Skip Navigation
Click to return to website
This table is used for column layout.
Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes April 21, 2009
Description Gallatin County Commissioner's Journal No. 51 April 21, 2009
Date 04/21/2009 Location Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:03:28 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder. Commissioner Skinner is excused.
9:04:26 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:04:52 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on 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. Approval of Grant Application from the US Department of Justice Rural Law Enforcement Enhancing Rural Detention and Jail Operations, 3. Reconveyance of Real Estate Trust Indenture for Big Sky Carvers, LLC, 4. Approval of Contracts: Community Counseling and Correctional Services for Pre-and Post-Adjudication Housing and Transportation of Juvenile Offenders at the RYO Correctional Facility in Galen, MT (Contract Sets Daily Rate for Incarceration at $226.60 for the Period of 7/1/08 to 6/30/09), DOWL HKM for the Storm Water Management Plan for the Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 5. Approval of the Certificate of Completion for the Revolving Loan Fund used to Facilitate the Logan Landfill Liner for Cell #3, 6. Approval of the Gallatin County All Hazards All Discipline Group Hazardous Materials Plan April 2009 Update (Volume XII), 7. Decision on Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Rittcon LLC, 8. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Bryan
9:06:47 AM   There was no public comment.
9:06:55 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the consent agenda as read.
9:07:00 AM Chairman White Second
9:07:04 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:12 AM Chairman White Agenda announcement. Item #13, Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Extending the Gallatin County Interim Zoning District, Zoning Regulation and Zoning Map that Regulates Operations that Mine Sand and Gravel and Operations that Mix Concrete or Batch Asphalt for a Period of One Year, has been pulled and rescheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
9:07:37 AM Chairman White Receipt of Petition to Abandon a Portion of Monforton School Road
9:07:47 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation
9:08:30 AM   There was no public comment.
9:08:36 AM   Discussion and Questions.
9:09:43 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we acknowledge receipt of the petition as certified as properly petitioned by the Clerk and Recorder and, in that motion, I might as well appoint Commissioner White and the Clerk and Recorder as the viewing committee.
9:10:01 AM Chairman White Second
9:10:04 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:13 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Establish the Board of Directors for the West Yellowstone-Hebgen Basin Refuse Disposal District (Continued from 3/17 and 3/31/09)
9:10:31 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer. This item has been continued indefinitely.
9:10:46 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:11:01 AM   Discussion between the Commissioners, Larry Watson and Jecyn Bremer
9:11:38 AM   No action taken.
9:11:49 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the CDBG REACH Fund FY 2009 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $119,911 Received from the Montana Department of Commerce Home Grant for the Remodel of the REACH Facility
9:12:14 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:12:54 AM   There was no public comment.
9:13:01 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2009-051 as described by Larry Watson.
9:13:08 AM Chairman White Second
9:13:09 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:23 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the CDBG Grants FY 2009 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $30,000 Received from Montana Department of Commerce and Belgrade Senior Center for Preliminary Architectural Report on the Existing Senior Center
9:13:42 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:14:04 AM   There was no public comment.
9:14:10 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2009-052.
9:14:14 AM Chairman White Second
9:14:15 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:23 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Confirming the Creation of the Mental Health Local Advisory Council
9:14:30 AM   Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:15:07 AM   There was no public comment.
9:15:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve #2009-053 Resolution.
9:15:19 AM Chairman White Second
9:15:20 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:30 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Approval of the Mental Health local Advisory Council Revised Bylaws
9:15:39 AM   Board discussion
9:15:56 AM   There was no public comment.
9:16:01 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the amended By-laws.
9:16:05 AM Chairman White Second
9:16:06 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:15 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establishing the Daily Room Rate for the Gallatin County Rest Home
9:16:26 AM Rest Home Administrator Vicki West Presentation
9:17:10 AM   There was no public comment.
9:17:18 AM   Board discussion
9:17:42 AM Commissioner Murdock Move that we approve the rate increase as Resolution #2009-054.
9:17:49 AM Chairman White Second
9:17:51 AM   Board discussion
9:18:09 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:16 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County FY 2009 Capital Projects Operating Budget to Include $10,000,000 from Bond Proceeds Approved by the Voters for the for the Construction of a New Detention Center and Unanticipated Revenues of $26,522 from the State Judicial Branch Office of Court Administrator for Keyless Door Entry System
9:18:40 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:19:29 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:20:46 AM   There was no public comment.
9:20:53 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution (of Intent) #2009-055 which, as described by Ed Blackman.
9:21:01 AM Chairman White Second
9:21:02 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:09 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) FY 2009 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $2,330 to be Used to Open a WIC Clinic in Belgrade, Montana
9:21:26 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:22:10 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:22:43 AM   There was no public comment.
9:22:50 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve this Resolution which would amend the budget, it's #2009-056, comments.
9:23:05 AM Chairman White Second
9:23:06 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:23:16 AM Chairman White Facilities Budget and FY 2010 Revenue Estimates and Cash on Hand and Start-up Budget Presented, Reviewed and Approved by Commission
9:23:31 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation, submitted Budget Summary labeled Exhibit A, Item #10.
9:28:13 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:31:29 AM   There was no public comment.
9:31:40 AM   Board discussion including Ed Blackman
9:32:09 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we adopt the facilities budget as presented by Ed in our packets.
9:32:18 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman And available to the public.
9:32:19 AM Commissioner Murdock And available to the public for Fiscal Year '09, '08-'09, wait a minute, '09-'10.
9:32:27 AM Chairman White Second
9:32:30 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:33 AM   Board discussion including Ed Blackman
9:32:37 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we, I move that we adopt the start-up budget cash on hand as proposed by Ed Blackman.
9:32:47 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman And non-tax revenues please.
9:32:48 AM Commissioner Murdock And on tax revenues as available to the public.
9:32:53 AM Chairman White Non tax revenues, you said?
9:32:56 AM Commissioner Murdock And non-tax revenues as this, which was in the packet, it says cash reserves, comments. I move to adopt the start-up cash reserves and cash on hand as presented by Ed Blackman.
9:33:17 AM Chairman White Second
9:33:17 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:33:21 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman.
9:34:03 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we adopt the start-up, cross out, he didn't call it baseline anymore, crossed out baseline budget that now is called start-up budget for Fiscal Year 2010 as presented by Ed Blackman.
9:34:20 AM Chairman White Second
9:34:24 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
9:35:00 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:15 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intention to Amend the Jurisdictional Area of the Gallatin County Growth Policy to Exclude Lands within One Mile of the City of Three Forks, Montana
9:35:33 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report
9:40:21 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:42:04 AM Public Comment Ralph Johnson, planning consultant for the City of Three Forks
9:45:02 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we revise our Growth Policy as presented by Tim Skop in the staff report which would be in Resolution #2009, Resolution of Intent, to change this, which is Resolution #2009-057.
9:45:24 AM Chairman White Second
9:45:28 AM   Board discussion/Findings including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
9:47:44 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:47:56 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Modifications to the Preliminary Plat and Conditions of Approval for the Brookshire Major Subdivision
9:49:00 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
9:52:52 AM Public Comment Richard Smith
9:54:33 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the modifications to the February 20, 2007 preliminary plat and required conditions of preliminary plat approval for the Brookshire Major Subdivision as presented in the staff report.
9:54:51 AM Chairman White Second
9:54:53 AM   Board discussion/Findings
9:55:28 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:56:02 AM Chairman White Board Appointments
9:56:22 AM Commissioner Murdock Transportation Coordinating Committee
9:57:04 AM   There was no public comment.
9:57:15 AM   Board discussion
9:58:08 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we appoint Sam (Gianfrancisco).
9:58:10 AM Chairman White Second
9:58:11 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:28 AM Chairman White Salary Compensation Committee
9:59:06 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we appoint Joyce Thompson and Charlotte Mills to the Salary Compensation Committee.
9:59:12 AM Chairman White Second
9:59:13 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:59:18 AM Chairman White Middle Cottonwood Board of Adjustment
9:59:46 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve Clarice Dreyer and John Brown to the Middle Cottonwood Board of Adjustment.
9:59:51 AM Chairman White Second
9:59:52 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:01 AM Commissioner Murdock Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District
10:00:26 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to appoint David Cohenour to the Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District.
10:00:31 AM Chairman White Second
10:00:32 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:35 AM Chairman White Manhattan Rural Fire District
10:01:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to appoint Bob Yadon to the Manhattan Rural Fire District.
10:01:11 AM Chairman White Second
10:01:12 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:01:19 AM   Meeting adjourned.