Napa City Council
March 28, 2022

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa
and
The Planning Commission
Special Joint Meeting
March 28, 2022

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
AND
THE PLANNING COMMISSION:

EVENING SESSION:

SUBMI

TTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL JOINT

MEETING

3. ADMI
NISTRATIVE REPORTS:

3.A. Draft General Plan Update
 PowerPoint Presentation from City Staff.

Email from Michael Walker, Senior Planner, to City Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners received on March 28, 2022.

3.A. Public Comment
1) Email from Samantha Smith received on March 16, 2022. 2)
Email from Cinder Ernst received on March 25, 2022.
3)
Email from David W. Dunlap received on March 25, 2022.
4)
Email from Colin Petheram received on March 25, 2022.
5)
Email from Pat Gorman received on March 25, 2022.
6)
Email from Napa Climate Now! received on March 25, 2022. 7)
Email (updated) from Pat Gorman received on March 25, 2022. 8)
Email from Leilani Lucas received on March 25, 2022.
9)
Email from Mark Schreiner received on March 26, 2022.
10)
Email from Tricia Smith received on March 26, 2022.
11)
Email from Keith C. Knox received on March 26, 2022.
12)
Email from Darcy Hislop received on March 26, 2022.
13)
Email from Jimmy Hayes received on March 26, 2022.
14)
Email from Angela Benjamin received on March 26, 2022.
15)
Email from Amy Martenson received on March 26, 2022.
16)
Email from Mary Ann Souza received on March 26, 2022.
17)
Email from Leslie Karath received on March 26, 2022.
18)
Email from Kathy & Robert Benziger received on March 26, 2022. 19)
Email from Jacqueline Kramer received on March 26, 2022. 20)
Email from Patrick Kenealy received on March 26, 2022.
21)
Email from Peter French received on March 26, 2022.
22)
Email from Betty Anne Carlin received on March 26, 2022. 23)
Email from Melinda Campi received on March 26, 2022.
24)
Email from April Watkins received on March 26, 2022.
25)
Email from Susan McWilliams received on March 26, 2022. 26)
Email from Margan Holloway received on March 26, 2022.
27)
Email from Eric received on March 26, 2022.
28)
Email from Dave Sickert received on March 26, 2022.
29)
Email from Clare Barr received on March 26, 2022.
30)
Email from Mark Schneidman received on March 26, 2022.
31)
Email from Suzanne Tyler received on March 26, 2022.
32)
Email from Martin Sacks received on March 26, 2022.
33)
Email from Kelly Brophy received on March 26, 2022.
34)
Email from Nancy Gardner and Carl Sherrill received on March 26, 2022.

35) Email from Sherri Kelly received on March 26, 2022. 36) Email from Anonymous received on March 26, 2022.
37) Email from Kathy Oates received on March 26, 2022.
38) Email from Milt Gaines received on March 26, 2022.
39) Email from Jeff Weinman received on March 26, 2022. 40) Email from Jane Berger received on March 26, 2022.
41) Email from Chris Koch received on March 26, 2022.
42) Email from Rita Hellewell received on March 27, 2022. 43) Email from Tim Weir received on March 27, 2022.
44) Email from Geoff Wood received on March 27, 2022.
45) Email from Kathleen Stewart-Lightner received on March 27, 2022. 46) Email from Renay Conlin received on March 27, 2022. 47) Email from Chinnamon et al received on March 27, 2022. 48) Email from LC Arisman received on March 27, 2022.
49) Email from Bill Melberg received on March 27, 2022. 50) Email from Doug Armstrong received on March 27, 2022. 51) Email from John Wilkinson received on March 27, 2022. 52) Email from Lynmari Calabi received on March 27, 2022. 53) Email from Mark Warrington received on March 27, 2022. 54) Email from Lori Stelling received on March 27, 2022. 55) Email from Annelise Lawson received on March 27, 2022. 56) Email from Mike Morris received on March 27, 2022.
57) Email from Anne Vignaud received on March 27, 2022. 58) Email from Michele Barberi Hyde received on March 27, 2022. 59) Email from Kathy Luce received on March 27, 2022.
60) Email from Lori Hickman received on March 27, 2022. 61) Email from Paula Brutocao received on March 27, 2022. 62) Email from Christina Rubio received on March 27, 2022. 63) Email from Mike and Jessica Leland received on March 27, 2022. 64) Email from Dustin Rubio received on March 27, 2022. 65) Email from Robin Rocha received on March 27, 2022.
66) Email from Summer Heartt received on March 27, 2022. 67) Email from Sandra Graves received on March 28, 2022. 68) Email from Chris McClure received on March 28, 2022. 69) Email from Anni and Ron Danahue received on March 28, 2022. 70) Email from Steve Hare received on March 28, 2022.
71) Email from Nancy Snowden received on March 28, 2022. 72) Email from Kerry Aman received on March 28, 2022.
73) Email from Alisa Karesh and Emily Bit received on March 28, 2022. 74) Email from Darrell Hutton received on March 28, 2022. 75) Email from Brenda Perry received on March 28, 2022. 76) Email from Grania Lindberg received on March 28, 2022. 77) Email from Julie Hare received on March 28, 2022.
78) Email from Nancy Schulz received on March 28, 2022. 79) Email from Thomas Lichtenstein received on March 28, 2022. 80) Email from Pamela Hightower received on March 28, 2022. 81) Email from Jeannine Graffin received on March 28, 2022. 82) Email from Cheryl and Barry Marcillac received on March 28, 2022. 83) Email from Christopher Burton received on March 28, 2022. 84) Email from Nancy and Chuck Brown received on March 28, 2022. 85) Email from Jim Lanterman received on March 28, 2022. 86) Email from Molly Adams received on March 28, 2022.
87) Email from Linda Rose received on March 28, 2022.
88) Email from Mark Schlesinger received on March 28, 2022. 89) Email from Tom and Jeanne Andrews received on March 28, 2022. 90) Email from Lance Houser received on March 28, 2022. 91) Email from Linda Dietiker-Yolo received on March 28, 2022. 92) Email from Kara Vernor for Napa Bike received on March 28, 2022. 93) Email from Douglas Walker received on March 28, 2022. 94) Email from Joseph and Rosemarie Keebler received on March 28, 2022.

SUBMITTED DURING OR AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL

JOINT MEETING

3. ADMI
NISTRATIVE REPORTS:

3.A. Draft General Plan Update
95) Email from Inna Neujahr received on March 28, 2022. 96) Email from Bill Peatman received on March 29, 2022. 97) Email from Paula French received on March 29, 2022.

Draft General
Plan Introduction
March 28, 2022
City Council and Planning Commsision Joint Special Meeting 3/28/2022
Supplemental I - 3.A.

From: City Staff
Background
• Speaker Series
• Community
Engagement
•G P A C
• Workshops
• Surveys
• Newsletters
• Land Use Plan

Community Input
Mandated Elements
• Land Use
• Circulation
• Conservation
• Open Space
• Safety
•N o i s e
• Housing
Additional Elements
• Historic & Cultural
Resources
• Economic
Development
 Climate Change &
Sustainability
 Public Health &
Equity
General Plan Requirements
• Seven Required Elements
• Establish long-range Vision &
Policies
• Provide Basis for Projects and City
Actions, Including:
– Detailed Plans
– Implementing Programs
– Capital Improvements
General Plan Requirements
• Comprehensive
Applies throughout the Planning Area;
Addresses Full Range of Issues Affecting
Physical Development
• Internally Consistent
Fully Integrated without Conflict; All Portions
have Legal Weight
• Long Range
Must take a Long-Term Perspective (2040)
Long-Term Perspective
• Language You Will See:
– Encourage
– Promote
– Support
• Language You Will Not See:
– Shall Implement by 202X
– Construct [specific type of] Infrastructure…
– Achieve [specific metric] by 202X
City Must Remain Compliant With General Plan!
Implementation Strategies

Focused Discussion
• Goals & Policies
• Vision & Guiding
Principles
• Heading In The
Right Direction?

General Plan Components

Planning Commission – Part 1

Looking Forward
• Upcoming Review Opportunities
– April 7 Planning Commission
• Community Svc, Parks & Rec; Historic Resources;
Public Health & Equity
– April 21 Planning Commission
• Natural Resources/Conservation; Safety & Noise;
Economic Development; Draft EIR
– May 5 or 19 Planning Commission
• Implementation Strategies (Appendix A)
• Recommendation Hearings
Questions?

Land Use &
Community Design

Transportation

Community Services
Parks & Recreation

Historic and Cultural
Resources

Climate Change &
Sustainability

Natural Resources
Conservation

Safety and Noise

Public Health and Equity

Economic Development

From: Michael Walker
To: Michael Walker
Cc: Steve Potter; Vincent Smith; Tiffany Carranza; Patricia Baring Subject: Tonight"s Joint Meeting
Date: Monday, March 28, 2022 11:03:52 AM
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Mayor & Council;
Chair & Members of the Planning Commission:
(Bcc'd to avoid potential Brown Act issues)
In preparation for tonight's discussion on the Draft General Plan, Staff would like to provide some additional direction and outline the purpose of the meeting. The Draft General Plan contains a large amount of information - from background data, analyses, and maps to policies, goals, and strategies to implement the Community's vision over the next 20 years. In order to best use the Council's (and Commission's) time efficiently, Staff is recommending that the discussions focus on the the Goals and Policies of the General Plan - evaluating whether those Goals and Policies are leading the City in the right direction and carrying out the General Plan's Vision and Guiding Principles.

Staff will present the Council and Commission with a background of the General Plan process to date, the purpose and requirements of General Plans, and most importantly, the role of the Planning Commission going forward as we refine the Draft General Plan and prepare the Final General Plan for Council consideration.

Staff will also address the robust public comments that have been received on the Draft General Plan and how those comments may be incorporated into the General Plan, Implementation Strategies, or in future documents prepared after adoption of the General Plan.

As we prepare for this evening's discussion, it is important to remember that the General Plan is required to establish a long-range vision for the City, but also remain valid, internally consistent, and legally defensible over the course of the next 20 years.

Staff looks forward to this evening's discussion and is prepared to answer any questions you may have. Should you have any questions prior to tonight's meeting, please feel free to contact me directly. Thanks,
Mike
Michael Walker, AICP he/him
Senior Planner – Advanced Planning
Community Development Department, City of Napa
1600 First Street, Napa, CA 94559
Phone (707) 257-9530
Email [email protected]
Website www.cityofnapa.org
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Most appointments can be handled via TEAMS or Zoom and will be scheduled accordingly. We are receiving live phone calls Monday through Thursday and strive to return calls within 24 hours. On Friday, please leave a detailed message including the address of the property you are inquiring about and we will call you back on Monday.

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To: Clerk
Cc: General Plan Update
Subject: General Plan
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[EXTERNAL]
Hello, I don’t think our General Plan goes far enough in climate migaon on many fronts. We need stronger language to get to a beer place to combat climate change. I would like to see us pledge to get to net zero emissions by 2030 and declare a climate emergency so that no new gas staons can be constructed.

I also support Napa Bicycle Coalion’s suggesons:
“Aim to complete at least 50% of the planned bike and pedestrian network by 2040.” “Work to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled by 15% by 2040.” “Implement the City’s exisng transit, pedestrian, and bicycles plans to increase mode share for transit, walking, and bicycling to 20% by 2035.” “Work towards safer streets and reduce and eliminate fatal and severe injury collisions among vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists by 2035 by adopng and implemenng a Vision Zero Plan.”
Thank you,
Samantha Smith
Item 3.A.

From:

To:

Clerk
Subject:
2040 general plan
Date:

Friday, March 25, 2022 2:02:27 PM
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I appreciate the time and effort that goes into all the aspects of taking care of this great little city of Napa.

Speeding and reckless driving is really crazy here. I live on Coombs Street next to a girls softball field where there is also a school bus stop. It's a 25 mile an hour speed zone on Coombs and no one is going under 40. Often people are accelerating up to 60 mph. There is no stop sign between Pine Street and the light at Imola.

I am afraid for my pets, squirrels are killed often, kids cross at Elm and Coombs all the time and it's crazy. The A1 store at the corner of Ash and Coombs is also a place with high pedestrian traffic.

I know there are a lot of places in Napa where we need to do better about speeding and reckless driving. I wonder what it would take to enforce the traffic laws we are already have? Thank you
Cinder Ernst

From:

To:

Clerk
Subject:
traffic calming
Date:

Friday, March 25, 2022 1:48:15 PM
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Dear Napa City Councilmembers and Napa City Planning Commissioners, I’m writing to request that you

prioritize the needs of local residents by insisting that the Napa 2040 General Plan includes a commitment to developing a traffic calming strategy to reduce the impact of traffic on our residential streets.

Your support is essential to help us reign in the dangers of unsafe and reckless driving in Napa.

Traffic
calming measures can make our streets safer, promote more walking and biking, and embrace the unique appeal that makes Napa such a special place to live.

We want to ensure that the City of Napa lives up to

its
promise to be not just a world-class destination for tourists, but an equally safe, supportive, and vibrant place to start a business, raise a family, and grow old with our loved ones.

Sincerely,
David W Dunlap

From:

To:

Clerk
Subject:
2040 General Plan comments
Date:

Friday, March 25, 2022 1:42:53 PM
[EXTERNAL]
Dear Napa City Councilmembers and Napa City Planning Commissioners, Thank you for listening to residents and taking the initative to reducue the speed limits on streets throughout the city.

That is a first step towards creating a safer and cleaner enviroment for residents and our visitors.

I look forward to seeing more progress in this area.

Regarding the 2040 General Plan I’m writing to request that you

prioritize the needs of local
residents by insisting that the Napa 2040 General Plan includes a commitment to developing a traffic calming strategy to reduce the impact of traffic on our residential streets.

Your support is essential to help us reign in the dangers of unsafe and reckless driving in Napa.

Traffic calming measures can make our streets safer, promote more walking and biking, and embrace the unique appeal that makes Napa such a special place to live.

We want
to ensure that the City of Napa lives up to

its promise to be not just a world-class destination
for tourists, but an equally safe, supportive, and vibrant

place to start a business, raise a
family, and grow old with our loved ones.

The downtown area has much potential that is not being realized due to the dominance of auto traffic.

I applaud the closing of Main St from 2nd to 3rd during the COVID crisis but that road closure should be expanded and made permanent.

Many cities across the US and else where have embraced permanent reductions in traffic circulation to enhance the experience for pedestrians and cyclists.

During weekends Napa’s
1st St traffic crawls along at a snails pace, emitting pollution and spoiling the experience for others.

Why not close 1st St from City Hall to Main St and encourage cafes and restaurants to expand outdoor seating ??

There are plenty of parking lots within two blocks where folks could park and walk.

I would appreciate an

opportunity to meet with Councilmembers to discuss options for downtown and other residentaial areas.

You can reach me at the

email below.

Sincerely,
Colin Petheram
Colin Petheram

From:

To:

Clerk
Subject:

Napa 2040 General Plan
Date:

Friday, March 25, 2022 1:25:06 PM
[EXTERNAL]
Dear Napa City Councilmembers and Napa City Planning Commissioners,

I’m writing to request that you

prioritize the needs of local residents by insisting that the Napa 2040 General Plan includes a commitment to developing a traffic calming strategy to reduce the impact of traffic on our residential streets.

Your support is essential to help us reign in the dangers of unsafe and reckless driving in Napa.

Traffic calming
measures can make our streets safer, promote more walking and biking, and embrace the unique appeal that makes Napa such a special place to live.

We want to ensure that the City of Napa lives up to

its promise to be not
just a world-class destination for tourists, but an equally safe, supportive, and vibrant

place to start a business,
raise a family and grow old with our loved ones.

--
Thank you
Pat Gorman

Advocating for smart climate action based on the latest climate science

www.350bayarea.org/NapaClimateNow • [email protected]

March 24, 2022

Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,

Below are recommendations from Napa Climate NOW! for the Climate Change and Sustainability Element and the Transportation Element of the Public Review Draft of the 2040 General Plan. These comments were presented to the Planning Commissioners and to City Staff for the March 17, 2022 Planning Commission meeting.

We are concerned that specific language proposed by the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) as well as some of the suggested policies were not included in the Draft. We urge you to retain the language from the Draft Element Framework (4/2021) that resulted from the GPAC’s process.

We recognize that our 2040 General Plan includes a Climate Change and Sustainability Element thanks to the insistence of the City Council. This Element should be as comprehensive and as specific as possible with measurable goals and targets to provide direction for immediate and continual action. It needs to provide clear and strong guidance to reduce our contribution and to increase our City’s resilience to this crisis.

COMMENTS ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENT

General Recommendations

1. Retain the stronger, more precise terms proposed by the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) in the Draft Element Framework (4/2021) as noted in Specific
Comments below.

2. Throughout the document replace “GHG emissions” with “GHG/SLCP emissions”. • Aligns the Plan with the reduction targets of SB 1383 for the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: black carbon (a particulate) and the GHGs methane and hydrofluorocarbons.
• Allows incorporation of the GHG/SLCP inventory the City is supporting through the Napa County Climate Action Committee.

Additional policies recommended for inclusion: (Added text in bold.) Under Goal CCS-1: Climate Change and GHG Reduction
• (From the 4/2021 Framework) Set clear goals to increase energy efficiency of City-owned buildings by implementing alternative and renewable energy solutions.

Advocating for smart climate action based on the latest climate science

www.350bayarea.org/NapaClimateNow • [email protected]

• Reduce emissions from Small Off-Road Engines (SOREs) by prohibiting use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers.
• CCS 1-4: Add “Create a Climate Resiliency Manager position within the City to provide oversight of CC&S goals and policies. This position would also expand local awareness of actions that residents and businesses…” Under Goal CCS-2: Land Use and Mobility
• Prohibit expansion of fossil fuel gasoline service stations to avoid additional brownfield sites and support transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs).

Under Goal CCS-4: Solid Waste Recycling and Waste Reduction • (From the 4/2021 Framework) Transition the heavy refuse and recycling vehicle fleet to vehicles that are 100 percent electric by 2023 (Note: Date chosen by GPAC will have to be updated).
• Adopt a Disposable Foodware Ordinance to eliminate non-recyclable, non- compostable takeout ware. Expand the plastic bag ban to include re-useable plastic bags.

Under Goal CCS-5: Water Use Efficiency and Conservation • (From the 4/2021 Framework) Invest in infrastructure for potable recycled water.

Under Goal CCS-8: Green Building
• Require NZE or net-positive design for all new buildings (residential and commercial). (And include from the 4/2021 Framework) Require NZE or net- positive design for significant retrofitting of existing buildings by 2030.

Encourage NZE and net-positive design for adaptive reuse projects. • Align City regulations with proposed BAAQMD thresholds of no natural gas
appliances or natural gas plumbing in both residential and non-residential development.
• Require that City-owned building projects provide training and apprenticeship opportunities targeted to local residents as specified in a Project Labor Agreement in order to develop the local skilled and trained blue collar construction workforce needed to craft high performance buildings.

Specific Recommendations
• Page 6-4, Methane Emissions Reductions: Senate Bill 1383 Include the following: This legislation also set statewide emissions reduction targets specifying a 40 percent reduction in methane, a 40 percent reduction in HFCs, and a 50 percent reduction in anthropogenic black carbon below 2013 levels by 2030.

Advocating for smart climate action based on the latest climate science

www.350bayarea.org/NapaClimateNow • [email protected]

(from https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-
work/programs/slcp/about#:~:text=These%20pollutants%20include%20the%20g reenhouse,climate%20change%20and%20public%20health.)
• Page 6-9
Include the following under Solid Waste Recycling and Waste Reduction: (From the BAAQMD 2017 Clean Air Plan
, page 3-13) However, in the case of GHGs with
a shorter atmospheric lifespan, such as black carbon and methane, a 20-year time frame provides a more realistic means to express their global warming potential. For example, …, methane has a GWP of 34 using a 100-year time frame, but its GWP increases to 86 using a 20-year time frame. • CCS
1 -1: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “Seek to achieve net zero climate pollutants…” with “Achieve net zero climate pollutants from public and private operations within the city by 2030.”
• CCS 1-2: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “The City should lead by example…” with “Ensure that the City leads by example…”
• CCS 1-2: Replace “Develop plans for the reduction of fossil fuel consumption…” with “Develop plans for the elimination of fossil fuel consumption…” and set a deadline.
• CCS 1-2: Add “Require new or substantially renovated municipal facilities to achieve zero net energy and ultra-low water consumption, to incorporate cost- effective strategies for reducing…”
• CCS 1-5: Insert “develop a Climate Action Plan for the City…” • CCS 2-1: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “Expand programs that encourage the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.” with “Expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure.”
• CCS 2-3: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “Study options to transition the City’s vehicle fleet…” with “Transition the City’s vehicle fleet…”. Set a deadline of completing fleet electrification by 2027.
• CCS 3-1: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “Study and incorporate green infrastructure…” with “Incorporate green infrastructure…” • CCS 3-3: “Install a BioEnergy system…” Move this policy from Green Infrastructure to Energy Generation and Security.
• CCS-4: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “divert 75 percent (or more) of waste from landfills by 2035 and maintain diversion at 75 percent of greater through 2040.” with “divert 100% of waste from landfills by 2022 (Note: Date chosen by GPAC will have to be updated) and maintain 100% diversion through 2040.” • CCS-8: Change text to “Support the City’s vision of a sustainable community by promoting efforts to reduce energy demand, reduce GHG/SLCP emissions, and conserve resources through improved building design.”

Advocating for smart climate action based on the latest climate science

www.350bayarea.org/NapaClimateNow • [email protected]

• CCS 8-1: Add “Incentivize Tier 1 and Tier 2 upgrades.” • CCS 8-2: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “Seek to incorporate net zero energy…” with “Require net zero energy…”
• CCS 8-3: (Retain 4/2021 language.) Replace “Encourage roofing design…” with “Require roofing design…”
• CCS 10-1: Correct “Napa Green Certified Land Program” to “Napa Green Certified Vineyard Program”.

COMMENTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT

General Recommendations

1. Prioritize community concerns of increasing safety for pedestrians and cyclists, reducing vehicle speed in residential areas, and employing traffic calming measures from the April 2021 Public Hearing on the Draft Element Framework .

As it stands the draft element is automobile-centric. The Transportation Element should be updated to reflect residents’ priorities and to deliver on the guiding principles vision of Napa as a community of “walkable districts” with “enhanced walking, bicycling, and public transportation systems”.

2. Include the language proposed by the Napa County Bicycle Coalition in their comments to the Planning Commission on March 17.

Additional Policies recommended for inclusion
Under Goal TE-3: Promote active transportation…
• Prioritize maintenance and improvement plans that remove barriers identified through the Safe Routes to Schools program to allow students to bike and walk safely to school and reduce congestion and emissions around school sites.

Under Goal TE-5: Automobile Movement
• Adopt proposed BAAQMD thresholds for Land Use Projects including targeted reductions in VMT.

Specific Recommendations
• Page 3-14: Clarify the following: “…rail right-of-way owned by the Sonoma Marin Area rail Transit in American Canyon.” Is this right of way in American Canyon a north-south route, east-west route?
• Page 3-14: Include the date of the SMART Feasibility Study for the Novato to Suisun City corridor.

Advocating for smart climate action based on the latest climate science

www.350bayarea.org/NapaClimateNow • [email protected]

• TE 1-2: Set a target and date for completing planned bicycle and pedestrian plans, e.g. complete at least 50% of the planned bike and pedestrian network by 2035.
• TE 2-3: Add text “Install traffic calming infrastructure during routine paving and maintenance.”
• TE 2-4: Include as examples “street landscaping and street trees” and “ADA compliance” that were in item I in the Draft Element Framework. • TE 6-1: Include V Commute website information (vcommute.org) as requested by NVTA staff.
• TE 6-4: Change text to: “Include Travel Demand Management responsibilities under a Climate Resiliency Manager position in the City Manager’s office to provide…”
• TE 7-5: Change text to: “This can be accomplished through thoughtful design of parking lots/structures and site design, improved connections to nearby uses, traffic/parking management, and financial incentives such as discounted paid parking.
• Goal TE-10: Sustainable Transportation Choices: Set specific goals and timelines, e.g. “Achieve a mode shift of 10% for bicycling/walking for trips less than 3 miles by 2035.”

We are happy to provide further information about our recommendations. Please contact Chris Benz at [email protected]
.

Thank you for your consideration,
Napa Climate NOW! Government Accountability Issues Team Chris Benz
Linda Brown
Lynne Baker
Jim Wilson

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Dear Napa City Councilmembers and Napa City Planning Commissioners,

I’m writing to request that you
prioritize the needs of local residents by insisting that the Napa 2040 General Plan includes a commitment to developing a traffic calming strategy to reduce the impact of traffic on our residential streets.

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Thank you from the Slow Down Napa team!

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The plan to extend Linda V
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been in the General Plan for 20 years and even earlier - it has never been implemented. I would argue this extension will never be executed and should not be in the new General Plan. Why this extension will not be implemented? • There is strong neighborhood opposition to this extension. Neighbors on both sides of Redwood Creek oppose this new road and will make their opposition known to elected of
ficials. • The cost of building a bridge across an ecologically sensitive wildlife corridor will be immense due to: o Environmental review o Bridges cost much more than roads o The plan calls for a Class I bike trail as part of the extension, which just adds to the expense. o Special engineering will be required at the Linda V
ista end to keep the bridge supports from impeding access to a major water main buried deep at the juncture of the new road with Linda V ista.

This water main ruptured within the last two years and required a major excavation of a hole as deep as two SUV’
s. o The cost/benefit of this extension will never rise to the level that it will cost Basically
, this extension will be a dead item in the new
General Plan. Why this extension should not be implemented: • The result of the extension would channel even more traf
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Oak/W
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and an extension would increase this by 1000 cars. This neighborhood is a residential area with schools, not a commercial area. The streets are not designed for this traf
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blind curve with no shoulders or sidewalks - a very dangerous place for pedestrians or bicyclists. The City should be adding bike lanes and sidewalks to Linda V
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fic in this area. • The
neighborhood on the Robinson Lane side of the creek is truly a quiet residential area with no through streets. This neighborhood will be destroyed by this extension. Currently 500 cars travel this neighborhood daily , and the extension will
add an additional 2500 cars in this small community
. • The extension over the
creek will not make it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, children or animals. The City has said that the roads are 20 feet narrower than they would like for this type of project and there would only be a sidewalk on one side.

Keith C Knox
Napa CA 94558

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Many parents are prohibing their kids from riding bikes in this area due to frequent reckless driving behavior and consequent police pursuits. As homeowners, the ability to safely walk, bike and drive in our neighborhood should be a given, not a constant safety concern. We are concerned cizens who urge our leaders to act now to stop the speeding and bring safety to the neighborhood.

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Darcy Hislop

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Dear Ma
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Planning Commission Member
s and City Clerk.

My name is Jimm
y Ha
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ear
s old. I ha
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e liv
ed on Prince Court since
I w
as born in 2009. Wha
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neighborhood bec
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I ha
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· The fire department staon has an acceptable response me without the bridge. – This was proven at my last council meeng.
· Is shaving off a minute or two really worth $5,000,000?

An excerpt from the city plan talks about preserving neighborhood quality and character and menons Browns Valley as an example. Please remove the Linda Vista Extension Bridge from the General Plan once and for all.

Respecully,

Jimmy Hayes

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Dear Napa City Councilmembers and Napa City Planning Commissioners, I’m writing to request that you
prioritize the needs of local residents by insisting that the Napa 2040 General Plan includes a commitment to developing a traffic calming strategy to reduce the impact of traffic on our residential streets.

I own a residence on Franklin Street, between Ash and Elm and witness cars accelerating between the stop signs at very unsafe speeds. There are many children who walk to Shearer Elementary school daily and are at risk when these drivers speed up to 35 - 40 MPH from stop sign to stop sign. There are cats and dogs on our block as well that have come very close to being hit as the drivers recklessly speed by on cell phones, not paying attention. I have stood in the street many evenings flagging drivers to slow down, only to be met by them increasing their speed and honking in resistance to my pleading. W e have two motorcycle riders who
now increase speed and rev their bike as they pass our house daily in defiance of my request to slow down and drive the speed limit. This causes stress and frustration for us and our neighbors on a regular basis.

I would ask that at a minimum a speed tracker is installed on our block to alert cars of their speed.

A city
police car parked for a week could find plenty of offenders to fine and show these careless speeders this isn't tolerated.

Additionally
, your own city vehicles, including garbage trucks drive down Franklin at unsafe speeds regularly .

This shouldn't be allowed by the city of Napa whatsoever . These city employees should respect speed limits
within residential neighborhoods especially since their salaries are funded by the citizen's tax paid dollars.

Thank you for listening,and your consideration,
Angela Benjamin,
Napa 94559
Sr
, Promotions Director
, T
rinchero Family Estates Winery

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Your concerns about wireless radiation and public safety were extremely valid, as there are thousands of scientific studies demonstrating the harms of wireless radiation, among them neurological issues, including headaches, difficulty concentrating, and sleep issues, as well as cancer. However, your legal counsel falsely told you that as long as the RF radiation report indicated that the wireless radiation would be below levels deemed safe by the FCC that there was nothing you could do. That is blatantly
untrue. https://www.americansforresponsibletech.org/scientific-studies

First of all, while cities cannot ban cell towers outright, they can regulate them, and one of the factors they can regulate is location. For that reason, other cities have put in place preferred locations for cell towers, making residential neighborhoods least preferred, and some cities have put in place setbacks from homes, schools, and daycares.

Had that regulation been in place, this tower would have never been approved. In fact, research shows that cell towers should not be placed within 500 meters or about 1,600 feet from homes, schools, and businesses.

More significantly, the FCC wireless radiation limit the Planning Commission relied upon was deemed “arbitrary and capricious” last August by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, because the FCC has not reviewed that safety limit (and the relevant science that has accumulated) since 1996 (over 25 years ago). The Court ordered it to do so. Currently, the FCC radiation limit provides no assurance of safety, and no cell towers should be approved until the FCC has complied with that federal court order. You have the right to ask applicants for proof that the FCC has complied with that court order and to deny cell tower applications until it has done
so. https://ehtrust.org/in-historic-decision-federal-court-finds-fcc-failed- to-explain-why-it-ignored-scientific-evidence-showing-harm-from- wireless-radiation/

Finally, there are studies showing that cell towers lower property values for homeowners as most people do not wish to live near a cell tower.

Were the surrounding neighbors informed in writing about the March 3rd public hearing, so they could weigh in on a decision that will not only affect their health but their property values? Concerns about aesthetics and lower property values provide the basis for making residential neighborhoods the least preferred location and for setbacks. https://ehtrust.org/in-historic-decision-federal-court-finds-fcc- failed-to-explain-why-it-ignored-scientific-evidence-showing-harm- from-wireless-radiation/

Please see San Anselmo’s model telecommunications ordinance updated last year by telecom attorney, Tripp May. (Pgs. 7-31 are on macro towers). It addresses the issues you raised (e.g. location, on- going testing, design review), and issues you did not think to raise (notice to nearby residents, CEQA and NEPA compliance, indemnity, etc). Please use your positions to urge the City Council to update its ordinance, which would have addressed this tower and is especially important now as Dish plans to bring forward more applications.

Respectfully,
Amy Martenson
Napa Neighborhood Association for Safe Technology

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