MINUTES
CALISTOGA CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Calistoga Community Center 11307 Washington Street Calistoga, CA 94515
1. 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.
Present: Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega, and Councilmembers Eisenberg, Cooper and Gift.
Absent:
2. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSIONS - None
3. ORAL COMMUNICATION ON CONSENT ITEMS OR NON-AGENDA ITEMS There was public comment by Cindy Yant.
4. 5.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Snideman Reported:
1. Welcomed back Fire Engineer Eric Paine and new hire Police Officer Nick Dobusch.
2. This Sunday there is going to be a Mexican rodeo at the Fairgrounds, and youth Soccer begins on Monday.
4. We sold out our first bocce league registration; the games will be this Monday and Wednesday.
5. Sprint Car Races are on the weekend of Saturday, Aug. 30th and Saturday, Aug. 31 st.
6. The FD is having an open house from Sunday, October 5th 10 am-2 pm.
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ AWARDS
5.1. Council proclaimed September National Hispanic Heritage Month and approved raising the Mexican Flag.
5.2. Updating the City Council on the Capital Improvement Program Schedule Tracking for FY24/25 & FY25/26.
This item was presented by Public Works Director Rayner, who answered Council questions.
There was public comment by Cindy Yant.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
6.1. Adoption of Consent Calendar
Motion by Councilmember Eisenberg and seconded by Councilmember Cooper to adopt the consent calendar as presented. Motion Carried
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega, Councilmember
Gift, Councilmember Cooper, and Councilmember Eisenberg None
None
None
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7. 8.
6.2. Adoption of minutes from the 7/22/25 Regular City Council Meeting.
6.3. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-69 -Awarding the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Enrichment Grant Program.
6.4. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-70 -Approving the Measure U Master Agreement between the City of Calistoga and the Napa Valley Transportation Authority.
PUBLIC HEARING - None
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
8.1. The City Council discussed specific criteria and allocations for projects eligible for Measure D Funding and provided direction to staff.
Planning and Building Director Greg Desmond presented this item; there was no public comment.
Council discussed this item and asked clarifying questions.
Motion by Councilmember Gift to approve the proposed structure of allocations with an amendment to ensure that the $100,000 utility bill allocation is reviewed in June during the regular budget session. Motion Carried
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Mayor Williams, Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega, Councilmember
Gift, Council member Cooper, and Councilmember Eisenberg None
None
None
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Eisenberg reported on the Climate Action Committee's Regional Climate Action & Adaptation Plan on how to reduce greenhouse gases in Napa County. There is currently a draft of the plan that is open for public comment; there will be an open forum in Yountville on Aug 20th from 6 pm-8 pm.
Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega attended the flood control meeting and received basic reports; not much to report from there.
Councilmember Gift requested a future discussion, within the next 2 months, on the FD's funding request to move from 12 part-time firefighters to 3 full-time positions. Council supported bringing this item to a Council Meeting as soon as reasonably possible, taking into consideration the Fire Department's needs, labor negotiation timeline, and the CM's Office structure. Councilmember Gift thanked PG&E for their informational workshop and all the participants of the Energy Vault's ribbon cutting and commended the community and all the agencies involved for working together to make this happen.
Mayor Williams attended a FG advisory committee meeting, and the recommendation that is comin to Council is that the FG survey reach all residents within the school district boundaries. The survey company will be attending the next meeting to help answer questions and avoid confusion as to how the survey came to be. Williams reported on the erosion of the walking path at the western edge of the fairgrounds: Public Works is discussing re-routing part of the path into the fairgrounds.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
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Mayor Williams adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Approved by:
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Donald Williams, Mayor
I APPROVED: 11/18/25
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