Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 51 January 29, 2013
Date 1/29/2013 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:40:50 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 per Section 2-3-212, MCA. The audio recording is available upon request.
9:00:48 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, County Attorney Marty Lambert, and Acting Clerks to the Board Mary Miller and Sarah Gracey.
9:01:37 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Optimum Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:01:53 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:02:13 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Sarah Gracey Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Decision on a Relocation of Common Boundary Line Exemption within a Platted Subdivision for RJ Development Group, LLC and Four Corners Storage, LLC (Four Corners Zoning District) 3. Approval of Budget Transfer for the Sheriff's Office to Correct Account String Errors
9:02:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:00 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was just read into our record.
9:03:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:03:08 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:13 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment(s): City of Bozeman Planning Board (County Rep)-continue to advertise
9:03:46 AM Commissioner White DUI Task Force
9:04:31 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:40 AM Commissioner Murdock Move that we appoint the vacancies that have been reapplied for and that would be Officer (Rocky) Hamilton, Mr. (Ken) Spencer, and Mrs. (Erin) Murphy.
9:04:52 AM Commissioner White Second
9:04:57 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:06 AM Commissioner Murdock Planning & Zoning Commission
9:05:30 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:40 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we re-appoint Ann Trygstad.
9:05:44 AM Commissioner White Second
9:05:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:55 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on an Appeal of an Administrative Determination Concerning a Material Change to an Approved Preliminary Plat for the Sourdough Lease Site (Verizon Wireless) Subdivision
9:06:11 AM Planner Tom Rogers Staff report, submitted letters from Kay VanNorman & George Gebhardt, and a petition labeled Exhibit A, Item #2
9:14:59 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tom Rogers, and County Attorney Marty Lambert
9:17:11 AM Kevin Howell, Digital Skylines, Inc. Presentation on behalf of the applicant Verizon Wireless
9:21:40 AM Public comment Mark Jacobs, Marc Weideman, Jan Elpel, Lori Jacobs, Mark Yerger, Alan Elpel, Betsy Wise, Jim Harris, Heather Maxcy, Steve Kelly, Bill Porter, Susan Moody, and Shaun Shahan
9:30:35 AM No action taken.
9:58:08 AM Kevin Howell, Digital Skylines, Inc. Rebuttal, submitted a copy of the lease site preliminary plan labeled Exhibit B, Item #2
10:01:42 AM Board discussion
10:07:23 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion, I guess the motion is to uphold the determination of our Planning Staff in regards to this change to the preliminary plat for the applicant.
10:07:40 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:07:43 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:07:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:07:56 AM Recess
10:13:55 AM Commissioner White Reconvene to meeting. Public Hearing, Consideration and Decision on a Resolution to Revise the Jurisdiction of the Gallatin County Consolidated Board of Adjustment to Include All "Part 2" Zoning Districts in Gallatin County and to Dissolve the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Board of Adjustment, the Middle Cottonwood Board of Adjustment, and the East Gallatin Board of Adjustment
10:14:20 AM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Presentation
10:24:36 AM Discussion between the Commission, Sean O'Callaghan, and County Attorney Marty Lambert
10:25:47 AM Public comment Steve Kelly, Doug East, Marianne Amsden, Don Siefert, and Sandy Maher
10:42:47 AM Board discussion
10:45:41 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of (Resolution) #2013-008, the resolution with language modified in it to remove the Middle Cottonwood and to allow them to just continue on, the way they've been going.
10:46:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:46:04 AM Board discussion including Sean O'Callaghan and Marty Lambert
10:46:47 AM Motion passed 2:1. Chairman Skinner opposed.
10:47:16 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin County Noxious Weed - States Grant FY 2013 Budget to Increase Grant Revenues Received from the State of Montana in the Amount of $15,000 for Bridger WMA and $6,170 for the Greater Clarkston WMA, along with Expenses for the Grants
10:47:40 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation
10:48:44 AM There was no public comment.
10:48:50 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the resolution that was just placed into record (Resolution #2013-009).
10:48:56 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:48:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:49:09 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change naming an un-named road off Saddle Mountain Road to Last Best Place
10:49:22 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation, submitted map labeled Exhibit A, Item #5
10:52:30 AM Public comment Suzi Christensen, submitted letter from Eris Bea Black labeled Exhibit B, Item #5, John Healow, and Sheila Haar
10:57:22 AM Discussion between the Commission, Allen Armstrong, and County Attorney Marty Lambert
10:59:38 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to not approve this resolution, what was it, 20-010 (Resolution #2013-010).
10:59:46 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:59:49 AM Board discussion
11:00:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:00:45 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2001-89 and Resolution No. 2009-053 and Reforming and Ratifying the Gallatin County Mental Health Local Advisory Council
11:01:07 AM Commission Assistant Glenda Howze Presentation
11:02:02 AM There was no public comment.
11:02:14 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve Resolution #2013-011.
11:02:19 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:02:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:02:32 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Approval of the Mental Health Local Advisory Council's Revised Bylaws
11:02:41 AM Commission Assistant Glenda Howze Presentation
11:04:04 AM Discussion between the Commission, Glenda Howze, and County Attorney Marty Lambert
11:09:15 AM There was no public comment.
11:09:22 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the Bylaws for the Mental Health Local Advisory Council with a change to Article Four, Section 4, and the first part of that particular quorum section starts out with "A majority of total number of members." In my motion I would change that to strike "a majority of the total number of" replace that with the word "nine." And so then the sentence would say "Nine members constitutes a quorum and must be present in order to conduct business and exercise powers and responsibility", comments.
11:10:05 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:10:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:10:18 AM Commissioner White Public Hearing and Decision on Selection of Company for Classified Employees Salary Survey continued from 1/22/13
11:10:29 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Presentation/Recommendation for Public Sector Personnel Consultants, Inc.
11:11:49 AM Discussion and Questions
11:12:19 AM There was no public comment.
11:12:22 AM Discussion between the Commission and Cynde Hertzog
11:12:58 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to award Public Sector Personnel Consultants to not exceed $12,500, as recommended by Cynde.
11:13:13 AM Commissioner White Second
11:13:21 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:13:28 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Presentation of the Gallatin County Treasurer's Monthly Report for December 2012
11:13:37 AM County Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
11:15:20 AM Discussion and Questions
11:19:26 AM There was no public comment.
11:19:33 AM County Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
11:20:12 AM Discussion and Questions
11:21:51 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to accept the Treasurer's report.
11:21:54 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:21:56 AM Board discussion
11:22:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:22:10 AM Meeting adjourned.
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