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Napa, CA 94559  
CITY OF NAPA  
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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, February 18, 2025  
3:30 PM  
City Hall Council Chambers  
3:30 P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION  
1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 P.M.  
1.A. Roll Call:  
5 -  
Present:  
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 items:  
Item 5.B.:  
- PowerPoint Presentation from City staff.  
- Email communications from Kim Digardi, Jennifer Harrington, Maureen  
Trippe, Chuck Shinnamon, Gordon Huether, Carol Barge, Linda  
Ghiringhelli, Nancy Snowden, T. Santora and William and Linda Walter.  
(Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerk’s  
department)  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Francie Winnen, President, Friends of the Napa River - presented Council  
with copies of the Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas and thanked  
Council for their efforts in making the community a wonderful place to live  
and work.  
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Prior to action on the consent agenda, Mayor Sedgley provided a brief  
comment sharing his excitement that the Alson Park restroom project was  
underway.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember  
Narvaez, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
5 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter  
Aye:  
033-2025  
015-2025  
City Council Meeting Minutes  
4.A.  
4.B.  
Approved the minutes from the January 30, 2025 Special Meeting and the  
February 4, 2025 Regular Meeting of the City Council.  
Measure G Citizen Oversight Committee  
Approved the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance O2025-002  
amending the Napa Municipal Code to add a new chapter 3.15 entitled "Measure  
G Oversight Committee."  
Enactment No: O2025-002  
035-2025  
Amendment to Agreement for Interim City Attorney Services  
4.C.  
Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City  
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C2024-697 with Best Best & Krieger LLP  
(“BBK”) in the increased amount of $475,000 for a total contract amount not to  
exceed $825,000.  
041-2025  
034-2025  
Monthly Budget and Investment Statements  
4.D.  
4.E.  
Received the Monthly Budget and Investment Statement as of November 30,  
2024; and as of December 31, 2024.  
Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report on the City’s Investment Portfolio  
for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024  
Received the Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report on the City’s investment  
portfolio for the period ending December 31, 2024.  
492-2024  
050-2025  
Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive Bridge  
4.F.  
4.G.  
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 were exempt from CEQA.  
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 11,000 linear feet of  
36-inch asbestos cement water transmission main.  
002-2025  
042-2025  
036-2025  
2024 Annual Fire Inspection Compliance Report  
4.H.  
4.I.  
Adopted Resolution R2025-011 acknowledging receipt of the 2024 Annual Fire  
Inspection Compliance Report prepared pursuant to California Health and Safety  
Code Sections 13146.2 - 13146.4.  
Enactment No: R2025-011  
Fire Department Suppression Employee Pregnancy Disability Benefit  
Adopted Resolution R2025-012 granting authority to the City Manager to approve  
a limited paid disability benefit for pregnant fire department suppression  
personnel on Pregnancy Disability Leave  
Enactment No: R2025-012  
Alston Park Restroom Project  
4.J.  
Adopted Resolution R2025-013: (1) approving and authorizing the Public Works  
Director to award a construction contract to, and execute a construction contract  
with, Dutch Contracting, Inc., for the Alston Park Restroom Project in the bid  
amount of $431,783.41; (2) authorizing the Public Works Director to approve  
change orders and charges for project services up to $102,678.34 for a total  
project amount not to exceed $534,461.75; and (3) determining that the actions  
authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.  
Enactment No: R2025-013  
049-2025  
4.K.  
License Agreement with the California Highway Patrol for City Shooting  
Range Use  
Adopted Resolution R2025-014 approving and authorizing the Police Chief to  
enter into a license agreement with the California Highway Patrol to use the City  
Shooting Range through 12/31/2025 and determining that the actions authorized  
by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.  
Enactment No: R2025-014  
5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:  
006-2025  
5.A.  
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Other Audit Reports for  
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024.  
Paul Phangureh, Deputy Finance Director, provided the report.  
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to  
speak.  
Discussion was turned over to Council. Brief individual Comments and  
questions ensued.  
City Manager confirmed that recommendations for future allocations would  
come back in a future meeting.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez,  
to accept and file the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal  
year ended June 30, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter  
Aye:  
474-2024  
Fuller Park Playable Art Project  
5.B.  
Ali Koenig, Parks Planner and Project Manger, and Breyana Brandt, Parks  
and Recreation Director, provided the staff report.  
Dan Wodarcyk, S2 Associates, reviewed the project schematic and theme.  
David Yosso, Principle Owner, SPEC, reviewed the project design  
development process.  
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment.  
Harold Leggett - shared concerns regarding the cost of the project.  
Suggested funds could be better spent elsewhere, to include street  
improvements.  
Jim McNamara - shared concerns regarding access to the park. Would like  
to see funds spent on elsewhere to include parking enforcement.  
Beverly - provided comments in support of the project due to its  
accessibility. Requested additional accessible upgrades to the restroom.  
Heidi - provided comments in support of the project due to its accessibility.  
Requested additional accessible upgrades to the restroom.  
Jen - provided comments in support of the project. Provided comments  
regarding disability living. Requested additional accessible upgrades to  
the restroom.  
Nancy Snowden - shared concerns regarding the cost of the project.  
Discussion was turned over to members of Council. Individual comments  
and questions ensued.  
Staff responded to various questions regarding project costs, shade,  
neighborhood concerns and safety.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez,  
to adopt a resolution R2025-015 (1) approving and authorizing the Parks and  
Recreation Services Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with  
Specified Play Equipment Company for fabrication, delivery and construction of  
the final design for the Fuller Park Playable Art Project in the amount of  
$2,315,504; (2) authorizing the Parks and Recreation Services Director to approve  
change orders and charges for project services up to $175,960 for a total amount  
not to exceed $2,491,464; (3) determining that the exception for specialty items in  
Napa Municipal Code Section 2.91.050 apply to the agreement; and (4)  
determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, and Narvaez  
1 - Painter  
Aye:  
No:  
Enactment No: R2025-015  
6. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:  
City Manager Potter provided a brief update in regard to Measure G and  
shared City staff was waiting to hear from CDTFA in regard to when funds  
will begin to be collected.  
Councilmember Painter shared she was proud of the City, and particularly  
Councilmember Narvaez, for the presentation made an event that was held  
at the 9/11 Memorial Garden the day prior.  
7. CLOSED SESSION:  
Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session items.  
Vice Mayor Luros announced that she would be abstaining from items 7.B.  
and 7.C. as she had a child who attended Blue Oak school.  
071-2025  
7.A.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6  
Agency designated representatives: Steve Potter, Liz Habkirk, Christopher  
Diaz, Heather Ruiz, MJ Tueros  
Employee Organization: Napa City Employees Association  
073-2025  
072-2025  
7.B.  
7.C.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION  
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)  
Two Potential Cases  
CITY COUNCIL RECESS: 4:55 P.M.  
6:30 P.M. EVENING SESSION  
8. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 P.M.  
8.A. Roll Call:  
5 -  
Present:  
Mayor Sedgley, Vice Mayor Luros, Councilmember DeNatale, Councilmember  
Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter  
9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  
At the request of Mayor Sedgley, Jim Jones led the Pledge.  
10. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:  
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental documents that  
were received after agenda publication:  
Item 12.A.:  
- Memo from City staff received February 14, 2025  
- Presentation from the applicant team.  
- Presentation from City staff.  
- Memo from City staff received February 18, 2025 regarding (1)  
additional responses to public comments, (2) a correction to Attachment 3,  
the Resolution for Design, Review, Permit and Use Permit, and (3)  
examples of prior zoning amendments approved by City Council.  
- 72 written communications in support of the project.  
- 12 written communications in opposition of the project.  
(Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerk’s  
department)  
11. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
James Bledsoe - provided comments regarding events in Washington  
D.C.; voiced concerns that funding provided to Napa for housing may be  
eliminated. Hoped that the City would be making plans to address.  
Suggested the City increase amount of public gardens to help feed the  
residents.  
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
380-2024  
Glamping Zoning Text Amendment  
12.A.  
Mayor Sedgley opened the public hearing.  
Associate Planner Ryder Dilly provided the staff report.  
Mayor Sedgley called for disclosures; Mayor and members of Council  
provided them.  
Mayor Sedgley invited the applicant to provide their testimony.  
Jeremy Sil, Bernie Corea, and Greg Pitts from the applicant team shared  
their presentation and provided an overview of various aspects of the  
proposed project.  
Mayor called for public comment.  
1. Craig Songer - spoke in opposition.  
2. Ricardo Gaudino, local historian - wished Napa a Happy Birthday.  
3. Parry Mead Murray, owner of the property - provided background  
regarding the property; provided comments in support of the project.  
4. Neil DiPaola, Autocamp - provided additional comments regarding the  
project scope.  
5. Heather Dooley - spoke in support.  
6. Trina Falace, Buchalter - shared concerns with procedural process to  
approve the project via a text amendment; spoke in opposition.  
7. Carissa Beecham, Buchalter - provided comments regarding CEQA  
aspect of the project; spoke in opposition.  
8. Grant Johnson - provided comments in regard to the traffic study; shared  
concerns.  
9. John Dunbar - spoke in support.  
10. Jim Jones - spoke in opposition.  
11. Jen Young - spoke in support.  
12. Chris Malan - spoke in support.  
13. Jorge Engel - spoke in support.  
14. Marianne Wiley - spoke in opposition.  
15. Lisa Mar-Johnston - spoke in opposition.  
16. Jay Jacobson - spoke in opposition.  
17. Donna Usnick - spoke in opposition.  
18. Debra Dommen - spoke in support.  
19. Gordon Huether - spoke in support.  
20. Colleen Moore - spoke in opposition.  
21. Roger Reichenberg - spoke in opposition. Should the item be  
approved, he also made suggestions for evacuation in the event of a fire  
incident.  
22. Chuck Shinnamon - provided comments and posed questions  
regarding the bike lane. Opposed.  
23. Speaker on behalf of Josh Winston - read comments in support.  
24. Jeri Hansen, Napa Chamber of Commerce - spoke in support.  
Mayor Sedgley called for a break at 8:31 P.M. The meeting reconvened at  
8:41 P.M.  
25. Kara Vernor, Napa County Bicycle Coalition - spoke in support.  
26. Tom Tornley - spoke in support.  
27. Justin Newberry - spoke in opposition.  
A brief break was called at 8:53 P.M. to address a technical issue. The  
meeting reconvened at 8:57 P.M.  
28. Tony McClimans - spoke in opposition.  
29. Kelly Schaeffer - spoke in support.  
30. Mark Phillips - spoke in opposition.  
31. Mary Allan - spoke in opposition.  
32. Kelly Carlson - spoke in opposition.  
33. Michael Rheinhardt - spoke in support.  
34. Martin Harris - spoke in support.  
35. Theodora Soldinger - spoke in support.  
36. Ryan Beliakoff - spoke in support.  
37. Marie Dolcini - spoke in opposition.  
38. Brian Bennett - spoke in opposition.  
39. Christopher Gilmore - spoke in opposition.  
40. Deborah Kreutz - spoke in opposition.  
41. Rita Kilkenny - spoke in opposition.  
42. Hugh Linn - spoke in support.  
43. Gary Green - provided comments regarding fire hazard mitigation.  
44. Elan Fayard - spoke in opposition.  
45. Cecily Jordan - spoke in opposition.  
46. Anthony Truchard - spoke in opposition.  
47. Dennis Bertolucci - spoke in opposition.  
48. Robin Gibson - spoke in opposition.  
49. JB Leamer - spoke in support.  
50. Grayson Young - spoke in opposition.  
51. Lynn Young - spoke in opposition.  
52. Karen Pettigrew - posed questions regarding potential insurance  
increases due to increased fire hazard; opposed.  
53. Alyssa Samrick - spoke in opposition.  
54. Mark Davidson - spoke in opposition.  
55. Rafael Banuelos - spoke in opposition.  
56. Mel - spoke in opposition.  
Mayor Sedgley called for the applicant's rebuttal.  
Greg Pitts of the applicant team provided brief remarks in response to  
public comment.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember  
Painter, to close the public hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
Discussion was turned over to Council for deliberation. Individual  
comments and questions ensued.  
City staff and the applicant team addressed various questions, including  
those regarding the approval process, floodway usage, environmental and  
noise concerns, site uses, traffic plans, evacuation plans, and fire response  
and prevention.  
Following the Council discussion, Mayor Sedgley proposed a brief break  
for the applicant team to convene and consider potential adjustments to the  
project based on suggestions from Council members. These suggestions  
included reducing the total number of units, limiting floodway usage,  
reducing the number of fire pits, and addressing traffic concerns.  
A break was called at 11:36 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 11:45 P.M.  
Bernie Corea of the applicant team responded, expressing confidence that  
the team could effectively address the right-turn-in and right-turn-out traffic  
flow with map service providers. The team would also collaborate with  
CalTrans to install some sort of center divider. Regarding density, the team  
proposed maintaining a maximum of 80 units at the campsite at any given  
time, with a year-round weighted average of 70 units. He noted the  
reduction would help limit traffic, particularly on peak days, and reduce the  
number of campfires on any given day. Concerning the floodway, the team  
would like to keep units there during the non-winter months.  
Mayor Sedgley brought discussion back to Council.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Mayor  
Sedgley, to, as outlined in the agenda packet, adopt a resolution  
adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration, approve the first reading and  
introduction of an ordinance, and adopt a resolution approving a Use  
Permit and Design Review Permit with modifications to that resolution to  
include a change from 100 units to 80 units and an edit to condition #18,  
to the reasonable satisfaction of the planning staff to prevent left hand  
turns. The motion failed by the following vote:  
Aye: 2 - Narvaez and Sedgley  
No:  
3 - DeNatale, Painter and Luros  
Following the vote, the applicant team shared that they would be willing to  
propose the removal of wood burning, introduce a left turn lane, and reduce  
the number of units to 75. Brief additional discussion ensued.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez to, as outlined in the  
agenda packet, adopt a resolution adopting a Mitigated Negative  
Declaration, approve the first reading and introduction of an ordinance,  
and adopt a resolution approving a Use Permit and Design Review  
Permit with modifications to that resolution to include a change from 100  
units to 70 units, and edit to condition #18 to include that applicant shall  
contact CalTrans, in consultation with City staff, to obtain permission to  
install a left turn lane into the site and shall install left turn lane, if so  
allowed, prior to building permit issuance, and remove any wood burning  
fire pits. The motion failed for a lack of a second.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros to postpone the item indefinitely  
to another date and time to reconsider. Brief additional discussion  
ensued regarding next steps. Councilmember Painter seconded the  
motion to postpone. Vice Mayor Luros later withdrew the motion. There  
was no vote.  
Brief addition discussion ensued. There was no action taken on the  
application.  
13. REPORT ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION:  
Interim City Attorney Diaz reported that the council met in Closed Session  
that afternoon to discuss three items.  
No action was taken on item 7.A.  
Regarding item 7.B., conference with legal counsel about anticipated  
litigation involving Blue Oak School and the Hagstrom claim, the Council  
voted 4-0, with Luros recused, to not accept the late claim that was  
submitted.  
For item 7.C., conference with legal counsel about the initiation of  
litigation, the Council voted 4-0, with Luros recused, to proceed with  
litigation. Details of the matter will be disclosed once litigation is filed.  
14. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:  
Vice Mayor Luros shared that John Salmon passed away. The meeting  
was adjourned in his honor.  
15. ADJOURNMENT: 12:04 A.M. (February 19, 2025)  
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is March 4,  
2025.  
Submitted by:  
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Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk