Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 June 15, 2010
Date 06/15/2010 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:02:03 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:02:49 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:56 AM Chairman Skinner Agenda announcement: Item #4, Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Public Safety State Emergency and Disaster Fund FY2010 Operating Budget to Include Unanticipated Revenues in the Amount of $36,922.77 Received from the U.S. Department of Military Affairs Disaster and Emergency Services Division grant for the Update of the Emergency Operations Plan, has been continued until June 22, 2010.
9:03:06 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:22 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): 2010 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant - Agreement Between City of Bozeman and Gallatin County, Microsoft/HP/CDW to Supply Computers and Software for the New Detention Center, MOU with Montana Department of Transportation for Traffic Signal at Huffine Lane and Circle F Trail (continued until 6/22/2010), Agreement Between Gallatin County Weed District and MT Dept. of Agriculture for Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant ($7,500), 3. Approval COPS Grant Application for Sheriff's Department for Three Replacement Deputies
9:04:27 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:37 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda excluding the MOU that was mentioned on record that it was taken out of the consent agenda.
9:04:48 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:04:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:54 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision of Final Bond Resolution for Ousel Falls RID 395
9:05:11 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:05:56 AM Discussion and Questions
9:06:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:45 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve Resolution #RID-09-395G.
9:07:13 AM Commissioner White Second
9:07:28 AM Bridget Eckstrom, D.A. Davidson & Co. Presentation
9:08:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:49 AM Chairman Skinner Presentation of FY2011 Department Budget Requests to County Commission
9:08:57 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:12:07 AM Discussion and Questions
9:13:31 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:36 AM No action taken.
9:13:40 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Acceptance of Recommendation by the Interviewing Committee on Selection of Agent of Record for Worker's Compensation
9:13:50 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:15:10 AM Discussion and Questions
9:16:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:46 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to accept the recommendation and to give the authorization to award the contract to First West.
9:17:02 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:17:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:15 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Level One Approval of the Braaksma Conservation Easement
9:19:19 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:20:10 AM Kelly Pohl, Gallatin Valley Land Trust PowerPoint Presentation
9:25:28 AM Discussion between the Commission, Kelly Pohl and Mike Harris
9:25:52 AM There was no public comment.
9:26:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I would move that we approve, Level One approval for the Braaksma Conservation Easement as described.
9:26:34 AM Commissioner White Second
9:26:37 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:26:56 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:06 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a One-year Extension of Preliminary Plat Approval for the Big Sky Town Center Major Subdivision
9:27:27 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report, submitted correspondence from Chad Ouellette, John Romney, Carrie Mechura and Rivers to Peaks Big Sky Real Estate labeled Exhibit A, Item #6.
9:29:37 AM There was no public comment.
9:29:44 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to grant the one-year extension for the preliminary plat approval.
9:29:50 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:29:54 AM Board discussion
9:30:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:30:48 AM Chairman Skinner Continuation of a Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Glacier River Minor Subdivision, Including Variance Requests from Sections 7.F.3 and 10.G.1 and a Waiver Request from Section 7.A.2 of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations (Continued from 11/10/09, 1/5/10, and 1/26/10) Now a Peer Reviewed Traffic Impact Study Included
9:31:29 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Heidi Jensen Staff report
9:34:51 AM Discussion and Questions
9:36:25 AM County Road Engineer George Durkin Comments
9:39:19 AM Discussion and Questions
9:41:27 AM County Road Superintendent Lee Provance Comments
9:42:01 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant Glacier River Properties, LLC
9:46:12 AM Discussion and Questions
9:56:57 AM There was no public comment.
9:57:07 AM Board discussion/Findings including Heidi Jensen, Mark Chandler and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
10:15:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the variance to that part of the regulation that would grant them an extension to cul-de-sac length.
10:15:46 AM Commissioner White Second
10:15:48 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:17:15 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:17:25 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve that variance (to allow the access road to cross a floodplain).
10:17:29 AM Discussion between the Commission and Sean O'Callaghan
10:18:46 AM Commissioner White Second
10:18:48 AM Board discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer
10:19:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:19:58 AM Discussion between the Commission, Heidi Jensen, Jecyn Bremer, Mark Chandler and Applicant Cory Vellinga
10:28:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to grant the waiver to physically building the easement south to that southern property line to county road standards.
10:28:26 AM Commissioner White Second
10:28:29 AM Board discussion/Findings including Heidi Jensen
10:30:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:30:52 AM Board discussion including Jecyn Bremer
10:31:50 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the subdivision subject to the conditions as we've amended them.
10:31:57 AM Commissioner White Second
10:32:03 AM Board discussion
10:34:07 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to amend the motion and that would be to strike Condition #9.
10:34:15 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:34:20 AM Board discussion
10:34:28 AM Motion passed 2:1 to amend the original motion by striking #9. Commissioner Murdock opposed.
10:34:50 AM Board discussion/Findings including Jecyn Bremer
10:37:13 AM Motion passed unanimously to grant preliminary plat approval.
10:37:28 AM Recess
10:47:24 AM Chairman Skinner Reconvene to Meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Dissolving the Clarkston Road Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
10:48:07 AM There was no public comment.
10:48:11 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2010-068.
10:48:17 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:48:20 AM Board discussion
10:48:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:48:41 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Dissolving the Gravel Pit Task Force
10:49:06 AM There was no public comment.
10:49:22 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2010-069.
10:49:27 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:49:34 AM Motion passed 2:1; Commissioner Murdock opposed.
10:49:48 AM Chairman Skinner Continued Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting Floodplain-related Amendments to the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations Involving Section 6.A (General Standards) and Section 10 (Flood Hazard Evaluation) of the Subdivision Regulations
10:50:08 AM County Planner/Flood Plain Administrator Sean O'Callaghan Staff report
10:56:04 AM Discussion and Questions
11:01:16 AM There was no public comment.
11:01:21 AM Discussion between the Commission and Sean O'Callaghan
11:03:44 AM Commissioner White I would move to approve the, Resolution #2010-070 which refers to, there's two different versions of the proposed amendments in the staff report and the version that the, version B is, or Exhibit B is the earlier version so I'm referring my comments and my motion to what is in the staff report as Exhibit C.
11:04:13 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:04:16 AM Board discussion including Sean O'Callaghan, recommends striking the highlighted portion of Section 6.A.7.d.i. on Page 6-5 of Exhibit C, Revised Draft of Proposed Floodplain-Related Amendments Incorporating Public Comments and Comments from Planning Board Committee.
11:06:43 AM Commissioner White I agree with that. I mean that would be part of my motion.
11:06:47 AM Board discussion with Sean O'Callaghan
11:07:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:08:06 AM Meeting adjourned.
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