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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes December 9, 2008
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 December 9, 2008
Date 12/09/2008 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:01:52 AM Acting Chairman White  Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder. Commissioner Murdock was excused.
9:02:42 AM Acting Chairman White  Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:03:04 AM Acting Chairman White  There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:25 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contract: Prouse Construction to Provide Snowplowing Service to Various County RIDs 3. Decision of Request for an Exemption from Subdivision Review for a Lot Aggregation/Common Boundary Relocation within a Platted Subdivision for Daz 4. Decision on Final Release of Financial Security for the Improvements Agreement for Phase 2A of the Mount Ellis Meadows PUD/Major Subdivision 5. Decision of Request for Final Release of Credit for the Buffalo Station Second Minor Subdivision Improvements Agreement 6. Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Lehrkind Farms, Inc. (moved to regular agenda).
9:04:41 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Requests moving consent agenda #6, Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Lehrkind Farms, Inc., to the regular agenda to make a change to the staff report.
9:05:18 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda as read into record with the exception of eliminating Item #6 and removing it to the regular agenda.
9:05:27 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:05:32 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:44 AM Acting Chairman White  Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request for Lehrkind Farms, Inc.
9:05:54 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report, would like to correct an error in the staff report under "Legal Description and Location" to change the number of acres from 269.9 acres to 296.9 acres for existing Tract E.
9:06:45 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Would like make the same correction under "Type of Exemption; reason or justification" in the staff report for Tract E.
9:07:19 AM   There was no public comment.
9:07:30 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the Lehrkind Common Boundary Relocation with the corrections made on the record to the staff report.
9:07:39 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:07:49 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:08 AM Acting Chairman White  Notice of Award to Real Estate Broker Regarding Competitive Sealed Proposal for Real Estate Broker Services in the Matter of 8316 Huffine Lane, Bozeman, MT
9:08:22 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Recommendation to award real estate broker services to Cory Vellinga Real Estate.
9:09:59 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:10:16 AM   There was no public comment.
9:10:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Based on the recommendation from the committee, I would move to award the real estate broker service in the matter of 8316 Huffine Lane to Cory Vellinga Real Estate.
9:10:39 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:10:42 AM   Discussion between the Commission and James Greenbaum
9:13:15 AM Commissioner Skinner I would add to my motion that a listing agreement will be required which will be considered on the consent agenda at a later date.
9:13:26 AM Acting Chairman White  And I concur and I'll modify my second to accommodate that.
9:13:32 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:47 AM Acting Chairman White  Board Appointment
9:13:49 AM Acting Chairman White  Capital Improvement Program Committee
9:14:16 AM   There was no public comment.
9:14:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, I would move to appoint Larry Beck to the Capital Improvement Program Committee.
9:14:35 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:14:38 AM   Board discussion
9:14:59 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:08 AM Acting Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a First Reading of a Speed Ordinance for the Mountain View Subdivision #2
9:15:34 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum
9:15:52 AM Commissioner Skinner Read Ordinance #2008-010 into record.
9:19:21 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Comments
9:19:37 AM Public comment Don Arthur
9:20:00 AM   Board discussion, noting a letter received from Ron Schafer.
9:20:25 AM Acting Chairman White  Closed public comment.
9:20:31 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Ordinance #2008-010 at first reading.
9:20:38 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:20:43 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:57 AM Acting Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Re-naming a Portion of Rocky Creek Road to West Rocky Creek Road
9:21:10 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #4.
9:22:45 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:23:05 AM   There was no public comment.
9:23:12 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-149 which is a resolution that would change an un-named road off Frontage Road, a portion of Rocky Creek Road and would rename it West Rocky Creek Road.
9:23:27 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:23:31 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:23:46 AM Acting Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Re-naming a Portion of Rocky Creek Road to North Rocky Creek Road
9:23:54 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #5.
9:24:22 AM   There was no public comment.
9:24:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-149 (#2008-150) which is a resolution that would name an un-named road off Frontage Road, off Rocky Creek Road and name it North Rocky Creek Road.
9:24:51 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:24:54 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:13 AM Acting Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Naming an Un-named Road off Springhill Road to Linderman Lane
9:25:22 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #6.
9:26:20 AM Public comment Paula Matzinger
9:27:24 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Allen Armstrong
9:27:58 AM Acting Chairman White  Closed public comment.
9:28:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2008-151 which is a resolution that would change an un-named road off Springhill Road to Linderman Lane.
9:28:12 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
9:28:15 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:29:08 AM Acting Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Plat (Plan) Approval of the Morrill Planned Unit Development
9:29:21 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report, clarified that this is a Preliminary Plan, not plat. No plat will be submitted because it is a family transfer which is exempt from subdivision review. Submitted an e-mail from William Tatarka labeled Exhibit A, Item #7.
9:44:34 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:46:26 AM Judy Morrill Applicant presentation
9:47:21 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:47:59 AM Mark Morrill Applicant presentation
9:48:41 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:49:24 AM Jami Morris, Land Use Planning Consultant Presentation on behalf of applicants Wendell & Judy Morrill. Submitted a map labeled Exhibit B, Item #7.
9:52:21 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Jami Morris and Jecyn Bremer
10:02:46 AM   There was no public comment.
10:02:58 AM   Board discussion/Findings including Mark Morrill and Jecyn Bremer
10:05:06 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the Morrill Planned Unit Development application with staff-suggested conditions except for condition #14 to change the word 'subdivider' to 'applicant,' and on condition #5 to require a 40-foot ditch easement on the north side, and 25-foot ditch easement on the south side from center line.
10:05:42 AM Acting Chairman White  Second
10:05:45 AM   Board discussion/Findings including Tim Skop and Jecyn Bremer
10:07:05 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:07:16 AM Acting Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Lund Minor Subdivision, Including a Variance Request from the Road Design Standards of the County Subdivision Regulations (Section 7.F.1&3) - Continued until a later date.
10:07:29 AM   Meeting adjourned.