Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 October 27, 2009
Date 10/27/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:01:56 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner, and White, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie.
9:02:56 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications, and streamed over the internet.
9:03:45 AM Chairman White There was public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction: Brian Gallik, Lazy Acres road abandonment issues, submitted letters from Lauren Turner, District Forest Ranger labeled Exhibit A, Item Public Comment, and Kon McCluskey labeled Exhibit B, Item Public Comment.
9:11:34 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from October 13, 2009; 3. Approval of Contract with Meals on Wheels to Provide Wheels to West Yellowstone, Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan and Three Forks Residents; and 4. Decision on a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Papke.
9:12:20 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:31 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the consent agenda as read.
9:12:36 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:12:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:46 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Recommendation of Contract Award for 911 Web Based Messaging System
9:13:01 AM Bruce Cunningham, System Administrator 911 Communications Recommends contract be awarded to Semotus Solutions
9:14:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:26 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the contract as recommended by the review committee.
9:14:32 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:14:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:48 AM Chairman White Presentation, discussion and Approval of a Resolution Designating Gallatin County as using the Pay-as-you-go Prospective Approach for the GASB45/OPEB Liability
9:15:10 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:17:24 AM Discussion and Questions
9:18:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:18:18 AM Board Discussion
9:19:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to adopt, or pass, Resolution #2009-140.
9:19:11 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:19:15 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:27 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Second Reading of a Speed Ordinance for the Roads within the Vista Meadows Subdivision Phase 1
9:19:47 AM Chairman White Summarized Ordinance
9:20:26 AM There was no public comment.
9:20:31 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:20:40 AM There was no objection from the public to reading a summary of the Ordinance in lieu of a full reading.
9:20:57 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Ordinance #2009-004 which is a speed limit ordinance for Vista Meadows Subdivision Phase 1.
9:21:06 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:21:09 AM Board Discussion including Chris Gray
9:21:21 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:33 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Second Reading of a Speed Ordinance for Kunje Road
9:21:45 AM Chairman White Summarized Ordinance
9:22:25 AM There was no objection from the public to reading a summary of the Ordinance in lieu of a full reading.
9:22:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:22:44 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we adopt Ordinance #2009-005.
9:22:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:22:54 AM Board Discussion including Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:23:04 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:23:20 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Funding and Availability of Services Agreement for the Hope House Project with Western Montana Mental Health Center
9:23:29 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation
9:27:06 AM Discussion and Questions
9:28:36 AM Public Comment Scott Malloy, Western Montana Mental Health Center
9:29:05 AM Board Discussion
9:32:26 AM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we fund, or sign the Funding and Availability of Services Agreement as summarized by Chris Gray with the Western Mental Health Services.
9:32:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:32:43 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:59 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision to Endorse HB645 Historic Preservation Grant for the Sacajawea Inn in Three Forks
9:33:12 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:35:04 AM Dean Folkvord Applicant Presentation
9:37:00 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:10 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Comments
9:37:19 AM Closed public comment.
9:37:29 AM Commissioner Murdock Would you like us to make a motion to send this draft letter with our signature? So move.
9:37:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:37:40 AM Board Discussion
9:39:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:39:25 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on the Level 2 Approval of Open Lands Funding for the Alberda/Leep Conservation Easement
9:39:33 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Introduction
9:40:51 AM Brendan Moriarty, Gallatin Valley Land Trust Presentation
9:47:13 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Comments
9:47:56 AM Discussion and Questions
9:48:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:48:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, I would move to approve Level 2 funding.
9:49:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:49:09 AM Board Discussion including Mike Harris
9:50:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:50:57 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request by American Land Development, LLC, for a One-Year Extension to the Preliminary Plat Approval Period for Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 5
9:51:12 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff Report
9:52:52 AM Lauren Waterton, American Land Development, LLC Applicant Presentation
9:53:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:53:14 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the one year extension.
9:53:18 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:53:22 AM Board Discussion including Randy Johnson and Lauren Waterton
9:54:12 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:54:41 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Phillips/Myer
9:54:51 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff Report, submitted letter from City of Bozeman Planning Department labeled Exhibit A, Item #9.
9:55:56 AM Discussion and Questions
10:00:19 AM Mark Refling, Attorney Presentation on behalf of applicant Robin Hruska Myer
10:02:43 AM Discussion between Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Mark Refling
10:03:50 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering and Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicant Robin Hruska Myer
10:05:19 AM There was no public comment.
10:05:32 AM Closed public comment.
10:05:38 AM Board Discussion
10:06:11 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve it.
10:06:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:06:16 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Chris Gray and Ada Montague
10:09:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:09:38 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Huempfner
10:09:49 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff Report, submitted letter from Roen, Inc. labeled Exhibit A, Item #10
10:12:28 AM Discussion and Questions
10:14:14 AM Jonathan Roen, Roen Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant Michael Huempfner
10:16:52 AM Discussion between the Commission, Lee Stokes, attorney for Michael Huempfner, Ada Montague, and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
10:21:53 AM Closed public comment.
10:21:59 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
10:22:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:22:05 AM Board Discussion/Findings
10:23:16 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:23:29 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Weirda/Smith
10:23:39 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff Report
10:26:57 AM Discussion and Questions
10:33:06 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering and Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicants Wesley & Carl Weirda and Douglas Smith
10:36:00 AM Discussion between Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Mark Chandler
10:36:49 AM There was no public comment.
10:36:56 AM Closed public comment.
10:37:00 AM Board Discussion including Chris Gray and Mark Chandler
10:39:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the common boundary realignment for Weirda/Smith.
10:39:36 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:39:44 AM Board Discussion/Findings
10:40:37 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:40:51 AM Chairman White Pending Resolution: Gallatin County Commission to Abandon Portions of Mule Deer Road, Black Moose Road and Bull Elk Road in Lazy Acres Subdivision According to Road Petition Number 832
10:41:23 AM Chairman White Resolution #2009-141
10:41:39 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments
10:41:49 AM Meeting Adjourned.
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