It is time. Tiffany, are you ready to go?
I am ready if you are mayor.
I am ready. So welcome everyone. Welcome to our June 16th afternoon meeting of the
Napa City Council. Could we have roll call, please?
Council member is painter, here. Leros, here.
Nerva, yes? Here.
Vice Mayor Dina tolle, here.
Mayor, essentially.
Here.
If you are able, can you please stand and join us in the pledge of allegiance?
I pledge allegiance to the line in the day of the summer.
In particular, public, for which day and nation, I'm going to be visible,
with liberty and justice tomorrow.
So the clerk, are there any changes to the agenda or supplemental reports?
There are no changes to the agenda.
Mayor, we do have supplemental reports for item 5.
We have an email received from Sam Aldridge.
And for item 9A, we have PowerPoint presentation from staff.
Thank you so much.
Item 400, agenda special presentations.
Always a popular one is our pet of the month.
We have Louis Ambris from the Napa County Animal Shelter.
Here with an adoptable pet.
I believe a beautiful little cat named Sawyer.
This is always a challenging part.
Can I handle both of at the same time?
So if you notice me stumbling, it's most likely because she's trying to climb onto my shoulders.
But this is Sawyer, as you guys can see on the screen.
She is an eight week old tortoise.
Katie, that just went up for adoption recently.
She just came back from foster.
So she, as you guys saw, somebody was holding her here.
She's very gentle, very easy going.
Not very unusual.
She's used to all of the noises.
So I was getting up.
During the pledge of allegiance.
People pulling her.
She seems to be doing really well.
She did come with a lyrical kiddies.
All her siblings did get adopted.
And it's basically just her in a big space.
My hero.
There he is a lot.
But otherwise, she's a very, very sweet kiddie.
The whole time that she's been here.
She's basically been purring, waiting to gather.
The moment I put her into her kennel, she lets me know, hey,
I want to come out.
I want to be in your arms.
I want to be out in about.
But yeah, adoptions are super, super easy at the animal shelter.
You come in.
You don't need any appointments.
You fill out an application.
You meet one on one with one of our adoption counselors.
You get to meet the kitty, making sure that they're a good match for you.
The adoption fee covers a spare new surgery.
Microchip, vaccines, the warmers, fully in tick medication.
We try to set everybody up for success.
So when they do go home, that's the least that you have to worry about.
All you have to worry about is how do I establish them into my home, into my routine.
And then open, welcome them with open arms.
And then you do a follow up with your veterinarian.
So there are about 16 weeks old.
And then from there, you guys are all set for your yearly visits.
Thank you, Louise.
Are you better walk, slowly you're up and down the aisles here.
You're going to get everybody a chance to, you know, say hello.
What a beauty.
We could use a council cat.
Council cat.
Thank you so much.
And adopt these loving little critters.
It was for other homes, for ever homes.
Next, under special presentations, we have the celebration of Juneteenth holiday.
So we will tonight recognize Juneteenth, 2026, as National Independence Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day.
Council members, do you have your proclamations?
City of Napa, proclamation in recognition of Juneteenth.
As the theme of Juneteenth, 2026, honoring the past, serving the present, inspiring the future.
Calls upon us to remember that profound sacrifices and triumphs that have shaped our nation,
to uplift and serve our communities today, and to recommit ourselves to building a future rooted in equity, unity, and opportunity for all.
And whereas on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,
providing that all persons held his slaves with any state or designated part of a state,
shall be then then forward and forever free.
And whereas the Emancipation Proclamation made the permanent abolition of slavery, a union war aim,
and provided the legal framework for the emancipation of nearly all four million slaves as a union army advanced.
And whereas in June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth National Independence Day,
as a 12th federal public holiday, and the first one established since Martin Luther King,
Juner's birthday recognized in 1983.
And whereas Napa acknowledges Juneteenth as a data seek to understand the experience of others,
and commit ourselves to significant and lasting improvements in the city of Napa in the United States.
Now there, forward, be it resolved that I Scott said,
usually mayor of the city of Napa along with the city council,
to hereby proclaim June 1926 as the Juneteenth National Independence Day,
and above all recognized Juneteenth as a day of reflection and remembrance,
and of opportunity to truly learn about and acknowledge this period of time in our history.
Day to June 1626.
Very well, and I know we have J.T. Thompson here tonight with us,
and maybe some friends of J.T. from the people for policy, before policy,
and the will accept J.T.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mayor Scott, gradually in all the city council members.
I appreciate you all for acknowledging such an important thing.
And so, you know, I usually try to write something and have something,
but I didn't today, and so what I do want to say is that,
you know, June 10th is, you know, it is something that America should celebrate.
And so, I know we have worked at July, and we're going to be out there,
popping fireworks, and I think we just have that same energy this Friday for June 10th.
And so, if you're not barbecuing at home, if you,
then make sure you try to get down to maybe, you know,
a state-line barbecuing down the street, or a little sister goaties,
or if you want to take the trip up to Caldestoga and go to Busters and have some barbecues,
but I think this is the time where we need to celebrate freedom day.
And so, I know some of you are off, and some of them, you aren't,
but just take a little bit of time just to reflect on June 19th as another important day of freedom in America.
Thank you.
You can come up for a picture.
You know, in GT, you don't need to write anything down when it comes from the heart.
I mean, that's just the best way to do it.
So we're gonna have to hide if you don't want me to get a picture.
You all fit?
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
All right.
At this time, on our agenda, it's time for public comment.
General public comment.
I think we're gonna start off public comment with some inner quick introductions.
I think from our internship program, it's kind of been revamped.
All right.
Let's meet some of our future.
We can plug this under public comments, so we could roll on board now.
And so, MJ.
Yes.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Council.
MJ Twarrow's interim HR director.
And I'm pleased to introduce the city of Napa's 2021 summer intern cohort.
This year, we have seven talented interns joining us across several departments, where they will gain valuable experience in local government, contribute to projects that serve our community and participate in professional development workshops.
The internship program is an important opportunity to support emerging professionals while fostering interest in public service.
Our interns are Nadia and Tyler from community resources and development department.
Diana and Diego from public works.
Sonia and Vien from Parks and Rec and King from utilities.
We're excited to have them with us this summer and look forward to their contributions that will make their time with the city even more impactful and help our community.
So please join me in giving our summer interns a warm welcome to the city of Napa.
Thank you so much.
Great to meet you and thanks for sticking through for the whole meeting.
And that's the evening session also.
We expect you here for that.
So that's part of the internship program.
Thank you.
Public comments.
More public information during the public comment portion of the meeting.
The public is invited to address the city council on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council.
Please focus your comments on either past actions taken by the council or proposed future actions to be taken by the council.
However, if the subject matter of the public comment is not an agenda.
The city council is strictly limited to responding to that item.
And I believe we had one public going to start with cards and then you had one first one.
No, I do have four cards including councilman.
Barbra Montaldo.
Eve Con and Jim Hinton.
Good afternoon council.
So pleasure to be here.
It's an honor.
My first time here in these chambers.
I am a former city councilman in the communist Republic of Katadi.
So I'm happy to be here.
I'm a long time resident of Katadi as well.
And I have business interests here in Napa.
And I sent the city council and the citation parking citation a letter.
I don't expect you to remember everything in the letter.
But I received two parking citations in the same spot at the same time on the same day.
And I thought it was a little heavy handed, you know, a little over the top.
And very rare to get two citations in the same spot.
So I took it upon myself and a timely manner to go into to code enforcement.
And I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Valides.
Brought me into his office.
We sat down very impressed by this gentleman.
Took his time to meet with me and hear me out on everything.
And explained my situation with my photographs and so forth and he said,
Well, I think I'm going to review this with public works.
There's some problems with the signage out there.
You know, no guarantee, Mr. Barrage.
But we're going to take a look at that.
So I appreciate that very much.
I did file an appeal in order to take my case to the next level for review.
And the findings were against me and were completely erroneous.
So I'm going to the next level of having a hearing, right?
The citation processing center requires us to go online.
I raised my objection.
I think I thought that that's abusive.
I think that's not right.
It causes senior citizens to have certain technologies available to them.
Can't present your witnesses.
Can't present your photographs with a phone in your hand.
And so I asked for the second level to be in person somewhere in your offices.
Or I asked Mr. Howard in the code enforcement.
If I could just maybe use one of the computers in the office where I can go online.
And that was not an option to use a city computer.
He actually asked me.
I could go to the city library.
Which I thought was kind of funny because, you know,
that's a kind of a private area to be putting on a hearing in front of everybody.
But that's why I tried not to chuckle.
So I've been contacted the citation processing center.
They've been very gracious and very kind.
And I've been granted an in-person hearing somewhere in this town.
So I'm going to get that letter.
Which is good.
It's good process.
But here's my point for you.
This should be available.
This an in-person hearing should be available to every citizen in this town.
You know, I just really should, especially for seniors, handicapped,
ADA accommodations and so forth.
It should be.
And as you can see that this is not a financial issue for me.
This is a matter of principle.
Okay.
And I asked for an ADA accommodation for a little more time.
And that it's arguably
an oppressive and de-force citizens into an online type of hearing
with a company out of a new part beach.
Just not meet the smell test.
And it forces, I think it forces citizens to pay up.
And not go through this argument's process.
Just write a check. And I think I would like you to just review that process. I'm very honored that I'm going to be allowed an in-person hearing.
And I did want to let you know, lastly, that I did meet with Corino Ruiz in the parking citation department to make sure my hearing is scheduled.
And I was a little concerned because she was wearing a body camera.
And I don't believe it's legal in administrative settings like that to be recording the public.
I think it's against your city policy. I think it's also ease dropping out in public out on the street.
In these chambers and so forth is legal. But in that type of setting, I think that's overreach.
And I'd like you to look at that or have city manager look at that as well.
Because I'd also like you to please put a administrative hold on that body camera footage.
In case you should, we should need to take a look at that before it's erased.
Thank you very much on pleasure to be here tonight today.
Thank you, Bob. Good luck.
Next speaker.
If your name was called, come on up with no particular order.
Hi. Good afternoon, Mayor.
I'm members of the NAPCA Council. My name is Barbara Montaldo.
I'm the executive director of moving forward towards independence.
I'm speaking to you to raise the public safety concern regarding the intersection of film street and Franklin Street in the city of NAPA.
Moving forward, which has been in NAPA going on 28 years, is one of the organizations directly impacted by conditions of this location.
This intersection serves a wide range of community members due to their diverse and high level pedestrian activity.
Safety at this intersection is a significant concern.
It's a busy intersection in our local neighborhood.
And you safety improvements to better protect our community and families.
Several vulnerable populations regularly cross at Elm and Franklin, including young children attending
Sheer Elementary School and their families.
Members of Congregation Beth Charlombe and their families and children.
Participants and families attending Mackay, Swim School or events at the NAPA Wellness Club.
Neurological diverse adults at our program.
I'm moving forward towards independence that live nearby in our Elm Street cyclists.
Using Franklin Street as a bicycle Boulevard and children.
Playing a nearby corner park.
Currently the intersection is controlled by four way stop signs.
However, these measures are not sufficient to ensure the safety of pedestrians in cyclists.
Drivers frequently fail to come to a police stop or begin moving again while pedestrians are still crossing.
There have been too many close calls at this intersection over the years.
Speeding cars are distracted drivers.
Combine with the presence of vulnerable populations create a heightened safety risk.
The risk increases after darks when visibility is reduced and residents are children may be traveling on foot
and addition to lighting at the intersection is inadequate.
Our group.
We advise them to wear yellow safety vests and carry flashlights.
So cars can see us when we're crossing the crosswalks.
For these reasons, I respectfully ask if you could help us with this project.
We thank you for your time consideration.
Thank you.
Good afternoon council. Nice to see you again.
For those of you who don't know me, I am President of Convocation Bestialone.
We are very close to the Elm and Franklin intersection.
For those of you who don't know, we have Sunday School with religious training.
We have a camp that's going on this summer.
We have Mackay Swim School in the back.
And so there are parents and children who are constantly coming in and out of that area.
We have a very small parking area.
So that puts a lot of families, especially for the pool.
And so if I don't necessarily see as much as she does because she's a little closer.
But the situation is if there's a four always stop and people are not using it.
What's the best way to protect the people who are using it?
And I know I live close to Browns Valley Elementary.
I see all over town.
You have these things with the flashing lights and you push the button.
There doesn't seem to be anything that was protecting that intersection.
Especially from sheer school, which is the closest.
So an application has been a sent to public works.
I know this is not within your jurisdiction.
But one of the things I would suggest it's all possible is to improve the priority if that.
I would love to have that done during the summer before school starts.
So thank you for your consideration.
Thank you.
Next speaker.
Jim.
Anyone else, or will wrap up General Public comment?
Thank you.
And yeah, the intersections.
Staff is here.
Staff is taking notes.
So we know we follow all this and look into it.
So I know that that is a busy intersection.
Thank you for that.
And thank you Mr. Valdez for your working with that gentleman.
The parking citations.
Thank you all.
We now move to our consent calendar.
Consent calendar items are considered routine and may be approved by a single load of the council.
However, members of the public city council, or city council may request that a consent item be pulled for discussion.
There are 16 consent items identified on the agenda for tonight item 6A through 6P and I will pull item 6G for discussion.
Are there any other consent items to be pulled?
Any discussion from council or an action to move the remainder of the consent calendar?
I move the approval of the remainder of the consent calendar.
The motion by council member Leros.
Second.
Second by Vice Mayor Dina Talley, Allen Favor.
I opposed carries item 6G as a single lot of report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.
So the recommended action is to file a city single action audit report.
So coming up for a little question that I don't know what exactly the question was.
But our finance director quick update on the item.
Finance director Donna Lee will be speaking to that item.
There was some question regarding two findings that were made.
So she will explain further.
Thank you city manager.
Thank you mayor and council Donna Lee finance director.
Yes, the findings identified in the single audit relate to the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025,
which was prior to my employment with the city.
And while the findings are important and taken very seriously, they reflect conditions that existed during the audit period that was under review.
Rather than the current state of the finance department.
So since joining the city, one of my primary focuses has been strengthening the finance department's organizational capacity and internal control environment.
And we have recruited and hired more experienced personnel and to keep positions including leadership and our supervisory roles within the department,
which has significantly improved our ability to maintain appropriate review and oversight processes.
In addition, staff have enhanced policies and procedures to provide clear guidance and consistency in our financial reporting activities.
And we've also implemented additional training to ensure staff understand both the technical requirements and internal control expectations associated with their responsibilities.
So we are committed to continuous improvement and believe actions taken position the city well for any of our future audits and also in continued strong financial stewardship.
Is there any other questions?
Thank you.
Any public comment on the item before I go back to council for questions or clarifications or actions.
Thank you, Donna.
Anybody satisfied with the response?
Seems like we're good.
Nobody in the audience.
So all entertainment motion to move consent item 6G.
Some of the motion by council member Nerviah's second.
Second by council member Painter on favor signified by saying aye.
Aye.
Any opposed?
Thank you.
Thank you, Donna, for that.
Item 7 are administrative reports.
I think we have.
In G back up to arrow for an exome exciting announcement and progress in our.
Organizational make up so take it away.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mayor.
Council.
Long time no see.
Could it be back?
Today's staff is recommending the appointment of Renee.
Dia Comini Brewer as the city of Napa's next city attorney.
And approval of the company employment agreement.
Ms. Brewer currently serves as assistant county council for the county of Marin.
And brings more than three decades of public agency legal experience.
Since joining the county of Marin in 1995.
She has advised and supported local government operations across a broad range of municipal legal matters.
Throughout the recruitment process, Ms. Brewer demonstrated the professionalism,
judgment and commitment to public service that will serve the city and this council.
Well, in the role of city attorney.
Unfortunately, Ms. Brewer is unable to be here in person today.
But she has asked that we convey her sincere appreciation for the council's consideration.
Her excitement about the opportunity to serve the Napa community and her regret that she could not be present for tonight's meeting.
The employment agreement is for initial term of three years with an annual salary of $290,000.
Staff recommends that the city council adopt the resolution of pointy Ms. Brewer as the city attorney.
Effective August 24th, 2020.
And approve the employment agreement as presented.
I'll be happy to answer any questions.
Thank you, MJ. Any public comment on this item?
I have no cards in there.
No cards.
In fact, the council, I can kick it off.
I mean, this has been a process and we've certainly enjoyed it.
We're working with Chris deus and BBK. They've been great filling in for us at the city attorney's role.
You know, the council felt that an in-house legal council is important to the organization.
So we moved towards that goal.
The council member Leris and I worked as an ad hoc to try to help to do the recruitment process.
And so we were very pleased when we found Renee.
And so excited to get that moving along.
So any other comments from council?
I want me to get you married.
I can press the button too, it doesn't matter.
I was going to go ahead and echo your comments and make a motion.
I wish the start date was even earlier, but I know she's got to take care of some stuff.
But we're very excited to have her come on and we appreciate everything that Chris and his firm has done for us.
Most of us, Ellie.
And I'll just make one minor echo comment.
And just want to thank both council member Leris and Mayor Sedgley.
It's been a lot of work and also obviously thanks to Chris for all of the service to bring us to this point.
And I will second that motion.
All right.
We have a motion by council mayor Leris.
Seconded by council member Painer to approve this action all in favor signify by saying hi.
Hi.
Carried unanimously.
Thank you, MJ.
Mayor.
I'm sorry to interrupt.
But before we get to the next item, I did.
I noticed that we did forget to make a.
Um, acknowledge some folks in the audience after the consent.
I can't understand who we're just a person.
I'm in the back.
Before we got there.
You got me.
Where's the tennis ball?
I know.
I'm sorry.
It's the bounce went off me when I skipped something.
But I had that all highlighted.
It was on it.
It was a consent item.
And sometimes consent items just kind of fly by.
But so I was looking at that.
But on consent.
We had items six C and six D because we recognize and re-appoint some commissioners on our boards and commissions that we do.
And Ashley holiday was re-appointed the civil service commission.
We were a Corrello Titus and Garrett Murphy.
Garrett, sir.
I saw Garrett earlier in Julie Eppitch to the public hard steering committee.
And I think it's Julie here.
Or just here.
Julie's back there.
Well, thank you so much for coming with us.
And thank you for your willingness to serve on these boards and commissions.
We, we desperately need, you know, the input and the value added that it brings to what council has to ultimately decide on.
So thank you so much.
Enjoy.
I see Garrett around town all the time.
You'd be great addition.
And Julie, thank you so much.
But welcome back.
Thank you for your continued service.
And we do definitely appreciate what you do.
So I'm sorry.
I missed that on the consent item.
The clerk keeps me straight.
The clerk runs this place.
If she does.
Now we are like consent hearings.
Consent hearings are considered routine and may be approved by a single vote of the council.
However, members of the public or council may request that a consent hearing item be pulled for discussion.
We have six consuring consent hearing items.
Item six eight eight eight to eight F.
Have you received any request to pull any in the consent hearing item.
I have none. Anybody in the audience looking at consent hearings? Council.
I'll make the motion.
I'll make the motion to approve items 8A through 8F on the consent hearings.
I'll make the motion by Council Member Painer.
Second.
Second by Council Member Lurus Olen, favor, signify by saying aye.
Aye. Aye. Any opposed?
Item carries unanimously. Thank you.
Now, this is a public hearing. Not a consent hearing.
And I'm nine on our agenda.
This is our urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan.
So this is an action item.
We'll be asked to adopt two resolutions on this item.
So first, we will hear reports that he staff, which may include responses, clarifying questions from members of the council.
Next members of the council will be asked to disclose any information learned outside of the hearing.
Members, the public will be offered to provide any input and we will move on from there.
Thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon.
Mayor and council, Pat Costello, water resources, utilities department.
And as the nation approaches, it's 250 year semi-quincentennial.
I have something much less dramatic.
It's a quincennial. I looked it up.
It means every five years, a five year anniversary.
That is how often we have to update by law or urban water management plan.
And the water shortage contingency plan, a drought plan, is part of the appendix of that.
So it's kind of a regulatory checklist.
You know, checkbox.
But it's actually a wise idea for long-term planning for reliability for supply.
And of course, the prepare for droughts in the water shortage contingency plan.
We've had assistance from West Yost who helped us also with don't confuse this with the other 30 year master plan capital improvement plan.
That is being displayed at the same time as this, but they are two distinct documents.
This document has been available since May 28th.
We did publicize this hearing and the documents in legal public ads and newspapers.
The city news letter, the website, public events, KVYN radio, et cetera.
So we are glad to hold this today.
All right. What is an urban water management plan?
So first of all, it's the law. It's required.
It's a long-range planning document. It requires us to look out a quarter century from now.
So we're looking out to the year 2050.
It's a planning tool.
You're looking whether you have adequate supplies to meet your demands for this long-term time period.
And it also is used for large development projects that require a sequa and have water demand equivalent to that like 500 dwellings.
I don't know that we have any looming like that, but those two laws SB-610 and SB-221 refer to the U-WIMP as the key document to look at.
So this is due to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1st.
So that's why we're here on June 16th.
Why is it required? Again, it's the law, the urban water management planning act back in 83.
To codify this requirement, it applies to legal definition urban water suppliers.
That means serving more than 3,000 connections or 3,000 acre feet per year of water.
And in 2025, the city served more than 25,000 connections to deliver more than 12,000 acre feet.
So obviously we are required to do this.
And the only other entity in the county is American Canyon who's also required to submit this.
It's again, every five years, and as a carrot, it is required so that you remain eligible for state grants and loans,
which are very important to us in the water division.
For last, one that we did was about four and a half years ago in late 2021.
All right, so the key components here is the meat of the document.
It's pretty digestible.
The bulk of it is the supplemental appendices.
But there's ten chapters.
There's an executive summary system description.
But what I'll focus on is chapters four through seven data.
That's demand supply, conservation target.
The water shortage contingency plan, again, is appendix J.
Chapter nine is important because it does do a comprehensive overview of our water conservation programs.
So it's pretty extensive, and it looks forward to the future.
Okay.
I'll start with something that's an old law.
SB X7-7 known as 20% by 2020.
This was requiring agencies like ours to reduce per capita water use by 20% by the year 2020.
Compared to a 10 year baseline from 1995 to 2004.
So what happened is the only year of the past 11, where we didn't meet our target for this, was the year 2020.
When it was being assessed.
The pandemic people at home, it was very hot.
It was the kick off to a three year drought.
So there were a number of reasons, but we slightly exceeded it.
So, and that target is 132 gallons per capita per day max.
We easily met it in 2025 at 119.
So we're all good now with that law eligible for grants.
But I want to stay on this per capita water use trends because this really I like to show people this.
It tells the water.
Water efficiency story of the last quarter century.
So the turn of the millennium.
We were averaging about 170 gallons per capita per day city of Napa.
And this is this is not just water used at home.
This is the entire systems used divided by the population.
Okay, again, it was 119 last year.
So dramatic drop off.
We don't see the big rebound after droughts.
You see hot periods and then a drought measures.
But you don't see dramatic recovery to the previous historical average.
So this is a trend.
It's not just happening to us, but it's happening to many agencies.
And we have a very engaged public as exemplified by our as you're aware.
We recently won the National Mayor's Challenge for water conservation.
Mayor Sedgley defeats mayor tackle one zero in those victories.
But she was very enthusiastic when we started entering that.
But that's all on the public making pledges.
But you can see we have a history of greater water use efficiency.
And just to cherry pick some data to illustrate what this kind of means.
2000.
The flood project was just in early stages.
But since then we've had major commercial development housing development increase population.
25 years later.
2000 to 2025.
The total demand.
Not per capita.
The total demand from our city customers was down 25%.
So despite all that growth, we actually are what are used went down.
Okay.
Now chapter four deals with demands.
And it has historical.
And these are just single years from the previous urban water management plans.
2010 to 2025.
But we've had a history of over projecting teacher demand.
The 2005 urban water management plan.
Projected that in 2025 demand would be on 19,000 acre feet.
But it's really like 12,000 acre feet.
So we've 2010 through now.
We've really gotten more realistic on what projected demand will be.
And we are projecting based on the development and population in the city's general plan.
And we are also factoring increased water use efficiency driven by some state laws and just general behavioral trends we're seeing.
So that's demand.
Now that's potable water.
That's drinking water that the city supplies.
We are also asked in this document to include data about recycled water served within our service area.
In other words, customers would otherwise be using our drinking water for their irrigation.
Napasan engineering staff, I think some of them are here.
We're very helpful in reviewing that part of the chapter six.
And we've gotten over 500 acre feet a year.
But I did dip the in 2025.
But we do see if the plan projects come to fruition and the full extent of the use within the city service area.
We could get six to 800 acre feet.
And this helps us meet our water use targets under some water conservation laws.
Because and it reduces per capita drinking water demand obviously.
Because that 800 acre feet would otherwise be drinking water use.
Oops.
Yes.
Supplies.
Chapter six is supplies.
We, as you're where we have two local service water supplies,
Lake Tennessee and Millican Reservoir.
And we have imported water from the state water project.
So I highlight the, the main source from the state water projects are annual table A allocation,
depending on that year's hydrology and the state reservoir capacities.
But the other types, we typically use several of these.
Like we typically have carry over water available unused from previous years.
Article 21 when the Delta's in excess in the first half of the year.
But I highlight the ones in red that I'm not accounting.
As part of our supplies in in this stress test as we look for reliability in the future.
The only one I'm counting that's not table A is advanced table A.
And that's from our settlement area of origin legislation settlement 2013.
We have basically a credit account that we can use up to our total table A allocation.
And it doesn't even have to be paid back if Lake Orville spills.
So we did actually use that in 2021 the most significant dry year in recent times.
I will also point out when I project the supplies.
Beyond 2043.
We are incorporating climate change impacts fairly significant based on DWR's extensive analysis in their state water project capability report.
That was public. Well the draft was just six months ago.
So that is significant factors.
We look at 2045 and 2050 is some of those impacts on supply may come into play.
Okay, so the real meat of this document is looking at supply versus demand.
Under normal average years, single dry years, extreme drought year, and a multiple dry year sequence.
Normal years, you see supply and demand, not a problem.
Our reasonably available volumes in normal years greatly exceed the projected demand section.
A single dry year, examples of the 2021, yes.
I guess there was the big one in the 70s, 76 or 77.
There was 1924, I think it was another one, but we chose to base ours on 2021 and had the most significant impact on the city.
But we do show no shortfalls under this stress test for a single dry year going forward.
Okay, in contrast for multiple dry years.
Now these projections are based on the conditions that occurred in 1987 to 92.
And that was the most significant multi year drought affected the city of Napa.
And so we base our local and the state water project supply scenarios on that sequence.
And we do show, but only after the climate change impacts kick in in the later years.
We show shortfalls in years two through five of a multiple dry year sequence.
Shortfalls of 16 to 18%.
Okay. In summary, this is fairly good news for us in terms of reliability.
Again, we can be projected water demands during normal and single dry water years through 2050.
So looking at a quarter century.
In the multiple dry year scenario, though five year droughts starting in those later years.
A do result in shortfalls under this stress test. Again, it's it's in a normal conditions.
We probably start with some carry over water when mitigates some of this.
But given these numbers, the shortfalls can be addressed via stage two.
Or perhaps the beginning of stage three of our drought plan, our water shortage contingency plan.
And or purchasing dry year water from other entities which DWR has facilitated in a much better way.
And recent recent years.
So the other document. It is our plan to prepare and respond to water shortages.
It's called the water shortage contingency plan.
Or drought plan as almost people would recognize it.
It's an appendix to this document.
But it's independent of it.
And in the future 2030 OEMP wouldn't.
And that's certainly half to adopt a water shortage contingency plan update with it if there were no changes to our water shortage.
But it is adopted here by separate resolution, because we have informed to the state had six standard water shortage stages.
Another thing was last council meeting, you had a chance to just look at and we filed the annual water supply and demand assessment.
And that looks ahead one year if it's dry and we showed we're in good shape.
And I'm not even counting the super El Niño that has been predicted.
You'd basically sit on a dry year and we still look good for the next fiscal year.
The other thing we've done is the water shortage contingency plan and you don't have to read all this, but it's six stages.
And we have matched up with napa municipal code 13.10 I believe.
And we updated that in 2023 from lessons learned during the 2021 to 23 drought.
And this matches up with that, everything's in sync.
And the six stages, the six was added years ago by the state for shortages more than 50%.
So extreme measures.
In addition to these response actions in terms of demand reduction.
Obviously a dry year purchases in the state exchange would be also looked at.
So that's these base basis of the hearing, these two documents.
And so I will close.
And I should mention not that I want you to direct questions to him because he's only been here three weeks.
But Adam Nelke has brought his experience from the city of Petaluma and he's learning our system very quickly.
And hopefully these master plan that I referenced and this earn water miles plan are helping him.
Learn the system, but we're happy to have him aboard.
And but any questions and then the actions would be.
The resolutions the independent two resolutions one for each document.
Thanks Pat and we were introduced last reading.
I think so welcome back again.
Well great. I don't know if there's clarifying questions some council but any public comment on the item before we have that.
Back forward discussion.
Waters always a great interest to all of us up here on council.
We're very very pleased for the most good news that we always receive.
That those that demand and what we've done in the last, you know, couple decades and bringing water.
I think it's public education and outreach that we've done people removing some grass and going to more efficient.
Fish and watering systems for irrigation because so much of our portable water goes to irrigation.
And it's really not necessary to do that.
So I purchased one of those.
Flume devices for on my water meter and it's it's phenomenal.
It tells you if you know every toilet flush will show up on the flume is water used.
It's that precise.
And so if you have the ideas if you have some water running a leak and you're not aware of it.
That that that flume will notify you by phone that you better look for a problem.
So all those that technology's come a long way.
Outreach education I think the community's done a great job.
The days of leaving the open and the garden hose on the driveway as your wash your car are over.
I think everybody understands those concepts but outstanding news.
Good report and going to councilman paint.
Okay.
Yeah, I couldn't agree more.
In fact, our plume meter went off this week because I didn't realize we had a toilet that was broken and it just, you know, it's on your phone.
It's immediate and those kinds of things if it goes missed for days and a row can can be pretty significant.
I just have one question on projected water supplies.
And this is, you know, maybe a crystal ball question, but, you know, many of us have followed the sites reservoir construction, which apparently got their final.
At least approvals at least as far as I understood conditional approvals in March of twenty twenty six March of this year.
It's a multi year construction effort probably not finished until at least twenty thirty three.
But I'm wondering if as we look at projected water supplies and I know we're not on the list right now.
I believe American Canyon is the only Napa city that's on that list.
Is that something that we could consider under emergency circumstances or projected allocations or we, is that we won't get on that list.
We didn't quantify those.
There is a section in chapter seven.
I think or six.
About alternate supplies that are conceptually described, but we don't have their numbers in here because sites where two back on the list.
It's not likely that enough will drop out that we get a slot.
But if American Canyon got their four thousand acre feet, that's more than they need and so there's exchanges locally.
So there's a section that discusses that and other related issues that affects supply.
We looked at advanced purification a few years ago out of the Napa Valley, Dr.
Tinsy plan, but found that cost prohibitive basically right now.
So they're discussed, but we didn't have enough to quantify them.
So this, yeah, that's another thing that could help in twenty forty five and fifty.
Yeah, a lot of things are going to happen between now and then.
So that shortage I had in twenty forty five and fifty multiple dry year.
I mean that could partly be resolved by some of these other things we have not quantified right now.
No, and I'm glad it's just at least mentioned in the report because like you said, it's a long term thing.
And I'm sure it's future councils that would consider it, but the sites reservoir is probably the largest reservoir that we've seen constructed in the state of California for at least 50 years.
So it's a big deal for water supply and we should at least just remain educated about what some options might be for the people otherwise, you know, well done and I really enjoy.
I mean, it's amazing to see the graph of the per capita use and how, you know, everybody, you know, most everybody anyways in the city has really done an amazing job to reduce water demand.
Thank you.
And before I take comments from Heltsman, Rolloro, it's like better get back on this is a public hearing that city clerk will start throwing things at me.
If I get back, so under a public hearing we need to disclose any information that we may have learned outside this public meeting.
No disclosures.
Very much.
And so at this time I know I asked for public comment earlier, but at this time it is open public testimony on this report on this item, if there's anybody here that after hearing a little bit of comments.
a little bit of comment which is to speak on it. It is a public hearing so I'll move to
a look for a motion to close public hearing. So I moved, so moved by Vice Mayor Dean
Atalee. Thank you. So now we'll go to Council Member Leros. Nothing big I just wanted to echo
the thanks for all the work that goes into this. I know it's a tremendous amount of work and also echo
the importance of the flu monitor. We had that broken toilet about a month ago and we weren't home
and didn't have a flu monitor and we got a really high bill in the mail and actually Josh
Stokes came out and he took a look. He recommended the flu monitor. We tried to install it. He
came and fixed it for us and made sure that it was set up correctly. It was really great.
He was an expert at the flu now. He was really great and I just want to make sure that people know
that that resource is out there. He also gave us a watering guide to help adjust our sprinkler timing which was
really helpful. I would love to see that on our website if we could do that someday because that
was pretty cool. Well, the document, the PDF is on the website. Okay, great, perfect. So I just want to say
he was really helpful and I hope people know to get a flim. Thank you. Thanks. And Pat did mention
our friends from Napa San, here I see Matt back there. I don't know who's with you but thanks for joining.
We were closely with Napa Sanitation which you know is a special district. A lot of people sometimes
look at the council in the mayor as you know that we had old Napa Sanitation but that is a special
district. The agency that Councilor Milores and I also serve on the board but an amazingly well-run
agency for sanitary sewer services and reclaimed water so we were closely and thank you for coming to
listen to this and if you have any comment or any additions you're welcome to add or just enjoy our talk.
All right, I don't see any more comments. Questions coming up so these this is a
South African Foundation are two resolutions on the item. Well, unless I'm told otherwise I would make
a motion to adopt both recommended actions number one and number two. The motion by Councilor
Second by Councilmember and Vias Olenfavor and he opposed carries unanimously. Thank you Pat.
Good news. You're quite welcome. Thank you. Thanks now to San. See this week, I think we have one this week.
We are now at the time for a comments by city council city manager.
No comments. Council, anybody on that?
Councilmember. I have to go ahead and make a comment that we're not meeting again until after the
fourth of July and I really want to encourage everybody to come and participate not only in the parade
but the day-long events that are really family-friendly and then the evening drone show which is really
going to be a huge celebration of our 250th anniversary. Yes, thank you for that and I heard on
KVWN, it's the largest drone show in Oden, California.
Pretty cool. All right, so we are now a city attorney to provide the required announcements for our
closed session and we will return for an evening session following closed session. Thank you, Mayor.
Suchly just wanted to announce for the public that Council will convene in close session to consider
three items. The first is conference with Labor negotiators pursuant to government
code section 54957.6. City designated representatives are Steve Potter, Liz Havkirk,
and Jay Toro, Julie Lucido, Donna Lee, Zach Turin, and Jesse Ladd, the employee organization
is the NAPA City Firefighters Association. The second item is conference with legal counsel existing
litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.91. The matter is hexstrum properties LLC versus
NAPA Sanitation District as well as the city of NAPA. And for this item, Council Member Loroce will
be recused due to a conflict of interest involving the Blue Oak School. And the last item is conference
with legal counsel initiation of litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.94 to one
potential case. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everyone and we'll see you in turns on the
evening session. I'm just kidding. Well, we will begin. So, thank you so much. Welcome to the
our June 16 meeting of the NAPA City Council or evening session. So, city clerk, do we have roll call
please. Council members, painters? Here. Loroce? Here. Narvias? Here? Vice Mayor Dina Talley?
Here? Mayor Sajli? Here? Are there any changes to the agenda or supplemental reports? There are no
changes to the agenda mayor. We do have one supplemental report, which is for item 16A and it's the
presentation from staff. Thank you so much. We usually start out our meetings with some presentations and
this is a unique and special presentation tonight. Recognizing our Loroider community in NAPA. So,
council, if you have your proclamations, could you please get them ready?
City of NAPA proclamation? Recognizing the art, culture and community contributions of the Loroider
community. Whereas, Loroiding is a distinctly California art form rooted in Mexican and American
and Chicano communities expressing cultural pride, identity, and creativity through
custom vehicles that showcase exceptional craftsmanship, design, and art history. And we're as Loroiding
has become an internationally recognized cultural tradition that originated in California and continues
to highlight the history, creativity, and contributions of Latino communities throughout the state and
beyond. And we're as for generations, Loroider enthusiasts and car clubs have fostered mentorship,
family connection, and community engagement by passing down skills in mechanics, bodywork, painting,
restoration, and other trades while bringing people together through shared traditions and celebrations.
And we're as Loroider enthusiasts, car clubs and community events in NAPA contribute to the city's
cultural vibrancy by bringing people together through shared appreciation of automotive artistry,
cultural heritage, and community pride. And we're as a state of California as
working and recognize the cultural significance of Loroiding through assembly bill 436, which prohibits
local bands increasing in a friend's importance of preserving this longstanding cultural tradition.
Now, therefore, be resolved that I've got said we may have the city of NAPA along with the NAPA city council
do here by recognizing and celebrate the art, cultural, and community contribution of the Loroider
community, and encourage all residents to honor and appreciate the craftsmanship,
the heritage, and the community spirit that low writing represents. They did June 16th, 2026.
Very good for that one. And I think I believe with us tonight is Ricardo Navarro, is Ricardo here.
So Ricardo, if you may be, come on up and first of all we'll get, and I'd like to get a picture of
everybody that's here would be good to be the picture in front of the city of NAPA.
And see a few words if you want. Please. Yeah, on behalf of the Loroider community, I want to thank
the councilman, special thank you.
Thanks a Bernie and sitting back and listening to you guys, the Councilman of the City of Napa, let's say what
you guys just said, means a lot to us. As you guys stated on your your talking point, just
stuff like that, you know, it's, it is it's a culture, it's something that we live, it's not
something that we just pick up on the weekends and stuff like that. So, we really appreciate it and
yeah, you know, the more already community is is vibrant, it's, we try to do our best, you know,
we're part of a law order club and our main thing is to get back to the community. You know, most of us
have have come from, you know, gangs and other types of stuff back and we were younger and this is our
way of giving back to the community and not all of us, but most of us, you know, as Steve, I'll be here
good, good, good, good acknowledge that, you know, he's, I can't, I have to say something about a Steve, you know,
he really cared out for us when we were younger, cruising our cars, you know, back when we were 15,
16, 17 years old, he was one of those cops that really cared about the community and out there and he, he went
always the extra step, you know, so thank you, Steve, I'm behind a little already community, you know, we
really appreciate that and thanks. And as you get to all I'm not a good speaker, so I'm going to be half of
a little already community. We want to thank you guys, so thank you very much. You know, I got this one.
And you love Emily, we ought to get the club in the picture and we want out there.
Everybody, everybody, everybody, not just a club, everybody, everybody, everybody.
Everybody.
Come up closer over here, that's what we're going to, we'll be right behind you guys.
There we go. Everybody, say 64, she ever let. Perfect, thank you guys.
Thank you. That's all that 63 out there, so we've got to get a 63 out there.
Steering you, like I would change the chain, yeah, thanks again, everyone. Thank you.
And in fact, I'll remember putting your advice for bringing that forward to us.
Good thing. All right, we, well, we jump right in. I'm excited. You're willing to stick around and listen
to a little bit of that routine business, so we'll get through it. But if you're welcome and please stay.
So our next item of business is, we have a public hearing.
And so this is, well, first public comment, general public comment, sorry about that.
So during a public comment portion of the meeting, the public is invited to address the
city council on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council. Please focus your
comments on either past actions taken by the council or proposed future items to be taken by the council.
However, if the subject of the public comment is not on the agenda, state law strictly limits the
council's ability to respond at this meeting, city clerk, do you have any sit public baking card?
I do not, but I did want to make sure we call for anybody on general public comment.
In the audience, I know we do have a public hearing coming up, so you'll have if you're here for that.
And we'll jump right into it. 16A, this is the 808 Capitola Drive tentative subdivision map.
And so first we'll hear a report from staff, which may include some responses to clarifying questions,
some members of council next members of council. Yes, to disclose any information
that they've heard outside this public hearing. And then the project applicant
will members of the public will be able to provide comment. So, off we go.
Good evening, everybody. I'll be presenting on the proposed tentative subdivision map at 8 away
capital a drive. We also have Derek Dibman here from the applicant team he served as the project's engineer.
This is a request for a tentative subdivision map design review permit and use permit to divide
in approximately one and a half acre parcel into eight single family lots and construct eight new single
family homes. The project is located on the east side of capital a drive south of capital a
court, just east of Silverado Trail. The property is undeveloped. The property frontages are undeveloped.
The site contains sparse vegetation. There's an existing single family home in pool that will be
demolished with the project. Currently, the parcel separates the northern and southern
extensions of capital a drive. As you can see, the parcel is almost devoid of vegetation and you can
see the existing northern and southern sections of capital a drive. The applicant proposes to divide
the property into eight new single family lots. In addition, there'd be one new shared parcel containing
the site's proposed by a retention infrastructure. The applicant also proposes to construct
eight new single family homes. This includes related improvements like retaining walls in a new
private street to serve the project. In addition, public improvements are proposed including connection
of capital a drive and installation of curb gutter and sidewalk along the capital a drive from inch.
The project requires approval of three entitlements, a tentative subdivision map to divide
the property into eight parcels and one shared parcel, a design review permit for the design of
the subdivisions layout for the design of the new single family homes and in addition for the design
of retaining walls over three feet in height. In addition, a project requires approval of a use permit
for two flaglots and for the applicant of small-lat development standards.
This is the proposed subdivision layout. Six of the eight homes would be served by a new private street.
The homes in lots one and eight would be served by a driveways off of capital a drive. At the western
edge of the site, you can see the proposed by a retention facility in the capital a drive extension.
The proposed homes would be the 23,108 square feet and 3,820 square feet.
I'm contained three to four bedrooms and two to two and a half stories. The applicant proposes a mix
of architectural styles each home and the project would be unique and these homes provide a high-level
architectural detail special elements and unique features. Moving through to each of the front
facades, you can see that of a variety of home styles proposed. The project's architect took a
lot of inspiration from existing residential architecture in Napa. You can see a lot of existing home
styles in the city reflected in the proposed designs.
The proposed retain walls would mostly be located at the perimeter of the site as a result.
The view of the walls would be screened by the homes themselves. However, where sections of wall would
be visible, readily visible from the plug right away, staff required that they be clad in a decorative
material like Stucco or some other material to coordinate with the dwelling on the lot.
In addition, only small sections of wall over three feet and height. Most sections of the
retaining walls are between one and three feet and height. The project would conform with the city's
parking requirements, both on-site parking for each of the units and guests parking both
along the new private street and within the extension of capital adrive.
The capital adrive extension would be designed consistent with the city's street standards. It would
provide regular standard for foot sidewalks, six foot planting strips, and regular with travel lanes.
This connection is significant for the surrounding neighborhood. It allows ease of access to the
larger area, including over to terrorists, to the east, north to fair view, and Cumesville,
and to the south to Sarah Toga, and eventually Silverado Trail.
Moving into analysis of the project, staff recommends that the council find that the project is exempt from
sequa, pursuant to section 15332, the class 32 in full exemption. Staff has prepared an analysis,
included as attachment 10 of the staff report, describing why the project is eligible for this exemption.
In addition to approve the project, the commission must make the findings for a tentative subdivision
map that the project is consistent with the general plan and any ethical excuse me. Specific plans
and that the project is designed in a way that would provide for natural paths of heating and cooling
opportunities. Council would also have to make the findings for a designer view permit,
determining that the project is in accordance with the general plan and any applicable design policies
that the project is consistent with ethical design review guidelines adopted by the city council,
and that the project is in accordance with the zoning ordinance. In addition, the findings for
a use permit must be made also that the project is in accordance with the general plan
that the pros uses wouldn't be detrimental to property improvements in the vicinity
that the project complies with each ethical provision of the zoning ordinance. In addition,
the council must also find that the proposed flaglots are compatible with the surrounding neighborhood
and the lot sizes proposed for the flaglots are proportionate with surrounding parcels.
The project also requires that the findings of the interim zoning ordinance
be made that the project is consistent with the napa 2040 general plan and the project is consistent
with the ethical zoning district, which staff determined was in alliance with its existing zoning
designation. With that staff recommends that the council approve a tentative subdivision map
design review permit and use permit to divide the site into eight single family lots
with eight detached single family homes, including associated improvements, including retain walls
over 3 feet and height, and one parcel containing the sites shared by our retention facility,
and a use permit for the creation of two flaglots in the application of small amount of elements standards
at eight away capital of drive and determining that the project is exempt from sequa. Thank you.
Thanks Paul. Thanks for going the extra mile being here today. We don't have a birthday cake for you,
but I understand it's your birthday. Yes. Thank you. So sometimes things do fall on those birthdays,
but. Yes. Happy birthday. We won't sing to you, but. Happy birthday. So thanks.
So next at the public hearing, we go to disclosures and you disclosures starting with council
and no disclosures. No disclosures. No disclosures. No disclosures. No disclosures. There we go.
So the applicant's opening statement, if the applicant wishes to make an opening statement,
please come out of it. Good evening. I am not the applicant. My name is Derek Dittman with RSA plus
I'm the civil engineer in the project. The applicant himself could not be here in person tonight,
but I am here to pass on his gratitude to city staff for their time and attention on this so far.
And I don't have anything else to add as far as presentation. I think the staff report is very comprehensive,
but I'm happy to answer any engineering related questions. May I have? Thank you, Derek.
I'm sticking around when maybe you some. So at this time, I'm open public testimony for this
tentative map subdivision application. Is there anybody in, if you have any speaker cards?
I have no speaker cards here. Anybody in the audience with wish to address the council?
Are you able to stay here? You can come out up to the podium.
Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. You can speak right into the mic.
Okay, so I have to read also. My name is Jens Holsterbro, and I'm speaking of behalf of some concerned
residents of the capital drive neighborhood regarding the proposed 808 capital drive subdivision
reference PL25, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 6, and I would, initially, respectfully request that my written comments
and tonight's comments are being included in the administrative record.
And I want to emphasize that our concerns are not simply opposition to development,
additional housing. We recognize the communities of all. Our concerns is whether the city has
completed the appropriate level of review before recommending approval of before recommending
that city council determine this project qualifies for class 32 secret exception.
The project is simply not a traditional homes. It includes a subdivision of this
property significantly grading retaining walls over three high feet and the extension of
capital of drive connecting two previous separated sections of roadway. That roadway connection
permanently changes neighborhood circulation. The environmental memorandum concludes the traffic
impacts are significant and that the roadway connection will reduce vehicle miles traveled.
However, residents have not seen supporting traffic analysis demonstrating how traffic patterns
caught true traffic vehicles speeds to distance safety and emergency action access will be
So we're seeking a simple question. What studies of technical evidence supports these conclusions?
The same concern applies to cumulative impacts. The city acknowledges the adjacent subdivision, immediately in north, like next to this project.
However, we have not seen a meaningful analysis of the combined impact of both developments occurring together.
The concern is not only the final number of homes after completion, the concerns is also the construction period residents will experience.
If both projects move forward, neighbouring residents may face prolonged construction noise, grading activity, truck traffic, dust, vibration and disruption,
many residents now work from home. Their homes are also their workplace.
Months are potentially years of construction noise, can directly affect their abilities of participate in meetings, conduct business, and perform their jobs.
We believe these impacts should be acknowledged, evaluated, and addressed to enforceable conditions before approval.
This should include consideration of reasonable measures such as construction coordination between the two projects, advanced schedules,
timing on overlapping high impact construction spaces, dust controls, requirements, protection of neighbouring personalities,
and compensation mechanisms when residents experience direct cost caused by construction impacts.
We also concerned that the environmental memorandum contains statements that appear unrelated to this residential project, including references to recreational
efficiencies, retail uses, and a shopping center that raises questions about whether this document received a complete project specific review.
Again, our request tonight is reasonable. Before recommending approval of class 32 exception, please require staff to identify
the substantial evidence supporting the conclusions regarding traffic, cumulative impacts, construction impacts, noise and air quality.
If this evidence exists, it should be made available.
If it does not exist, then additional environmental review should occur before this project moves forward.
Thank you. Thank you.
Anyone else wishing to speak on the item?
Good evening. My name is Amy Plyuz and I live in the capital of Drive area.
We are thrilled to see new developments happening.
We just had a few questions or concerns that hopefully can be addressed.
So, number one on the drainage. We've had issues at 808, where it's caused drainage issues and flooding, which has and the adjacent property, which,
forgive me, I don't know the exact address, but it has a pond in it, and the outflow to the pond has also been blocked with trees and foliage.
Due to that, because of that, it's causing flooding in capital, a court, neighbourhoods to the residents on the lower.
So, you know, I'm assuming that's going to be addressed, but number two, we have development right next to 808 property that's supposed to be approved and going through.
And I know there was issues and concerns about drainage.
And also off of Fairgeview Drive, they put in some auxiliary units, two stories high, with no need for off, off street parking, causing a flood of cars coming into our neighbourhood and traffic.
So, that was the one thing was drainage. Number two, the issue we're concerned about, is capital, a drive was not supposed to open up until the five-way intersection was rectified and fixed.
Because of the concerns for safety and getting traffic in and out, as well as emergency vehicles.
I just said the five-way.
You know, the five-way is so wrong. Very well.
So, those were some of the concerns we had as neighbors to make sure we've experienced an influx of cars coming through during events and such when the property has been used for part parking and just the speed of cars coming in and out.
So, it's the safety of the neighbourhood, making sure there's no flooding happening as well. So, thank you.
And this lot, we used to be parking, just use the mic please.
This lot with the development actually was parking for bottle rock, that the city graciously shut down this year because of traffic.
So, can you imagine the traffic flow with this new road from the adjacent neighbourhood along with this and then the other three properties that are eventually going to be developed?
So, it is changing the dynamic of our neighbourhood dramatically.
And I think like Amy and my wife said, I don't think we would be against it if the five-way intersection was completed and allowed a better flow of traffic through the neighbourhood for safety reasons.
Thank you. Thank you.
Are there any other public speakers?
Thank you very much for your comments. I'll bring it back to council for a motion to close the public hearing.
Some moved.
When the second by council member, Peter, all in favor?
I, in the opposed.
Thank you very much.
I don't know if representative from the project wants to address any of the concerns that were brought up.
I think we heard primarily what I think, what I've seen in past development as drainage is one of the primary concerns on any development of the project.
Drainage has to be addressed. You can't run your water on to somebody else's.
In the parking in the traffic issues, that was part of it.
And the five-way in July, we're starting to see that the early work on the five-way, you know, the preliminary designs and those things I think we're going to start seeing the five-way move along pretty quickly in that process.
But I'd never seen anything that specifically said Capitola would not be connected until the five-way was done.
Maybe I missed that.
The police go ahead.
Sure.
I'll speak on the drainage topic first.
The project site is in a low point along Capitola Drive, both of the existing dead ends of Capitola Drive can slow downward and so it's in a valley right now.
And that pond is the natural outlet for drainage.
There's currently a culvert that crosses from the site underneath what will be the street right away into the pond.
And that's really the only option, though, in the feasible option for drainage to continue to flow into that pond.
It from the pond to kind of overflows and continues toward subroad of trail, but the site development is providing detention.
So it holds back the runoff that comes off of the roofs and the road pavement so that the runoff is no greater than it was today.
It's based on the existing condition now.
So there's no increase in the stormwater runoff.
So it's not making the drainage condition worse and that respect and that's per city standards.
As far as the condition of that outfall, the project can verify what the there's no obstruction.
I mean, it'll continue to use that that pipe that allots into the pond.
So if there's any maintenance and needs to be done on that, the project can provide that.
For transportation, I do know that the connection for Capitola Drive was part of the city general plan and transportation element.
I'm not familiar with the timing on that or any contingency on the the five winter section either I would defer to staff on that as well as the sequo findings.
So.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Okay, council.
Bring it back for any questions.
Clarification, council member murals.
I don't really have questions, but thank you Paul for the presentation.
I think this is a pretty strong in fill project.
It's a build out of one of the last undeveloped parcels in that already urbanized subdivision area.
I will share that I used to live in this immediate area on Willob and court about three houses down from the the part where the parcel is.
We always knew that Capitola Drive was going to go through.
I don't remember it being tied to the five way intersection, but.
So that was kind of new to me, but I think the completion of that missing segment is important and beneficial to the neighborhood.
No one wants the five way intersection done more than I do so.
We are moving along with that project also, but I just want to point out that that extension is really important for that community.
I have heard some legitimate concerns from the neighbors about this, but the public comments seem to focus on parking.
The cumulative impacts and it wasn't really mentioned tonight as much, but I'll just say neighbor issues in general with the applicant.
I understand the concerns about parking.
I think that's a concern in every neighborhood.
This project does exceed the city's parking requirements.
There's garage parking driveway parking and limited street parking.
You know, regarding traffic in that area, when Capitola was extended in the other direction.
The neighborhood was also really concerned about traffic.
It's been fairly minimal, and I think the more openings we can have in that neighborhood.
It's probably going to be better for traffic and traffic flow.
Regarding the cumulative environmental impacts, this is an urban info site.
It's not a sensitive habitat.
It's a previously developed parcel.
It's in an existing neighborhood.
The storm water controls are included.
It's consistent with the general plan.
Based on the record, I don't see evidence that would overcome this equal info exemption.
And then finally, I just want to say regarding the issues with the applicant with fence dispute.
So I know we've read about in the public comments in Balorock parking and code enforcement complaints.
I think there's a genuine concern about the developer not following the rules.
And I think the way that we address those concerns is by making sure construction management is watch closely.
And communication with the neighbors is really strong.
For example, you know, what are the hours of construction?
Where contractors going to park?
How is the dust control going to be managed and so on?
So I think once you get through the construction, then you have eight new neighbors in an HOA,
which I'm hopeful will be easier to work with.
But hopefully city staff maybe if city staff could comment on some of the construction management,
that might be helpful to alleviate some of the fears about the next couple years.
Thank you.
Yes, all construction would have to occur within the requirements outlined in total eight of the code between seven AM and APM.
There's all standard conditions that will apply to the project.
They have to sprinkle water to which are dust, all the usual general requirements for all projects.
Then follow up question.
If someone if a neighbor does have an issue, do they call the city, do they call the applicant?
What's the process for that?
So during the course of construction, if there's an issue, you would contact the building division.
The chief building official, and that would start, whether that becomes a code enforcement issue or something that planning would need to enforce,
but that's where you would start during construction.
I'm Molly Radigan, community resources and developer.
I just want to offer one re-clearification.
The project applicants and the caretakers on the property are not the same people.
Caretakers on the property were the individuals that have been a little bit more competitive.
But more competitive had the bottle rock parking incident and whatnot.
We have since made really good contact with the project applicant in the actual owner of the property who has been very helpful in resolving many of those issues.
So I just wanted to clarify it's not the exact exactly the same people they are related to.
Thank you.
Councilmember Lurus.
All right.
Thank you.
The environmental, there's questions, there's environmental memo attached to presentation.
I think addresses some of those concerns.
That was mentioned previously with the exemption for class 32.
So I think you'll get a lot of answers on that in the conclusions.
There was some, there was some public comment back to the,
what the plan commission regarding offense, what the neighbor.
I was concerned.
I don't know if that was addressed.
I'm also concerned about some of the family's second, you know, second story being built.
Can.
Sorry to be back here.
Can you provide feedback on that?
That was addressed.
Yes.
So this project includes the standard condition that the applicant work with each of the neighbors.
Either to construct a new fence or if that specific neighbor in property owner doesn't want a new fence.
The applicant is welcome to build a new fence behind.
This is a new fence.
With that being said, any fence dispute or property line dispute is a civil matter that the city can't really get into.
And we let that neighbor know that.
That these are the requirements of the project and.
But if there's anything beyond that any sort of property line dispute, it's outside of the city's jurisdiction.
So just to clarify, part of this project in the site plan.
As I have.
I guess adequate.
Fencing that provides privacy for the existing neighborhood.
Yes.
I'd absolutely have to provide at least a six foot solid fence along the perimeter.
Okay.
Great.
Thank you.
And then on the west side of the road.
Does the lot line end with a worth on the west side of the road?
Or is there.
Extension of land passed a road on the west side?
Yes.
So the property boundary would be generally on the west edge of the proposed extension of capital
Okay.
Perfect.
And then as far as the water looks like that the by that there's a.
Retention pump right there.
That's in the south part.
So that's sufficient according to what the applicant said that we're comfortable with.
And enough water retention that something across issues.
Yes.
With the project.
The applicant is required to submit a stormwater control plan to demonstrate.
That.
The water impacts of the project would be either equal to our less than existing conditions.
I'm run off levels are equal to our less than existing conditions.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for the presentation. Sorry about that. I mean, first of all, I want to just concur and agree that I think, you know, we really need to look at infill housing, but this project also brings that capital drive connection, which I think is really important beyond just the housing piece.
I did listen to the planning commission hearing, and maybe other council members did as well. We didn't touch on it, but the architectural design in this project is really top notch.
It's a great project architecturally, and I just want to acknowledge that because not every project that goes before planning commission receives those sort of accolades.
So I think it's going to be a project that will not only blend well with the community, but really enhance the neighborhood. I think the design will do that.
You've spoken to the number of notes that I have on my list, particularly the sequo exemption, which I think the memo was very clear on that.
I don't know that we need to elaborate more, but it is an important point, but I think the memo was was sufficient in looking at how and why and under what basis the city used that sequo exemption.
And I think the only other point that I want to try to clarify is that it's eight homes, but the way that I look at this map and listening to the conversation that occurred at planning commission, we actually have two parcels distinct from the homes, not just one.
So I just want to clarify, and I think the conditions of approval and the resolution are very clear in terms of the HOA and CCNR management of those, but there is the shared parcel that I think is listed as personal A on that map by a retention facility.
And then the road itself is a separate parcel. The parcels don't run to the center of the cul-de-sac. I haven't delivered on a cul-de-sac similar to this where we have seven homes, not eight, but our personal lines run to the center of the street and then there's easements back. There's several ways that you can do it.
But in this particular case, as we make the approval, I just want to be clear and maybe you can correct me that I believe we're creating two parcels in addition to the eight, not just one. Is that right?
That's correct. Eight parcels for the purpose of sale.
Eight parcels for the purpose of sale, but the presentation indicated one additional parcel, one in fact, I think it's two additional parcels.
That's correct.
Yeah, I prepared to move forward with this. I think the only other thing that I will say, as we look at infill housing projects and the state looks at infill housing projects,
we, as a city, just recently, approved one of our first larger, lots of subdivisions under what's called AB 1123, which is for this type of project, except generally somewhat smaller homes.
And those are ministerially approved. So this is a project that I think that has gone through a really comprehensive process.
Our ability to make changes is getting less and less, if you will, through through state mandates.
But I think the use of the SQL exemption in this particular case is really is not only appropriate, but helps try to streamline our efforts to create housing and infill development.
So I'm supportive of the project as proposed.
Thank you.
Yeah, I've seen in my time here quite a few of these infill projects, and I think that's where the council understands what the RUL and the need for housing is.
It's inside the RUL, as we're going to build housing.
And so this is one of those projects, and I understand change.
I've been involved with it in neighborhoods before.
You remember not too long ago, we had the Ruston Street project off a redwood road.
And it was the same thing. It was a connection where Ruston had dead end, and then it was going to connect to redwood.
And it was a concern about increased traffic on the neighboring streets, but actually with better distribution and circulation.
I think everybody, it helps, but obviously bottle rock is a different, a different beast when we start having the impact from bottle rock and neighborhoods.
But that's not where we are. We're on this subdivision map.
An infill project that is, is said it is looks like it's very well done in a good spot architecturally.
And I think I'm with Councilman Painter ready to move the tentative map along.
So I appreciate the concerns of the neighbors changes is changed, but hopefully we're making the right moves.
And when the five way gets done, hopefully cars will get off a hand of sea and all those other connecting streets.
So if there's no any no further deliberations, I've heard a couple of willingness to support and move along on staff's recommendation for the resolution.
So I'll entertain that motion.
I'm happy to make a motion to adopt the resolution.
Should I read the entire motion? Is that better for the record?
It would be yes for this particular case. So the recommendation is to adopt a resolution approving a tentative subdivision map,
design review permit and use permit to divide the approximately 1.46 acre parcel into eight single family lots,
with detached single family residential homes associated site and landscape improvements,
including retaining walls over three feet in height, a shared access driveway, and one parcel containing the sites shared by a retention facility.
I will note that there's also the parcel for the shared road.
And I use permit for the creation of two flaglots and application for of small lot development standards for the property located at 808 capital,
a drive and determining that the project is exempt from the from sequela.
I'll second. Thank you.
Move by pain or second by their via the own favor.
I need to post.
Characters unanimously. Thank you.
We will move on now in the reportable action from closed session.
Thank you Mayor.
Essentially I just wanted to announce for the public that the council did convene in closed session and regard to item 11C on the agenda.
The council did vote unanimously to initiate litigation on a receivership for a property located at 624 Montesito.
Thank you.
Connance by council or city manager go to city manager first.
No comments.
The council was mentioned in our afternoon session that we will be on recess until July 21st.
City business will continue to be conducted.
I'm sure a lot of us are adjunct committees and commissions will work as well.
But our regular city council meeting will reconvene on July 21.
Any other council?
I got one from.
Vice Mayor.
Thank you Mayor.
I actually have two first council member Leros.
And I had the pleasure of attending the 85th anniversary of community projects.
It was a great day to celebrate them in the 17 million.
They've given back to the Napa community.
It was also great to see how many members in the room were 85 plus and looking great in doing well.
I think we had 14 to 16 of them that were 85 plus.
So that was a great event.
And the second event I went to in the last week was the send off for our Miss Napa County.
Milan Alas who actually joined us a few meetings back.
Who is going to compete in the competition for Miss California this weekend on Saturday.
And along for the ride with her is our community friend.
Judd Finkelstein who is competing on the fundraising side of the event for Mr. California.
And that will happen on Friday.
I wish them both luck as they head off to compete.
Thank you for sure I get it because.
All right.
I can see the scoreboard is dark so.
I will adjourn the meeting.
Thank you everyone.
Thanks dad.