Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 November 12, 2013
Date 11/12/2013 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:49:09 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.
9:00:24 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Martineau, and Skinner, and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:01:07 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:01:16 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:01:31 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contract(s): Great West Engineering, Inc. ($24,200.) for Engineering and Monitoring Services for the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District- continued until November 26, 2013; Townsend Backhoe Service, Inc. ($14,450) FY 14 Snow Removal: RID 309, 315, 321, 332, 343, and 383; DES/MT - Policies and Procedures Agreement; DES/MT Department of Military Affairs FY 13 Homeland Security Grant Program for Purchase of Mobile Data Computers ($96,000); DES/MT Department of Military Affairs FY 13 Homeland Security Mobile Command Sustainment Grant ($39,621) 3. Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation Outside of a Platted Subdivision Exempt from Subdivision Review for Isaacs 4. Decision on a Lot Aggregation Exemption by Deed from
Subdivision Review for Hall (Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District)-continued until November 19, 2013 5. Decision on Final Plat Approval for the Monforton Road 2 lot Minor Subdivision 6. Decision on a Request for Mortgage Survey Exempt from Subdivision Review by Milligan
9:03:14 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:23 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda that was just read into our record excluding I believe the first bullet point of approval of contracts that's been pulled and then also removing item #4, which is the decision on lot aggregation exemption by deed for subdivision review for Hall.
9:03:47 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:03:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:53 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment: DUI Task Force
9:04:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:00 AM Commissioner Martineau Move to approve both Ms. (Heather) Hume and Officer (David) McManis (for the DUI Task Force).
9:05:06 AM Commissioner White Second
9:05:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:27 AM Commissioner Martineau Gallatin River Ranch Fire District Board of Trustees
9:05:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:05 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to appoint Hal Bostic to the (Gallatin River Ranch) Board of Trustees.
9:06:12 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:06:15 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:21 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Made to Assign the Viewing Committee and Petition Number for a Petition to Abandon and Re-Establish a Portion of Cooper Road No. 455
9:06:36 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:07:37 AM Discussion and Questions
9:08:00 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:16 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve Resolution #2013-133, and with that I would include myself on the viewing committee with the County Surveyor Charlotte Mills.
9:08:33 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:08:36 AM Board discussion
9:08:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:04 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Amending the plat of Minor Subdivision 430, commonly known as the Great Horn Ranch Minor Subdivision to accommodate a new access road. The requested road includes two variances to the road design standards, road width and curve radius.
9:09:43 AM Planner Tim Skop Staff report, recommended striking the second sentence in its entirety of Condition #2 on Page 7 of the Staff report.
9:22:59 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop, and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:30:57 AM Chris Wasia, Genesis Engineering, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant Greathorn Ranch, submitted a drawing of the Greathorn Ranch 2013 Access Road Improvements labeled Exhibit A, Item #3
9:33:53 AM Public comment Bill Farhat, Chief of Big Sky Fire Department
9:35:29 AM Discussion between the Commission, Bill Farhat and Chris Gray
9:37:30 AM Chris Wasia, Genesis Engineering, Inc. Rebuttal
9:38:06 AM Board discussion
9:38:20 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to grant the variance #1, which would be the turn radius variance for the Greathorn Ranch Minor Subdivision #430.
9:38:53 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:38:57 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:41:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:24 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to grant the variance request #2, which relates to the road width as described in the staff report.
9:41:33 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:41:36 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:43:37 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:43:50 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to amend the approved plat of the Greathorn Ranch Minor Subdivision #430, with the conditions that have been put into the staff report on record with the modification of condition #2. Specifically what was that modification?
9:44:10 AM Planner Tim Skop Striking the second sentence of that condition.
9:44:13 AM Commissioner White So, the subdivider shall obtain written verification from the County Road & Bridge Department that all road(s) have been brought to county standards, that would be the sentence that is struck. So my motion includes the striking of the second sentence of condition #2 of the proposed conditions.
9:44:35 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:44:40 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:45:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:45:55 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt a Zone Map Amendment in the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District for Fletcher. Resolution of Intent Hearing Held on October 1, 2013
9:46:12 AM Planner Randy Johnson Presentation
9:47:51 AM There was no public comment.
9:47:58 AM Commissioner Martineau I would move to approve Resolution #2013-134.
9:48:04 AM Commissioner White Second
9:48:07 AM Board discussion
9:48:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:49:19 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Urbani
9:49:30 AM Planner Megan Gibson Staff report
9:52:19 AM Discussion and Questions
9:52:44 AM Discussion between Thomas Gnauck, Alpine Surveying, Inc. representing the applicants Joseph & Sydne Urbani and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:54:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:54:23 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the relocation of common boundary for the Urbanis.
9:54:33 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:54:36 AM Board discussion/Findings including Chris Gray
9:55:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:55:44 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Dry Creek Conservation Partners, LLC
9:55:55 AM Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report
9:59:28 AM Discussion between the Commission, Warren Vaughan and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
10:02:30 AM Ray Center, Rocky Mountain Engineers Presentation on behalf of applicant Dry Creek Conservation Partners (Michael Arvin, Managing Member)
10:03:25 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ray Center, and Chris Gray
10:05:53 AM There was no public comment.
10:06:09 AM Discussion between the Commission, Chris Gray, and Warren Vaughan
10:13:25 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the relocation of common boundaries outside a platted subdivision aggregation of lots for the Dry Creek Conservation Partners.
10:13:35 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
10:13:39 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:18:02 AM Motion failed 1:2. Chairman Skinner and Commissioner Martineau opposed.
10:18:10 AM Meeting adjourned.
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