CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 – 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) PRESENTATION
1) Presentation by Dr. Karen Smith, Napa County Public Health Officer, regarding an update on the status of the swine influenza virus.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Receive update.

G) PROCLAMATION
2) Proclamation recognizing the week of May 3rd through May 9th as Teacher Appreciation Week.
3) Proclamation announcing the week of May 3rd – 9th as Building Safety Week.
H) COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
I) 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.

4) Accounts payable for the period ending Thursday, April 30, 2009
($231,695.70).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

5) Minutes of the April 21, 2009 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

6) Consideration of a Resolution directing the City Engineer to prepare and file a report for the Palisades Subdivision Landscape Maintenance District in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

7) Consideration of a Resolution directing the City Engineer to prepare and file a report for the Silverado Place Subdivision Landscape Maintenance District in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

8) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with US Bank Voyager Fleet Systems for an offsite fleet fueling system.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

9) Authorization of a letter of support signed by the Mayor regarding a proposal by Senator Wiggins to rename Lake County Highway (Highway 29 from Lake Street to Tubbs Lane) to Silverado Trail.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the letter of support.

10) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Calistoga Police Officer’s Association regarding labor terms and conditions.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.
Staff Report & resolution; 
Memorandum of Understanding Pages 1-7; 
Memorandum of understanding pages 8-16

J) PUBLIC HEARING
11) Consideration of the introduction of an Ordinance to amend the Calistoga Municipal Code Chapter 19.02 Growth Management System to clarify, streamline, and improve program implementation.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue Public Hearing to May 19, 2009.

K) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
12) Consideration of a Resolution establishing a Down Payment Assistance Program for income eligible households with members who live or work in the City of Calistoga.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.
Staff Report
Attachment 1: Draft down payment assistance program
Attachment 2: First time homebuyers down payment assistance program
Attachment 3: Draft Resolution

13) Appointment of a City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee to work with staff regarding the scope of services for the terms for a new agreement with the Calistoga Chamber of Commerce for marketing and promotional services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and appointment of a two member ad hoc committee.

14) Presentation by the Aquatics and Recreation Manager of the community pool programming plans, schedules and general update for the initial season.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, discuss, and provide direction.
Staff Report
Pool Schedule and Logo

15) 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.

16) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the development of a Reimbursement Agreement related to the design and construction of a Sewer Lift Station as a part of the Pestoni Subdivision.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

L) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Update regarding Recreation Facilities planning;
• Update regarding the City’s Fire Station Renovation Project;

M) CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting to the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, May 19, 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.
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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, May 1, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.