COMMUNICATION A - EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT

Minutes

A) CALL TO ORDER

1. Conference with Legal Counsel, Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
City of Calistoga v. Grant Reynolds, Napa County Superior Court Case No. 26-46826.

2. Conference with Legal Counsel, Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):
(One case)


B) ADJOURNMENT

To the next scheduled regular meeting of the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

Susan Sneddon, City Clerk

CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 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) COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION

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.

1) Accounts payable for the period ending Thursday, August 27, 2009.
($748,790.04)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

2) Minutes of the August 18, 2009 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

3) Consideration of a Resolution accepting a donation from Eagle Scout candidate Zach Flynn and waiving all permit fees associated with a community service project to remove non-native vegetation and to plant native vegetation at Logvy Park and waiving all permit fees.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

4) Consideration of a Resolution accepting as complete the public improvements related to the Richard L. Dunham Final Parcel Map, approving the Final Parcel Map of the Lands of Richard L. Dunham located on Foothill Blvd., approving the Hold Harmless Agreement between Richard L. Dunham and the City of Calistoga, and authorizing the City Clerk to file the required documents with the Napa County Recorder’s Office.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

Parcel Map, Hold Harmless Agreement

5) Consideration of a Resolution adopting job descriptions for the positions of City Manager and City Clerk.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

Draft City Manager Job Description, Draft City Clerk Job Description, Municipal Code Excerpts & Government Code Sections

H) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
6) Consideration of a request from Napa County regarding a funding contribution towards the Napa Valley Farm Worker’s Housing Center.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction.

7) Discussion and direction regarding funding options for Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency Route 11 bus services. Possible consideration of a Resolution authorizing funding.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction, consider Resolution.

8) Consideration of a Resolution to amend Resolution No. 2003-099 regarding refinancing subordination terms related to homes with the City’s Affordable Housing Programs.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

9) Consideration of a Resolution establishing the 2010 General Development Objectives and initiating the Growth Management Allocation process pursuant to Chapter 19.02 (Growth Management System) of the Calistoga Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.

Draft Resolution, Available Water & Wastewater Treatment Capacity, 2005-2009 GMA Final Residential Summary, 2005-2009 GMA Final Non-Residential Summary

10) Discussion and consideration of a Resolution providing direction to Mayor Gingles, the City’s voting delegate to the 2009 League of California Cities Annual Business Conference, regarding the proposed League Policy Resolutions.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and adopt Resolution.

I) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Urban Design Plan update

K) CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting of the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, September 15, 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, August 28, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.