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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes March 3, 2009
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 March 3, 2009
Date 03/03/2009 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:03:51 AM      Chairman White  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 Veniece Lindemulder.
9:04:35 AM Chairman White  Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:04:56 AM Chairman White  There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:13 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Decision on a Request for a Mortgage Exemption from Subdivision Review for Oldroyd, 3. Decision on a Request for a Mortgage Exemption from Subdivision Review for Crittenden, 4. Decision Regarding a Zoning Improvements Agreement for the Kendrick/Perkins Variance in the Bridger Canyon Zoning District (Public Hearing held 12/30/2008), 5. Decision on a Request to Release the Improvements Agreement and Financial Guaranty for the Kelly Minor Subdivision
9:06:05 AM   There was no public comment.
9:06:20 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the consent agenda.
9:06:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:28 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:36 AM Chairman White  Public Opening of Received Request for Proposals for the Middle Creek Early Warning System
9:06:46 AM DES Manager Patrick Lonergan Opened the following bids: Intermountain Environmental, American Signal Corporation and Sutron Corporation. Bids will be taken under advisement and return at a later date with a recommendation.
9:07:15 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:09:08 AM   There was no public comment.
9:09:13 AM   No action taken.
9:09:22 AM Chairman White  Agenda announcement: Item #5, Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Extend the Gravel Pit Task Force until September 1, 2009, and Interim Zoning for an Additional Year (Continued from 2/24/09), the Commission will not be deciding on extending the interim zoning for an additional year. That will be decided sometime next month.
9:09:53 AM Chairman White  Presentation of Treasurer's Quarterly Report -First Quarter, FY 2009
9:10:04 AM County Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
9:11:31 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:11:46 AM   There was no public comment.
9:11:53 AM Chairman White  Presentation of Treasurer's Quarterly Report-Second Quarter, FY 2009
9:11:59 AM County Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
9:13:59 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:16:08 AM   There was no public comment.
9:16:17 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we accept the two quarterly reports that were presented to us by the County Treasurer.
9:16:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:16:27 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Kim Buchanan
9:16:48 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:58 AM Chairman White  Public Hearing and Commission Acceptance of Financial Trend Analysis and Assumptions Report
9:17:07 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:19:03 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:21:35 AM   There was no public comment.
9:21:44 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to accept the Financial Trend Analysis and Assumptions report presented by Ed Blackman.
9:21:50 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:21:53 AM   Board discussion
9:22:15 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:22 AM Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Extend the Gravel Pit Task Force until September 1, 2009 and Interim Zoning for an Additional Year (Continued from 2/24/2009)
9:22:37 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Presentation
9:27:59 AM   Discussion and Questions including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:28:45 AM   There was no public comment.
9:28:57 AM   Board discussion including Don Seifert, Chairman, Gravel Pit Task Force and Heidi Jensen.
9:31:34 AM Commissioner Murdock I'll move that we adopt Resolution #2009-029 which would do everything that Heidi read into the record.
9:31:44 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:31:47 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:05 AM Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision for Approval of Opening New Bozeman Elementary School
9:32:38 AM Superintendent of Schools Mary Ellen Fitzgerald Presentation
9:35:13 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:35:37 AM   There was no public comment.
9:35:47 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the opening of this new Bozeman elementary school.
9:35:53 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:35:56 AM   Board discussion
9:37:18 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:36 AM Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending Resolution #2004-130 "Creating a Board of Park Commissioners"
9:37:47 AM   Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:38:52 AM Commission Executive Assistant Glenda Howze Presentation
9:40:34 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Glenda Howze and Jecyn Bremer
9:41:33 AM   There was no public comment.
9:41:45 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-030 which would be a resolution amending Resolution #2004-130 which created a Park, a Board of Park Commissioners.
9:41:59 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:42:02 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:42:13 AM Chairman White  Public Hearing and Decision Adopting the Amended Bylaws of the Board of Park Commissioners
9:42:34 AM Commission Executive Assistant Glenda Howze Presentation
9:43:24 AM   There was no public comment.
9:43:32 AM   Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:45:52 AM Commissioner Murdock I would move to adopt them.
9:45:54 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:45:57 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:46:06 AM Chairman White  Board Appointments
9:46:13 AM Commissioner Skinner County Planning Board
9:46:42 AM   There was no public comment.
9:46:52 AM   Board discussion
9:47:16 AM Commissioner Skinner So I would move to appoint him (Julien Morice).
9:47:21 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:47:26 AM   Board discussion
9:48:33 AM   Motion passed 2:1. Chairman White opposed.
9:48:48 AM Commissioner Murdock Impact Fee Advisory Committee
9:49:24 AM   There was no public comment.
9:49:34 AM   Board discussion
9:50:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to appoint Richard Smith.
9:50:07 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:50:11 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:50:19 AM   Meeting adjourned.