CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Regular MeetingNapa, CA · February 18, 2020
Agenda
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
3:30 PM Afternoon Session
6:30 PM Evening Session
City Hall Council Chambers
955 School Street
Napa, CA 94559
www.cityofnapa.org
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Jill Techel
Vice Mayor Doris Gentry
Councilmember Liz Alessio
Councilmember Mary Luros
Councilmember Scott Sedgley
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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA February 18, 2020
3:30 P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER:
1.A. Roll Call:
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
3. PUBLIC COMMENT:
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.A. 2168-2019 Monthly Budget and Investment Statement
Recommendation: Receive and file the Monthly Budget and Investment Statement as of
December 31, 2019.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Dec 2019 Budget and Investment Statement
4.B. 2227-2019 Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek Damage to
Browns Valley Road at Valley Glen Lane
Recommendation: Determine there is a need to continue the emergency action to execute
and implement contracts for the design, permitting and construction of
the creek bank and sidewalk repairs adjacent to Browns Valley Creek at
Browns Valley Road and Valley Glen Lane, and determine that the
actions authorized by this item are exempt from CEQA.
4.C. 2188-2019 Workers’ Compensation Insurance for Peace Officers
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City to accept liability for
compensation, under Workers' Compensation and Insurance laws, for
an injury sustained by a City police officer ("peace officer") while outside
the State of California, who was not at the time acting under the
immediate direction of his or her employer, subject to the limits identified
in California Labor Code Section 3600.2(b)(4).
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
4.D. 2232-2019 Public Safety Dispatching Services Provided to American
Medical Response for Emergency Medical Services
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a one-year
contract amendment for Public Safety Dispatching Services provided to
American Medical Response (AMR).
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
ATCH 2 - Amendment 5 AMR Dispatch 2020
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4.E. 18-2020 Senior Activity Center Public Art
Recommendation: Approve the installation of a public art sculpture at the Senior Activity
Center; authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf
of the City in an amount not to exceed $15,000, with the artist, Tiimo
Mang, for the purchase and installation of the sculpture entitled "Northern
Sojourner"; determine that the actions authorized by this item are
exempt from CEQA; and approve the transfer of $15,000 from the Public
Art Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund and an increase to the Senior
Center Project (FC16PR01) of $15,000 as documented in Budget
Adjustment No. BE2002503.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Proposed Site & Artwork
ATCH 2 - Draft Services Agreement for Artwork
ATCH 3 - Budget Adjustment
4.F. 2116-2019 North Bay BMX
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with North Bay
BMX for the BMX track at John F. Kennedy Park for a term of 5 years
with an option to renew for an additional 5 years at an annual rent of
$5000, increased each year by the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index and determine that the actions authorized by this
item are exempt from CEQA.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - North Bay BMX Lease
4.G. 4-2020 Budget Adjustment to Materials Diversion Fund for
FY2019/20
Recommendation: Approve a revenue budget increase of $2,504,000 and an expenditure
budget increase of $3,715,000 in the Materials Diversion Fund and an
expenditure budget decrease of $300,000 in the Non-Recurring Materials
Diversion Fund, as documented in Budget Adjustment No. BE2002501.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Budget Adjustment Form No. BE2002501
4.H. 2181-2019 Penny Lane Water Main Reimbursement Agreements
Recommendation: Authorize the Utilities Director to execute agreements with the property
owners of 2137, 2139 and 2159 Penny Lane to reimburse the City for the
property owners' fair share proportionate costs associated with a water
main extension project to provide City water service to the properties,
which were recently annexed into the City of Napa, and determine that
the project is exempt from CEQA.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Penny Lane Exhibit
ATCH 2 - Reimbursement Agreement (2137 Penny Lane)
ATCH 3 - Reimbursement Agreement (2139 Penny Lane)
ATCH 4 - Reimbursement Agreement (2159 Penny Lane)
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4.I. 2226-2019 Caltrans Maintenance Agreement for Interchange at SR29
and First Street, the Roundabouts Project
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Project
Specific Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department
of Transportation for the Interchange at State Route 29 and First Street,
the Roundabouts Project, in the City of Napa, and determining that the
actions authorized by this resolution were adequately analyzed by a
previous CEQA action.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
ATCH 2 - Maintenance Agreement
4.J. 2197-2019 Amended First Time Homebuyer Loan Down Payment
Assistance Program Guidelines
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving amended First Time Homebuyer Loan
Program Guidelines.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
EX A - Amended Down Payment Assistance Guidelines
ATCH 2 - Proposed Changes to Down Payment Assistance Guidelines
4.K. 11-2020 Affordable Housing Infill Infrastructure Grant Application for
Napa Pipe
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to jointly submit an
application with Napa Redevelopment Partners LLC to California
Department of Housing and Community Development for an Infill
Infrastructure grant of up to $15,000,000 for the Napa Pipe Project and
determining that the actions authorized by this resolution were
adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
5. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
CITY COUNCIL RECESS
6:30 P.M. EVENING SESSION
6. CALL TO ORDER:
6.A. Roll Call:
7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
8. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
9. PUBLIC COMMENT:
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10. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPEALS:
10.A. 25-2020 Heritage House/Valle Verde Project
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving a Use Permit and Design Review Permit to
remodel an existing building to create 66 Single Room Occupancy
(SROS) units, including 33 units of permanent supportive housing,
(Heritage House), and a Design Review Permit for the construction of a
24-unit affordable apartment complex (Valle Verde) and three Density
Bonus Concessions (two for Heritage House and one for Valle Verde) on
a 2.88 acre property located at 3700, 3710 & 3720 Valle Verde Drive
(APNS 038-170-042, 043 & 046), and determining that the actions
authorized by this resolution were adequately analyzed by a previous
CEQA action.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
ATCH 2 - Staff Report for 02-04-20
ATCH 3 - Final EIR and Draft EIR
ATCH 4 - Public Correspondence
10.B. 2233-2019 Abandonment and quit claim of a portion of Valle Verde
Drive to The Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation for
the Heritage House/Valle Verde Project
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the conditional abandonment and quit
claim of a portion of Valle Verde Drive to The Peter A. and Vernice H.
Gasser Foundation in support of the Heritage House and the Valle Verde
Apartments Projects (PL17-0114) located at 3700, 3710 and 3720 Valle
Verde Drive, and determining that the actions authorized by this
resolution were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
EX A thru EX G - Abandonment Description and Plat Maps
11. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
11.A. 10-2020 Heritage House Apartments Loan
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute
loan documents with Heritage House Partners LP for a 55-year residual
receipts loan of up to $2,200,000, with 3 % interest, from the City of
Napa Affordable Housing Impact Fee Fund for the Heritage House
Apartments Project, which includes 66 rehabilitated and repurposed
units, located at 3700 Valle Verde Drive and determining that the
potential environmental effects of the actions authorized by this
resolution were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
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12. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPEALS:
12.A. 19-2020 Westin Hotel Addition
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving a Use Permit and Design Review Permit for
a 32-room expansion of the Westin Hotel on the vacant parcel located at
1274 Mckinstry Street adjacent to the existing Westin Hotel and
determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt
from CEQA.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
EX A - Letter dated November 21, 2019
EX B - Letter dated February 7, 2018
ATCH 2 - CEQA Checklist
ATCH 3 - PC Report and Communications
ATCH 4 - Description and Plans
ATCH 5 - Parking Analysis
13. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
14. ADJOURNMENT:
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is
Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
I hereby certify that the agenda for the above stated meeting was posted at a
location freely accessible to members of the public at City Hall, 955 School Street, on
Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
_______________________________
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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MEETING DATES:
The City Council meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of each month; additional meetings may be
scheduled as needed.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Information and documents related to items on this agenda are available on the City ’s website at
www.cityofnapa.org; you may also contact the City Clerk for information by email at clerk@cityofnapa .org; by
calling (707) 257-9503; or in person at 955 School Street, Napa. Any documents related to an agenda item that are
provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are reported by the City Clerk at the
meeting under “Supplemental Reports and Communications,” and are available for public inspection.
CITY POLICY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS:
The City of Napa complies with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law,
and does not discriminate against any person with a disability. If any person has a disability and requires
information or materials in an appropriate alternative format (or any other reasonable accommodation), contact the
City Clerk at (707) 257-9503 or email at clerk@cityofnapa.org. For TTY/ Speech-to-Speech users, dial 7-1-1 for the
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Esta agenda identifica los asuntos que serán considerados en una junta del poder legislativo. Todas las juntas del
poder legislativo están abiertas al público, y se invita a los miembros del público a asistir y dirigirse directamente
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CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Meetings are conducted in accordance with the requirements of state law (the “Ralph M. Brown Act,” California
Government Code Sections 54950, et seq.) and the City’s Rules of Order (Council Policy Resolution 19).
Members of the public may address the Council at designated times and are expected to conduct themselves with
courtesy and respect. Speakers should direct comments to the Mayor and City Councilmembers, not the audience .
Speakers are expected to yield the floor when the time limit is identified and comply with the City ’s Rules of Order.
Speaking times are limited to no more than three minutes per person, with the exception of certain hearings and
appeals, or at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT (INCLUDING CONSENT CALENDAR AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS):
The public may directly address the City Council on any subject within the Council ’s subject matter jurisdiction,
including any matter that is not on the agenda. Speaking time is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per
person, unless modified at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council.
If the matter is not on the agenda, or if the matter is on the Consent Calendar, or is an Administrative Report,
submit a speaker card or request to speak during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
Speaker cards are not required if the speaker otherwise makes a clear and timely request to address the Council,
but do promote the efficient and orderly progress of the meeting. Information on Speaker Cards is subject to
disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
These items are considered routine and may be approved by a single vote. Only the Mayor or a majority of the City
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Council may authorize public input after the consent calendar is introduced.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Only the Mayor or a majority of the City Council may authorize public input after an administrative report item is
introduced.
CONSENT HEARINGS:
These items are considered routine and may be approved by a single vote; however, any member of the public or
City Council may remove an item for consideration during the public hearing portion of the agenda.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPEALS
During any public hearing or appeal, any person may directly address the City Council. Applicants (or appellants)
are allowed 10 minutes to present testimony at the beginning of the public hearing, and if needed, 5 minutes to
present rebuttal at the end of the public hearing. All other speakers will be limited to 3 minutes.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council is authorized to meet in closed session, without attendance by the public, on limited
confidential topics such as pending litigation, real property negotiations, or personnel or labor matters.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:
The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is the state law that requires the City to evaluate and document
the potential environmental consequences of discretionary decision. (See, California Public Resources Code
Sections 21000 - 21189.3; and the “CEQA Guidelines” at California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 6,
Chapter 3, Sections 15000 - 15387). For each item that requires a CEQA determination by City Council, there is a
reference to that determination on this agenda, and more information regarding the CEQA analysis is included in
the documents that accompany this Agenda. To the extent that City staff determines that particular items are not
subject to CEQA, there will be no indication of a CEQA action on this Agenda.
CHALLENGES TO DECISIONS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
If a person wishes to file a legal challenge to any decision made by the City Council, you may be limited to raising
only those issues which you or someone else raised during the meeting, or in a written communication received by
the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting. In addition, a legal challenge may be limited or barred where the
interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies. The time limit to commence
any legal challenge may be subject to strict timing requirements, and failure to comply with applicable timing
requirements may result in a legal challenge being barred. Any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi -adjudicative
decision made by the City Council is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter
limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any
quasi-adjudicative decision made by City Council must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on
which such decision becomes final.
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