A) CALL TO ORDER

1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation, GCS 54957, City Manager.



B) ADJOURNMENT

To the next scheduled regular meeting of the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday,
August 5, 2008, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR SESSION
TUESDAY, August 5, 2008 – 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

Communication a regarding Item 11 - dog park proposal

A) CALL TO ORDER
B) SALUTE TO THE FLAG
C) ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
D) ORAL COMMUNICATION
During Oral Communications, the public is given the opportunity to directly address Council with regard to Agenda Items (including Consent Calendar), as well as on any issue of interest to our community at large. Please provide your name & address for the record, and limit your comments to three minutes. Thank you for your cooperation
E) OATH OF OFFICE
1) Swearing in of Lester Flynn, new Reserve Police Officer.

F) PRESENTATION
2) Presentation by Amy O’Gorman, League of California Cities Public Affairs Regional Director regarding the State budget.

G) CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and are approved by a single motion. The Mayor or any member of the City Council or of the public may request that any item listed under the Consent Calendar be removed and action taken separately. In the event that an item is removed from the Consent Calendar, it shall be considered in its numerical order.

3) Accounts payable for the period ending Thursday, July 31, 2008.
(Total amount of $692,640.12)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

4) Minutes of the June 25, 2008 Special Planning Commission/City Council Joint Meeting, and minutes of the July 15, 2008 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes. 

5) Consideration of a Resolution opposing State Budget decisions that would seize local government, redevelopment and transportations funds.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution. 

6) Consideration of a Resolution confirming the Mayor’s appointments to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

7) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing a response to the 2007/2008 Napa County Grand Jury Report.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution. 
Napa County Grand Jury 07-08 Final Report

8) Consideration of a Resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to fund and administer the Napa County Stormwater Management Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

H) PUBLIC HEARING
9) Receive report regarding the expenditure of the $100,000 Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS) grant funding for Fiscal Year 2008/2009.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and accept report.

I) GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
10) Consideration of a Resolution of support for Measure P (an initiative to extend Measure J - the Agriculture Lands Preservation Initiative) on the November 2008 ballot.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

11) Receive a recommendation from the Community Resources Commission regarding the proposed Dog Park on a portion of the Fair Way extension located between Eddy and Anna Streets.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Discuss and provide direction. 

12) Consideration of a Resolution establishing the 2009 General Development Objectives and initiating the Growth Management Allocation process pursuant to Chapter 19.02 (Growth Management System) of the Calistoga Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

13) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing an extension of the lease of public land with the Napa County Office of Education, to permit the continuing operation of the Calistoga Preschool August 1, 2008 to August 1, 2010.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

J) CITY MANAGER REPORTS 
Urban Design Plan Update. 
August 8th County-wide Earthquake Tabletop Drill (City offices closed) 
Karpuk and Busk abatement status

K) COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
Councilmember Garcia Mayor Gingles
Councilmember Kraus Vice Mayor Dunsford
Councilmember Slusser

L) CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting to the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday August 19, 2008, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

Susan Sneddon, City Clerk

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s office located on the second floor at 1232 Washington Street, Calistoga, during normal business hours.
NOTICE: If you challenge a city’s zoning, planning, or other decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Judicial review of any City administrative decision may be had only if a petition is filed with the court not later than the 90th day following the date upon which the decision becomes final. Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a shorter time period for Litigation, in certain cases 30 days following the date of final decision.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting please contact the City Clerk’s Department at (707) 942-2805. Notification forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangement to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
POSTING: I declare a copy of this agenda was posted at City Hall, 1232 Washington Street, Calistoga, among other locations in the city limits of Calistoga, on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.