Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 October 26, 2010
Date 10/26/2010 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:02:13 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner, and White, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie.
9:02:55 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications, and streamed over the internet.
9:03:03 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:19 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Approval of Contracts: FY11 Befrienders to Provide Services to Senior Citizens ($9,000); Modification to Contract #2010-121 with Yellowstone National Park for Exercising Option Year #1 for Continued Disposal as Municipal Solid Waste at the West Yellowstone Compost Facility ($415,000); 3. Approval of Minutes for September 28 and October 5, 2010; 4. Approval of Budget Transfer within the Conservation & Parks Fund from Capital Expenditure Land to Capital Expenditure Improvements ($300,000); 5. Approval of Asset Disposals of Seven Volvo Road Graders; 6. Decision on a Request for a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review by Eagle Mount/De Rham; 7. Decision on a Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption
for Golden/Levings; 8. Decision on a Request for a Security for Construction (Mortgage Survey) Exemption for McConnell; 9. Decision on Final Plat approval for the Phillips Minor Subdivision; and 10. Approval of Lease Purchase Agreement for Six John Deere Graders/RDO Equipment.
9:04:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:01 AM Commissioner White Move to approve.
9:05:03 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:05:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:10 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establishing Fund Numbers 7369 - Willow Creek Sewer District DLQ; 7370 - Hebgen Lake Sewer District DLQ
9:05:28 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:06:16 AM Discussion and Questions
9:07:27 AM There was no public comment.
9:07:34 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2010-109 which is to establish the fund numbers as Ed outlined on record.
9:07:44 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:07:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:56 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin County City-County Health Department FY2011 Budget to Include Unanticipated Grant Revenues Received from the State of Montana in the Amount of $16,943 for Women, Infants, Children (WIC) and Women, Infants, Children Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
9:08:19 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:09:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:08 AM Chairman Skinner This is Resolution #2010-110.
9:09:15 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to Approve.
9:09:16 AM Commissioner White Second
9:09:21 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:30 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on the Approval of a Contract with the US Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program Grant for 2010-2013 to Fund Two Deputies for a Period of 36 Months ($420,656)
9:09:53 AM Sheriff Jim Cashell Presentation
9:11:40 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:13:22 AM Discussion and Questions
9:14:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:25 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to authorize the Chairman to sign the grant documents based on the following 5 items: Item 1 is one position will be filled by using current vacant position that is scheduled to be released when the military leave is completed for a period of one year past the ending of the grant; second, one new position is authorized for a period of one year past the ending of the grant; third, that all released budget authority within the Sheriff's budget will be used to fund the County's portion of the cost including indirect and grant reconciliation costs consistent with County policy; fourth, that if the grant ends prior to the 36 months stated in the documents the County can adjust its decision and funding accordingly; and fifth, that the Commission does not include the addition of equipment to the
County's core equipment program at this time.
9:15:18 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:15:20 AM Board Discussion including Ed Blackman and Jim Cashell
9:17:05 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:14 AM Chairman Skinner Presentation of Gallatin County Library Directors for the Annual Report
9:17:44 AM Alice Meister, Bozeman Public Library Director Presentation
9:18:33 AM Gale Bacon, Belgrade Community Library Director Presentation
9:27:28 AM Kari Eliason, Manhattan Community School Library Director Presentation
9:31:17 AM Discussion and Questions
9:33:23 AM Alice Meister, Bozeman Public Library Director Comments
9:33:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:34:09 AM Debbi Kramer, Three Forks Library Director Presentation
9:39:48 AM Discussion and Questions
9:40:45 AM Mary Girard, West Yellowstone Public Library Director Presentation
9:41:44 AM Discussion and Questions
9:42:49 AM Board Discussion including Alice Meister
9:43:42 AM No Action Taken.
9:43:58 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Durham
9:44:26 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report
9:45:32 AM Discussion and Questions
9:47:12 AM Duane Durham, Applicant Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath.
9:50:02 AM There was no public comment.
9:50:09 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the request for a family transfer exemption for Durham.
9:50:15 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:50:22 AM Board Discussion/Findings
9:51:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:21 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointments: Gallatin River Ranch Fire District
9:51:55 AM There was no public comment.
9:52:06 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to appoint Mitch Hobish to the Gallatin River Ranch Fire District.
9:52:13 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:52:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:52:22 AM Chairman Skinner Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District
9:53:04 AM Public Comment Heidi McLoughlin
9:53:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:54:45 AM Commissioner White I think I would make a motion for James Conn, but I guess Mike Conn, same person, and Paul Poindexter for the board.
9:55:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:55:08 AM Board Discussion
9:55:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:55:45 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decisions on Resolutions of Road Name Change in Gallatin County Naming an Un-named Road off Aspen Leaf Drive to Trotwood Circle; and Naming an Un-Named Road off Big Pine Drive to Snowy Mountain Circle
9:56:02 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map of Trotwood Circle labeled Exhibit A, Item # 7
9:58:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:58:18 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to approve Resolution #2010-111.
9:58:23 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:58:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:33 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map of Snowy Mountain Circle labeled Exhibit B, Item #7
9:59:43 AM There was no public comment.
9:59:49 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2010-112.
9:59:57 AM Commissioner White Second
10:00:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:10 AM Recess
10:06:19 AM Chairman Skinner Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds from the Open Space Bond Fund for the Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Braaksma Property
10:06:41 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation
10:08:00 AM Discussion and Questions
10:09:10 AM There was no public comment.
10:09:19 AM Chairman Skinner Resolution #2010-113.
10:09:22 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
10:09:24 AM Commissioner White Second
10:09:28 AM Board Discussion
10:10:16 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:10:29 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Second One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval Period for Phase II of the Middle Creek Parklands Major Subdivision
10:10:43 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff Report
10:12:28 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Comments
10:13:15 AM Discussion and Questions
10:14:30 AM Susan Swimley, Attorney Presentation on behalf of client, Circle F, LLC
10:16:04 AM Discussion between the Commission, Susan Swimley, and Jecyn Bremer
10:17:22 AM There was no public comment.
10:17:28 AM Board Discussion including Randy Johnson
10:18:50 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the extension request for one year for the Middle Creek Parklands, is it Phase 2, yes Phase 2.
10:19:02 AM Commissioner White Second
10:19:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:19:11 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for an Extension of the Improvements Agreement for Phase One of the Black Bull Run Major Subdivision
10:19:21 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff Report
10:21:38 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation
10:23:17 AM Discussion and Questions
10:25:08 AM There was no public comment.
10:25:16 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the extension of the Improvements Agreement and with that motion, to include the review of, and I think this is what you wanted, Chris, was the review of the document to meet the approval of the County Attorney's office?
10:25:33 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray The approval would be contingent on the approval of the form of the certificate of deposit provided to the County Attorney's office.
10:25:40 AM Commissioner White That would be my motion.
10:25:41 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:25:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:25:50 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the R bar N Subdivision
10:26:07 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff Report
10:27:38 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jason Karp, and Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer
10:28:24 AM There was no public comment.
10:28:29 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to grant the one year extension for preliminary plat.
10:28:35 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:28:38 AM Board Discussion
10:29:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:29:21 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the Cameron Creek Subdivision
10:29:30 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff Report
10:31:09 AM There was no public comment.
10:31:15 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the extension request.
10:31:17 AM Commissioner White Second
10:31:21 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:31:25 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the Gallatin Heights Subdivision Phases 2-5
10:31:36 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff Report
10:34:07 AM Spencer Thunell, Gallatin Heights LLC Applicant Presentation
10:36:25 AM Discussion and Questions
10:37:15 AM There was no public comment.
10:37:24 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to grant the one-year extension for the subdivision.
10:37:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:37:36 AM Board Discussion including Mike Stewart, Land Equity Partners
10:39:44 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:39:53 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for the Spain Bridge Meadows Subdivision Phase 2
10:40:02 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff Report
10:42:17 AM Steve Wallingford, Spain Bridge Meadows Applicant Presentation
10:43:16 AM Discussion and Questions
10:43:36 AM There was no public comment.
10:43:42 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the extension request for Spain Bridge Meadows Subdivision Phase 2.
10:43:49 AM Commissioner White Second
10:43:52 AM Board Discussion/Findings
10:44:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:44:14 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Canceling the November 2, 2010 Public Meeting and Announcing a Rescheduled Public Meeting November 3, 2010 at 9 AM
10:44:29 AM There was no public comment.
10:44:32 AM Chairman Skinner Resolution #2010-114.
10:44:37 AM Commissioner White Move to approve the resolution, and I believe this is due to election days.
10:44:44 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:44:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:45:02 AM Meeting Adjourned.
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