Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 March 2, 2010
Date 03/02/2010 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:01:05 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner, White, and Murdock, County Attorney Marty Lambert, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:01:49 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:00 AM Chairman Skinner There was public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction: Tony Kolnik regarding the Four Corners Sewer and Water District acquiring Utility Solutions.
9:05:04 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from February 9, 2010, 3. Approval of Contracts: Placement Agreement Between Court Services and Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture for Community Service Workers; Placement Agreement Between Court Services and Child Care Connections for Community Service Workers; Placement Agreement Between Court Services and Central Valley/Belgrade Fire Department for Community Service Workers, 4. Decision on a Request for a Common Boundary Relocation Exempt from Subdivision Review by Van Dyke/Wiltse
9:06:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:10 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was just read into record.
9:06:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:06:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:22 AM Chairman Skinner Receipt and Opening of Bids for 2010 Dust Control Application
9:06:34 AM Road and Bridge Erin Howard Opened the following bids: WE Dust Control - $.76 per lineal foot, Desert Mountain Corp. - $.80 per lineal foot, Mountain Valley Construction Inc. - $.79 per lineal foot, Montana Dust Control - $.83 per lineal foot, and Melotz Transport Inc. - $.93 per lineal foot. Bids have been taken under advisement and will return March 9, 2010 with a recommendation.
9:09:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:10:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:10 AM No action taken.
9:10:12 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Inspection of Official Bonds Per 7-4-2213 MCA; Determination that the Bonds are Covered by the County's Insurance Policies
9:10:25 AM Tyler P. Delaney, First West Insurance Presentation
9:11:59 AM Discussion and Questions
9:12:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:37 AM Discussion between the Commission and Finance Director Ed Blackman
9:13:53 AM No action taken.
9:14:03 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Manhattan Rural Fire District FY 2010 Capital Budget by a Transfer of Funds from the Manhattan Rural Fire District Impact Fee Cash Account to the District Operating Cash Account in the Amount of $2,100
9:14:35 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:15:22 AM Discussion and Questions
9:16:47 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:54 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we adopt Resolution of Intention #2010-020 as described by Ed Blackman.
9:17:02 AM Commissioner White Second
9:17:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:18 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of Gallatin County, Montana Renewing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
9:17:56 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Presentation
9:18:05 AM Discussion and Questions
9:19:47 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:54 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2010-021.
9:20:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:20:08 AM Board discussion
9:21:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:24 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Designating Gallatin County, Montana as a Recovery Zone for Purposes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
9:21:38 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:25:16 AM Discussion between the Commission, Larry Watson and Finance Director Ed Blackman
9:33:41 AM Public Comment Bill Simkins and Mike Hope
9:38:45 AM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I would move that we approve it.
9:39:54 AM Commissioner White Second
9:40:00 AM Board discussion
9:43:50 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner White opposed.
9:44:01 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing, Receipt and Taking Under Advisement of Proposals from Qualified Law Firms to Provide Professional Services to Bonding and Related Financial Legal Services on a Non-Exclusive Basis During the Term
9:44:23 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
9:46:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:46:24 AM Discussion between the Commissioners and Larry Watson. Larry Watson opened the following proposals: Kennedy and Graven Chartered PC - Minneapolis, MN, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP - Missoula, MT, and Jackson, Murdo & Grant, PC - Helena, MT. The firms will be taken into consideration and will return in a couple weeks with proposed contracts.
9:48:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:48:35 AM No action taken.
9:48:38 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Family Transfer Exemption Request from Subdivision Review for Sturgis
9:48:50 AM County Planner Ada Montague Staff report
9:51:02 AM Discussion and Questions
9:51:33 AM Lonnie Sturgis Sworn in by County Attorney Marty Lambert and testified under oath.
9:58:52 AM There was no public comment.
9:58:59 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the family transfer for the Sturgis family.
9:59:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:59:08 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:00:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:22 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision to Amend Condition No. 24 of the Preliminary Plat Approval for Gallatin Heights Subdivision to Defer Required Improvements to the Intersection of Cameron Bridge Road and Jackrabbit Lane to Phase 3
10:01:06 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report, submitted correspondence from David Miller labeled Exhibit A, Item #8.
10:14:01 AM Discussion and Questions
10:17:10 AM Spencer Thunell, Land Equity Partners Applicant presentation
10:19:11 AM Discussion between the Commission, Spencer Thunell and Jason Karp
10:22:52 AM There was no public comment.
10:23:06 AM Board discussion including County Attorney Marty Lambert, Jason Karp, Spencer Thunell, and Mike Hope
10:37:41 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we amend the condition as outlined to us by Jason Karp.
10:37:48 AM Commissioner White Second
10:37:51 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:38:19 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:38:30 AM Discussion between the Commission, Marty Lambert and Spencer Thunell
10:42:05 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision to Extend and Amend the Improvements Agreement for Gallatin Heights Subdivision Phase 1
10:42:13 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report, submitted correspondence from Yellowstone Bank labeled Exhibit A, Item #9
10:45:03 AM Spencer Thunell, Land Equity Partners Applicant presentation
10:46:09 AM Discussion between the Commission, Spencer Thunell, Jason Karp and County Attorney Marty Lambert
10:48:19 AM There was no public comment.
10:48:42 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to extend and amend the Improvements Agreement for Gallatin Heights Subdivision, Phase I subject to the County Attorney's office review and approval, and receipt of Letters of Credit in the appropriate amount.
10:49:11 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:49:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:49:46 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Grant Fund by $24,256 for a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and Related Operational Expenses
10:50:08 AM Interim County Health Officer Tim Roark Presentation
10:51:29 AM There was no public comment.
10:51:36 AM Board discussion
10:51:40 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve (Resolution #2010-023).
10:51:42 AM Commissioner White Second
10:51:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:51:56 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Relating to Reimbursement of Certain Expenditures Through the Issuance of Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds for the Purchase of Land Adjacent to the County Logan Landfill
10:52:09 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
10:53:44 AM There was no public comment.
10:53:50 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2010-024.
10:53:58 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:54:04 AM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
10:54:58 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:55:10 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing, Presentation and Decision Regarding FY 2010 Financial Trend Analysis and Financial Forecast
10:55:30 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
10:58:52 AM Discussion and Questions
11:14:14 AM There was no public comment.
11:14:27 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to accept the Financial Trend Report.
11:14:30 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:14:34 AM Board discussion
11:15:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:15:31 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointments: DUI Task Force
11:16:16 AM There was no public comment.
11:16:22 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mark Allen and Terry Dutro and reappoint Stephen Scott to the DUI Task Force.
11:16:30 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:16:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:16:37 AM Meeting adjourned.
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