Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 November 17, 2009
Date 11/17/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:59:32 AM Chairman White Called to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Acting Clerks to the Board Crystal Turner & Mary Miller.
9:00:22 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:00:39 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:01:00 AM Chairman White Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims. 2. Approval of Asset Disposals: Spraytronics Spray Unit (Weed Department), and Three Sets of Modular Furniture (911 Center); 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes from October 20, 27 and November 3, 2009; 4. Approval of Contract with Liebert & Associates Transition Services for the Detention Center Facility ($86,900).
9:01:47 AM There was no public comment.
9:01:58 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve as read.
9:01:59 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:02:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:02:09 AM Chairman White Board Appointment: Gallatin County/Bozeman Area ("Donut") Board of Adjustment
9:02:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:02:59 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to reappoint Marianne Amsden and to appoint Christopher Williams to the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Board of Adjustment.
9:03:08 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:03:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:23 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Changing the Name of the Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District to Big Sky Fire Department
9:03:39 AM Les Loble, GCCRFD Chairman Applicant presentation
9:05:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:08 AM Closed public comment.
9:05:11 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I would move that we approve the changes as they've requested and that would be Resolution #2009-149.
9:05:51 AM Commission Skinner Second
9:05:55 AM Board discussion including Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:06:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:06 AM Chairman White Agenda Announcement: Regular Agenda Item #3, Bid Recommendation and Decision Regarding Manhattan's CTEP Sidewalk Project and Regular Agenda Item #10, Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Jones have been pulled and will be scheduled to a future date. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Road Fund FY2010 Operating Budget to Transfer/Funds from Capital Reserve into Capital Outlay in the Amount of $66,000 for the Purchase of Equipment and Install an Exhaust System in the New Shop Storage Area
9:07:54 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:08:41 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-150.
9:08:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:08:58 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:16 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Closing Various Offices on Friday, November 27th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday-read into record.
9:10:37 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:49 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2009-151.
9:10:53 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:10:58 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:09 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Removing Commissioners Murdock and Skinner from the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District-read into record.
9:12:25 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:34 AM Board discussion
9:14:53 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2009-152.
9:15:02 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:15:05 AM Board discussion
9:16:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:00 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Williams
9:17:12 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:19:37 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering and Shelly Williams, Applicant Sworn in by Chief Deputy County Attorney Christopher Gray and testified under oath.
9:24:07 AM Discussion and Questions
9:26:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:26:12 AM Closed public comment.
9:26:14 AM Commissioner Murdock This is a proper use of the family transfer exemption, based on the testimony we've received, based on the facts presented in the staff report. It's not even close to being questionable, so I move that we approve it.
9:26:30 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:26:33 AM Board discussion/Findings including Chris Gray
9:28:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:28:40 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Request by Seitel/New West Partners/Galactic Park Federation, Inc.
9:28:58 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:31:52 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ada Montague and Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:32:50 AM Trevor McSpadden, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicants Steven and Delores Seitel, New West Partners, LLC and Galactic Park Federation, Inc.
9:35:05 AM There was no public comment.
9:35:14 AM Chairman White Closed public comment.
9:35:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
9:35:23 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:35:28 AM Board discussion/Findings including Chris Gray
9:37:41 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:50 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Sacagawae Meadows Ranch
9:38:02 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:40:05 AM Ray Center, Rocky Mountain Engineers Presentation on behalf of applicants Sacagawea Meadows Ranch, LP.
9:41:11 AM Discussion between the Commission, Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Ray Center
9:45:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:45:10 AM Closed public comment.
9:45:15 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
9:45:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:45:21 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:46:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:46:54 AM Chairman White Reminder: Regular Agenda Item #10 has been continued. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the County Commissioners Entering into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Authorizing the Transfer of Funds in the Amount of $222,750 for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement Owned by Alberda/Leep Family
9:47:29 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:48:29 AM There was no public comment.
9:48:34 AM Closed public comment.
9:48:42 AM Commissioner Skinner This has already gone through a couple of different hearings and its got our approval. I would move to approve Resolution #2009-153.
9:48:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:48:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:49:08 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Level One Approval of the Buck/Butterfield Application for Funding from the Open Lands Bond Fund
9:49:19 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:51:10 AM Discussion and Questions
9:52:07 AM Stephen Johnson, Gallatin Valley Land Trust PowerPoint Presentation
9:57:02 AM Discussion and Questions
10:00:00 AM There was no public comment.
10:00:07 AM Closed public comment.
10:00:09 AM Discussion between the Commission and Mike Harris
10:00:24 AM Commissioner Murdock Based on the unanimous vote by the Open Lands Board, based on their scoring, based on the presentation made by Steve Johnson, comments, so I move to approve it.
10:01:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:01:07 AM Board discussion
10:01:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:01:40 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision to Rescind Resolution #2009-145 for Correction to a Clerical Error for the Kimm Conservation Easement Documents
10:01:56 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
10:02:30 AM There was no public comment.
10:02:39 AM Closed public comment.
10:02:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-154.
10:02:46 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:02:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:02:54 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the County Commission Entering into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Authorizing the Transfer of Funds in the Amount of $650,000 for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement Owned by the Kimm Family
10:03:10 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
10:03:31 AM Discussion between the Commission, Crystal Turner, Mike Harris, and Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
10:05:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-155.
10:05:36 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:05:42 AM Public Comment Stephen Johnson, Gallatin Valley Land Trust
10:06:56 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:07:01 AM Meeting adjourned.
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