Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 March 24, 2009
Date 03/24/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:03:25 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, Murdock, and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie.
9:04:15 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications, and streamed over the internet.
9:04:39 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:03 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims (moved to the end of the regular agenda) ; 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from March 3, 2009; 3. Approval of Asset Transfer to Beaverhead County of a Weed Blaster Portable Wash/Reclaim System; 4. Approval of Contract with ThinkOne Architects for Preliminary Architectural Report for the Belgrade Senior Center CDBG Project; 5. Approval of Deed Restriction Agreement on New Residential Facility for HOME Funded Reach Inc.; 6. Approval of Grant Application to the Montana Department of Transportation Highway Traffic Safety Bureau for Partial Funding for Two DUI Task Force Representatives to Attend a Conference in Nashville; 7. Decision on a Request for a Boundary Realignment Exemption from Subdivision Review for Ecton; and 8. Correction of
Term Expiration for Mary Ellerd's Appointment to the Story Mill Rural Fire District (term will expire 5/1/2012).
9:06:17 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:23 AM Chairman White Comments, move agenda item #1, Approval of Claims to the end of the regular agenda.
9:06:48 AM Commissioner Murdock With that amendment, I would move to approve the consent agenda as read with the exception of claims.
9:06:54 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:06 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Ashe
9:07:18 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff Report
9:09:13 AM Discussion and Questions
9:09:34 AM Brian Ashe Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath.
9:12:20 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:31 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, based on those findings, move to approve the family transfer subdivision exemption for Ashe.
9:12:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:13:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:21 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Consideration of Acceptance of Improvements Agreements for the Middle Creek Parklands Phase 1 Major Subdivision
9:13:32 AM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Staff Report
9:16:02 AM Discussion and Questions
9:17:39 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Presentation on behalf of applicants Circle F, LLC and Middle Creek Parklands Subdivision
9:19:07 AM Discussion and Questions
9:24:06 AM Road and Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:29:12 AM There was no public comment.
9:29:37 AM Ken Flikkema Applicant Rebuttal
9:32:20 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ken Flikkema, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:34:03 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Rebuttal on behalf of applicants Circle F, LLC and Middle Creek Parklands Subdivision
9:35:42 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Comments
9:35:57 AM Road and Bridge Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:36:52 AM Board Discussion
9:41:13 AM Commissioner Murdock I was going to make a motion, if it's okay with you, to accept both improvements agreements. So moved.
9:41:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:41:24 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:40 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Consideration of Final Plat Approval for the Middle Creek Parklands Phase 1 Major Subdivision
9:41:51 AM County Planner Randy Johnson, AICP Staff Report
9:43:29 AM Discussion and Questions
9:44:28 AM There was no public comment.
9:44:35 AM Closed public comment.
9:44:39 AM Board Discussion including Randy Johnson
9:45:36 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve final plat approval for the Middle Creek Parklands Phase 1 Major Subdivision.
9:45:43 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:45:46 AM Board Discussion
9:46:15 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:46:31 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Transfer Portions of Public Dedicated Parks in the Shakira, Valley Grove, and Wylie Creek Subdivisions to the State of Montana for the Purpose of Creating Additional Road Right of Way for the Expansion and Reconstruction of State Secondary MT 85, (235) (Valley Center Road)
9:49:57 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation, noting error in notice & on the resolution of intent; State Secondary MT 85 should read 235
9:52:41 AM Discussion and Questions
9:54:50 AM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Comments
9:55:15 AM Board Discussion including Mike Harris
9:56:25 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve Resolution #2009-037, which is a Resolution of Intent to transfer County owned land to the State of Montana Department of Transportation.
9:56:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:56:41 AM Board Discussion
9:57:04 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:57:15 AM Chairman White Board Appointments
9:57:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Three Forks City Planning Board
9:58:21 AM There was no public comment.
9:58:32 AM Board Discussion
9:59:09 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint Tom Kanta and Jerry Olson to the Three Forks City Planning Board.
9:59:16 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:59:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:59:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Mental Health Local Advisory Council
10:00:14 AM There was no public comment.
10:00:21 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Betsy Garrigues.
10:00:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:00:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:35 AM Chairman White Approval of Claims
10:00:54 AM Accounting Clerk Jeannie Brown Comments
10:01:11 AM Discussion and Questions
10:01:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the claims.
10:01:51 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:01:52 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:01:59 AM Meeting Adjourned.
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