Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 July 28, 2009
Date 07/28/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:04:07 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, and White, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie. Commissioner Murdock was excused.
9:04:57 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications, and streamed over the internet.
9:05:31 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:53 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Minutes for July 7 and 14, 2009; 3. Approval of Contracts: Service Agreement with MACo Workers' Compensation Trust; Montana Department of Administration Grant for GIS Database Accuracy Improvement (Grant $20,000 -- Local Match $24,646); Misdemeanor Probation Grant with Montana Board of Crime Control (Grant $86,267 -- Local Match $21,567 -- MBCC Match $64,700); Victim Assistance Grant with Montana Board of Crime Control (Grant $40,950 -- City/County Match $97,507); Department of Justice FY2009 Recovery Act Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Award of $44,715 to be used to Purchase Equipment for the Sheriff's Department; SNAP-Ed Program Agreement between Park & Gallatin Counties and the Office of Public
Assistance for an Additional Nutrition Education Position at Extension ($100 annually); Freedom from Fear FY2010 Grant with Montana Board of Crime Control, Grant Amount $72,845 with a local match of $18,211; Grant Application to the MT Board of Crime Control, Grant Amount $124,341 with a local match of $31,085; Stahly Engineering & Associates for the Manhattan Sidewalks Phase II CTEP Project; and 4. Decision on a Resolution Adopting the Dunn Side Yard Setback Variance from the Bridger Canyon Zoning Regulations
9:07:57 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:05 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda.
9:08:07 AM Chairman White Second
9:08:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:14 AM Chairman White Announcement: Commissioner Murdock is excused.
9:08:24 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Recommendation Regarding County RID Management and Maintenance
9:08:42 AM Facilities & Procurement Manager Nick Borzak Recommendation for Morrison Maierle to manage and maintain the RID Program.
9:09:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:09:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:09 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to accept the recommendation from the scoring committee and award the RID management and maintenance contract to Morrison Maierle.
9:10:22 AM Chairman White Second
9:10:27 AM Board Discussion
9:10:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:04 AM Chairman White Public Opening of Proposals Received for Phase II of the Regional Wastewater Study
9:11:14 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Received proposals from Stahly Engineering, Great West Engineering, and Allied Engineering. The SOQ's will be taken under advisement and will return in the near future with a recommendation.
9:12:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:18 AM No Action Taken.
9:12:28 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on the Transfer and Dissolution Agreement with the Hebgen Lake Estates County Water & Sewer District
9:12:39 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation
9:14:31 AM Discussion and Questions
9:15:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:12 AM Commissioner Skinner I will move to approve and give authorization to the chair to sign the transfer and dissolution agreement with the Hebgen Lake Estates County Water & Sewer District.
9:15:26 AM Chairman White Second
9:15:28 AM Board Discussion including Chris Gray
9:16:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:14 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding the Transfer of a Renewable Resource Grant Award (RRG-09-1377) from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the Amount of $100,000 from the County to the Hebgen Lake Estates County Water and Sewer District
9:16:32 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:18:14 AM Discussion and Questions
9:18:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve transferring this Renewable Resource Grant award to the Hebgen Lake Sewer and Water District.
9:19:14 AM Chairman White Second
9:19:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:25 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Comments on FY2010 Preliminary Budget
9:19:32 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:22:57 AM Public Comment Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills; Sheriff Jim Cashell; and Jane Mersen
9:29:20 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:30:18 AM Discussion and Questions
9:31:06 AM No Action Taken.
9:31:10 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Approval of Resolution Setting Elected Officials Salaries per Section 7-4-2504, MCA
9:31:23 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:32:06 AM Public Comment Sheriff Jim Cashell; County Attorney Marty Lambert; County Administrator Earl Mathers; and Jane Mersen
9:47:26 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
9:48:26 AM Commissioner Skinner I'm going to move to approve Resolution #2009-090.
9:48:31 AM Chairman White Second
9:48:33 AM Board Discussion
9:53:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:53:32 AM Chairman White Board Appointments: County Planning Board
9:54:12 AM There was no public comment.
9:54:18 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to reappoint Julien Morice, Suzan (Kozub) Riggs, Mike McKenna, and Kerry White.
9:54:26 AM Chairman White Second
9:54:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:54:32 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to appoint Doug Espelian to the County Planning Board.
9:54:37 AM Chairman White Second
9:54:39 AM Board Discussion
9:55:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:55:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Mental Health Local Advisory Council
9:56:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:56:16 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to reappoint Jerrold Johnson and Jan Bjork and to appoint Lieutenant Jeff Wade to the Mental Health Local Advisory Council.
9:56:26 AM Chairman White Second
9:56:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:56:32 AM Chairman White Historic Preservation Board
9:57:05 AM There was no public comment.
9:57:09 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to reappoint John DeHaas to the Historic Preservation Board.
9:57:14 AM Chairman White Second
9:57:16 AM Board Discussion
9:58:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:17 AM Chairman White Search & Rescue Advisory Committee
9:58:41 AM There was no public comment.
9:58:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to reappoint Rob Balke to the Search & Rescue Advisory Committee.
9:58:51 AM Chairman White Second
9:58:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:59:01 AM Recess
10:08:26 AM Chairman White Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to the Adopt Transportation Related Amendments to the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations Section 1, General Provisions and Definitions; Section 7, Design and Improvement Standards, Roads; and Section 9, Environmental Assessment, creation of Traffic Impact Study (TIS) Requirements
10:08:58 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff Report; submitted Staff Suggested Revisions labeled Exhibit A, Item #8, Proposed Staff Revisions labeled Exhibit B, Item #8
10:24:22 AM Discussion and Questions
10:25:18 AM Public Comment Verne House; Robert Lee, Morrison Maierle; and Terry Threlkeld, PowerPoint presentation
10:58:27 AM Discussion between the Commission, Christopher Scott, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
10:59:59 AM Closed public comment.
11:00:05 AM Discussion between the Commission, Christopher Scott, County Road & Bridge Engineer George Durkin, Jecyn Bremer, Terry Threlkeld, and County Road & Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance
11:51:30 AM No action taken, item continued to August 11th meeting.
11:51:43 AM Recess
12:00:34 PM Chairman White Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Amended Plat of Lot 1B-2 Minor Subdivision No. 225B, including a variance request to the Road Design Standards (Section 7.H Paving Standards) of the Subdivision Regulations for the Burrows Minor Subdivision
12:01:12 PM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report, submitted letter from Cynde & Mike Hertzog labeled Exhibit A, Item #9; letter from Sandy SchnieterOlny labeled Exhibit B, Item #9; and e-mail from Jeff Wiley labeled Exhibit C, Item #9. Noted that agenda inadvertently states Minor Sub 225B and should read 225A.
12:11:16 PM Bob Burrows Applicant presentation
12:15:08 PM Discussion and Questions
12:17:36 PM Brendan Henry, C&H Engineering Presentation on behalf of the applicant, Bob Burrows
12:23:35 PM Public Comment Mike Hertzog and Cynde Hertzog
12:27:06 PM Bob Burrows, Applicant Rebuttal
12:29:28 PM Discussion and Questions
12:30:19 PM Closed public comment.
12:30:26 PM Discussion between the Commission, Tom Rogers, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
12:34:45 PM Commissioner Skinner I'm going to move to deny the variance.
12:34:50 PM Chairman White Second
12:34:55 PM Board Discussion/Findings including Tom Rogers
12:38:29 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:38:42 PM Board Discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer, Tom Rogers, Bob Burrows, and Cynde Hertzog; It was suggested a new condition be placed as 18(b) "All current and future lot owners of the Burrows Minor Subdivision shall apply magnesium chloride on all lot frontage at a reasonable frequency to mitigate dust. Or enter cooperative agreement with nearby property owners for an overall dust abatement program."
12:58:59 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve with staff suggested conditions removing condition #4, and adding condition #18, County required covenant 18-something.
12:59:21 PM Chairman White Second
12:59:28 PM Motion passed unanimously.
12:59:43 PM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Conditional Use Permit for the Zuelke Gravel Pit to Comply with the Gallatin County Interim Zoning Regulation for Operations that Mine Sand and Gravel or Operations that Mix Concrete or Batch Asphalt
1:00:19 PM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report, submitted letter from Bullock Contracting, Inc. labeled Exhibit A, Item #10. It was noted that the conditions referenced at the end of the first paragraph on page 15 should have read 27 and 28, rather than 28 and 29.
1:15:08 PM Tom Butler, Bullock Contracting, Inc. Applicant presentation
1:16:54 PM Discussion and Questions
1:20:39 PM Public Comment Jerry Gillingham
1:24:05 PM Tom Butler, Bullock Contracting, Inc. Applicant rebuttal
1:27:02 PM Board Discussion including Tom Rogers
1:29:25 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the CUP for the Zuelke gravel pit with the staff suggested conditions with the exception of removing condition #13, amending condition #19 with the added language "as determined by MRL" after "timber crossing beams will be replaced where warrants" and amending condition #21 as to the applicant's request and amending condition #31 as to the applicant's request.
1:30:32 PM Chairman White Second
1:30:47 PM Board Discussion/Findings
1:35:19 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:35:42 PM Chairman White For the record, it's #2009-091, which is a resolution, consideration, and decision on a, it was consideration and decision on a resolution adopting the Dunn Side Yard Setback Variance from the public, Bridger Canyon Zoning Regulations, which was part of our consent agenda today so we just wanted to put that particular resolution number on record.
1:36:08 PM Meeting Adjourned.
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