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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary January 24, 2012
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 January 24, 2012
Date 01/24/2012 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:01:40 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 Veniece Lindemulder.
9:02:36 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:51 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:08 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contracts: Montana Department of Health & Human Services - Addictive & Mental Disorder Division for County Funding for Enhanced Medicaid Reimbursement for Mental Health Services ($67,000), Grant Award Agreement with Montana Arts Council Cultural Trust for Funding for the Pioneer Museum ($5,668), 3. Review and Approval of Minutes for December 20 & 27, 2011, 4. Decision on a Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exempt from Subdivision Review for Ward and Theresa Barnes, Steven Rapp
9:04:05 AM   There was no public comment.
9:04:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda.
9:04:19 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:04:23 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:29 AM Chairman White Annual Presentation by Gallatin County Library Directors
9:05:13 AM Debbi Kramer, Director Three Forks Library Presentation
9:06:38 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:10:06 AM Kari Eliason, Director Manhattan Community-School Library Presentation
9:11:17 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:14:31 AM Gale Bacon, Director Belgrade Community Library Presentation
9:19:55 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:28:33 AM Susan Gregory, Director Bozeman Public Library Presentation
9:29:54 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Susan Gregory and Gale Bacon
9:39:11 AM Bruce McPherson, Director West Yellowstone Library Presentation
9:47:47 AM   There was no public comment.
9:47:52 AM   No action taken.
9:48:17 AM Chairman White Board Appointments
9:48:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Open Lands Board
9:49:00 AM   There was no public comment.
9:49:07 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to re-appoint all the folks that were named that re-upped (Patti Davis, Jennifer Erickson, Nathan Goodman, Ami Grant, William Guza, Mike Lane and Ryan Trenka).
9:49:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:49:16 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:49:19 AM Chairman White Planning and Zoning Commission
9:49:42 AM   There was no public comment.
9:49:49 AM Commissioner Skinner motion Beth
9:49:52 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:49:55 AM   Board discussion
9:50:36 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:50:45 AM Commissioner Murdock Sourdough Rural Fire District Board of Trustees
9:51:30 AM   There was no public comment.
9:51:36 AM   Board discussion
9:52:03 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint Ben (Benjamin) Bulis and Shaun Wold to the Sourdough Fire Trustee position.
9:52:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:52:19 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:52:27 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Discussion on Ratifying the County Planning Board Bylaws
9:52:38 AM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Presentation, mentioned a typographical error on Page 2, Item #8(1), the word makes should be make.
9:54:42 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:56:42 AM Public Comment Marianne Amsden
10:02:13 AM Chairman White Closed public comment.
10:02:21 AM   Board discussion
10:09:48 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we reinstate #14 with the language that no member serve more than two consecutive years as president.
10:10:01 AM Commissioner Skinner I will second that and although, I'd like to make a clarification we're not reinstating this. This has always been in there.
10:10:07 AM   Board discussion
10:10:26 AM Commissioner Murdock I'll amend the motion to reinstate #14 in the draft.
10:10:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:10:45 AM   Motion passed 2:1. Chairman White opposed.
10:11:01 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we appoint the bylaws as, the draft as approved and presented with the amendment we just made.
10:11:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:11:14 AM Chairman White Commissioner Murdock, could I ask that you would also, in your motion, I don't think you addressed it but on Page 2 of the bylaws, Sean made a typo so your motion would include that change?
10:11:29 AM Commissioner Murdock Yes, it would.
10:11:31 AM Commissioner Skinner Second agrees.
10:11:35 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:11:48 AM Chairman White Presentation and Discussion on the Gallatin County Indirect Cost Allocation Plan (ICAP) for FY 2013 Through FY 2015 - Decision Set for February 7, 2012
10:12:04 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
10:15:29 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
10:17:04 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Larry Watson
10:24:47 AM   There was no public comment.
10:24:58 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
10:25:58 AM   Board discussion
10:27:12 AM   No action taken.
10:27:16 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Conditional Use Permit in the East Gallatin Zoning District for a Guest House for Alex Hudson
10:27:28 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
10:29:51 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:31:02 AM   There was no public comment.
10:31:09 AM   Closed public comment.
10:31:15 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve with conditions.
10:31:18 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:31:24 AM   Board discussion/Findings
10:32:14 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:32:23 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt an Updated Capital Improvements Plan as a Text Amendment to the Gallatin Canyon/Big Sky Zoning District, Public Hearing Held January 12, 2012
10:33:04 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report
10:34:20 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:35:26 AM   There was no public comment.
10:35:36 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve that Resolution (#2012-002).
10:35:38 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:35:44 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:35:54 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting Amendments to the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations Pursuant to the 2009 and 2011 Legislative Changes to the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act (Title 76, Chapter 3, MCA)
10:36:14 AM County Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
10:42:06 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:45:40 AM Deputy County Attorney Jecyn Bremer Comments, noted on Page 7 of the Staff Report dated January 24, 2012 that the letter 'C' in the word condominium should be capitalized because it is a defined term.
10:46:05 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Jecyn Bremer and Randy Johnson
10:46:29 AM   There was no public comment.
10:46:41 AM   Board discussion/Findings
10:47:05 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll make a motion to approve the Resolution (#2012-003) with the minor edits.
10:47:10 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:47:14 AM   Board discussion including Randy Johnson
10:47:43 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:47:51 AM   Meeting adjourned.