City Council Special Closed Session
Special MeetingCalistoga, CA · April 18, 2023
Agenda
Mayor
Donald Williams
Vice Mayor
Irais Lopez-Ortega
Councilmembers
Lisa M. Gift
AGENDA
Scott Cooper City Council Special Closed Session
Kevin Eisenberg Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 4:00 PM
Virtual
THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE AND
TELECONFERENCE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953:
The City Council will be participating remotely from the following locations:
Mayor Williams - 59 View Road, Calistoga
Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega - 1306 Foothill Blvd., Calistoga
Councilmember Cooper - 1704 Myrtle St., Calistoga
Councilmember Eisenberg - 2101 Tablerock Ct., Calistoga
Councilmember Gift - City Hall, 1232 Washington St., Calistoga
This meeting will not be broadcast on TV or livestreamed online. Please participate in the
meeting by observing or listening to the meeting in one of the following ways:
Please participate in the meeting by observing or listening to the meeting in one of the following ways:
1. Listen or participate via your phone – dial 1-669-900-6833, enter webinar ID: 829-0729-5419,
password: 123201
2. Watch or participate online via Zoom - click this link and enter password: 123201
COMMENT ON THIS MATTER: Please participate in the meeting by providing public comment on any
item on the agenda or any item of municipal concern. To comment during a virtual meeting (Zoom),
click the "Raise Your Hand" button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the
Agenda item. You will be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to 3 minutes.
After allotted time, you will be re-muted. Instructions for how to "Raise Your Hand" are available at:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129-Raise-Hand-In-Webinar.
WRITTEN COMMENTS: Alternatively, you may provide public comment on any item on the
agenda via email. Please submit your comment, limited to 350 words or less, via email to
publiccomment@ci.calistoga.ca.us. Written public comments submitted by email should clearly
indicate the Agenda Item No. or specify “Oral Communications” in the Subject Line and are
requested to include the submitter’s full name. To ensure the City Council receives your written
comments prior to taking action, they must be received by 1:00 PM on the day of the meeting. All
written comments received by this deadline will be provided to the City Council and posted
online in advance of the meeting. Comments received after the 1:00 p.m. deadline will be
provided to the City Council and included with supplemental materials after the meeting. No
written comments will be read into the record.
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1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
2. ORAL COMMUNICATION
This is a Special Meeting, pursuant to provisions of the Government Code §54957, this
is the time provided for members of the public to address the City Council regarding
matters of municipal concern for the item listed below (maximum of three minutes per
speaker).
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Laura
Snideman (City Manager) Employee Organizations: Calistoga Public
Employees' Association (CPEA), Calistoga Professional Firefighters'
Association (CPFA), Calistoga Police Officers Association (CPOA); and
Calistoga Unrepresented Employees
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property:
APNs 011-260-03, 011-260-02, 020-150-033, and 020-150-008 City
Negotiators: City Manager Laura Snideman; Katie Lichtig,
Technical/Professional Executive Negotiating Parties: City of Calistoga;
Energy Vault, Inc. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease
4. ADJOURN SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
5. ADJOURNMENT
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.
Pursuant to GC §54957.5 any writings/documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding
any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection on the City website at
www.ci.calistoga.ca.us.
CLOSED SESSION: If action is taken during a Closed Session meeting and is required to be reported,
the Council will return to Open Session and report out immediately. However, if they are unable to do
so due to time constraints, they will report out at the next Regular Council Meeting under "REPORT
FROM CLOSED SESSION".
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: The City can provide special assistance for persons with
disabilities to participate in public meetings. To make a request for disability-related modification or
accommodation please contact the City Clerk at mrittburg@ci.calistoga.ca.us or (707) 942-2807. If
you need assistance or accommodation, please provide notice at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
For TTY/ Speech-to-Speech users, dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-
speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Se les pide por favor que avise con 48 horas de anticipación cuando haga un pedido para asistencia.
Esto les da suficiente tiempo antes de la junta para permitir que la ciudad tome medidas razonables.
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 April 17, 2023, by 4:00 p.m.
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