Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 March 4, 2014
Date 3/4/2014 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:41:52 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.
9:01:02 AM Chairman Martineau Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Martineau and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:02:01 AM Chairman Martineau Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:15 AM Chairman Martineau There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:02:34 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Montana Department of Transportation for Installation of Signage ($0), Tractor & Equipment Co. - New Excavator ($268,580) with Warranty and Articulated Haul Truck ($359,000) with Extended Warranty with Trade-in of District's 2005 Caterpillar 623G Wheeled Tractor Scraper ($281,000), (Total Contract: $346,580), 3. Approval of Budget Transfers for 911 Communications, Facilities and the Sheriff's Office, 4. Approval of Asset Disposals by the Bridge Department for a Wooden Bridge on Nelson Road and a Wooden Bridge on Johnson Road, 5. Semi-Annual Inspection of Official Bonds of Gallatin County
9:03:47 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the consent agenda.
9:03:59 AM Commissioner White Second
9:04:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:09 AM Chairman Martineau Board Appointments: Community Development Block Grant Program
9:05:05 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint David Albright to the public position for CDBG.
9:05:13 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:05:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:18 AM Chairman Martineau Gallatin County Airport Board (Pogreba Field)
9:05:53 AM There was no public comment.
9:05:56 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to appoint Mr. (John) Edwards to the Pogreba Field Airport Board.
9:06:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:05 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:16 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending the Gallatin County General Fund - Extension Office Budget to Increase Revenue and Expenses by $5,400 to Reflect the Purchase of a Vehicle
9:06:30 AM Finance Coordinator Justine Swanson Presentation
9:07:08 AM There was no public comment.
9:07:12 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2014-022 which was just described into record.
9:07:20 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:07:22 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:33 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on Resolution to Annex Property into the Central Valley Fire District for Topinka and Lewis
9:07:46 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:08:50 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:55 AM Commissioner Skinner Finding there were no protests, I would move to approve Resolution #2014-023.
9:09:02 AM Commissioner White Second
9:09:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:15 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Providing for an Election on the Primary Election Day on June 3, 2014 on the Question of Conducting a Local Government Review and Establishing a Study Commission
9:09:35 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:10:08 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:12:07 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:12 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the Resolution #2014-024 which we just described into record.
9:12:20 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:12:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:12:39 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on Classification of Use Pursuant to Section 6.060 of the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning Regulation for a Proposed Agricultural Structure Located at 5200 Patterson Road in the Agriculture Suburban District
9:12:59 AM County Planner Sean O'Callaghan Comments, recommended moving this item to the last item of the agenda to allow for the applicant to arrive.
9:14:03 AM Chairman Martineau Decision on a Resolution Amending the Gallatin Canyon/Big Sky Zoning Map for the Big Sky School District/Ophir School (Public Hearing Held 2/13/2014)
9:14:16 AM Planner Tim Skop Presentation
9:15:40 AM Discussion and Questions
9:16:06 AM Public Comment Bryan Tate, Big Sky School District
9:17:54 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2014-025.
9:18:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:18:09 AM Board Discussion/Findings
9:20:16 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:31 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Type 2 Essential Service (Natural Gas Valve Site) in the Gallatin County Bozeman Area Zoning District (Continued from February 18)
9:20:47 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:22:22 AM Planner Tim Skop Staff report
9:29:26 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop and Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan
9:33:46 AM Pat Asay, Northwestern Energy Applicant presentation
9:37:45 AM Discussion and Questions
9:38:49 AM Andrea Buffington, Northwestern Energy Introduction
9:40:36 AM Discussion and Questions
9:42:27 AM Andrea Buffington, Northwestern Energy Video presentation
9:44:37 AM Discussion between the Commission, Andrea Buffington and Pat Asay
9:50:58 AM Public Comment Mark Bryan, Maureen Bryan, Bayliss Ward, Craig Wollard - Bozeman City Works Director, Daryl Schliem - Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, Justin Bryan, Susan Murri, and Karen Pfaehler
10:25:03 AM Pat Asay, Northwestern Energy Applicant rebuttal
10:29:02 AM Discussion between the Commission, Pat Asay, Chris Gray and Tim Skop
10:37:04 AM Commissioner Skinner I'm going to move to deny this request.
10:37:09 AM Commissioner White Second
10:37:12 AM
10:43:49 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:44:05 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on Classification of Use Pursuant to Section 6.060 of the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning Regulation for a Proposed Agricultural Structure Located at 5200 Patterson Road in the Agriculture Suburban District
10:44:25 AM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Staff report
10:50:02 AM Discussion and Questions
10:52:44 AM Andrew Braxton Applicant presentation, submitted a photograph as a representation of the building labeled Exhibit A, Item #5
10:53:32 AM Discussion and Questions
10:58:04 AM There was no public comment.
10:58:15 AM Discussion between the Commission and Sean O'Callaghan
11:00:44 AM Commissioner White I was just going to make a motion, right now, regarding the classification of this particular use and that it would be an ag(ricultural) use.
11:01:00 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:01:03 AM Board Discussion/Findings including Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, Sean O'Callaghan, and Attorney Andy Willett representing the applicant
11:10:03 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:10:07 AM Meeting adjourned
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