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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes March 8, 2011
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 March 8, 2011
Date 03/08/2011 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:01:16 AM Chairman Murdock 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 Melissa Rivnie.
9:02:01 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications, and streamed over the internet.
9:02:08 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:02:27 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Melissa Rivnie Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims; 2. Acceptance of the DUI Task Force's Annual Report; 3. Approval of Grant Application to the Federal Aviation Administration for the Gallatin County Airport Board (Pogreba Field) for Funding of a Snow Removal Tractor/Loader and Pavement Maintenance ($274,665); 4. Decision on a Final Plat Application for the Monforton School District Minor Subdivision; and 5. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exempt from Subdivision Review for Green/Phillips/Mickelberry/McLean.
9:03:15 AM   There was no public comment.
9:03:24 AM Commissioner White  I would make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was just read in.  
9:03:29 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:03:30 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:36 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Revise the Boundary of the Gallatin Gateway Community Plan Map
9:04:20 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report
9:07:38 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:12:26 AM Public Comment Dick Shockley; Kerry White, submitted amended map labeled Exhibit A, Item #1; David Loseff; and Terry Threlkeld
9:29:50 AM   Closed public comment.
9:29:54 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Continued Staff Report
9:30:39 AM   Board Discussion
9:30:50 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2011-015 with the additional amendments of taking out the additional Bos property and the Weiskopf property.
9:31:08 AM Commissioner White  Second
9:31:10 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Just to clarify, the Weiskopf property is not on the boundary, it's inside.
9:31:16 AM Commissioner Skinner It's in? Oh, I didn't realize that. So that would make a doughnut hole. Ok, well, I'm, remove that.
9:31:24 AM   Board Discussion
9:32:39 AM Commissioner White  So to take Bos's property out would also take out that other property, but it cleans up that corner considerably.
9:32:46 AM Commissioner Skinner That would be my motion.
9:32:48 AM Commissioner White  Second
9:33:01 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
9:50:12 AM   Motion passed 2:1. Chairman Murdock opposed.
9:50:29 AM   Recess
9:58:34 AM Chairman Murdock Reconvene to meeting.
9:58:48 AM Commissioner White  Public Hearing and Decision Regarding Sponsorship of a Project Application for Public Facilities Funding From the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
9:59:04 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
10:04:04 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Larry Watson, and Terry Threlkeld
10:07:46 AM Terry Threlkeld, Great West Engineering Presentation
10:10:39 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Terry Threlkeld, and Rich Fillbach, Great West Engineering
10:27:24 AM Public Comment Ted Border; Merle Adams, submitted Sewer District Boundary map labeled Exhibit A, Item #2; David Sullivan; Dick Shockley; Charlie White; Dick DeBernardis; Kerry White; and David Loseff  
10:40:27 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Comments
10:41:42 AM   Closed public comment.
10:41:52 AM Terry Threlkeld, Great West Engineering Closing comments
10:42:12 AM   Board Discussion including Larry Watson
10:45:16 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson So you're making a motion to approve and sponsor a grant application to the Montana Department of Commerce for the Community Development Block Grant Program Public Facilities category for Gallatin Gateway in the amount of $450,000.00 contingent upon your review of the final grant application itself.
10:45:39 AM Commissioner White  Melissa, that's my motion for the record.
10:45:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:46:05 AM   Board Discussion including Terry Threlkeld
10:50:32 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:51:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Memorandum of Understanding Pursuant to a Federal Office of Justice Programs Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Grant Proposal (Sexual Assault Response Team)
10:51:18 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
10:52:27 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:52:53 AM   There was no public comment.
10:53:07 AM   Discussion between the Commission and County Attorney Marty Lambert
10:57:43 AM   No action taken. Continued indefinitely.
10:59:05 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a VOWA Grant Application for Safe Havens Consortium
10:59:23 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
11:00:02 AM   Discussion and Questions
11:00:11 AM   There was no public comment.
11:00:18 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Comments
11:02:13 AM   Board Discussion including Larry Watson
11:02:44 AM   No action taken. Continued to next Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
11:03:00 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Ratifying and Reforming the Big Sky Transportation District
11:03:15 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Presentation
11:04:04 AM David Kack, Big Sky Transportation District Presentation
11:05:29 AM   Discussion and Questions
11:06:36 AM   There was no public comment.
11:06:48 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2011-016 which would reform the Big Sky Transportation District.
11:07:00 AM Commissioner White  Second
11:07:02 AM   Board Discussion including James Greenbaum
11:08:03 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:08:20 AM Commissioner White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County City-County Health Department FY2011 Budget to Include Additional Revenues Received from the Immunization Action Plan Grant in the Amount of $3,878 for the Montana Underinsured Adolescent Immunization Initiative and Revenues from a Low Costs Radon Test Program Kit Contract from MSU in the Amount of $6,816 for Preliminarily Targeting WIC Clients and Human Services Families
11:09:09 AM City-County Health Officer Matt Kelley Presentation
11:10:13 AM   There was no public comment.
11:10:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2011-017.
11:10:22 AM Commissioner White  Second
11:10:27 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:10:34 AM Commissioner Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Establish Accounts to Track a U.S. Department of Justice Treatment (Court Services) Court Grant and to Increase the General Fund Court Services Budget for FY2011
11:10:51 AM Court Services Director Steve Ette Presentation, noted a correction to the agenda item.
11:13:57 AM   There was no public comment.
11:14:04 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Steve Ette
11:15:06 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2011-018.
11:15:10 AM Commissioner White  Second
11:15:15 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:15:24 AM Commissioner White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Three Forks Rural Fire FY 2011 Budget to Increase Grant Revenues Received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Amount of $167,865
11:15:50 AM Finance Budget Coordinator Jill Therrien Presentation
11:16:20 AM   Discussion and Questions
11:16:45 AM   There was no public comment.
11:17:05 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2011-019.
11:17:10 AM Commissioner White  Second
11:17:13 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:17:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Relocation of Common Boundary Exemption from Subdivision Review for Madill
11:17:34 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report
11:19:44 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Tom Rogers, Mark Chandler C&H Engineering, and Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum
11:21:21 AM   There was no public comment.
11:21:28 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
11:21:56 AM Commissioner White  I'll make a motion to approve this relocation of the boundary.
11:22:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:22:08 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
11:22:37 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:22:49 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting the Gallatin County Procurement Policy 2011
11:22:59 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Presentation
11:24:14 AM   There was no public comment.
11:24:23 AM Commissioner White  I would make a motion to approve the Resolution #2011-020.
11:24:39 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:24:43 AM   Board Discussion
11:25:31 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:25:39 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on the Hyalite Snow Plow Operating Plan Modification to Allow Funding through "RAC" Resource Advisory Committee
11:25:53 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Presentation
11:28:29 AM   Discussion and Questions
11:28:39 AM   There was no public comment.
11:28:51 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to adopt the plan modification for the Hyalite Snow Plowing Operations Plan.
11:28:58 AM Commissioner White  Second
11:29:03 AM   Board Discussion including James Greenbaum
11:29:35 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:29:44 AM Commissioner White  Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting the Sheriff's Fees
11:31:10 AM Undersheriff Brian Gootkin Presentation
11:31:52 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum, and Brian Gootkin
11:35:37 AM   There was no public comment.
11:35:45 AM   Discussion between the Commission, James Greenbaum, and Brian Gootkin
11:36:45 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to approve Resolution #2011-021.
11:36:49 AM Commissioner White  Second
11:36:56 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
11:37:03 AM   Meeting Adjourned.