Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 December 17, 2013
Date 12/17/2013 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:37:48 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.
9:00:26 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Martineau and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:01:14 AM Chairman Skinner Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:01:21 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:01:31 AM Chairman Skinner The Commission presented Sheriff Brian Gootkin a certificate and pin for 20 years of service.
9:02:35 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: Approval of Claims (no checks will be issued during the week of December 23rd, which would be the 12/31/13 check run), 2. Approval of Contract(s): MOU between Gallatin County, City of Bozeman, Montana DNRC, and FEMA for Bozeman Creek Risk MAP Project; USDA, Forest Service, Cooperative Law Enforcement Annual Operating Plan & Financial Plan ($8,800), 3. Review and Approval of Minutes Summary for November 26 and December 3, 2013.
9:03:29 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:40 AM Commissioner Martineau I move to approve the consent agenda.
9:03:43 AM Commissioner White Second
9:03:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:03:49 AM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment(s): Rae Fire Service Area Board of Trustees
9:04:39 AM Public Comment Walter Zidack and Bill (William) Eggers
9:07:35 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Justin Miller and Walt Zidack to the Rae Fire Service Area Board.
9:07:44 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:07:51 AM Commissioner White I guess I would add to my motion, and see if the second agrees, that there are two appointments with differing expiration dates and I would suggest in my motion that Justin Miller would be appointed to the April 1, 2014 expiration date and Walt Zidack to the April 1, 2015 expiration date.
9:08:23 AM Commissioner Martineau Second agrees
9:08:28 AM Board discussion
9:10:00 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:06 AM Chairman Skinner Construction Bid Award Recommendation for CTEP Project Bike/Ped Paths Gallatin County - Federal Aid No. STPE 16(90), UPN 7987
9:10:21 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Recommends awarding the contract, contingent to approval from the Montana Department of Transportation, to Sime Construction with the following bids: Schedule 1 - $138,877.65, Schedule 2 - $106,521.80 and Schedule 3 - $87,167.50, Total contract award amount - $332,566.95.
9:12:32 AM Discussion and Questions
9:13:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:41 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to, for the bid award, which would be, my motion is contingent, the award is contingent upon the letter from MDT (Montana Department of Transportation) concurring with this and as described on record, and the award would go to Sime Construction for $332,566.95 and that would be for the three Schedules and on record is the amount that was bid for each of those Schedules. So my motion is to grant that.
9:14:14 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:14:20 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:50 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County Public Safety Fund - Sheriff's Office - to Reflect Receipt of $138,033 of Unanticipated Detention Bed Revenue
9:15:08 AM Sheriff Brian Gootkin Presentation
9:15:35 AM Discussion and Questions
9:17:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:27 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution (of Intent) #2013-142.
9:17:36 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:17:41 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:53 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Canceling the December 24 and December 31, 2013 Public Meetings
9:18:23 AM There was no public comment.
9:18:30 AM Commissioner Martineau I would move to approve Resolution #2013-143.
9:18:35 AM Commissioner White Second
9:18:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:49 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on an Approval for Management Discussion and Analysis Section of the FY 2013 Annual Report
9:19:02 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:24:05 AM There was no public comment.
9:24:31 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of the material that has been provided to us by Ed Blackman and authorize the Chairman to sign the document.
9:24:46 AM Commissioner Martineau Second
9:24:48 AM Board discussion
9:24:58 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:10 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County Public Health Fund - Human Services, Environmental Services, Health Administration, Along with Health Grants for Cancer Prevention, Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Women Infant and Children (WIC), Maternal and Child Health and Communicable Disease Grant Budgets to Account for Changes in Grants or Other Revenue in the Amount of $63,810
9:25:43 AM Health Officer Matt Kelley Presentation
9:27:13 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:22 AM Commissioner Martineau I would move to approve Resolution (of Intent) #2013-144.
9:27:26 AM Commissioner White Second
9:27:29 AM Board discussion
9:27:38 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:49 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Gateway Village Major Subdivision - postponed until January 14, 2014
9:28:04 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Nowlin
9:28:25 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold Presentation, recommended the Commission's decision be postponed until the applicant submits legally adequate certification that he does not have an intent to evade the Subdivision Regulations.
9:29:44 AM Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report, noted a mistake on page one of the staff report that Tract 3 of COS 1554 was not created via a boundary relocation but was purchased as is in October 2013.
9:31:49 AM Applicants Seth and Zach Nowlin Sworn in by Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold and testified under oath.
9:34:38 AM Discussion between the Commission, Zach Nowlin and Seth Nowlin
9:35:39 AM There was no public comment.
9:35:47 AM Closed public hearing and the decision will be continued until a later time after legal documents are received from the applicant.
9:35:58 AM No action taken.
9:36:03 AM Meeting adjourned.
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