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 Mary Luros

Councilmember Chris DeNatale

Councilmember Bernie Narvaez

Councilmember Beth Painter

Tuesday, March 4, 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 shared that Item 8.A., Conference with Legal Counsel -

Existing Litigation, would not be heard that afternoon and would come back

at a future date. She also announced the following supplemental

documents:

Item 3.B. - additional certificate of recognition for Robert Stevenson.

Item 6.A. - PowerPoint Presentation from City Staff.

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

department)

3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:

068-2025

Proclamation for Red Cross Month

3.A.

Mayor Sedgley and Councilmembers read the proclamation. Jim Jett, local

Red Cross Chapter Volunteer, accepted the proclamation and provided

remarks.

079-2025

3.B.

Certificate of Recognition Honoring Kristofer Chun and the Napa Marine

Corps League

Mayor Sedgley and Councilmembers presented Certificates of

Recognition to Kristofer Chun and Robert Stevenson, of the Napa Marine

Corps League. Both recipients provided remarks.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT:

Linda St. Claire - provided comments regarding traffic calming.

John Cooledge - provided comments regarding traffic calming.

Chris Benz, Napa Climate NOW! - provided an update on the City of

Napa's leaf blower rebate program and encouraged promotion of the

program. She also invited Council and members of the public to attend two

upcoming in-store informational events as well as the 3rd annual Napa

Climate Summit and Job Fair.

Michele Grupe, Director of Community Leaders Coalition - provided

comments asking for Council to make a statement of support to the local

immigrant and LGBTQ communities and to partner with the coalition.

Harold Leggett - shared concerns regarding Bottlerock's noise level.

Suggested the event be relocated to Kennedy Park.

Mayor Sedgley provided brief comments in response to public comment.

Council supported a request to work with City staff to assist in promoting

the leaf blower rebate program. Members also supported a request to

come back to a future meeting with a statement of support.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR:

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Councilmember

DeNatale, to approve the Consent Agenda with item 5.B. pulled for public

comment. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

048-2025

City Council Meeting Minutes

5.A.

Approved the minutes from the February 18, 2025 Regular Meeting of the City

Council.

032-2025

Amended 2025 City Holiday Calendar

5.B.

This items was pulled off of the Consent Agenda for public comment.

Monica Lopez, on behalf of NCEA Union - urged Council to adopt the

holiday as a paid for all employee groups, to include NCEA members.

Harold Leggett - provided comments questioning how some taxpayers

could view the addition of a holiday following the recent tax increase.

A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember

Narvaez, to adopt Resolution R2025-016 establishing the amended 2025 Calendar

for Regular and Special City Council Meetings and City Holidays by approving

the addition of Juneteenth (June 19, 2025) as a recognized City Holiday. The

motion carried by the following vote:

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

Enactment No: R2025-016

Aye:

082-2025

5.C.

Classification Specification for Water Distribution Supervisor in the Utilities

Department

Adopted Resolution R2025-016 amending the City Classification Plan by

Approving the Classification Specification Revisions for Water Distribution

Supervisor in the Utilities Department.

Enactment No: R2025-017

493-2024

053-2025

Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive Bridge

5.D.

5.E.

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 are exempt from CEQA.

Emergency Declaration for 36-inch Asbestos Cement Water Transmission

Main Replacement

Adopted Resolution R2025-018 (1) determining there is 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 transmission main; (2)

approving a transfer in the amount of $6,000,000 from water CIP reserve fund

balance account 531-35102 to CIP project account 53160139-63WT25UTER as

documented in Council budget amendment No. 05P09; and (3) determining that

the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.

Enactment No: R2025-018

020-2025

Capital Improvement Program - Update for Fiscal Year 2024/2025

5.F.

Adopted Resolution R2025-019 amending the Capital Improvement Project Plan

as documented in Council Budget Amendment No. 19P8.

Enactment No: R2025-019

013-2025

5.G.

Grant Agreement with the Law Enforcement Specialized Units (LESU)

Program for Survivors of Domestic Violence Services

Adopted Resolution R2025-020 (1) accepting the Cal OES Law Enforcement

Specialized Units (LESU) Program Grant Agreement in the amount of $270,856

and authorizing Detective William Hernandez, on behalf of the City Manager and

Chief of Police to execute the grant agreement on behalf of the City; (2)

approving and authorizing revenue and expenditure budget increases of

$203,142 in the Police Department’s Grants Special Revenue Fund with a local

match from the City of Napa of $67,714 from the Police Department’s General

Fund for the Cal OES Grant Program for calendar year 2025; (3) approving and

authorizing the Chief of Police to execute an agreement funded by the LESU

Grant in the amount not to exceed $73,121 with Nurturing Empowerment Worth

Safety (NEWS) to support Domestic Violence Counselor Services and Training;

and (4) approving and authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a MOU with the

Napa County District Attorney’s Office Victim Services and Nurturing

Empowerment Worth Safety (NEWS) acknowledging collaborative efforts to

support domestic violence victims and their children.

Enactment No: R2025-020

167-2024

064-2025

5.H.

Fifth Amendment to City-County MOU for Napa County use of City’s

Materials Diversion Facility

Approved and authorized the Utilities Director to execute Amendment No. 5 to

the Memorandum of Understanding (City Agreement No. 8782, County Agreement

No. 6430) for continued Napa County use of the City’s Materials Diversion Facility

(MDF) through December 31, 2030, with an option for five mutually agreed

one-year extensions.

Abatement Services Agreement

5.I.

Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with

Sharjo, a limited liability company doing business as ServiceMaster Restoration

for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the clean-up and abatement of

homeless encampments, and other associated debris removal within the City of

Napa; and determine that this action is exempt from CEQA.

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

037-2025

Streets Paving Program, Budget Adjustment FY25

Public Works Director Julie Lucido provided the report.

6.A.

Mayor Sedgley called for public comment.

Maureen Trippe, Co-founder Slow Down Napa - posed questions as how

the proposed paving would fit into programs already in place. Hoped that

traffic calming would be integrated.

PW Director responded to the public comment.

Harold Leggett - asked for brief description of what traffic calming was.

Mayor Sedgley responded.

Discussion was turned over to Council. Individual comments and questions

ensued.

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

to: 1. Adopt Resolution R2025-021 (1) authorizing the Public Works Director to

conduct in-house paving operations on behalf of the City, and (2) determining

that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA; and

2. Adopt Resolution R2025-022 approving an Amendment to the RMRA and Gas

Tax Funds and thereby increasing the current expenditure budget of the Streets

Resurfacing Program by $1,200,000, as documented in Budget Adjustment No.

2P09. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Enactment No: R2025-021

R2025-022

070-2025

Discuss Harvest Middle School Site Acquisition Process

Assistant City Manager Liz Habkirk provided the report.

6.B.

Mayor Sedgley called for public comment.

Carol Barge - provided comments in support of the City purchasing the

site.

Chuck Shinnamon - provided comments in support of the City purchasing

the site.

Nancy Lafortune - provided comments in support of the City purchasing the

site.

Unidentified speaker - provided comments in support of the City

purchasing the site.

Harold Leggett - provided comments in support of the City purchasing the

site.

Discussion was brought back to council. Mayor and members of Council

shared their unanimous support in moving forward to take the next steps to

enter negotiations with the Napa Valley Unified School District to acquire

the Harvest Middle School site for future uses consistent with Council

Focus Areas.

7. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:

Councilmember Narvaez provided additional comments in regard to the

Certificates of Recognition that were presented earlier in the meeting. He

applauded the volunteers for their dedicated work to ensure families were

provided for during the holidays, and he encouraged residents to thank

Napa Marine Corps League members as well when the see them in the

community.

8. CLOSED SESSION:

074-2025

8.A.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)

Elia v. City of Napa, et al.

Napa County Superior Court Case No. 22CV001127

This item was not heard.

9. ADJOURNMENT: 4:58 P.M.