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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary August 18, 2015
Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 August 18, 2015
Date 8/18/2015 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
9:00:49 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
9:01:27 AM Chairman White Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Seifert and Skinner, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray, and Acting Clerk to the Board Sarah Gracey
9:02:08 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:40 AM Chairman White There was no public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:04 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Sarah Gracey Read consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contract(s): Notice of Award to JAG Grading and Paving LLC for Construction of West Side Path - Three Forks, CTEP Project STPE 16(107) UPN 8826 ($84,667.80) -Continued until August 25, 2015; Morrison-Maierle, Inc RID 604 Andesite/Silverado District Expansion Work ($3,350); Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Contract for the Parallel Taxiway Extension Environmental Review ($96,460); Montana Department of Emergency Services Application for FY16 Emergency Management Performance Grant for $72,500 with 50/50 match; Election Systems & Software (ES&S) Model 850 Ballot Scanner & Counting Machine Lease Contract (Supersedes 2014-059) ($158,429.10) 3. Review and Approval of Minutes for August 4, 2015 4. Decision on a Request for Final Plat Approval for the Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 4 Major Subdivision
9:04:51 AM   There was no public comment.
9:05:04 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the consent agenda, absent the Notice of Award for the West Side Path in Three Forks.
9:05:15 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:05:19 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:26 AM Chairman White Construction Bid Opening for the Milwaukee Park Depot Renovation Project - Three Forks, CTEP Project STPE 16(102) UPN 8850
9:05:41 AM Grants & Projects Administrator Larry Watson Opened the following bid proposals: Ingram-Clevenger, Inc. $150,000, Additive Alternate #1 bid $31,000, and Alternate #2 bid $3,000, and R&R Taylor Construction Inc. $118,953, Additive Alternate #1 bid $8,000, and Alternate #2 bid $3,500, bid bonds were received. Bids will be taken under advisement and return August 25, 2015 with a recommendation.
9:09:01 AM   There was no public comment.
9:09:07 AM   No action taken.
9:09:09 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending the Gallatin County Public Safety Fund - Detention Center and Sheriff Office Budgets to Reflect Receipt of $496,540 of Unanticipated Detention Bed Revenue
9:09:24 AM Finance Coordinator Justine Swanson Presentation
9:10:07 AM   There was no public comment.
9:10:13 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve Resolution #2015-092.
9:10:18 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:10:23 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:33 AM Chairman White Public Hearing on Protests Received by the Clerk and Recorder's Office for Rural Improvement Districts (RID) Maintenance and Bond Assessments
9:10:43 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:11:06 AM Recording Supervisor Eric Semerad Presentation, Submitted a Certificate of the County Clerk and Recorder Relating to the Qualification of Protestors, labeled Exhibit A, Item #3.
9:12:36 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:13:07 AM   Commission comments
9:13:40 AM Jack Schunke, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Presentation
9:16:54 AM Public Comment Paul LaChapelle
9:18:55 AM   Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Jack Schunke
9:21:14 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to pass on the two protests in Hyalite Foothills Rural Improvement District #357 and the one Sour Dough Ridge protest District #340 with the understanding on taking the recommendation from Jack Schunke that they will be looking at the boundaries of Hyalite Foothills during this coming year and possibly amending that boundary next year at this time.
9:21:46 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:21:52 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:04 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on First Reading of a 50 MPH Speed Limit Ordinance for Alaska South Road, from East Valley Center Road North to the Municipal Boundary of the City of Belgrade, in Gallatin County, Montana
9:22:39 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Summarized the Ordinance into record.
9:24:53 AM Road & Bridge Superintendent Bill Brownell Comments
9:25:05 AM   There was no public comment.
9:25:18 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve Ordinance #2015-004.
9:25:24 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:25:29 AM   Board discussion
9:25:52 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:26:06 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a Three Year Extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for Gateway Village Minor Subdivision
9:26:20 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
9:31:17 AM Jecyn Bremer, Attorney Presentation on behalf of client, Gateway Village, LLC
9:34:19 AM   There was no public comment.
9:34:34 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve the request for the three year extension of the Preliminary Plat Approval for Gateway Village Minor Subdivision.
9:34:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:34:52 AM   Board discussion
9:36:07 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:15 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 5 Major Subdivision Including a waiver to Section 7.F.1 of the Road Design Standards of the Subdivision Regulations (Gallatin Canyon/Big Sky Zoning District)
9:37:06 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report
9:55:33 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:58:01 AM Lauren Waterton, Sanderson Stewart, Inc Presentation on behalf of applicant CH SP Acquisition, LLC
10:01:17 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:02:07 AM John Olson, Lone Mountain Land Company Presentation on behalf of applicant CH SP Acquisition, LLC
10:04:11 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:04:52 AM Jack Schunke, Morrison-Maierle, Inc Presentation
10:10:08 AM   Discussion and Questions
10:10:58 AM   There was no public comment.
10:11:51 AM Commissioner Skinner I will move to approve the waivers from Section 7.F.1 in our Subdivision Regulations to address the three issues in the staff report, to grant approval of all three parts.
10:12:23 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:12:29 AM   Board discussion/Findings
10:13:36 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:13:51 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the preliminary plat approval for Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 5 Major Subdivision with staff suggested conditions.
10:14:00 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:14:07 AM   Board discussion/Findings including Tim Skop
10:17:02 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:17:14 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Conditional Use Permit for Jared and Traci Rasmussen for a Light Manufacturing Use in the Four Corners Zoning District
10:17:29 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report
10:20:59 AM Traci Rassmussen Applicant Presentation
10:21:40 AM   There was no public comment.
10:21:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Having reviewed and considered the application materials, staff report and public comment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.4 of the Four Corners Zoning Regulations, I move to approve the conditional use permit request from Jared and Traci Rasmussen for construction of a light manufacturing use with approval subject to all applicable laws and regulations and staff recommended conditions.
10:22:22 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:22:28 AM   Board discussion/Findings including Warren Vaughan
10:23:17 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:23:27 AM   Meeting adjourned.