CITY OF NAPA
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES - Final
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
February 29, 2024 9:00 AM Hatt Hall, Napa River Inn 500 Main Street
Napa, CA 94558
1. CALL TO ORDER: 9:01 AM
1.A ROLL CALL:
Present: 5 – Councilmembers Alessio, Luros, Painter, Vice Mayor Narvaez, Mayor Sedgley
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental documents:
Item 4.A.:
• Emails from Maureen Trippe, Ron Rhyno, Roger Bubel, Thomas Timar, and Karl Frisinger on behalf of Napa United.
• City Council Roles Worksheet and City Council Workshop Workbook • PowerPoint Presentation
(Copies of all supplemental documents are included in Attachment 1)
3. PUBLIC COMMENT:
1. Howard Siegel – provided comments regarding housing; supported Downtown Specific Plan update to include study of the Oxbow District.
2. Rebecca Webster - provided comments regarding housing; supported Downtown Specific Plan update to include study of the Oxbow District.
3. Carol Whichard – shared appreciation for work City was doing.
4. Chuck Shinnamon – provided comments regarding the current state of downtown, increasing activity near the Napa Rive and the Oxbow, supported Downtown Specific Plan update, would like to see more housing downtown.
5. Carlotta Sainato, Napa County Bicycle Coalition – provided comments regarding traffic safety, would like to see addition of Class 4 separated bike lanes and lane sweeper.
6. Kevin Teague – shared current Downtown Specific Plan was working; let it continue.
4. COUNCIL WORKSHOP:
3.A Discussion of the Major City Projects and Initiatives Underway, Core City Services and Strategic Alignment and Visioning Session.
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Liz Alessio
Councilmember Mary Luros
Councilmember Beth Painter
City Manager Potter welcomed Council, community members and facilitators. He summarized the goals of the workshop.
The facilitator, Jan Perkins from Raftelis, introduced herself and reviewed the agenda and workshop objectives. She also introduced Julie Gieseke, Visual Facilitator.
Jan proceeded with an icebreaker exercise with members of Council and the Executive team.
Jan led a strategic alignment and visioning exercise. Council responded to questions and reflected on responses as a group.
Discussion shifted to core services. Staff and Councilmembers participated in an activity and responded to questions regarding impediments to providing core services.
Break 10:16 AM / Reconvened 10:28 AM
The meeting reconvened with group report outs from the activity.
Next, Councilmembers reviewed the “City Council Priority Progress Report,” and discussed what was going well, and what impediments the City may be facing.
Discussion shifted to citywide and district Interests. Councilmembers shared what they were hearing from people in their districts, what were commonalities between districts/citywide, and how do they relate to core services and the Council’s priorities.
City Manager Potter the Employee Engagement Survey results and brief discussion ensued.
Break 11:32 AM / Reconvened 12:10 PM
The meeting reconvened with an ice breaker exercise.
Discussion shifted to enhancing Council-Executive Staff teamwork. In groups, Councilmembers and staff participated in an exercise on how to collaborate better on projects coming to the Council. Each group reported out and discussion ensued regarding potential action steps.
Break 1:57 PM / Reconvened 2:10 PM
Jan transitioned into Council roles and lead an exercise in which members of Council explored the various roles that Councils serve.
4. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER:
To conclude the workshop, Councilmembers and staff shared comments about what they found useful in spending the day together in the session.
5. ADJOURNMENT: 3:00 PM
Submitted by:
_____________________________
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS &
COMMUNICATIONS Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa
Special Meeting – 9:00 AM
February 29, 2024
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
4. COUNCIL WORKSHOP:
4.A. Discussion of the Mayor City Projects and Initiatives Underway, Core City Services and Strategic Alignment and Visioning Session
Handouts:
• City Council Workshop - Workbook
• City Council Roles Exercise
• City Council of Napa Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Communications:
1) Email from Thomas Timar received on February 27, 2024. 2) Email from Roger Bubel received on February 27, 2024. 3) Email from Ron Rhyno received on February 27, 2024.
4) Email from Napa United received on February 28, 2024. 5) Raftelis Booklet titled “Bridging the Gap” received on February 29, 2024. 6) Email from Maureen Trippe received on February 29, 2024.
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
City of Napa
February 29, 2024
Hatt Hall, Napa River Inn
9 am to 4 pm
Workshop Objectives
• Learn about Councilmembers’ visions for Napa’s future • Strengthen strategic alignment between Council direction and departmental work plans
• Understand progress made on Council’s priorities and core service needs
• Strengthen teamwork with Council and staff
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Icebreaker
• Strategic Alignment and Visioning
• Core Services Discussion
• Progress Update on Council Priorities
• Employee Engagement Survey Results Overview and Follow -Up Discussion
• Enhancing Council – Executive Staff Teamwork Discussion • Council Roles Discussion
• Next Steps and Closing
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Strategic Alignment and Visioning
This is an exercise for the City Council. For each of the three questions below, please write one response. (One sticky note for each of the following three questions.). We will then discuss the responses and themes that emerge.
What is true today about core services you hope will still be true in 10 years?
NOTES
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What is true today about Napa that you hope will still be true in 10 years?
What is not true today about Napa that you hope will be true in 10 years?
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Core Services
In the pre-workshop interviews conducted with members of the City Council, the question was asked about core City services. The following slide summarizes what emerged in these conversations.
As core services are considered, it can be useful to discuss impediments to providing such services, whether we are focusing enough on addressing those impediments, and what steps we could take to move forward.
Council and staff will all participate in this discussion.
Process: We will first discuss the questions in small groups, and then share in the large group.
What impediments to providing core services do we face?
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MOST COUNCILMEMBERS CITED
• Public safety, including police and fire
• Keeping the City clean, well-maintained,
and safe, especially in public and open
spaces
• Addressing homelessness
• Maintaining infrastructure, such as roads
and sidewalks
• Water distribution
• Solid waste collection
• Decent quality of life
SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS CITED
• Quality customer service
• Data-informed decisions
• Housing affordability
• Being a welcoming community
• Locals as priority
• Housing that people can afford
• Downtown
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Are we focusing enough on the impediments?
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What are some steps we could be taking?
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OTHER NOTES
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Key Accomplishments and
Progress Update on Council
Priorities
The “City Council Priority Progress Report” was provided to the Council in January 2024. This report included accomplishments and the status of each of the five priority areas. This progress report is in keeping with the newly adopted Mission statement, “Rooted in public service, our mission is to grow a vibrant, sustainable community for all who live in, work in and visit the City of Napa, through thoughtful leadership and dedication to excellence.”
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What is going well?
What impediments are we
facing?
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Citywide and District Interests
In the pre-workshop interviews, Councilmembers expressed an interest in discussing both Citywide and district interests. In this discussion we will share what Councilmembers are hearing from their districts, what the common issues are, and how they relate to core services and Council priorities.
What are we hearing from people in our districts?
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What are the commonalities between districts/citywide?
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How do they relate to core services and the Council’s priorities?
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Employee Survey Results
In 2023, the City of Napa
conducted an employee
engagement survey which received
an overall score of 47 out of 100.
The overall score of the 2023
survey (47) increased by 20 points
compared to the previous overall
score (27) of the employee
engagement survey in 2022.
Scores improved in every area
since the 2022, indicating progress.
The survey definitions and
breakdown of results are included below.
SURVEY DEFINITIONS
• Organization – Culture of
Engagement: Measures whether
your organization has a culture
that motivates, empowers,
challenges, and respects
employees.
• Strategic Alignment: Measures
whether employees understand
where the organization is headed
and how they contribute to the
organization's success.
• Manager – Motivating and
Relating: Measures whether
managers are motivating their
employees to give their best,
building strong interpersonal
relationships, and developing a strong, cohesive team.
• Managing Execution: Measures whether managers are defining expectations, holding employees accountable, and focused on delivering results.
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REFLECTIONS ON THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF
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Enhancing Council and Executive
Staff Teamwork
Providing essential City services, accomplishing Council priorities, and planning for the future of Napa requires good teamwork and clarity about what goes into successful policies and projects. During pre-workshop Council interviews, an interest expressed was how to collaborate better between Council and staff on projects coming to the Council. In this discussion, we will explore ways to enhance mutual understanding and build a stronger foundation for success.
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SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS: FOUR QUESTIONS THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES Working in small groups, please provide your input on all four questions. We will then share the responses.
What does the Council need from staff to carry
out their policy roles most effectively?
How can the Council support the staff’s efforts
best in their professional role?
What can the executive staff do to best support
the Council in their policy role?
What does the executive staff need from the
Council to best carry out their professional roles?
DISCUSSION AND AGREEMENT
ON KEY ACTION STEPS
Sweet Spot
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Council Roles
In this exercise, we will explore the various roles that Councils serve and discover which ones are most prevalent, the ones that are not as present, and what it means for the Council as a governing body.
WORKSHEET
Using the worksheet provided, please:
• Rank the roles from 1 to 6, with 1 being
what you do most of.
• Then rank the Council as a whole,
using the same scale.
Councils Serve Six Roles….All Are Important
Strategic Vision (ex. big picture thinker, goal setting) Trustee - Steward (ex. budgeting)
Constituent Advocate (ex. helping residents)
Community Builder (ex. bringing people together, connecting groups) Decision Maker (ex. voting on tough issues)
Oversight (ex. annual audit, city manager evaluation)
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REVIEW THE RANKINGS – DISCUSSION
Where is the Council’s greatest
areas of emphasis?
Are there any roles that need more
focus?
What concrete steps can we take,
knowing this?
Next Steps
• RAFTELIS TO PREPARE WORKSHOP REPORT
• CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO PROCEED WITH BUDGET AND WORK PLANS
W rap Up
CLOSING REMARKS
What was one thing that was useful to you in today’s session? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
EVALUATION
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Contact
JAN PERKINS
[email protected] 949.202.8870
\
445 S. Figueroa St. Suite 1925, Los Angeles, CA 90071
www.raftelis.com
City of Napa
City Council Roles
Role
Rank yourself
1 (most) to 6 (least)
Rank the Council
1 (most) to 6 (least)
Strategic Vision – Big Picture Thinker
Trustee – Steward
Constituent Advocate
Community Builder – Bringing People Together
Decision Maker
Oversight
FEBRUARY 2024
City of Napa
City Council Workshop
February 29, 2024
9 am to 4 pm
Hatt Hall, Napa River Inn
City Council Special Meeting
2/29/2024
Welcome by Mayor Scott Sedgley
Public
Comments
3
Opening
Comments
from City
Manager
Steve
Potter
We have our 2-year priorities – it’s
important for us to have strategic
alignment between Council
direction and our work plans
Essential to focus on the delivery
of core services
Our employees are critical to our
success – we’ll share the results
of our employee engagement
survey
4
Workshop
Objectives
5 Learn about
Councilmembers’
visions for Napa’s
future
Strengthen strategic
alignment between
Council direction
and departmental
work plans
Understand
progress made on
Council’s priorities
and core service
needs
Strengthen
teamwork with
Council and staff
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Icebreaker
3. Strategic Alignment and Visioning
4. Core Services Discussion
5. Update on Council Priorities
6. Employee Engagement Survey
Results Overview and Follow-Up
Discussion
7. Enhancing Council – Executive Staff
Teamwork Discussion
8. Council Roles Discussion
9. Next Steps and Closing
6 Agenda
Suggested Guidelines for Today
7 Listen with respect
Be attentive to the speaker
Disagree agreeably
Be engaged
Positive
Realistic
Fully present
Look for opportunities to
agree
Strive for consensus
Remember the power of “and” and “if”
Councilmembers Shared Their Hopes for Today
Reinforce the core
values of citywide
governance
Talk about what
we’re hearing from
our districts
Opportunity to speak
freely with each
other and staff
How to collaborate
better between
Council and staff on
projects coming to
the Council
Ideas for allocating
some additional
funds
Receive a progress
report on priorities
Bike Rack
Things to discuss at another time
will be tracked separately
Time management tool
Icebreaker
11 Strategic Alignment &
Visioning
Three Questions for Council
12 1. What is true today about core services that
you hope will still be true in 10 years?
2. What is true today about Napa that you hope
will still be true in 10 years?
3. What is not true today about Napa that you
hope will be true in 10 years?
1 or 2 sticky notes
per question
True Today, True
in Ten Years…
• Themes about core services true
now that will be true in 10 years
• Themes about Napa true now that
will still be true in 10 years
• Themes about what is not true
today that you hope will be true in
10 years
13 What themes emerged?
Stretch Break
15 Core Services
Discussion
What Are Core City Services?
MOST COUNCILMEMBERS CITED
• Public safety, including police and fire
• Keeping the City clean, well-maintained, and
safe, especially in public and open spaces
• Addressing homelessness
• Maintaining infrastructure, such as roads
and sidewalks
• Water distribution
• Solid waste collection
• Decent quality of life
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS CITED
• Quality customer service
• Data-informed decisions
• Housing affordability
• Being a welcoming community
• Locals as priority
• Housing that people can afford
• Downtown
16
Providing Our Core Services
17
Providing Our Core Services
Small group
discussion
Large group
sharing
• What impediments to
providing core services do
we face?
• Are we focusing enough on
the impediments?
• What are some steps we
could be taking?
18
19 Progress Key
Accomplishments and
Progress on Council
Priorities
Progress Update on Council Priorities
20 January 2024 Progress Report Provided
Celebrating Some Important Accomplishments
• Initiated Regional Climate Action and Adaption Plan with the six jurisdictions
• Received $230k in CARB funding to support implementing electric vehicle and Ebike charging
• Completed SR29 Undercrossing Project
• Continued progress on Neighborhood Streets & Sidewalks Program
• Received Federal Safe Streets for All grant to complete Jefferson Street corridor study
• Received $15 million grant award to open the 56-unit North Napa Center
• Installed LED lighting upgrades to the MDF
• Adopted Interim Zoning Ordinance and established
temporary moratorium on new or expanded fossil fuel
stations
• Implemented Flashing Yellow Signals at five intersections • Updated Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
• Increased Police Traffic Enforcement and finalized contract for Red Light Camera program
• Approved or completed several affordable housing projects (Heritage House, Monarch Landing, Valley Lodge)
• Adopted Housing Element in October 2023 - will receive Pro- Housing designation Feb. 2024
• Completed comprehensive Parks’ Conditions Assessment; identified 5 priority parks for playground/amenity
improvement
• Added two Class II Buffered Bike Lanes
• Issued 52 ADU permits and continued partnership with ADU Center of Napa/Sonoma
• Created the Business Concierge Program and worked with two dozen businesses
• Offered specialized Government Accountability for Racial Equity training to Managers and Supervisors
• Following staff-led initiative adopted a new Mission and Values Statements
• Managed program to enhance Downtown Wayfinding
signage
• Supervisory/Mgt Academies for 60+ employees - Spring of 2024
21
Reflecting on Progress on the Council
Priorities
22 What is going well?
What impediments are we
facing?
Citywide and District
Interests
• What are we hearing from people in our
districts?
• What are the commonalities between
districts/citywide?
• How do they relate to core services and the
Council’s priorities?
24 Progress
Employee Engagement
Survey Results
Overall Organization Score
Engagement Trends
Examples of Steps
Being Taken As a
Result of the Survey
Reflections
from the
Council
27 All Departments reviewing and (if needed)
revising departmental mission/values
statements to ensure alignment with the new
City Mission/Values Statement
Continued focus on communications with
employees with concentration of highlighting
ways employees’ work connects to the City’s
Mission, core services and Council priorities
Extensive employee leadership academies
and training opportunities rolling out this
Spring
Break for
Lunch and
Change Seats
29 Enhancing Council –
Executive Staff
Teamwork
• 30
How to
collaborate
better between
Council and
staff on projects
coming to the
Council
A Key Council
Interest – and
of Importance
to Staff
• 31
Council and Executive Staff as an Effective Team
What does the
Council need
from staff to
carry out their
policy roles most
effectively?
How can the
Council support
staffs’ efforts
best in their
professional
role?
What can the
executive staff do
to best support the
Council in their
policy role?
What does the
executive staff
need from the
Council to best
carry out their
professional roles?
Discussion
and
Agreement
on Key
Action Steps
33
PoliticalAcceptability
Administrative
Sustainability
Sweet Spot
35 Council Roles
Discussion
Reflecting on Our
Governance Roles
• Exploring the roles a city council fulfills.
What do we do most of? Least of?
• What does that mean for us as a
governing body?
Councils Serve Six Roles….All Are Important
Strategic Vision (ex. big picture thinker, goal setting) Trustee - Steward (ex. budgeting)
Constituent Advocate (ex. helping residents)
Community Builder (ex. bringing people together, connecting groups) Decision Maker (ex. voting on tough issues)
Oversight (ex. annual audit, city manager evaluation)
Using the form provided…
38 Rank the roles
from 1 (most) to
6 (least) like you
Rank the Council
as a Whole
1 2
Let’s See Our Results
39 Provide the rankings
of yourselves
Then, the rankings you
gave to the Council as a
whole
As a whole, what shows
up most? Least?
1 2
3
Where is the Council’s
greatest areas of
emphasis?
Are there any roles
that need more focus?
What concrete steps
can we take, knowing
this?
• Raftelis to prepare workshop
report
• City Manager and staff to
proceed with budget and work
plans
41 Next Steps
Closing
Remarks
42 Please share one thing that was useful to you in
today’s session
43 Thank You
Jan Perkins and Julie Gieseke
From: Beth Painter
To: Clerk; Steve Potter
Subject: Fwd: Oxbow Plan
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 4:18:42 PM
Begin forwarded message:
From: Thomas B Timar <[email protected]>
Subject: Oxbow Plan
Date: February 27, 2024 at 3:59:10 PM PST
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
I understand that on Thursday, February 29th, the City Council is holding its annual goal setting session. I am writing to ask the City Council to use this session to create a process for update D/T Specific Plan.
The City would be best served if the Council would provide an appropriate budget and direct staff to update the Downtown Plan in tandem with a focus on the Oxbow. And, as those Plans move along, ensure that the public can be more fully involved.
Currently proposed development in the Oxbow District would make significant changes to the Downtown Specific Plan. They would inexorably change the very nature of the City of Napa. In my opinion, not for the better.
I believe that much more discussion needs to take place between the public and the City Council. For instance, considerable discussion should focus on who the real beneficiaries of the proposed developments are and what impact these developments will have on the quality of life in Napa. Presently, there are too many important questions that remain unanswered: how many hotels, condominiums, does Napa need? What will be the impact
on traffic, especially traffic in and out of Napa; what will be the impact on city services, safety, water, sewage treatment, etc.? The City of Napa appears to be betting its future on the wine/tourism monoculture with the expectation that past growth rates in tourism are sustainable far into the future.
While city planning seems to focus heavily on Napa as a tourist destination, little attention is given to the interests of Napa residents.
Respectfully,
Thomas Timar, Ph.D.
[EXTERNAL]
From: Beth Painter
To: Clerk
Subject: Fwd: One word for your planning workshop
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024 8:17:21 AM
Begin forwarded message:
From: Maureen Trippe < >
Subject: One word for your planning workshop
Date: February 29, 2024 at 5:50:53 AM PST
To: Bernie Narvaez <[email protected]>, Beth Painter <[email protected]>, ELIZABETH ALESSIO
<[email protected]>, Mary Luros <[email protected]>, Scott Sedgley <[email protected]>
Cc: James A Rosen <j >, Julie Lucido
<[email protected]>, Richard Tippitt < >,
Steve Potter <[email protected]>
[EXTERNAL]
Neighborhoods. Traffic safety is a priority. Please give your attention to traffic safety in our residential neighborhoods. Slow Down Napa has been asking for your help for 4 years.
We started by asking City Council to create a Traffic Safety Advisory Committee.
It was Covid. Public Works was understaffed. We understand that. What’s hard to understand now is WHY we would not do this? If not now, WHEN?
We have plan after plan……NTCP, LRSP, Vision Zero. We keep hearing Traffic Safety on the High Injury Network. That is NOT Traffic Calming in Residential Neigborhoods.
It’s time for implementation and accountability. Local neighborhoods is not the small stuff. It’s the other half of the street and roadway network in Napa.
Thank you,
Maureen
---------------------------
Maureen C. Trippe
From: Steve Potter
To: Clerk; Tiffany Carranza
Subject: FW: D/T Specific Plan - Oxbow
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 6:37:56 PM
From: Beth Painter <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 7:14 AM
To: Clerk <[email protected]>; Steve Potter <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: D/T Specific Plan - Oxbow
Sent from Beth Painter's IPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: roger bubel
Date: February 27, 2024 at 6:33:54
AM PST
To: Scott Sedgley <[email protected]>, Liz Alessio <[email protected]>, Mary Luros <[email protected]>, Beth Painter <[email protected]>, Bernie Narvaez
<[email protected]>
Subject: D/T Specific Plan - Oxbow
You don't often get email from r . Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL]
I am a huge supporter of the Napa City government. I believe your developmental decisions have been excellent & your fiscal responsibility exceptional.
I had several businesses in Downtown pre Flood Control, pre Hotels and the difference is incredible. Downtown is Booming!
The Oxbow area is becoming the center of future development with multiple Hotels and complimentary businesses in the queue. I think, the ability to re-evaluate that would be of benefit and result in better environment for both tourists & locals.
So, I would encourage you to support an update to the Downtown Specific Plan with a focus on the rapidly emerging Oxbow.
Thanks for all your good work
Roger Bubel
From: Steve Potter
To: Clerk; Tiffany Carranza
Subject: FW: Update the Downtown Specific Plan
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 6:39:17 PM
From: Beth Painter <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 6:28 AM
To: Steve Potter <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: Update the Downtown Specific Plan
Sent from Beth Painter's IPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: Ron Rhyno
Date: February 27, 2024 at 4:07:51
AM PST
To: Bernie Narvaez <[email protected]>, Scott Sedgley <[email protected]>, Liz Alessio <[email protected]>, Beth Painter <[email protected]>
Cc: Dan Evans <[email protected]>, "Gallagher, Joelle" <[email protected]>, Charles Shinnamon
>, Joy Eldredge <[email protected]>
Subject: Update the Downtown Specific Plan
[EXTERNAL]
Mayor Sedgley and Council members.
The increasing focus on Oxbow tourism is shortsighted.
That may position the City of Napa for more tourism, but ignore the fiscal and
physical cost to workers, residents and the City of Napa.
The apparent comfort for service worker-commuters ignores the need for their housing,
increased water use for hotels, and the failure to incorporate the County Islands which results in voter-suppression for those Island residents who wish to vote on City matters.
With regard to Island residents the City is perhaps setting itself up for a lawsuit compensating island residents experiencing voter suppression over the past 20 plus years..
respectfully,
Ron Rhyno
Karl Frisinger
4219 Solano Ave.
Napa, CA 94559
707-338-5009
[email protected]
February 28, 2024
Napa City Councilmembers
Scott Sedgley, Mayor
Liz Alessio, Councilmember
Beth Painter, Councilmember
Mary Luros, Councilmember
Bernie Narvaez, Vice Mayor
RE: South Jefferson Park - soccer/mixed field sport complex Dear City Councilmembers:
My name is Karl Frisinger and I am the President of Napa United. I would like this letter entered into the public record. On behalf of the Board of Directors, our entire organization, and our community, I ask the City Council to consider and vote to approve a public/private partnership with Napa United to develop and operate all or a portion of South Jefferson Park into a soccer / mixed use field sport complex for community benefit.
The Problem: Napa does not have enough fields to be used for soccer and other field sports.
These fields were not designed or developed to play sports, are in unsafe conditions, are not kept in a condition to play sports, do not have lighting which limits the use for a good portion of the year, and do not meet the needs of youth sports as they exist today. In addition, the fields are spread all throughout Napa making it difficult for families with multiple kids or kids that play multiple sports to get to the various field locations. Nearly every nearby city or county has a field complex; Vallejo, Sonoma, Petaluma, Vacaville, Davis, Windsor, and Roseville to name a few.
Napa United understands that the City has multiple priorities and that the needs of the community and conditions of the fields have changed over time. With this understanding and as a community member, Napa United wants to help solve the problem facing the community.
The Solution: A public/private partnership with Napa United to develop South Jefferson Park into a soccer complex with fields that are lined for multiple sports. South Jefferson Park is the prime location. It is flat, accessible, and is sized appropriately to meet the needs of the community.
The Plan: Initial development consists of six full size synthetic turf fields that are lined with a mix of soccer, lacrosse, and football and have lights. This can be phased and done thoughtfully to address the surrounding neighbors and stakeholders. There will be restroom facilities with a storage area, adequate parking, a walking trail around the six fields and around the perimeter of the entire South Jefferson Park. Later development consists of smaller fields, a playground, and a possible building pending permitted use of the space and desire of the community.
Napa United has spent significant time and resources developing a plan to develop South Jefferson Park into a field complex. The organization has developed renderings, a business plan, an economic impact analysis, and engaged with community leaders.
Napa United welcomes questions and engagement by the City Councilmembers with our organization to understand and further develop this needed solution. Please contact me any time. We stand ready to be a partner and deliver on making this a community asset for local families and kids for generations to come.
Sincerely,
Karl Frisinger, President of Napa United