owens
9:09:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:12 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that Veniece read into record.
9:09:16 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:09:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:21 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing, Presentation and Adoption of Fairgrounds Master Plan
9:10:11 AM Fairgrounds Director Sue Shockley Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #1.
9:18:39 AM Tim Stefan, Stefan Associates PowerPoint Presentation
9:20:22 AM Public Comment Kenny Bies; Mitch Simkins, Simkins-Hallin; Steve Bishop; Judy Morrill; and Blaire Howze.
9:28:45 AM Discussion between the Commission and Sue Shockley
9:29:57 AM Board Discussion
9:35:52 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to adopt this Fairgrounds Master Plan.
9:35:56 AM Commissioner White Second
9:36:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:19 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting a Purchasing Card Policy and Procedures 2008
9:36:31 AM Auditor Jennifer Blossom Presentation
9:36:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:00 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the adoption of Resolution #2008-087.
9:37:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:37:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:16 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting an Unclaimed Check Policy and Procedures 2008
9:37:34 AM Auditor Jennifer Blossom Presentation
9:37:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, I would move to adopt Resolution #2008-088.
9:38:05 AM Commissioner White Second
9:38:08 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:38:16 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Settlement Agreement Regarding Kailo vs. Gallatin County
9:38:26 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Introduction
9:38:40 AM Attorney Jennifer Farve Presentation on behalf of Gallatin County.
9:47:10 AM Discussion and Questions
10:01:12 AM Public Comment Tutti Scaar; Charles Day; Greg Galloway; Susan Swimley, Attorney for Kailo Design & Development; and Chris Gray submitted an e-mail on behalf of Roger and Noreen Breeding labeled Exhibit A, Item #4.
10:10:10 AM Closed public comment.
10:10:18 AM Board Discussion
10:14:09 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the settlement agreement as presented.
10:14:14 AM Commissioner White Second
10:14:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:14:28 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Sponsorship of Projects Proposed for Funding Through the Community Transportation Enhancement Act (CTEP) Program
10:14:48 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
10:17:28 AM Discussion and Questions
10:18:47 AM Public Comment Tom Nesbitt, Town of West Yellowstone; Craig Bergstedt, Town of Manhattan; and Bill Fogarty, Town of West Yellowstone.
10:26:06 AM Closed public comment.
10:26:10 AM Discussion between the Commission and Larry Watson.
10:32:27 AM Commissioner Skinner I'd move to award $100,000 of CTEP money to West Yellowstone and the balance to Manhattan.
10:32:34 AM Commissioner White Second
10:32:37 AM Board Discussion
10:32:58 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:33:20 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision for Preliminary Approval for Funding from the Open Space Bond Fund for the Round Mountain Ranch Conservation Easement
10:33:32 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
10:33:41 AM Recess
10:39:19 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Reconvene to meeting. Continued presentation.
10:40:24 AM Kelly Ramirez, Trust for Public Lands PowerPoint Presentation
10:46:37 AM Discussion and Questions
10:47:10 AM There was no public comment.
10:47:25 AM Discussion between the Commission and Mike Harris
10:48:25 AM Board Discussion
10:49:00 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of the preliminary, for the preliminary approval for the funding of the open space bond for the Round Mountain Ranch conservation easement.
10:49:08 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:49:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:49:56 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Smith
10:50:07 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff report
10:50:40 AM Discussion and Questions
10:51:37 AM There was no public comment.
10:51:50 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer.
10:52:19 AM Kyle Thompson, Allied Engineering Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath on behalf of the applicants Spencer & Louise Smith.
10:56:00 AM There was no public comment.
10:56:05 AM Commissioner Skinner Mr. Chairman, this is an easy one for me, move to approve.
10:56:08 AM Commissioner White Second
10:56:11 AM Board discussion including Jecyn Bremer
10:57:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:57:32 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Galgerud
10:57:47 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff report
10:58:35 AM Michael Lapp, Gaston Engineering and Stuart Galgerud Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath.
11:01:49 AM There was no public comment.
11:01:55 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval for the boundary relocation for the applicant.
11:02:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:02:06 AM Board Discussion/Findings
11:02:38 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:02:43 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Big Blue River, LLC
11:02:56 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff report
11:04:48 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering & Surveying PowerPoint Presentation on behalf of applicant Big Blue River, LLC. Submitted an affidavit by Richard Kracum, Managing Member of Big Blue River, LLC labeled Exhibit A, Item #9 and a handout labeled Exhibit B, Item #9.
11:14:17 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Mark Chandler
11:17:04 AM There was no public comment.
11:17:16 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Mark Chandler
11:23:02 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve.
11:23:04 AM Commissioner White Second
11:23:09 AM Board discussion
11:24:08 AM Motion denied 1:2. Commissioners White and Murdock opposed.
11:24:26 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing Introducing the Petition to Create the Gallatin Gateway Water/Sewer District
11:24:36 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation
11:25:34 AM Discussion and Questions
11:27:55 AM Public Comment Matt Donnelly
11:28:57 AM Commissioner White I would make that motion that we've accepted the petition, it's Resolution #2008-089 and it calls for a public hearing that will be on the 26th of August (2008).
11:29:15 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:29:20 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:29:37 AM Chairman Murdock Continuation of a Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Howell 4-Lot Minor Subdivision (Continued from 1/31/2006)
11:29:52 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
11:40:26 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jason Karp and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer.
11:42:58 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering and Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicants Daniel A. & Sheila Howell, and submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #11.
11:46:16 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Presentation on behalf of clients Daniel A. & Sheila Howell.
11:50:31 AM Public Comment Skip Shields; Steve Bishop; Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance; Barb Van Ry; and Wesley Noel
12:15:10 PM Dan Howell Applicant comments
12:17:57 PM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering and Surveying Comments
12:20:13 PM Closed public comment.
12:20:19 PM Board Discussion/Findings including Susan Swimley
12:30:33 PM Chairman Murdock Continued for 60 days, no action taken.
12:31:17 PM Recess
12:42:29 PM Chairman Murdock Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Levy and Assess a Tax on Maintaining Improvements with All Rural Improvement Districts in Gallatin County, Montana
12:43:23 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
12:44:35 PM There was no public comment.
12:44:51 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-090.
12:44:57 PM Commissioner White Second
12:45:02 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:45:12 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Pegasus Minor Subdivision
12:45:20 PM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff Report
12:48:24 PM Discussion and Questions
12:49:33 PM Tracy Poole, RTR Holdings, LLC Applicant presentation
12:50:59 PM There was no public comment.
12:51:18 PM Closed public comment.
12:51:28 PM Commissioner White I would make a motion to approve the subdivision with the conditions in the staff report.
12:51:38 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
12:51:40 PM Board Discussion/Findings including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
12:53:02 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:53:19 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat and Zoning Planned Unit Development Approval for the Bozeman Trail Estates Major Subdivision Located Within the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District (Continued from 7/29/2008)
12:53:47 PM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
1:08:25 PM Discussion and Questions
1:13:26 PM Terry Threlkeld, Innovative Engineering, Inc Presentation on behalf of applicants Douglas & Tommi Hageman and Salim & Carol Lalani
1:14:11 PM Doug Hageman Applicant presentation
1:16:49 PM Terry Threlkeld, Innovative Engineering, Inc PowerPoint Presentation
1:50:02 PM Discussion and Questions
1:50:31 PM Public Comment Murray Steinman; John Varley; Steve Duffy; Lee Hageman; George Renner; Dennis Richardson; and Environmental Health Director Tim Roark
2:18:46 PM Terry Threlkeld, Innovative Engineering, Inc Rebuttal
2:26:29 PM Discussion between the Commission, Terry Threlkeld, Christopher Scott, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, County Planner Randy Johnson and Doug Hageman. Terry Threlkeld submitted letters labeled Exhibits A through H, Item #13.
3:16:10 PM Chairman Murdock Continued until September 9, 2008. No action taken.
3:16:40 PM There were no Pending Resolutions.
3:16:43 PM Meeting adjourned.
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