Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 December 15, 2009
Date 12/15/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:05:38 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner, and White, Deputy County Attorneys Jecyn Bremer and James Greenbaum and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller
9:06:28 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications, and streamed over the internet.
9:06:58 AM Chairman White There was public comment on matters within the Commissions jurisdiction. Jeffrey Buchowiski spoke regarding threats from an AM radio station.
9:10:07 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from November 24 and December 1, 2009 3. Approval of Asset Disposal from the 911 Communications Department of an Orbacom CIP Board 4. Decision on a Common Boundary Realignment Exempt from Subdivision Review for Houdashelt-moved to the regular agenda for further discussion 5. Approval of Contract for Sale and Purchase Agreement and Assignment for the Alberda/Leep Conservation Easement-moved to the regular agenda for further discussion
9:10:54 AM Public comment Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen requested that consent agenda Item #4, Decision on a Common Boundary Realignment Exempt from Subdivision Review for Houdashelt, be moved to the regular agenda for further discussion.
9:11:18 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the consent agenda as amended.
9:11:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:11:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:42 AM Chairman White Decision on a Common Boundary Realignment Exempt from Subdivision Review for Houdashelt
9:11:51 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report, submitted amended staff report labeled Exhibit A, Item #1
9:13:13 AM Greg Fink, Allied Engineering Comments on behalf of the applicants James and Linda Houdashelt
9:13:21 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Greg Fink. Greg Fink submitted a map labeled Exhibit B, Item #1
9:15:14 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:20 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this relocation of common boundaries.
9:15:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:15:29 AM Board discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer
9:17:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:57 AM Commissioner White Bid Opening for Pharmacy Services for Gallatin Rest Home
9:18:09 AM Rest Home Administrator Vickie West Opened bids as follows: Price Rite Drug LLC and PharMerica, Inc. Bids will be taken under advisement and return next week with a recommendation.
9:19:05 AM Discussion between the Commission, Vickie West, and Deputy County Attorneys Jecyn Bremer and James Greenbaum
9:28:54 AM No action taken.
9:29:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:29:11 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Creating the Gallatin Gateway Zoning Task Force
9:29:20 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Presentation
9:31:47 AM Discussion and Questions
9:32:53 AM There was no public comment.
9:33:07 AM Closed public comment.
9:33:10 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve Resolution #2009-163, which would create the Gallatin Gateway Zoning Task Force.
9:33:18 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:33:24 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:33:35 AM Chairman White Board Appointments-Gallatin Gateway Zoning Task Force
9:34:12 AM There was no public comment.
9:34:16 AM Discussion between the Commission and County Planner Warren Vaughan
9:35:13 AM There was no public comment.
9:35:16 AM Closed public comment.
9:35:21 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to appoint Ted Border, David Sullivan, Patti Steinmuller, Matt Donnelly, Scott Harvey, Jill Allen, Dick (Amos) DeBernardis, and Charlie White to the Gallatin Gateway Zoning Task Force, and to continue to advertise for the representative from the 191 corridor.
9:35:49 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:35:52 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:01 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Second Reading of Speed Ordinance for the Bear Creek Properties Subdivision Phase 1
9:36:20 AM Chairman White There was no objection from the public to reading a summary of the Ordinance in lieu of a full reading.
9:36:56 AM Public comment Celia O'Connor
9:38:39 AM Closed public comment.
9:38:43 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the Bear Creek Properties Subdivision Phase 1 speed limit ordinance, which is Ordinance #2009-006.
9:39:00 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:39:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:39:14 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a First Reading of an Ordinance Closing the Logan Cemetery to Future Burials without Written Approval and Establishing Visiting Hours
9:39:34 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Read the ordinance into record.
9:44:05 AM Public comment Steve McDonnell
9:48:06 AM Discussion between the Commission, Steve McDonnell, and James Greenbaum
9:51:25 AM Closed public comment.
9:51:29 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Ordinance #2009-007, as presented and read into record.
9:51:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:51:42 AM Board discussion including Steve McDonnell and James Greenbaum
9:55:56 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:56:08 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Authorize the Gallatin County Commission to Enter into a Contract and Authorize the Expenditure of Funds from the Open Space Bond Fund for the Purchase of Conservation Easement from the Half Circle Ranch
9:56:22 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:56:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:56:55 AM Closed public comment.
9:57:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, I would move to approve Resolution #2009-164.
9:57:13 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:57:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:57:23 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Authorize the Gallatin County Commission to Recognize the Appraiser of Record for, Enter into a Contract with, and Authorize the Expenditure of Funds from the Open Space Bond Fund for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Buck/Butterfield Property
9:57:42 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:58:33 AM Discussion and Questions
9:59:08 AM There was no public comment.
9:59:12 AM Closed public comment.
9:59:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the Buck/Butterfield expenditure of funds, Resolution #2009-165.
9:59:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:59:27 AM Chairman White Is your motion also to, it includes a what is it the appraiser of record?
9:59:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Also, the motion I will amend it to recognize the appraiser of record as recommended.
9:59:45 AM Commissioner Skinner Second agrees.
9:59:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:05 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Common Boundary Realignment Exemption from Subdivision Review for Pierce
10:00:14 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
10:01:05 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Comments
10:01:13 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Continued staff report
10:01:41 AM Discussion and Questions
10:02:42 AM Greg Fink, Allied Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicants Ben and Penelope Pierce, submitted site map labeled Exhibit A, Item #8
10:05:45 AM Discussion and Questions
10:07:24 AM There was no public comment.
10:07:30 AM Closed public comment.
10:07:33 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the Pierce relocation of common boundaries.
10:07:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:07:43 AM Board discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer
10:08:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:08:44 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the Greenig Minor Subdivision
10:08:55 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
10:10:54 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jason Karp and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer. An error was noted on page 2 of the staff report under "Determination." Should read Greenig Minor Subdivision on December 4, 2010 rather than Riverwood Major Subdivision on March 29, 2010.
10:11:37 AM There was no public comment.
10:11:43 AM Closed public comment.
10:11:48 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the request for a one-year extension for the Greenig Minor Subdivision.
10:11:52 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:11:55 AM Board discussion
10:12:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:12:18 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the Riverwood Major Subdivision
10:12:27 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report, an error was noted was noted on page 2 of the staff report under "Determination." Should read March 29, 2011 rather than March 29, 2010.
10:14:33 AM Discussion and Questions
10:14:47 AM There was no public comment.
10:14:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to grant them their extension.
10:14:58 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:15:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:15:11 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request to Modify Conditions of Approval for the Patterson Park Minor Subdivision (Preliminary Plat Approved 4/22/08)
10:15:57 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
10:18:39 AM Ty Traxler, C&H Engineering & Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicants Patterson Park LLC
10:21:49 AM There was no public comment.
10:21:51 AM Closed public comment.
10:21:57 AM Commissioner Skinner I'd move to approve the modification.
10:22:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:22:06 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:22:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:22:57 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision of Final Plat Approval for the Patterson Park Minor Subdivision
10:23:03 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report, submitted updated staff report labeled Exhibit A, Item #12
10:24:50 AM Discussion and Questions
10:25:21 AM Ty Traxler, C&H Engineering & Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicants Patterson Park LLC
10:25:46 AM Closed public comment.
10:25:59 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I will move that we grant final plat approval.
10:26:10 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:26:22 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:26:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:26:56 AM Meeting adjourned.
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