Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 May 26, 2009
Date 05/26/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:01:10 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, County Attorney Marty Lambert and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:01:56 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:24 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:02:43 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from May 5, 2009, 3. Approval of DUI Task Force's 2010 Plan, 4. Approval of Budget Transfer for the Three rivers Mosquito Control District from Purchased services to Chemical Supplies ($10,000), 5. Approval of Contract: Cooperative Agreement Between the Sheriff's Office and the USDA Forest Service in an Effort to Provide Law Enforcement and Enhance State and Local Cooperation ($10,000), Anderson ZurMuehlen for the External Auditing Services for the Annual Financial Statements of Gallatin County for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009, 6. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision review Requested by Chaney.
9:03:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the consent agenda.
9:04:07 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:04:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:28 AM Chairman White Agenda announcement: Items #18, Public Hearing and Decision on Consideration of Acceptance of Improvements Agreements for the Alltel Minor Subdivision for the Creation of a Lease Parcel to Accommodate a Telecommunications Tower, and #19, Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Final Plat Approval of the Alltel Minor Subdivision by Lease to Accommodate a Telecommunications Tower, have been pulled.
9:05:03 AM Chairman White Bid Opening for 9-1-1 Communications Building Security System
9:05:13 AM Rusty Harris, ThinkOne Architecture Opened the following bids: Studio AV, Inc., Bid A - $61,561.65, Bid B - $5,000.00, Performance Bond - $3,693.70; API Systems Integrators, Bid A - $70,829.00, Bid B - $3,492.00, Performance Bond - $332.00; Integrated Security Systems, Bid A - $36,069.00, Bid B - $6,373.50, Performance Bond - $1,100.00. Bids have been taken under advisement and will return next week with a recommendation.
9:09:02 AM No action taken
9:09:20 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Mazuranich
9:09:28 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
9:12:49 AM Bruce Mazuranich Sworn in by County Attorney Marty Lambert and testified under oath.
9:20:09 AM Discussion between the Commission and Bruce Mazuranich
9:21:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:19 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the Mazuranich family transfer.
9:21:23 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:21:26 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:21:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:55 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Eblen
9:22:09 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:24:49 AM Lee Eblen Sworn in by County Attorney Marty Lambert and testified under oath.
9:27:49 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:58 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:28:36 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to approve it (family transfer).
9:28:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:28:44 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:28:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:29:02 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Latimer
9:29:08 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff report
9:31:30 AM Rebecca & Gary Latimer Sworn in by County Attorney Marty Lambert and testified under oath.
9:38:05 AM Discussion between the Commission and Rebecca & Gary Latimer
9:38:57 AM There was no public comment.
9:39:06 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:40:00 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the Latimer family transfer.
9:40:06 AM Commissioner Bill Murdock Second
9:40:09 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tom Rogers and Marty Lambert
9:47:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:47:17 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Change Order #9 to Increase the Contract with Martel Construction in the Amount of $47,159 for the 9-1-1 Center Project for the Purpose of Increasing the Size of the Communications Tower
9:47:35 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments, requests reversing the order of Items #5 and #6.
9:48:07 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request to Modify the Capital Improvement Project Budget for $47,159 for the 9-1-1 Center Project for the Purpose of Increasing the Size of the Communications Tower
9:48:33 AM 911 Director Ben Hess Presentation
9:49:07 AM Discussion and Questions
9:52:55 AM There was no public comment.
9:53:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the request to modify the Capital Improvement Project Budget for $47,159 for the 9-1-1 Center Project.
9:53:15 AM Commissioner Bill Murdock Second
9:53:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:53:26 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Change Order #9 to Increase the Contract with Martel Construction in the Amount of $47,159 for the 9-1-1 Center Project for the Purpose of Increasing the Size of the Communications Tower
9:53:43 AM There was no public comment.
9:53:50 AM Commissioner Murdock Now that the money is available, I move that we approve the change order #9 as read.
9:53:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:54:00 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:54:10 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding an Intergovernmental Transfer with the State of Montana for the Rest Home
9:54:17 AM Rest Home Administrator Vickie West Presentation
9:56:13 AM Discussion and Questions
9:56:51 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:57:38 AM Discussion between the Commission and Vickie West
9:58:19 AM There was no public comment
9:58:26 AM Board discussion
9:58:47 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the transfer as presented.
9:58:51 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:58:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:59:02 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Public Safety FY 2009 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $26,600 Received from Potter Clinton Development - Cobblestone Subdivision Improvements Agreement
9:59:16 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:59:58 AM Discussion and Questions
10:00:24 AM There was no public comment.
10:00:31 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-070.
10:00:35 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:00:38 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:46 AM Chairman White Public hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Local Water Quality District FY 2009 Budget to Include Unanticipated Grant Revenues Received from Department of Natural Resource Council in the Amount of $297,000 for Water Sampling and to Adjust Budget Amount to Actual Request
10:01:08 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
10:02:09 AM There was no public comment.
10:02:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2009-071.
10:02:19 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:02:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:02:30 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Cost Reduction/Energy Conservation Committee's Recommendations for Department of Energy Stimulus Funding
10:02:43 AM Executive Administrative Assistant Crystal Turner Presentation
10:03:33 AM Geoffrey Stephenson Presentation
10:08:08 AM Discussion between the Commission, Geoffrey Stephenson, Crystal Turner and Finance Director Ed Blackman
10:13:27 AM There was no public comment.
10:13:34 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we accept these recommendations as the ones we submit to, how do we do this Crystal? Do we submit to the stimulus funding source?
10:13:44 AM Executive Administrative Assistant Crystal Turner The Department of Energy. We have to put in a grant to the Department of Energy.
10:13:48 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:13:51 AM Discussion between the Commission, Crystal Turner and Geoffrey Stephenson
10:16:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:16:14 AM Chairman White Decision of a Resolution to Adopt the Boscamp Variance in Bridger Canyon Zoning District for Mary Boscamp
10:16:24 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Presentation
10:17:24 AM There was no public comment.
10:17:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-072.
10:17:35 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:17:43 AM Board discussion
10:17:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:18:08 AM Chairman White Public Hearing on a Resolution of Intent to Use FY 2009 County Attorney's Vacancy Savings Monies from the County Attorney's Personnel Accounts for Operations and Capital Items
10:18:26 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Presentation
10:27:03 AM Discussion between the Commission, Marty Lambert and Finance Director Ed Blackman
10:30:27 AM There was no public comment.
10:30:31 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the Resolution of Intent to use the Fiscal Year '09 County Attorney's vacancy savings monies from the County Attorney's personnel line items for operations and capital items, all of them, as he's listed.
10:30:48 AM Discussion between the Commission and Marty Lambert. The total amount would be $22,054.
10:31:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:31:26 AM Board discussion including Marty Lambert.
10:32:28 AM Commissioner Murdock I will withdraw my motion.
10:32:31 AM Board discussion including Marty Lambert.
10:32:54 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the Resolution of Intent #2009-073 with the amendment taking out the attorney's dues, which would make a final adjusted price of $18,589.
10:33:22 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:33:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:33:36 AM Recess
10:44:20 AM Commissioner Murdock Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Made Pursuant to Section 7-1-203, MCA for Commissioners Murdock and Skinner to Assume Duties as Members of the Board of Gallatin Solid Waste Management District
10:44:46 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Presentation
10:46:05 AM There was no public comment.
10:46:12 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-074.
10:46:16 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:46:19 AM Board discussion
10:47:26 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:47:37 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a First Reading of a Speed Limit Ordinance of Mill Street
10:47:49 AM Chairman White Read Ordinance into record.
10:50:15 AM There was no public comment.
10:50:22 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Gallatin County Ordinance #2009-003.
10:50:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:50:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:50:47 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Boundary Realignment Exemption from Subdivision Review for Hoell
10:50:56 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
10:56:28 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Surveying & Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicants Geoffrey & Dianne Hoell and Michael W. Hoell
10:59:01 AM Discussion between the Commission, County Attorney Marty Lambert, Geoffrey Hoell and Michael Hoell
11:01:09 AM There was no public comment.
11:01:15 AM Board discussion/Findings
11:02:14 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve it.
11:02:16 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:02:19 AM Board discussion/Findings
11:02:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:02:56 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending the Jurisdictional Area of the Gallatin County Growth Policy to Exclude Lands within One Mile of the City of Three Forks, Montana
11:03:09 AM County Planner Tim Skop Presentation
11:04:47 AM There was no public comment.
11:04:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-075.
11:05:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:05:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:05:15 AM Chairman White Decision on a Resolution to Adopt a Setback Variance to the Gallatin Canyon/Big Sky Zoning District for John Cholnoky
11:05:38 AM County Planner Tim Skop Presentation
11:06:33 AM There was no public comment.
11:06:40 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2009-076.
11:06:45 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:06:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:07:05 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on the Consideration of a Request to Revoke the County Required Covenant for the Middle Creek Parklands Subdivision Regarding Installation of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems
11:08:09 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
11:11:21 AM Susan Swimley, Attorney Presentation on behalf of client Circle F, LLC
11:12:31 AM There was no public comment.
11:12:36 AM Discussion between the Commission and Randy Johnson
11:13:03 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that the County Commission amend the covenant per the request of the developer to remove the requirement for sprinklers finding that the May 20, 2009 from Bryan Connelley, the Assistant Fire Chief for Central Valley Fire District, concurs with that request.
11:13:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:13:26 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:13:32 AM Meeting adjourned.
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