Description Gallatin County Commissionors' Journal No. 50 September 30, 2008
Date 09/30/2008 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:03:19 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Crystal Turner.
9:04:06 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:04:16 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded and streamed over the internet.
9:04:30 AM Chairman Skinner Read consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes for September 9, 10, 16 & 17, 2008; and the Solid Waste District Management Issues Meeting Minutes - September 3, 2008; 3. Approval of Contracts: MSU Extension Service Agreement; Modification #1 to Contract #2008-192 with Yellowstone National Park for the Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste and Manure at the West Yellowstone Composting Facility/Transfer Station; Montana Department of Military Affairs for the Installation of the Middle Creek Dam Early Warning System; Modification #1 to Contract #2008-117 with Montana Department of Commerce for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program; 4. Approval of Asset Disposal (to be Sold at State Auction) from the Sheriff's Department for a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria; 5. Decision on Common
Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Schultz; 6. Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Lehman Enterprises; 7. Decision on Final Plat Application for the C & B Minor Subdivision.
9:07:00 AM Public comment Kandy Rose requests to pull the third contract: "Middle Creek Dam Early Warning System."
9:07:29 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the consent agenda as it was read into record, excluding the Middle Creek Dam Early Warning System that's gonna be placed number one on the regular agenda.
9:07:39 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:07:41 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:46 AM Chairman Murdock Montana Department of Military Affairs for the Installation of the Middle Creek Dam Early Warning System
9:08:02 AM Kandy Rose Comments
9:11:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the contract.
9:11:24 AM Commissioner White Second
9:11:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:35 AM Chairman Murdock Board Appointments
9:11:45 AM Commissioner White Three Forks Ambulance Service District
9:12:13 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to reappoint Mary Miller to the Three Forks Ambulance Service District.
9:12:28 AM Commissioner White Second
9:12:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:59 AM Commissioner Skinner Mount Green Cemetery Board
9:13:25 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:33 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Toni (TK) Gibson to fill out the term.
9:13:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:13:43 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:47 AM Chairman Murdock Historic Preservation Board
9:14:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:27 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to appoint Dee Mullen to the Historic Preservation Board.
9:14:30 AM Commissioner White Second
9:14:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:39 AM Commissioner White Gravel Pit Task Force
9:16:57 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:01 AM Commission comments
9:18:09 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to appoint Don Seifert to represent the Gallatin County Planning Board, Alvin Vander Vos to represent the Manhattan's City-County Planning Board and Sandy Lee to represent the Belgrade City-County Planning Board.
9:18:23 AM Commissioner White Second
9:18:33 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:50 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to appoint Jackie Flikkema and Richard Huttinga to the board, with an alternate of Ron Pike.
9:18:59 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:19:03 AM Board discussion.
9:20:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:09 AM Commissioner Skinner For the citizen's representative I would nominate Drew Jenkins and Rich Morse, with an alternate of Shane Skinner.
9:20:23 AM Commissioner White Second
9:20:29 AM Board discussion (Shane Skinner has no relation to Commissioner Skinner).
9:21:00 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:07 AM Commission comments
9:21:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Gallatin River Ranch Rural Fire District
9:22:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:22:23 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to appoint Kathleen (Schachman) to the Board, to the DIstrict.
9:22:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:22:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:40 AM Chairman Murdock Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Formally Approving the Parish Stream Setback Variance Approved by the Gallatin Canyon / Big Sky Area Planning and Zoning Commission at a Joint Public Hearing held on September 11, 2008
9:23:00 AM Tim Skop, County Planner Presentation
9:24:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve signing the resolution to approve the Parish variance. (Resolution #2008-111)
9:24:09 AM Commissioner White Second
9:24:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:24:18 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and receipt of Petition to Abandon a Portion of North State Street Adjacent to Blocks 11, 12, 24, 25 and Amcotts Park within the Plat of the Town of Three Forks (Old Town)
9:24:39 AM Clerk and Recorder, Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:25:48 AM There was no public comment.
9:26:00 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the acceptance of this petition for the road abandonment.
9:26:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:26:08 AM Board discussion including Eric Semerad. Petition was assigned as #827.
9:26:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:26:59 AM Chairman Murdock Commission appoints Commissioner Skinner, Charlotte Mills and any other staff they might need on the committee.
9:27:17 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on the Issuance of Not-to-Exceed $2,000,000 Loan/Bond for the Morningstar Learning Center Project in Big Sky
9:27:30 AM Ed Blackman, Finance Director Presentation
9:29:33 AM Discussion and Questions
9:31:31 AM Public Comment Steven Rager
9:32:29 AM Laura Sacchi, Executive Director of Morningstar Learning Center Applicant presentation.
9:34:22 AM Bridget Eckstrom, D.A. Davidson Comments
9:36:40 AM Discussion and Questions
9:38:30 AM There was no public comment.
9:38:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-112.
9:38:41 AM Commissioner White Second
9:38:45 AM Board discussion including Bridget Eckstrom and Laura Sacchi
9:39:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:39:35 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Seifert
9:40:07 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report
9:42:44 AM Discussion and Questions
9:44:11 AM Marc Seifert, applicant Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath. Discussion included Tom Rogers and Greg Fink, surveyor for applicant.
9:49:17 AM Board discussion including Marc Seifert
9:50:21 AM There was no public comment.
9:50:28 AM Discussion between the Commission and Tom Rogers
9:51:36 AM Heidi Jensen, Belgrade City-County Planner Comments
9:52:06 AM Discussion between the Commission, Marc Seifert, Heidi Jensen, and Tom Rogers
9:56:49 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval for the relocation of common boundary lines for the Seifert application.
9:56:58 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:57:05 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:57:11 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Naming an Un-Named Road off Brackett Creek Road to Nixon Peak Road
9:57:34 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation; presented a map of the area labeled Exhibit A, Item #6.
9:59:05 AM Discussion and Questions
10:00:18 AM There was no public comment.
10:00:27 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to approve Resolution #2008-113.
10:00:31 AM Commissioner White Second
10:00:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:50 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Renaming a Portion of Quinn Creek Road to North Quinn Creek Road
10:00:58 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation; presented a map of the area labeled Exhibit A, Item #7.
10:02:08 AM Discussion and Questions
10:02:43 AM There was no public comment.
10:02:48 AM Commissioner White Make a motion to approve the Resolution #2008-114.
10:02:54 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:02:57 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:03:02 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Naming an Un-Named Road off Hackert Drive to Tatanka Trail
10:03:26 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation; presented a map of the area labeled Exhibit A, Item 8.
10:04:41 AM There was no public comment.
10:04:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-115.
10:04:51 AM Commissioner White Second
10:04:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:05:04 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Woodland Park Phase I Major Subdivision Located within the Gallatin County / Bozeman Area Zoning District
10:05:46 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report. Received two documents after staff report was submitted a letter from Rae Fire labeled Exhibit H, Item #9 and letter from Don Seifert, Gallatin County Planning Board member labeled Exhibit I, Item #9. Noted correction to staff report on page 3 which referenced 3.G.A; should be 3.I.
10:16:10 AM Discussion and Questions
10:24:04 AM R. Dale Beland, Land Use Planner PowerPoint Presentation on behalf of applicant Gooch Hill West LLC & Robert Brenden.
10:42:36 AM Rich Fillbach, Hyalite Engineers PowerPoint Presentation on behalf of applicant Gooch Hill West LLC & Robert Brenden.
10:52:49 AM R. Dale Beland, Land Use Planner Continued presentation, submitting suggested changes/deletions to conditions #11, #40.f, #40.i, #40.o, and #40.g labeled Exhibit J, Item #9.
11:01:21 AM Discussion between the Commission, R. Dale Beland, Tom Rogers, and Attorney Kate Dinwiddie representing the Rae Fire Service Area
11:10:56 AM There was no public comment.
11:11:15 AM R. Dale Beland, Land Use Planner Comments
11:13:36 AM Discussion and Questions
11:16:57 AM Closed public comment.
11:17:00 AM Board discussion including R. Dale Beland and Tom Rogers
11:31:07 AM Gene Cook, Applicant Comments
11:32:08 AM Discussion between the Commission, Gene Cook, Tom Rogers and R. Dale Beland
11:36:56 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of the Woodland Park Phase I Major Subdivision application, with some condition modifications that we will discuss.
11:37:12 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:37:15 AM Board discussion/Findings including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
11:41:00 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:41:12 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Golden Subsequent Minor Subdivision, Including a Request for Variance from Section 7.G.3 Regarding Lot Access Standards of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations
11:41:32 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff Report
11:46:46 AM Discussion between the Commission, Heidi Jensen, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
11:47:51 AM Marlena Gallwitz, Anderson Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicant Steven Golden.
11:49:23 AM Discussion and Questions
11:49:59 AM Steven Golden, Applicant Comments
11:50:44 AM There was no public comment.
11:50:54 AM Steve Golden, Applicant Comments
11:51:59 AM Discussion between the Commission, Heidi Jensen, Steven Golden, Marlena Gallwitz, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
11:52:42 AM George Durkin, County Road & Bridge Engineer Comments
11:53:15 AM Marlena Gallwitz, Anderson Engineering Comments
11:53:57 AM Board discussion including Heidi Jensen
11:54:30 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the variance request.
11:54:34 AM Commissioner White Second
11:54:37 AM Board discussion/Findings
11:55:38 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:55:45 AM Commissioner White Make a motion for the approval of the Golden Subsequent Minor Subdivision.
11:55:49 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:55:53 AM Board discussion/Findings including Heidi Jensen and Jecyn Bremer
11:58:35 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:58:47 AM There were no Pending Resolutions .
11:58:50 AM Meeting adjourned.
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