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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes August 2, 2011
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 August 2, 2011
Date 08/02/2011 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:02:27 AM Chairman Murdock  Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:03:17 AM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:03:33 AM Chairman Murdock There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:51 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Hyalite Canyon Estates Subdivision RID Creation, Supplementary Grant Application for HB 130 Crisis Intervention and Jail Diversion Funding, and Community Mediation Center for Justice Court; 3. Review and Approval of Minutes for July 5, 12 and 19, 2011
9:04:52 AM Public Comment Accounting Clerk Kim Kelly, corrected the total amount of warrants from the Auditor from $332,033.50 to $322,033.50
9:05:57 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to accept the consent agenda with the changes that were just put into record.
9:06:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:06 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:17 AM Commissioner White Board Appointments: 9-1-1 Advisory Board - continued until further notice, CIP-Capital Improvement Program Committee
9:07:08 AM   There was no public comment.
9:07:28 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to reappoint to Mary Ellen Fitzgerald, Robert Lee and Todd Mitchell to the Capital Improvement Program Committee.
9:07:37 AM Commissioner White Second
9:07:40 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Mental Health Local Advisory Council
9:08:43 AM   There was no public comment.
9:08:52 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Betsy (Garrigues), Jacob (Wagner), Lori (Marchak), Shelly (Johnson) and Tom (Peluso).
9:09:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:09:05 AM   Board discussion
9:09:27 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:33 AM Chairman Murdock Three Forks City-County Zoning and Planning Board
9:10:10 AM Public Comment Ray Noble, Zoning Official-City of Three Forks
9:11:15 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Doug Fairhurst to the board.
9:11:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:11:26 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:39 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establishing Fees for the Gallatin County Court Services Program
9:11:50 AM Court Services Director Steve Ette Presentation
9:14:06 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Steve Ette and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:14:40 AM   There was no public comment.
9:14:52 AM   Board discussion including Steve Ette
9:15:03 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2011-062.
9:15:08 AM Commissioner White Second
9:15:10 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:27 AM Commissioner Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Call for an Election to Levy up to an Additional 6.88 Mills for the Operation of the Three Rivers Mosquito District
9:15:40 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation
9:16:48 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Charlotte Mills and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:18:24 AM Ray Noble, Three Rivers Mosquito District Presentation, Finance Director Ed Blackman submitted a spreadsheet showing the Five-Year Change in Cash Position labeled Exhibit A, Item #3
9:20:42 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:25:17 AM   There was no public comment.
9:25:29 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Ray Noble
9:26:05 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2011-063.
9:26:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:26:17 AM   Board discussion
9:27:11 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:20 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Adoption of the Basic Plan and all Annexes of the County's Emergency Management Plan
9:27:35 AM DES Manager Patrick Lonergan Presentation
9:28:00 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:32:53 AM   There was no public comment.
9:33:08 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to adopt the basic plan that has been put into our record.
9:33:14 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:33:18 AM   Board discussion including Patrick Lonergan
9:35:18 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Public Hearing and Presentation of the Gallatin County Treasurer's Monthly Report for May 2011
9:35:37 AM County Treasurer Kimberly Buchanan Presentation
9:36:37 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:37:57 AM   There was no public comment.
9:38:07 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Kimberly Buchanan
9:41:02 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to accept the May Treasurer's report.
9:41:05 AM Commissioner White Second
9:41:10 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:25 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Second Reading of Update to Gallatin County Floodplain Ordinance
9:41:40 AM   There was no objection from the public to reading a summary of the Ordinance, in lieu of a full reading.
9:41:57 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Summarized the Ordinance.
9:43:38 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:43:49 AM Flood Plain Administrator Sean O'Callaghan Presentation
9:44:59 AM   There was no public comment.
9:45:05 AM   Board Discussion including Chris Gray
9:45:29 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to adopt Ordinance #2011-005 which is an ordinance adopting updated Gallatin County Floodplain Regulations.
9:45:42 AM Commissioner White Second
9:45:50 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:46:08 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Create a Rural Maintenance District for Road and Park Maintenance in Firelight Phase I Subdivision for the Benefit of Properties in Firelight Phase I Subdivision, Minor Subdivision No. 430 and COS 2409, also known as Great Horn Ranch
9:46:40 AM Jack Schunke, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation, submitted a map labeled Exhibit A, Item #7
9:52:02 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:54:20 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Comments
9:55:21 AM   Discussion between the Commission and Jack Schunke
9:55:40 AM Public Comment Kieran Kobell, Emanuel DiMiceli, submitted letters from themselves and the MoonDance (aka Firelight) Homeowners' Association, Inc. labeled Exhibit B, Item #7.
10:26:36 AM   Closed public comment.
10:26:38 AM   Board discussion including Jack Schunke
10:31:55 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #RID-11-397-B.
10:32:02 AM Commissioner White Second
10:32:08 AM   Board discussion including Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
10:35:29 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:35:38 AM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Create a Rural Maintenance District for Paving Maintenance and Snow Removal for Roads Within Hyalite Canyon Estates Subdivision for the Benefit of Properties in Hyalite Canyon Estates Subdivision
10:36:04 AM Jack Schunke, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation
10:38:20 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Comments
10:38:39 AM   There was no public comment.
10:38:53 AM Commissioner Skinner Well, there's no protests and nobody here to object so I will move to approve Resolution #RID-11-398-B.
10:39:03 AM Commissioner White Second
10:39:11 AM   Board discussion
10:40:06 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:40:23 AM   Meeting adjourned.