City of Calistoga Agenda

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

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010 - 6:45 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 19, 2010 Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

Susan Sneddon, City Clerk

REGULAR SESSION
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010 - 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

COMMUNICATION A Item # 6: Consideration of an appeal to allow indoor live entertainment at La Prima Pizza

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 David Whitmer, Agricultural Commissioner, regarding exotic and invasive pests.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation.

2) Presentation by Mr. Chris Canning, Calistoga Chamber of Commerce Interim Chief Executive Officer, regarding leadership transition.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation.

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.

3) Accounts payable for the period ending Thursday, January 14, 2010.
($503,400.08).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

4) Minutes of the December 15, 2009 and January 5, 2010 regular City Council meetings; and minutes of the January 13, 2009 Special Joint Planning Commission and City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

5) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a donation in the amount of $250 from Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

I) PUBLIC HEARING
6) Consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a Conditional Use Permit Amendment (U 2000-06(A)) to allow indoor live entertainment at La Prima Pizza, 1923 Lake Street (APN 011-535-010).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution denying the appeal and sustaining the Planning Commission’s action.

A. Vicinity Map  
B. Draft City Council Resolution 2010-____
C. Appeal from Mitch Hawkins, dated November 23, 2009.
D. Correspondence from Caryl Maniscalco dated December 1, 2009.
E. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2009-19.
F. Minutes from November 16, 2009 Planning Commission Meeting and attachments.
G. Planning Commission Staff Report dated November 16, 2009 
     CLICK ON H(1) in the November 16, 2009 Planning Commission Agenda

7) Consideration of Resolutions adopting the Urban Design Plan (Staff Report).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolutions.
(Continued from the December 1, 2009 City Council Meeting)
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Resolutions
a. A Resolution adopting the Calistoga UDP excluding Character Area 3: Downtown;
b. A Resolution adopting the Stevenson/Grant Area within the Calistoga UDP; and
c. A Resolution adopting the Historic District within the Calistoga UDP.

2. Letters from the December 1, 2009 Meeting
a. Bounsall Revised letter, dated November 19, 2009
b. Andrew D’Anneo, letter, dated December 1, 2009
c. Kristin Casey letter, dated December 1, 2009
d. Norma Tofanelli – Handout Referencing New 2030 RTP

3. Mr. Paul J. Beard II, letter dated January 14, 2010

4. December 1, 2009 City Council Meeting Minute Excerpt

5. Abbreviated City Council Staff Report of December 1, 2009

J) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
8) Consideration of a request by Yasmin Ali for Council to set a date certain for hearing an appeal regarding the Planning Commission’s approval of a Design Review Application to install canopies over the existing fuel pump islands at Shell gas located at 1108 Lincoln Avenue (APN 011-254-003).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Take action to set a date certain for the hearing on the appeal. 
Appeal from Yasmin Ali, dated December 18, 2009. 
Planning Commission Resolution No. 2009-20


9) Consideration of a request by the Calistoga Chamber of Commerce for financial participation in the rental of an advertising billboard.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction.

10) Consideration of a request by Councilmember Kraus to reduce the stipend provided to the City Council and the Planning Commission by ten percent.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction, and possibly adopt a Resolution.

K. CITY MANAGER REPORTS

L. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the next scheduled regular meeting of the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 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, January 15, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.