CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, october 7, 2008 – 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

minutes

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) ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
F) PROCLAMATIONS
1) Proclamation for “Lights On After School Day” (October 16, 2008).

G) CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
2) Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to Kris Breiner and Brannon Campbell for their service to Calistoga as Firefighters (5 years).

H) 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, October 2, 2008.
($851,265.89)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

4) Minutes of the September 16, 2008 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

5) Consideration of a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, initiated by the City of Calistoga, Chapter 17.22.040 Downtown Commercial (DC) District – Allowed, Conditionally Permitted and Prohibited Uses of the Calistoga Municipal Code, to change review procedures for occupancy of an existing commercial space by a restaurant, bakery, cafe, or similar use, with or without outdoor dining, from a conditionally permitted use under Section 17.22.040(B) to a permitted use under Section 17.22.040(A), subject to administrative review with public notice.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance.

6) Consideration of a Resolution accepting as complete the public improvements completed as part of the Brogan Subdivision located on Michael Way and Money Lane.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

7) Consideration of a Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 2006-059 and updating the City of Calistoga’s Conflict of Interest Code.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

I) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
8) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing a budget adjustment and awarding a contract in the amount of $71,175 to Harold Smith & Son, Inc. for construction of the Busk Nuisance Abatement Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

9) Consideration of a Resolution regarding the Fiscal Year 2008/2010 Special Funds Budget.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution. 
Draft Resolution
Special Revenue Funds Budget document  pages 1 - 9   21 - 30    31 -36
Major Program change narrative on replacement of CAD/RMS System and Major Program change narrative on replacement of K9 Program
ADDENDUM TO ITEM 9 (MISSING PAGES)

J) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
? State Budget update
? League of California Cities Annual Conference summary
? Transient Occupancy Tax audit summary
? Applicants sought for Napa County board/committee(s) openings

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 October 21, 2008, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

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Susan Sneddon, City Clerk

COPIES OF ALL STAFF REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS subject to disclosure that relate to each item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection the Monday before each regularly scheduled City Council meeting at the City of Calistoga City Hall (first floor), located at 1232 Washington Street, Calistoga, CA. Any documents subject to disclosure that are provided to all, or a majority of all, of the members of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda after the agenda has been distributed will also be made available for inspection at the City Clerks Office during regular 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, October 3, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.