City of Calistoga Agenda

Mayor:                   Jack Gingles
Vice Mayor:            Michael Dunsford
Councilmembers      Placido Garcia 
                            Gary Kraus 
                            Karen Slusser

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010 - 6:30 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

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.


B) ADJOURNMENT

To the next scheduled regular meeting of the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010 – 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, December 31, 2009.
($129,112.72).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

2) Minutes of the December 15, 2009 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

3) Consideration of a Resolution approving the Annual Parade List and authorizing the Public Works Department to apply for Encroachment Permits from Caltrans.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

H) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
4) Receive update regarding the City of Calistoga’s work toward the development of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive update, discuss and provide direction.
Staff Report 
Draft Napa County Community Climate Action Framework 
NCTPA Board Agenda Letter Item No. 10.1 dated December 16, 2009 
Assembly Bill 32 (California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) – Timeline32

5) Receive update regarding medical cannabis land-use regulations.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive update, discuss and provide direction.
Staff Report 
Ordinance 659

6) Discussion and direction regarding the City of Calistoga parking regulations within public right-of-way.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, discuss and provide direction.

I. UPDATES REGARDING REGIONAL BOARD ACTIVITIES AND SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
7) Receive update from Mayor Gingles regarding participation with the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency, and the Association of Bay Area Governments.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive update.

J. CITY MANAGER REPORTS



K. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the Special Joint Meeting of the Calistoga Planning Commission and the Calistoga City Council, on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 5:30 p.m., and then to the next scheduled meeting of the Napa County League of Governments on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Gaia Napa Valley Hotel Spa, 3600 Broadway, American Canyon, , 6:00 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 Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.