City Council Special Meeting Closed Session

Mayor Chris Canning Vice Mayor Irais Lopez-Ortega Councilmembers Lisa M. Gift AGENDA Gary Kraus City Council Special Meeting Closed Session Donald Williams Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 4:00 PM Virtual * COVID-19 NOTICE * The City of Calistoga is committed to public participation in City government in a manner that is consistent with guidance and Health Orders issued by the Napa County Public Health Officer and the Governor’s Executive Orders N-69-20, N-29-20 and N-25-20, which suspend certain requirements of the Brown Act. This Meeting is necessary so that the City can conduct necessary business and is permitted under the Napa County Health Order No. 20-06 as an Essential Governmental Function. Consistent with the above-referenced Orders, this meeting will not be physically open to the public. City Councilmembers and staff will be video/teleconferencing into the meeting. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can observe and participate in the meeting from home. Below is information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting. The City recognizes that not all residents have the same ways to stay engaged, so several alternatives are offered. 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: 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. 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 2:00 p.m. 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 2:00 p.m. deadline will be provided to the City Council and included with supplemental materials after the meeting. No written comments will be read verbally at the meeting. The City of Calistoga thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus. Note: The methods of observing or listening to the meeting or providing public comments may be altered or the meeting may be cancelled, if needed. You may check on the status of the meeting by visiting the City website at www.ci.calistoga.ca.us for any updates. Page 0 of 2 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: 3.1. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 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. 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 immediately following Regular Council Meeting under "REPORT ON 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 October 11, 2022 by 4:30 p.m. Page 1 of 2