Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 June 17, 2008
Date 06/17/2008 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:04:37 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, County Attorney Marty Lambert and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:05:27 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:41 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:05:54 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Minutes from May 27th and June 3rd, 2008 3. Approval of Contract(s): Agreement for Receipt of Resort Tax Funds FY 07-08 of One Deputy Sheriff for General Law Enforcement in the Big Sky Area; Contract with Yellowstone National Park for Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste at the West Yellowstone Transfer Station and Composting Facility; and Modification to Contract #2008-061 with Bridwell Appraisal Service to Obtain an Appraisal of a 5-Acre Portion of the Law & Justice Campus for Master Planning of a New Law & Justice Campus 4. Approval to Dispose of the Clerk of District Court's Assets for a Cannon Printer and a Cannon Microfilm Scanner Which are no Longer in Working Service 5. Approval of Budget Transfer for the
County Attorney from Personnel to Contracted Services 6. Approval of Budget Transfer for Justice Court from Capital Reserves to Capital Expenditures 7. Approval of Budget Transfer for the Conservation & Parks Dept. from Purchased Services to Capital, and from Grants to Capital 8. Approval to Sign Quitclaim Deed Granting Auctioned Property (Lots 9-12, Block C of Milwaukee Addition to Logan) to Ella M. Arthur 9. Decision on Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for McDonnell 10. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Voegele
9:07:46 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:00 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that Mary read into record.
9:08:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:08:05 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:12 AM Chairman Murdock Board Appointment Board of Park Commission-continued until next week
9:08:34 AM Commissioner Skinner Airport Authority
9:09:07 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:41 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint John McKenna to the, reappoint him to the Airport Authority Board.
9:09:49 AM Commissioner White Second
9:09:56 AM Board discussion
9:11:44 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:51 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Noxious Weed District FY 2008 Budget to Include Unanticipated Upper Madison Weed Management Grant Revenues in the Amount of $35,000
9:12:19 AM Weed District Coordinator Dennis Hengel Presentation
9:12:35 AM Discussion and Questions
9:14:25 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:33 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-065.
9:14:38 AM Commissioner White Second
9:14:44 AM Board discussion including Dennis Hengel
9:15:19 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:23 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District FY 2008 Operating Budget by Appropriating $6,056 in Impact Fees for the Expansion of the Fire Station
9:15:40 AM Joan Cory, Secretary-Treasurer Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District Presentation
9:16:12 AM Discussion and Questions
9:16:29 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:59 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2008-066.
9:17:12 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:17:16 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:23 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Level One Approval of a Grant from the Open Space Bond Fund for the Visscher Conservation Easement
9:17:40 AM Conservation and Parks Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:18:58 AM Kelly Pohl, Gallatin Valley Land Trust Presentation
9:24:05 AM Discussion and Questions
9:24:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:24:59 AM Discussion between the Commission and Mike Harris
9:25:58 AM Commissioner White I support this and I believe that it conforms with the intent and purpose of the Open Space Bond and then also too I recognize that it received unanimous approval of the Open Lands Board so I support it and I would support it with a motion to approve.
9:26:16 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:26:20 AM Board discussion
9:27:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:16 AM Chairman Murdock Discussion and Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding Between Gallatin County and the Montana Department of Transportation for the Planning and Construction of the East Belgrade I-90 Interchange
9:27:31 AM Discussion between the Commission and County Attorney Marty Lambert
9:36:41 AM There was no public comment.
9:36:47 AM Commission comments
9:37:30 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the MOU and direct the Chair to sign it.
9:37:36 AM Commissioner White Second
9:37:42 AM Board discussion
9:38:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:38:48 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Yellowstone Ranch Preserve, LLC/Scott E. Anderson
9:39:02 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
9:43:39 AM Discussion between the Commission, County Attorney Marty Lambert, and Christopher Scott
9:46:27 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Presentation on behalf of client Yellowstone Ranch Preserve, LLC
9:50:25 AM Discussion between the Commission, Susan Swimley, and Marty Lambert
9:50:55 AM Rob Galanis Applicant presentation
9:51:11 AM Discussion between Rob Galanis, Marty Lambert, and the Commission
9:52:29 AM Public comment Michael Scott, Executive Director of the Great Yellowstone Coalition submitted written testimony labeled Exhibit A, Item #6, Attorney Timothy Preso, Earth Justice, and Kurt Alt, Region 3 Manager, Fish Wildlife & Parks
9:57:29 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve.
9:57:31 AM Commissioner White Second
9:57:36 AM Board discussion/Findings including Marty Lambert
10:04:56 AM Motion passed 2:1.Commissioner White opposed.
10:05:10 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Approve Tax Incentives for CHS, Inc., Logan Terminal, as a New Expanding Industry
10:05:58 AM Shelly Nauman, Energy Accounting Manager, CHS, Inc, Laurel Operations Applicant presentation submitted 20 year projection of taxes labeled Exhibit A, Item #7, 2008 Industrial Machinery & Equipment Trend Factors labeled Exhibit B, Item #7, and "New or Expanding Industry" Classification application labeled Exhibit C, Item #7
10:14:31 AM Discussion and Questions
10:15:14 AM John Traeger, Pipeline & Terminal Manager, CHS, Inc, Laurel Operations Applicant presentation
10:16:12 AM Discussion and Questions
10:18:23 AM Public comment Gene Townsend, Secretary-Treasurer of Three Forks Rural Fire Department
10:21:33 AM John Traeger, Pipeline & Terminal Manager, CHS, Inc, Laurel Operations Rebuttal
10:22:12 AM Discussion and Questions
10:25:24 AM Chairman Murdock Read e-mail from Dennis Hardin into the record.
10:26:54 AM Discussion between the Commission, John Traeger, and Shelly Nauman
10:31:09 AM Board discussion
10:36:57 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to not approve Resolution #2008-067.
10:37:04 AM Commissioner White Second
10:37:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:37:22 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Mazuranich
10:37:30 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
10:41:00 AM Discussion and Questions
10:41:31 AM Erlene Mazuranich Sworn in by County Attorney Marty Lambert and testified under oath.
10:47:14 AM Public comment Bruce Mazuranich, Glenn Mazuranich, Devon Mazuranich
10:49:26 AM Commissioner White I support this, I think that everything that was put into record by the applicant, owner of the land and the family. I think it supports the approval of it and that it complies with Montana Statute for granting a family transfer.
10:49:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:49:54 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:50:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:50:22 AM There were no Pending Resolutions.
10:50:24 AM Meeting adjourned.
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