City Council Special Meeting Closed Session

Mayor Donald Williams Vice Mayor Irais Lopez-Ortega Councilmembers Lisa M. Gift AGENDA Scott Cooper City Council Special Meeting Kevin Eisenberg Closed Session Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 3:30 PM Virtual * COVID-19 NOTICE * THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953 (AS AMENDED BY AB 361) WHICH AUTHORIZES TELECONFERENCED MEETINGS UNDER THE BROWN ACT DURING CERTAIN PROCLAIMED STATES OF EMERGENCY. THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMED A STATE OF EMERGENCY RELATED TO COVID-19 ON MARCH 4, 2020. THIS TELECONFERENCED MEETING IS NECESSARY SO THAT THE CITY CAN CONDUCT ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND IS PERMITTED UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE 54953 IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ATTENDEES. . Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, this City Council Meeting will be held via teleconference only, and will not be physically open to the public. Councilmembers and staff will teleconference into the meeting by audio and/or video. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom Webinar. 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 DURING THE MEETING: Please participate in the meeting by providing public comment on any item on the agenda or any item of municipal concern. In Person: Fill out a Speaker Card and provide to the City Clerk before the meeting begins. Virtual (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 or any item of municipal concern 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 for items not on the agenda 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. 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, due to certain technical disruptions. 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. 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 February 1, 2023, by 4:30 p.m. Page 1 of 2