Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 June 16, 2015
Date 6/16/2015 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:41:28 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.
9:02:50 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 Veniece Lindemulder.
9:03:36 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:03:53 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:04:20 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Contract(s): Community Mediation Center for Settlement Conference Assistance ($10,500), Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) for General Law Enforcement Assistance and Investigative Support by Sheriff's Office, Master Hangar Ground Lease Between Airsauce, LLC and Gallatin County Airport Board ($375/year for 10 years), Montana Stockgrowers Association ($12,893), Montana Wool Growers Association ($838), 3. Review and Approval of Minutes Summary May 19, 26 and June 2, 2015, 4. Approval of Asset Disposal of Totaled 2001 Ford Expedition (Asset #01657) through Settlement with Horace Mann Insurance for $4,547, 5. Approval of Asset Disposal of an Underwater Search
Detector (Search & Rescue Asset #003370), via $500 Trade-in on a New Camera, 6. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for the Falcon Hollow Phase 4 Subdivision Preliminary Plat, 7. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Bozeman Christian Center Church Fireworks Conditional Use Permit (Four Corners Zoning District), 8. Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Blackwood Enterprises, LLC, 9. Decision on a Request for Mortgage Survey Exemption from Subdivision Review for Rypinski
9:06:21 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:34 AM Commissioner Seifert I move to approve the consent agenda.
9:06:37 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:06:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:48 AM Chairman White Recommendation of Award of RFP to RDO Equipment, CO. for a Six-year Lease of Six Motor Graders for Road Department ($1,678,500/total with Interest Rate of 2.25%; $145,366.38/annually with Balloon Payment of $980,400)
9:07:22 AM Road & Bridge Department Ed Peterson Presentation
9:07:49 AM There was no public comment.
9:07:58 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to award the lease of six motor graders for the road department to RDO Equipment in the amount of $145,366.38 annually with a balloon payment of $980,400.
9:08:18 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:08:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:32 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
9:08:50 AM CAO Jim Doar Presentation
9:10:01 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold and Jim Doar
9:10:39 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:47 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve Resolution #2015-064.
9:10:52 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:10:56 AM Board discussion including Erin Arnold
9:15:12 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:26 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Declaring the Territory Contiguous to and Including Spruce Cone Drive, from Big Pine Drive South to Rainbow Trout Run, as an Urban District and Affirming the Statutory Speed Limit of 25 MPH for that Portion of Spruce Cone Drive
9:15:55 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold Presentation
9:16:50 AM Public Comment Mindy Cummings and Matt Dodd
9:19:07 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2015-065.
9:19:12 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:19:15 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:25 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Renewing Resolution 2008-075 Creating a Temporary Closure of Bear Canyon Road and Authority to Remove Obstructions (2015 Renewal)
9:19:46 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold Presentation
9:21:08 AM Discussion and Questions
9:21:27 AM There was no public comment.
9:21:35 AM Commissioner Seifert I move to approve Resolution #2015-066.
9:21:41 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:21:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:21:58 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Final Plat Approval for the St. Anthony Minor Subdivision
9:22:26 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff Report
9:23:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:24:09 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve the final plat of the Gallatin St. Anthony Subdivision.
9:24:16 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:24:22 AM Board Discussion/Findings
9:25:10 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:22 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Approval of a Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Toohey Property
9:25:31 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:27:14 AM Brendan Weiner, Gallatin Valley Land Trust PowerPoint Presentation
9:38:14 AM There was no public comment.
9:38:27 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the preliminary approval of a purchase of a conservation easement on the Toohey Property as presented.
9:38:37 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:38:41 AM Board Discussion
9:40:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:40:22 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Approval of a Purchase of a Conservation Easement on the Leep Property
9:40:32 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Presentation
9:40:42 AM Discussion and Questions
9:41:41 AM Brendan Weiner, Gallatin Valley Land Trust PowerPoint Presentation
9:51:08 AM Sherwin Leep Applicant presentation
9:55:01 AM There was no public comment.
9:55:09 AM Open Lands Coordinator Mike Harris Comments
9:56:06 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to give preliminary approval for the purchase of the conservation easement on the Leep Property as described.
9:56:14 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:56:18 AM Board Discussion
9:58:29 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:36 AM Discussion between the Commission and Mike Harris
9:58:52 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 8A Major Subdivision
9:59:37 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff Report, submitted a copy of an e-mail between Jack Schunke and Richard Fast labeled Exhibit A, Item #8
10:12:51 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold
10:22:06 AM Lauren Waterton, Sanderson Stewart Presentation on behalf of applicant CH SP Acquisition, LLC
10:27:15 AM John Olson, Lone Mountain Land Company Presentation on behalf of applicant CH SP Acquisition, LLC
10:30:13 AM Discussion between the Commission, John Olson and Erin Arnold
10:34:40 AM There was no public comment.
10:34:54 AM Discussion between the Commission, Tim Skop, Erin Arnold, John Olson and William Farhat-Big Sky Fire Department. Suggested revising Condition #15 to say, "A waiver of right to protest the amendment of the boundary of RID 604 for annexation and the creation of future RIDs and shall be required for any improvements to the Ousel Falls Road/MT Highway 64 intersection shall be shown on the plat."
11:01:50 AM Commissioner Skinner Having reviewed and considered the application materials, public comment and staff report, I move to grant the applicant's request for a waiver to Section 7.F.1. of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regulations to allow a 40-foot right-of-way width and a 20-foot paving width for Highlands Loop South and Highlands Loop North.
11:02:09 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
11:02:16 AM Board Discussion/Findings
11:03:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:03:27 AM Commissioner Skinner Having reviewed and considered the application materials, public comment and staff report, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report and move to approve Phase 8A of the Spanish Peaks Resort Major Subdivision with approval subject to staff-recommended conditions, with the amendment to Condition #15 amending it to Commissioner White's suggested language and subject to all applicable laws and regulations.
11:03:59 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
11:04:05 AM Board Discussion including Erin Arnold
11:04:12 AM Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold It wasn't included in the motion but does your motion to approve preliminary plat also include the required waiver for the parkland dedication?
11:04:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Yes it does. I meant to do that. My motion would include automatically the waiver of parkland.
11:04:28 AM Chairman White Second agrees?
11:04:29 AM Commissioner Seifert Second agrees
11:04:37 AM Board Discussion/Findings
11:08:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:08:25 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Boundary Relocation Between a Single Lot Within a Platted Subdivision and Adjoining Land Outside a Platted Subdivision Exempt from Subdivision Review for Allen and the Montana Department of Transportation
11:08:41 AM Planner Megan Gibson Staff Report
11:13:50 AM Discussion between the Commission and Jonathan Roen, Roen, Inc.
11:15:04 AM Jonathan Roen, Roen, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicants Jennifer and Nick Allen-Emerys Talc
11:15:39 AM There was no public comment.
11:15:49 AM Commissioner Seifert Having reviewed and considered the application materials, public comment and staff report, I hereby adopt the findings presented in staff report and move to approve the common boundary relocation requested by Jennifer and Nick Allen and the Montana Department of Transportation.
11:16:05 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:16:10 AM Board Discussion/Findings
11:16:46 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:16:52 AM Chairman White Reopened public comment. There was public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Jonathan Roen regarding ownership of former railroad properties.
11:25:06 AM Meeting adjourned.
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