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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes October 7, 2008
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 October 7, 2008
Date 10/07/2008 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
8:59:53 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorneys Jecyn Bremer and James Greenbaum, and Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie.
9:00:44 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being streamed over the internet.
9:00:57 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:01:18 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Asset Transfer of Computer used for Bresnan Televising of the Public Meetings to the City of Bozeman; 3. Approval of Contract: Joint City/County Contract with Gaston Engineering for Materials Testing for 911/Fire Stations #3 Project; 4. Approval of Budget Transfer within the Health & Human Services Department from Chemical Supplies to Medical Services, Professional Services to Contracted Services, and Other to Contracted Services; 5. Approval of Budget Transfer within the Environmental Health Department from Professional Services to Repair Maintenance; and 6. Memorandum of Understanding between Gallatin County and BIOFerm USA, Inc to Develop and Expand a Framework of Cooperation to Determine the Feasibility of Building and Operating Dry Fermentation Renewable Energy Plants.
9:02:33 AM   There was no public comment.
9:02:42 AM Commissioner White  I would make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was just read into record.
9:02:47 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:02:48 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:01 AM Chairman Murdock Receipt and Opening of Bids for the Lease Purchase of Seven Motor Graders
9:03:21 AM Dave Fowler, Road & Bridge Shop Foreman Bid openings: Tri-State Truck & Equipment--$1,731,574.30; RDO Equipment--$2,030,932.60; Tractor & Equipment--$1,951,183.00. Bid recommendation to occur next Tuesday, October 14, 2008.
9:04:47 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:10:33 AM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Comments
9:11:01 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:11:34 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Amendment to Gravel Pit Task Force By-Laws Regarding Alternate Board Members (Industry & Neighbors of Members Only)
9:11:50 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff Report
9:13:39 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:13:55 AM   There was no public comment.
9:14:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the amendment to the by-laws.
9:14:32 AM Commissioner White  Second
9:14:35 AM   Board Discussion
9:15:16 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:22 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for B-3 Inc.
9:15:34 AM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Staff Report
9:19:26 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Comments
9:20:20 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:21:28 AM   Discussion between Commission, Jecyn Bremer, and Doug Braaksma
9:23:08 AM   There was no public comment.
9:23:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the boundary relocation exemption for B-3, Inc.
9:23:23 AM Commissioner White  Second
9:23:30 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
9:24:41 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:24:49 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request to Change Conditions Related to Phasing and Construction of Infrastructure for the Approved Preliminary Plat of the Middle Creek Parklands Major Subdivision
9:25:06 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report
9:27:55 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:28:15 AM Debbie Anderson, Gateway Engineering & Surveying Presentation on behalf of the Middle Creek Parklands developers
9:28:38 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Debbie Anderson, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, and Warren Vaughn
9:31:28 AM   There was no public comment.
9:31:54 AM Commissioner White I would support this, and I would support it with a motion for the approval of the change in conditions for the phasing of, for the Middle Creek Parklands Major Subdivision and that also includes a revision to the conditions as in the staff report and also the new condition #1 that has been put into record.
9:32:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:32:24 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
9:33:08 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:33:19 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution for a Trial Seasonal Closure of a Portion of Forswall Road
9:34:47 AM Public Comment Betty Biggs; Kelli Aylor; Jim Eddie; Grace Morgan; Connie Mangas, submitted photo labeled Exhibit A, Item #5; Ron Booth; Teyck Weed; Barb Brewster; Ted Bryan; Pamela Chiang; Chum Howe; and Katy Harjes
10:14:47 AM   Closed public comment.
10:15:00 AM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Comments
10:18:10 AM   Board Discussion including Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum
10:32:31 AM   Item continued indefinitely
10:33:18 AM   Meeting Adjourned.