Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 June 14, 2011
Date 06/14/2011 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:00:16 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners White and Skinner, Deputy County Attorneys James Greenbaum and Jecyn Bremer, and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller. Chairman Murdock was excused.
9:01:01 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:01:19 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Agenda Announcement: Regular Agenda Item #5, Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Revising the Policy to Standardize the Process Necessary for the Gallatin County Commission to Approve, Fund and Accept Grants from Federal, State, Local or Private sources, Approved in Resolution 2011-030-continued June 21, 2011
9:01:27 AM Public comment There was public comments on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Rick Gale thanked the County for making the Emergency Operations Center available in Bozeman for the American Red Cross disaster action team to deploy volunteers to help victims of flooding. Acting Chairman Skinner thanked DES Coordinator Patrick Lonergan also for the help he has provided.
9:03:13 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contract(s): Department of Justice Treatment Court Grant-Amendment to 2011-155; Administrative Services Agreement-Allegiance Benefit Plan Mgt. Inc for FY 2011; Community Counseling and Correctional Services for Secure Detention of Juveniles at the RYO Facility; and Special County/Reservation Noxious Weed Grant 3. Review and Approval of Minutes for May 24 and 31, 2011 4. Approval of Asset Trade-In of 2005 GMC Pickup for Road Department towards Purchase of 2011 Chevy Pickup 5. Approval of Asset Disposal of Old Landfill Scale Building (dilapidated going to landfill) (SWMD) 6. Approval of Asset Disposal of Laser System (went missing with tool theft 1/09) 7. Decision on a Relocation of Common Boundary Exemption from
Subdivision Review for Climbing Arrow Ranch
9:04:32 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:43 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the consent agenda that Mary just read into record.
9:04:47 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:04:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:52 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Approval of Gallatin County Rural Fire Protection Operating Plan
9:05:01 AM DES Coordinator Patrick Lonergan Presentation
9:05:30 AM Discussion and Questions
9:05:38 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:42 AM Discussion between the Commission and Patrick Lonergan
9:07:10 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve the Gallatin County Rural Fire Protection Operating Plan that's been presented to us.
9:07:19 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:07:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:35 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing on FY 2012 Budget Requests received from Elected Officials, Department Heads, Boards and Agency's
9:07:47 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation, submitted FY 2012 Requests labeled Exhibit A, Item #2, FY 2012 Budget Requests labeled Exhibit B, Item #2, and Department Summary Listing FY 2012 Request Operating and Capital Budget labeled Exhibit C, Item #2
9:14:01 AM Discussion and Questions
9:25:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:26:00 AM No action taken.
9:26:02 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on A Resolution of Intent to Amend the General Fund and the Clerk & Recorder Records Preservation Fund FY 2011 Budget to Receive Unanticipated Revenues of $7,700 from the Clerk & Recorder Records Preservation Fund for Unanticipated Expenditures
9:26:24 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation
9:27:22 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:32 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2011-044.
9:27:39 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:27:44 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:51 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Create the Big Sky Meadow Trails, Recreation and Parks Special District Pursuant to MCA Section 7-11-1001 Et Seq. and Administered by Interlocal Agreement Pursuant to MCA Section 7-11-101 Et Seq, Passage of this Resolution will Start a 30-Day Protest Period with the Final Hearing to Create the District on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. in the Community Room of Gallatin County Courthouse
9:28:32 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Comments
9:29:01 AM Katie Morrison, Big Sky Community Corporation Presentation
9:30:59 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Comments
9:32:44 AM Discussion between the Commission, James Greenbaum, Charlotte Mills, and Katie Morrison
9:44:31 AM Public comment Monroe Cameron, Steve Johnson, Billie Thomlinson, Bill Simkins, and Attorney Jim Barr Coleman
9:48:00 AM Discussion between the Commission and Katie Morrison
9:48:46 AM Commissioner White I will make a motion to approve it, and it's Resolution #2011-045.
9:48:52 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:48:55 AM Board discussion
9:50:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:17 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Second Reading of Speed Ordinance for Gooch Hill Road
9:51:36 AM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Presentation
9:51:51 AM Discussion and Questions
9:52:15 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Noted there were some minor grammatical changes since the first reading. Summarized the Ordinance.
9:53:33 AM Discussion and Questions
9:53:42 AM There was no public comment.
9:53:52 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the Ordinance #2011-002.
9:53:58 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:54:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:54:09 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Second Reading of Speed Ordinance for Manley Road
9:54:19 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Noted there were some minor grammatical changes since the first reading. Summarized the Ordinance.
9:54:46 AM Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Comments
9:55:17 AM There was no public comment.
9:55:29 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve this second reading of (Ordinance) #2011-003.
9:55:36 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:55:38 AM Board discussion including Lee Provance
9:56:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:56:38 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Second Reading of Speed Ordinance for McIlhattan Road
9:56:47 AM Deputy County Attorney James Greenbaum Noted there were some minor grammatical changes since the first reading. Summarized the Ordinance.
9:57:42 AM There was no public comment.
9:57:53 AM Commissioner White Motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance #2011-004.
9:58:02 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
9:58:04 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:13 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intention to Amend the Gallatin County Floodplain Regulations
9:58:28 AM Flood Plain Administrator Sean O'Callaghan Presentation
10:00:22 AM Discussion and Questions
10:01:16 AM There was no public comment.
10:01:26 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution of Intention, which is #2011-046.
10:01:36 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:01:40 AM Board discussion
10:01:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:02:08 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Request to Amend the Preliminary Plat Approval of the Un-zoned Glacier River Minor Subdivision to Accommodate a 2500 Square Foot Parcel for a Utility Site
10:02:22 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
10:04:51 AM Discussion and Questions
10:05:12 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering & Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicant Glacier River Properties LLC, submitted supporting documents regarding the request labeled Exhibit A, Item #10
10:06:42 AM Discussion and Questions
10:07:21 AM Public comment Lauren Waterton, American Land Development LLC representing Montana Opticom, LLC
10:08:09 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the change of preliminary plat for the Glacier River Minor Subdivision that would remove the 2500 square foot area from the subdivision that's going to be used for the utility site that was put into record.
10:08:23 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:08:26 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:09:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:09:14 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision Regarding a Request for a Subdivision Exemption Claim Application to Create a 2500 Square Foot Utility Site for Montana Opticom on Property Owned by Glacier River Properties LLC
10:09:30 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report, making the following corrections. Page 4, 1st paragraph-strike the words "common boundary relocation" and insert " utility site" and strike "within" and insert "outside."
10:11:01 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering & Surveying Presentation on behalf of applicant Glacier River Properties LLC
10:11:32 AM There was no public comment.
10:11:42 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to grant the request for the exemption, for the 2500-square-foot utility site for Montana Opticom, which is part of which was described in record.
10:11:57 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:12:02 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:12:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:12:23 AM Recess
10:18:03 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval of the Kelly Minor Subdivision, including a Variance to Section 7, Table 2 of the Road Design Standards, to allow the access to be less than 24 feet in width
10:18:24 AM Planner Tim Skop Staff report
10:30:19 AM Discussion and Questions
10:31:29 AM Bill Dreyer, Dowl HKM Presentation on behalf of applicant Amelia Kelly
10:36:10 AM Discussion and Questions
10:40:36 AM There was no public comment.
10:40:52 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Comments
10:41:11 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the variance from the road standards which would ultimately strike conditions #15 through #19.
10:41:35 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:41:38 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:44:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:44:29 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to grant the preliminary plat approval for the Kelly first minor subdivision, and with my motion I would like to include in that the removal of condition #6. And also #15 through #19, because those are still listed in the staff report. So my motion would include removing those conditions as well as #6.
10:45:05 AM Acting Chairman Skinner Second
10:45:10 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:48:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:48:13 AM Meeting adjourned.
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