Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 November 25, 2008
Date 11/25/2008 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:02:02 AM Chairman Murdock Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller
9:02:56 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:03:02 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:28 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Budget Transfers: Within the Sheriff's Budget from Repairs-Automotive to Repair & Maintenance Supplies and Within the Detention Center Budget from Board of Prisoners to Secured Detention 3. Decision on Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Aughney 4. Decision on a Request for Partial Release of the Improvements Agreement for Ressler Toyota
9:04:12 AM Public comment Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray requested consent agenda Item #3 be moved to the regular agenda for further discussion and that the Commission enter Ms. Montague's staff report into the record for Item #4.
9:04:47 AM Board discussion including Chris Gray
9:05:15 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was read into record excluding #3 and then the entering of the Ada's report into the record for #4.
9:05:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:05:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:32 AM Chairman Murdock Decision on Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Aughney
9:05:45 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:07:11 AM Discussion between Ada Montague and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:08:24 AM Shannon Marinko, Skyline Surveying Comments on behalf of applicants James & Denise Aughney
9:08:39 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:45 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
9:08:47 AM Commissioner White Second
9:08:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:54 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments
9:09:00 AM Commissioner Skinner I would adopt the staff report as our, the findings found in the staff report as our findings.
9:09:06 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray As well as the amendment to that as set forth today.
9:09:09 AM Commissioner Skinner As well as the change, the change in the language.
9:09:14 AM Commissioner White I concur.
9:09:16 AM Chairman Murdock I concur.
9:09:26 AM Chairman Murdock Opening of Proposals Regarding Gallatin County Requests for Competitive Sealed Proposals, Real Estate Broker Services Regarding Sale of Real Property, 8316 Huffine Lane, Bozeman, MT, Pursuant to Order of 18th District Judicial Court, in the Matter of the Estate of Thelma L. Thompson, to Satisfy Debt Owed to the Gallatin Rest Home
9:09:58 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Opened the proposals as follows: Montana Real Estate Group, LLC and Cory Vellinga, Vellinga Real Estate. A recommendation will come at a later date.
9:11:44 AM Discussion and Questions
9:13:21 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments
9:13:43 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:50 AM Discussion between the Commission and James Greenbaum
9:14:31 AM No action taken.
9:14:37 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Bid Authorization for the County's $4,000,000 Open Space General Obligation Bond Sale
9:15:12 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments, suggests continuance.
9:15:38 AM CAO Earl Mathers Comments
9:15:55 AM Board discussion including Chris Gray. This agenda item will be continued until the last item on the agenda.
9:16:38 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:59 AM No action taken.
9:17:30 AM Chairman Murdock Continuation of Board Discussion and Decision on a Request by Kailo Design and Development, LLC to Modify Condition #14 of the Preliminary Plat Approval of the Aspen Springs Major Subdivision (Public Comment Closed)
9:17:47 AM Chairman Murdock Announced that he was not present for the first hearing and recused himself for this agenda item.
9:18:21 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Staff report
9:19:43 AM Discussion and Questions
9:20:11 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Presentation on behalf of client Kailo Design & Development, LLC
9:20:43 AM Discussion between the Commission, Susan Swimley and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:23:42 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of this modification.
9:23:51 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:23:52 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:25:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:18 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Subdivision Exemption for Lee
9:25:41 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:27:25 AM Discussion and Questions
9:27:51 AM Dwight Lee Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and testified under oath.
9:31:24 AM Commission comments
9:31:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, I would move to approve.
9:32:09 AM Commissioner White Second
9:32:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:32:28 AM Board discussion
9:32:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:44 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Rockin' Reverse
9:33:00 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report, submitted copy of COS 2675A labeled Exhibit A, Item #5 and copy of two maps labeled Exhibit B, Item #5
9:36:24 AM Planning Director Greg Sullivan Comments
9:38:32 AM Discussion and Questions
9:39:18 AM County Planner Ada Montague Comments
9:39:50 AM David Albert, Stahly Engineering Comments on behalf of applicant Rockin' Reverse F.R., LLC
9:41:43 AM Erich Pessl Applicant comments
9:43:18 AM Discussion between the Commission, Erich Pessl, and Ada Montague
9:45:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:45:18 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Greg Sullivan
9:46:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
9:46:58 AM Commissioner White Second
9:47:01 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:47:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:47:51 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Brainard
9:48:00 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:49:00 AM Shannon Marinko, Skyline Surveying Comments on behalf of applicants Ed and Alice Brainard
9:49:26 AM Discussion and Questions
9:49:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:49:58 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve this boundary realignment.
9:50:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:50:06 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:51:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:12 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Variance Request from Appendix I (Fire Regulation of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations and Request for Preliminary Plat Approval of the Bocamo Business Park Subsequent Minor Subdivision
9:51:41 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
9:56:35 AM Discussion and Questions
9:57:53 AM Shawn Olson, Bridger-Montana Investments, LLC Applicant presentation
10:01:25 AM Discussion and Questions
10:02:37 AM Jonathan Roen, Roen, Inc Presentation on behalf of applicant Bridger-Montana Investments, LLC submitted Bocamo Business Park Fire Protection Plan labeled Exhibit A, Item #7
10:09:56 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jonathan Roen, Deputy County Chris Gray, and Shawn Olson
10:15:15 AM Public comment Dan Dyksterhouse and Bryan Connelley, Central Valley Fire District
10:26:32 AM Discussion between the Commission, Bryan Connelley, and Chris Gray
10:44:30 AM Jonathan Roen, Roen, Inc Rebuttal
10:47:23 AM Discussion and Questions
10:56:24 AM Board discussion including Dan Dyksterhouse, Jonathan Roen, and Chris Gray. All parties agreed to continue decision on this agenda item until January 6, 2009.
11:14:16 AM Closed public comment.
11:14:48 AM Discussion between the Commission, Heidi Jensen, and Chris Gray
11:15:18 AM No action taken.
11:15:28 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2008-116, Adopting Gallatin County Personnel Manual
11:15:42 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Presentation
11:16:14 AM Discussion and Questions
11:16:30 AM Public comment CAO Earl Mathers
11:17:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-144.
11:17:17 AM Commissioner White Second
11:17:22 AM Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Cynde Hertzog
11:17:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:17:56 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Bid Authorization for the County's $4,000,000 Open Space General Obligation Bond Sale
11:18:01 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments/Advice
11:18:36 AM There was no public comment.
11:18:54 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve this letter and authorize the signature of it by the Chairman.
11:19:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:19:08 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:19:14 AM Meeting adjourned.
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