Description Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 July 14, 2015
Date 7/14/2015 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:35:03 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.
9:01:44 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.
9:02:27 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Charter Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:51 AM Chairman White There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:03:13 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Contract(s); Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. for External Audit Services for Gallatin County's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 ($39,500 per year); Perpetual Non-Motorized Property Easement for CTEP Project STPE 16(100) Anderson School Trail - Larry D. and Helen L. Emmelkamp; Perpetual Non-Motorized Property Easement for CTEP Project STPE 16(100) Anderson School Trail - Daniel P. and Brigida R. Winterholler; Perpetual Non-Motorized Property Easement for CTEP Project STPE 16(100) Anderson School Trail - N J Westland Trust; and Montana Board of Crime Control Southwest Regional Juvenile Detention FY 16 Grant Award ($319,678) 3. Execute Quit Claim Deed with Nistler Properties, LLC- continued until next week 4. Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law and Order for the Spanish Peaks Resort Phase 8A Major Subdivision
9:04:46 AM There was no public comment.
9:04:57 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve the consent agenda with the exception of Item #3 which is the execute the Quit Claim Deed which has been continued to a further date.
9:05:10 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:05:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:05:22 AM Chairman White Board Appointment(s)
9:05:31 AM Commissioner Seifert DUI Task Force
9:06:28 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:35 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to move Matthew Caires and to the ASMSU representative slot on the DUI Task Force and to appoint Madison Brown as the citizen representative.
9:06:50 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:06:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:07:00 AM Chairman White Construction Bid Opening for Yadon Road Path - Manhattan, CTEP Project STPE 16(105) UPN 882
9:07:18 AM Grants and Projects Administrator Larry Watson Opened the bids as follows: Highland Construction Services, Belgrade, MT- contractor license #206851, base bid $30,905.00, alternate bid $6,200.00; Northwest Site Works, Bozeman, MT - base bid $50,750.00, alternate bid $14,105.00; TCA, Bozeman, MT - contractor license #158986, base bid $46,840.00, alternate bid $8,370.00; JAG Grading & Paving, Missoula, MT- contractor license #216957, $36,475.00, alternate bid $4,650.00; and AV Construction, Bozeman, MT- contractor license #157351, base bid $31,249.00, alternate, $9,765.00. All bids contained a bid bond of 10%. Bids will be taken under advisement and return next week with a recommendation. Engineers estimate on this project was $46,335.00.
9:16:06 AM There was no public comment.
9:16:08 AM No action taken.
9:16:20 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Lease Termination Agreement between YMCA and Gallatin County
9:16:29 AM CAO Jim Doar Presentation
9:16:58 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:05 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move that we terminate the lease agreement between Gallatin County and the YMCA, and that would be the lease dated May 4, 2004.
9:17:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:17:28 AM Board discussion
9:18:30 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:53 AM Andrea Stevenson, Gallatin Valley YMCA CEO Comments
9:21:00 AM Discussion and Questions
9:22:10 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Amending the FY 2015 Missouri River Drug Task Force (MRDTF) - Forfeiture Drug Grant Fund Budget to Increase Revenues and Expenses by $1,882 for Unanticipated Funds
9:22:28 AM Finance Coordinator Justine Swanson Presentation
9:22:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:23:04 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move that we approve Resolution #2015-081.
9:23:10 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:23:12 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:23:21 AM Chairman White Presentation and Public Hearing on Adoption of Resolution to Levy and Assess RID Maintenance Costs and Levying and Assessing principle and interest of RID Bonds for all RID debt including Firelight Meadows and Franklin Hills which will be assessed for the first time
9:23:38 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:25:26 AM There was no public comment.
9:25:34 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2015-082.
9:25:39 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:25:44 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:25:55 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution Adopting the Law and Justice Center Advisory Committee's Recommendations
9:26:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Presentation
9:27:59 AM There was no public comment.
9:28:06 AM Board discussion
9:32:29 AM Commissioner Seifert I will make the motion to approve the Resolution #2015-083.
9:32:35 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:32:42 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:54 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Conditional Use Permit for Cold Smoke Coffee House (Caleb Walker) for a Light Manufacturing Use in the Four Corners Zoning District
9:33:07 AM Planner Warren Vaughan Staff report, noting a correction at the end of the second paragraph on page 3 as follows: "light manufacturing" is considered a conditional use rather than principle use.
9:37:09 AM Discussion between the Commission, Warren Vaughan and Deputy County Erin Arnold
9:38:27 AM Caleb Walker Applicant Presentation
9:39:58 AM Discussion between the Commission, Caleb Walker, and Warren Vaughan
9:41:10 AM Public comment Deb Wahlberg
9:43:30 AM Closed public comment.
9:43:42 AM Board discussion including Warren Vaughan and Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold
9:44:27 AM Commissioner Skinner Having reviewed and considered the application materials, staff report, and public comment, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.7 of the Four Corners Zoning Regulation, I move to approve the variance, it's not a variance request, I move to approve the CUP for Caleb Walker of Cold Smoke Coffee for construction of a Light Manufacturing use, with approval subject to all applicable laws and regulations and staff recommended condition with the added condition of requiring approval from the land owner.
9:45:04 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
9:45:11 AM Board discussion/Findings
9:47:19 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:47:34 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Two Variances and Preliminary Plat Approval for the Charlene Anderson Subsequent Minor Subdivision
9:47:45 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report, noting corrections in the staff report on pages 2 (Staff Findings #4) and page 5 (Staff Suggested Action), changing Section 5.1 of Appendix I to read Section 5.2 Appendix I
9:58:47 AM Discussion and Questions
9:59:15 AM Ray Center, Rocky Mountain Engineers Presentation on behalf of applicants Charlene Anderson, Larry Feight, and John Clayton Feight
10:00:34 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ray Center, and Jason Karp
10:02:35 AM There was no public comment.
10:02:50 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to grant the variance from Section 7.C.7 for the number of lots on Howser Trail.
10:03:00 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:03:09 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:03:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:04:02 AM Commissioner Seifert Having reviewed and considered the application materials, public comment and recommendations of the Planning Board, I move to grant the application, the applicant a variance to Appendix 1, Section 5.2 of the Gallatin County Subdivision Regs and approve the proposed subdivision use of the Belgrade City fire hydrant near the intersection of Airport and Tubb Roads as part of the fire protection water supply system.
10:04:26 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:04:34 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:05:42 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:06:00 AM Commissioner Skinner Having reviewed and considered the application materials, staff report, and public comment, I would move to approve the Charlene Anderson 4-lot Subsequent Minor Subdivision with approval subject to all applicable laws and regulations and staff recommended conditions with the subtraction of staff recommended condition, I guess it was recommended by the Planning Board of 6-g, I would suggest in my motion removal of that condition.
10:06:44 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:06:53 AM Board discussion/Findings (with removal of g, then h will be moved up as g)
10:08:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:08:55 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Site Plan Approval for the Holland Properties Work/Live Condominiums
10:09:27 AM Belgrade City-County Planner Jason Karp Staff report
10:16:41 AM Discussion and Questions
10:19:51 AM Dennis Foreman, Gaston Engineering Presentation on behalf of applicant Jason Holland
10:20:13 AM There was no public comment.
10:20:25 AM Commissioner Seifert 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 the Holland Properties work/live condominium site plan for Lot 7 of the Pipkin Commercial Subdivision with approval of the staff recommended conditions except two. To remove the reference to the International Fire Code and make it subject to Appendix I of those Subdivision Regulations.
10:21:04 AM Chairman White So would you, is your motion maybe to just strike that first sentence?
10:21:09 AM Commissioner Seifert Strike the first sentence, yes, and that is the only time it's mentioned in there.
10:21:18 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:21:25 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:22:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:23:01 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Conditional Use Permit for Douglas Smith of Bequet Confections for the Expansion of a Light Manufacturing Structure (Four Corners Zoning District)
10:23:27 AM Planner Megan Gibson Staff report
10:28:00 AM Matt Hausauer, C&H Engineering and Surveying Presentation on behalf of the applicant Douglas Smith
10:28:34 AM Discussion and Questions
10:29:32 AM Public comment Deb Walberg
10:32:04 AM Closed public comment.
10:32:13 AM Discussion between the Commission, Deputy County Attorney Erin Arnold, and Megan Gibson
10:35:21 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 in Section 5.3 of the Four Corners Zoning Regulation, I move to approve the conditional use permit request from Douglas Smith for the expansion of a light manufacturing structure with approval subject to applicable laws and regulations and the staff recommended conditions.
10:35:48 AM Commissioner Seifert Second
10:35:58 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:37:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:37:38 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt Amendments to the Gallatin County/Bozeman Area Zoning Regulations. Resolution of Intent Hearing Held on June 2, 2015.
10:37:55 AM Planner Randy Johnson Presentation
10:39:50 AM There was no public comment.
10:40:05 AM Commissioner Seifert I would move to approve Resolution #2015-084.
10:40:10 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:40:17 AM Board discussion
10:40:26 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:40:32 AM Meeting adjourned.
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