SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa
Regular Meeting
October 3, 2023
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
AFTERNOON SESSION:
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
6.B. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds Reallocation • PowerPoint Presentation from Staff.
6.C. Climate Action and Sustainability Program Update
• PowerPoint Presentation from Staff.
ARPA
Update
October 3, 2023
City Council Regular Meeting
10/3/2023
Supplemental - Item 6.B
From: City Staff
ARPA Project Changes
• Total Amount to Reallocate: $3,925,761
• Defunding:
– Project Roomkey: $2.8 million
– Police Department Building HVAC CIP
Project: $625,761
– Stormdrain Condition Assessment CIP
Project: $500,000
• Increasing existing ARPA projects and
adding new Housing/Homelessness
priorities to total $3,925,761
ARPA Funds to be Reallocated
Project Roomkey
Local
Contribution,
$2,800,000
CIP: Police
Department
Building HVAC,
$625,761
CIP: Stormdrain
Condition
Assessment,
$500,000
$3,925,761
CIP Project Changes
• Increases to Existing Projects
– Alternate EOC Backup Power: $76,000
– Fire Station Alerting Systems: $360,000
– Generators for Facilities: $200,000
– Kennedy Golf Course Backflow Device: $75,000
– Stormdrain Infrastructure Funding: $414,761
• Combine Projects
– Close the Stormdrain Condition Assessment
project and move its $500,000 budget to the
Stormdrain Infrastructure Funding Project
Housing/Homelessness
Changes
• Increases to Existing Projects
– Street Outreach/Housing Readiness: $300,000
– Tenancy Care and Ongoing Housing Support
for Project Homekey Sites: $1,100,000
• New ARPA Projects
– Code Enforcement: Blight Nuisances and
Vehicle Abatement: $600,000
– North Napa Center Operational Gaps: $200,000
– Studies and Legal Expenses for Housing and
Homeless Related Studies: $100,000
Reallocated ARPA Funds
$3,925,761
Code
Enforcement,
$600,000
North Napa
Center, $200,000
Street
Outreach/Housing
Readiness,
$300,000
Studies & Legal
Expenses,
$100,000
Tenancy Care &
Support for
Project Homekey,
$1,100,000
CIP: Backup
Power, $76,000
CIP: Fire Station
Alerting Systems,
$360,000
CIP: Generators
for Facilities,
$200,000
CIP: Kennedy Golf
Course Backflow
Device, $75,000
CIP: Stormdrain
Infrastructure,
New Funding,
$414,761
CIP: Stormdrain Infrastructure,
Reallocated Funding, $500,000
End of Presentation
Climate Action
& Sustainability
Program
Update
October 3, 2023
City Council Regular Meeting
10/3/2023
Supplemental - Item 6.C
From: City Staff
Agenda
• Definitions & Guiding Principals
• Climate Action Committee Update
• On-Road Transportation
• Building Energy
• Off-Road Equipment
• Outreach
• General Updates
•Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-induced impactsClimate Action •Balancing the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needsSustainability •The goal of recognizing and addressing the unequal burdens made worse by climate change, while ensuring that all people share the benefits of climate protection efforts
Climate Equity
•The scientific evidence indicates that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed as quickly as possible towards net zero climate pollutants from public and private operations within the City by 2030.
Climate Emergency
Resolution
•Goal 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.
Napa 2040 General Plan
Sources: www.un.org, www.cityofnapa.org, www.epa.gov
Definitions & Guiding Principals
Climate Action Committee
Update
Napa County is seeking a consultant to develop a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) and associated California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document. The proposals are due on October 27, 2023.
The CAC is exploring a Time of Listing energy assessment that would require a home energy assessment before selling a single-family residence.
The CAC is exploring a reach code for new construction that would favor electrification but allows natural gas.
The CAC is discussing opportunities for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) planning.
GHG INVENTORY 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 GHG Sectors
On-Road Transportation
•As of September 2023, the City has 117 Level 2 charging ports and 40 DC Fast charging ports.
•The City owns 14 charging ports in downtown Napa.
•According to the California Energy Commission (CEC), 24.4% of total light- duty vehicle sales through Q2 2023 are either battery electric vehicles (BEV) or plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).
•Staff is pursuing funding to plan for more EVSE throughout the City.
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)
•Staff submitted a Congressionally Directed Spending Request to plan for and install fleet EVSE at the Corporation yard. Funding was not awarded. •Staff applied for a Federal Department of Transportation grant to develop a plan for public electric vehicle (EV) charging at City facilities. Application is pending.
•Staff is applying for a California Air Resources Board planning grant for EV charging on public facilities focused on low-income census tracts. The City will partner with Napa RCD and the Napa County Bike Coalition. – Application is in process.
•Grants for EVs and EVSE are listed on the City’s climate action website.
Grants
Building Energy
•MCE Clean Energy, BayREN and PG&E continue to provide rebates to single family, multifamily and commercial buildings focused on energy efficiency and electrification.
•Federal tax rebates and IRA incentives
•The CAC is working to develop a Time of Listing ordinance and a Green Building reach code that would encourage electrification.
Energy Efficiency and Electrification
•344 solar permits were finalized in 2023. In 2022, 629 permits were finalized. This includes both commercial and residential. •Net Energy Metering 3.0 went into affect on April 15, 2023. •Federal tax credit for rooftop solar increased to 30% through 2032.
Solar
•Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) – the City is eligible for $134,500 in a federal voucher. Staff is working through the application process.
• PG&E Resilience Hub grant – Staff supported the Public Works department in applying for a grant to provide backup power to the Senior Center Grants
Off-Road Equipment
• Landscapers and gardeners
who serve customers in the
City of Napa are eligible for a
rebate that can be used
towards the purchase of a
new, commercial grade
battery-powered leaf blower!
• Eligible Landscaping and
gardening businesses in the
City of Napa can receive up to
$1,000 towards the purchase
of a commercial grade battery
powered leaf blower.
• 18 applications have been
awarded or are in process as
of September 28, 2023.
Outreach
General Updates
Climate Action Fellows
RCD Contract
Upcoming Events
Climate Action Website
Questions
Deborah Elliott
Management Analyst, Climate Action
City Manager’s Office, City of Napa
Phone (707) 257-9303
Email [email protected]
Website cityofnapa.org/ClimateAction