CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 - 6:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

MINUTES

A) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Pursuant to provisions of the Government Code §54957, this is the time provided for members of the public to address the city council regarding matters on this agenda (maximum of three minutes per speaker)

B) CALL TO ORDER
1. Conference with Legal Counsel, Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) Government Code Section 54956.9: One potential case.
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators (City Manager James McCann and Administrative Services Director Bill Mushallo) regarding the Calistoga Professional Firefighters Association, and the Calistoga Police Officers Association pursuant to GC §54957.6.
3. Personnel Matters: Public Employee Appointment or Employment
Title: Interim City Manager
GC §§ 54954.5 & 54957

C) ADJOURNMENT

To the next scheduled regular meeting of the Calistoga City Council, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 7:00 p.m.

Susan Sneddon, City Clerk

CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 – 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

Communication A (Item 6) regarding the County’s homelessness and farmworker housing services.  

REGULAR SESSION
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 - 7:00 P.M.
CALISTOGA COMMUNITY CENTER

PLEASE NOTE: Any person who wishes to speak regarding an item on the agenda or make a comment under the “Oral Communication” portion of the agenda may complete a “Speaker Card” and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE that portion of the agenda is called. Speaker cards are available on the table in back of the room. Please observe the time limit of three minutes.

As a courtesy, please silence your cell phones and other electronic devices
while the meeting is in session. Thank you.

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) PROCLAMATIONS
1) Proclamation recognizing the month of June as the Land Trust of Napa County Month.

F) ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
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.

2) Accounts payable for the period ending Friday, May 14, 2010
($296,686.97).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

3) Minutes of the May 4, 2010 regular City Council meeting, and the May 10, 2010 Special Closed Session.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

4) Consideration of a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, initiated by the City of Calistoga, to amend the bed and breakfast regulations (Chapter 17.35 CMC) and other provision of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to such use.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance.

I) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
5) Consideration of a Resolution authorizing a budget adjustment and accepting the recommendation of the City Council’s ad-hoc committee to execute a professional services agreement with Bob Murray & Associates for City Manager recruitment services in an amount not to exceed $21,350.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution. 
Staff Report & Draft Resolution 
Professional Services Agreement  
(Exhibit A)Proposal from Bob Murray & Associates

6) Presentation by Larry Florin, Napa County Community and Intergovernmental Affairs Manager, regarding the County’s homelessness and farmworker housing services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, discuss and provide direction as appropriate.
Staff Report 
Farmworker Housing Program – Funding Request & Program Information 
Napa Valley Shelter Program – Funding Request & Program Information 
Housing Authority of the City of Napa Contract Services Program 
Fair Housing Napa Valley Program Information

7) Presentation by Steven Lederer, Director of Napa County Environmental Management, regarding the statewide AB811 Homeowner Energy Efficiency Improvement Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, discuss and provide direction.
Staff Report 
CaliforniaFIRST Program Summary 
Sample Resolution to Join


8) Follow-up discussion regarding unsightly garbage dumpsters placed in the public parking lot behind the Fire Station.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction.

J. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Update regarding the County’s action on Winery Definition Ordinance and Vacation Rentals;
• Study session regarding the recommendation from the City Council’s Special Advisory Committee regarding the water and wastewater rate structure changes;
• Calistoga Transit Study & Survey Announcement.

K. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the Special Calistoga City Council Water & Wastewater Rate Study Session on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 6:30 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, May 14, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.