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CITY OF NAPA
MEETING MINUTES - Draft
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Liz Alessio
Councilmember Mary Luros
Couincilmember Beth Painter
3:30 PM City Hall Council ChambersTuesday, September 3, 2024 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, Vice Mayor Narvaez, and Mayor Sedgley
Present: 4 -
Councilmember PainterAbsent: 1 -
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental items:
Item 3. - Email from Jim McNamara
Items 6.A., 6.B., and 6.C. - PowerPoint Presentations from City staff. (Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerk's department)
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
3.A. 298-2024
Proclamation for Suicide Prevention Month
Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation.
Cassandra Eslami, Deputy Director of Health and Human Services Agency, received the proclamation and provided remarks.
Councilmember Alessio, serving on the Napa County Suicide Prevention Council, provided additional remarks.
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4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Matthew Lane - provided comments regarding road conditions.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Councilmember Alessio, seconded by Vice Mayor Narvaez, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Alessio, Luros, Narvaez, and Sedgley4 -
Absent: Painter1 -
5.A. 317-2024
City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved the minutes from the August 20, 2024 Regular Meetings of the City Council.
5.B. 296-2024 Silverado-Third-Coombsville-East (“5-Way Intersection”) Project Authorized the Public Works Director to negotiate and execute an Amendment to City Agreement No. C2023-710 with GHD Inc. for professional engineering services for the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase of the “5-Way Intersection” Project in an amount not to exceed $140,679.00 for a total contract amount of $1,444,422.00.
5.C. 310-2024
Amendment to Agreement with First Carbon Solutions, Inc.
Authorized the Community Development Director to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City a Third Amendment to City Agreement No. C2020-112 with First Carbon Solutions (FCS International Inc.), in an amount of $7,700 for a total not to exceed amount of $131,914 to provide environmental consulting services for the Zinfandel Subdivision development application.
5.D. 311-2024
On-Call Street Pavement Maintenance & Repair Services
Authorized the Utilities Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with Benchmark Civil Construction in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 with a five-year term for on-call paving services and determine the action authorized by this item is exempt from CEQA.
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
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6.A. 309-2024 Fire Department Spotlight
Fire Chief Zach Curren provided the report.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to speak.
Discussion was turned over to Council. Individual comments and questions ensued.
6.B. 312-2024 Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Report, and Equity and Inclusion Plan - 2023/2024
Human Resources Director Heather Ruiz introduced the item, and Human Resources Manager MJ Tueros provided the report.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to speak.
Discussion was turned over to Council. Individual questions and comments ensued.
A motion was made by Councilmember Luros, seconded by Councilmember Alessio, to adopt Resolution R2024-086 approving the 2023 Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Report and approving the 2024 Equity and Inclusion Plan.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Alessio, Luros, Narvaez, and Sedgley4 -
Absent: Painter1 -
Enactment No: R2024-086
6.C. 301-2024
Napa Downtown Specific Plan Progress Review
Vin Smith, Community Development Director, and Neal Harrison, Economic Development Manager, provided the staff report.
Chuck Shinnamon - shared that he appreciated efforts by staff in bringing the item forward and provided comments on the impacts of added hotels and businesses. He'd also like to see more people living in downtown.
Kevin Teague - provided complimentary comments regarding the plan.
Discussion was brought back to Council. Individual questions and comments ensued.
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7. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Potter shared that Councilmember Painter apologized for not being able to attend the meeting that afternoon.
Mayor Sedgley shared that Napa County RCD would be hosting it's Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday September 21st and encouraged folks to participate.
Councilmember Alessio reminded folks about the Napa County Suicide Prevention Council's first Suicide Prevention Conference that was being held on September 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Napa Valley Colleege Performing Arts Center.
Vice Mayor Narvaez invited folks to attend the 9/11 Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. September 11th at the 9/11 Memorial Garden in Napa.
8. ADJOURNMENT: 5:15 P.M.
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is on September 17, 2024.
Submitted by:
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Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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