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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, May 20, 2025

3:30 PM

City Hall Council Chambers

3:30 P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION

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

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Present:

Mayor Sedgley, Vice Mayor Luros, Councilmember DeNatale, Councilmember

Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter

1.A. Roll Call:

2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:

City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental documents:

Item 7.A. PowerPoint Presentation from City staff.

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

department)

3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:

160-2025

Proclamation for National Public Works Week

3.A.

Mayor and members of Council read the proclamation. Public Works

Director Julie Lucido, joined by department staff, accepted the

proclamation and provided remarks.

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Proclamation for Historic Preservation Month

3.B.

Mayor and members of Council read the proclamation. Christine Madrid

French, Napa County Landmarks Executive Director, accepted the

proclamation and provided remarks.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT:

Dalton Piercey - provided comments related to imposed time limits of

public comment. Shared he would like to meet with Planning

Commissioners and Councilmembers to discuss the topic of amplified

noise and sound. Provided information for the record to be distributed to

Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners.

Dionne - voiced concerns regarding the closure of the outpatient lab at the

Queen of the Valley Hospital.

Kathy Rogers - provided comments regarding subcontracted employees

and voiced concerns over the decline of patient care at the Queen of the

Valley, in particular as it related to the closing of the outpatient lab. Shared

they had been fighting for a fair contract for over a year.

Rachel Allen - provided comments regarding the current status of

negotiations with the Queen of the Valley.

Gordon Mar, National Union of Healthcare workers - provided additional

context regarding union negotiations with Queen of the Valley.

Philip Trood - Provided comments related to traffic signal timing,

pedestrian safety on Trancas St., and The Grove at Kennedy Park.

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 item 5.L. pulled for report and discussion.

The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

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City Council Meeting Minutes

5.A.

5.B.

Approved the minutes from the April 28, 2025 and May 6, 2025 Special Meetings

and the May 6, 2025 Regular Meeting the City Council.

Addition of Napa Municipal Code Section 10.32.120-Compliance with

Traffic Control Second Reading

Approved the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance O2025-005 adding

Napa Municipal Code Section 10.32.120 related to compliance with traffic control.

Enactment No: O2025-005

209-2025

5.C.

Appointment of Retired Annuitant Heather Ippoliti as Interim Finance

Director Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h)

Adopted Resolution R2025-051 to appoint Heather Ippoliti as Interim Finance

Director Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h).

Enactment No: R2025-051

057-2025

099-2025

434-2024

5.D.

5.E.

5.F.

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 the item were exempt from CEQA.

NCRIC Crime Analyst Services Contract Renewal

Authorized the Acting Chief of Police to: (1) execute a reimbursement agreement

with Napa County by which the City will receive $676,315 to offset the costs of

crime analyst services; (2) execute an agreement with San Mateo County by

which the City will receive crime analyst services over a three-year term for

$676,315.

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5.G.

Silverado-Third-Coombsville-East (“5-Way Intersection”) Project -

Amendment #2

Approved and authorized the Public Works Director to execute on behalf of the

City Amendment No. 2 to C2023-710 with GHD Inc., a California Corporation, for

professional engineering services to complete the Project Approval and

Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase of the “5-Way Intersection” Project in

the increased amount of $571,479.00, plus authority up to 20% contingency, for a

total contract amount not to exceed $2,130,196.80.

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5.H.

Napa Valley Corporate Park Landscape and Lighting Assessment District,

Fiscal Year 2025-2026

1. Adopted Resolution R2025-052 to order the City Engineer to prepare and file

the Preliminary Engineer’s Report describing the improvements to be maintained

by the Annual and Supplemental Napa Valley Corporate Park Landscape and

Lighting Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and determining that the

actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA; and

2. Adopted Resolution R2025-053 of intention to approve the Preliminary

Engineer’s Report, levy and collect assessments, and give notice of a Public

Hearing to consider approval of the Annual and Supplemental Napa Valley

Corporate Park Landscape and Lighting Assessment District for Fiscal Year

2025-2026, and determine that the actions authorized by this resolution are

exempt from CEQA.

Enactment No: R2025-052

R2025-053

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5.I.

Citywide Landscape Maintenance Assessment District, Fiscal Year

2025-2026

1. Adopted Resolution R2025-054 to order the City Engineer to prepare and file

the Preliminary Engineer’s Report describing the improvements to be maintained

by the Citywide Landscape Maintenance Assessment District for Fiscal Year

2025-2026, and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are

exempt from CEQA; and

2. Adopted Resolution R2025-055 of intention to approve the Preliminary

Engineer’s Report, levy and collect assessments, and give notice of a Public

Hearing to consider approval of the Citywide Landscape Maintenance

Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and determining that the actions

authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.

Enactment No: R2025-054

R2025-055

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Industrial Plumbing Materials for Water System Operation

5.J.

1) Authorized the Utilities Director to amend existing contracts with Pace Supply,

Corp. and Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., increasing the compensation from $200,000

to an amount not to exceed $400,000 for Fiscal Year 2025, for the purchase of

industrial plumbing materials for use in the municipal potable water system; and

2) authorized the Utilities Director to execute contracts in an amount not to

exceed $500,000 with Pace Supply, Corp. and Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., for

Fiscal Year 2026, for the purchase of industrial plumbing materials for use in the

municipal potable water system; and

3) determined that the actions authorized by the item are exempt from CEQA.

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Stanly Ranch Project Refund B1912-0237

5.K.

5.L.

Authorized the Interim Community Development Director to execute a refund of

$4,796.40 to the Stanly Ranch Residential project.

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

This items was pulled for discussion.

Farid Javandel, Senior Traffic Engineer, provided the report.

Mayor called for public comment; there were no requests to speak.

Discussion was brought back to Council. Brief comments from members

ensued in appreciation of the work of Public Work's staff.

A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Councilmember

DeNatale, to adopt Resolution R2025-056:

(1) authorizing the Public Works Director to award a construction contract to, and

execute a construction contract with, Ghilotti Bros., Inc., for the Coombs Street &

South Coombs Street Rehabilitation - Imola Avenue to 5th Street project in the

bid amount of $4,695,445.70; and

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

CEQA. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Enactment No: R2025-056

Aye:

202-2025

5.M.

Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Napa Valley

Unified School District for the School Resource Officer Program.

Authorized the Acting Chief of Police, Fabio Rodriguez to execute on behalf of

the City a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Napa Valley Unified

School District (NVUSD) for the collaboration and operation of the School

Resource Officer Program for the 2025-2026 school year, in the shared cost of one

(1) Youth Services Bureau Detective and three (3) School Resource Officers in a

total joint cost of $761,169.65.

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Acceptance of Homeless, Housing Assistance and Prevention Grant

5.N.

5.O.

5.P.

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 5

in the amount of $727,623.09; and (2) approve the increase of revenue and

expenditures budgets by $363,811.55 in the Non-Recurring General Fund, as

documented in Budget Adjustment #219.

BottleRock Festival 2025 Services Agreement

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

agreement with Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., DBA Latitude 38 Entertainment in

an amount up to $500,000 to provide City of Napa personnel to perform general

law enforcement, security, and emergency medical services at the Napa Expo

located at 575 3rd St. during the 2025 BottleRock Music Festival on May 23-25,

2025.

La Onda Music Festival 2025 Services Agreement

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

agreement with Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., DBA Buena Onda Presents in an

amount up to $300,000 to provide City of Napa personnel to perform general law

enforcement, security, and emergency medical services at the Napa Expo

located at 575 3rd St. during the 2025 La Onda Music Festival on May 31, 2025 -

June 1, 2025

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

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CalPERS Pension Funding Update

6.A.

Deputy Finance Director Paul Phangureh introduced the item and Ira

Summers, Senior Consultant with TrueComp, who provided the report.

Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to

speak.

Discussion was brought back to Council. Brief individual questions ensued.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

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7.A.

Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Update (Amending

Napa Municipal Code Section 17.52.180)

Mayor Sedgley opened the hearing.

Fire Chief Zach Curren provided the report.

Mayor called for public comment

Kevin Teague, on behalf of Stanly Ranch - summarized concerns with the

proposed map that he outlined in a supplemental communication submitted

for the record. Hoped that the Council would support having the State

reclassify the Stanly Ranch Resort with the appropriate lower hazard

classification.

Chris Cosby - thanked Council for the opportunity to comment. Hoped that

the maps could be updated as Mr. Teague proposed.

Mayor Sedgley called for disclosures; members provided them.

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

Painter, to close public testimony. The motion carried unanimously.

Discussion was brought back to Council. Individual questions and

comments.

Councilmembers shared their support of the changes that the

representatives from Stanly Ranch Resort proposed. Chief Curren

confirmed that if the State were to make any updates to the map, the City

would be required to adopt the updated map.

A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember

Narvaez, to approve the first reading and introduction of an ordinance amending

Napa Municipal Code Section 17.52.180 related to Fire Hazard Severity Zones

and adopting an uncodified Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map. The motion carried

by the following vote:

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

Aye:

8. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER: None.

9. CLOSED SESSION:

Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session items. In regard

to item 9.B., he shared that although the agenda listed three potential

cases, they would only be considering two potential cases, both associated

with the two claims in the preceding matter, item 9.A. The third case would

be brought back at a future meeting.

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9.A.

9.B.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)

Two Potential Cases

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION

Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)

Three Potential Cases

CITY COUNCIL RECESS: 5:06 P.M.

6:30 P.M. EVENING SESSION

10. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 P.M.

10.A. Roll Call:

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Present:

Mayor Sedgley, Vice Mayor Luros, Councilmember DeNatale, Councilmember

Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter

11. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

12. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:

City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental documents:

Item 13.A.

- Updated resume from applicant Carol Barge submitted on May 16, 2025.

- Emails from applicants Joe Newman and Richard Tippitt withdrawing

their applications.

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

department)

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Kaya Prosser, Sophomore at Justin Sienna on behalf of Napa Youth

Council - voiced concerns regarding youth vaping and tobacco use. Asked

for stronger tobacco control.

Akshaj Bhatt, Sophomore at American Canyon High School on behalf of

Napa Youth Council - shared the effects of nicotine and tobacco use at

schools.

Amarjot Toor, Junior at American Canyon High School on behalf of Napa

Youth Council - shared support received from community members in

regard to their efforts to combat tobacco control.

Linda Colin Jurado, Senior at American Canyon High School, member of

Napa Youth Council, and Co-President of American Canyon High Schools

Friday Night Live Chapter - Shared results from second hand use

exposure in school bathrooms. Would like to see a local tobacco retail

license enacted. Fees could be put towards compliance check and other

methods of compliance monitoring to reduce use of sales to minors.

In response to the public comment, Mayor Sedgley shared that he would

ask the City Manager for an update related to the City's enforcement

activities relating to tobacco retail.

13. COMMISSION INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS:

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Measure G Citizen Oversight Committee Membership

13.A.

City Clerk Carranza introduced the item and outlined the interview process.

She shared that applicants Joe Newman and Richard Tippitt withdrew their

applications and that applicant Heather McCollister notified staff that she

was unable to attend the meeting that evening but would still like to be

considered for appointment.

Applicants were given three minutes to provide a presentation. City Clerk

Carranza randomly drew names to determine the order of the

presentations, which were given in the following order:

1. Tamara C Sullivan

2. Kevin Plett - name was called but applicant was not present

3. Gordon Huether

4. Kellie Burkett - name was called but applicant was not present

5. James Collins

6. Benjamin Horne

7. Jill Techel

8. Suzanne Mason

9. Michael Kalinin

10. Kenneth Frank

11. Daniel Wilkowsky

12. Gregory Russell

13. Dorothy Glaros

14. Carol Barge

15. Lisa Poppen

16. Jonathan Schellin

Mayor and Councilmembers voted for eight applicants that they would like

see move forward in the interview process.

The votes were tallied as follows:

Sedgley: Barge, Collins, Horne, Glaros, Huether, Mason, Schellin and

Techel

Luros: Barge, Horne, Huether, Mason, Russell, Schellin, Techel and

Wilkowsky

DeNatale: Frank, Horne, Huether, Mason, Poppen, Russell, Schellin,

Techel

Narvaez: Barge, Collins, Frank, Horne, Huether, Mason, Schellin and

Techel

Painter: Barge, Collins, Frank, Horne, Mason, Russell, Techel and

Wilkowsky

Total Scores of applicants were as follows:

Barge - 4

Burkett - 0

Collins - 3

Frank - 3

Horne - 5

Glaros - 1

Huether - 4

Kalinin - 0

Mason -5

McCollister - 0

Plett - 0

Poppen - 1

Russell - 3

Schellin - 4

Sullivan - 0

Techel - 5

Wilkowsky - 2

With applicants Techel, Horne and Mason each receiving 5 votes, Council

determined that those applicants would skip the interview process and

move forward for recommended appointment.

Mayor called for a break at 7:42 P.M. for the City Clerk staff to organize the

remaining scores and to notate those applicants who had applied as

individuals with expertise in accounting or finance or with municipal

operations or capital project delivery. The meeting reconvened at 7:47

P.M.

Following brief discussion, Council determined that applicants Barge,

Huether and Schellin, with scores of 4 each, would move forward for final

interviews.

Council agreed on 10-minute timed interviews.

City Clerk Carranza randomly drew names to determine the order of the

interviews, which were given in the following order:

1. Gordon Huether

2. Johnathan Schellin

3. Carol Barge

Mayor and Councilmembers voted for two applicants.

Votes were tallied as follows:

Sedgley: Barge and Huether

Luros: Barge and Schellin

DeNatale: Barge and Schellin

Narvaez: Huether and Schellin

Painter: Barge and Schellin

Total Scores of applicants were as follows:

Barge: 4

Huether: 2

Schellin: 4

Discussion ensued regarding confirmation of term lengths and designation

of members.

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

to appoint five individuals to serve on the Measure G Citizen Oversight

Committee as follows:

1) Appoint Benjamin Horne and Jill Techel to fill terms ending June 30, 2028;

and

2) Appoint Carol Barge, Suzanne Mason and Jonathan Schellin to fill terms

ending June 30, 2027; and

3) Designate Benjamin Horne as the member demonstrating experience in

accounting or finance; and

4) Designate Suzanne Mason as the member demonstrating experience in

municipal operations or capital project delivery.

The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

14. REPORT ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION:

CIty Attornye Diaz voted unamin with luros recursed to authoirize finiling..

Interim City Attorney Diaz announced that Council voted unanimously, with

Vice Mayor Luros recused due to a conflict of interest, to authorize the filing

of an Equitable Indemnity and Contribution Claim and that the particulars

would be shared once the claim was filed.

15. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:

Councilmember Narvaez invited members of the public to attend the

Memorial Day service at Veteran's Memorial Day Park at 11:30 A.M. on

Monday, May 26th. He shared the American Legion Post 113 would be

hosting the service which would be followed by food and refreshments at

the American Legion Hall.

In response to public comments earlier in the evening from students

regarding a tobacco retail license, Councilmember Narvaez asked the

Mayor to clarify the direction given to staff. Mayor Sedgley replied that he

would work with the City Manager to provide the Council with a status

report on the City's current efforts related to enforcement and licensing.

16. ADJOURNMENT: 8:27 P.M.