Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 January 7, 2014
Date 01/07/2014 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:50:20 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.
8:58:53 AM Chairman Martineau 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 Sarah Gracey.
8:59:34 AM Chairman Martineau Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
8:59:49 AM Chairman Martineau There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:00:18 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Sarah Gracey Read consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Memorandum of Understanding with State of Montana DPHHS for Support of WIC Computers; Yellowstone Adventures Snowmobile Lease for Sheriff ($2,200); DUI Task Force Cease Award ($980) to Court Services; DBA D&F Farms, Inc. for Re-vegetation Plan for the Logan Springs Property ($50,000); Great West Engineering, Inc for Engineering Services and Monitoring at the Logan Landfill $24,200 per year (five-year contract); Grant Application to Montana Board of Crime Control for Continued Funding for the Victim Witness Assistance Program ($62,476), 3. Asset Disposal/Trade In of Trade in of Multi Function Kyocera Printer (Logan Landfill), 4. Asset Disposal of Two Alco Sensor III Portable Breath Test Devices and One Alcoa
Sensor IV, 5. Budget Transfer for Victim Services, 6. Review and Approval of Minutes Summary for December 10 and 17, 2013, 7. Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Ruffatto/Vance, 8. Decision on a Request for a Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review for Lynn
9:02:16 AM There was no public comment.
9:02:25 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the Consent agenda that was just read into our record.
9:02:29 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:02:37 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:02:44 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Family Transfer Exemption from Subdivision Review for Nowlin (continued from 12/17/13)
9:02:56 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report
9:04:00 AM Board discussion including Warren Vaughan and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold
9:04:49 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:59 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve this family transfer of Nowlin.
9:05:03 AM Commissioner White Second
9:05:05 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:06:28 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:54 AM Chairman Martineau Board Appointment(s): Belgrade City/County Planning Board
9:07:39 AM There was no public comment.
9:07:44 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint (William) Bill Dryer to the Belgrade City/County Planning Board.
9:07:48 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:07:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:03 AM Commissioner Skinner Big Sky Transportation District
9:08:34 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:38 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mr. (Ennion) Williams to the Big Sky Transportation District.
9:08:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:08:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:52 AM Commissioner White DUI Task Force
9:09:52 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:04 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to reappoint Trooper Glen Barcus, Chief Gordon Berger, Sergeant Chuck Sprague and Sergeant Dave Keen and to appoint Rick Gale to the DUI Task Force with the terms that are outlined in the memo.
9:10:20 AM Commissioner White Second
9:10:24 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:28 AM Chairman Martineau Fair Board
9:11:29 AM There was no public comment.
9:11:36 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to reappoint Ms. (Betsy) Heckel, Ms. (Vickie) Johnson, Mr. (Tim) Stefan, Mr. (Craig) Wollard and Ms. (Brenda) York, and to appoint Lori Cox to the Fair Board.
9:11:47 AM Commissioner White Second
9:11:51 AM Board discussion
9:12:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:16 AM Commissioner White Fairview Cemetery District
9:12:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:48 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to appoint Richard Schillinger.
9:12:51 AM Commissioner White Second
9:12:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:13:02 AM Chairman Martineau Gallatin City-County Board of Health
9:13:49 AM There was no public comment.
9:13:53 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Ms. Tracy Knoedler to this vacancy.
9:13:59 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:14:02 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Hebgen Basin Fire District Board of Trustees
9:14:39 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:45 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mr. (Tom) Cherhoniak to the Hebgen Basin Fire District Board of Trustees.
9:14:52 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:14:57 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:07 AM Commissioner White Manhattan City-County Planning Board
9:15:37 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to appoint David Hebner and Alvin Vander Vos to the Manhattan City-County Planning Board.
9:15:48 AM Commissioner White Second
9:15:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:56 AM Chairman Martineau Meadowview Cemetery District
9:16:27 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:33 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mr. (Drake) Albertson to the Cemetery Board.
9:16:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:16:42 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:51 AM Chairman Martineau Mount Green Cemetery District
9:17:21 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to reappoint TK Gibson and George Reich to the Mount Green Cemetery Board.
9:17:31 AM Commissioner White Second
9:17:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:41 AM Commissioner Skinner Search and Rescue
9:18:11 AM There was no public comment.
9:18:13 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Bob Radcliff to Search and Rescue.
9:18:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:18:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:27 AM Commissioner White Tax Appeal Board
9:19:14 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:18 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Suzanne Marshall and the unfilled position to Lesley Fischer.
9:19:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:19:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:33 AM Chairman Martineau Three Rivers Mosquito Control District
9:20:16 AM There was no public comment.
9:20:18 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to reappoint Jim Aughney, Ray Noble, and Shawn Wilcox.
9:20:23 AM Commissioner White Second
9:20:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:33 AM Commissioner White Transportation Coordinating Committee
9:21:00 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:05 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Sam Gianfrancisco to the Transportation Coordinating Committee.
9:21:11 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:21:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Weed Board
9:21:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:48 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Fred Bell to the Weed Board.
9:21:52 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:21:55 AM Board discussion
9:22:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:14 AM Commission comments
9:23:31 AM Chairman Martineau Open the Competitive Sealed Proposals for the Purchase of a New Hydraulic Excavator and New Articulated Haul Truck for the Logan Landfill
9:23:48 AM Gallatin County Solid Waste Management District Manager Jim Simon Opened the bids as follows: RDO Equipment Co., $273,619 for Hydraulic Excavator; $373,640 for Articulated Haul Truck, offer a trade in value of $182,000 for 623 Scraper; Titan Machinery, $269,392 for Hydraulic Excavator, $377,082 for Articulated Haul Truck, trade in value of $210,000 for 623 Scraper; Tractor & Equipment $268,580 for Hydraulic Excavator, $359,000 for Articulated Haul Truck, trade in value of $281,000 for 623 Scraper; TriState, $239,657 for Hydraulic Excavator, $374,108 for Articulated Haul Truck, trade in value of $200,000 for 623 Scraper. Bids will be taken under advisement and a recommendation to the Gallatin County Solid Waste Board on January 22, 2014 and will return for final award on January 28, 2014.
9:30:00 AM There was no public comment.
9:30:10 AM No action taken.
9:30:13 AM Chairman Martineau Award of Purchase of One New Backhoe for the West Yellowstone Hebgen Basin Solid Waste District to RDO Equipment, Co.
9:30:26 AM WY Hebgen Basin Refuse District Manager John Burns Recommends the purchase of a new backhoe from RDO Equipment Co. for $85,699.
9:31:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:31:17 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to award the bid for the backhoe for the West Yellowstone Hebgen Basin to RDO, price as put on record of $85,699.
9:31:34 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:31:43 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:31:52 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on the First Reading of a Speed Limit Ordinance Setting a 40 MPH Speed Limit on Chapman Road and 30 MPH Speed Limit on Bridge No, 161 in Gallatin County, Montana-Pulled
9:32:23 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold First Hearing will be on January 21, 2014 and the Second Hearing will be on February 4, 2014.
9:32:34 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution 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
9:33:05 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:33:58 AM Discussion and Questions
9:34:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:34:06 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2014-001.
9:34:15 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:34:20 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:34:40 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Gallatin County Public Safety Fund - Sheriff's Office - to Reflect Receipt of $138,033 of Unanticipated Detention Bed Revenue
9:34:54 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:36:22 AM Board discussion including Sheriff Brian Gootkin, Lt. Jason Jarrett and Ed Blackman
9:43:13 AM There was no public comment.
9:43:19 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2014-002.
9:43:23 AM Commissioner White Second
9:43:33 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:43:45 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Gallatin County Public Safety Grant Funds - Sheriff's Office Budget to Reflect Grants Awarded of $26,000 ($26,600) from the Montana Department of Transportation, $7,756 from the Justice Assistance Grant, $5,000 from Montana Department of Health and Human Services, $39,621 from Department of Military Affairs, Decrease of $154 to the Operation Freedom from Fear Revenues and Expenses, and Changes to the Homeland Security Grant to Increase Grant Funding by $2,000 and Decrease Expenses, after the Adoption of the Budget
9:44:30 AM Sheriff Brain Gootkin Presentation
9:44:44 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation, noting an error in the agenda changing the dollar amount.
9:46:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:46:50 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution of Intent #2014-003.
9:46:55 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:47:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:47:12 AM Chairman Martineau Decision on a Resolution to Approve a Variance from Section 21.6 of the Hebgen Lake Zoning Regulation for 4K Limited Partnership (Public Hearing held on December 19, 2013)
9:47:25 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Presentation
9:48:38 AM There was no public comment.
9:48:44 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of Resolution #2014-004.
9:48:54 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:49:00 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:49:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:50:04 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Plat Approval for the Gooch Hill Meadows Major Subdivision
9:50:17 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff Report
10:01:33 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold and Tim Skop
10:09:37 AM Kevin Cook Applicant presentation on behalf of Gene Cook
10:18:46 AM Board discussion including Kevin Cook and Tim Skop
10:23:40 AM There was no public comment.
10:23:51 AM County Planner Tim Skop Comments, Appendix K has some language that would address the water conveyance facility conditions more clearly. Condition #32(b) says the Property Owners Association shall be responsible for control of noxious weeds on individual lots, it should be the property owner.
10:25:17 AM Recess
10:34:16 AM Chairman Martineau Reconvene to meeting.
10:34:17 AM County Planner Tim Skop Conditions #17, #18, and #19 shall be deleted and replaced with the following single condition language as follows: Subdivider shall comply with Appendix K regarding conditions and covenants applicable to water conveyance facilities.
10:35:16 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop, Erin Arnold, Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan and Kevin Cook
10:41:35 AM Commissioner White Motion for the approval of the Gooch Hill Meadows Major Subdivision with the conditions that have been suggested by Staff with some modifications, including a modification to Condition #32(b), replacing Homeowners Association for control of noxious weeds, replace that language with property owner. And then also removing Conditions #17, #18, and #19 related to water conveyance and water rights and replacing it with language from Appendix K B1, a through d, and B2 a through g, and the applicant has put on record that he is okay with that change. Those are the conditions that I would include in my motion.
10:43:05 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:43:11 AM Board discussion (regarding condition #16)
10:49:26 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to strike Gooch Hill Road from that condition (#16) and leave the rest there.
10:49:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:49:33 AM Board discussion
10:51:21 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed. (regarding condition #16)
10:51:44 AM Commissioner White I would modify my original motion to approve the Subdivision with that modification.
10:51:51 AM Commissioner Skinner Second agrees.
10:51:53 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:58:43 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:58:52 AM Meeting adjourned.
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