Meeting
Town of Yountville

6550 Yount Street 
Yountville, CA 94599




Meeting Agenda – Final
Special Meeting
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

4:00 PM


Town Hall Council Chambers


Town Council

Mayor John Dunbar
Council Member Margie Mohler
Council Member Marita Dorenbecher
Council Member Eric Knight


 
The Town of Yountville is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other similar federal and state laws in all respects. If, as an attendee or participant in this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what is provided, the Town will provide reasonable accommodations for you. Individuals who need auxiliary aids or services for effective communication or participation in programs and services of the Town of Yountville are invited to make their needs and preferences known by contacting the Town Clerk at (707) 944-8851 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. This notice is available in accessible alternate formats from the ADA Coordinator.
 
MEETING SCHEDULE AND HOW TO VIEW AGENDA
Meeting Schedule and Location: The Town Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. except for August and December when the Town Council meets once per month on the first Tuesday. All Town Council meetings are being held virtually for the foreseeable future

How to View the Agenda:  The Agenda and associated staff reports may be viewed online by visiting the Town’s website at www.townofyountville.com/meetings

How to Watch the Meeting: The Town Council meetings and other Town Meeting bodies can be watched live on the Town’s Youtube Channel at www.townofyountville.com/youtube, through the Town’s website at www.townofyountville.com, via the HTML Agenda found at www.townofyountville.com/meetings, or on our local cable TV Channel 28.
HOW TO PROVIDE LIVE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT
  1. Members of the public can join the Town Council meeting via Zoom Webinar. To register click the following link: www.townofyountville.com/specialmeeting
  2. Joining the Zoom Webinar will allow you to provide LIVE Public Comment using AUDIO ONLY. –  No Video. Please note Zoom Webinars are being recorded.
  3. To provide Public Comment on matters NOT listed on the Agenda at the beginning of the meeting, please use the Zoom RAISE HAND feature.
  4. To provide Public Comment on matters listed on the Agenda, please use the RAISE HAND feature when the Mayor calls for Public Comment,.Staff will verbally call upon you before unmuting you to speak.

HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ELECTRONICALLY
  1. If you would like to comment on an item, public comments may be emailed to [email protected]  Please include in the subject line “COMMENT TO COUNCIL”. Any written testimony submitted will be provided to the Council members electronically, may be read into the record, and will become part of the meeting archive as long as it is received during public comment and prior to the Council’s vote on the item.
  2. Members of the public can also use the Public Comment feature found within the agendas. To provide public comment to specific agenda items, visit www.townofyountville.com/meetings and select the meeting agenda you would like to provide comment on and then choose the item you want to provide a comment by clicking the Speech Bubble icon on the right-side column.
 
HOW TO APPEAL
Appeals: A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Town Council may have the right to a review of the decision by a Court. California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 and 1094.6 generally limits the time within which a decision of the Town Council may be judicially challenged. If a person challenges a decision in Court, he or she may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the Public Meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Town Council at, or before, the Public Meeting.
 
 
1.

CALL TO ORDER; CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

2.

ROLL CALL

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

5.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA

Members of the public are entitled to speak for 3-minutes per speaker on matters of municipal concern not on the agenda, during consideration of that portion of the meeting agenda entitled “Public Comment” when that item is called by the Mayor. However, the Mayor has the discretion to limit speaking time when it is reasonable under the circumstances, including when there are many items on the agenda or a high volume of members of the public who intend to speak. The Mayor also has the discretion to extend the time to speak. The Mayor shall limit or extend speaking time in a consistent manner that is not based on the content or viewpoint of the speech.

The Council may; however, briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public, ask for clarification from staff, refer the matter to staff, request staff to report back on the matter, or request staff to place the matter on a future agenda.

6.

CONSENT CALENDAR

A.

Adopt Resolution Number 22-4096 Authorizing Remote Teleconferencing Meetings of the Town Council and All Town Boards, Commissions, and Committees Pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e).

7.

PRESENTATIONS - NONE                                                 

8.

PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE

9.

ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULAR ITEMS

A.

Consideration of Appointment of a Council Member to Vice Mayor position to complete remainder of existing Vice Mayor's term.

B.

Discussion and possible direction regarding process to fill vacant Council seat resulting from the resignation of Vice Mayor Kerri Dorman.

10.

STAFF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS - NONE

11.

COUNCIL MEETING REPORTS, COMMENTS AND AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS

A.

Napa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District (Dunbar)

B.

League of California Cities Update (Dunbar/Mohler/Dorenbecher)

C.

Council Ad Hoc and Standing Committee Reports (All Council)

D.

Reports and Announcements

12.

CLOSED SESSION - NONE

13.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the Town Council Regular Meting Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.. being held by remote Teleconference.
I certify that a copy of this Town Council Agenda was posted at a location freely-accessible to the public at Yountville Town Hall, 6550 Yount Street within the Town of Yountville, twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting.
/s/ Eddy Gomez
 
Eddy Gomez, Town Clerk