CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

 
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 announcing Month of May is National Bike-to-Work Month and May 14th is Bike to Work Day.

G) COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION

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.

2) Accounts payable for the period ending Friday, April 17, 2009. ($354,660.88 )
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

3) Minutes of the April 7, 2009 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

4) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Terry Krieg for the Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

5) Consideration of a Resolution declaring certain property surplus, and authorizing the City Manager to dispose of said property.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

6) Consideration of an Ordinance to amend the Vineyard Oaks Development Agreement regarding timing of payment of Special Public Benefits and Utility Connection Fees.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance.

7) Consideration of a Resolution accepting as complete the Kimball Water Treatment Plant and Kimball Reservoir Improvement Project and authorizing the Public Works Director to file a Notice of Completion.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

I) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
8) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing Community Enrichment Grants for Fiscal Year 2009-2010.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

9) Consideration of a proposal to establish a first time Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide staff direction.

Exhibit 1, First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit    Exhibit 2, List of Properties sold since August 2008

10) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing Professional Services Agreement with Coastplans for consulting services for the Housing Element Update in the amount not-to-exceed $15,700.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

Exhibit 1, Consultant Services Agreement,  Exhibit A, City of Calistoga Housing Element Update

Exhibit B, Schedule, City of Calistoga Housing Element Update proposal dated March 24, 2009

11) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with TBEnterprises regarding Strategic Planning services in the amount not-to-exceed $6,500.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

J) PUBLIC HEARING
12) Consideration of an interim urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries in the City for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare.  Draft Ordinance
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce and adopt interim Urgency Ordinance and waive reading.

K) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Low Vision Group Meeting on Friday, April 24th (1:30 PM, Rancho de Calistoga Club Room);
• Housing Element Update survey is available;
• Cinco de Mayo Parade (Sunday, May 3rd at Noon);
• Farmer’s Market begins Saturday, May 2nd;
• Senate Bill 7 Letter of Support.

L) CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting to the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, May 5, 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, April 17, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.