Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 51 May 22, 2012
Date 05/22/2012 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:53:28 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.
9:03:34 AM Chairman White 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.
9:04:34 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:04:58 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:05:20 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contracts: Anderson Zurmuehlen & Co. Addendum to Contract 2009-279 ($6,179), Modification and Extension of Contract Number 2011-243 with Gallatin Valley Land Trust for One Year in the Amount of $20,391, Gallatin Valley Land Trust for Triple Tree Trail Project in the Amount of $14,850, Grade Crossing Signals, Tri-Party Agreement with State Department of Transportation and Montana Rail Link, Bench Road-Three Forks, 3. Review and Approval of Minutes for April 24, 2012 and May 1, 2012, 4. Decision on a Request for an Aggregation of Lots Exemption from Subdivision Review for the Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District, 5. Decision on a Request for an Aggregation of Lots Exemption from Subdivision Review for Dan
and Katherine Pittenger
9:06:40 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:47 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the consent agenda as read.
9:06:51 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:00 AM Chairman White Board Appointment: Mental Health Local Advisory Council - Continued until a later date
9:07:09 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Sale of Surplus Property No Longer Necessary to the Conduct of County Business per MCA 7-8-2211, at a Public Sale to be Held June 2, 2012 from 8am-11am at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds
9:07:27 AM Accounting Tech Nathaniel Pehl Presentation
9:08:02 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:13 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve the sale of the items recommended by the Auditor in her list. I'll make that motion.
9:08:20 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:08:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:48 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Cancellation of Delinquent 5-year and Older Personal Property and Mobile Home Taxes
9:09:00 AM Delinquent Tax Collector Arletta Derleth Presentation
9:10:04 AM Discussion and Questions
9:13:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:53 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to cancel these delinquent 5-year and older personal property and mobile home taxes as outlined in Kim Buchanan's May 17, (2012) memo.
9:14:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:14:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:14 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Approval of Gallatin County Weed Control District Noxious Weed Management Plan
9:14:27 AM Weed Coordinator John Ansley Presentation
9:15:10 AM Discussion and Questions
9:15:32 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:41 AM Board discussion
9:15:53 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve the weed plan as presented by John Ansley.
9:15:57 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:16:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:09 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Create a Rural Improvement and Maintenance District No. RID 399 for the Purpose of Constructing Certain Road Paving and Related Improvements of Trooper Trail Road, Saddle Creek Road and Kartes Road
9:16:56 AM Jack Schunke, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation
9:23:48 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jack Schunke and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:29:31 AM There was no public comment.
9:29:44 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve Resolution #RID-12-399-A as written.
9:30:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:30:05 AM Board discussion
9:30:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:31:03 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Accept a Petition and Assign a Viewing Committee to Dedicate Trooper Trail to the Public
9:31:15 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation, Road Petition #833
9:32:33 AM There was no public comment.
9:32:41 AM Board discussion
9:33:13 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2012-039 which would assign the viewing committee and I would assign Commissioner Murdock and (Clerk & Recorder) Charlotte Mills as the viewing committee.
9:33:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:33:37 AM Chairman White Comments
9:34:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:34:22 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Accept a Petition and Assign a Viewing Committee to Dedicate Saddle Creek Road to the Public
9:34:32 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation, Road Petition #834
9:35:28 AM There was no public comment.
9:35:40 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve (Resolution) #2012-040 and assign the same viewing committee as the last agenda item (Commissioner Murdock and Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills) for the same reasons.
9:35:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:35:52 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:59 AM Chairman White Receipt of Petition to Annex Property into the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire District
9:36:08 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:37:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:19 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to accept this receipt and set the hearing date for June 19, 2012.
9:37:24 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:37:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:37 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Determination on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Unzoned Dick Anderson Minor Subdivision
9:38:02 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report, recommends adding a condition that the applicant file an avigation easement with the Clerk & Recorder's office.
9:58:37 AM Discussion and Questions
9:59:52 AM Trevor McSpadden, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant Dick Anderson Construction, submitted Condition Modification Request labeled Exhibit A, Item #9
10:04:04 AM Discussion between Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, Trevor McSpadden and Jason Karp
10:11:03 AM Public Comment Duane Burkenpas-Spain/Ferris Ditch Company and Gary Dykstra-Dykstra Farms
10:17:24 AM Trevor McSpadden, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Rebuttal
10:17:46 AM Discussion between the Commission and Jason Karp
10:18:12 AM Closed public comment.
10:18:17 AM Board discussion including Jason Karp
10:20:31 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the variance to the cul-de-sac length regulation.
10:20:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:20:41 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:21:08 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:21:15 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we deny the request for a variance from the pedestrian walkway requirements for both of them. I'm going to combine it.
10:21:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:21:29 AM Board Discussion/Findings
10:23:21 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:23:35 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve this subdivision with staff-suggested conditions, but also to accept the applicant's condition modifications for #7 and #21 and to add a condition addressing avigation easements.
10:24:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:24:09 AM Board discussion/Findings including Jason Karp
10:25:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:25:51 AM Recess
10:32:21 AM Chairman White Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing and Second Reading of an Ordinance Adopting the Pogreba Field Airport Affected Area Regulations and Designating an Airport Affected Area for the Pogreba Field Airport in Three Forks, Montana
10:32:40 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation, read a summary of the Ordinance in lieu of a full reading.
10:34:27 AM Travis Eickman, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation, submitted airport affected area map labeled Exhibit A, Item #10 and FAA permit application form #7460 labeled Exhibit B, Item #10
10:40:32 AM Discussion between the Commission, Travis Eickman and Chris Gray - submitted letter from Peter Rothing labeled Exhibit D, Item #10
10:48:55 AM Public Comment Mike Ferguson-Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, submitted a letter from AOPA labeled Exhibit C, Item #10, Jon Hudson-Montana Pilots Association, Lorie Lane-XLNT Properties, Doug Cairns, John Edwards, Dennis Guentzel, Attorney Art Wittich
11:14:12 AM Travis Eickman, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Comments
11:14:26 AM Closed public comment.
11:14:29 AM Board Discussion including Chris Gray
11:24:33 AM Commissioner Murdock I will make a motion to adopt the second reading of the Ordinance (#2012-001) adopting the Pogreba Field Airport Affected Area Regulations and designate an airport affected area for the Pogreba Field Airport in Three Forks.
11:24:51 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:24:52 AM Board discussion/Findings
11:29:40 AM Motion passed 2:1. Chairman White opposed.
11:29:56 AM Meeting adjourned.
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