955 School Street

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 Chris DeNatale

Councilmember Mary Luros

Councilmember Bernie Narvaez

Councilmember Beth Painter

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

3:30 PM

City Hall Council Chambers

3:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 P.M.

1.A. Roll Call:

4 -

Present:

Mayor Sedgley, Councilmember Luros, Councilmember Narvaez, and

Councilmember Painter

1 - Vice Mayor DeNatale

Absent:

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

3. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:

City Clerk Carranza announced the following:

Item 4.D. - Corrected for the record that the correct dates of the Week of

the Young Child were April 11-17, 2026, not April 5-11 as noted in the

published agenda.

Item 5. - Emails from Tessa Molinari and Jim McNamara

(Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerk’s

department)

4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:

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Presentation of Pet of the Month

4.A.

Luis Ambriz, Napa County Animal Shelter Supervisor, joined by Megan

Scoullar, Shelter Manager, presented Theodore, the Pet of the Month, who

was available for adoption.

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National Bike Month and Bike to Work and School Day

4.B.

4.C.

4.D.

Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Kara

Vernor, Executive Director of the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, accepted

the proclamation and provided remarks.

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Jeni

Olsen, Executive Director, Cope Family Center, accepted the proclamation

and provided remarks.

The Week of the Young Child

Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Ashley

Walker, Executive Director, First 5 Napa County, accepted the

proclamation and provided remarks.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:

Jim McNamara - expressed appreciation for the proclamations presented

earlier in the meeting and also raised concerns regarding neighborhood

parking constraints. He suggested utilizing Measure G funds for additional

signage to address parking restrictions, including prohibitions on parking

in driveways, on corners, near fire hydrants, on lawns, and for detached

trailers.

6. CONSENT CALENDAR:

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember

Luros, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Sedgley, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter

1 - DeNatale

Aye:

Absent:

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City Council Meeting Minutes

6.A.

Approved the minutes from the April 7, 2026 Special Joint Meeting and the April

7, 2026 Regular Meeting of the City Council.

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Monthly Budget and Investment Statement

6.B.

6.C.

Received the Monthly Budget and Investment Statement as of February 28, 2026.

Bike Month Napa County - May 2026

Adopted Resolution R2026-041 authorizing the Public Works Director to approve a

donation of $1,000 to Napa County Bicycle Coalition in support of Bike Month in

Napa County for May 2026.

Enactment No: R2026-041

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Acceptance of Homeless, Housing Assistance and Prevention Grant

6.D.

Approved and authorized the City Manager to: (1) execute all documents

necessary to accept a grant from the State of California Business, Consumer

Services and Housing Agency for the Homeless, Housing Assistance and

Prevention Program Round 6 in the amount of $504,543.41; and (2) approve the

increase of revenue and expenditures budgets by $504,543.41 in the

Non-Recurring General Fund, as documented in Budget Adjustment 7P10.

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2026 BottleRock Music Festival Services Agreement

6.E.

6.F.

Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute a Services Agreement

with Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., DBA Latitude 38 Entertainment to provide City

of Napa personnel to perform general law enforcement, security, and emergency

medical services at the Napa Expo during the 2026 BottleRock Music Festival on

May 22nd -24th, 2026 and for the City to receive $500,000 in compensation.

Temporary Use Permits-BottleRock Adjacent Activities

Authorized the Community Resources and Development Director to process

Temporary Use Permits, as already authorized under Napa Municipal Code

Section 17.52.490(N) and Chapter 17.58, for the period of May 22, 2026 to May 25,

2026, for events or activities the in Oxbow District and Downtown Commercial

Core to coincide with BottleRock.

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6.G.

6.H.

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 construction to replace up to 8,200 linear feet of 36-inch

asbestos cement water transmission main.

Grant of Easement Deed to Pacific Gas and Electric Company over a

Portion of APN 041-030-040

Adopted Resolution R2026-042: (1) approving and authorizing the grant of an

Easement Deed to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for underground

utility facilities over a portion of City-owned property identified as Assessor

Parcel Number 041-030-040; and (2) determining that the actions authorized by

this resolution are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section

15301.

Enactment No: R2026-042

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4Leaf Agreement for Building On-Call Services

6.I.

Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City an

agreement with 4Leaf Inc., in the amount of $250,000, to provide on-call Building

Division inspection, plan check, permit tech, and senior building official services.

7. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:

Counclmember Luros reminded folks that Saturday April 25th was Earth

Day Community Cleanup from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and shared she would

be the site contact at the Oxbow.

Councilmember Narvaez shared he attended a lowrider event last

weekend that was held at Mothers Tacos. He noted it was a fun and safe

gathering with strong attendance from families and children.

8. CLOSED SESSION:

Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session items.

He also shared there was a report out from a prior closed session and

noted for the record that on February 17, 2026 the City Council, in closed

session, with Councilmember Luros absent, approved a settlement with a

former City employee regarding various employment allegations. The total

settlement amount was $290,000 with $160,000 to the employee and

$129,000 to the employee's attorney. The City resolved the dispute to

avoid litigation in which it could have spent more than the approved

settlement amount.

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8.A.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code

Section 54957.6):

City designated representatives: Steve Potter, Liz Habkirk, MJ Tueros,

Donna Lee, Zach Curren and Jesse Lad.

Employee organizations: Napa City Employees Association (NCEA) –

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) LOCAL 1021 and Napa City

Firefighters Association (NCFA) – IAFF, Local 3124.

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8.B.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)

1 Potential Matter Regarding New Opioid Class Action Settlement with Six

Remnant Defendants: Associated Pharmacies, Inc.; J M Smith

Corporation; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; Morris and

Dickson Co.; North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; and

United Natural Foods, Inc.

There were no requests from the public to comment on closed session

items.

The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 3:58 P.M.

The meeting adjourned at 4:33 P.M. There was no reportable action.

9. ADJOURNMENT: 4:33 P.M.