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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, October 7, 2025

3:30 PM

City Hall Council Chambers

3:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION

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

1.A. Roll Call:

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Present:

Mayor Sedgley, Vice Mayor Luros, Councilmember DeNatale, Councilmember

Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

3. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:

City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental document:

Item 5 - Correspondence from John Bristol

(A copy of the supplemental document is on file in the City Clerk's

department)

4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:

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Proclamation for Arbor Day

4.A.

Mayor Sedgley and Members of Council read the proclamation. Jeff

Gittings, Parks and Urban Forestry Manager, accepted the proclamation

and provided remarks.

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Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week

4.B.

Mayor Sedgley and Members of Council read the proclamation. Tony

Valadez, Compliance Programs Manager, accepted the proclamation,

introduced the Code Enforcement team, and provided remarks.

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“Imagine a Day Without Water” Proclamation

4.C.

Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Utilities

Director Joy Eldredge accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: None.

6. CONSENT CALENDAR:

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Following approval of the consent calendar, Mayor Sedgley took a moment

to acknowledge Marian Glynn who was in attendance and had just been

appointed to serve on the Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory

Commission.

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez,

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

5 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter

Aye:

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City Council Meeting Minutes

6.A.

6.B.

Approved the minutes from the September 16, 2025 Regular Meeting of the City

Council.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Membership

Reappointed incumbent, Robert Reber, and appointed new applicant, Virginia

Hill, to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission to serve terms beginning

immediately and ending on September 30, 2027.

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Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Commission Membership

6.C.

Reappointed incumbent, Joe Streng, and appointed new applicants Marian

Glynn and Clay Newton, to the Parks, Recreation and Tress Advisory Commission

for terms beginning immediately and ending September 30, 2027 with Marian

Glynn and Clay Newton designated as members with demonstrated experience

in one of the following identified fields: urban planning, park planning, park

operations, park maintenance, recreation programming, horticulture, or

arboriculture.

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6.D.

Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report on the City’s Investment Portfolio

for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2025

Received the Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report on the City’s investment

portfolio for the period ending June 30, 2025.

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Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive Bridge

6.E.

(1) 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; and

(2) Adopted Resolution R2025-108 Amending the FY2025/26 & 2026/27 Capital

Improvement Program.

Enactment No: R2025-108

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6.F.

6.G.

Emergency Declaration for 36-inch Asbestos Cement Water Transmission

Main Replacement

Determined there was a need to continue the emergency action to execute and

implement contracts for the construction to replace up to 8,200 linear feet of

36-inch asbestos cement water transmission main.

On-Call Contract Awards - Landscape Architecture and Design Services

Approved and authorized the Parks & Recreation Services Director to execute on

behalf of the City agreements with five professional services firms: (1) Callander

Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc., (2) Carlile Macy, (3) CSWST2, (4) GSM

landscape architects, inc., and (5) Verde Design, Inc., for task-order based on-call

landscape architecture and design services, each in an amount not to exceed

$750,000.

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Foundation Construction at Dwight Murray Plaza

6.H.

6.I.

Approved and authorized the City Manager to notify BUILD Group, Inc. of its

authorization to fully construct a foundation, including pouring concrete, on

City-owned parcel 003-166-017 (Dwight Murray Plaza), pending the exchange of

the property as previously authorized by the City Council.

Coombs & South Coombs Rehabilitation- Imola Avenue to 5th Street

Adopted resolution R2025-109: (1) authorizing the Public Works Director to

approve change orders and charges for 33ST20PW09 project services up to

$873,500 for a total construction project amount not to exceed $5,568,945.70; and

(2) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from

CEQA.

Enactment No: R2025-109

7. CONSENT HEARINGS:

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Mayor Sedgley announced the consent hearing. There were no requests to

speak; the hearing was opened and closed without comment.

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:

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Wilkins Townhomes

7.A.

Adopted Resolution R2025-110 approving a Use Permit, Design Review Permit,

and Tentative Subdivision Map for Condominium Purposes to subdivide an

existing, approximately 0.6-acre parcel into ten (10) parcels and a Common Lot,

Lot A, for an 11-unit residential condominium development on property located

at 2005-2069 Wilkins Avenue, and determining that the actions authorized by this

Resolution are exempt from CEQA.

Enactment No: R2025-110

8. REPORT ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION:

Interim City Attorney Diaz announced that at the September 16, 2025

meeting Council considered an item, conference with legal counsel on the

initiation of litigation of four potential matters, and reported out that:

- The City Council voted with all members in the affirmative to join the class

action lawsuits against Purdue/Sackler and Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex,

Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun Pharma, and Zydus, regarding opioid

remediation.

- The City Council voted with all members in the affirmative to initiate a

receivership for the nuisance conditions located at 456 Seymour Street.

- The City Council voted with 4 members in the affirmative, with Mayor

Scott Sedgley abstaining, to initiate a receivership for the nuisance

conditions located at 2307 1st Street.

9. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:

Mayor Sedgley shared that the 2nd annual "Remembering Sasha"

fundraising event would be held on October 18, 2025 out at Napa Valley

Language Academy Softball Field at 3:00 P.M. and encouraged folks to

attend.

10. CLOSED SESSION:

Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session item.

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10.A.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code

section 54957.6) regarding the unrepresented employees: City Attorney,

and Police Chief. Steve Potter, Heather Ruiz, and Liz Habkirk are the

City’s designated representatives.

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

items.

The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 3:51P.M.

The meeting adjourned at 4:50 P.M. There was no reportable action.

11. ADJOURNMENT: 4:50 P.M.