Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 November 3, 2009
Date 11/03/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:03:45 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller. Commissioner Murdock was absent.
9:04:37 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:05:11 AM Chairman White There was public comment on matters within the Commissions' jurisdiction. 911 Director Ben Hess announced that the 911 Center had successfully been located in their new location.
9:08:20 AM Chairman White Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contracts: HRDC-Galavan for Senior Transportation ($49,000); Heart of the Valley to Impound and Care for all Dogs Delivered from Gallatin County Law Enforcement and General Public ($4,500/month); and Negotiated Agreement for the 911 Communication Officers 3. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Naffziger
9:09:05 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:11 AM Closed public comment.
9:09:15 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the consent agenda.
9:09:18 AM Chairman White Second
9:09:21 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:27 AM Chairman White Board Appointments-East Gallatin Board of Adjustment
9:10:07 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:14 AM Closed public comment.
9:10:17 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint reappoint Mr. Saunders to the East Gallatin Board of Adjustment and to continue to advertise.
9:10:27 AM Board discussion
9:10:47 AM Chairman White Second
9:10:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Clarkston Road Ad hoc Advisory Committee
9:12:44 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:54 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, I am going to go ahead and make a motion to appoint Bob Greene as the large landowner outside the valley, Kail Mantle as the valley landowner, large landowner, Randy Pierce as the fire department rep, Eric Ervin as the Holcim, Inc. rep, I'd like to appoint Mr. Salmon and Debbie Jones as the two residents seats and Clint Field as the one non-resident seat, and I would also like to appoint Mr. McNeil and Bill Frank as alternates. And in my motion I would also like to suggest that the Commission provide the By-laws, the operating By-laws for this committee, a mission statement and an ending date for this committee to operate with.
9:14:24 AM Chairman White Second
9:14:28 AM Board discussion. Commissioner Murdock arrived.
9:16:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:38 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Appointing a Special Deputy County Attorney
9:16:47 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Presentation
9:17:57 AM There was no public comment.
9:18:04 AM Closed public comment.
9:18:08 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-142.
9:18:12 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:18:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:29 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decisions on Resolutions of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Re-Naming a Portion of Violet Road to Upper Violet Road; and Naming an Un-Named Driveway off West Dry Creek Road to Cow Chip Road
9:18:44 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, requested that the resolution re-naming Violet Road be pulled. Submitted a map for the proposed Cow Chip Road name change labeled Exhibit A, Item #3
9:20:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:20:58 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:23 AM Closed public comment.
9:21:28 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to adopt Resolution #2009-143 which would change this un-named road to Cow Chip Road.
9:21:42 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:21:46 AM Board discussion
9:21:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:07 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Fixing the Tax Levy Required by the Gallatin County Elementary and High School Districts Along with Elementary and High School Retirement, Transportation Mills and Prior Year Levy for Ophir High School as Calculated by the County Superintendent of School, Pursuant to State Law
9:22:26 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:24:23 AM Discussion and Questions
9:24:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:25:00 AM Closed public comment.
9:25:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-144.
9:25:10 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:25:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:29 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Thomas
9:25:38 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:28:22 AM Lynda Thomas, applicant Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath.
9:31:28 AM Discussion and Questions
9:31:41 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering Comments
9:32:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:32:20 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
9:32:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:32:25 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:33:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:33:10 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for Phase 2 of Spain Bridge Meadows Subdivision
9:33:21 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
9:36:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:36:20 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
9:36:21 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:36:24 AM Board discussion
9:36:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:45 AM Chairman White Public Hearing on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Assignment, and Authorizing the Transfer of Expenditure of Funds in the Amount of $650,000 from the Open Space Bond Fund for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Kimm Property
9:37:07 AM Board discussion
9:37:25 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:36 AM Chairman White This is just the final authorizing the transfer of funds so the money can be spent.
9:37:43 AM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we do so.
9:37:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:37:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:58 AM Meeting adjourned.
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