Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 July 2, 2013
Date 07/02/2013 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:53:08 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.
9:00:23 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:01:07 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Optimum Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:01:24 AM Chairman Skinner Agenda announcement: Regular Agenda Item #1, Board appointment for the Human Resource Development Council is continued until July 16, 2013 and Regular Agenda Item #12, Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Koutney/Kriens has been removed from the agenda.
9:01:49 AM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Comments
9:02:20 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:02:29 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Craig and Taryn DeBoer, C-T Red Angus Grazing Lease on the Logan Springs Property, and Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Bozeman Regarding Joint Award Pass-Through Agreement for US Department of Justice Funds ($7,756), 3. Approval of Budget Transfer for Sheriff's Office, 4. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Harris/Close
9:03:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:45 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as it was read into record.
9:03:49 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:03:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:57 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment(s): Board of Park Commissioners
9:04:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:53 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to appoint Mr. (Pierre) Martineau and Ms. (Marlene) Sadaj to the Board of Park Commissioners.
9:05:00 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:05:03 AM Board discussion
9:05:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:23 AM Commissioner White Community Development Block Grant Revolving Loan Fund Board
9:06:08 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:15 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mr. (Robert) Dewit, Mr. (Chris) Budeski and Troy Watling.
9:06:22 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:06:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:29 AM Chairman Skinner Gallatin County Consolidated Board of Adjustment
9:06:56 AM There was no public comment.
9:07:03 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Doug East and Don Seifert to the BOA.
9:07:11 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:07:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:32 AM Commissioner White Meadow View Cemetery Board
9:08:00 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:06 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Grant Ballantyne to be re-appointed.
9:08:13 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:08:15 AM Board discussion
9:08:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:26 AM Chairman Skinner Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee
9:08:49 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:54 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to re-appoint Frank Manseau to the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee.
9:09:01 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:09:04 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:10 AM Chairman Skinner Search and Rescue Advisory Board
9:09:42 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:58 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mark Bradford, Scott Gill and Lt. (Jason) Jarrett.
9:10:06 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:10:09 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:15 AM Commissioner White Tax Appeal Board
9:10:52 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:58 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint April (Buonamici) and Eric (Ossorio) to the Tax Appeal Board.
9:11:07 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:11:10 AM Board discussion
9:11:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:34 AM Chairman Skinner West Yellowstone/Hebgen Basin Refuse District
9:12:26 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:33 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Gordon Berger and Evan Mathews to the West Yellowstone/Hebgen Basin Refuse District.
9:12:41 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:12:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:51 AM Chairman Skinner Open of Competitive Sealed Proposals for Sheriff's Office Vehicles
9:13:08 AM Lt. Jason Jarrett Opened the following bids: Billion Auto Group in Bozeman, MT - 3 Midsize Chevrolet Equinoxes at $20,000 each and a Full size Chevrolet Suburban at $35,500, Bison Ford in Great Falls, MT - 3 Midsize Ford Explorers at $26,906.70 each and a Full size Ford Expedition at $33,016.50. Bids will be taken under advisement and will return next week Tuesday, July 9, 2013 with a recommendation.
9:17:07 AM Discussion and Questions
9:19:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:09 AM No action taken.
9:19:12 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County Sheriff Office - Homeland Security Grant FY 2013 Budget by Increasing Revenues by $7,749 from City of Bozeman/US DOJ Joint Grant and Increasing Machinery & Equipment Expenses by $7,749
9:19:51 AM Lt. Jason Jarrett Presentation
9:20:34 AM Discussion and Questions
9:21:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:10 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution (of Intent) #2013-073.
9:21:16 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:21:19 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:33 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Presentation of the Gallatin County Treasurer's Monthly Report for April 2013
9:21:44 AM Treasurer Kimberly Buchanan Presentation
9:23:09 AM Discussion and Questions
9:27:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:09 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to accept the Treasurer's report dated April 30, 2013.
9:27:19 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:27:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:31 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing on Issuance of Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds to Finance Improvements for the Operation of an Ice Arena at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds
9:27:50 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:29:28 AM Discussion and Questions
9:29:54 AM There was no public comment.
9:30:12 AM No action taken.
9:30:13 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Relating to Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013; Authorizing the Issuance of and Providing for the Negotiated Sale Thereof
9:30:30 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:31:39 AM Discussion and Questions
9:33:25 AM Public Comment Julie Keck representing Bozeman Amateur Hockey Association
9:34:06 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2013-074.
9:34:13 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:34:16 AM Board Discussion
9:36:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:23 AM Chairman Skinner Presentation of Preliminary Budget for FY 2014
9:36:30 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:46:30 AM There was no public comment.
9:46:42 AM Board Discussion
9:51:13 AM No action taken.
9:51:16 AM Chairman Skinner Receipt of Petition to Annex Property into the Big Sky Rural Fire District
9:51:28 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation, requested to set a hearing date for July 30, 2013.
9:52:13 AM Discussion and Questions
9:52:20 AM There was no public comment.
9:52:25 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to receive the petition for this annexation as was described on record and setting a hearing date for the 30th of July, 2013.
9:52:39 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:52:41 AM Board Discussion
9:52:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:52:49 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Annex Property into the Big Sky Rural Fire District
9:52:57 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:54:44 AM There was no public comment.
9:54:57 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve Resolution #2013-075.
9:55:03 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:55:05 AM Board Discussion
9:55:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:56:05 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Relocation of Common Boundary Between Lot 3 and a Park Tract in the Aspen Springs Major Subdivision for Kailo Design and Development, LLC in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District
9:56:22 AM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Staff report
9:58:54 AM Discussion between the Commission, Sean O'Callaghan, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Mike McKenna-Kailo Design and Development, LLC
10:02:37 AM There was no public comment.
10:02:48 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray If, at the board's pleasure, you would like to condition this transaction or your approval upon the swapping of appropriate real property instruments between Gallatin County, the Homeowner's Association or the developer, as the case may be, for the purposes of assuring that the transaction or the exemption takes into account the ownership of the servitude on the land, comments.
10:03:42 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the common boundary relocation with a condition attached that was put into record in detail by the County Attorney's Office.
10:03:57 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:04:00 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Chris Gray
10:05:58 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:06:00 AM Discussion between the Commission and Chris Gray
10:06:20 AM Commissioner White I will add to the record that, in regards to the applicant, the applicant has gone on record, that is what he does (business of buying and selling land) and this is an application that was before us a year or so ago, so, but in this case it has something to do with selling of that lot.
10:06:49 AM Discussion between the Commission and Chris Gray
10:07:38 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Ramler and End
10:07:51 AM Planner Christopher Scott Staff report, correction to page 4 and Exhibit B of the staff report states that the purpose of this boundary relocation is to convey 14.42 acres, not 10.68 acres. Submitted preliminary plat map labeled Exhibit A, Item #11
10:12:17 AM Discussion and Questions
10:14:34 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering and Patricia Ramler Presentation on behalf of applicants Richard and Patricia Ramler, and Elyse End
10:16:14 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, Mark Chandler and Patricia Ramler
10:19:23 AM There was no public comment.
10:19:31 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the relocation of this common boundary.
10:19:38 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:19:41 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Chris Gray
10:23:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:23:21 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation and Lot Aggregation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Dry Creek Conservation Partners, LLC
10:23:34 AM Planner Warren Vaughan Introduction
10:23:51 AM Recess
10:28:54 AM Reconvene to Meeting.
10:28:59 AM Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report and PowerPoint Presentation, submitted aerial photo showing the proposed boundary relocations labeled Exhibit A, Item #13
10:37:29 AM Discussion between the Commission, Warren Vaughan and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
10:41:43 AM Ray Center, Rocky Mountain Engineers Presentation on behalf of applicant Dry Creek Conservation Partners, LLC
10:43:44 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ray Center and Chris Gray
10:50:44 AM There was no public comment.
10:50:53 AM Board Discussion including Chris Gray and Ray Center, it was recommended that this item be continued until a later date to review House Bill 562 and what relevance it has to this request for common boundary relocations
10:58:07 AM No action taken.
10:58:23 AM Meeting adjourned.
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