Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 March 31, 2009
Date 03/31/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:03:55 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 Mary Miller
9:04:39 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:05:01 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:21 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Authorize Chair to Sign Quit Claim and Releases Regarding Right of Way Easements, Flats Drive and Royal Wullf Road 3. Approval of Budget Transfer for the GIS Department from Salary/Wages to Capital Outlay ($7,232)
9:05:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda.
9:06:08 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:06:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:27 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Proposals Submitted for Funding from the CDBG Program, HOME, TSEP
9:06:36 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:07:54 AM Discussion and Questions
9:08:12 AM Public comment Shannon Bondy, Director of Belgrade Senior Center
9:09:08 AM Discussion between the Commission, Shannon Bondy, and Larry Watson
9:11:59 AM Public comment Don Walters
9:13:36 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I move that we sponsor the Belgrade Senior Center CDBG construction grant in the amount of $450,000, comments.
9:13:55 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Again, I would suggest that you allow the maximum application of $500,000.
9:13:57 AM Commissioner Murdock Oh, ok strike that Mary and make that $500.000.
9:14:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:14:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:26 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establish the Board of Directors for the West Yellowstone-Hebgen Basin Refuse Disposal District (Continued from3/17/2009)-pulled
9:14:31 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the 9-1-1/Dispatch FY 2009 Budget to Change Capital Outlay Items Listing
9:14:46 AM 911 Director Ben Hess Presentation
9:17:18 AM Discussion and Questions
9:18:00 AM There was no public comment.
9:18:15 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2009-038, which would amend the 9-1-1 Dispatch budget to change Capital Outlay items listed in the resolution.
9:18:27 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:18:30 AM Board discussion including Ben Hess
9:19:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:15 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Relocating Bozeman Creek/Sourdough Canyon Trailhead Parking Area, approximately 1,350-feet North of the Existing Parking Area, and Installing a gate on Sourdough Canyon Road, approximately 1,480-feet North of the Existing Gate
9:19:46 AM Steven Johnson, Executive Director, Gallatin Valley Land Trust Comments, submitted color copies of PowerPoint Presentation
9:38:37 AM Discussion and Questions
9:43:08 AM Public comment Robert Schaap, submitted written testimony labeled Exhibit A, Item #4
9:51:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Read Steve and Marianne Liebmann's letter into the record labeled Exhibit B, Item #4
9:52:35 AM Public comment Rick Moroney, Superintendent of City of Bozeman Water Treatment Plant, Stewart Jennings, and Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance
10:00:00 AM Steven Johnson, Executive Director of Gallatin Valley Land Trust Rebuttal
10:01:28 AM Closed public comment.
10:01:34 AM Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Steven Johnson
10:08:30 AM No action taken.
10:08:49 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Boundary Realignment Exemption from Subdivision Review for Bennett
10:09:05 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
10:13:43 AM Discussion and Questions
10:14:09 AM Chris Budeski, Madsen Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicants B. Neal Ainsworth and Marshall and Luzann F. Bennett, submitted letter and map from the City of Bozeman labeled Exhibit A, Item #5
10:18:10 AM Marshall Bennett Applicant comments
10:18:55 AM Discussion and Questions
10:19:26 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this relocation of common boundaries finding that it is a proper use.
10:19:34 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:19:38 AM Board discussion/Findings including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
10:20:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:20:47 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt the Greater Bozeman Area Transportation Plan 2007 Update as a Revision to the Gallatin County Growth Policy (Continued from 3/17/2009)
10:21:00 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
10:25:13 AM Discussion and Questions, noting typographical errors in the resolution that will be corrected prior to signing.
10:28:33 AM There was no public comment.
10:28:54 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2009-039.
10:29:02 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:29:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:29:16 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
10:29:58 AM Chairman White Pending Resolutions (Correction to Resolution #2009-029) Extending the reporting deadline for the Gravel Pit Task Force until September 1, 2009 and the terms of the Gravel Pit Task Force
10:30:20 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Presentation
10:30:57 AM Discussion and Questions
10:31:11 AM Commissioner Murdock I'd move that we approve the signing of the correct Resolution #2009-040.
10:31:20 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:31:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:31:37 AM Meeting adjourned.
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