City Council Special Session
Special MeetingCalistoga, CA · April 10, 2021
Agenda
Mayor
Chris Canning
Vice Mayor
Irais Lopez-Ortega
Councilmembers
Lisa M. Gift
AGENDA
Gary Kraus City Council Special Meeting
Donald Williams Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 11:00 AM
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.
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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.
Please participate in the meeting by observing or listening to the meeting in one of the following ways:
1. Listen on your phone – dial 1-669-900-6833, enter webinar ID: 829-0729-5419, password: 123201
2. Watch online via Zoom - click this link and enter password: 123201
3. Watch online via YouTube Live at youtube.com/cityofcalistoga
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.
Alternatively, participate in the meeting by providing 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. Comments received by 3:30 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting
will be posted online with the agenda packet and included in the record but will not be read aloud. Comments
received after the commencement of the meeting and before the agenda item is heard will be read aloud for a
maximum of three minutes, or as determined by the Chair. If a comment is received after the agenda item is
heard but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the meeting
but will not be read aloud. 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.
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1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
2. ORAL COMMUNICATION
This is a Special Meeting, this time is provided for members of the public to address the City
Council regarding matters of municipal concern for the agenda item listed below (maximum of
three minutes per speaker).
3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER:
3.1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation, Pursuant to Government Code Section
54957
Title: City Manager
4. CONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
4.1. Report from Closed Session
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.
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 9, 2021 by 11:00 a.m.
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