SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa
Regular Meeting
August 20, 2024
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
AFTERNOON SESSION:
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT:
1) Emails from Anne Wheaton received on August 12 &13, 2024. 2) Email from Shanee Somogyi received on August 15, 2024. 3) Email from James McNamara received on August 20, 2024.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.B DISABILITY ACCESS BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERSHIP
1) Supplemental submitted by Christopher Bennett on August 20, 2024.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
5.A Council Spotlight – Human Resources, Training and Development • Presentation from City Staff
EVENING SESSION:
12. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
12.B COMMUNITY SPORTS FIELDS DISCUSSION
• Presentation from City Staff
1) Email from Patrick Band received on August 20, 2024.
SUBMITTED AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
2) Email from Erica Ahmann Smithies received on August 20, 2024.
From:
To: Scott Sedgley; Liz Alessio; Tiffany Carranza; Clerk; Steve Potter Subject: Collective Letter of Support - Decommission Clover Flat Landfill & Upper Valley Disposal Service Date: Monday, August 12, 2024 6:40:05 PM
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Good Evening Napa City Manager, City Clerk, Mayor Sedgley, Would you kindly share the attached letter with your Council Members and put it on record for your next City Council meeting?
If you can please confirm receipt I would appreciate it.
Please find a letter attached from a collective group
of environmental organizations
calling for the decommissioning of Clover Flat Landfill and Upper Valley Disposal Service.
The organizations supporting this effort are also listed below:
Sierra Club Redwood Chapter
Non-Toxic Neighborhoods
Napa Vision 2050
Preserve Rural Sonoma County
Institute for Conservation Advocacy Research & Education/ICARE Save Napa Valley Foundation
These troubled waste operations have been covered by The SF Chronicle, LA Times, The Guardian, The New Lede, The Press Democrat, The Bohemian, and The Napa Register.
On the front page of the Press Democrat today was a story regarding the FBI search of Upper Valley Disposal Service.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/napa/fbi-searches-upper-valley-disposal- service-site-in-st-helena/
Kind Regards,
Anne Wheaton
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Item 3_General Public Comment
From:
To: Tiffany Carranza
Cc: Scott Sedgley; Liz Alessio; Clerk; Steve Potter
Subject: Re: Collective Letter of Support - Decommission Clover Flat Landfill & Upper Valley Disposal Service Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 9:27:20 AM
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Hello Tiffany,
Thank you very much for confirming receipt and distributing it as public comment.
Can we please add this new article to Public Comment as well that came out today as well?
The New Lede is highlighting the growing effort to decommission Clover Flat Landfill and Upper Valley Disposal Service.
Pressure grows to close controversial
Napa Valley landfill
https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/08/pressure-grows-to-close-controversial-napa- valley-landfill/
Kind Regards,
Anne Wheaton
e-mail:
Cell:
On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 9:14 AM Tiffany Carranza <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Anne,
I am confirming receipt. We will distribute to members of the Council and include as a supplemental public comment to our 8/20 City Council meeting.
Best,
Tiffany
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Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
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City of Napa – City Hall
955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559
Phone
(707) 257-9661
Email [email protected]
Website www.cityofnapa.org
From: Anne Wheaton <
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 6:39 PM
To: Scott Sedgley <[email protected]>; Liz Alessio <[email protected]>; Tiffany Carranza <[email protected]>; Clerk <[email protected]>; Steve Potter <[email protected]>
Subject: Collective Letter of Support - Decommission Clover Flat Landfill & Upper Valley Disposal Service
[EXTERNAL]
Good Evening Napa City Manager, City Clerk, Mayor Sedgley, Would you kindly share the attached letter with your Council Members and put it on record for your next City Council meeting?
If you can please confirm receipt I would appreciate it.
Please find a letter attached from a collective group of environmental
organizations calling for the decommissioning of Clover Flat Landfill and Upper Valley Disposal Service.
The organizations supporting this effort are also listed below:
Sierra Club Redwood Chapter
Non-Toxic Neighborhoods
Napa Vision 2050
Preserve Rural Sonoma County
Institute for Conservation Advocacy Research & Education/ICARE Save Napa Valley Foundation
These troubled waste operations have been covered by The SF Chronicle, LA Times, The Guardian, The New Lede, The Press Democrat, The Bohemian, and The Napa Register.
On the front page of the Press Democrat today was a story regarding the FBI search of Upper Valley Disposal Service. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/napa/fbi-searches-upper-valley- disposal-service-site-in-st-helena/
Kind Regards,
Anne Wheaton
e-mail:
Cell:
August 12th, 2024
To the Attention of the Ca. Regional Water Board Region 2, Napa County Supervisors, Local Enforcement Agency of Recycle, and Upper Valley Waste Management Agency, We are a growing list of nonprofits that are asking for Clover Flat Landfill and Upper Valley Disposal Service to be decommissioned. We stand with the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Water Committee, Non-Toxic Neighborhoods, Napa Vision 2050, Protect Rural Sonoma County, Institute for Conservation Advocacy Research and Education/ICARE, Save Napa Valley Foundation and the individual efforts of former Mayor Geoff Ellsworth and his partner Anne Wheaton. Clover Flat Landfill and Upper Valley Disposal & Recycling (owned by Waste Connections, purchased in 2022 from Upper Valley Disposal Services) is long overdue to move its waste operations to a safer, less environmentally sensitive location than the current CalFire High Fire Severity Zone at the top of the Napa River watershed/water source area.
Please consider:
• UVDS/Clover Flat Landfill has operated on No-bid contracts for over 60 years with a litany of environmental violations, water pollution, fires and a company found to be in breach of contract. • Active investigations by the FBI/US Justice Department, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Fish & Wildlife, EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the Local Enforcement Agency CalRecycle.
• Napa County Supervisors and Staff have largely ignored concerns of the citizens regarding pollution, water contamination, fires, noxious odors and noise pollution from UVDS/CFL. • Racial, social justice issues with dozens of current and former UVDS/CFL Latino employees filing State and Federal complaints against Upper Valley Disposal Service and Clover Flat Landfill for unsafe working conditions, discrimination, poor business practices, and environmental violations. • Violations lodged by every oversight agency with jurisdiction over UVDS/CFL: CalFire, Fish & Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Napa County Planning & Building, Air Quality Control Board, CalRecycle, and OSHA.
We ask that our letter be shared with your full board and be put into the record at your next scheduled meeting.
Signed,
Redwood Chapter Sierra Club, Non -Toxi c Neighborhoods, Napa Vision 2050, Institute for Conservation Advocacy Research & Education, Preserve Rural Sonoma County, and Save Napa Valley Foundati on, Former Mayor Geoff Ellsworth of St. Helena and Anne Wheaton Cc: City of St. Helena, City of Calistoga, City of Yountville, City of Napa, Napa County, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Napa Valley Register, Press Democrat, EWG, Media, Additional Regulatory Agencies
From:
To: Clerk
Subject: Free Speech
Date: Monday, August 19, 2024 8:14:12 PM
[EXTERNAL]
It would be beneficial for all of us out here to have a clear understanding of Napa's definition of free speech. Do all of our city leaders feel that the residents of Napa, both old and young, should continue to be exposed to the feud between the miserable old man and the relative newcomer to town that has been going on for ~ a year now? It is most disturbing for most of
us to drive past that ugly scene. At this point it amounts to nothing more than 2 Napa idiots just provoking one another. We all know that such a situation would have been resolved very long ago, if it were taking place in a location visible to our tourists. Is it ok to continue to allow it to offend and disturb the residents of your city? On the same subject, is it ok for some of your residents to be displaying desecrated American flags outside their homes? Please explain this all to those of us who must be far less educated than most of you. Thank you.
Jim McNamara
Human
Resources,
Training and
Development
Human Resources
August 20, 2024
City Council Regular
Meeting 8/20/2024
Supplemental - Item 5.A
Highlights
Develop Supervisory Skills
Develop Skills as a Manager of People, Programs
& Processes
Strategic Leadership
Relationship Building & Community Connection
Critical Thinking & Decision Making
Setting Expectations
Effective Coaching & Feedback
2 Manager &
Supervisor Academies
Highlights
Employee Development Series
Personal Leadership
Effective Communication & Conflict Resolution
Values & Ethics
Effective Interviews with the STAR Method
3 Highlights
DEI Year 3:
Unraveling Cultural Threads
4 Highlights
CalPERS 101 Trainings
5 Coming Attractions
• Regional Training Academies
– Partnering with County and other Cities in the
Valley to share resources
• Get to the Point! – Communication
Training
– Offering a popular class that was offered by
Leadership Napa Valley
• Continuing DEI Training
6 Highlights
7 Mission Statement &
Core Values
Highlights
Buddy Program Events
8 Highlights
9 Go Gold Wellness Challenge
Highlights
Job Fairs & Hiring Events
Sonoma State University Career Fest
Napa Valley College Career Fair
Valley Oak High School Annual Career
Day
10 Highlights
35 Promotions in Multiple Depts
(December 2023 – Present)
11 Full-Time Recruitment Metrics
(FY23-24 Q2, FY23-24 Q3, & FY23-24 Q4)
Metric Total
Recruitments Completed 50
Positions Filled 61
Total Current Vacancies 48
Current Active Recruitments 13
12 Part-Time Extra Help
Recruitment Metrics
(FY23-24 Q2, FY23-24 Q3, & FY23-24 Q4)
Metric Total
Recruitments Requested 23
Recruitments Completed 23
Positions Filled 80
Upcoming Recruitments None
13 Employee Turnover
14 0
2 4
6 8
10 12
14 16
18 Apr - June
2023
July - Sept
2023
Oct - Dec
2023
Jan - Mar
2024
Apr - June
2024
Employees
Highlights
15 • Labor Negotiations
(February 2024 – Present)
o Successfully completed
negotiations with two
bargaining units (NCEA and
NPOA) and reached total
tentative agreements
• Civil Service Rules Multi-Year
Project Underway
City
Charter BOTH
Civil
Service
Rules
THANK YOU!
16 From:
To: Liz Alessio; Scott Sedgley; Mary Luros; Beth Painter; Bernie Narvaez Cc: Clerk
Subject: Public Comments re: Item 12B - Community Sports Fields Discussion Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:32:58 AM
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Mayor Sedgley & Councilmembers -
I write this morning as a Napa resident and enthusiastic supporter and frequent user of outdoor
recreation and sports facilities. For many years, I have used publicly accessible tracks (such as those at Redwood Middle School and Silverado Middle School) for weekly running workouts, and as my son approaches the age to begin team sports, our
famiuly looks forward
to having multiple
local venues for soccer, baseball, track & field, and other such activities.
I am writing in strong support of a two-tiered approach to the future of community sports facilities at both Kennedy Park and the former Harvest Middle School sites, while reserving the South Jefferson site for future development of a more
nature-based
park with shaded trails
and lower-impact uses (eg: smaller play areas or workout circuits).
Kennedy Park is the most logical location for future multi-field and multi-sport development. There is amble acreage, properly zoned, and in disturbed landscapes that reduce the need for environmental studies or mitigations. The site is accessible both for residents and visitors for larger tournament-style events, and can accomodate substantial parking while still providing locals bike access via the Napa Valley Vine Trail.
Amending the existing Kennedy Park master plan to fit this new vision is relatively easy.
Harvest Middle School should be thought of as two distinct sites - the existing school buildings can and must be developed into higher density mixed use development to help address our housing crisis, while the existing sports fields should be purchased by the City for permanent neighborhood/community use (or at least placed under permanent public recreation easement through NVUSD's surplus land process).
Finally, to reiterate my point above, the South Jefferson site is the least appropriate for sports field development, due not only to costs, but also due to accessibility
issues,
impact on existing residents and neighbors, and the lost opportunity for a more nature- based park project that could highlight connections between natural spaces, recreation, and the flood control needs of our community in the transition zone between wetlands and the built environment.
Thank you for your time and consideration, and for prioritizing this important community conversation.
--
Patrick Band
Item 12.B_Public Comment
From:
To: Scott Sedgley; Liz Alessio; Mary Luros; [email protected]; Bernie Narvaez Cc: Clerk
Subject: City Council 8/20: Item 12B Community Sport Fields (Public Comment) Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:07:43 PM
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Mayor and Councilmembers,
It is high time the City and greater community of Napa collaborate to implement a community sports fields that is sized for all levels and age of play not to mention be able to host events in our community that we all can be proud of for the years to come. In the past year alone, my family has traveled to Sacramento, Sonoma, Marin, Solano, and Contract Costa Counties for either league or tournament play and we are regularly blown away at the quality of artificial turf and natural turf that our kids get to play on outside of Napa County. And many of the larger complexes are over an hour away drive time. It would also be fabulous if organized teams could play on one campus, as it stands now we travel from one side of town to the next pending what the School District has available for us to play on any given day.
Why don't we already have similar options here? We are due for something here.
If
you are seeking stable revenues and local economic vitality, the local teams alone will provide a steady revenue stream with the appropriate fees and when it comes to visiting teams they typically deposit money to restaurant and hotel stays while in town. It is a win- win for everyone if envisioned, designed and delivered accordingly.
For it to be a successful project, the City will also need to make a collaborative effort to work with local leagues, such as Napa United, to develop fields and fundraising. I was fortunate to be the Project Manager on the City of Petaluma's Petaluma Community Sports Fields Project (formerly East Washington Park Project) from environmental review, project design, assisting with grant/local funding needed and ultimately construction (2007-2015).
City staff worked hand in hand with the then
Petaluma Youth Soccer League (PYSL) President now Petaluma Mayor, Kevin McDonnell, to review plans and provide crucial feedback throughout the design and environmental phase. In addition, the PYSL committed to raise a significant local match ($1M Plus) towards the future sports fields and the City contributed grant and park impact fee funding to get the first phase completed in 2015.
I am hoping the City of Napa is thinking of a similar collaborative and transparent process as Petaluma as it needs to be a public-private partnership to be successful - whether it is formally realized or informal through the way of non-profits committing their support. We need this type of venue in Napa and I implore the City Council to make this a top priority and get a preliminary design team formed and started that includes local stakeholders at the table! The longer we wait the higher it will cost to ever develop a site in this community so lets get the momentum moving and actually build something.
Respectfully,
Erica Ahmann Smithies
Napa County Resident/Napa Native
City Council Regular Meeting
8/20/2024
Supplemental - Item 12.B