MINUTES
CALISTOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 6:00 PM
1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance and Optional Patriotic Activity Mayor Williams called the regular session to order at 6:03 p.m.
Present: Mayor Williams, Councilmembers Eisenberg, Cooper and Gift.
Absent: Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega
2. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSIONS
Mayor Williams stated there was a closed session on 8/17/23 for a City Manager Evaluation, on 9/1/23 for Real Property Negotiations on Washington Street and on 9/19/23 for Real Property Negotiations on Fairgrounds. There is no reportable action from any of the meetings.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATION ON CONSENT ITEMS OR NON-AGENDA ITEMS There was no public comment.
4. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Snideman has nothing to report.
5. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ AWARDS
5.1. Updating the City Council on the Police Department's operations and services.
Police Chief Celaya Presented.
There was public comment from David Ross in regard to a lack of follow-up by PD in his case.
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6. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Williams pulled item # 6.5 for discussion.
Motion by Councilmember Cooper and seconded by Councilmember Gift to adopt the Consent Calendar as presented, except for Item # 6.5.
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6.1. Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-66 Amending Consultant Agreement # 929 for OnCall Human Resources (HR) Services. 23-133
6.2. Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-67 Identifying the Terms and Conditions for Fire Department Response Away From Their Official Duty Station and Assigned to an Emergency Incident
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6.3. Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-68 Consider adopting a Resolution to amend the Personnel and Staffing Listing and the Salary Schedule - Public Safety Communications Manager & Maintenance Technician I.
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6.4. Consider Adopting Minutes of May 16, 2023 - September 1, 2023 - APPROVED 23-140
6.5. Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-69 accepting a public drainage easement that is required as a preliminary condition of approval of the 1857 Money Lane Subdivision and authorization to file the easement deed with the Napa County Recorder.
Mayor Williams pulled this item for discussion and Councilmember Eisenberg had to recuse himself due to property proximity conflict.
Mayor Williams stated for the record that the property owner stated via email that he is ok granting the easement, if a tentative map approved tonight shows that the connecting pipe to the detention pond and the berm be addressed as part of the final subdivision construction plans.
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6.6. Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-70 approving a Professional Services Agreement with SDI Presence, LLC for On Demand Chief Information Officer 23-125
7. PUBLIC HEARING - NO ITEMS
8. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
8.1. Adopting Resolution No. 2023-71
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1. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Contract for Construction with FCB Construction, Inc., to complete construction of Heather Oaks Park Pathway in an amount not to exceed $59,850.
2. Approving the Project construction budget in the amount of the base bid of $53,873, with a 10% contingency for unforeseen conditions and authorizing the Public Works Director to negotiate and approve contract change orders up to the approved construction budget amount of $59,850.
3. Directing staff to fund with unappropriated general fund monies or with monies from Pioneer Cemetery and portion of monies from the Maxfield Pathway CIP.
Presented by Public Works Director Derek Rayner
The council discussed this item. Mayor Williams made a motion to approve the item with the exception of the Maxfield Pathway project, there was no second and the council discussed further.
Motion by Councilmember Eisenberg and seconded by Councilmember Gift to approve all three projects.
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8.2. Receive the presentation regarding progress on the Utility Rate Study and provide direction on long-term financial plan options.
Presented by Public Works Director Derek Rayner and Raftelis Consultant Kevin Kostiuk.
There was public comment by Antoinette Meyer with environmental impact concerns, Donna Higgins asked for more information about grants and David Ross is concerned there is not enough public involvement and the seniors on a fixed incomes ability to pay their water bill.
Councilmember Eisenberg made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Cooper to direct staff to proceed with Scenerio 2, with a 2 tier system and a drought rate that will only be implemented with Council approval in the future. Council directed that all City subsidized programs for water bill help be made available to all qualifying citizens. 23-136
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Cooper attended a fire safety meeting and a Boy Scouts meeting.
Councilmember Eisenberg attended a Climate Action Control Meeting.
Mayor Williams attended Fairground meetings. The Mayor requests that PD and FD present
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an emergency preparedness plan in a future meeting showing the City evacuation procedure etc.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Williams adjourned the meeting, at ___ p.m
Respectfully Submitted
Prepared by: Approved by:
Yudiana Galvan, City Clerk Donald Williams, Mayor
Prepared by: Approved by:
Marni Rittburg, CMC, City
Clerk Chris Canning, Mayor