Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 June 2, 2015
Date 6/2/2015 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:37:58 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.
9:01:18 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Seifert, and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold, and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:02:00 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet
9:02:17 AM Chairman White There was public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Rick Gale on behalf of Alcohol & Drug Services of Gallatin County and the Community Coalition of Drug Awareness was here to thank the Gallatin County Commission for their continued support of proclamations that have raised awareness and understanding of alcohol and drug prevention, and the importance of early education on alcoholism and addiction.
9:04:14 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims-modification to the amount of claims approved 2. Approval of Contract(s): MSU Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program - Education (County Extension) and Memorandum of Agreement between Department of Homeland Security and Gallatin County Emergency Management regarding Interoperable System(s) and IPAWS Open Platform for Emergency Networks 3. Review and Approval of Minutes Summary for May 6, 2015 (Salary Compensation) and May 12, 2015 4. Approval of Budget Transfer for 911 Dispatch Services 5. Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Bannan Construction Company, Inc./Tuttle (Unzoned) 6. Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Milesnick Ranch, Inc./Milesnick
(Unzoned)-placed on the Regular agenda for further discussion
9:05:20 AM Public comment Planner Warren Vaughn requested that Consent agenda Item #6 be placed on the Regular agenda for further discussion.
9:05:49 AM Chairman White Requested a modification to the claims for today by removing one claim for further information. This was voucher #8134974 in the amount of $25,000. The total amount of claims would be modified to $163,414.99.
9:06:42 AM Board discussion
9:07:07 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve the consent agenda with the change in warrants to $163,414.99 and moving the Item #6 down to the regular agenda.
9:07:26 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:07:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:39 AM Chairman White Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Milesnick Ranch, Inc./Milesnick (Unzoned)
9:07:54 AM Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report, requests that the first paragraph under Planning Department Comments on page 5 be struck- incorrect legal description
9:08:23 AM Discussion between the Commission, Warren Vaughan, and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold
9:09:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:09:18 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the relocation of common boundary outside a platted subdivision for Milesnick Ranch, Inc. and Milesnick.
9:09:29 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:09:34 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold Recommends the Commission adopt the staff findings as their own.
9:09:44 AM Commissioner Skinner I would adopt the staff findings as my findings, I looked at them and I agree with them.
9:09:51 AM Commissioner Seifert Mine as well, just to be clear that's approval with that one paragraph struck on page 5.
9:10:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:17 AM Chairman White Board appointment(s): Gallatin Solid Waste Management District
9:10:46 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:53 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move that we appoint Mr. Phil Ideson to the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District with the term expiring June 1, 2018.
9:11:03 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:11:06 AM Board discussion
9:11:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:57 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Presentation of the Gallatin County Treasurer's Monthly Report for April 2015
9:12:05 AM Treasurer Kimberly Buchanan Presentation
9:13:12 AM Discussion and Questions
9:17:59 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to accept the April 2015 Treasurer's report.
9:18:05 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:18:08 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:18 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Establishing Fund Numbers: 7151 - Redemption Holding Fund and 7552 - Certified Death Certificate Fee; Deleting Fund No. 7560 - Forest Fire; and Maintaining Fund No. 7564 - Forest Fire
9:18:45 AM Treasurer Kimberly Buchanan Presentation
9:20:55 AM Discussion and Questions
9:22:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:22:06 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move that we approve Resolution #2015-058.
9:22:11 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:22:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:24 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Second Reading of a 40 MPH Speed Limit Ordinance for Brackett Creek Road, Gallatin County, Montana
9:22:35 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold Summarized the ordinance.
9:24:57 AM There was no public comment.
9:25:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Ordinance #2015-001 at second reading.
9:25:13 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:25:17 AM Board discussion
9:25:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:45 AM Discussion between the Commission and Erin Arnold
9:26:01 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Classifying County-Owned Lands Pursuant to Title 7, Chapter 8, Part 25, Montana Code Annotated- continued until June 9, 2015
9:26:26 AM Chairman White Receipt of Petition to Annex Property into the Central Valley Rural Fire District
9:26:45 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation
9:27:45 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:52 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to receive this petition and to set the hearing date for June 30, 2015.
9:28:01 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:28:05 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:28:20 AM Chairman White Presentation of Recommendation and Decision on a Resolution for the Issuance of 20 Year Debt in the Amount of $765,000 for the Franklin Hills and Firelight Rural Improvement Districts
9:28:34 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:29:54 AM Discussion and Questions
9:30:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:31:05 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Resolution #2015-059. This number was erroneously used and on June 9, 2015 will be noted that the number is RID-14-605C.
9:31:13 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:31:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:31:27 AM Chairman White Recommendation on Property, Casualty and Liability Insurance and Worker's Compensation Coverage Insurance for FY 2016
9:31:36 AM CAO Jim Doar Recommends that the County engage One Beacon for Property, Casualty and Liability Insurance subject to seeing and approving a final form and reviewing their pool of outside counsel and to recommend that the County engage the State Fund for Worker's Compensation Coverage Insurance.
9:32:02 AM Discussion between the Commission, Jim Doar, Finance Director Ed Blackman, and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold
9:33:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:33:16 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move that we accept the recommendation for One Beacon for the liability and State Fund for the worker's comp.
9:33:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:33:36 AM Board discussion
9:33:41 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:33:54 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision review for DeGroot (Four Corners Zoning District and Unzoned) (Continued from 5/19/15)
9:34:15 AM Planner Addi Jadin Staff report
9:35:22 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold Comments
9:36:27 AM Discussion and Questions
9:36:49 AM Mark Chandler, C&H Engineering & Surveying Presentation of behalf of the applicants Nancy, Tad and Karen DeGroot
9:37:19 AM Discussion between the Commission, Mark Chandler, Erin Arnold, and Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad
9:40:23 AM There was no public comment.
9:40:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Comments, in light of the County Attorney's office recommendation I would move to deny this request and waive any additional application fees in the Planning office for additional application.
9:41:00 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:41:05 AM Planner Addi Jadin Recommends that the Commission specifically state if they had to come forward with a new exemption claim that the Planning office would waive that fee.
9:41:16 AM Commissioner Skinner I would amend my motion to specify any exemption fees for the same property.
9:41:33 AM Commissioner Seifert Second agrees
9:41:36 AM Board discussion
9:41:55 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:42:02 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intention to Adopt Amendments to the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning Regulation
9:42:15 AM Planner Randy Johnson Staff report
9:51:36 AM Discussion and Questions
9:58:43 AM There was no public comment.
9:58:52 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution of Intent #2015-060.
9:59:02 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:59:10 AM Board discussion including Randy Johnson
10:01:20 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:01:34 AM Discussion between the Commission and Randy Johnson
10:01:54 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Conditional Use Permit for Peggy Olson of Liberty Fireworks for the Twice Yearly Operation of a Temporary Fireworks Sales Stand (Four Corners Zoning District)
10:02:08 AM Planner Megan Gibson Staff report, submitted an email from Peggy Olson noting a new site plan labeled Exhibit C, Item #11
10:08:33 AM Discussion between the Commission, Megan Gibson, and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold
10:09:33 AM There was no public comment.
10:09:54 AM Discussion between Erin Arnold and applicant Peggy Olson
10:10:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Having reviewed and considered the application materials, staff report, and public comment, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.4.2 of the Four Corners Zoning Regulation, I move to approve the conditional use permit request from Peggy Olson for a temporary fireworks sales stand, per Section 5.3 of the Four Corners Zoning Regulations, with approval subject to all applicable laws and regulations and staff recommended conditions.
10:11:12 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:11:22 AM Board discussion/Findings including Erin Arnold
10:12:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:12:58 AM Meeting adjourned.
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