Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 October 20, 2009
Date 10/20/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:04:10 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
9:04:56 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:05:34 AM Chairman White Agenda Announcement: Item #10, Pending Resolution: Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission to Abandon Portions of Mule Deer Road, Black Moose Road and Bull Elk Road in Lazy Acres Subdivision According to Petition Number 832-continued indefinitely.
9:06:22 AM Chairman White There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:07:10 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from October 6, 2009 3. Approval to Correct Contract #2010-086 to Reflect the Correct Amount of $896,782 (9/29/09 Agenda stated $8,960) 4. Approval of Contract with Stahley Engineering and Associates for Phase II of the Wastewater Study ($45,000) 5. Approval of Asset Trade-In of Kronos 400 Series Timeclock (Rest Home) 6. Decision on a Utility Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Northwestern Energy 7. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Alberda/Leep 8. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation within a Platted Subdivision Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Laden
9:08:22 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda as read into record.
9:08:32 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:08:35 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:42 AM Chairman White Board Appointments
9:08:49 AM Commissioner Skinner Solid Waste Management District
9:09:21 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:29 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to appoint Mr. Clark Johnson to the Solid Waste Management District as the Manhattan representative.
9:09:37 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:09:40 AM Board discussion
9:09:56 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:05 AM Chairman White Opening of Competitive Sealed Proposals for 911 Web Based Messaging System
9:10:17 AM DES Manager Patrick Lonergan Opened one sealed proposal from Semotus Solutions. Proposal will be taken under advisement and return next week with a recommendation.
9:11:29 AM No action taken.
9:11:35 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Presentation of Gallatin County Libraries Annual Report
9:11:47 AM Gale Bacon, Director Belgrade Community Library
9:19:44 AM Alice Miester, Director Bozeman Public Library
9:22:00 AM Kari Eliason, Director Manhattan Community Library
9:26:07 AM There was no public comment.
9:26:15 AM Commission comment, No action taken.
9:28:07 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Levy and Assess a Tax on RID Maintenance Districts within Gallatin County
9:28:24 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:30:03 AM Clerk and Recorder, Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Comments
9:31:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:31:22 AM Board discussion including Ed Blackman and Jack Schunke, Morrison-Mairele, Inc.
9:35:41 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I'd move that we decline their request to reduce the amount.
9:36:07 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:36:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:18 AM Commissioner Skinner I'd move to approve Resolution #2009-136, and this is a resolution to levy and assess a tax on rural improvement maintenance districts within the county, this would be all the districts, all the RID's in the county.
9:36:35 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:36:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:47 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Approving and Establishing the FY 2010, 2011, and 2012 Indirect Cost Allocation Plan for Gallatin County
9:36:58 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:38:46 AM There was no public comment.
9:38:52 AM Closed public comment.
9:38:57 AM Board discussion
9:39:54 AM Commissioner Skinner I'd move to approve Resolution #2009-137.
9:39:57 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:40:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:40:13 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Annual Percentage of Road Department Budget Spent on Clarkston Road Maintenance
9:41:18 AM Road Superintendent Lee Provance PowerPoint Presentation
9:53:53 AM Public comment Tony Novotny
9:55:40 AM Discussion between the Commission and Finance Director Ed Blackman
9:59:56 AM Public comment Randy Pierce, Ron Jensen, Darren Dust, Greg Dust, Tracie Jensen, Julie Hardyman, John Overstreet, Superintendent of Three Forks Public School, Jerry Breen, Transportation Director/Principal of Three Forks Public School, Michael Salmon, Preston Pierce, Road and Bridge Department, Zachary Taylor, Shawn Collins, Debbie Jones, Eric Ervin, Holcim, Inc, Jim Keeney, Joan Stanley, Bob Green submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #6, and Kail Mantle
10:59:43 AM Closed public comment.
10:59:52 AM Board discussion including Ed Blackman, Lee Provance, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
11:25:42 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to appoint an ad hoc committee that we advertise for one week that would be made up of a representative from the Clarkston Fire Department, two Ponderosa Pine representatives, one resident that's a non-Ponderosa Pine representative, representative from Holcim, Mr. Green, a landowner not from the valley, and a large landowner from Clarkston valley. This committee will be staffed by Lee Provance, Jack Schunke. The timeline would be for recommendations January 15th, they come back with recommendations considering costs, method of payment, alternative routes, and anything to do with an RID formation, or any other alternative.
11:26:43 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:26:47 AM Board discussion
11:27:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:27:32 AM Recess
11:37:03 AM Chairman White Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Adams
11:37:17 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
11:38:40 AM Discussion and Questions
11:38:58 AM Judy Adams, Applicant Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath including comments from Ada Montague.
11:42:43 AM There was no public comment.
11:42:48 AM Closed public comment.
11:42:54 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this exemption.
11:42:58 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:43:03 AM Board discussion/Findings including Ada Montague
11:44:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:44:17 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval Period for Phase II of Middle Creek Parklands Major Subdivision
11:44:32 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
11:46:14 AM Attorney Susan Swimley Presentation on behalf of clients Circle F and Middle Creek Parklands.
11:46:32 AM There was no public comment.
11:46:37 AM Closed public comment.
11:46:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
11:46:45 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:46:48 AM Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
11:47:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:47:41 AM Chairman White Pending Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Amending Section 14 of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulation (Public Hearing held 10/6/2009)- This is to place a resolution number #2009-138 into record.
11:48:27 AM No action taken.
11:48:40 AM Meeting adjourned.
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