SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa
Regular Meeting
October 4, 2022
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
AFTERNOON SESSION:
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
1) Email from Iggy Becker received on October 2, 2022.
2) Email from Will Becker received on October 2, 2022.
3) Email from Joe Peatman, Downtown Joes, received on October 4, 2022. 4) Email from Durriya Syed received October 4, 2022.
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
6.B. Acquisition of 3875 Jefferson Street for Affordable Housing Development • PowerPoint presentation from City Staff.
From:
Iggy Becker
To:
Tricia Lewis
;
Clerk
Subject:
Comment to city council for 10/4 - please read
Date:
Sunday, October 2, 2022 6:46:17 PM
[EXTERNAL]
Dear Napa valley city council,
I would like to address some more issues about 3558 Jefferson street. There is always something odd happening
over there. I have heard gunshots, screaming, explosions, and very very many police sirens. I have heard about there
being canine and human fights. I am very concerned for the high schoolers at vintage high school that have to walk
home on that side of the street. It can be frightening to do everyday things such as walk my dogs, and walk to the
nearby shopping plaza. To add on to all that, I don’t have any idea how many people live in that house. There
always seem to be so many people over there. Their house isn’t in very good condition either. The garage door is
made of plywood, and there is no roof. I am 11 years old, and I am definitely scared for myself and the people
around me. I hope that you can do something about this issue. Thank you Item 4
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Public Comment
From:
Will Becker
To:
Clerk
Subject:
City council commentary for 10/4 meeting
Date:
Sunday, October 2, 2022 7:26:45 PM
Dear Napa City Council,
The block around 3558 Jefferson is not safe, and it is a result of that house. This year there has been a littany of fights, arrests, trespasses, and attempted burglaries that come from the illegal activities at that house.
Please work with the Napa police department and District Attorney’s office to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, so that our community can be safe again.
Thank you,
Will Becker
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Dear city council, mayor, and staff,
I urgently request you to end the standoff regarding the reopening of main street. My business and property suffered eight months of street construction to expand sidewalks, new pedestrian curbs, and replacement of street lights to elevate outdoor dining for my friends and competitors. Bollard posts were installed so that during special events or at your discretion the veterans park block would be closed to vehicle traffic. Immediately following that eight month interruption the pandemic pivot to shut traffic permanently for tents and expansion into the street for dinning. This ongoing temporary use has now existed for two and half years. Reopen dates and deadlines quoted and rejected again and again.
The orange detour signs, construction barricades, and flashing red lights are like a throbbing headache that wont go away. On days that Quilt & co.. Avow, Zuzu, or Napkins are not open that street remains closed and desolate. Many weekdays it appears that the street and neighborhood is closed for construction. With garbage totes at each end of the broken barricaded shut street our tourists are not engaged. Instead of attracting business, the business is detoured to Hatt complex or pushed to first street or the Oxbow. This is hurting main street businesses, Hurting property values, and hurting future pedestrian traffic flows.
You may see it when it is thriving during peak hours on Saturdays, sometimes Fridays and Sundays, but this is less than twenty percent of the time. It is a detriment the rest of the time. In the late fall and winter it's a detriment one hundred percent of the time.
Your decisions and indecisions have effects on people's lives and livelihoods that you don't see, know, or care to consider. Three and a half years of interruption thus far, please open the street to traffic now until you we agree on a plan.
Sincerely,
JoyFeatman
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902 Main Street
Item 4. Public Comment
From:
Syed, Durriya
To:
Clerk
Subject:
City of Napa - Public Comments along with the flyers of various programs available for the people of California Date:
Monday, October 3, 2022 5:21:53 PM
Attachments:
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Napa City Council Public Comments 10.4.2022.pdf
CDI Flyer.pdf
Safer from Wildfires 123.pdf
CLCA_CARD_letter_8.5x11_english_hi-res.pdf
Senior Gateway Postcard 020822-English-QR Code.pdf
Hello Tiffany,
It was great to talk with you last week. Attached, please find the Public Comment for the City Council meeting on October 4, 2022. Additionally, I am attaching information flyer about the services provided by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and, the flyers/postcard regarding the various programs available for the people of California such as the CA Low Cost Auto Program, Safer From Wildfire, and Senior Gateway along with some important CDI contact numbers.
Thanking you in advance. Please feel free to reach out to me for any questions/concerns. My mobile number is 916-300-1225.
Durriya Syed
Outreach Analyst
Community Relations and Outreach Branch
California Department of Insurance
(916) 492-3418
[EXTERNAL]
1 Napa City Council – Public Comments
October 4, 2022
My name is Durriya Syed, I am an Outreach Analyst in the Department of Insurance, also known as CDI. I want to share with you what we have been doing on behalf of your constituents.
Since 2019 we’ve met with more than 25,000 people in 40 counties, and held 60 events to specifically hear concerns around both availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance.
In January of 2022, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, and the state’s emergency response and readiness agencies created the Safer From Wildfires framework, a consistent approach to reducing risk with a list of achievable, certifiable and effective actions to help make existing homes and businesses safer from wildfires. The ultimate goal is protecting consumers by reducing risk in their communities.
This “ground up” approach for wildfire resilience has three layers of protection —we call it the 1-2-3 Plan.
#1 - protect the structure,
#2 - protect the immediate surroundings,
#3 - involve your entire community to prevent wildfires from catching and spreading to other homes and businesses in the neighborhood. This includes things like enhanced infrastructure and programs like Firewise.
You can see the entire list of specific actions you can take on our website, Insurance.ca.gov, but I am confident your local fire agencies have apprised you of the actions you can take to harden your homes and community.
By making homes and businesses safer, we can bring risk down and bring costs down as well.
The Commissioner’s actions are focused on safety and transparency. His new regulations do this in three ways:
• He is requiring insurance companies to incorporate the framework into their pricing.
Insurance companies will have to submit new rate filings that recognize safety.
• Consumers will receive their property’s wildfire risk score, and the reasons for it. In the past this information was considered proprietary, and CDI will have oversight.
2 • Consumers will be able to appeal their risk determination when they have done the work.
Public input was critical – to ensure we were on the right track, we held a hearing on April 13th that accepted public comments.
We have evaluated all the input from the public and submitted the new regulations to the Office of Adminstrative Law and we expect to have new rate filings by early 2023.
We are California’s largest consumer protection agency, everything we do at CDI is to protect consumers from fraud and abuse. We also provide a number of free informative presentations and informational guides for homeowners, drivers, and our senior community.
I have included flyers for some of these programs for you to post in your newsletter or website.
I want to remind you that we are here to help your constituents with any of your insurance questions. Please call our hotline 800-927-4357, or go to our website at insurance.ca.gov.
Thank you for your time,
Durriya Syed
Outreach Analyst
Community Relations and Outreach Branch
California Department of Insurance
(916) 492-3418| [email protected]
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Commissioner Lara is using every tool available to improve insurance for our communities. Drawing on the direct experience of ÿrst responders and the latest research on wildÿres, the partnership created a consistent approach to reducing risk with a list of achievable and e°ective actions to help make existing homes and businesses safer from wildÿres. The ultimate goal is protecting consumers by reducing wildÿre risk in their communities, making insurance available and a°ordable for all Californians.
This “ground up” approach for wildÿre resilience has three layers of protection — for the structure, the immediate surroundings, and the community — to prevent wildÿres from catching and spreading to other homes and businesses in the neighborhood. • Class-A Fire rated roof
• Maintain a 5 foot ember-resistant zone around a home
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• Noncombustible 6 inches at the bottom of exterior walls • Ember and fire-resistant vents (See Low-Cost Retrofit List, and Chapter 7A)
• Upgraded windows (Double paned or added shutters)
• Enclosed eaves
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Shelter-in-Place designations.
Commissioner Lara is working to increase available
incentives for wildÿre safety. To view the list of insurance companies currently offering discounts visit
insurance.ca.gov.
• Cleared vegetation and debris from under decks
• Removal of combustible sheds and other outbuildings
from the immediate surroundings of the home, to at least a distance of 30 feet
• Defensible space compliance (including trimming trees, removal of brush and debris from yard, and compliance
with state law and local ordinances)
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October 4, 2022
3875 Jefferson Street
APN: 038-370-008-000
City Council Regular Meeting
10/4/2022
Supplemental - Item 6.B.
From: City Staff
Vintage High
3875
Jefferson
Property Information:
• List/Offer Price: $2.5 Million
• Accessed Acreage: 2.75 Acres
• Current and Anticipated GP Zoning: Low Density
Residential (3-8 units per acre)
• Possible Opportunities:
– Density Bonus Ordinance
– Creating deed restricted rental ADUs along with deed restricted affordable for sale units
• Surplus Lands Act Process or Exemption
Measure F (1% TOT) Fund
Enacted by voters in 2018. Increases TOT by 1% with funds reserved for the sole purpose of creating and preserving affordable housing for households at or below 120% AMI
Current Fund Balance: $5.2 Million
Estimated FY 2022-23 Revenue: $2.14 Million
Anticipated Expenditures
– $3,761,224 for 16 Deed Restricted Home Ownership
Units at Old Sonoma Road (Old HHSA Campus)
120% AMI for Family of Four: $143,300
Staff Recommendation:
• Adopt a Resolution:
(A) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the property located at 3875 Jefferson Street for the future development of affordable housing; (B) Determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA; and
(C) Authorizing an associated expenditure budget increase in the Transient Occupancy Special Tax for Affordable and
Workforce Housing in the amount of $2,700,000 as document in Budget Amendment No. 410.