To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
Prepared By: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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Napa Valley Transportation Authority Board (NVTA) and Napa Valley Transportation Authority - Tax Agency Board (NVTA-TA) Memberships
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Appoint a member of City Council to serve as an Alternate Member on the Napa Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors, and the Napa Valley Transportation Authority - Tax Agency Board.
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa participates in a variety of local, regional, and state Boards, Councils, Commissions and Committees that serve the City and provides representation of the City’s interest.
Each year, the City Council reviews the appointment of its members to various local, regional, and state boards, councils, committees, and commissions on which members of Council serve. On December 18, 2018 Council appointed Mayor Techel and Councilmember Alessio to serve as the City of Napa voting Members on the Napa Valley Transportation Authority Board and the Napa Valley Transportation Authority - Tax Authority Board, with Councilmember Gentry appointed as the alternate Member.
The thirteen-member NVTA Board consist of the Mayor and one Councilmember from each of Napa County’s five incorporated jurisdictions, two members of the Napa County Board of Supervisors; and one ex-officio representative from the Paratransit Coordinating Council.
The twelve-member NVTA-TA Board consists of the two members of the City Council appointed to NVTA from each of Napa County’s five incorporated jurisdictions, and the two members of the Napa County Board of Supervisors appointed to the NVTA.
On July 9, 2019 Napa Valley Transportation Authority Board Executive Director, Kate Miller, requested that an additional alternate from the City of Napa be appointed to ensure that a quorum is obtained on the occasion that both voting members and the alternate member were physically absent or unable to attend due to a conflict of interest.
Per the Joint Powers Agreement for the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (City Agreement No. 6147, with amendments through Amendment No. 11) (Attachment 1), each Member Jurisdiction may, in its discretion, appoint alternate(s) for its Members of the NVTA Board. An alternate shall be an elected official of the governing board of the appointing Member Jurisdiction. Any appointed alternate Members may attend in place of that jurisdiction’s Member and participate in discussions of the NVTA Board in the same manner as the Members, but an alternate of a voting Member shall vote only when the Member for whom he or she is an alternate is physically absent or cannot vote due to a conflict of interest.
Per the Napa Valley Transportation Authority - Tax Agency Board Bylaws (Attachment 2), each appointing local governmental agency may designate an alternate to vote or
otherwise officially participate for its member at meetings of the Authority when the
member is not present. Each alternate shall be an elected official of the appointing local
governmental agency, whose term shall be coterminous with that of the member. The
alternate acting for the member shall have all of the rights, privileges and
responsibilities of the member.
The Boards generally meet the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the NVTA Board Room, 625 Burnell St. in Napa.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
None
CEQA:
The City Clerk as determined that the recommended action described in this agenda report is not subject to CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
ATCH 1 - Amendment No. 11 to the JPA for the NVTA
ATCH 2 - NVTA-TA Bylaws
NOTIFICATION:
Napa Valley Transportation Authority