CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

MINUTES

COMMUNICATION A   COMMUNICATION B  COMMUNICATION C

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) PROCLAMATION
1)Proclamation honoring March as American Red Cross Month.

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.

2) Accounts payable for the period ending Thursday, February 26, 2009.
($598,858.33)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

3) Minutes of the February 17, 2009 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

4) Consideration of an Ordinance amending Title 13, Public Services, Chapter 13.08.270 Sewer Service - Reimbursement Agreement of the Calistoga Municipal Code, to remove sunset timelines for repayment.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance

5) Consideration of a Resolution accepting as complete the Busk Nuisance Abatement Project and authorizing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

6) Consideration of a Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $113,852 to the Consultant Services Agreement with TRS Consultants, Inc. for additional construction management and inspection services for the Calistoga Community Pool Facility Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

7) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 8 to the Professional Services Agreement with Paulett Taggart Architects in an amount not to exceed $19,500 for additional architectural and related services for the Calistoga Community Pool Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

H) GENERAL GOVERNMENT

8) Presentation regarding upcoming opportunities for Calistoga to participate in two special projects for the State Water Project – North Bay Aqueduct Alternate Intake Project and Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation and provide direction.

9) Discussion and direction regarding the option to purchase property within the City’s affordable housing stock — 1807 Aurora Drive.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction.

Attachment 2 - Resale Restriction Agreement
Attachment 3 - Purchase Agreement

10) Consideration of a Resolution confirming the Mayor’s appointment to the Housing Element Update Committee and to the Community Resources Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

Housing Element Applications, Community Resources Commission Applications

11) Consideration of a Resolution approving an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Calistoga Affordable Housing Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution and Professional Services Agreement
Attachment 2 - Original Professional Services Agreement
Attachment 3 - January 22, 2009, City Council Minute Excerpt
Attachment 4 - January 22, 2009, City Council Staff Report

12) Consideration of a Resolution approving the plans and specifications for the Calistoga Fire Station Seismic Retrofit and Rehabilitation Project, authorizing the advertising for bids, directing the City Manager to negotiate a Lease Agreement for the use of property as a temporary facility during rehabilitation efforts, and authorizes a budget adjustment of $249,007 from the Public Safety Fund.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.
(Continued from the February 17, 2009 Council Meeting)

I) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Water Supply Update
• Community Alert Protocol
• Federal Stimulus Bill (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) Update

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

K) CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting to the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

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, February 27, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.