MINUTES
CALISTOGA CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Calistoga Community Center 11307 Washington Street Calistoga, CA 94515 Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance and Optional Patriotic Activity Mayor Williams called the regular session to order at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Dennis Devilbliss performed the song "America the Beautifuf'.
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega and Councilmembers Eisenberg, Cooper and Gift.
2. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSIONS - None
3. ORAL COMMUNICATION ON CONSENT ITEMS OR NON-AGENDA ITEMS
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5. There was public comment by Doug Hawkey, Jim Jones, Charles Johnston and Mark Van Gorder.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Snideman Reported:
1. New Dispatcher Hires - CM welcomed Brenda Tapia and Chelsea Grimstad, two new hire dispatchers. They have already been working with the City for some time through our dispatch agreement with SHPD.
2. PG&E Event- Tuesday at 5:30 PM - PG&E will be hosting an informational event. Please attend to get your questions answered regarding outages, the microgrid, and more.
3. National Night Out - Tuesday, August 5 at 5:00 PM, Pioneer Park Join us for National Night Out! The community is invited to enjoy free food, fun, and activities.
4. Teen Night at the City Pool - Friday, August 8 at 6:00 PM - This event is for teens ages 14-17.
There will be dinner, music, games, and swimming. The event is free, but pre-registration is required.
5. Vine Trail Closures -August 4-15 - A small portion of the Vine Trail will be closed during this period for maintenance
6. Water Shut-Offs - There will be intermittent water shut-offs around the Brannan Flashing Beacon.
Impacted residents have been notified.
7. Kimball Dam Project Funding - Our Public Works Department has secured $1.5 million from Cal-OES/FEMA. These funds will support design and permitting for the Kimball Dam Project.
8. MADD Recognition - Chief McCaffrey accompanied Officer Mike Miceli to Sacramento, where he received an award from MADD for his high number of DUI arrests over the past year. Additionally, Corporal Arlen was one of seven nominees for the MADD Outstanding Service Award.
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ AWARDS
5.1. Chief of Police Matt McCaffrey presented the Calistoga Police Department's Annual Report.
CONSENT CALENDAR
6.1. Adoption of Consent Calendar
Motion by Councilmember Eisenberg and seconded by Councilmember Gift To adopt consent calendar as presented Motion Carried
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega, Councilmember
Gift, Councilmember Cooper, and Councilmember Eisenberg None
None
None
6.2. Adoption of Resolution 2025-63 - Approving an Agreement with EKI Environment & Water to prepare bid documents to replace manual water meters with remote read meters.
6.3. Appointed - Eric Reichart was appointed the Calistoga Representative in the Napa Valley Tourism Corporation.
6.4. Adoption of Resolution 2025-64 - Approving the acceptance of grant funding from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for the Police Department.
6.5. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-65 - Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with SHI for the purchase of Microsoft product licensing under the competitively bid, County of Riverside purchasing agreement, in an amount not to exceed $110,000.00 over the three-year contract term.
6.6. Adoption of Minutes - Council will consider adopting the minutes from the 6/24 Regular City Council Meeting and the 6/24 and 6/17 Special City Council Meetings.
6.7. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-66 - Approving the acceptance of grant funding from the State of California Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) for the Police Department.
6.8. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-67 -Authorizing the acceptance of an Offer of Dedication of an Easement to the City by the Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Calistoga for public right-of-way, sidewalk, curb return and other public purposes at 1407 3rd Street.
7. PUBLIC HEARING - None
8. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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8.1. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-68 - Authorizing the City Manager to Execute and Make Minor Modifications to Amendment No. 4 to Funding Agreement No. 842 with the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) to fund completion of the construction of the St. Helena to Calistoga Vine Trail Project in an amount not to exceed $361,000.
This item was presented by David Fradelizio and NVT A Vine Trail Project Manager Grant Bailey.
Motion by Councilmember Eisenberg and seconded by Councilmember Cooper to adopt the resolution
Motion Carried
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Mayor Williams, Councilmember Gift, Councilmember
Cooper, and Councilmember Eisenberg
None
Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega
None
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8.2. City Council Civic Operating Agreements - Revision to Vice Mayor Selection.
This item was presented by City Manager Snideman, and there was no public comment.
Motion Carried by a roll call vote to revise the City Council Civic Operating Agreements, modifying the Vice Mayor appointment process to ensure an annual rotation of Councilmembers to serve as Vice Mayor.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega, Councilmember
Gift, Councilmember Cooper, and Councilmember Eisenberg None
None
None
Councilmember Eisenberg attended an NVTA meeting. He was pleased to learn that a local, John Gleazer, found a vehicle that was compatible with the grant to buy a handicapable all-electric shuttle that fits through our mobile home park. Also, the Climate Action Committee will be launching a program to reduce greenhouse gases. In August, it will be open to public comment, the location will be disclosed soon and he encourages the public to provide comments.
Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega attended the Flood Control and Water Conservation District; there is not too much to report from those meetings.
Councilmember Gift attended the hydrogen conference in Sacramento and spoke about the City's position on the clean energy front. Mentis has announced their suicide prevention council conference Sept 17, 2:30pm-8:30pm in Yountville, and she is honored to be the keynote speaker.
Councilmember Gift requested items for a future agenda: 1. The FG Advisory Committee Schedule and possibly moving their meeting time to 6 pm. 2. Creating an oversight committee to oversee the survey and help with the questions, and 3. Discussing expanding the survey to reach residents outside the City limits. There was Council support for items 1 and 3.
Mayor Williams attended NVT A meeting and brought back some statistics: traffic in Napa County in the last 5 years has remained about the same, although remote work has gone from 5% to 12% in the last 5 years. He also attended 2 meetings of the NVTC. The visitor numbers in the first 5 months of this year are about the same as last year. The average room rate in Calistoga is about $500 a night, which is higher than the County Average of $400. He also attended a Green Committee meeting.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Williams adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Approved by: I}__
J)0vaM:M,L--- Donald Williams, Mayor
I APPROVED: 8/12/25