City of Calistoga Agenda

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

CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 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 must 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) ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
F) CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
1) Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to former Community Resources Commission members Sue Harper and Rita Squire.

G) PROCLAMATIONS
2) Proclamation recognizing March 2010 as American Red Cross Month.

H) PRESENTATION
3) Presentations by Chairman Paul Knoblich of the Council’s ad-hoc Water and Wastewater Rate Structure Advisory Committee; and presentation by Councilmember Garcia and Councilmember Slusser on the ad hoc Housing Update Advisory Committee.

4) Presentation on Napa County Stormwater Management Plan.

I) COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
J) 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.

5) Accounts payable for the period ending Thursday, March 11, 2010.
($347,092.40).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payables.

6) Minutes of the March 2, 2010 regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes.

7) Consideration of a Resolution directing the Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency (NCTPA) Board of Directors to adopt the Draft Napa Countywide Community Climate Action Framework.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution. 
Staff Report and Resolution  
Countywide Community Climate Action Framework: Executive Summary and Background 
 Napa Countywide Community Climate Action Framework: Reduction Strategies

8) Consideration of a Resolution approving the request for the closure of Lincoln Avenue/Highway 29 on May 8, 2010 for the Calistoga Classic Car Show.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

K) GENERAL GOVERNMENT
9) Consideration of a Resolution accepting a donation from Ethan Herndon to install drainage swale landscaping at Logvy Community Park and waiving all permit fees.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.

10) Consideration of a Resolution confirming the Mayor’s appointments to the Community Resources Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt Resolution.
Staff Report and Resolution 
Applications

11) Consideration of a Resolution consenting to a request from the Napa County Board of Supervisors to form the Napa Valley Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution.
Staff Report and Resolution 
March 10, 2010 letter of support from Calistoga Chamber of Commerce (with attachment). 
 Napa Valley Tourism Improvement District Management District Plan (March 5, 2010).
L. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
• Enchanted Resorts off-site improvements update;
• Caltrans stormwater repairs on Lincoln Avenue update;
• Merchant property improvements update

M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT
To the special joint meeting of the Calistoga City Council and the Community Resources Commission on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington Street, 5:30 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.
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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, March 12, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.