Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 51 March 20, 2012
Date 3/20/2012 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:57:01 AM These log notes provide only a part of the official record. The remainder of the official record is in the audio recording of the meeting. Section 2-3-212, MCA. The audio recording is available upon request.
9:01:39 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock, and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer, and Acting Clerk to the Board Kelsey Crawford
9:02:27 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:56 AM Chairman White There was public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Scott Waldron, Fire Chief of Hebgen Basin Fire District, commented on Grant funding for generators.
9:05:37 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Kelsey Crawford Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contract(s): Montana Land Information Plan - Grant Application for 2012/2013 to MLIA (GIS) ($10,000); Motorola-Service Agreement for Motorola Astro 25 and Nice Voice Logger, Extending Service Agreement to 3-year contract (2011-2014) ($131,543.28); Approval of COPS 2012 Application through the Dept. of Justice ($221,874.50) 3. Approval of Budget Transfer for Noxious Weed Department for Sale/Purchase of ATV's
9:06:35 AM Grants and Projects Administrator Larry Watson Requested that the COPS 2012 application be placed on the Regular agenda for discussion.
9:07:01 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the consent agenda with the amendment of moving the COPS Grant to the regular agenda.
9:07:11 AM Chairman White Second
9:07:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:22 AM Chairman White Approval of COPS 2012 Application through the Dept. of Justice (221,874.50)
9:07:33 AM Grants and Projects Administrator Larry Watson Presentation, noting minor non-financial clerical errors, which will be corrected prior to submittal of the proposal.
9:08:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the application as Larry (Watson) described that he will make those changes to those minor errors.
9:08:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:08:33 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:40 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Placement of Conservation Easement on the Pioneer Museum Facility
9:08:51 AM Grants and Projects Administrator Larry Watson Requests: continuation of Regular Agenda Items #1, Public Hearing and Decision on Placement of Conservation Easement on the Pioneer Museum Facility and #2, Public Hearing and Decision on Save America's Treasures Grant Award for Pioneer Museum to a later date.
9:09:05 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:06 AM No action taken.
9:09:25 AM Chairman White Receipt of Petition and Assignment of Viewing Committee to Abandon a Portion of an Alley in Block 5 of the Townsite of Gallatin Gateway
9:09:40 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:10:53 AM Discussion and questions
9:11:22 AM There was no public comment.
9:11:32 AM Board discussion
9:12:00 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve this Resolution (#2012-020) which will accept the petition and assign Commissioner White and Charlotte Mills as the viewing committee.
9:12:13 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:12:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:29 AM Chairman White Presentation and Acceptance of Revised Pogreba Field 5-Year Capital Improvements Plan (2012-2017)
9:12:40 AM Travis Eikman, Morrison-Maierlie, Inc. Presentation
9:13:34 AM Discussion and Questions
9:14:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:18 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to accept your revised 5-year Capitol Improvements Program.
9:14:27 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:14:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:41 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision to Grant of 20-ft Wide Water Service Easement to Lot 3, Block 2 of Kennedy Subdivision to Federal Express (Devron Property Services, Inc.).
9:15:19 AM Jack Schunke, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation and submitted a document including letters and photographs labeled Exhibit A, Item #5
9:16:58 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jack Schunke, and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:20:25 AM There was no public comment.
9:20:37 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve this appraisal agreement with contingent on that the appraisal be done and the value be paid according to what the appraisal is.
9:20:50 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:20:52 AM Board Discussion
9:21:08 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:16 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establishing Research and Data Gathering for Large Predator Depravation and Predatory Pressure on Domestic Livestock and Wildlife in Gallatin County.
9:21:29 AM Commissioner Skinner Presentation
9:23:29 AM Discussion and Questions
9:25:07 AM Public Comment Steve Kelly, Ernie Terpelgte, GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong, and Linda Oyama
9:36:42 AM Closed public comment.
9:36:48 AM Board Discussion
9:44:24 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve Resolution #2012-021.
9:44:29 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:44:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:44:43 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Caffery/ Westberg
9:45:04 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report
9:48:52 AM Discussion and Questions
9:49:22 AM Attorney Mike Coil Presentation on behalf of clients Nita R Caffrey & Jimmie D & Carol J Westberg
9:50:57 AM Closed public comment.
9:51:07 AM Board discussion
9:51:21 AM Commissioner Murdock I'm going to move that we approve the relocation of boundaries as presented.
9:51:26 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:51:31 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:52:44 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:52:50 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for an Aggregation of Lots outside a Platted Subdivision Exemption from Subdivision Review for Caffery
9:53:03 AM County Planner Tom Rogers Staff Report
9:55:32 AM There was no public comment.
9:55:38 AM Closed public comment.
9:55:42 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve this lot aggregation for Caffery.
9:55:47 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:55:49 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:56:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:56:28 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Arnold and Roberta Kallestad
9:56:37 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report
9:58:10 AM Arnold, Roberta and Sage Kallestad Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath.
10:01:05 AM Discussion and Questions
10:02:28 AM There was no public comment.
10:02:37 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve this family transfer.
10:02:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:02:42 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:03:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:03:22 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Helen Kallestad
10:03:32 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff Report
10:04:39 AM Helen Kallestad Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer and testified under oath.
10:07:43 AM Discussion between Commission and Randy Kallestad
10:08:48 AM There was no public comment.
10:09:00 AM Commissioner Skinner Based on the applicants testimony and what is in the staff report addressing our criteria this does not appear to be an evasion of subdivision to me and I would move to approve the family transfer for Helen Kallestad.
10:09:19 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:09:22 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:09:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:09:59 AM Meeting adjourned.
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