Green Mountain
                 Conservation District

To Protect and Enhance the Natural Resources of the District and to Educate the Public about Natural Resource Concerns
"The Land bears an honest record of what men write on it."

GREEN MOUNTAIN
 

2952 HWY 200

P.O. BOX 1329

TROUT CREEK, MT 59874

PHONE: (406) 827-4833
email: GMCD@blackfoot.net

Green Mountain Conservation District
Draft Minutes of Meeting (to be approved 02/15/12)
January 18, 2012

Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M.
 

Meeting Agenda items not always taken in order that they appear

Election of Officers: 
A motion was made by Bill, 2^nd by Dennis to elect Kent Wilby as Board Chairman for the coming year.  Motion carried.  A motion was made by Bill, 2^nd by Dennis to postpone the Vice-Chairman position nomination until the February meeting.  Motion carried.

Minutes from December 14, 2011  Meeting:
A motion to approve as submitted by Bill 2^nd by Dennis.  Motion Carried

Financial Report Leona prepared the financial report for the Board to review. 
Leona reviewed the financial report provided to the Board.  A motion to approve the financial report was made by Dennis, 2^nd by Bill.  Motion carried.  Leona provided information of considerations for depreciation of assets.  There is a question as to how they were calculated when entered into the QuickBooks in 2004.  Leona will check further and report again at a later time when more information is available.

Administrator’s Report:
no report…uneventful month.

GMCD Website: (www.greenmountaincd.org) Ron’s report was reviewed

NRCS Report:
Troy reported that their office is working on existing forestry projects and processing new applications.

LCFWG Watershed Report:
Jean reported that the LCFWG directors are actively working on the replacement position for Mike

FWP Report:
Kenny reported that They have continued ice-fishing surveys, bull trout education in the local schools, as well as completing year end reports and next year’s planning of projects.  They also have two viable candidate’s for the Avista mitigation biologist position.
 

310 Final Inspection Report: No report.

Old Business:
Building Repair Project:

No-Till Drill/Gopher-Getter:

MACD proposed changes to annual MACD Convention: with Bill’s further explanation relative to the advantage of setting the annual convention to coincide with the legislative session bi-annually, and placing it in districts other than Lewis & Clark (Helena) on the alternate years, the board agreed that would be a good change to make.  Jean will inform MACD of their preference.

MT DOT Mitigation program:   The Board felt there were too many unknowns about this program to commit to participating and would like to schedule a MT DOT person to come to a meeting to explain in more detail and be available for questions from the Board.  Jean will contact Larry VanRinsum (Flathead CD) to let him know.

New Business:

Subdivision Review:
Timberline Land Surveyors:  Green Mountain minor:  no further comments.

Time Allowed for comments from the Public not already on the agenda:
There were no comments from the public.

310 Activity:

SW-13-11  Burnette  TF Res.  Bank Stabilization            Denied
After extensive discussion about the design requirements from PPL (landowner) and the stated lack of interest to fulfill those requirements by the applicant, a motion was made by Bill, 2^nd by Dennis to deny the project for lack of agreement between the landowner and applicant.  The decision letter will also include a note to the applicant that they may re-submit the application for a dock.  Motion carried.

SW-17-11  Ames/IBEX/Jopling  Copper Creek  Remove/Replace bridge       Tabled
After review of the photos and team report from the 12/20/11 site meeting where modifications to include soft armoring were discussed and Gene Jopling agreed to submit those design modifications, the Board felt they could not make a decision on this project until they received those detailed design modifications.  A motion was made by Bill, 2^nd by Dennis to table this application until they received the details of the design modification that includes soft armoring discussed at the site meeting.  Motion carried.  Additionally, Kent will contact Gene Jopling by phone to explain that they had expected him to be present at this board meeting to get clarification of what had been discussed at the site meeting and encourage him to submit the needed design modifications prior to the Feburary 15^th GMCD meeting. 

Motion to adjourn at 8:30  p.m. made Bill, 2^nd by Dennis.  Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted:                Approved:


Jean Dunn                                   Kent Wilby
District Administrator                    Chairman
 

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