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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, July 15, 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 4. - Letter from John Bristol.  
Item 5.B. - Emails from Linder Kinder, Dianne Fetzer, David Dunlap and  
Ron Bushby.  
Item 5.A. and 5.C. - Memo from City Staff to update the record pertaining  
to the First Street Napa Phase II project in order to ensure consistency with  
the motions made at the June 24, 2025 meeting. The update included a  
slight edit to the DA and the June 24th meeting minutes.  
Item 5.C. - Email from Diana Reilley.  
Item 7.A. - PowerPoint Presentation.  
(Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerk’s  
department)  
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:  
077-2025  
Proclamation for Parks and Recreation Month  
3.A.  
Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation and staff  
shared a video. Breyana Brandt, Parks and Recreation Director, accepted  
the proclamation.  
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:  
Maureen Trippe - provided comments regarding street trees.  
Michael - provided comment regarding Dwight Murray Plaza / First Street  
Phase II project. Shared concerns over lack of community participation and  
engagement regarding use of the public space.  
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember Painter,  
to approve the Consent Agenda with amendments to items 5.A. and 5.C. as  
identified in the supplemental memo from staff, and with item 5.B. pulled for  
public comment. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter  
Aye:  
269-2025  
260-2025  
City Council Meeting Minutes  
5.A.  
5.B.  
Approved the minutes from the June 17, 2025 Regular Meeting and the June 24,  
2025 Special Meeting of the City Council.  
Mixed Use Designations  
This item was pulled for public comment.  
Hal Leggett - shared his experience with regard to the permitting and  
building process; suggested improvements to reduce timeline and cost of  
fees.  
There was no additional discussion.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember  
DeNatale, to approve the second reading and final adoption of Uncodified  
Ordinance O2025-007 implementing the City of Napa 2040 General Plan by  
amending Title 17 of the Napa Municipal Code to (1) add zoning districts and  
associated zoning regulations, (2) amend the zoning map to rezone certain  
properties to the new zoning districts, and (3) establish procedures for review of  
permit applications pending the adoption of a comprehensive update to the  
Zoning Code. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter  
Enactment No: O2025-007  
Aye:  
267-2025  
First Street Napa Phase II  
5.C.  
(1) Approved the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance O2025-008  
approving, pursuant to a Section 15168 analysis and addendum to the Downtown  
Napa Specific Plan Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (SCH No.  
2010042043), and alternatively, to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 categorical  
exemption, a Development Agreement pursuant to Government Code Section  
65864 et seq. by and between the City of Napa and Coombs Street LLC, and  
authorizing the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to record the  
Agreement; and  
(2) Approved the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance O2025-009  
approving, pursuant to a Section 15168 analysis and addendum to the Downtown  
Napa Specific Plan Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (SCH No.  
2010042043), and alternatively, to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 categorical  
exemption, a Planned Development Overlay (PD-39) to establish use provisions,  
development standards, and design guidelines for First Street Napa Phase II  
Project located at 1106, 1116, 1118 First Street (APNs: 003-166-010, 003-166-013,  
003-166-015, and 003-166-016) and 1151 and 1199 Pearl Street (APNs: 003-166-008,  
and 003-166-011) (PL20-0135), and Dwight Murray Plaza (APN: 003-166-017)  
(PL20-0135); and  
(3) Approved the second reading and final adoption Ordinance O2025-010  
extending, pursuant to a Section 15168 analysis and addendum to the Downtown  
Napa Specific Plan Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (SCH No.  
2010042043), and alternatively, to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 categorical  
exemption, the Entertainment Overlay District described in Chapter 17.37 of the  
Napa Municipal Code and amending the Downtown Napa Specific Plan  
pertaining to the property located at 1106, 1116, 1118 First Street (APNs:  
003-166-010, 003-166-013, 003-166-015, and 003-166-016) and 1151 and 1199 Pearl  
Street (APNs: 003-166-008, and 003-166-011) and Dwight Murray Plaza (APN:  
003-166-017).  
Enactment No: O2025-008 O2025-009 O2025-010  
281-2025  
282-2025  
283-2025  
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Membership  
5.D.  
5.E.  
5.F.  
Appointed new member James Rosen to serve a term beginning immediately  
and ending on September 30, 2026.  
Napa Public Access Cable TV Board Membership  
Reappointed incumbent, Ralph DeAmicis, to the Napa Public Access Cable TV  
Board, with a two-year term expiring June 30, 2027.  
Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) Active Transportation  
Advisory Committee (ATAC) Membership  
Directed the City Clerk to transmit a letter to the Napa Valley Transportation  
Authority (NVTA) Board of Directors recommending the nomination of incumbent  
Jonathan Schellin to serve as the City of Napa representative to the Active  
Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) for a two-year term following the  
NVTA Board appointment.  
060-2025  
102-2025  
5.G.  
5.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 the construction to replace up to 8,200 linear feet of  
36-inch asbestos cement water transmission main.  
Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive Bridge  
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.  
263-2025  
233-2025  
Sale of State Water Project Carryover Water  
5.I.  
Authorized the Utilities Director to execute the sale of State Water Project Article  
56 (c) water (carryover water) to Westside Districts for a total sale of up to 4,550  
acre feet (AF) and determined that this action was exempt from CEQA.  
Overtime Emergency Pay for Employees in the Fire Department  
5.J.  
Adopted Resolution R2025-080 authorizing overtime portal to portal pay for  
non-exempt employees in the Fire Department, and overtime rate for exempt  
employees in the Fire Department, as reimbursed by the State of California  
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.  
Enactment No: R2025-080  
256-2025  
5.K.  
Acceptance of California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant  
Program for 2025-2026  
Adopted Resolution R2025-081 (1) accepting a grant from the California Highway  
Patrol in the amount of $352,962.55; (2) authorizing the Chief of Police to execute  
the Grant Agreement with the California Highway Patrol; and (3) approving  
revenue and expenditure budget increases of $352,962.55 in the Police  
Department’s Grants Fund for the CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program for  
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 as documented in Budget Amendment No. 149P1.  
Enactment No: R2025-081  
258-2025  
259-2025  
Correcting the Gann Appropriation Limits for Fiscal Year 2024/25  
5.L.  
Adopted resolution R2025-082 approving the correction to the Gann  
appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2024/25.  
Enactment No: R2025-082  
Gann Appropriation Limits for Fiscal Year 2025/26  
5.M.  
Adopted Resolution R2025-083 establishing the Gann appropriations limit for  
Fiscal Year 2025/26.  
Enactment No: R2025-083  
265-2025  
5.N.  
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan and  
Annual Plan  
Adopted Resolution R2025-084 adopting the Community Development Block Grant  
(CDBG) Program 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan and the Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
Annual Action Plan and Program Budget, approving program certifications and  
authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents.  
Enactment No: R2025-084  
6. COMMISSION INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS:  
243-2025  
Cultural Heritage Commission Membership  
6.A.  
Mayor Sedgley introduced the item and outlined the interview process.  
Councilmember DeNatale shared that he would abstain from voting on the  
item due to one of the applicants being a donor to his employer, Arts  
Council Napa Valley.  
Interviews began with each applicant providing a brief, three minute  
introduction and statement, in the following order:  
1. Julie Seiger  
2. Karen Wesson  
3. Kent Rasmussen  
Council questions of individual applicants followed.  
Each Councilmember voted, by paper ballot, to identify the two preferred  
candidates to be appointed to the commission.  
City Clerk Carranza announced that the greatest number of votes were  
received by Karen Wesson and Kent Rasmussen with 5 votes each:  
She also announced the vote of each Councilmember for the candidates  
was as follows:  
Mayor Sedgley: Wesson, Rasmussen  
Vice Mayor Luros: Wesson, Rasmussen  
Councilmember Painter: Wesson, Rasmussen  
Councilmember Narvaez: Wesson, Rasmussen  
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember  
Narvaez, to reappoint Karen Wesson and Kent Rasmussen to the Cultural  
Heritage Commission to serve terms beginning July 1, 2025 and ending on June  
30, 2027; and to designate Karen Wesson as a Preservation Professional. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Sedgley, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter  
1 - DeNatale  
Aye:  
Abstain:  
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:  
257-2025  
Overview of the Municipal Bond Financing Process  
7.A.  
Interim Finance Director Heather Ippoliti introduced the item.  
Craig Hill, Managing Principal at NHA Advisors; Chris Lynch, Esq.,  
Shareholder at Jones Hall; and Eric McKean, Managing Director at  
Ramirez & Company, provided the informational report.  
Discussion was turned over to Council. Staff and the consultant team  
responded to questions from individual members.  
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment. There were no requests to  
speak.  
8. CONSENT HEARINGS:  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Sedgley announced the consent hearings. There were no requests  
to speak; the hearings were opened and closed without comment.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Councilmember  
DeNatale, to approve the Consent Hearing Agenda. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter  
Aye:  
255-2025  
261-2025  
Mayor and Council Compensation  
8.A.  
8.B.  
Approved the first reading and introduction of an ordinance amending Section  
2.04.110 of the Napa Municipal Code relating to the compensation of the Mayor  
and Council.  
City Manager’s Office Staffing Plan Updates  
1. Adopted Resolution R2025-085 amending the City Classification Plan by  
adopting the new classification specification, salary range, and benefits for  
Community Relations and Media Analyst; and  
2. Approved the first reading and introduction of an ordinance amending Napa  
Municipal Code Section 2.08.090(A) regarding the designation of appointive  
officers in the City Manager’s Office.  
Enactment No: R2025-085  
9. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER: None.  
10. CLOSED SESSION:  
Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session items.  
298-2025  
301-2025  
302-2025  
10.A.  
10.B.  
10.C.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code  
Section 54957.6):  
City designated representatives: Steve Potter, Liz Habkirk, Heather Ruiz,  
MJ Tueros, and Christopher Diaz.  
Employee organization: Police Management Unit (PMU).  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)  
Hagstrom Properties, LLC v. Napa Sanitation District, City of Napa, et al.  
United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No.  
3:25-cv-4369  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)  
Two Potential Cases  
There were no requests from the public to comment on closed session  
items.  
The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 5:21 P.M.  
The meeting adjourned at 6:17 P.M. There was no reportable action.  
11. ADJOURNMENT: 6:17 P.M.  
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is  
Tuesday, August 5, 2025.  
Submitted by:  
_______________________________  
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk