CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

MINUTES

Communication “A” May 19, 2009 Calistoga City Council Meeting
Item # 10: Amend the Calistoga Municipal Code - Growth Management System

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) INTRODUCTION
1) Introduction by Officer Phil Bianco, of Horpet, the City’s new Police dog.
2) Introduction of Chuck Dalldorf, Regional Public Affairs Manager for the North Bay and Redwood Empire Divisions, League of California Cities.

G) PROCLAMATION
3) Proclamation congratulating Solage Spa & Resort, Calistoga Affordable Housing, and Burbank Housing on the completion of the 24-unit Palisades Apartments (Workforce Housing Project).
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, Friday May 15, 2009
($325,638.38).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

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

6) Consideration of a Resolution approving the Community Pool fees.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

7) Consideration of a Resolution confirming the Mayor’s appointments to the Napa City-County Library Commission, Measure A-Financial Oversight Committee, and the Napa County Mosquito Abatement District Board.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

8) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency for the allocation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Transportation Funding for Napa County Agencies.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

9) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the purchase of 150 acre feet of water from the California Department of Water Resources 2009 Drought Water Bank Program, and authorizing a budget adjustment to fund the purchase from Water Utility Reserves.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

J) PUBLIC HEARING
10) 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: Introduce Ordinance and waive first reading.
Continued from the May 5, 2009 Council Meeting

Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4  Part 5  Part 6

11) Consideration of an Interim Urgency Ordinance extending the forty-five (45) day Interim Urgency Ordinance adopted on April 21, 2009, which established 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, for an additional ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days.
RECOMMENDATION: Introduction and adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance extending the moratorium and waive reading.

K) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
12) Presentation of a development concept by the Bounsall family for the 7 acre property at 414 Highway 29, and the consideration of the creation of an ad-hoc Council subcommittee to explore the merits of developing a Memorandum of Understanding related to the proposal.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, discuss and confirm the Mayor’s appointments.
Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4  Part 5

13) Presentation of current data and discussion regarding Fiscal Years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 Budget Update and Forecast.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, discuss and provide direction.

L) UPDATES REGARDING REGIONAL BOARD ACTIVITIES
14) Receive updates regarding regional board activities:
• Councilmember Slusser - Upper Valley Waste Management Agency
• Councilmember Kraus - Watershed Information Center & Conservancy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive updates.

M) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Low Vision Group Meeting on Thursday, May 28th (1:30 PM, Rancho de Calistoga Club Room);
• Urban Design Plan update; and
• Survey regarding underage drinking.

M) CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting to the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m. 

Susan Sneddon, City Clerk

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