MINUTES
CALISTOGA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 4:00 PM
In-Person
A. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
Mayor Williams called the regular session to order at 4:02 p.m.
Present: Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega, Councilmembers Lisa Gift, Scott Cooper, and Kevin Eisenberg.
Absent: None
B. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Oral communication was not received. For oral communication and public comment content, for any item on the agenda, view the video of the meeting available on the City’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/CityofCalistoga.
C. ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
Motion by Councilmember Kevin Eisenberg and seconded by Councilmember Scott Cooper Motion Carried
AYES: Mayor Donald Williams, Vice Mayor Irais LopezOrtega, Councilmember Lisa Gift, Councilmember Kevin Eisenberg, and Councilmember Scott Cooper
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
D. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1. City Council Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Workshop
2. Finance Director Sharma presented a PowerPoint from 4:07 p.m. to 6:19pm, stopping periodically for comments and questions.
3. Police Lieutenant Charles discussed the need for another Police Officer position to reduce overtime. Mayor, Vice Mayor and all Councilmembers were in favor at 4:37 p.m.
4. At 4:40 p.m. Fire Chief Steve Campbell discussed the need for a new apparatus. Fire Chief Campbell would like to include it in next years budget.
5. At 4:58 p.m. Public Works Director Reyner and Senior Engineer Heidary discussed pending and future projects. Mayor Williams and Councilmember Eisenberg would like to set projects with grant money attached to them as a priority.
City Council - Special Workshop Minutes
May 9, 2023
6. The Council discussed the possibility of putting of some none essential projects until the fairgrounds property purchase has been resolved.
7. At 5:35 p.m. The Council discussed the need vs. the cost of maintaining the parklets and possibly giving business owners the opportunity to keep them and take over the maintenance.
E. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Williams adjourned the meeting at 6:19 p.m. to the next scheduled regular City Council meeting, on Tuesday May 16, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Prepared by: Approved by:
Yudiana Galvan, Interim City
Clerk Donald Williams , Mayor