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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary July 17, 2012
Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 51 July 17, 2012
Date 07/17/2012 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
8:59:07 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.
9:00:21 AM Chairman White Call to Order. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, County Attorney Marty Lambert, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:00:28 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:00:39 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:00:54 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contracts: Gallatin County Rural Fire Protection Operating Plan, Change Order to 2012 Chipseal Project with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. (Knife River) (-$1,168), 3. Review and Approval of Minutes Summary for June 10 & 11, 2009 Offsite Budget Meetings, 4. Approval of Asset Trade-In of 1982 International TK, 2000 Chevy Blazer and 1994 Chevy PK (Road Department)
9:02:09 AM   There was no public comment.
9:02:21 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the consent agenda as read into the record by Veniece.
9:02:26 AM Chairman White Second
9:02:28 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:02:34 AM Chairman White Continuation of Award of Legal Advertising Contract for July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014
9:02:45 AM   Discussion between the Commission and County Attorney Marty Lambert
9:08:40 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:09:24 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:09:56 AM Public Comment County Administrator Earl Mathers, Michael Tucker-Editor of Belgrade News, and Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad
9:15:18 AM Chairman White Closed public comment.
9:15:22 AM   Board discussion
9:17:24 AM Commissioner Skinner I'm going to go ahead and move that we award this contract to the (Bozeman Daily) Chronicle.
9:17:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:17:35 AM   Board discussion
9:19:49 AM   Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Murdock opposed.
9:20:01 AM Chairman White Receive and Open Competitive Sealed Proposals for Remodeling Work at the Judge Guenther Memorial Center
9:20:11 AM Procurement Specialist Nick Borzak Opened the following bid from Timbercraft, LLC, bid bond received with a bid amount of $135,000.
9:21:33 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Nick Borzak, County Attorney Marty Lambert and Finance Director Ed Blackman
9:23:34 AM   There was no public comment.
9:23:38 AM   Discussion between the Commission and County Attorney Marty Lambert
9:25:08 AM Commissioner Murdock Based on that advice, I move that we take the advice of Nick Borzak and reject this bid.
9:25:15 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:25:18 AM   Board discussion including Nick Borzak and Ryan Smith, Timbercraft, LLC
9:28:43 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:28:48 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Levy Assessments on all Rural Special Improvement and RID Maintenance Districts Within Gallatin County for FY 2013
9:29:06 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:30:41 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:31:43 AM   There was no public comment.
9:31:58 AM Commissioner Murdock I'll move that approve Resolution #2012-060 as described by Ed Blackman.
9:32:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:32:09 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:25 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on the Second Reading of an Ordinance to Establish a 35 MPH speed Limit for Central Park Road from Frontage Road to High Street
9:32:44 AM   There was no objection from the public to reading a summary of the Ordinance in lieu of a full reading.
9:32:53 AM Chairman White Summarized the Ordinance.
9:33:18 AM   There was no public comment.
9:33:24 AM   Board discussion including County Attorney Marty Lambert and Road and Bridge Engineer George Durkin
9:36:19 AM Commissioner Murdock I will move that we approve Ordinance #2012-004.
9:36:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:36:37 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:48 AM   Meeting adjourned.