ATTACHMENT 1
2024 ACTION PLAN PROGRESS REVIEW
Downtown Specific Plan Table 8.4: Action Plan
Description:
Code Category Implementation Actions Approximate Cost Potential Funding Mechanisms Progress Status Notes RA-1.1 Regulatory Action Amend General Plan and Zoning Code provisions to be consistent with this Specific Plan. N/A City Completed RA-1.2 Regulatory Action
Identify development impact fees and other fees established by the Specific Plan to support new development. N/A City Completed
RA-1.4 Regulatory Action
Analyze and consider the potential for implementing a Mills Act program for the preservation of key historic structures. N/A City Completed
Historical Inventory Site List last amended in
2015
FM-1.2 Funding Mechanism Adjust the Parking Impact Fee to more closely reflect the actual cost of providing parking..
Parking Impact Fee increase (in
coordination with other sources of
parking funding) Completed 2016 increased; AB2097 limited FM-1.3 Funding Mechanism
Consider amending existing Downtown benefit zone improvement districts to increase or align funding consistent with benefits received by existing businesses.
Amendments to Existing Downtown
Benefit Zone Improvement Districts Completed
Oxbow PAA established 2013; PBID renewals
every 5 years; BPAA and Parking ongoing
FM-1.6 Funding Mechanism
Consider forming a Downtown Mello-Roos Community Facilities District. This CFD could cover the entire Downtown (thus requiring approval by two-thirds of the voters) or be “opt-in” – only including developing parcels.
Mello-Roos CFD Bond District (taxes
and bonds) as option for funding
allocated share of improvement costs.
SCIP program assessments could be an
alternative to the CFD Completed City has used SCIP for downtown PI-UI-1.2
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Stormwater and Drainage Improvements – Upgrade stormwater and drainage pipes to accommodate existing conditions; the Specific Plan does not propose to increase the amount of impervious surfaces. Upgrades to stormwater and drainage facilities must be completed in conjunction with street circulation and streetscape improvements. Stormwater and drainage facility upgrades in Phase 1 are anticipated to be focused within the core of the Downtown area, primarily along First Street between Soscol Avenue and Seminary Street.
Facility Upgrades to
Meet Existing Demands
- $33,500 Private Financing Completed Phase 1
PI-UI-1.3
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Sewer Network Improvements – Improvements to existing sewer facilities are required in Phase 1. As noted in Chapter 7 – Utilities, 27 pipes require size upgrades to support current conditions. In addition, buildout under the Specific Plan will increase dry weather flow demand within the Planning Area by up to 75 percent. 42 pipes will require size upgrades to support new development. Improvements to the sewer facilities must be completed in conjunction with street circulation and streetscape improvements, when possible, to support new building development as it occurs in Downtown. Improvements in Phase 1 are anticipated to be focused within the core of the Downtown area, primarily along First Street between Soscol Avenue and Seminary Street (see Figure 7.7 in Chapter 7 – Utilities).
Facility Upgrades to
Meet Existing Demands
- $90,000 Private Financing or Mitigation Completed Phase 1 PI-UI-1.4
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Dry Utility Improvements – Joint trenching for PG&E, cable, AT&T and fiber optics should be completed as streetscape improvements are realized. Initial upgrades should be considered primarily along First Street in conjunction with streetscape improvements in Phase 1, to support anticipated new development. TBD Utility Company Financing, coordinated
with City Improvements, Private
financing, New Specific Plan Fee Completed Phase 1
PI-SS-1.1
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape
Planning and design of roadway improvements including restriping of one-way to two-way streets and streetscape upgrades. TBD
New Specific Plan Fee, Downtown Napa
PBID, Infrastructure CFD and/or Tax-
Increment Completed
PI-SS-1.3
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape
Convert First, Second, and portions of Third and Fourth streets to two-way from Main to Jefferson. Includes new paving, striping, signage and traffic control modification, ideally in conjunction with utility improvements. $2,500,000 New Specific Plan Fee, Downtown Napa
PBID, Infrastructure CFD and/or Tax-
Increment Completed
PI-SS-1.7
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape
Convert Coombs Street Plaza to a slow traffic, shared, one-way street northbound or when the Town Center is redeveloped, to a two-way street, to help restore the grid. Includes re-paving, striping, signage, signals, traffic control and landscaping. $450,000
New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment Completed
The implementation actions are organized into three categories: Regulatory Actions, Funding Mechanisms and Public Investments. Each action is associated with the phasing for implementing the action, the estimated cost and the potential funding mechanisms. Progress Status referes to the status of each implementation actions as of August 2024.
PI-PM-1.1
Public Investments;
Parking Management Evaluate the potential of expanding the boundaries of the Parking Exempt District. N/A City Completed AB2097 limited this authority PI-PM-1.2
Public Investments;
Parking Management Allow valet parking through a use permit process. N/A City Completed Currently allowed with UP PI-PO-1.3
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space 1 - Coombs Street; 1 - $250,000
New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD,
Tax-Increment, and/or Park Fees Completed Removed Coombs plaza and one-way road PI-PO-1.4
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space
Relocate Skate Park (location TBD. Cost includes 20-25,000 sq. ft. for design and construction, but does not include land cost). $750,000
New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD
and/or Tax-Increment Completed
New JFK Skate Park built; NSD pursuing
alternative uses/housing
PI-PM-1.3
Public Investments;
Parking Management Adopt loading and delivery strategies for smaller properties N/A City Completed Parking program for assessing loading zones;
Requsts through traffic engineer office
PI-PM-1.5
Public Investments;
Parking Management Monthly parking space leases in public parking facilities N/A Self funded by revenue from permits
sold. Completed
MTC grant to upgrade employer parking fees
and locations in 2024/2025
RA-1.5 Regulatory Action
Analyze and consider the potential to reduce planning and permit fees for renovation of historic structures in conformance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. N/A City Completed RA-1.6 Regulatory Action Analyze and consider the potential to reduce the parking requirements for additions to historic structures. N/A City Completed PI-SS-1.4
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape
Upgrade streetscapes along core streets identified in the Streetscape Plan in Chapter 5 – Design Guidelines as First Street and a portion of Main Street. Streetscape improvements would include: sidewalk upgrades; new and consistently-spaced street trees; consistent street lighting, sidewalk furniture, and bike racks matching existing amenities; enhanced gateway intersections with gateway signs/monuments and improved crosswalks; and new drinking fountains, newspaper racks and public restrooms. $3,860,000 New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD Completed
Improvements including First Street paving
upgrades; Main Street by Vets Park; Bike racks;
Trash receptals; Public restrooms installed;
China Point; Heritage Park upgrades; EV
charging stations
FM-1.4 Funding Mechanism
Update existing citywide development impact fee ordinances (street, park, water or sewer development) to reflect any citywide-serving improvements in Downtown.
SCIP Program Assessments could assist
developer in funding these. In-progress
PW updating existing fees; 18 months to
completion
PI-SS-1.2
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape Incorporate public art at gateway locations. variable Public art ordinance funds. In-progress Public art at roundabout and Soscol to be
completed 2024/2025
PI-P-1.1
Public Investment;
Parking Improvements Plan and design of parking structures, locate placement of wayfinding tools. TBD Private Funding, New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD, Paid Parking Fees,
and/or Tax Increment, Downtown Napa
PBID In-progress
Cinedome masterplan 2018; Site analysis 2024.
Wayfinding upgrade with PBID 2023-2024
PI-P-1.4
Public Investment;
Parking Improvements
Supplement existing parking wayfinding and availability information signs with additional signs to direct drivers to available parking and identify the amount and price of the available parking.
TBD - Cost dependent
on sign type
Private Funding, New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD, Paid Parking Fees,
and/or Tax Increment, Downtown Napa
PBID In-progress
Wayfinding program design through City ED and
PBID paid for manufacturing and installation; no
funding source for digitalization
PI-PO-1.3
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space 2 - Brown Street (north of First); 2 - $265,000 New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD,
Tax-Increment, and/or Park Fees In-progress Kohls redevelopment DA in-progress PI-PO-1.3
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space 4 - Dwight Murray Plaza. 4 - $650,000 New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD,
Tax-Increment, and/or Park Fees In-progress
Reviewed in 2019; Kohs Redevelopment PSA to
land swap CC approved 2024
PI-PO-1.2
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space
Provide an enhanced frontage along Napa Creek to create a linear parkway as an expansion of Heritage Park – Improvements may include additional walkways and landscaping, lighting, seating and other amenities. $500,000 New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment In-progress
Project-driven investments (Kohls
redevelopment)
PI-P-1.2
Public Investment;
Parking Improvements
Provide new structured public parking in Parking Exempt District. Pearl and West streets replacement parking, 350 spaces at $32k/space, not including land costs. $11,200,000 Increase Parking Exempt District Fee,
New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD, Paid Parking Fees, Tax Increment
and/or Flood Mitigation funds In-progress
Cost estimate has doubled, closer to $20-25M
for 350 spaces
RA-1.3 Regulatory Action
Include any operations- and maintenance-related financing actions in conditions of approval or Development Agreement terms for all new development projects. N/A Private Financing or Mitigation Ongoing DAs include: First/Main, Franklin, First Street
Redevelopment, Kohs Redevelopment in-
progress
FM-1.1 Funding Mechanism
Identify Specific Plan improvements in current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and revisit prioritization of these improvements with each budget cycle, where appropriate, to be consistent with the Specific Plan. N/A City Capital Improvement Program
Funding Ongoing
Rexamine priotization and spend per budget
cycle. Considering projects annually but looking
at development to trigger CIP needs.
FM-1.7 Funding Mechanism
Pursue federal, state and regional grant funding programs that offer funding for improvements such as those required in Downtown. Federal and State Grant Programs Ongoing Grants include: Brown St Corridor; Riverline;
MTC Parking Management ; Vine trail gap
closure; Flood Control ; Trash receptacles
grant; Bike rack grant
PI-UI-1.1
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Water and Fire Flow Improvements – Upgrade pipe sizes to meet modern fire flow demands for existing and future development. It is anticipated that existing water facilities will be upgraded in Phase 1 throughout the Planning Area as noted in Chapter 7 – Utilities. Intra-agency coordination should ensure that improvements to the water facilities are completed in conjunction with street circulation and streetscape improvements to support new building development as it occurs in Downtown. Improvements in Phase 1 are anticipated to be focused within the core of the Downtown area, primarily along First Street between Soscol Avenue and Seminary Street (see Figure 7.4 in Chapter 7 – Utilities).
Facility Upgrades to
Meet Existing Demands
- $458,000 City Ongoing Improvements as projects occur
PI-UI-1.5
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Water and Fire Flow Improvements – Improvements in Phase 2 are anticipated to be focused in the areas adjacent to the Downtown core and throughout the Planning Area as needed to support new development (see Figure 7.4 in Chapter 7 – Utilities). $489,000
New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment Ongoing Improvements as projects occur PI-UI-1.6
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Stormwater and Drainage Improvements – Improvements in Phase 2 should be focused in the areas adjacent to the Downtown core and throughout the Planning Area as development occurs. $126,000 New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment Ongoing Improvements as projects occur PI-UI-1.7
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Sewer Network Improvements – It is anticipated that existing sewer facilities will be upgraded in Phase 1 throughout the Downtown area as outlined in Chapter 7 – Utilities. Improvements in Phase 2 to support anticipated new development should be focused in areas adjacent to the Downtown core and throughout the Planning Area as development occurs (see Figure 7.7 in Chapter 7 – Utilities). $753,000 New Specific Plan Fee, Utility Rate
Increases Ongoing Improvements as projects occur
PI-UI-1.8
Public Investment;
Utility Improvements
Dry Utility Improvements – Upgrades in Phase 2 are anticipated to occur in the areas adjacent to the Downtown core area and throughout the Planning Area as streetscape and roadway improvements and development occurs. TBD
Utility Company Financing, coordinated
with City Improvements, Private
financing, New Specific Plan Fee Ongoing Improvements as projects occur PI-PO-1.1
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space Planning and design of plazas, parks, and public amenities. TBD New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment Ongoing
PI-PO-1.6
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space
Improve the bicycle system including additional off-street pedestrian/bicycle paths, on-street bike lane striping, signage and bicycle/pedestrian crossing enhancements.
Costs included in street
and streetscape
improvements Ongoing
PI-P-1.5
Public Investment;
Parking Improvements
Provide new structure public parking in The Oxbow. May potentially be located as part of the Copia property redevelopment or on another site in the area. Approximately a 375-space garage $4,000,000 (public
contribution)
Private Funding, New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD, and/or Tax
Increment Financing Ongoing
Copia north sold to CIA; south sold to private
developer. Mainly private land in Oxbow
PI-PO-1.3
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space 3 - Brown Street (south of First); and 3 - $150,000 New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD,
Tax-Increment, and/or Park Fees Paused
Plan developed 2018; Attached to Carrithers
and First/Main redevelopment
PI-P-1.3
Public Investment;
Parking Improvements
Consider new payment infrastructure (on-street meters and off-street payment collection equipment) to collect parking fees. TBD
Increase Parking Exempt District Fee,
New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD, and/or Tax Increment Paused CC voted against paid parking in Oct 2023 PI-PM-1.6
Public Investments;
Parking Management Monitor and revise parking pricing to charge fees for public parking N/A Self funded by revenue from parking
fees. Paused CC voted against paid parking Oct 2023
FM-1.5 Funding Mechanism
Establish a Downtown area development impact fee that incorporates the costs of major improvements required in Downtown, creating a comprehensive framework for funding required improvements and assuring a proportional share allocation of costs.
New Specific Plan Area-Specific
Development Impact Fee Program for
Downtown (i.e., Big Ranch Road Area Not Started
Upgrading development fees 2024/2025; not
reviewing new fee
PI-SS-1.5
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape
In Phase 2, upgrade streetscapes along secondary streets identified in the Streetscape Plan in Chapter 5 – Design Guidelines as Second, Third, Pearl, Seminary and Jefferson streets. Streetscape improvements would include: sidewalk upgrades; new and consistently-spaced street trees; consistent street lighting, sidewalk furniture and bike racks matching existing amenities; improved crosswalks; and new newspaper racks and public restrooms. $5,416,000
New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment, Downtown
Napa PBID Not Started
PI-SS-1.6
Public Investment;
Streets & Streetscape
Upgrades to the streetscape include street trees and improved crosswalks. In Phase 2 these upgrades are anticipated along tertiary streets outside the core and secondary areas as identified in the Streetscape Plan in Chapter 5 – Design Guidelines. $2,152,000
New Specific Plan Fee, Infrastructure
CFD and/or Tax-Increment, Downtown
Napa PBID Not Started
PI-P-1.6
Public Investments;
Parking Management
Replace/expand Second Street Garage in conjunction with redevelopment of Carrither’s site. This would involve a disposition and development agreement and/or public/private partnership. Land would be procured through a contribution. TBD TBD Not Started
Carrither's to be sold in next 5-10 years per
County facilities plan early 2024
PI-PM-1.4
Public Investments;
Parking Management
Implement a residential permit parking program to protect residential neighborhoods surrounding downtown from spillover parking. N/A
Self funded by revenue from permits
sold. Not Started
Would be implemented in conjunction with paid
parking PI-PM-1.6
PI-PM-1.7
Public Investments;
Parking Management Implement real-time parking wayfinding. N/A Self funded by revenue from parking
fees. Not Started
PI-PO-1.5
Public Investments;
Plazas & Open Space Create half-acre park – Potentially at the southwest corner of Pearl and Main streets. $400,000 New Specific Plan Fee,
Infrastructure CFD
and/or Tax-Increment Not Started
Status Description Count
Completed Action completed 21
In-progress Action currently in-progress 8
Ongoing Ongoing action 11
Paused Reviewed and not-applicable 3
Not Started To be completed 7
Total 50