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CITY OF NAPA
MEETING MINUTES - Draft
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Beth Painter
Councilmember Liz Alessio
Councilmember Mary Luros
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
3:30 PM City Hall Council ChambersTuesday, March 7, 2023 3:30 PM Afternoon Session
No Evening Session
3:30 P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 P.M.
1.A. Roll Call:
Councilmember Alessio, Councilmember Luros, Councilmember Narvaez, and Vice Mayor Painter
Present: 4 -
Mayor SedgleyAbsent: 1 -
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental items:
Items 6.B. and 7.A. - PowerPoint Presentation by City staff. (Copies of all supplemental documents are included in Attachment 1)
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
3.A. 048-2023
AmeriCorps Week
Vice Mayor Painter and Councilmembers read the proclamation.
AmeriCorps VIP Program Coordinator Aeryn Jungerman, joined by members of CalSERVES AmeriCorps, accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
3.B. 066-2023
American Red Cross Month
Vice Mayor Painter and Councilmembers read the proclamation. Napa County Volunteer Pam Chappell accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
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4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Jim Hinton - shared frustration that there was no evening session scheduled that evening and also asked Council to consider putting modern restrooms in neighborhood parks.
Phillip - shared concerns regarding increased speeding in northern Napa.
Suggested installation of speed bumps.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Councilmember Alessio announced she would need to recuse from voting on item 5.F. and disclosed an individual conflict of interest due to her role as member on the Board of Directors for the Napa County Historical Society.
A motion was made by Councilmember Alessio, seconded by Councilmember Luros, to approve the Consent Agenda with item 5.F. pulled. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Alessio, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter4 -
Absent: Sedgley1 -
5.A. 073-2023
City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved the minutes from the January 31, 2023 Special Meeting and the February 21, 2023 Regular Meeting of the City Council.
5.B. 081-2023 Napa County Library Commission Membership Appointed new member, Molly A. Adams, as the City of Napa Representative to the Napa County Library Commission for a term effective immediately and ending January 31, 2026.
5.C. 069-2023
Adoption of 2021 International Property Maintenance Code Standards Approved the second reading and final passage, and adopted Ordinance O2023-002 amending the Napa Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 15.10 “International Property Maintenance Code” with modifications and determining the actions authorized by this ordinance are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: O2023-002
5.D. 070-2023
Safe Firearm Storage Ordinance
Approved the second reading and final passage, and adopted Ordinance O2023-003 amending Title 9 of the Napa Municipal Code to add Chapter 9.25 Safe Firearm Storage.
Enactment No: O2023-003
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March 7, 2023CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NAPA
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5.E. 059-2023 Tyler Technologies, Inc. Contract for Energov Software Implementation Authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No.
C2020-058 with Tyler Technologies, Inc. increasing the not to exceed amount by $59,200 to add 268 additional implementation hours for a total not to exceed amount of $1,364,512.
5.F. 076-2023
Community Recovery Bank - City Manager’s Funding Recommendation A motion was made by Councilmember Luros, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez, to adopt Resolution R2021-021 approving the Community Recovery Bank Funding Recommendations from the City Manager for the Napa County Historical Society. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Luros, Narvaez, and Painter3 -
Absent: Sedgley1 -
Recused: Alessio1 -
Enactment No: R2023-021
5.G. 468-2022
Plan Check and Inspection Services
Authorized the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. C2019 222 with 4LEAF Consulting Group, Inc., for additional plan check and inspection services in the amount of $200,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $775,000 through June 30, 2024.
5.H. 058-2023
State Grant to the City for the Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program Adopted Resolution R2023-022 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Grant Subaward Agreement, and any applicable amendments or related subaward documents, for the Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program Grant #LE22 06 7400 to fund services provided to survivors of domestic violence and their children from the California Office of Emergency Services, in the amount of $203,143 with a local match from the City of $67,715; and approving a transfer of $67,715 from the General Fund to the Non-Recurring General Fund and increases to the Non-Recurring General Fund revenue and expenditure budgets in the total amount of $270,858, as documented in Council Budget Amendment 3P09.
Enactment No: R2023-022
5.I. 067-2023
Public Safety Dispatching Services provided to the County of Napa Authorized the Police Chief, on behalf of the city, to execute an amendment No. 8 to Agreement No. C2013-363 for Public Safety Dispatching Services between the City of Napa and the County of Napa to extend the term for two (2) additional years and increase the City’s annual compensation to $2,295,635 for fiscal year 2022-2023 and $2,373,899 for fiscal year 2023-2024.
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5.J. 063-2023 On-Call Land Surveying Services
Authorized the Public Works Director to execute on behalf of the City an amendment to Agreement No. C2021-032 with Chaudhary & Associates for On-Call Land Surveying Services in the increased amount of $250,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $500,000 and to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2024.
5.K. 064-2023
Bike Month Napa County - May 2023
Adopted Resolution R2023-023 authorizing the Public Works Director to approve a donation of $1,000 to Napa County Bicycle Coalition in support of Bike Month in Napa County for May 2023.
Enactment No: R2023-023
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
6.A. 049-2023
Resolution Termination of Local Emergency for COVID-19
City Manager Potter provided the staff report.
Vice Mayor Painter called for public comment; there were no requests to speak.
A motion was made by Councilmember Alessio, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez, to adopt Resolution R2023-024 of the City Council of the City of Napa, State of California proclaiming the termination of local emergency regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19). The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Alessio, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter4 -
Absent: Sedgley1 -
Enactment No: R2023-024
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March 7, 2023CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NAPA
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6.B. 047-2023 Sustainability and Climate Action Program Introduction (See supplemental document in Attachment 1)
Deborah Elliott, Management Analyst, City Manager's Office, provided the staff report.
Vice Mayor Painter called for public comment.
Chris Benz, Napa Climate Now! - spoke in support of an all-electrical reach code for new construction, and shared potential benefits of such code.
Would also like to see a ban on gasoline leaf blowers and consideration of their proposed reusable food ware and waste reduction ordinance.
Dave Garti, Community Development Manager for MCE - shared resources were available to City staff and residents and MCE looked forward to being a partner with the City on it's program.
Richard Bruns - provided comments regarding water use, suggest increasing proactive communication to prepare community and council for challenges ahead.
Jim McNamara - posed question - why are streets of Napa filled with vehicles that have expired vehicle registration, and likely no able to pass smog.
Discussion was brought back to Council. Individual comments and questions ensued.
A motion was made by Councilmember Alessio, seconded by Councilmember Luros, to accept the report. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Alessio, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter4 -
Absent: Sedgley1 -
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Vice Mayor Painter called for a break at 4:54 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 4:58 P.M.
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March 7, 2023CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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7.A. 008-2023 Brookfield-Napa Pipe Tentative Subdivision Map (See supplemental document in Attachment 1)
Vice Mayor Painter opened the hearing.
Planning Manager Ricky Caperton provided the staff report.
Vice Mayor Painter called for disclosures; Councilmembers provided them.
Mandi Misasi, Director of Forward Planning from Brookfield Homes, and Alexis Lam, VP of Development of Catellus, introduced themselves, thanked Council consideration of the item, and shared that they were available to answer any questions
Vice Mayor Painter called for public comment. There were no requests to speak.
A motion was made by Councilmember Luros, seconded by
Councilmember Narvaez to close public testimony. The motion carried unanimously.
Discussion was turned over to Council; brief individual comments ensued.
A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Councilmember Luros, to adopt Resolution R2023-025, a resolution approving a Tentative Subdivision Map for the Napa Pipe-Brookfield Subdivision, a part of the Napa Pipe Development Plan, to subdivide Blocks 16, 19 and 22 of the Napa Pipe Development Plan into 79 single-family lots and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Alessio, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter4 -
Absent: Sedgley1 -
Enactment No: R2023-025
8. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER: None.
9. ADJOURNMENT: 5:13 P.M.
Submitted by:
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Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT 1
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS &
COMMUNICATIONS Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa
Regular Meeting
March 7, 2023
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
AFTERNOON SESSION:
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
6.B. Sustainability and Climate Action Program Introduction • PowerPoint presentation from City Staff.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
7.A. Brookfield-Napa Pipe Tentative Subdivision Map
• PowerPoint presentation from City Staff.
ATTACHMENT 1
Sustainabil
ity &
Climate Action
Program
Introduction
March 7,
2023
City Council Regular Meeting
3/7/2023
Supplement
al - Item 6.B.
ATTACHMENT 1
Agenda
• Climate Action Definit
ions
• History of City of Napa Action
• Climate Action Committee Update
• Regional Climate Action Planning
• Proposed Near-Term Actions
• Proposed Long-Term Actions
• Grant Opportunities
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Climate
Act
ion
Efforts to
reduce
greenhouse gas
emissions and
strengthen
resilience and
adaptive
capacity to
climate-
induced
impacts
Sustain
ability
Balancing the
needs
of the
present
without
compromising
the ability of
future
generations to
meet their own
needs
Adapt
ation
Adjusting to
actual or
expected
future climate.
The goal is to
reduce our
vulnerability to
the harmful
effects of
climate change
Resili
ence
A capability to
anticipate,
prep
are for,
respond to,
and recover
from significant
multi-hazard
threats with
minimum
damage to
social well-
being, the
economy, and
the
environment
Climate
E
quity
The goal of
reco
gnizing and
addressing the
unequal
burdens made
worse by
climate change,
while ensuring
that all people
share the
benefits of
climate
protection
efforts
Sources: www.un.org, www.cityofnapa.org, www.epa.gov
Definitions
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CLIMATE AC
TION COMMITTEE (CAC)
• Began meeting
informally in 2019
• Formalized in 2021 with a Joint Powers
Agreement (JPA) and bylaws
• Represented by two elected officials from
each of the six jurisdictions
• Staffed by Napa County
• The purpose of the CAC is
to act as a collaborative
framework to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
and limit future adverse effects
of climate change
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CLIMATE AC
TION COMMITTEE (CAC)
• Received a gr
ant from the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District in 2021
• Completed a regional greenhouse gas
(GHG) inventory and forecast in 2022
• Carbon sequestration analysis and
memo on short-lived climate pollutants
are in process
• Continued discussions on a Regional
Climate Action Plan
• The County and RCD are applying for a
planning grant to develop a Regional
Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
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GHG INVENT
ORY RESULTS
Agriculture
0%
Imported
Water
1%
Wastewater
6%
Solid Waste
6%
Off-Road Equipment
9%
Building Energy
24%
On-Road Transportation
54%
City
of Napa
City of
Napa GHG Sectors
Yountville
2%
Calistoga
3% St. Helena
5%
Ame
rican
Canyon
16%
Unincorpor
ated County
31%
City of Napa
43%
Regional
Emissions
ATTACHMENT 1
Emi
ssions Sector
American
Canyon Calistoga Napa St. Helena Yountville
Unincorporated
County Total
On-Road Transportation 91,830 17,184 280,533 30,661 12,404 40,063 472,677 Building Energy 53,431 14,450 125,346 16,766 8,532 61,068 279,592 Solid Waste 25,938 4,981 34,236 5,676 2,601 125,429 198,862 Off-Road Equipment 8,998 2,880 47,238 4,502 1,328 50,602 115,548 Agriculture 154 274 1,086 4,415 75 97,378 103,381
Wastewater 7,822 1,994 29,542 2,270 1,040 3,191 45,858
Imported Water 983 229 4,383 285 65 - 5,943
Total
189,156 41,990 522,363 64,575 26,047 377,731 1,221,861
Emissions per capita
9.0 7.9 6.6 10.6 9.3 15.1 8.8
Emissions per SP 7.0 5.1 4.0 5.4 6.7 6.8 5.2
Transportation Emissions
per capita
2.5 2.7 1.6 2.8 3.1 2.4 2.0
Notes:
MTCO2e/year = metr
ic tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. SP = service population (population + jobs).
Source: Prepared by Ascent Environmental in 2022.
2019
Napa County Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory
by Jurisdiction and Sector (MTCO2e/yea
r)
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Near-T
erm GHG Reduction Opportunities
•Work with Public Works to resear
ch and apply for Federal funding to add electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the Corporation Yard
•Assess opportunities for EV charging at other City of Napa facilities (public and/or fleet) •Work with Community Development Department to research opportunities to restrict expansion of gas stations and drive through restaurants On-Road Transportation
•Analyze
opportunities for an electrification reach code for new construction and begin stakeholder outreach
•Promote incentives and educational opportunities for energy efficiency and electrification (regional, State, Federal)
•Work with partners (MCE Clean Energy, Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) and the CAC to explore opportunities for improved stakeholder access to information Building Energy
•Promote Education
and Incentives for gas powered garden equipment
•Transition City of Napa landscaping equipment to electric where feasible Off-Road Vehicles
•Support the Utilities
Department with two projects: (1) dry anaerobic digestion to renewable biofuel for use by refuse and recycling vehicles and (2) biomass gasification plant to produce renewable energy to run City’s recycling & composting facility as well as for sale back to the power grid and create biochar.
•Review the City’s Sustainable Purchasing Policy and update it as needed.
Solid Waste
•Napa County
Climate Challenge website
•Climate action education and outreach to stakeholders
General
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Long-Term
Opportunities
•Receive Report from CAC and support the Pa
rks & Recreation Department once they complete
their Urban Forestry Master Plan
Carbon Se
questration
•Continue to work with CAC and lo
cal jurisdictions
Regional Climate A
ction Planning
•Continue to resea
rch compostable foodware opportunities
Compostable Fo
odware
•Work with City Departments
, local and regional agencies and local stakeholders on ways to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
Reduce Vehicle Mil
es Traveled
•Continue to work with City D
epartments and stakeholders to identify opportunities for climate action
Inter-Depa
rtment Collaboration
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Applie
d to host a California Climate Action Corps Fellow to mobilize the community through volunteer engagement, climate action, and education (Sept 2023-August 2024)
Submittin
g a Congressionally Directed Spending Request for fleet EV Charging at the Corporation yard
Apply
ing for a Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program voucher
Supporting Na
pa County/Napa RCD’s application for the Adaptation Planning Grant Program to create a Regional Climate Action & Adaptation Plan The Ci
ty dispersed funding to multiple organizations through the Community Recovery Bank for projects focused on climate action activities Staff wil
l continue to identify funding opportunities through Federal, State and regional channels
Grants
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Questions
• Does t
he City Council have input or
questions on the short-term or long-
term climate actions?
• Does the City Council support
having the Climate Action
Committee pursue grants, and
develop a scope of work and
budget to prepare a Regional
Climate Action Plan?
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Napa P
ipe
Brookfield Subdivision
(PL22-0055)
March 7,
2023
City Council Regular Meeting
3/7/2023
S
upplemental - Item 7.A.
ATTACHMENT 1
Topics
• Napa Pipe Overview
• Development Agreement
• Project Overview
• Project Location
• Development Standards for Tentative Map
• CEQA
• Planning Commission Meeting
• Summary
• Recommendation
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“Napa Pipe” Overview
• 2013: Coun ty of Napa certified Environmental Impact Report • 2014/2015: Coun ty of Napa approved a Master Tentative Map, Development Plan, Design Guidelines, and Development Agreement
• 2015: 109 -a cres [entire east and portions of west] of Napa Pipe site annexed to the City of Napa • 2018: Appl icant request modifications to the project requiring amendments to the Master Tentative Map, Development Plan, Design Guidelines, and Development Agreement – Changes mostly related to shifting more of the residential from the 63-acre portion west of
the railroad tracks to the 91-acre portion east of the tracks • 2020: 49 - acres [remaining portions] of Napa Pipe site annexed to the City of Napa • 2022: Sit e preparation begins (i.e. utilities & grading) • 2023: Fir st residential project for consideration
– Planning Commission: February 2, 2023
– City Council: March 7, 2023 (today)
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“Napa Pipe” Overview
• 154-acre site developed in two phases
– Phas
e 1: 91-acre ( east) site
– Phase 2: 63-acre ( west) site
• Phase 1 includes the following:
– 350 moder
ate and market-rate r esidential units
– 70 very-low and low-inc ome residential units
– Approx. 90,000 square feet of office space
– Approx. 75,000 square feet of warehouse space
– A membership-based retai l store (i.e. Costco)
• Phase 2 includes the following:
– 455 moder
ate and market-rate r esidential units
– 70 very-low and low-inc ome residential units
– Approx. 40,000 square feet of ground-floor neighborhood serving retail – Approx. 150 room hotel
– Congregate care facility
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Development Agreement
• Current version of Development Agreement approved (recorded) 2020
, and limits scope of review to procedures set forth in the agreement
• Per Exhibit F of t he approved Development Agreement, Design Review “…shall be submitted to the Director.” “…Director will review the application as expeditiously as practicable.”
• PL22-0100 for the home designs was approved by the Community Development Director on November 18, 2022, and therefore not part of the consideration forPL22-0055 per the Development Agreement • Per the Development Agreement “The City shall not disapprove, r
equire changes from or impose conditions inconsistent with Project Approvals it has previously approved.”
– In other wor ds, the design guidelines and development plan were previously approved, and the Director has determined the home designs were consistent with adopted Napa Pipe Guidelines.
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Project Overview
• First residential project of Napa Pipe
• Project is requesting approval of a tentative subdivision map for t
he development of 79 single-family parcels within Blocks 16, 19, & 22 of the Napa Pipe Development Plan
– Block 16: 28 parcel s
– Block 19: 28 parcel s
– Block 22: 23 parcel s
• The proposed map is consist ent with the approved Napa Pipe Development Plan and Design Guidelines as it relates to lot configuration and size
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Location
Kaiser Road
= Project Site
(approx. 154 acres)
= Phase 1 (east)
(approx. 91 acres)
= Phase 2 (west)
(approx. 63 acres)
= Blocks 16, 19, & 22
(Proposed Project)
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Proposed Block Capacity
Napa Pipe Block Capacity
Napa Pipe
Development Plan, by
block
Napa Pipe DP
Assumed
Unit Count
Brookfield
Proposed
Unit Count
Block 16 24 28
Block 19 24 28
Block 22 21 24
Total 69 79
Napa Pipe Development Plan assumed unit counts, however, some variation in unit count per block was anticipated. Total unit count of 945 residential units would not be exceeded.
ATTACHMENT 1
Napa Pipe
Development Standards
Development Standard Proposed
Lot Area 1,400 sq. ft. to 3,900 sq. ft. 2,780 to 3,235
Lot Coverage 63% max. 53% to 63%
Setbacks • Front: 6’ min. to 15’ max. facing street
• Side (Std. Lots): 3’ min. to 10’ max.
• Side (End Lots): 5’ min. to 10’ max.
• Rear: 5’ max. facing shared driveway
Front: 6’ to 7’
Side: 3’ to 5’
Rear: 3’
Lot Frontage 20’ min. 40’ min
Height 40’ max. main building
25’ max for garage
3 habitable floors max
24’-11” (2-story) max.
34’-10” (3-story) max.
Parking 2 spaces per unit + 1 space per 4 units 158 garage spaces total 79 on-street guest spaces
7 off-street guest spaces
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CEQA
In January 2020, the City of Napa adopted an
addendum to the original EIR that evaluated
the updated Napa Pipe Development Plan and
associated documents. The development of
property proposed by this tentative map is
within the scope of analysis evaluated by the
certified EIR and the addenda; thus, no further
environmental review is necessary.
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Planning Commission Meeting
• At its regularly scheduled hearing, the Napa Planning Comm
ission unanimously recommended approval of the
project in a 5-0 vote
• Planning Commission discussion related to general
questi
ons and comments
• Other than the applicant and their team, no members of the publ
ic spoke regarding the project
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Summary
• Proposed Tentative Map complies with the
development
standards of the Napa Pipe
Development Plan and Design Guidelines
as it relates to lot sizes and configuration,
and therefore is consistent
with the
approved Development Agreement,
Development Plan, and Design Guidelines
• Because it is consistent and therefore
analyzed under pri
or CEQA analysis, no
further CEQA is required
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City Council Actions
Staff and Planning Commission recommends that
the City Council adopt a resolution:
• (1) approving a Te ntative Subdivision Map for the
Napa Pipe-Brookfield Subdivision; and
• (2) determining that the ac tions authorized by this
resolution were adequately analyzed by a
previous CEQA action.
ATTACHMENT 1
End of Presentation
ATTACHMENT 1
Land Use & Zoning
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Proposed Tentative Map
= On-Site Circulation
• 25’ wide shared driveways (alleys)
• Private circulation network
= Park (approx. 7,900 sq. ft.)
= Landscaped walkways
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Typical Lots
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Typical Lots
= 2-car garage
= Typical lot
• App.40 ft. x 72 ft.
= Front Setback
• Typ. 7 ft.
• Min. 6 ft.
= Side Setback
• Typ. 3 ft. to 5 ft.
• Min. 3 ft.
• Max. 10 ft.
= Rear Setback
• Typ. 3 ft.
• Max. 5 ft.
ATTACHMENT 1
Napa Pipe: Brookfield
Proposed Tentative Map
ATTACHMENT 1
Napa Pipe: Brookfield
Land Use Plan
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Napa Pipe: Brookfield
Subdivision & Design Review Analysis
As conditioned the proposed tentative map:
-Meets development standards in the Napa Pipe
Design Guidelines.
-Attains policy goals of the 1998 General Plan
-Follows the necessary standards of the Napa Pipe
Development Plan.
-Meets the applicable requirements of the
Development Agreement
ATTACHMENT 1