Minutes — Napa City Council, January 31, 2023

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4 CITY OF NAPA

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
January
3 1, 2
02 3
9:00 AM
Napa
Senior Center

1500
Jefferson Street

N
ap
a, CA 945
59 1.

CALL TO ORDER: 9:0
1 AM

1.A
ROLL CALL:

Present:

5 –
Councilmembers

Alessio
,
Luros, Narvaez,
Vice Mayor
Painter,
Mayor
Sedgley

2. AG

ENDA REVIEW AND SUPPL
E
MENTAL REPORTS:

Item
3 .A.:

Handouts

provided at the
Workshop:

•
Agenda
•
Exploring the Co
mmons Exercise
•
Priorities Table
•
City

Council Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
•
City of Nap
a
EFA Indicators
PowerPoint Presentation
C
ommunications

received prior to the Workshop
:
•
Email from
Slow Down Napa received on January 12, 2023.
•
Email from Napa County Bicycle Coalition received on January 23, 2023. •
Email from Napa Climate
NOW! Lynne

Baker received on January 26, 2023.
•
Email from
Dalton J. Piercey received on January 26, 2023.
•
Email from

Napa Housing Coalition received on January 26, 2023.
•
Email from
Napa Climate
NOW! Bob

Figoni received on January 26, 2023.
•
Email from Randy Gularte received on January 26, 2023.
•
Email from Celeste Mirassou received on January 27, 2023. •
Email from Napa Climate
NOW! Sharon

Parham received on January 27, 2023.
•
Email from Napa Climate
NOW! Baker

and Benz received on January 28, 2023.
•
Email from
Kristi Tatarian
received on January 28, 2023.
•
Email from Napa Climate
NOW! Lori

Stelling received on January 29, 2023.
•
Email from Yvonne Baginski received on January 30, 2023. •
Email from Pat Burrows, President Napa City Fighters Assoc iation received
January 31, 2023.

(
Copies of all supplemental documents are included in Attachment 1)

Mayor
Scott Sedgley

Vice Mayor Beth Painter

Councilmember Liz Alessio

Councilmember
Mary Luros

Councilmember
B
ernie Narvaez

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4 P

UBLIC COMMENT
:

1. Pat
B
urrows
,
President

Napa Firefighters
A
ssociation

–
spoke regarding Council
’s

priorities
and

how

eac
h
e
ffect
ed

t
he
department.

S
har
ed
that

staffing
c
ontinue
d
to be

issue,
and

asked

Council
t
o not

forget
abou
t

the
f
irefighters

during

the
bu
dget
p
r
ocess
.

2. Yv
onne
Baginski

– as
ked

Council

to consider

a d
rive
-t
hru ban

for
f
ast
f
oo
d
restaurants
t
o

decreas
e
t
he
climate
da
mage done
by

idling

engines.

3. Margaret

Angelovich
,
P
resident
R
iver
P
ark
A
partments

– pr
ovi
ded
comments
r
egarding

people living in

RVs
par
ked in neighborhood

creati
ng
safety
c
onc
erns
am
ongst

the

resid
ents,
i
nc
luding an RV
ex
plosion.

Would like to s
ee
more

resources

for

homeles
sness
.

4. Regina Br
inker,

N
apa
County

Bicyc
le
Co
alitio
n
– asked
Council to
p
rioritize funds
f
or

improving

active,
s
afe
transportation network

for
bi
cycles.

5. Sam
Br
i
nk
er,

Napa

County

Bicycle
Co
alition

–
ask
ed
Council
t
o
prioritize

funds
f
or

improving an
ac
tive,
s
afe
t
ransportati
on
network

for
bi
cycles.

6. Danie
l
Cutright

– sp
oke
i
n support
o
f

a
l
ocal
pr
eference ordinanc
e
for
af
fordable housing

providing locals

with

more opportunities

for
hom
eownership

and rent
a
l
housing.

7. Mark

Kac
hlen

–
provided

co
mments
r
egarding

people living in RVs
par
ked
i
n

neighborhood creating safety
c
onc
erns
a
mongst

t
he
residents.

8. Gre
g
Hamtil,

Napa

County

Bicycle
Co
alition

– as
ked Council
t
o p
rioritize

bike

infrastructure,
m
aintain t
he
streets
f
or

safe

cy
cling

creati
ng
safer

road
c
onditions
.

9. Chuck
S
h
innam
on
–
spoke in s
upport
of

a local
p
reference ordinanc
e
for

affordable

housing providing locals

with more opportunities
f
or
ho
meownership and
r
ental
hous
ing.

10. Marilyn

Knight
-M
endelson,
N
apa

Climate
No
w
!
Co
-C
hair

–
spoke in

support

of a

County

wide reach code
f
or

new

electric
c
onstruction projects
,
spoke
of
t
he

harmful
ef
fects
of

v
ehicles

idling
.

11. Ba
yard

Fo
x,

Napa
Clim
ate
No
w
! –
reminded
C
ouncil

Ne
t
z
ero
was

only

7 years

away,

and
all initiatives

s
hould

reflect

a
“
do
no
ha
rm”

requirement.

12. Kar
a
Vernor,

Executive Di
rector

N
apa
County

Bicycle
Co
alition

– as
ked
C
ouncil

pri
oritize

regular
annual
f
unding to
ke
ep
streets
m
aintained

for
eas
e
of
bi
cycle

transportation.

13. Whitney
S
tanier

–
shar
ed
c
oncerns

about

the RV
par
king at

River
P
ark
A
partments
and

suggest
ed
the
C
ity
des
ignate
par
king lots

during
non
-b
usiness
hou
rs.

14. Jim
B
leds
oe

–
suggested

th
e
S
enior
C
enter
br
idge at
J
efferson Street
s
hould be

opened
.

15. J
oel
K
ing,
N
apa

County

Bicycle
Co
alition

–
suggested dedicated

regular
annual

funding

to keep
s
treets

maintained for
eas
e
of
bi
cyc
l
e
transportation.

16. Maureen
Tr
ippe
,
Slow
D
own Napa
–
asked Coun
cil to
c
ommit

t
o
regular
a
nnual

funding

for
t
raffic
c
alming
m
easures
.

17. Richard Ti
ppitt,

Slow Down
Na
pa

–
asked

Council
t
o commit

t
o
regular
an
nual
f
undi
ng

for
t
raffic
c
alming
m
easures
c
iting
Sa
n
Fr
ancisco’
s
r
egulations
as
a
n
example.

18. Carlotta

Sainato,

N
apa
County

Bicycle
Co
alition

–
ask
ed Council

to commit

to regular

annual

funding for

traffic
c
alming
,

focus

on c
onnectivity
o
f
bi
ke
l
anes,
and
addres
s
t
he

key
gaps
i
n the
b
ike network.

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4 3
.

OUNCIL WORKSHOP
:

3. A Discussion

of the
Mayor
City Projects

and Initiatives Underway

and

Setting

Council
Priorities
T
hrough Fiscal Year 2023
/
24 and 2024/25
.

C
ity Manager Potter welcomed Council,
community members
and facilitators.

He s
ummarized
the goals of the workshop
;
to bring together the consensus and direction of
C
ouncil and the
E
xecutive team.

The f
acilitators introduced themselves as Rick Haydon and Jan Perkins from Management Partners. They reviewed
the

agenda and workshop ground rules
. Th
ey then proceeded with a
n
i
cebreaker
exercise
with Council

and the Executive team

regarding
discovering co
mmonalities.

B
reak 10:03 AM / Reconvened 10:16 AM
Jan and Rick
provided

context for the priority setting discussions for the day

including
summarizing
C
ouncilmembers’ input from their interviews with the consultants.

C
ity Manager Potter highlighted some key accomplishments within the past year such as adopting the general plan, increased staffing, and

completion of the

employment engagement
survey
.

D
eputy Finance Director Raj Prasad
followed with
a
brief report on revenue and expenditures
.

Next,
Deputy City Manager Liz Habkirk provided a report on staff availability for special projects.

C
ouncilmembers

and staff started the discussion of narrowing down

the
priorities
. Questions
were asked of staff. City Manager Potter fielded and answered questions from Council.

Foc
us shifted to discussion of the implementation of the General Plan. Councilmembers commented and discussed big picture implementation. Focus points included: downtown and Oxbow, neighborhood development and density, annexation of the islands, to list a few. Staff responded to Council and conversation ensued.

H
ousing and Homelessness was the next topic, and Council expressed concerns and suggestions to

staff. Focus points included: preference ordinance, housing land trust, limiting vacation rentals/second homes, allocate time working with Caltrans on homelessness options, enforcement issues related to public health and safety, RV safe parking for homele ss. Staff
responded to Council and conversation ensued.

B
reak 12:03 PM / Reconvened 12:35 PM
The next
t
opic

discussed was Climate Action and Sustainability. Council focused on the overlapping benefits of making this continued priority part of the General Plan and Housing elements.

Foc
us shifted to discussion of the City’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

(DEIB
)
program and how to continue implementing. Suggested
solutions included dedica
ting

a staff
member to DEIB, and to address structural racism.

Tr
affic Safety was discussed next on the list for Council regarding the major pain points inclu
ding lack of safe roads to walk and bike.

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Page
4 of
4 The nex
t
to
pic

discussed was the

Workforce Stability and how important it
was

to Council to
continue funding for employee recruitment and retention.

P
ublic Infrastructure was discussed next by Council who focused on the guiding principles

of the
General Plan. Council suggested partnering with the County on future projects perhaps through an ad
-
hoc committee.

The t
opics of the Closure of Main Street and Downtown Specific Plan were discussed next by Council. It was suggested to combine the two topics for further Council discussion. Staff answered questions and
responded to their concerns
.

C
ode Enforcement was discussed next by Council and suggested a check -
in with the City’s
Code Enforcement team to
educate

Council
on the program
.

The nex
t

topic on the agenda was Public Safety. Council agreed this was

a crucial component
of basic City services including providing training for mental health disorders when responding to emergencies. Public outreach
had

been very effective in building better relationships with the community. Staff spoke to
all

the integral supportive services that make Public Safety a priority.

The f
acilitators continued with the agenda and focused next on three Council priorities to be carried forward.

B
reak 1:43 PM / Reconvened 1:58 PM
Next, Council was asked to participate in a Dot Voting exercise to determine the final three baseline priorities for the next
two
-
year

budget. Much discussion ensued about what priorities
were important to Council with staff input as well.

Fol
l
owing the dot voting
exercise,
Council established five top priorities for FY 202
3-
202
5:
•
I
mplementation of General
Plan
•
Housing and H
o
melessness
•
Climate Action
•
Traffic Safety
•
Public Infrastructure
Fac
ilitators addressed best practice criteria for adding initiatives and projects mid -
cycle. The
discussion continued between Council and staff on how best to implement.

4 .

C
OMMENTS BY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER:

To c
onclude the workshop, Councilmembers and staff shared comments about what they found

useful in spending the day together in the session.

5 .

A
DJOURNMENT:
2:
40 PM
Submitted by:
_____________________________

Samantha Pascoe, Deputy City Clerk

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ATTACHMENT 1

SUPPLEMENTAL

REPORTS
&
CO
M
M

UNICATIONS
Of
fice
of
the

City
Clerk
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Napa
Special
Meeting
-
9:00
AM
January
31,
2023
FOR
THE
CITY

COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
NAPA

SUBMITTED PRIOR
TO
THE
CITY

COUNCIL

MEETING

3. COUNCIL
WORKSHOP:

3.A.

Discussion
of
the
Mayor
City
Projects
and
Initiatives
Underway
and
Setting
Council
Priorities
Through Fiscal Year 2023/24
and
2024/25
Handouts:
•
Agenda
•
Priorities
Table
•
City
Council
Workshop
PowerPoint
Presentation
•
City
of
Napa
EFA
Indicators
PowerPoint
Presentation
Communications:
1)
Email
from
Slow
Down
Napa
received
on
January
12,
2023.
2)
Email
from
Napa
County
Bicycle
Coalition
received
on
January
23,
2023.
3)
Email
from
Napa
Climate
NOW!_Lynne
Baker
received
on
January
26,
2023.
4 )
Email
from
Dalton
J.

Piercey
received
on
January
26,
2023.
5 )
Email
from
Napa
Housing
Coalition
received
on
January
26,
2023.
6)
Email
from
Napa
Climate
NOW!_Bob Figoni
received
on
January
26,
2023.
7)
Email from
Randy
Gularte
received
on
January
26,
2023.
8)
Email
from
Celeste
Mirassou
received
on
January
27,
2023.
9)
Email from
Napa
Climate
NOW!_Sharon
Parham
received
on
January
27,
2023.
10)
Email
from
Napa
Climate
NOW!_Baker
and
Benz
received
on
January
28,
2023.
11)
Email
from
Kristi
Tatarian
received
on
January
28,
2023.
12)
Email
from
Napa
Climate
NOW!_Lori
Stelling
received
on
January 29,
2023.
13)
Email
from
Yvonne
Baginski
received
on
January
30,
2023.

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AGENDA

City of
Napa

City Council

Priority Setting
Workshop

January 31, 2023

9 :
0 0 am
–

3:30

Senior Center

1500 Jefferson Street, Napa

Objectives:

•

Understand major
projects and initiatives underway that will continue into next two fiscal years

•

Establish Council priorities for FY 2023
-
24 and FY 2024
-
25 •

Strengthen teamwork

1. Welcome
and

Call the Meeting to Order

2. Public Comments

3. Comments from the City
Manager

4. Review
T
oday’s
A
genda

5. Icebreaker

6. Introduction and Context for

Priority Setting Discussions

7. Discussion of
i
ssues of
i
mportance to Councilmembers

Lunch

8. Establish
T
op

P
riorities for
FY 2023
-
24 and FY 2024
-
25 9.

Wrap
U
p and
N
ext
S
teps

10. Adjourn

City Council Special Meeting
1/31/2023
Item 3.A.

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31 , 2023

City of Napa

Priorities
For Discussion

City Council Retreat

January 31, 2023

This table contains three sections, as follow.

Current priorities as established in February 2022 by the City Council.

Major current projects and initiatives that are multi
-
year in nature, continuing into the next two fiscal years, with a notation as to which were highlighted as priorities by
more than one
member of Council
. Bullet points below the category were explanator
y notes provided
by members of Council.

City Manager notes in the third column provide information for each of the categories.

Examples of significant

projects requiring significant staff resources
, as noted by the City Manager
.

At the January 31,
2023,

workshop, the Council and staff
will discuss
each of the items in the first column. The final outcome will be a set of priorities for FY 2023
-
24 and FY 2024
-

25. After the workshop, staff will develop implementation plans and prepare budgets based on the C ouncil
priorities.

City Council Priorities Establish
ed

in February 2022

City Manager Notes

▪

Climate change

New staff will allow greater focus on this; tasks must be prioritized.

▪

Workforce stability

Remains a top focus as retirements continue;
training and development
opportunities to be added to ensure professional growth for employees.

▪

Housing and homeless

Allocation of staff resources will continue to be required.

▪

General plan and housing element

Significant staff effort involved.

▪

Economic development

Ongoing work will continue with fully staffed team (e.g., focus on local businesses, information available, Napa Makes).

Important Items Cited by Councilmembers as
Continuing into Next Two Fiscal Years

Noted as
a

Priority by
More
than One
Councilmember

City Manager Notes

1. Implementation of General Plan

▪

Housing element

With adoption of General Plan, significant staff effort will be required for various implementation tasks. Includes, update of Housing Element, and each
element of the General Plan has work tasks (e.g., ordinance updates, specific plan updates and other items). Some of these are immediate.

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2. Housing and homeless

▪

Increase availability of workforce housing

▪

Increase availability of affordable housing

▪

Complete the supportive housing project for
homeless

▪

Update the ordinance necessary for

accessory dwelling units (ADUs)

▪

Address regional housing needs allocation
(RHNA) mandates

▪

Complete transitional housing project
s

▪

Coordinate with the County on homeles
s
services

The Housing
Division

has transitioned to the City Manager’s Office helping
to align housing programs with homelessness efforts that require organization wide response. Existing projects and programs will continue into next two fiscal years. Significant staff effort and dollar s are involved in
each of these.

3. Climate action

▪

Implement the Climate Change and
Sustainability Element of the General Plan

▪

Seek out federal and state funding

▪

Implement a leaf blower ban

▪

Implement prohibition of drive thru windows

▪

Implement the ban on ne
w gas stations

▪

Collaborate with other jurisdictions through
Climate Action Committee (CAC)

New staff position will enable City to make progress on implementing Climate Change and Sustainability Element of the General Plan, as well as work
collaboratively with departments on specific programs but the effort will need to be prioritized and scheduled over the next two years.

Additional support staff and legal services will be needed to implement various efforts.

Work on ordinances that
are supported by the Climate Plan will continue.

4. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

▪

Address policy changes through the lens of
DEIB

▪

Designate a staff member for DEI

The second year of DEI Training was conducted for all staff by outside consultants.

DEI is an organization
-
wide effort; the Human Resources Department has
been assigned as the lead department for DEI.

5. Traffic safety

▪

Develop traffic plans
(
such as Local Roadway
Safety Plan)

▪

Identify traffic calming alternatives

▪

Increase enfo
rcement (traffic unit, red light
camera technology)

▪

Improve infrastructure for traffic safety (red
light cameras, speed bumps, bike lanes,
pedestrian corridors, rapid flashing beacons,
speed feedback, etc
.)

▪

Implement Safe Routes to Schools program

Several tasks are underway (identifying traffic calming options, red light cameras, reactivation of traffic unit, as well as prioritizing applications for grant funding opportunities).

All

of the listed items listed are budgetary in nature (infrastructure items) and will be prioritized during the upcoming budget discussions.

Traffic items under Public Works will need additional staff. It is currently staffed at one full time equivalent (FT
E).

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▪

Create safer multi
-
modal routes

▪

Provide traffic safety education

6. Workforce stability

▪

Employee retention

▪

Continue to fill vacancies

Ongoing effort to keep positions filled as retirements occur; continuing competitive environment for top staff in a
high
-
cost

area. In addition to
filling vacancies, greater emphasis has been placed on developing long -
range training and development opportu
nities to allow for professional
growth.

7. Public infrastructure

▪

Capital improvement programs

▪

Street, sidewalk improvements

▪

Future public safety/civic center facility

This is a continuing focus, with an annual and multi
-
year CIP for streets,
sidewalks and other infrastructure. The public safety/city hall facility is failing and is in need of replacement which is a multi
-
year effort requiring
commitment of significant funds.

8. Closure of section of Main Street

▪

Provide direction to staff for
next steps

Will require significant budgetary allocation plus staff resources (e.g., engineers, planners, parks staff) to
take all actions necessary to establish
the closure, including potential external funding sources from private parties, environmental

analysis, General plan amendment, Downtown
Specific Plan amendment, Pedestrian Mall Act noticing and hearing requirements, design and construction, and ongoing operation .

9. Downtown specific plan

▪

Update Downtown specific plan

Current Downtown specific plan is 10 years old.

10. Code enforcement

▪

Pro
-
active code enforcement in addition to
complaint driven

▪

Blighted properties (commercial and
residential) to be addressed

▪

Add more code enforcement officers

New staffing has re
-
energized the City’s program. City’s approach is
complaint
-
driven. To be proactive, analyzing where problems are and initiating enforcement without a complaint would be a new policy and practice for
the City, requiring more staff.

A
dditional support staff and legal
services will be needed

to implement the re
-
energized program
. Some
impact on police with increased activity as well.

11. Ensure public safety

▪

Maintain a focus on this as a basic city
service

General fund allocated 52% to police and fire and public safety is always a top priority of City operations. Focus is on filling police officer vacancies and then analyze gaps in services.

Examples of Significant Projects Requiring
Allocation of Staff Time

City Manager Notes

1. New employee onboarding, employee training

With hiring new employees, it takes managerial attention to orient and help them become fully acquainted with the job in Napa. Training existing employees is
essential as well in new and enhanced skills.

2. Implement new technology

Finished implementation of financial ERP but will require significant resources in post
-
implementation to refine and improve based on identified

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needs. Implementing new permit system and contract management system; e
-
signature and other items. Cybersecurit
y audit has identified
areas for improvement. Need Strategic Road Map for IT to serve as a guiding document covering needs citywide.

3. Address blighted properties, second homes, vacant homes, vacation rentals

Efforts on specific
blighted
properties

and ill
egal vacation rentals

are tied to
code enforcement activities. Additional

resources

would be required to
establish policies and regulations around second or vacant homes and

establish an enforcement program.

4. Prepare policy, ordinance, administrative regu
lation updates

Series of projects involved to update our outdated administrative regulations. Will be identifying changes needed in policies and ordinances that impede organizational effectiveness.

5. Modernization of records management and retention

Major staff effort involving all City departments. Currently focusing on inventory of what exists and then will create a digital plan.

6. Address parking needs, paid parking, paid model for electric vehicle (EV) charging

Staff work being done on options. Wil
l need Council direction on paid
parking and expanding EV charging stations and having a paid model for EV charging.

7. Capital improvement program (includes parks, storm drains)

Significant workload associated with the CIP.

Includes parks conditions assessm
ent.

City has significant capital needs related to our storm drains and have had several large
-
scale emergency repairs required. ARPA dollars are assisting jumpstarting a full assessment of current conditions; will need to prioritize repairs and replacemen
ts in the coming few years.

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City of Napa
City Council Workshop
January 31, 2023
Senior Center 9 am to 3:30 pm
Jan Perkins | Facilitator
Rick Haydon | Facilitator

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Welcome from Mayor Sedgley
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Mary Luros
Vice Mayor Beth Painter
Councilmember Liz Alessio
Mayor Scott Sedgley
2

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Public
Comments
3

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Opening
Comments
from City
Manager
Steve
Potter
4 Consensus direction from Council on priorities is
needed; We have limited resources
Build on last year’s priority setting process
Resuming a two
-
year budget cycle

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Today’s
Objectives
5 Understand major projects and
initiatives underway that will continue
into the next two fiscal years
Establish Council priorities for
FY 2023
-
24 and FY 2024
-
25 1
2 Strengthen teamwork
3

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Agenda
6 Discuss major projects and initiatives underway
Establish Council’s priorities for the coming year
Review follow
-
up steps from staff
Wrap up

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Workshop
Ground
Rules
7 Listen to
understand
each other’s
point of view
Seek
consensus
Assume
good
intent
Speak up if we
need course
correction
Stay
focused

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Time
Management Tool
Bike Rack
Bike Rack
Items to discuss at a
later time

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Icebreaker Exercise: Exploring the Commons
9 1.

Talk to as many
colleagues as you
can in 10 minutes

2. Find one non
-
work
-
related thing you
have in common
with each

3. Write it down
What did
you
learn?

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Priority
Setting
10

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Serving the
Community
11 The What
Priorities
Teamwork
The How
Today is about Setting Priorities

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Councilmembers’
Comments About
Setting Priorities
12 Need to have
a
few
priorities
Keep focused on
what we’ve
already started
Look at the l
ong
term
and ensure
priorities match
where we want to
go in the future
Want to
understand
City
Manager’s
priorities
Need
realistic
expectations
Must
balance
workload
to
available staff
Need to be better
at
not adding new
work without
taking things off

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Priority
Setting
13 We can’t
do
everything
But we can do
some things very
well if we are
focused
Successful City Governments
•
Respect the
ongoing work
of City departments as the
day
-
to
-
day operations
must be well manage; that
takes time
•
Have a
collaborative, trusting relationship
between
the City Council and staff
•
Set a
few priorities,
with a staff work plan to achieve
them

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14 Don’t fill up the bucket
with so many small
rocks that there isn’t
room for the big ones
Put the
big
rocks in first
Then add the
small
ones where there is
room
“Big Rocks”

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Today’s Process:

Council
Discussion and
Consensus on
Top Priorities
15 Review accomplishments and
context for setting priorities
Discuss items of interest to
Council
Understand what is already
planned
Council dot voting to determine
top priorities
Staff will incorporate into budget
and work plans

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Some Key
Accomplishments
Cited by
Councilmembers
16 •
General Plan
adoption
•
Better
financial position
than anticipated
•
Successful completion of
redistricting
process
•
Working with the
County on homelessness
issues
•
Made progress on
project labor agreements
•
Filled
several positions
•
Updated the
C
annabis
O
rdinance
•
Accommodated local restaurants with
al fresco dining and parklets
•
Got through the pandemic
and moved back to normal
•
Provided
diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
training to staff
•
Addressed efficiencies in our
development review process
•
Used American Rescue Plan Act (
ARPA
) and state funding to address
housing and homelessness issues
•
Made p
rogress on
C
limate
A
ction Plan
•
Addressed some
traffic calming issues

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Financial
Outlook
and Return
to Two Year
Budget
17 •
City has previously
prepared and adopted
two
-
year budgets
to properly
plan
•
During Covid
and the
associated uncertainties,
went to one
-
year budget
•
During
“mid
-
cycle” there
will be some adjustments
but not major changes

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Historical Revenue
NOTES
Property Tax
Average
annual increase of 6.4%
from FY13
–
FY22
Sales Tax
Average
annual increase of 5.9%
from FY13
–
FY22
TOT
Average
annual increase of 11%
from FY13
–
FY22
•
Timeframe includes 5 new hotels and 1
hotel expansion
18 0
5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
Millions
Primary Revenue Sources
Property Tax
Sales Tax
Transient Occupancy Tax

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Revenues and Expenditures
19 -
20 40
60 80
100
120
140
160
FY19
Actual
FY20
Actual
FY21
Actual
FY22
Actual
FY23
Budget
FY24
Proj
FY25
Proj
FY26
Proj
FY27
Proj
FY28
Proj
Millions
Transfers Out
Internal Services
Discretionary Exp
Semi-Discretionary Exp

PERS UAL
Salaries & Benefits
Revenue - Most Likely
Revenue - Optimistic
Revenue - Pessimistic

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20 Staff available to work on special projects or
Council initiatives include the Executive Team
and some managers and management
analysts. All have ongoing responsibilities in
their roles and assignments.

Staff Numbers
at a Glance

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How
Management
Staff Allocate
Their Time
21 85%
5%
5%
5%
Management’s Time
Day-to-day management of municipal services
Unforseen challenges
New initiatives
Strategic improvements and training

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Key Challenges
22 Planning for
emergencies
Housing and
homelessness
Infrastructure needs
Staff capacity
Traffic issues
Public safety
Staying focused on our
priorities
Maintaining core City
services
Climate change

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Break
photo

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Current
Council
Priorities
Adopted February 2022
24 Climate
change
Workforce
stability
Housing
and
homeless
General plan
and housing
element
Economic
development

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Issues of Importance to Councilmembers
Refer to Handout
25 •
Implementation of General Plan
•
Housing and homeless
•
Climate action
•
Diversity, equity, inclusion and
belonging
•
Traffic safety
•
Workforce stability
•
Public infrastructure
•
Closure of section of Main Street
•
Downtown specific plan
•
Code enforcement
•
Public safety

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Examples of
Significant
Projects or
Items
Requiring
Allocation of
Staff Time
26 New employee onboarding, employee training
Implement new technology
Address blighted properties, second homes, vacant homes, and vacation rentals
Prepare policy, ordinance, administration regulation updates Modernize records management and retention
Address parking needs, paid parking, paid model for EV charging Capital improvement program (including parks conditions assessment, storm drains)
Storm drain assessment and repairs

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Discussion of Issues 1 and 2
27 1. Implementation of General Plan
•
Housing element (obligation to
comply with State law as part of
General Plan)
•
Napa Municipal Code, resolutions,
regulations
•
Objective design standards for
residential development

2. Housing and homeless
•
Workforce housing
•
Affordable housing
•
Supportive housing project
•
Update to ADU ordinance
•
RHNA mandates
•
Transitional housing project
•
Coordinate with County on homeless
services

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Discussion of Issues 3 and 4
28 3. Climate action & sustainability
•
Implement Climate Action and Sustainability
Element of General Plan
•
Seek out federal and state funding
•
Implement leaf blower ban
•
Implement prohibitions of drive thru
windows
•
Implement ban on new gas stations
•
Collaborate with other jurisdictions through
Climate Action Committee (CAC)

4. Diversity, equity, inclusion and
belonging
•
Address policy changes through
lens of DEIB
•
Designate staff member for
DEIB

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Lunch
Break
29

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Discussion of Issues 5, 6 and 7
30 5. Traffic safety
•
Develop traffic plans (Local Roadway Safety
Plan, Traffic Calming Plan update)
•
Identify traffic calming alternatives
•
Increase enforcement
•
Improve infrastructure for traffic safety
•
Implement Safe Routes to Schools
•
Create safer multi
-
modal routes
•
Provide traffic safety education

6. Workforce stability
•
Employee retention
•
Continue to fill vacancies

7. Public infrastructure
•
Capital improvement programs
•
Street, sidewalk improvements
•
Future public safety/civic center
facility

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Discussion of Issues 8, 9, 10 and 11
31 8.

Closure of section of Main Street
•
Provide direction to staff for next steps

9. Downtown specific plan
•
Update Downtown specific plan

10. Code enforcement
•
Proactive code enforcement in addition to
complaint
-
driven enforcement
•
Blighted properties
•
Add more code enforcement officers

11. Public safety
•
Maintain focus as basic city service

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Current
Council
Priorities:

Three to be
Carried
Forward
32 Climate
action &
sustainability
Workforce
stability
Housing
and
homeless
General plan
and housing
element
Economic
development

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Dot Voting
Priorities to be set
for the two
-
year
budget
33 What
2 other
top priorities
should be
designated?
Three Baseline Priorities
These reflect prior Council direction and involve
major staff effort over a period of years
•
Implementation of General Plan (including
housing element)
•
Housing and homeless
•
Climate change and sustainability

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Commitments
from Staff
34 Align
programs, projects and activities
to advance Council priorities consistent
with budget, staffing, and workloads
Build Council direction into
budget

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Staying on
Track with
Priorities
35 Regular
progress
reporting
Hold off on new
Council 0initiatives
until next goal setting
cycle or mid
-
cycle in
the two
-
year budget

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Best Practice
Criteria for
Adding
Initiatives and
Projects
Mid Cycle
36 Emergency
(natural disaster,
pandemic, civil
unrest)
New outside
funding
opportunity that is
time sensitive
New multi
-
agency
opportunity
that
cannot be delayed
Community safety
issue that must be
addressed in near
term
Changes in
laws or
mandates
Otherwise wait until
next priority
-
setting
process
What
comes off
the
plate if something
goes on?
What are the
consequences
of
shifting direction
mid way?

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37 Workshop
report
City
Manager’s
next steps
Next
Steps

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Closing
Comments
38

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Thank you!
Jan Perkins and Rick Haydon
[email protected]
[email protected]

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City of Napa
City Council Workshop
January 31, 2023
Senior Center 9 am to 3:30 pm
Jan Perkins | Facilitator
Rick Haydon | Facilitator

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Welcome from Mayor Sedgley
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Mary Luros
Vice Mayor Beth Painter
Councilmember Liz Alessio
Mayor Scott Sedgley
2

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Public
Comments
3

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Agenda
6 Discuss major projects and initiatives underway
Establish Council’s priorities for the coming year
Review follow
-
up steps from staff
Wrap up

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Workshop
Ground
Rules
7 Listen to
understand
each other’s
point of view
Seek
consensus
Assume
good
intent
Speak up if we
need course
correction
Stay
focused

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Time
Management Tool
Bike Rack
Bike Rack
Items to discuss at a
later time

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Icebreaker Exercise: Exploring the Commons
9 1.

Talk to as many
colleagues as you
can in 10 minutes

2. Find one non
-
work
-
related thing you
have in common
with each

3. Write it down
What did
you
learn?

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Priority
Setting
10

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Serving the
Community
11 The What
Priorities
Teamwork
The How
Today is about Setting Priorities

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14 Don’t fill up the bucket
with so many small
rocks that there isn’t
room for the big ones
Put the
big
rocks in first
Then add the
small
ones where there is
room
“Big Rocks”

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Today’s Process:

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PERS UAL
Salaries & Benefits
Revenue - Most Likely
Revenue - Optimistic
Revenue - Pessimistic

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Staff Numbers
at a Glance

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How
Management
Staff Allocate
Their Time
21 85%
5%
5%
5%
Management’s Time
Day-to-day management of municipal services
Unforseen challenges
New initiatives
Strategic improvements and training

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Break
photo

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Current
Council
Priorities
Adopted February 2022
24 Climate
change
Workforce
stability
Housing
and
homeless
General plan
and housing
element
Economic
development

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4. Diversity, equity, inclusion and
belonging
•
Address policy changes through
lens of DEIB
•
Designate staff member for
DEIB

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Lunch
Break
29

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6. Workforce stability
•
Employee retention
•
Continue to fill vacancies

7. Public infrastructure
•
Capital improvement programs
•
Street, sidewalk improvements
•
Future public safety/civic center
facility

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Discussion of Issues 8, 9, 10 and 11
31 8.

Closure of section of Main Street
•
Provide direction to staff for next steps

9. Downtown specific plan
•
Update Downtown specific plan

10. Code enforcement
•
Proactive code enforcement in addition to
complaint
-
driven enforcement
•
Blighted properties
•
Add more code enforcement officers

11. Public safety
•
Maintain focus as basic city service

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Current
Council
Priorities:

Three to be
Carried
Forward
32 Climate
action &
sustainability
Workforce
stability
Housing
and
homeless
General plan
and housing
element
Economic
development

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Commitments
from Staff
34 Align
programs, projects and activities
to advance Council priorities consistent
with budget, staffing, and workloads
Build Council direction into
budget

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Staying on
Track with
Priorities
35 Regular
progress
reporting
Hold off on new
Council 0initiatives
until next goal setting
cycle or mid
-
cycle in
the two
-
year budget

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37 Workshop
report
City
Manager’s
next steps
Next
Steps

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Closing
Comments
38

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Thank you!
Jan Perkins and Rick Haydon
[email protected]
[email protected]

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CITY OF NAPA: DASHBOARD

CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION

NAPA, CA
DECEMBER 2022
Robert Eyler, PhD
President, Economic Forensics and Analytics Inc.

Professor, Economics, Sonoma State University
[email protected]
1

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Employment Recovery Comparison, United States,
Great Recession and COVID
-
19 Recession, Months from Peak
Employment, Index Nov 2007 and Jan 2020 = 100, to Oct 2022 2 Source: BLS and EFA
100.8

75.0 80.0

85.0 90.0

95.0 100.0
105.0
1 3
5 7
9 11
13 15
17 19
21 23
25 27
29 31
33 35
37 39
41 43
45 47
49 51
53 55
57 59
61 63
65 67
69 71
73 75
77 79
81 83
Great Recession
COVID-19

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Inflation Watching: 2007 to 2025
3 What to Watch
•
Holiday season: will price
competition now help?
•
Interest rate watch: how
much higher?
•
Housing prices and local
employment levels
•
2023 travel spending

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Real GDP (%)
Unemployment Rate (%)
Core PCE Inflation (%)
Annual data (projections based on annual
-
average levels):
2022

1.6 1.9

3.7 3.7

4.5 4.8
2023

1.3 0.7

3.9 4.2

2.8 3.0
2024

2.3 1.8

3.9 4.3

2.2 2.4
2025

2.1 2.2

3.9 4.2
N/A
N/A
Federal Reserve Philadelphia
Forecast, Survey of Professional Forecasters
4 Source: Federal Reserve Philadelphia Branch
These data are from November 2022
Q1 Real GDP:
-

1.6%
Q2 Real GDP:
-

0.6%
Q3 Real GDP (Est 1) = +2.6%

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Napa at a Glance: end of Q3 2022
5

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Employment Trends: City Residents Working or Looking for Work, 2019
-
2022
6

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T axable Sales % Change, Q2 2022 from Q2 2021
City of Napa, Napa County (outside City of Napa), California 7 Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) -

1.2%

3.9%
-

3.4%

30.0%

32.9%
-

0.8%

17.7%
-

8.5%

21.7%

37.1%
-20.0%
-10.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%
Building
Material and
Garden
Equipment
and Supplies
Dealers
Clothing and
Clothing
Accessories
Stores
Food and
Beverage
Stores
Food Services
and Drinking
Places
Gasoline
Stations
General
Merchandise
Stores
Home
Furnishings
and
Appliance
Stores
Motor
Vehicle and
Parts Dealers
Other Retail
Group
All Other
Outlets
City of Napa
Napa County without City of Napa
California

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T ourism, Average Daily Rate ($) and
Occupancy Rate (%), April 2019 to Sept 2022
8

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Housing: % Change Median Home Price Sept 2020 to Sept 2022 Median Rents, Sept 2019 to Sept 2022
City of Napa and Selected Cities and Counties
9 Source: Zillow
TM
Research

8.5%

31.7%

47.1%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%
% Change Median Home Prices
One Year
Two Year
Dollars ($) Per Month

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Equity Measures: Housing Burden
City of Napa and Selected Cities and Counties
10 Housing Burden
% of Households with Rent as at least
30% of monthly income
Place
2010
2015
2020
Napa City

55.3%

55.6%
Napa County

53.1%

55.5%

52.6%
Sonoma

55.8%

56.9%

54.7%
Marin

54.2%

54.1%

50.5%
Solano

56.2%

57.0%

53.4%
Yamhill

49.6%

54.1%

50.7%
Fairfield

57.4%

55.5%

54.8%
Livermore

50.7%

49.7%

50.3%
Petaluma

56.0%

50.5%

54.7%
San Rafael

56.3%

58.4%

54.2%
Santa Cruz

63.2%

67.5%

58.9%
Temecula

54.4%

57.8%

53.9%
Monterey

49.5%

52.9%

55.4%
CA

55.1%

56.9%

54.2%
US

50.8%

51.8%

49.1%
Housing Burden: % of after
-
tax income paid for rent
or ownership (these data are just rentals)
•
A percent over 30% is considered “burdened” in
housing advocacy circles
•
Severe burden is considered over 50%
•
Caveats
•
Burden is a function of housing costs and
incomes
•
The key is how households are making
budget decisions assuming taxes and
housing are paid first

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City of Napa: Things to Watch
•
City of Napa toward 2023
•
City of Napa strong recovery to 2022, slower in 2023
•
Macroeconomic context is fading toward recession in 2023: interest rates rising leave little choice
•
Travel industry: strong recovery, assume slower in 2023 •
Will Napa be a focus of regional travel with income growth slowing down due to job losses and slower economy?
•
Housing forecasts reduced: more forecast downgrades coming •
No predicted repeat of 2006
-
09: available existing and new units and
credit conditions much more stable
•
Perspective: need to watch construction employment
11

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Thanks!
Questions?
[email protected]
@bobby7007
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From:

Genji Schmeder
To:

Clerk
Subject:
public comment for Jan 31, 2023 council meeting
Date:

Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:37:59 AM
Attachments:

SDN letter to council workshop.pdf
[EXTERNAL]
Please enter the enclosed one-page PDF as written public comment into the record for the January 31, 2023 City Council workshop meeting.

Thank you,
Maureen Trippe and Genji Schmeder
representing Slow Down Napa
Item 3.A.

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Scott Sedgley, Mayor
City of Napa, California
January 12, 2023
Honorable Mayor Sedgley,
This is a request from our organization, Slow Down Napa, to the Napa City Council to adopt at its workshop meeting on January 31
, 2023, defined measures to begin implementing traffic calming for our city. We expect this letter will be included as public comment in the agenda packet for the workshop.

The value of traffic calming is simple and fundamental: to promote quality of life for residents and businesses on our local streets by protecting against disruption caused by motor vehicles. Implementing traffic calming measures has been an unfulfilled goal since first mentioned in the 1998 Napa City General Plan, yet the need has only increased over the decades.

Our definition of traffic calming focuses on purpose, location and methods. It uses physical design and other elements on local streets and low-level collector streets where quality of life of residents and workers should be prioritized above the throughput of vehicles. Traffic calming is often conflated with traffic safety and, though the concepts overlap, we treat them as distinct. This is important because traffic safety measures tend to focus on high speed arterial streets, whereas traffic calming focuses on local streets and neighborhoods.

The City has a study underway to identify traffic calming needs and to compose a toolkit of measures. We have participated in the first set of public meetings for the study and intend to continue at every step. While we hope the study produces practical tools that are quickly implemented, we believe that the Council can prepare for this ahead of time so that it is prepared to act when the study is complete. We propose the following three actions be included in City Council goals for 2023:

1. Incorporate a traffic calming program in the work plan of the Department of Public Works. We recommend starting by folding traffic calming into the Napa Neighborhood Streets and Sidewalks Program which rotates by year among defined areas of the city. A benefit of this method is that traffic calming projects would be mostly small-scale and spread over several years, thereby allowing experimentation and gradual selection of the more successful techniques. It also maximizes participation of residents since choices to be considered will be limited to the streets that residents and business people know well.

2. Commit to fund the traffic calming program for its first year, so financial discussions do not delay work. If the City does not provide dedicated funding for the program, the Department of Public Works will have to apply for state and federal grants, which could delay implementation for months or years. Also the City should allocate the entire funding needed, so residents are not loaded with fundraising, which would be especially burdensome for disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Sincerely,
Maureen Trippe Genji Schmeder

representing Slow Down Napa

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From:

Kara Vernor
To:

Clerk
Subject:

NCBC comments for Council Priority Setting Workshop
Date:

Monday, January 23, 2023 12:37:22 PM
Attachments:

Napa City Council 2023 Priorities_NCBC Comments 012323 FINAL.pdf [EXTERNAL]
Hi Tiffany,
Please find attached our comments for the Budget Priority-Setting Meeting on January 31, and please let me know if you need anything in order to distribute them.

Best regards,
Kara
--
Kara Vernor (she/her)
Executive Director
Napa County Bicycle Coalition
(707) 258-6318
League Cycling Instructor #6818
B
ecome an NCBC Member

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P.O. Box 5157

| Napa, CA 945
81 | (707) 258
-
6318 | www.napabike.org

January
2 3
, 2023

RE: Napa City Council 2023
Budget
Priorities

Dear Mayor Sedgley and Councilmembers,

The Napa County Bicycle Coalition (NCBC) represents over 2,000

members and supporters
throughout

Napa County in advocating to make
riding a bicycle in our communities safe,
convenient, and accessible

for riders of all ages and abilities.

As City Council selects their priorities
for 2023 and upcoming budget cycles, NCBC urges Council to:

P
rioritize

improv
ing

and expand
ing

the City of Napa’s active transportation network
,

and

Establish dedicated
, annual

funding within
the Public Works
budget

to be used exclusively
for
on
-
street
bicycle infrastructure improvements

and parking
.

Justification

•

Rate of progress
.

Under the previous Bicycle Plan (2012
-
2019), just 5.34 miles of new bike
facilities were implemented,
less than 1 mile/year

in a plan that call
ed

for 60 new miles of
bike facilities.

Since then, just

1.84 miles of new facilities

have been completed, for a
combination of
just 7.18 miles of new
bike facilities
in a decad
e. T
hose

facilities
both
implemented and still planned are mostly built of paint and signs (Class 2 & 3).

At this rate,
it will be nearly the year 2100 before the
planned

bike network is compl
ete
.

The City of
Napa’s Bicycle Plan implementation progress rate is greatly delayed due to lack of funding.

•

Funding

stream

misalignment
.

Nothing in the budget narrative for the Public Works
divisions

of Maintenance, Local Streets Paving Program, or Sidewalk Improvement Program mentions providing for bike infrastructure, and none of the performance metrics —
which
cover things like potholes, graffiti abatement, pavement index, and sidewalks installed —
inc
lude bike facilities either.

Currently,
bicycle facilities
are
primarily
installed
along
with
planned
CIP
repaving projects. However,
these
projects are limited in scope by their
funding
sources
, minimizing or altogether preventing bicycle facility improve ments during these key
opportunities
.

Example
: Building a low
-
stress bike network, as is called for in the 2040
General
Plan
, will mean including Class IV bike lanes where appropriate. Class IV lanes have an element of vertical separation, such as a
bump or a delineator post, between the
bike lane and the vehicle traffic lane. This is

the appropriate type of bike lane for

Freeway Drive
,

where Measure T repaving will occur. However,
staff has suggested

that vertical element
s

may
be viewed as outside th
e scope of Measure T’s emphasis
on
rehabilitating rather than changing roadways
, preventing the appropriate low
-
stress
bike
lane
s
.

Dedicated bicycle infrastructure funding

could provide for these
vertical elements and help
ensure that a low
-
stress network
is

built.

•

Pavement plan misalignment
.

Existing road reconstruction is also
scheduled
around
lowest
-
cost opportunities to improve
pavement quality
. C
onsequently,
without dedicated funding,
key gaps in the bicycle network may not be addressed for several years

or even decades
.

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Example
:

Old Sonoma Road is key to needed east
-
west connectivity
.

T
he

Bike Plan
calls for Class II bike lanes from Jefferson to
Highway
29, a comparatively small but
essential project given that
without bike lanes,
many

currently
find that stretch
dangerous
. As well,

travel in that area is likely to increase given the revitalization of

Food City and
the
two significant developments
propose
d for that
area. However,
this

project
is not on the 5
-
year CIP list because it did not rise to the top given the current
method
of
scheduling road repaving projects solely around pavement quality
.

Funding dedicated to bicycle infrastructure

could provide
the means to
address this gap.

•

St
r
eet sweeping
.

More funding is needed for street sweeping

of existing bi
ke lanes
.

All other
cities in Napa County sweep at least twice as often

as the City of Napa
.

Bicyclists regularly
complain to NCBC of debris like
glass and gravel in the bike lanes, which is a safety hazard for cyclists that can cause crashes.

As one NCBC member wrote, “
I have been riding for
years,
and

am comfortable riding in close proximity with cars. But so many bike lane/shoulders are so poorly

maintained that it forces cyclists to ride in

the

traffic lane or
very near traffic lanes. Many motorists get annoyed, not realizing that the cyclist is merely trying to avoid debris.
”

Debris causes flat tires
too,
which is inconvenient for cyclists at b
est and dangerous at
worst.

Focusing on navigating around debris also detracts bicyclists’ attention away from observing traffic around them.

Increased

and dedicated

funding would
enable

better
quality and more frequent

street sweeping

and reduce

debris

in bike lanes
.

It
c
ould also
help the City purchase the street sweeper it needs to sweep Class IV protected bike lanes.

Example
:

NCBC provided a list of 12 street segments where we have received complaints
about
and observed a hazardous
level of debris in the bike lane.

Example
:

Currently, the City of Napa does not have the sweeper
needed

to
sweep

protected bike lanes, which are key to a low
-
stress network and to making progress
toward Vision Zero goals.

This
serves

as a barrier to installing these needed facilities.

•

Bike Parking
.

Both short
-

and long
-
term

bi
ke
p
arking

i
s badly needed in

downtown N
apa

and

the Oxbow Distric
t, but there is no identified source of funding for this low -
cost
improvement.

Increasing bike parking in the City of Napa is one of the recommendations from the League of American Bicyclists that will help move the City of Napa’s Bike Friendly
Community ranking from Bronze to Silver.

As well, t
he 2040 General Plan includes CCS 2
-
1:
“Support programs to install bike racks in new developments, commercial areas, and within Downtown Napa and the Oxbow district.”

Funding

dedicate
d to bike infrastructure could
help address this need.

•

Barriers to Safe Routes
.

There is currently a strong identified need to reduce barriers to walking and riding to school, and the lack of bike
-
specific funding hinders progress on
reducing many of the b
arriers.

The Napa County Safe Routes to School 2021 parent survey reported that

while
77% of K
-
8 Napa County students use
non
-
active modes

(family vehicle,
carpool, etc.) as their primary form of transportation to get to school ,
76% of K
-
8 Napa
County parents would like their student to be able to walk/bike to school .

Funding
dedicated to bike infrastructure could help
reduce some of the big
gest barriers identified
by stakeholders, such as lack of

low
-
stress

bike lanes
.

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81 | (707) 258
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The City of Napa 2040 General Plan

includes
other

policies
, in addition to those mentioned above,

that align with expanding and improving the bicycle network, including:

“TE 1
-
3: Develop and maintain a low Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) connected bicycle network consistent with the adopted City of Napa Bicycle Plan…”

“TE 6
-
5: Support efforts to achieve a transportation mode share of 10% for bicycling and 10% for walking by 2035
.” (According to the 2019 Bicycle Plan, approximately 1.1% of Napa residents commute by bicycle).

TE 3
-
2: “Collaborate with the Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD), and public and nonprofit partners in creating and implementing Safe Routes to Schools plans and securing dedicated funding to provide safe and equitable access for students to local

schools.”

As well, i
mproving maintenance

and bike parking and building out the bike network

are the top

recommendation
s

given by the League of American Bicyclists
for
how the City of Napa can improve
its Bicycle
-
Friendly Communities ranking
.

Benefits

Prioritizing implementation of a safe and all ages
-
friendly active transportation network will provide
myriad benefits to the City of Napa through its impact in several areas, including:

Climate
.

On
-
road transportation is the City of Napa’s highest greenhouse gas emissions source, generating 54% of the city’s total greenhouse gas emissions (2019 Napa County Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory). The City of Napa also accounted for 59% of regional on -
r
oad
transportation emissions. In comparing the life cycle of each travel mode, emissions from cycling were found to be
more

than 30 times lower per trip than fossil fuel cars, and about ten times lower than electric cars
.

Traffic
.

31% of Napa County vehicle trips are less than 2 miles in length, and 63% are less than 5 miles in length, which

are considered short trips that can be converted to active transportation modes (
Napa County Travel Behavior Study
)
. Trips that begin and end in City of Napa have an
average trip length of just 2.2 miles
–

this generates 310,000 vehicle miles traveled on an average weekday. According to the
2019 Community Survey

for the City of Napa 2040 General Plan,
promoting new transportation options and improving and expanding the network of bike paths were identified as the top two priorities in improvin
g Napa’s transportation system.

Public health
: Nearly 1 in 3 adults are obese in Napa County (
source
) and roughly
39%

of NVUSD 5
th
,
7 th
, and 9
th

grade students are considered overweigh
t/obese. Ample research has shown that
utilizing active transportation results in health benefits, including lowering risk of cardiovascular disease, improving blood pressure

and
mental health, and
maintaining

a healthy weight.

A safe, connected active tra
nsportation network will get more people walking and biking for transportation, reducing traffic and air pollution while improving community health, connectedness, and accessibility. We reiterate our request to Council to prioritize expanding and
improving

the active transportation network

and
provide
regular
dedicated funding

for bicycle
infrastru
cture
.

Should Councilmembers or city staff have any questions regarding our requests, please contact Kara Vernor at
[email protected]

or (707) 258
-
6318.

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81 | (707) 258
-
6318 | www.napabike.org

Sincerely,

Kara Vernor

Execu
tive Director, Napa County Bicycle Coalition

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From:

Samantha Pascoe
To:

Samantha Pascoe
Subject:

FW: INFO: Napa Climate NOW! message for Napa City Leaders in advance of January 31 Special Meeting Date:

Thursday, January 26, 2023 1:09:07 PM
Attachments:

NCN_2023 Proposed Climate Priorities for Napa_230124.pdf 2023 City of Napa Priorities_NCN_ver.5_2301224.pdf

--------- Forwarded message ---------
From:

Lynne Baker

Date: Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 12:32 AM
Subject: INFO: Napa Climate NOW! message for Napa City Leaders in advance of January 31 Special Meeting
To: Scott Sedgley <
[email protected]
>, Liz Alessio <
[email protected]
>, Mary Luros
<
[email protected]
>, Bernie Narvaez <
[email protected]
>, Beth Painter
<
>, Steve Potter <
[email protected]
>
Cc: Molly Rattigan <
[email protected]
>, Deborah Elliott <
[email protected]
>, Tiffany
Carraza <
[email protected]
>, Christina Benz
>, Linda Brown
<
Marilyn Knight-Mendelson
>, Jim Wilson
<
>, Lynne Baker

Date:

January 26, 2023

To:

Scott Sedgley, Mayor, and City Council Members Liz Alessio, Mary Luros, Bernie Narvaez, and Beth Painter

Steve Potter, City Manager

From:

NCN! Steering Committee – Lynne Baker, co-chair, Marilyn Knight-Mendelson, co-chair, Chris Benz, Linda Brown and Jim Wilson

Cc:

Molly Rattigan, Deputy City Manager, City of Napa

Deborah Elliott, Environmental Resource Specialist, City of Napa

Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk

Re:

2023 Climate Action Priorities for the City of Napa

Representatives of the Napa Climate NOW! Steering Committee had the pleasure of meeting with Molly Rattigan and Deborah Elliott last week to share what NCN! identifies as our climate priorities for the coming year. As an outcome of our productive dialogue, we re-ordered the priorities such that they are now categorized as those relatively easy to accomplish, those that will most impact greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and those that will move us closer to net zero by 2030. The updated priority list with supporting material is attached for your reference.

A number of NCN! members look forward to attending the Special Meeting of the City Council at the Senior Center on January 31 with full recognition that there is much to accomplish during the day. To the extent possible we have asked our members to submit written comments re: our climate priorities in advance of the Special Meeting for inclusion in the meeting summary. We have also asked those who wish to speak on Monday to keep their comments brief and to the point.

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NCN! is ready to help Napa take action to make a positive, measurable and sustained difference for

the
climate, for the well-being of our children, grandchildren and generations yet to come, and for

the
good of this lovely place we call home.

We look forward to working with you during 2023 and beyond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lynne Baker, RN,MS
707-666-1172

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2023 City of Napa Priorities_NCN_ver.5_2301224.docx

1 2023
PRI

ORITIES FOR THE CITY OF NAPA

ADVANCED

BY NAPA CLIMATE NOW!

Move with clear intent toward
:

1. Net Zero Climate
Pollutants by 2030

N
et zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the
atmosphere. We reach net zero when the amount we add is no more than the amount taken away.

2. Do
n
o
f
urther
h
arm

………………………………………………..

Immediate
O
pportunities (easy to do, low
-
cost):

1. Adopt the Reusable Foodware and Was
te Reduction Ordinance

proposed by Napa Climate NOW!

2. Adopt an ordinance banning future fo
ssil

fuel gas stations

and the expansion of gasoline pumps at
existing stations.

3. Adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of gasoline
-
powered leaf blowers.

Develop a
rebate

program for commercial landscape businesses to help purchase battery -
powered leaf blowers.

4. Partner with Schools for Climate Action and local schools

to provide opportunities for climate

action using the Regeneration Napa platform (AKA Napa County Cl imate Challenge)
https://regenerationnapa.org/

Actions with Impactful GHG Reductions:

5. Support a county
-
wide Reach Code

requiring all
-
electric
in
new construction
.

(See
Reach Code
definition p.
3 )

6. Support development of a Clean Energy Resource Center

providing easy access to information for
homeowners and landlords to make energy upgrades.

7. Build out the active transportation network

and remove barriers to “Safe Routes t
o Schools.”

Actions for Net
-
Zero by 2030:

8. Adopt tree removal guidance to minimize removal of mature trees

(e.g. as a part of Measure T

projects, new project development) and protect Napa’s existing urban forest.

9. Adopt an ordinance banning
construction of new drive
-
through facilities

and the expansion of

drive
-
through facilities at existing locations.

Working document.

Last update: 1/
24 /23

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2 1.

Adopt the

Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance

proposed by Napa Clima
te
NOW!

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan
CCS 4
-
1 Create and support other programs, such as the Napa County Green Business Program and the green restaurant program, that help achieve the 75 percent or greater overall waste diversion goal. Recognize and incentivize commercial recycling and waste diversio
n including elimination of non
-
recyclable and non
-
compostable takeout ware.

Resources:

Napa Climate NOW! Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance

City of Arcata Ordinance No. 1527 Related to Single Use Disposable Foodware Items

City of Berkeley’s Single
-
Use Foodware Rules

Marin County Ordinance No. 3763 Reusable Foodware for Dine -
In Operations and

Compliant Compostable Foodware for Take
-
Out Services

Santa Cruz County Amended Ord. 5407 Single
-
Use Disposable Cups

2. Adopt an ordinance banning future fossil fuel gas stations and the expansion of gasoline pumps at existing
stations.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan CCS 2
-
1 Support programs to reduce auto dependency and GHG emissions from personal vehicles. Efforts for this include: • Consider regulations to limit expansion of fossil fuel service stations and uses of
drive
-
through windows, including limitations on drive
-
through restaurants.

Resources:

City of Calistoga Ordinance No. 755 to Prohibit New Gas Station Land Uses

Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority Report on Local Gas Station

Land Use Prohibition
, see pages 102
-
106

3. Adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of gasoline
-
powered leaf blowers. Develop a rebate
program for commercial landscape businesses to help purchase battery -
powered leaf blowers.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan CCS 1
-
1 Implement immediate and sustained actions in support of achieving net zero climate pollutants from public and private operations within the City by 2030.

Resources:

Town of Yountville Ordinance Number 20
-
498

City of Calistoga Ordinance No. 753

Napa County Regional 2019 Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update Summary ,

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3 (Pg 7, Table 5) Off
-
Road emissions for the C
ity of Napa are 47,238 MTCO
2 e/yr. Table 17 (pg 22)
shows that 25% of this, or 11,715 MTCO
2 e/yr is due to Lawn and Garden Equipment.

4. Partner with Schools for Climate Action and local schools to provide opportunities for climate action using the
Regeneration Napa County Challenge platform.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan
CCS 1
-
3 Partner with local, regional, and County agencies and utility companies to achieve GHG reduction targets. Efforts for this include: • Partner with the Napa Valley

Unified School District, private schools, community
-
based non
-
profit organizations, and
others to undertake public outreach and education efforts that broaden community involvement in reducing GHG emissions.

2040 General Plan CCS 1
-
4 Expand local
awareness of actions that

residents and businesses
can take to reduce

climate impacts. Actively seek grants and

continue to provide community
outreach

and robust education through partnership

opportunities with City residents. Develop
an

open data Communit
y Climate Dashboard

to engage residents in progress
and

accomplishments toward goals.

Resources:

regenerationnapa.org/

(
being

rebranded as Napa County Climate Challenge)

5. Support a county
-
wide reach code
*

requir
ing

all
-
electric
in
new construction
.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan CCS 1
-
1 Implement immediate and sustained actions in support of achieving net zero climate pollutants from public and private operations within the City by 2030.

Resources:

BayREN Reach Codes & Policies

Napa County Regional 2019 Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update Sum mary
,

(Pg 15) “
Due to the lower emissions from electricity consumption, GHG emissions from the use of natural gas accounted for approximately 75 percent of total emissions from the building energy sector.
”

A reach code

is a local building energy code that “reaches” beyond the state minimum requirements for energy use in building design and construction, creating opportunities for local governments to lead the way on clean air, climate solutions, and the renewable energy

economy, while creating roadmaps for other local governments to take action as well.

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4 6.

Support development of a Clean Energy Resource Center providing easy access to information for homeowners and landlords to make energy upgrades.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan CCS 1
-
3 Partner with local, regional, and County agencies and utility companies to achieve GHG reduction targets. Efforts for this include: • Support local efforts to market programs, and conduct community outreach t
hrough schools, non
-
profit groups,
community organizations, and the business community to increase participation in GHG reduction efforts.

•

Significantly

i
ncrease
Deep Green

adoption rate for residential,
commercial and governmental clients.

Resources:

Sonoma Clean Power Advanced Energy Center

MCE Customer Programs & Offerings

https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/wp
-
content/uploads/2020/04/MCE
-
Deep
-
Green
-
Advocates
-
Toolkit
-

4.8.20.pdf

Also see:
2023 Project Plan: Clean Energy Resource Center, Napa Solano

7. Build out the active transportation network

and remove barriers to in “Safe Routes to Schools.”

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan TE 3
-
2 Collaborate with the Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD), and public and nonprofit partners in creating and implementing a Safe Routes to Schools plans
and securing dedicated funding to provide safe and equitable access for students to local schools.

2040 General Plan TE 3
-
6 Follow the current, adopted City of Napa Bicycle Plan and work to implement the bicycle facilities shown in Figure 3
-
2 .

Resources
:

Napa County Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School Walk Audit Reports

8. Adopt tree removal guidance to minimize removal of mature trees (e.g. as a part of Measure T projects, new project development) and protect Napa’s existing urban forest.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan

GOAL CCS
-
9 : Celebrate Napa as a Tree City USA and focus efforts to maintain and expand the urban forest.

2040 General Plan CCS 10
-
2 Recognize the importance and benefits of

maintaining and
improving the City’s urban

forest, including com
munity, environmental,

and economic benefits
that range from

increasing property values to providing

ecological services such as
stormwater

mitigation, air pollutant removal, and carbon

sequestration.

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5 2040 General Plan CCS 11
-
2 Work with the Napa County R
esource

Conservation District and
other local organizations to develop a program for increasing

the amount of carbon
sequestered in Napa’s

parks, open space, and riparian areas.

Resources:

Palo Alto Urban Forest Management Plan
, Development: impacts to & p
rotection, pg 102

9. Adopt an ordinance banning construction of new drive -
through facilities and the expansion of
drive
-
through facilities at existing locations.

Supports City policy:

2040 General Plan CCS 2
-
1 Support programs to reduce auto dependency and GHG emissions from personal vehicles. Efforts for this include: • Consider regulations to limit expansion of fossil fuel service stations and uses of drive
-
through windows, including limitations on drive
-
thro
ugh restaurants.

Resources:

City of Minneapolis Ordinance 2019
-
033 prohibiting drive
-
throughs

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______________________________________________________________________________

Napa Climate NOW!
•
napa.350bayarea.org

Advocating for urgent climate action based on the latest climate science

Date:

January
26 , 2023

To:

Scott Sedgley, Mayor
, and City Council Members
Liz Alessio,

Mary Luros,
Bernie Narvaez
,
and

Beth Painter

Steve Potter, City Manager

From:

NCN! Steering Committee

–

Lynne Baker
, co
-
chair,
Marilyn Knight
-
Mendelson
, co
-
chair,

Chris Benz, Linda Brown and
Jim Wilson

Cc:

Molly Rattigan, Deputy City Manager, City of Napa

Deborah Elliott,
Environmental Resource Specialist, City of Napa

Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk

Re:

2023 Climate Action Priorities fo
r the City of Napa

As an outcome of our
productive
dialogue,

we re
-
ordered the priorities

such that they are
now categorized
a
s
those
relatively easy to accomplish,
those that will
most impact greenhouse gas
(GHG) reduction and those that will move us closer to
net zero by 2030. The updated prio
rity list
with
supporting material
is attached for your reference.

A number of NCN! members
look forward to attending t
he
Special Meeting of the City Council at the
Senior Center on
January 31

with full recognition that there is much to accomplish
during th
e day
. To
the extent possible we have asked our members to submit written comments re: our climate priorities in advance of the Special Meeting

for inclusion in the meeting summary. We have a
lso asked those who
wish to speak on Monday to keep their comments
brief

and to the point.

NCN! is ready to help

Napa
take
action
to
make a

positive
,

measurable
and sustained
difference
for the
climate, for the
well
-
being

of
our children, grandchildren an
d
generations yet to come
,

and for the
good
of th
is lovely
place we call home.

We look forward to working with you during 2023 and beyond .

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I
DEA’S/SUGGESTIONs FOR RV HOMELESS:
01-26-23
From: Dalton J. Piercey
I
read the recent NVR report on RV Homelessness and recalled the Emmy Award Winning movie “Nomadland”. While RV living is not so rightly comparable to having a place, a location that is familiar to one’s living and life reality, many are finding refuge in RV’s, and Car’s. I am fortunate after my medical debacle’s that I have a home and the city reached out to help me. With my physical debilitations I would have not survived the street. I am hanging on here by a thread, but I am still here. And in these days as I walk to the store’s or the places I need service from, I see them, the grayed haired seniors like me living in their cars, their mini-vans, trucks and so on. With their pets and house hold belonging’s and keep-sakes. For the grace of god there goes I but as well it breaks my heart too. When communication is available I always ask “have you ate some food today”? I don’t give money but I offer to hustle some food up.

The movie Nomadland is important for in the movie a possible idea for dealing with the un-organized wheeled homelessness is addressed. The main character with her RV discovers a nomad group that posts their locations for short term parking stays. So the RV group evolved a locations director and a semi-organized structure that created a Nomad Caravanning Circuit. Most importantly I point this out because it is not going to get better for us gray panthers. Recent changes to social security are diminishing the awarding of the benefit conditions.

There are so many independent locations in Napa where a nomad can elect to create a habitat that I can deductively start to see that it becomes many small puzzle pieces of a problem in trying to see the solution. Yet, if these area’s were organized into very short term parking locations then it would be possible to have a “Nomad Circuit”. For example right now you have a Food Truck parked in the Safeway South parking lot. Beginning last week and now into this week, what?. The area has a food truck and yet the management pushes homeless campers away? Because obviously there is no form of structure.

What if?

1. The parking lot provided a 3 day/night Nomad Circuit parking area? And it would be available once every month?

2. Security and police are capable for observance in keeping crime at bay.

3. You have individuals whom are registered Nomads with the program, their vehicles have passed a simple good mechanical check, their sanitation needs of their RV are their responsibility. And they are as well in a program of being located into a home structure. And residents of Napa County.

4. Napa Valley Recycle cans can be placed and those nomads are responsible for keeping the area clean and in order.

These are just a few protocols that can be developed for a program such as this. Keeping in mind common sense and not to over govern with red tape. Here is a structure where the City Administration can organize the many (as of now) independent homeless nomads into a geographical form where administration has a limited control of the many and continuing population growth of these individuals. As of now you have a few parking at the river, a few parking in Am Cam, a few parking up on Solano or California. Here, there and everywhere. Organize the parking area’s into a Nomad program. That way parking can be limited and rotating.

With the idea of minimizing the impact placed on the community businesses and the community at large. It also could contribute to reducing the continuing growth of independent nomads out on the street. There are protocols I did not discuss here, that would be a longer discussion. If you evolve a “nuts and bolts” group please invite me. I am also available to scout sites but you have to provide the ride.

Dalton J. Piercey

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Napa Housing Coalition

____________________________________________________

January 25, 2023

Napa City Council

City Hall

Napa, CA 94559

Re: Local Preferences in Affordable Housing

Via Email

Dear Mayor Sedgely and Council Members,

The Napa Housing Coalition, along with other individuals and organizations, respectfully requests that the Napa City Council prioritize the adoption of a local live/work preference for affordable housing in Napa as

part of the City’s 2023 work plan.

The Napa Housing Coalition is a collaboration of local civic partners who have come together with other individuals and organizations to address pressures throughout our community that threaten to negatively impact the q
uality of life for residents. The Coalition’s focus is on housing that is affordable for the broad spectrum of our population. One of our greatest challenges as we address sustainability is our current inability to ensure that future growth will include ad
equate housing for all those who currently live and
work here. This challenge has been further exasperated by the COVID -
19 pandemic which has increased
housing insecurity and displacement, particularly for low -
income households. The need for these familie
s
to seek housing outside of Napa County leads to loss of community members, decreased school enrollment, increased traffic, and workforce challenges. In order to ensure Napa’s most vulnerable residents, many of whom form the backbone of Napa’s workforce,

have access to affordable housing to live and thrive in our community, we need to create solutions wherever we can.

We appreciate the hard work and effort that you and your staff are making to build new and/or to preserve “affordable housing” as that term

is used in State and federal codes. Further, your newly adopted General Plan makes provisions for reuse of public properties when those lands no longer serve those public purposes. As you make these housing efforts using local resources (funds, lands, etc ), we believe strongly
that preference for those living in that housing should be given to those who already live and/or work in our community. We understand that some of these efforts are long -
term solutions and that they may take
time to tangibly address

some of the housing challenges currently facing Napa’s residents. We urge you to consider implementing a local preference ordinance which could supplement the City of Napa’s current/ future efforts around housing, while also immediately increasing the hou sing opportunities available to
Napa residents and workers. Currently, the City of Napa is the only city in Napa County that does not have a local preference ordinance in place.

We clearly understand that such a local preference ordinance must be carefully

crafted to ensure that
housing discrimination under State and federal statutes does not occur as a result of adoption and implementation of such an ordinance. As such, we have done extensive research into local preference ordinances adopted in other Calif
ornia communities.

Listed below are some of the local ordinances/statutes currently operating in other California cities and counties. It appears that each city/county determined the most appropriate list and hierarchy based on the uniqueness of their comm
unity. As such, Napa can determine what list and hierarchy will best address the housing needs of our residents and workers.

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January 25, 2023

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2 of
5 STATUTES/ORDINANCES:

Northern California:

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San Francisco City/County:

San Francisco Ordinances; Ordinance No. 232
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08, No. 277
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13, No. 204
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15, No. 164
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16, and 120
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19. Because of the very high cost of housing in San Francisco, their preferences are aimed at displaced tenants. The ordinances listed above detail the different ci rcumstances as to which a tenant may have
become displaced and in what priority they may receive preference.

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_admin/0 -
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52997

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Calistoga, Napa Valley

Calistoga Resoluti
on No. 2008
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114

In 2008, the City of Calistoga adopted the preferences for affordable housing with the following priorities: First, to the employees of Calistoga; second, to those who live and work within the city; third, to those that live or work within

the cCounty, and; fourth, any other households.

https://www.ci.calistoga.ca.us/home/showpublisheddocument/4331/635914052255500000

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Redwood City, San Mateo County

29.6(F) Local Preference

Redwood City has listed preferences of affordable housing for those who have been involuntarily displaced and to those who live, or have ever lived, and/or work, or have been offer ed work, in the city.

https://library.municode.com/ca/redwood_city/codes/zoning_code?nodeId=ART29REAFHO_29.6 STAFHO

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City of Oakland, Alameda County

Ordinance 15
-
0886

The City has local preference to applicants who are resident and workers of the city and those that have been involuntarily

displaced.

https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2685178&GUID=BC70BA9D -
D54C
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405F
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AD33
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A194C31A6346

Southern California:

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Pasadena, Los Angeles County

Pasadena Local Preference and Priority System Guidelines (Revised 2016)

The City of Pasadena set, as of 2006, a list of tiered priorities for the ownership or rental of housing units in their city. First priority is for those who both reside and live w ithin the city; second is for those
who reside in the city, third is for those who work within the city; fourth is for those who have been involuntarily displaced from the city, and in 2016, there was a modification meant to assist the senior and special n
eeds population.

https://www.cityofpasadena.net/wp
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content/uploads/sites/23/LOCAL
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PREFERENCE
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AND
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PRIORITY
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GU
IDELINES_rev_3
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16.pdf

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Palo Alto, Santa Clara County

Ordinance No. 18.30(K).080 (d)

The City of Palo Alto has an affordable housing preference for households that have one member who lives, is employed, or is within 3 mile radius or the project in Palo Alto. The second priority is for those households whose place of employment is within a

0.5 mile radius of a major fixed
-
rail transit stop.

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0 -
0 -
0 -
79655

●

Santa Barbara County

Local Ranking Preferences for Public Housing and Project -
Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)

The County of Santa Barbara operates on a point system for their local preferences. If a resident of the county, once their residen
cy is verified, they are given 25 points; if they are a working family, they are given 4 points; if they are a veteran, 1 point; and lastly, if the applicant has been involuntarily displaced, depending on the circumstance, they are given 1
-
20 points.

https://www.hasbarco.org/local
-
ranking
-
preferences

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Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County

Los Angeles City Public Housing Program

The City of Los Angeles has a preference for the following: First, to those working at least 20 hours per week; Second, to those attending an accredited institution of higher learning; third, to those working and

learning; fourth, to those who are income self
-
sufficient; fifth, to an active member or veteran of
the military; and sixth, to those who are disabled or are 62 and older. The city notes that priority among each preference is given to families of veterans

or service members of the armed forces.

https://www.hacla.org/en/about
-
public
-
housing/public
-
housing
-
applicants

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Riverside County

Housing Authority of the County of Riverside Waiting List Preferences

Riverside County has preferences for their affordable housing programs in two levels: Under the first, it is to those who are qualified veterans, elderly family at r isk of homelessness, foster care youth
families, those in rental assistance programs, those between 18 and 62 transitioning out of institutional or segregated settings at risk of becoming homeless, or those in emergency shelter programs; the second level i
s for families with minors, disabled members, or elderly members.

https://harivco.org/sites/g/files/aldnop146/files/aboutus/policies/ HCV%20Admin%20Plan%20202
2 -
2023.pdf

●

City of Santa Ana, Orange County

Santa Ana Housing Authority HCV Administrative Plan

The City has a local preference for military veterans who live or work in the city and for the veterans
and the families who live and work in the city.

https://www.santa
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ana.org/question/local
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preferences
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and
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the
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waiting
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list
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are
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Law Review Articles

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5 ●

“
Local Preferences in Affordable Housing: Special Treatment for Those Who Live or Work in a Municipality
” by Keaton Norquist

Norquist argues that, in order for local governments to viably establish preferences for affordable housing, they should be written

broadly and applied to a larger jurisdiction so as to prevent being in violation of the Fair Housing Act for discriminatory impact. Some of his suggestions include examples such as preferences for all school staff instead of just teachers and expanding th e preference to the
county instead of just the city.

Citation: Keaton Norquist,
Local Preferences in Affordable Housing: Special Treatment for Those Who Live or Work in a Municipality
,
36 B.C.

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(2009),
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“
Perpetuating Segregation or Turning Discrimination on its Head? Affordable Housing Residency Preferen
ces as Anti
-
Displacement Measures
” By Zachary C. Freund

Similar to Norquist, Freud also suggests the geographical expansion of the preference policies.

However, some of his other suggestions, such as residency or duration preference, do not address the pot
ential dilemma that these ordinances will face against the courts for restricting access to a benefit under the Equal Protection Clause. In order for a preference to have a higher probability of legally standing, it needs to prove that it is accessible to
people, and if not, that the restrictions are justifiable under the courts’ scrutiny.

Citation: Zachary C. Freund,
Perpetuating Segregation or Turning Discrimination on its Head? Affordable Housing Residency Preferences as Anti
-
Displacement Measures
,
118

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OLUMN
.

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(2018)
,
https://columbialawreview.org/wp
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conten
t/uploads/2018/04/Freund_Perpetuating
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Segregation
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Or
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Turning
-
Discrimination
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On
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Its
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Head
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Affordable
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Housing
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Residency
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Preferences
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As
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Anti
-
Displacement
-
Measures.pdf

We, as a Housing Coalition along with other leaders, do not presume to suggest which approach is the best
for Napa. Yet, what is quite clear to us is that other communities have managed to implement ordinances to provide preference to local residents and workers.

We encourage you to consider the adoption of a l
ocal preference ordinance that focuses on the families and individuals who already live and/or work in our community when our local resources are being used for that housing. Let us make sure that our diligent efforts to create housing that is affordable s erves our locals
to the extent possible and legally defensible. We believe a local preference ordinance such as has been described, will immediately upon ratification be a benefit for local residents.

We know that you and your staff have many priorities th at need to be addressed in 2023 and in the future.

Yet, we can all also acknowledge that community surveys have repeatedly found that housing that is affordable is an extremely high priority. A local preference ordinance is a tool that should be in our Nap a
tool box.

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Page
5 of
5 Thank you for your kind consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Pablo Zatarain

Dave Whitmer

Lark Ferrell

Chuck Shinnamon

Pablo Zatarain

David Whitmer

Lark Ferrell

Charles Shinnamon

Fair Housing Napa Valley

Housing Coalition

Housing Coalitio
n

Housing Coalition

Carol Barge

Dan Cutright

Carol Barge

Daniel Cutright

Citizen

/ Housing Advocate

Napa County Landmarks

cc:

Steve Potter

Michael Barrett

Sabrina Wolfson

Vin Smith

Moll
y Rattigan

Stephanie Gaul

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From:

Steve Potter
To:

Clerk
Subject:

FW: January 31 Special Meeting--The Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance Date:

Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:39:55 AM
Attachments:
8-21-22 - Draft REUSABLE FOODWARE AND WASTE REDUCTION ORDINANCE.pdf NCN Foodware Ordinance Summary 1-13-22-PDF.pdf
8-22-22 Summary of the public survey - Reusable Foodware And Waste Reduction Ordinance.pdf NCN-Endorsement-Napa Valley CanDo.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-LWVNC.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-Bicycle Coalition.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-NRWS.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-Schools4CA.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-Sierra Club Napa Group.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-Sustainable St Helena.pdf
NCN-Endorsement-Upper Valley Disposal.pdf

From:

Bob Figoni
Sent:

Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:02 AM
To:

Scott Sedgley <[email protected]>; Liz Alessio <[email protected]>; Mary Luros <[email protected]>; Bernie Narvaez <[email protected]>; Beth Painter Steve Potter <[email protected]>
Cc:

Molly Rattigan <[email protected]>; Deborah Elliott <[email protected]>; Tiffany Carraza <[email protected]>; Lynne Baker
Subject:

January 31 Special Meeting--The Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance

[EXTERNAL]
I am writing today about the issue of disposable foodware, and Napa Climate NOW!’s draft ordinance called the Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance. The goal of the ordinance is to move from disposable to reusable foodware as a community and beyond.

Napa Climate NOW! decided to tackle the disposable foodware issue because plastics have such an impact on climate change; in fact, plastic is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas production. Disposable foodware also pollutes our oceans, harms both land and marine wildlife, causes litter, and creates waste.

The numbers related to disposable foodware are really mind-boggling.

For example: 500
million straws are used every day in the United States.

And 118
billion disposable cups are
used each year. According to Upstream Solutions, nearly a trillion individual pieces of disposable foodware and packaging are used in the United States each year, creating nearly 9 million tons of waste.

The Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance would significantly reduce the use of all disposable foodware, such as utensils, packets, straws, cups, plates and bowls.

And it will
help change our current throw away culture and move us towards a reusables future.

can’t recycle our way out of the plastics problem.

Less than 9 percent of plastics are

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recycled each year, with no solution on the horizon. The solution to plastics pollution, and to single use disposable foodware, is reduction.

And that’s what our ordinance seeks to
accomplish.

The Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction ordinance would require:
o
Reusable foodware for dining in,
o

A ban on plastic and polystyrene disposable foodware,
o

A requirement that disposable foodware be compostable,
o

Accessory foodware be provided by request only,
o

A charge for disposable foodware and a discount for customer- provided foodware,
o

The elimination of plastic beverage bottles on city property and at city events.

There is ample public support for tackling the problem of disposable foodware:
o

Scores of other municipalities have passed similar ordinances, o

Our public survey conducted last year indicated wide support for all components of our draft ordinance.
o

We are finding more and more businesses already transitioning from disposable to reusable and compostable foodware.
o

And many respected organizations in Napa County have endorsed the ordinance.

They include:
§

League of Women Voters of Napa County
§

Napa Valley CanDo
§

Sierra Club, Napa Group
§

Napa County Bicycle Coalition
§

Schools for Climate Action
§

Napa Recycling and Waste Services
§

Upper Valley Disposal and Recycling

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The time to address disposable foodware is now. Addressing climate change needs to happen now. Please make disposable foodware, and the Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance, a priority as the City of Napa works to implement policies to address the climate emergency.

Please find attached:
1) The Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance
2) A one page summary of the ordinance
3) Public Survey Results
4) Eight endorsement letters from community organizations.

Bob Figoni
Napa Climate NOW!
Chair, Waste Reduction Committee

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Sustainable St. Helena

An Environmental Alliance

June 15, 2021

To Whom it May Concern,

Sustainable St. Helena supports Napa Climate NOW's efforts with the Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance. We endorse the request to pass this ordinance in the City of Napa, the County of Napa, and eventually in all Cities within Napa County

Napa

Climate NOW has drafted solutions to reduce plastic and polystyrene foodware by targeting single use plastic particularly associated with food establishments. As the organization has drafted this ordinance, they have not only kept climate change, cleanlin ess of
the Valley and wildlife in minde but also the best interest of the business owners as well as health safety.

By passing this ordinance we will be helping our community and environment.

Sincerely,

Maddie Chandler

President, Sustainable St. Helena

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July 10, 2021

As we've heard time and time again, we are in an ecological crisis of mass proportions. We must take every step that we can to secure a clean and livable future, or forever live in regret.

This is

why

Napa

Schools

for

Climate

Action

fully supports the

Re
usable
Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance, to protect our community, our planet, and our generation.

Students

Napa

Schools

for

Climate

Action

Emily Bit

Class of 2022

ACHS Environmental Club President

Napa

Schools

for

Climate

Action

Co
-
President

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Napa Recycling & Waste Services

Napa County Recycling & Waste
Services P.O. Box 239 • Napa, CA
94559 (707) 255
-
5200
www.naparecycling.com

October 20, 2022

To Whom It May Concern:

Napa Recycling & Waste Services and Napa County Recycling & Waste Services (Napa Recycling) endorse
Napa Climate NOW's Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance. We believe that the ordinance has benefits to the community, local businesses, our operations, and most importantly to the environment.

The Reusab%e Food
ware and Waste Reduction Ordinance witl help Napa residents, businesses, and visitors divert their waste correctly and reduce waste generated. In the past few years, wdve needed to invest in additional equipment to clean our recycling and compost streams d ue in large part to
contamination from disposable foodware placed in the wrong containers.

In recent years, the state of California has passed legislation to divert and reduce waste sent to landfill.

The Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance wil l help facilitate these important laws by
requiring reusables for dine
-
in, incentivizing reusables for to
-
go orders, requiring single
-
use to
-
go ware
to be locally recyclable or compostable, and educating and changing the behaviors of businesses and custome
rs. Reusables for dine
-
in will help businesses divert organics from the landfill, decrease purchasing of foodware, reduce contamination, and lower waste bills and fees due to contamination.

Since the Single
-
Use Carryout Bag
isi the and
litter of disposabl
e plastic bags. We believe that the charges suggested in this ordinance will also help change people's behavior and reduce the disposable foodware found in City parks, streets, and waterways.

For all the reasons mentioned above, Napa Recycling endorses the

Reusable Foodware and Waste
Reduction draft ordinance.

Thank you,

Tim Dewey
-
Mattia, Recycling & Public Education Manager
[email protected]

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NAPA COUNTY

BICYCLE

COALITION

September 12, 2022

Naama Brenner
-
Abramovitch
Napa Climate Now!

RE: Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance
—

City of Napa

Dear Ms. Brenner
-
Abramovitch,

The Napa County Bicycle Coalition represents over 1,800 members and supporters throughout Napa
County in advocating to make riding a bicycle in our communities safe, convenient, and accessible for riders of all ages and abilities. Since 2008, the Napa County Bicycle Coalition ("NCBC") has worked with local orga
nizations, businesses, elected officials, and the public to align our transportation infrastructure with the needs of cyclists and other active transportation users.

NCBC receives complaints of trash and debris in and along bike lanes and paths every year.

Trash and debris not only make riding a bike fess pleasurable, as they reduce the beauty of the environment, they also make riding less safe, as trash and debris are often the cause of bicycle crashes and flat tires. This is of such concern to our members

that NCBC organizes an annual
trash pick
-
up day along one of our multi
-
use paths, the Napa Valley Vine Trail, to help alleviate the problem. As well, in advocating for more bike infrastructure throughout Napa County, we often hear concerns from Public Wor
ks staff about the costs to maintain more infrastructure, and trash and debris contribute to these costs.

Reducing trash and debris in bike lanes would help reduce barriers to building more bike facilities and would make those facilities safer and more ple
asurable for bicyclists. For this reason, NCBC and its
Board of Directors endorses the Reusable Foodware and Waste Reduction Ordinance being proposed by Napa Climate Now! If adopted, NCBC believes this ordinance would reduce the amount of trash and debris
that currently litters Napa's bike lanes and paths, making them more accessible to those who choose to go by bike.

Shoutd you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Kara Vernor at (707) 258 -
6318 or
[email protected]
. Thank you to Napa
Climate Now! for their efforts to reduce waste in our
community and along our bikeways.

Sincerely,

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kara Vernor

Executive Director

P.O. Box 5157 | Napa, CA 94581 | (707) 258
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6318 | www.napabike.org

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September 16, 202
2 To
\
Ahom It May Concem,

This letter confirms Napa Valley CanDo's

support for the draft Reusable Foodware and
Waste Reduction Ordinance as proposed by Napa Climate Now (summary attached).

CanDo has long experience with the plastic bag ban adopted in 2014 and realizes the importance of legal requirements to get residents

and businesses to adopt
environmentally beneficial practices such as Foodware ordinance proposes. We urge all jurisdictions in Napa County to adopt a uniform ordinance and will use our communication tools to inform our over 1000 readers. It is urgent tha t such actions be
adopted as soon as possible.

Regards,

Camille Kaijankoski, President

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SUMMARY
-

REUSABLE FOODWARE AND WASTE REDUCTION ORDINANCE

SUMMARY

The goal of the ordinance is to migrate from disposables to reusables. This draft ordinance:

* Requires reusable foodware in dine
-
in restaurants.

*
Allows

take
-
out foodware by request only.

*
Allows

compostable disposable take
-
out foodware.

* Eliminates plastic and polystyrene disposable foodware.

The draft ordinance contains five key features including:

1. Reusable Foodware
--

a. Reusable foodware (pla
tes, bowls, cups, trays, utensils, etc.) must be used if a

customer is
dining in at a restaurant.

2. Disposable Foodware
--

a. All takeout disposable foodware (plates, bowls, cups, trays, utensils, etc.) must be made

natural
-
fiber compostable material.

This includes takeout bags.

b. Must be BPI certified. The Biodegradable Product Institute (BPI) is a third -
party
testing

laboratory that certifies products free of harmful chemicals.

c. Accessory foodware items shall be provided only upon request by th
e
customer.

d
. Aluminum and glass are allowed.

3. Charges and Discounts
--

Disposable Cup Charge
--
A $0.25 charge for
each

disposable cup

i. Maximum $1.00 charge per order for all disposables.

Other Disposable Foodware Charge
--
A $0.25
per order

charge for requested accessory
foodware

items.

i. Includes natural fiber compostable items such as napkins, cup sleeves,

stirrers, straws, utensils, as well as condiments.

Ii Self
-
serve stations may only provide reusable or refillabl
e items.

ii
i
.

Maximum $1.00 charge per order for all disposables.

Income
--
Businesses retain any income generated from these charges.

Exemptions
available for Cal Fresh/SNAP and WIC customers.

Reusables Discount
--
A $0.25 discount
per order

for
bringing your own foodware.

i. C
ustomers
ordering on
-
site may

provide their own foodware for take
-
out beverage
and

food service.

4. Plastic and Polystyrene
--

a. Polystyrene and disposable plastic foodware are not allowed for prepared foods, even for take -
out.

b. Applies to City facilities.

5. Plastic Bottles
--

a. Plastic beverage bottles are prohibited for events held on City property and in City vending

mac
hines.

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American Canyon | Calistoga | Napa | St. Helena | Yountville and unincorporated area of Napa County

November 28, 2022

To whom it may concern:

The League of Women Voters of Napa County (LWVNC) supports the Reusable Foodware and Wast e
Reduction Ordinance proposed by Napa Climate NOW! The US and California Leagues have long been in the forefront of efforts to protect our air, land, and water resources. LWVNC also understands the grave importance of preserving the physical, chemical, an
d biological integrity of the local ecosystem.

Plastic waste is a large portion of the debris polluting rivers, streams, the ocean, and our bodies in the form of microplastics. Reduction of plastics at the source by encouraging re -
use and recyclable or c
omposting materials
would reduce debris and improve environmental conditions. LWVNC strongly supports the move to reusable foodware for dine
-
in and /or to
-
go orders and other environmentally beneficial practices that the ordinance outlines.

Composting foo
dware is consistent with SB 1383, which became California law in 2016 and went into effect in January 2022. Both Napa County recycling facilities are working hard to maximize the recycling of organic waste which includes all paper products that have been “ contaminated” by food. These containers enter the
green waste stream along with “wet” kitchen waste to eventually become compost. The Foodware Ordinance would support foodware composting which will be mandated by SB1383 by 2024. We look forward to helpin g
make this ordinance a reality.

Sincerely,

Bernie Brooks

President

PO Box 10560 | Napa, CA 94559 | www.LWVNapa.org |
[email protected]

Facebook/LWVNapa

Making Democracy Work®

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Summary of the public survey - Reusable Foodware And Waste Reduction Ordinance - 1) Total of participants - 149. 74% of those who replied were from the City of Napa 2) 90% of those who responded to the survey agreed that restaurants should provide reusable foodware for in-restaurant dining.
3) 86% of participants believed that plastic and styrofoam foodware should be banned

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4) 95% of participants agree that all takeout disposable foodware must be made of natural-fiber compostable material.
5) Charges - 70.5% of those who answered the survey support the charges of $0.25 for disposable cups.Combined with those who are neutral, it is 88% who are not opposed to the charges, which is a very high number of people!
6) Charges per order for ALL disposable items had a support of 85%. If we combine those who agree and are neutral, we have support of over 90%.

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7) 75% of participants supported a $.25 discount for those who bring their own cup of foodware for takeout.

Here are some of quotes that people wrote in the comment section - - I hate getting all the utensils I don’t need. I wish they asked ﬁ
rst!
- polystyr
ene should be banned and other plastics as soon as there is a good, widely available alternative. But we need to put the pressure on companies to speed up this process. - We need to change the regulations that prevent us from bringing our own utensils and containers and are forced to take disposables.
- I support reuse, compostables, and waste reduction.
- Several Bay Area cities have adopted single use plastic bans. Napa municipal and county entities should too.
- Many places automatically throw in plastic utensils. They should ask ﬁ
rst if you need them. I
don
't realize they are in the takeout bag until I get home. - This is a critical way to reduce plastic use — and to keep the issue alive in the public’s awareness.
- In NZ it’s common for folks to bring their own coffee cups for take out. Works really well once people have adjusted. Just like taking your own shopping bags to the grocery store.

Let’s do it.
- Dining in should be required to use compostables with clear recycling bins on site. If dining to-go, the restaurant should ask whether or not eating utensils are needed. Brining your own containers is a great idea but there would be considerations for the food handlers touching a possible contaminated dish form someone’s home.
- It’s an uphill effort but so worth the climb!
- cost of water /detergent to wash reusables?

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- Grocery store deli counters put food orders in "reusable plastic containers" but they end up in recycle bins and many are not recyclable. That should be stopped. Also poly-coated paper containers and food wrapping paper goes in composting but is probably contributing to microplastic in our ground water. That type of paper should be banned. - For takeout, restaurants should ask whether people want utensils instead of automatically including them.
- When you order door dash, there is no place to decline silverware - Incentives are great!
- New considerations - still
ﬁ
guring this out!
- I pick up tr
ash on my walks everyday! Singe use fast food plastic cups etc! Paper straw covers, cigarette butts, bottle caps, pizza boxes! Become part of the ground cover! Foldable re useable cups maybe? Fast food is the biggest problem for street trash! I dream of the day I can walk down the street with no trash
👀
- While we are certainly interested in the cost of waste on the environment, I am also concerned about water useage situation for restaurants and parties at home. Also restaurant owners have lost a lot of money these last few years due to the pandemic. I’m not sure how to balance all of these issues.
- Limit in-restaurant requirement to fast food or require the choice when ordering. - As a dining/culinary epicenter, Napa should be leading the way when it comes to eliminating/reducing single use disposable foodware!
- Not sure brining you’re own food ware is consistent with current health codes - I believe "charging" for use of disposable cups sends the wrong message (paying for a disposable cup makes it ok) and disproportionately affects lower income people. Also, what would happen to this fee? Would iot go to programs to support waste reduction? If it is kept by the restaurant it incentivizes selling disposables for them, and if the fee must be paid to an entity I can't see the restaurant being too motivated to collect/report. Sounds like a real accounting heachache!
- If you are going to provide a discount PER ORDER for customer who bring their oun cups and other foodware the discount should be higher to provide an incentive for people to do that, otherwise people don't do it
- Could Napa offer some kind of deposit system, where people take home but then return glass to-go containers? I would also like to see pressure on wineries to be better about waste. I work at a winery and it is incredibly wasteful. I wonder if more wineries could compost.
- Since cost is the main in
ﬂ
uence on restaur
ant use of plant based compostable containers
tge county should help research affordable alternatives to single use containers. Plastic

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water bottles are a big problem along our rural road as well as cans.County could provide recycling bins at certain points where contractors, workers and vineyard employees can pull over and drop in plastic or cans for recycling in a way they can just pull over and drop in the empties.
- I would also be in favor of the added option of reusable take out that can be returned (like the glass milk containers you pay a deposit for and then get your money when you bring it back) . Obviously not everyone can afford this added cost but it would be a nice option to have to reduce waste even more. I always dream of a city or county wide setup where you can return the reusable take out containers a variety of locations. - Some vendors have said it was against safety regulations for them to use customer containers. What is true?
- Please let the public Know the results of this simple survey! - I think disposable food ware items should be provided if requested by the customer. Too many times I am bringing take out home (not a guest at hotel) so I get piles of plastic wares I do not want or need. Hotels should offer the option of plates and silverware when guests get take out.
- I support all this except paying for extra ketchup.
- Thanks for your work.
- Hope we can get this passed, many Bay Area counties are now on board, it’s time for Napa too!
- After covid it appears someone wants to kill the restaurant industry - Napa can be a leader in environmental awareness with actions like these. There is no place for single-use plastic.
- I am completely in favor of either eliminating or making it prohibitive for restaurants/fast food establishing provisioning single use utensils, plates, etc. - NA
- How do merchants feel about the discount?
- COVID complicates bringing your own. Also hard for providers to use our own plates. I support banning plastic utensils.
- Any and all ways to improve this terrible situration are welcome. thank you. - Plastic bags the take out food goes in needs to be banned as well - We used to bring our own containers , when we buy malfaetti, for example. I thought I'd been told the health dept. "Dissuaded" the practice.
- This will complicate waitress' job quite a bit, but should be worth it. - I would like to know if the disposable cup charges will be used to build more recycling center or fund the existing recycling center

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- We need to set an example for other cities who have lots of visitors. Stop the waste here & now!
- Reducing this single user plastic waste is a very important way to make a difference in our environment.
- You do realize that reusable require WASHING. Which requires WATER which we citizens are not allowed to have unless we look like a vine and produce grapes. - Very much support the elimination of foodware. I have doubts about the charge for disposable cups though. I think that may turn people off.

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From:

Samantha Pascoe
To:

Samantha Pascoe
Subject:

FW: Comments for Inclusion of the Packet for the 1/31/23 Napa City Council Retreat Date:

Friday, January 27, 2023 2:51:21 PM

From:

Celeste Mirassou
Sent:

Friday, January 27, 2023 11:54 AM
To:

Tiffany Carranza <
[email protected]
>
Subject:

Comments for Inclusion of the Packet for the 1/31/23 Napa City Council Retreat

Good afternoon, Tiffany.

Could you please include my comments in the council
members' packets for the 1/31/23 Napa City Council Retreat?

If it's too late, I very
much understand; and, please let me know if that's the case.

Thanks so much.

Celeste Mirassou
[EXT
ERNAL]

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M
ayor Sedgley and Council Members,

Some important facts about Small Off
-
Road Engines (SORE) and Gas Powered Blowers and
Lawn Equipment

Small Off
-
Road Engines (SORE) produces as much emission as all California’s 14 million cars.

77% of those emissions are attributed to lawn and garden equipment and 11% are attributable to agricultural use

Find those facts hard to believe? Consider tha
t

A gas powered leaf blower emits 23 times more carbon monoxide and 300 times more hydro carbons then a 2011 Ford Raptor truck.

Thank you Yountville, Calistoga and St. Helena for recognizing the problem and banning gas powered leaf blowers. Together you’ve discontinued the use of 87 residential and 20 commercial gas powered blowers. And, your cities are quieter because of it.

Obviously we have a problem as 7.8% of the county’s GHG emissions are attributable to Small Off
-
Road (SORE) equipment.

I
ask that the cities of Napa and American Canyon initiate banning the blowers NOW.

Let’s not wait till state funded grants that will replace 70% of the cost are exhausted. The applications began being accepted on 11/7/22 and the race is on. Let’s not delay.

And, I also ask that each municipality set an example and stop using Small Off -
Road Equipment
(SORE) immediately.

You’ve sign proclamations that indicate that climate change is an emergency, let’s act NOW.

We’ve seen millions spent on electric buses, surely replacing gas powered blowers is an incidental expense.

Celeste Mirassou

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From:

Sharon Parham
To:

Clerk
;
Scott Sedgley
;
Bernie Narvaez
;
Liz Alessio
;
Beth Painter
;
Mary Luros
;
Deborah Elliott
Cc:

Christina Benz
;
Janet Clare Gotch
;
Lynne Baker
Subject:

Public comments for Jan 31 Council Meeting
Date:

Friday, January 27, 2023 1:21:05 PM
Attachments:
013123 Comments for 2023 Priorities.docx
[EXTERNAL]
Hello Napa staff and council members,
Please see the attached document for public comment for the Jan. 31 Napa Council meeting.

Thank you.

Sharon Parham
Napa Climate Now!

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Request for Adoption of a ban on gasoline powered leaf blowers and a rebate program for zero emission blowers

Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,

As you are aware, the cities of St. Helena, Calistoga, and the Town of Yountville have all enacted bans on the use of gasoline
-
powered leaf blowers and at the same time have offered rebate programs (for electric blowers) so that residents and commercial landscaping businesses aren’t overly burdened by this change.

We are asking you to do the same for the City of Napa in 2023 and let Napa residents benefit from reduced the air pollution and noise pollution provided by a ban on gas leaf blowers. The community supports this action: we have collected over
66 5
signatures of Napa residents
who “
petition the Council
to phase out use of gas
-
powered leaf blowers, which are a significant source of noise and air pollution. ”
(
The petition continues
) “
Electric/battery
-
powered equipment is an effective alternative that r
educes
pollution and fossil fuel use, and no
-
blow landscaping care should be encouraged as the healthiest option for Napa’s environment, residents and visitors.
”

The financial impact on commercial landscapers can be alleviated through the state’s CORE voucher
program

which covers 70% of the cost of zero
-
emission (battery
-
powered) equipment and a rebate
program from the City.

The CORE vouc
her program went into effect on November 7, 2022. Currently there are two authorized dealers in the city: Napa Power Equipment and Horizon Distributers. As of January 18, Napa Power Equipment had submitted 35 vouchers for battery
-
powered leaf blowers (as well as other equipment).

Napa Climate NOW! committed $800 to Spanish
-
language radio ads and flyers to let businesses know
about this opportunity. The City of Napa’s Economic Development Department sent an email to all licensed landscaping businesses abou
t the voucher program and featured the program as a
Partner
Resource

in the
January 2023 Economic Development Newsletter.

The CORE program has $20.4 millio
n
in funds available as of January 22.

A City
-
funded rebate program could provide fu
rther relief

by helping to cover the remaining 30% of the
cost not covered by CORE. The Napa
-
Solano Small Business
Center
(NSSBC)
has applied for a grant
from
the Communit
y
Recovery
Bank,
in partnership with Napa Climate NOW! and the Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, to fund a rebate program with outreach to local landscaping businesses .

We urge you to adopt a gas leaf blower ban and approve the NSSBC grant to provide a rebate program.

Our city will thank you!

The Napa Climate NOW! Leaf Blower Committee

Sharon Parham

Chris Benz

Janet Clare Gotch

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From:

Christina Benz
To:

Scott Sedgley
;
Beth Painter
;
Mary Luros
;
Liz Alessio
;
Bernie Narvaez
;
Deborah Elliott
;
Molly Rattigan
;
Steve
Potter
Cc:

Lynne Baker
;
Clerk
Subject:

Comments on Item 3a Jan 31 Special Council Meeting
Date:

Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:15:18 AM
[EXTERNAL]
Mayor Sedgley and Napa City Councilmembers,

As you determine your climate action priorities for 2023, we ask that you move forward on reducing emissions from the building sector by
·

Supporting a county-wide reach code requiring all-electric new construction. ·

Supporting development of a Clean Energy Resource Center providing easy access to information for homeowners and landlords to make energy upgrades.

Many Bay Area jurisdictions
have adopted energy ordinances requiring more stringent energy requirements than those set by California’s Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6), also known as all- electric or electric-preferred reach codes.

By eliminating natural gas infrastructure and the
methane leakage that accompanies it, these codes can significantly reduce future emissions.

In April 2022, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District released the CEQA Thresholds for
Evaluating the Significance of Climate Impacts Justification Report . This report states that in
order to achieve California’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, new land use development projects must not include natural gas appliances or natural gas plumbing (in both residential and nonresidential development).

A county-wide reach code with requirements specific to our regional situation will play an important role in achieving the goal of net-zero emissions by 2030 and provide a clear path for future development.

A reach code is also a critical tool for homeowners and landlords engaged in retrofitting the current building stock. Its application will help ensure that GHG emission reduction is achieved through installation of only electrical appliances, HVAC systems, and heat pump water heaters. A Clean Energy Resource Center will serve as a one-stop shop (on-line and physical) providing easy access to information for homeowners and landlords to do energy upgrades.

Information will include financial incentives and qualified contractors. There will also be information for contractors about financial incentives and training opportunities. In addition, the Center will provide current information about electric vehicles, their availability and financing.

There is interest from MCE in this project and on February 13 a group from Napa (including MCE Directors Beth Painter and Supervisor Ryan Gregory) will visit Sonoma Clean Power’s

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Advanced Energy Center in Santa Rosa to learn more about how the center operates. This center is considered a model for others. Here is a link to the website:
https://scpadvancedenergycenter.org/

Thank you for your consideration and support,
Lynne Baker and Chris Benz from Napa Climate NOW!, members of the Community Energy Resiliency Group

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From:

Kristi
To:

Clerk
Cc:
[email protected]
Subject:

Clean Energy Resource Center
Date:

Saturday, January 28, 2023 8:55:07 AM
[EXTERNAL]
I am writing in support of a county-wide all-electric reach code and/or a Clean Energy Resource Center for retrofits,

and whi
le I can’t be there in person, I support comments of those present from Napa Climate Now.

Kristi Tatarian

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From:

Lori Stelling
To:

Clerk
;
Scott Sedgley
;
Bernie Narvaez
;
Liz Alessio
;
Beth Painter
;
Mary Luros
;
Deborah Elliott
Subject:

Public Comments for Jan 31 Council Meeting
Date:

Sunday, January 29, 2023 8:54:58 AM
[EXTERNAL]
Dear Mayor Sedgley and Napa City Council Members,
As you consider your 2023 Napa City Council Priorities this Tuesday, I urge you to commit to take action on each of Napa Climate NOW’s 2023 recommendations, including:

Adopt an ordinance banning future fossil fuel gas stations and the expansion of gasoline pumps at

existing stations.

Note
: I’ve noticed at least 3 gas stations within my
usual City of Napa driving routes adding additional gas pumps this past year. This is unacceptable practice at this stage in the climate emergency and sends the message to our youth that we aren’t serious about ensuring their chance at a livable future. We must act quickly to send the message that we will work together as a community to clear a swift and steady pathway toward a fossil free future.

Support a county-wide Reach Code requiring all-electric in new construction.

Note
:

With GHG emissions from the use of natural gas accounting for approximately 75 percent of our County’s total emissions from the building energy sector, this feels to me like a common sense decision and an essential ingredient in our community

following
through on it’s commitment to move with clear intent toward net zero climate pollutants by 2030.

Adopt tree removal guidance to minimize removal of mature trees (e.g. as a part of Measure T projects, new project development) and protect Napa’s existing urban forest.

Note
: We must protect our current sources of carbon sequestration and build up our future reserves today. The additional benefit of improved air pollution removal and stormwater mitigation, not to mention beautification of our community and the beneficial cooling effects trees provide, make this action a win-win on multiple levels, from my viewpoint.

As the parent of a Napa teen committed to doing all I can to support our youth in having the chance at a livable future, I promise to continue to be a community member who stays actively engaged in influencing climate policy decisions in 2023 and continues to help Napa Climate NOW! support you in your efforts to move with clear intent toward making a real difference for our children and the planet. If every city, town and county do their part, I do believe we can create the kind of active and engaged hope that must become mainstream for healing to be possible.

On a side note, I’ve been following the inspiring climate policy changes taking place in the City of Boulder, CO
and wanted to pass along this link to their
Climate Stories of 2022
Roundup
, should you find it of benefit:

https://bouldercolorado.gov/news/climate-stories-
2022-roundup
Thank you for your dedication to your community.

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Lori Stelling
Napa Resident (25 Years)
Working Group Liaison, Napa Climate NOW!

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F
rom: Yvonne Baginski

January 30, 2023

To: Napa City Council.

At the retreat on 1/31/23, please

consider enac�ng
the following climate ac�on considera�ons:

LIMIT

VEHICLE

IDLING

Unnecessary idling contributes to general environmental degrada�on by emi�ng greenhouse gases, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides
,

and par�culate mater . In order to protect public health, and the environment, conserve energy and resources, promote econo mic eﬃciency
,
and improve the quality

of
life, please implement the following:

Enact an ordinance banning future drive
-
thrus in the City of Napa. We currently have 15 drive -
thrus in
Napa, situated on Soscol, Jeﬀerson, Trancas and Lincoln Sts.

1. Enac
t an ordinance regula�ng
any
motor vehicle idling for the following:

1. For any commercial
or passenger vehicle to idle for more than ninety consecu�ve seconds while that vehicle is parked on a city street.

2. For any passenger vehicle within 100 feet of a school or park to idle for more than ninety consecu�ve seconds.

From the EPA:

Idling vehicles contribute to air pollu�on and emit air toxins, which are pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health eﬀects. Monitoring at schools ha s shown elevated levels of
benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and other air toxins coinciding

with parents picking up their
children. Children’s lungs are s�ll developing, and when they are exposed to elevated levels of these pollutants, children have a
n increased risk of developing asthma, respiratory problems, and other adverse health eﬀects. Limi�ng a vehicles idling �me can drama�cally reduce these pollutants and children’s exposure to them.

California recognized this issue in 2016 when the state legislature adopted ACR -
`160. This resolu�on
address the issue of vehicular air pollu�on, speciﬁcally motors vehicles and children. It encourages motorists not to idle their vehicles near places where children congregate. Unfortunately resolu�ons

are
non
-
binding and unenforceable.

Other California ci�es with idling
ordinances
: Santa Cruz, Palo Alto, Santa Barbara.

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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS

Office of the City Clerk

City Council of the City of Napa

Regular

Meeting

January
31 , 2023

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA

AFTERNOON
SESSION:

SUBMITTED

DURING OR AFTER THE MEETING

3 .

COUNCIL WORKSHOP

3.A. Discussion of the Mayor City Projects and Initiatives Underway and Setting Council Priorities Through Fiscal Year 2023/24 and
2024/25

Communications:

14) Email from Pat Burrows, President, on behalf of Napa City Firefighters

Association L3124 and local resident received on January 31, 2023.

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Public Comment Council Priorities 1/31/23
Pat Burrows President and speaking on behalf of Napa City Firefighters Assc. L3124 and local resident.

Thank you for your time today and leading up today. As we move into the budget season you will be hearing from us a lot; but today is about the Council's priorities for 2023 and beyond.

I'm here to remind you about us, the boots on the ground and one of the memberships who are most effected by the decisions made at the Council level. So please, DON'T FORGET ABOUT the FIREFIGHTERS of L3124 when you set your priorities.

Let me go over 2022's priorities and remind you a little of how each effects us with the overall theme being staffing issues that can be remedied this budget cycle with 3 new Captain FTEs.

Climate Change;
Yes, it is real. We have seen it first hand specifically in the Wildland arena. We have experienced it here locally during the wildfires in Napa County in 2017 and 2020. The increase in demand on our members both locally and with mutual aid is at a breaking point. One of our main Wildland/Urban interfaces, the Montecito neighborhood, is about a 10-minute drive for our closest engine. This is a critical safety threat to our community. Don't forget about the Firefighters.

Workforce Stability;
We were lucky to not be hit with layoffs during the pandemic, however we were the ones who worked through it. We were the ones that put our lifes at risk day in and day out. We saw no overall decrease in call volume, it's only continued to rise. We are over 11,000 calls a year now and have not addressed adjusting staffing to meet the continued increase in demand. We need the staffing to continue to offer the same excellent service we strive for. Don't forget about the Firefighters.

Housing and Homeless;
We clearly have a homeless and housing problem and it is Council's job to find ways to allievate it.

However, as the homeless population increases, again, our call volume increases. We are also adapting to new health and safety threats that this situation has presented to us at the ground level. Again, it needs to be addressed at a local, state, and federal level; but in the mean time don't forget about the Firefighters and the impacts this has on us now.

General Plan and Housing
Short and sweet with this one. As the local population continues to increase, and clearly the Council has set priorities for affordable housing, the call volume will continue to rise. Don't forget about the Firefighters.

Economic Development
We need to protect any investment in economic development. Any future commerce brought into this City will need fire protection. The downtown corridor, home of a majority of our TOT income and some of the most challenging structures for firefighting (both residential and commercial) does not have a fire engine dedicated to it. We support bringing El back into service and in so doing, alleviating many of the unintended consequences these changes, and they are changes for good, have impacted our membership. Don't forget about the Firefighters. Please feel free to reach out to myself or your L3124 designee with any questions you might have. Thank you.

Item 3.A.

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