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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary August 26, 2014
Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 August 26, 2014
Date 8/26/2014 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
8:43:08 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.
8:58:20 AM Chairman Martineau Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Martineau and Skinner, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
8:59:29 AM Chairman Martineau Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
8:59:39 AM Chairman Martineau There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
8:59:59 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Notice to Proceed to Big Sky Metal Art LLC for CTEP Project STPE 16(95) Control #7975 West Yellowstone Landscaping ($8,975) and Notice to Proceed to Wagner Nursery & Landscaping Company for CTEP Project STPE 16(94) Control #7974 ($60,989) - these items have been continued to a later date, Modification to Contract #2014-222 with Department of Public Health and Human Services to add $72,500 in Grant Funds and Extend Contract to June 30, 2015, Montana Department of Commerce CTEP Grant Award for Depot Rehab Three Forks Project ($90,278) (#2014-299), CTEP Project STPE 16(90), UPN 7987, Change Order #5 (#2014-204) for SIME Construction, Inc. ($3,382.45 Increase and Time Extension), 3. Review and Approval of Minutes Summary for August 5 and 8, 2014, 4. Approval of Asset Disposal of Three County Bridges: Br 076 & 077 Cottonwood Road and Br 147 Chapman Road - Structurally Deficient, 5. Decision on Final Plat Approval for the Amended Plat of Lot 1, Block 3 and Lots 5 and 6, Block 6 of the Woodland Park Subdivision Phase 1 (Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning District) - continued to a later date.
9:02:22 AM   There was no public comment.
9:02:31 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve our Consent Agenda that was just read into our record excluding the three items that Veniece mentioned that are to be continued and the record shows which items those are, which also includes the last item #5.
9:02:44 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:02:48 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:02:53 AM Chairman Martineau Contract Recommendation for Boiler Replacement at the Law & Justice Center
9:03:02 AM Procurement & Facilities Manager Nick Borzak Recommends awarding the contract to Omdahl Excavation & Utilities, Inc. for $42,705.
9:03:21 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:03:43 AM   There was no public comment.
9:03:47 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to award the boiler replacement at the Law & Justice Center to Omdahl Excavation for $42,705.
9:03:57 AM Commissioner White Second
9:04:04 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:09 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision to Award the Well Drilling Project for the Soil-Vapor Extraction Pilot Program - continued to a later date
9:04:12 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt a Setback Variance for Chris and Anna Hamilton (Hyalite Zoning District) (Public Hearing Held August 14, 2014)
9:04:28 AM Planner Addie Jadin Presentation
9:05:35 AM   There was no public comment.
9:05:40 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2014-086.
9:05:46 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:05:48 AM   Board Discussion/Findings
9:06:43 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:50 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Presentation of the Gallatin County Treasurer's Monthly Report for June 2014
9:07:00 AM Treasurer Kimberly Buchanan Presentation
9:08:27 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:15:35 AM   There was no public comment.
9:15:47 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to accept the June 2014 Treasurer's report.
9:15:54 AM Commissioner White Second
9:15:57 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:16:03 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing on Levying Taxes for Increased Health Insurance Premiums $296,922
9:16:18 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:18:05 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:19:01 AM   There was no public comment.
9:19:17 AM   Closed public comment.
9:19:23 AM   No action taken.
9:19:29 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing on the Imposition of an Increase in Property Taxes $93,006 in Inflationary Taxes; $83,614 for Payment on Bonds; $296,922 Permissive Medical Taxes and $433,186 in Newly Taxable Value
9:19:52 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:21:42 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:23:22 AM   There was no public comment.
9:23:36 AM   Closed public comment.
9:23:38 AM   No action taken.
9:23:42 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting the FY 2015 Budget
9:23:49 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:26:09 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:30:15 AM   There was no public comment.
9:30:28 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2014-087 which is a resolution adopting the final Gallatin County 2015 Operating and Capital Budget.
9:30:41 AM Commissioner White Second
9:30:45 AM   Board Discussion
9:32:38 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:50 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Setting Mill Levies for FY 2015 Budget
9:32:58 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation, submitted Final Budget Executive Summary labeled Exhibit A, Item #8
9:34:41 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:36:52 AM   There was no public comment.
9:37:12 AM   Closed public comment.
9:37:16 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2014-088.
9:37:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:37:29 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:37:35 AM Chairman Martineau Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establishing Fund Number 2836 - MTUPP Fund, Establishing Fund Number 7849 - Gallatin College and Closing and Modifying Various Other Funds
9:38:01 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:39:41 AM   There was no public comment.
9:39:53 AM   Closed public comment.
9:39:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2015-089 (#2014-089).
9:40:02 AM Commissioner White Second
9:40:10 AM Commissioner Skinner Discussion, so I'm going to change my motion to #2014-089.
9:40:21 AM Commissioner White Second agrees.
9:40:25 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:40:29 AM   Meeting adjourned