Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 December 10, 2013
Date 12/10/2013 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:47:43 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.
8:59:26 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:00:15 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:00:24 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:00:38 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda into record: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Matt Flikkema, d/b/a D&F Farms, Inc. for Re-vegetation Plan for the Logan Springs Property ($50,000) - this item has been continued until a later date, Certification of Norman C. Wheeler and Associates as Appraiser of Record for Flikkema Conservation Easement, Contract Approval for a Conservation Easement Purchase for the Flikkema Conservation Easement, Authorization of Transfer into Funds into Escrow for Flikkema Conservation Easement, 3. Decision on the Sale of Deputy Mike Chestnut's Service Revolver to the Gallatin County Deputy Sheriff's Association for the Price Equivalent to the Purchase of a Replacement Firearm
9:01:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:01:59 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the Consent Agenda that Veniece read into record excluding the one line related to D&F Farms for the re-vegetation plan for Logan Springs property.
9:02:13 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:02:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:02:19 AM Chairman Skinner Agenda Announcement: Regular Agenda Item #3 will be moved to Item #1 to accommodate the people in the audience.
9:02:35 AM Chairman Skinner Construction Bid Opening for CTEP Project Bike/Ped Paths Gallatin County - Federal Aid No. STPE 16(90), UPN 7987
9:02:50 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation, one bid came in after the published submittal time and recommended not accepting the bid based on ARM 2.5.509. Opened the following bids: Duncan Construction, Inc.: Schedule 1 - $146,637.25, Schedule 2 - $113,699.75, Schedule 3 - $110,314.00, Total - $370,651.00; Knife River-Belgrade: Schedule 1 - $184,295.00, Schedule 2 - $143,352.00, Schedule 3 - $155,404.00, Total - $483,051.00; Sime Construction, Inc.: Schedule 1 - $138,877.35, Schedule 2 - $106,521.80, Schedule 3 - $87,167.50, Total - $332,566.65; H&H Earthworks, Inc.: Schedule 1 - $135,604.00, Schedule 2 - $102,903.00, Schedule 3 - $98,452.00, Total - $336,959.00; Big Sky Asphalt, Inc.: Schedule 1 - $163,208.85, Schedule 2 - $134,485.65, Schedule 3 - $117,406.67, Total - $415,101.17; and Hall Construction Services: Schedule
1 - $149,735.00, Schedule 2 - $110,990.00, Schedule 3 - $102,752.50, Total - $363,477.50. All acknowledged receipt of the addendums and all meet the bid bond requirement of 10%. These bids will be reviewed and will return next week with a recommendation.
9:16:27 AM Discussion between the Commission, Larry Watson and Danielle Scharf, Sanderson-Stewart who gave the engineer's estimate at $339,805.00
9:17:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:32 AM Board discussion
9:17:42 AM No action taken.
9:17:49 AM Chairman Skinner Proclamation Declaring December Drunk and Drugged Driving Month
9:18:04 AM K.C. McLaughlin, DUI Task Force Citizen Volunteer Read the Proclamation into record.
9:21:01 AM Public Comment Rick Gale, Community Coalition on Drug Awareness, Scott Swanson, incoming chair of the DUI Task Force
9:27:46 AM Discussion between the Commission and Scott Swanson
9:28:22 AM Commissioner Martineau I would like to move that we authorize the Commission Chairman to sign the proclamation that December is Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention month.
9:28:35 AM Commissioner White Second
9:28:39 AM Board discussion
9:32:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:33:00 AM Chairman Skinner Presentation and Approval of DUI Task Force Annual Report
9:33:16 AM DUI Task Force Coordinator Jenna Caplette Presentation
9:34:33 AM There was no public comment.
9:34:43 AM Commissioner Martineau We need a motion to authorize the Chairman to sign this (DUI) Task Force Annual Report. I would make that motion.
9:34:53 AM Commissioner White Second
9:35:00 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:35:06 AM Meeting adjourned.
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