CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Regular MeetingNapa, CA · September 2, 2025
Minutes
955 School Street
CITY OF NAPA Napa, CA 94559
www.cityofnapa.org
MEETING MINUTES - Final
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Mary Luros
Councilmember Chris DeNatale
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Beth Painter
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 3:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers
3:30 PM Afternoon Session
No Evening Session
3:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:47 P.M.
1.A. Roll Call:
Present: 5- Mayor Sedgley, Vice Mayor Luros, Councilmember DeNatale, Councilmember
Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental documents:
Item 4. - Communication from William Cocker.
Item 6.A.:
- PowerPoint Presentation from City staff.
- Email from Sophie Wassef.
Item 6.C. - PowerPoint Presentation from City staff.
(Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerks
department)
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
3.A. 344-2025 Proclamation for National Little League Month
Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Nasser
Alimusa accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
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3.B. 343-2025 Proclamation for Suicide Prevention Month
Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Jeni
Olsen, Prevention Director for Mentis, Napa's Center for Mental Health
Services accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
Dalton Piercey - provided comments regarding the music industry.
Harris Nussbaum - voiced concerns regarding a potential future hotel site
in the Oxbow area. He also shared a personal story regarding receiving a
red light camera ticket and suggested camera timing on Lincoln be
reviewed.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez,
to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter
5.A. 361-2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved the minutes from the August 19, 2025 Special and Regular Meetings of
the City Council.
5.B. 340-2025 Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Amendment
Approved the second reading and final adoption Ordinance O2025-013 amending
the Napa Municipal Code to (1) amend section 15.52.070 “Review requirements
for applications to perform work on historic resources”; (2) amend section
17.06.030 “Definitions”; and (3) repeal existing 17.52.015 “Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADU)” in its entirety and replace it with a new section 17.52.015 “Accessory
Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units”.
Enactment No: O2025-013
5.C. 326-2025 Five-Way Intersection Project
Approved and authorized the Public Works Director to execute on behalf of the
City a contract with Mark Thomas & Co. for professional civil engineering design
services for the development of plans, specifications, and estimates and
preliminary right-of-way work for the Five-Way Intersection Project, in an amount
not to exceed $3,264,933.23.
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5.D. 336-2025 City Hall Roof Replacement Project
Adopted Resolution R2025-098: (1) authorizing the Public Works Director to award
a construction contract to, and execute a construction contract with, Modern
Method Roofing Co., Inc., for the City Hall Roof Replacement project in the bid
amount of $247,929.19; (2) authorizing the Public Works Director to approve
change orders and charges for project services up to $74,793.00 for a total project
amount not to exceed $322,722.19; and (3) determining that the actions
authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2025-098
5.E. 294-2025 Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive Bridge
Determined there was a need to continue the emergency action to execute and
implement a contract for the design, permitting, and construction to stabilize the
creek bank and adjacent roadway for Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive,
and determined that the actions authorized by this item are exempt from CEQA.
5.F. 348-2025 Emergency Declaration for 36-inch Asbestos Cement Water Transmission
Main Replacement
Determined there was a need to continue the emergency action to execute and
implement contracts for the construction to replace up to 8,200 linear feet of
36-inch asbestos cement water transmission main.
5.G. 358-2025 Capital Improvement Program – Update for Fiscal Year 2025/26
Adopted Resolution R2025-099 amending the FY2025/26 & 2026/27 Capital
Improvement Project Plan as documented in budget adjustments 2P03 and 5P03
Enactment No: R2025-099
5.H. 254-2025 Acceptance of Four California Office of Traffic Safety Grants for
FY2025-2026 and Services Agreement with the Napa County Bicycle
Coalition.
Adopted Resolution R2025-100 (1) accepting four grants from the Office of Traffic
Safety, and authorizing the Chief of Police to sign the Grant Agreements; (2)
authorizing revenue and expenditure budget increases in the amount of $398,930
in the Police Department’s Special Revenue Grants Fund for the Office of Traffic
Safety Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; (3) approving and authorizing
the Chief of Police to sign a service agreement with the Napa County Bicycle
Coalition in an amount not to exceed $93,930 to provide pedestrian and bicycle
safety in Napa County; and (4) determining that the actions authorized by this
resolution are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15060(c).
Enactment No: R2025-100
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
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6.A. 311-2025 Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Update and Discussion
Deborah Elliott, Climate Action Management Analyst, and Erik de Kok,
Director of Interdisciplinary Planning, Ascent Environmental Inc., provided
the report.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment.
Chris Benz - provided various comments in support of the regional plan
and applauded the City for it's individual efforts to reduce emissions.
Dalton Piercey - shared historical perspective; encouraged Council to
keep up the good work.
Jim McNamara - suggested, as a means to tackle the climate crisis, the
removal of all gross polluters from his neighborhood.
Discussion was turned over Council. Individual members provided
comments, questions, and considerations regarding the Plan. Some
concerns were raised by members regarding future funding and
associated costs. Staff shared next steps and confirmed that a future item
would return to Council once final comments from the public review &
comment period were received.
6.B. 335-2025 League of California Cities 2025 Voting Delegate and Alternate
Mayor Sedgley introduced the item.
There were no requests from members of the public to comment.
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Vice Mayor Luros,
to appoint Councilmember DeNatale as Voting Delegate and Councilmember
Painter as Alternates to the General Assembly at the 2025 League of California
Cities Annual Conference & Expo.
Aye: 5- Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter
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6.C. 345-2025 Hidden Glen Remediation Project
Senior Civil Engineer Chris Jones provided the report.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to
speak.
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember
Narvaez, to adopt Resolution R2025-101: (1) adopting a Final Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program for the Hidden Glen Remediation Project; (2) authorizing staff to finalize
construction plans for the Hidden Glen Remediation Project; and (3) authorizing
staff to advertise the Hidden Glen Remediation Project for bids. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter
Enactment No: R2025-101
7. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
Mayor Sedgley reminded Councilmembers to check in with City Manager
about attending an upcoming Puertas Abiertas event.
Vice Mayor Luros invited folks to attend NapaSan's annual open house on
September 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Councilmember Narvaez invited folks to attend the 9/11 Memorial Service
at 11:00 a.m. September 11th at the 9/11 Memorial Garden in Napa.
Councilmember Painter shared that Saturday, September 20th, was
Coastal Clean-up Day. She encouraged folks to participate and shared
that the RCD webpage contained sign up information for multiple sites
throughout the City and County.
8. CLOSED SESSION:
Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session items.
Mayor Sedgley stated that would be recusing from participation in item 8.A.
due to the proximity of his home address to the subject site.
There were no requests from the public to comment on closed session
items.
The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 5:14 P.M. The meeting
adjourned at 6:26 P.M.
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8.A. 370-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
City of Napa v. Wolfson, et al.
Napa County Superior Court Case No. 24CV000605
Reportable action from item 8.A: The City Council voted with 4 in the
affirmative, with Mayor Scott Sedgley recused due to a conflict of interest,
to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Purchase and
Sale and Settlement Agreement and Temporary Construction Easement
with Sabrina Wolfson to resolve the City of Napa v. Wolfson matter, Napa
County Superior Court Case No. 24CV000605. Under the terms of the
agreement, the City will pay $150,000 for certain portions of private
property for road widening purposes and agrees to process variances for
the private property site through the City’s standard process.
8.B. 371-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Kawalek v. City of Napa, et al.
Napa County Superior Court Case No. 21CV001137
8.C. 373-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
3 Potential Matters
Potential Legal Disputes with 3 Private Property Owners Regarding
Hidden Glen Landfill Remediation Based on Receipt of Claims (attached)
or Based on Existing Facts and Circumstances Related to the
Remediation
8.D. 376-2025 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Attorney
9. ADJOURNMENT: 6:26 P.M.
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is
September 16, 2025.
Submitted by:
_______________________________
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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Agenda
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
3:30 PM Afternoon Session
No Evening Session
*REVISED AGENDA - REVISION NO.1 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025*
City Hall Council Chambers
955 School Street
Napa, CA 94559
www.cityofnapa.org
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Mary Luros
Councilmember Chris DeNatale
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Beth Painter
See last pages of agenda for information regarding meeting procedures
Vea las últimas páginas de esta agenda para información sobre juntas del poder legislativo
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA September 2, 2025
REVISED AGENDA - REVISION NO. 1 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025
3:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER:
1.A. Roll Call:
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
3.A. 344-2025 Proclamation for National Little League Month
Recommendation: Proclaim September as National Little League Month.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Proclamation
3.B. 343-2025 Proclamation for Suicide Prevention Month
Recommendation: Proclaim September as Suicide Prevention Month.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Proclamation
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
5.A. 361-2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the minutes from the August 19, 2025 Special and Regular
Meetings of the City Council.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - August 19, 2025 Draft Special Meeting Minutes
ATCH 2 - August 19, 2025 Draft Regular Meeting Minutes
5.B. 340-2025 Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Amendment
Recommendation: Approve the second reading and final adoption of an ordinance amending
the Napa Municipal Code to (1) amend section 15.52.070 "Review
requirements for applications to perform work on historic resources"; (2)
amend section 17.06.030 "Definitions"; and (3) repeal existing 17.52.015
"Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)" in its entirety and replace it with a new
section 17.52.015 "Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory
Dwelling Units".
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Ordinance
ATCH 2 - HCD Letter
ATCH 3 - Letter from CalHDF
ATCH 4 - Memo from Staff
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5.C. 326-2025 Five-Way Intersection Project
Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Public Works Director to execute on behalf of
the City a contract with Mark Thomas & Co. for professional civil
engineering design services for the development of plans, specifications,
and estimates and preliminary right-of-way work for the Five-Way
Intersection Project, in an amount not to exceed $3,264,933.23.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Agreement
5.D. 336-2025 City Hall Roof Replacement Project
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution: (1) authorizing the Public Works Director to award a
construction contract to, and execute a construction contract with,
Modern Method Roofing Co., Inc., for the City Hall Roof Replacement
project in the bid amount of $247,929.19; (2) authorizing the Public
Works Director to approve change orders and charges for project
services up to $74,793.00 for a total project amount not to exceed
$322,722.19; and (3) determining that the actions authorized by this
resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
5.E. 294-2025 Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass
Drive Bridge
Recommendation: Determine there is a need to continue the emergency action to execute
and implement a contract for the design, permitting, and construction to
stabilize the creek bank and adjacent roadway for Browns Valley Creek
at Tall Grass Drive, and determine that the actions authorized by this
item are exempt from CEQA.
5.F. 348-2025 Emergency Declaration for 36-inch Asbestos Cement Water
Transmission Main Replacement
Recommendation: Determine there is a need to continue the emergency action to execute
and implement contracts for the construction to replace up to 8,200
linear feet of 36-inch asbestos cement water transmission main.
5.G. 358-2025 Capital Improvement Program – Update for Fiscal Year
2025/26
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution amending the FY2025/26 & 2026/27 Capital
Improvement Project Plan as documented in budget adjustments 2P03
and 5P03
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
EX A – Budget Adjustment 2P03
EX B – Budget Adjustment 5P03
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5.H. 254-2025 Acceptance of Four California Office of Traffic Safety Grants
for FY2025-2026 and Services Agreement with the Napa
County Bicycle Coalition.
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution (1) accepting four grants from the Office of Traffic
Safety, and authorizing the Chief of Police to sign the Grant Agreements;
(2) authorizing revenue and expenditure budget increases in the amount
of $398,930 in the Police Department's Special Revenue Grants Fund
for the Office of Traffic Safety Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2025-2026; (3) approving and authorizing the Chief of Police to sign a
service agreement with the Napa County Bicycle Coalition in an amount
not to exceed $93,930 to provide pedestrian and bicycle safety in Napa
County; and (4) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution
are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15060(c).
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution
EX A - Council Budget Amendment No. 3P3
ATCH 2 - Office of Traffic Safety Grant Tentative Award Letter PT26054
ATCH 3 - Office of Traffic Safety Grant Tentative Award Letter MC26004
ATCH 4 - Office of Traffic Safety Grant Tentative Award Letter PS26013
ATCH 5 - Office of Traffic Safety Grant Tentative Award Letter TR26009
ATCH 6 - Agreement with Napa County Bicycle Coalition
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
6.A. 311-2025 Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Update and
Discussion
Recommendation: Receive a presentation on the City of Napa's progress on the Regional
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and an update on the Countywide
Climate Action Committee activities. Provide input to staff on next steps.
6.B. 335-2025 League of California Cities 2025 Voting Delegate and
Alternate
Recommendation: Appoint one City Council Voting Delegate and one Alternate to the
General Assembly at the 2025 League of California Cities Annual
Conference & Expo.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - 2025 Voting Delegate Information Packet
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6.C. 345-2025 Hidden Glen Remediation Project
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution: (1) adopting a Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the
Hidden Glen Remediation Project; (2) authorizing staff to finalize
construction plans for the Hidden Glen Remediation Project; and (3)
authorizing staff to advertise the Hidden Glen Remediation Project for
bids.
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Resolution with Exhibit A
ATCH 2 - Site Plan
ATCH 3 - Preliminary Grading Plan and Sections
ATCH 4 – Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
ATCH 5 - NOI to Adopt MND
ATCH 6 - Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
ATCH 7 – PDF of Staff Presentation
7. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
8. CLOSED SESSION:
8.A. 370-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
City of Napa v. Wolfson, et al.
Napa County Superior Court Case No. 24CV000605
8.B. 371-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Kawalek v. City of Napa, et al.
Napa County Superior Court Case No. 21CV001137
8.C. 373-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
3 Potential Matters
Potential Legal Disputes with 3 Private Property Owners
Regarding Hidden Glen Landfill Remediation Based on
Receipt of Claims (attached) or Based on Existing Facts
and Circumstances Related to the Remediation
Attachments: ATCH 1 - Claim
8.D. 376-2025 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Attorney
*This item made available Friday, August 29, 2025.*
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9. ADJOURNMENT:
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is
September 16, 2025.
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, August 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
*Revised agenda re-posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM.*
_______________________________
Samantha Pascoe, Deputy City Clerk
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