SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Office of the City Clerk
City Council of the City of Napa Regular Meeting
March 18th, 2025
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
AFTERNOON SESSION
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT:
1) Email received from Lauren Coodley on March 9, 2025. 2) Email received from Evy Warshawski on March 10, 2025. 3) Email received from Genavieve Gillis_Studio G on March 10, 2025. 4) Letter received from Dr. Ralph DeAmicis on March 17, 2025.
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
6.A 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report AND 6.B 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report
• Presentation from staff.
6.C Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Update • Presentation from staff.
6.D 3875 Jefferson Street Surplus Land Act Exemption and Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
• Presentation from staff.
6.F Climate Action Update and Discussion of Next Steps
• Presentation from staff.
From: Beth Painter
To: Clerk
Subject: Fwd: Harvest
Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025 8:55:27 PM
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From: Lauren Coodley
Date: March 9, 2025 at 4:53:28 PM PDT
To: Beth Painter <[email protected]>
Subject: Harvest
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Hi Beth, I just read about the possible purchase of harvest by the city.
I want to urge you in the strongest possible terms to think about the negative effects of more apartment buildings more traffic and more congestion. Think also about how we don’t have a teen center in Napa, we don’t have enough community swimming pools. We don’t have enough places for families to enjoy nature.
Please don’t let the developers bulldoze you into throwing up more apartments that will make old Sonoma Road almost impossible to travel on. We still have tremendous fire dangers from the oncoming climate crisis, and we have way too many traffic accidents. Thank you for listening to me.
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community center like other cities of the same size or smaller (Yountville and Sonoma come to mind)?
We are happy to meet and catch you and members of the city council up on the current situation as well as the particular multi-use professional needs of the arts and culture communities.
Thank you for your time,
Evy Warshawski
Former Executive/Artistic Director, Napa Valley Opera House Coordinator, Ad-Hoc Spaces Committee
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From: Beth Painter
To: Steve Potter; Clerk
Subject: Fwd: Advocating for Performing Arts Spaces in Napa Date: Monday, March 10, 2025 10:40:44 AM
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Subject: Advocating for Performing Arts Spaces in Napa
Date: March 10, 2025 at 9:25:55 AM PDT
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Dear Mayor Sedgley, Napa City Council Members, and Evy, Yes! You are speaking directly to us at Studio G. The lack of accessible and affordable performance and rehearsal spaces has been an enormous challenge for our Napa youth. Our students work tirelessly to bring theatre to life and yet finding a space where they can not only showcase their hard work but also experience the joy of performing with proper lighting and sound equipment has become increasingly difficult.
Since our last production of Grease at the Napa Valley Opera House in 2019, we’ve been making it work at First Presbyterian Church Gym - slowly purchasing wireless mics, lighting, sound equipment, pipe and drape, and whatever else we can to create a true performance experience. The reality is that local venues are either too expensive or simply not equipped for theatre productions. This season, we are performing at Napa Valley College, but as a for-profit (with zero profit, to be honest!), we are paying a small fortune and hoping ticket sales will help us break even.
We are actively looking into becoming a nonprofit this year, and this conversation is crucial. A dedicated community performance space would be transformative for the many arts organizations struggling to provide quality opportunities for our local talent. Please know that I am ready and willing to advocate for this in any way I can - especially for the young artists in our community.
Evy, thank you for your leadership and for fighting on behalf of all of us who are trying to keep the performing arts alive in Napa. This is a conversation worth having, and I look forward to being part of it.
Best,
Genavieve Gillis
Studio G
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From: Evy Warshawski <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2025 8:35:55 AM
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Subject: Possible Acquisition of former Harvest School
Dear Mayor Sedgley and Members of the Napa City Council, Last year, a group of nonprofit arts professionals began meeting to discuss a dire lack of adequate performing spaces in the Napa Valley.
We would like to put a bug in your ears to consider the possibility of Harvest School becoming a Community Center to house a variety of activities, including large and small spaces, that meet the growing needs of our population.
This lack of space by the arts community is due to a number of factors, including:
- private ownership and exorbitant costs to rent both the Uptown Theater and former Napa Valley Opera House;
- the closure of Lincoln Theater;
- the lack of professional lighting and sound equipment in spaces such as churches, which have become a default venue for many of our choral, chamber music presentations plus small theater companies' This situation has left many arts groups to either throw in the towel or opt, in desperation, for multi-use facilities such as the Yountville Community Center or St. Helena HIgh School. Napa Valley College has been extremely generous to nonprofits who would like to rent the Performing Arts Center, however due to their busy annual academic calendar, dates are hard to lock down.
During the past ten-plus years, Napa Valley's quality of life has spiraled, due in no small part to the variety of arts and culture opportunities available to residents and tourists alike. In order to continue to thrive, however, we need a professional space dedicated to the presentation and nurturing of the arts. Why does our City of Napa not have a community center like other cities of the same size or smaller (Yountville and Sonoma come to mind)?
We are happy to meet and catch you and members of the city council up on the current situation as well as the particular multi-use professional needs of the arts and culture communities.
Thank you for your time,
Evy Warshawski
Former Executive/Artistic Director, Napa Valley Opera House Coordinator, Ad-Hoc Spaces Committee
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2024 Housing
Element Annual
Progress Report
March 18, 2025
6.A. & 6.B.
Housing Projects & Permits
• Table A & A2
– Housing Projects
– Housing Permits
• Table B
– Permit Summary
• Table D
– Program
I
mplementation
Permitted Housing Units
2022* - 2031
* Projection Period – 6/30/22 through 1/30/23
Very Low Low Moderate Above
Moderate
Total ADUs
2022* 54 14 17 56 141
2023 - 24 28 80 132 61
2024 - 21 41 123 185 59
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
Total 54 59 86 259 458 120
RHNA (716) (385) (319) (791) (2,211) N/A
Housing Element
Implementation
2024 Accomplishments
• Launched Zoning Ordinance Update
• 5 deed-restricted ADUs thru Junior Unit
Initiative
• Funding for emergency repairs for 9
households
• Rental Assistance to 282 Households
through various programs
Coming Year
• Zoning Ordinance & Municipal Code
U
pdate
– General Plan Policy Implementation
– Housing Element Appendix K
• Housing Element Implementation
– Programs Identified in Table D for 2025
Action
Final action by the City Council:
• Accept the 2024 Housing Element Annual
Progress Report and Authorize Staff to
File with HCD and LCI
2024 General
Plan Annual
Progress Report
March 18, 2025
General Plan APR
• Required by State Law
• General Plan Implementation Progress
• Report Format
– No Standardized Format
– Yearly Implementation Progress
– Covers All Elements (Housing separate)
General Plan Implementation
• Actions Taken in 2024
– Initiated Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Update
• RFP, Interviews, Consultant Selection
• Staff & Stakeholder Interviews
• Technical Consistency & Analysis
• Actions in the Coming Year
– Continue Zoning Ordinance Update
– Code Updates pursuant to State Laws
Action
Final action by the City Council:
• Accept t he 2024 General Plan Annual
Progress Report and Authorize Staff to
F
ile with HCD and LCI
UPDATE AND REVIEW OF LOCAL IMPLICATIONS
(NO ACTION NEEDED)
Local Responsibility Area (LRA)
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps
6.C.
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
– Areas in the State identified as
Moderate, High and Very High Hazard
Severity Zones
– Based on a consistent statewide
criteria and the severity of fire hazard
that is expected to prevail in those
areas.
– These mapped zones result from a
measure of “Hazard”, not “Risk”
– No ability to influence maps
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
• What is required in an identified Fire
Hazard Severity Zone?
– Changes per level of zone
– May require:
• Materials and Construction Methods
• Real Estate disclosure
• Defensible space requirements
• Property development standards
• Inclusion in General Plan
City of Napa
Outlook
• 1,300 Acres designated as
“Moderate” – which means no
additional code requirements
• 1,080 Acres designated as
“High” – which means this may
trigger Chapter 7A of the
Building Code
• Chapter 7A covers
“Materials and
construction methods for
exterior wildfire exposure”
• Requiring Chapter 7A
compliance will
undoubtedly increase
construction costs in
applicable zones.
• Zero Acres designated as
“Very High”
Local Requirements:
• “Moderate” Fire Hazard Severity Zone =
no additional requirements.
• “High” Fire Hazard Severity Zone =
– Chapter 7A covers “Materials and
construction methods for exterior wildfire
exposure”.
• No “Very High” Fire Hazard Severity
Zones.
Fire Insurance
Will my rates go up?
Next Steps:
1. Share maps publicly and open to public
comment within 30 days.
2. Adopt the maps and Fire Hazard
Severity Zone designations by local
ordinance within 120 days of receipt.
3. Once adopted, City Departments will
incorporate into the development review
process to ensure compliance.
Local Actions – what we can
do (and cannot do):
1. We cannot influence the maps or
decrease Fire Hazard Zone
designations.
2. We can increase the designations of
parcels to a higher zone.
Some Additional Notes:
1. Our CWPP will
incorporate these
zones.
2. We are coordinating
with our County
partners to take a
similar approach.
3. Fire protection
concepts are still
good ideas, even if
not required.
Referenced Legislation
• AB 337, Bates. Very high fire hazard
severity zones
• SB 63, Stern. Fire prevention: vegetation
management: public education: grants:
defensible space: fire hazard severity
zones.
• Government Code 51178; 51179
• AB 211, Committee on Budget. Public
resources trailer bill.
More Information:
1. Fire Hazard Severity Zones | OSFM
2. City Site: Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard
Severity Zones (LRA FHSZ) | Napa, CA
(Includes link for public comment)
3. Form Center • Comment Form For LRA Map
4. Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) |
Napa, CA
Questions?
3875
Jefferson
Street –
Housing
Project
March 18, 2025
6.D.
Project Timeline
City acquired property in March 2023
Demolition of existing structures completed in early 2024 Issued Request for Proposal for housing development in August 2024 Declare parcel as exempt surplus land under Surplus Land Act Select the preferred developer
Transfer property to developer
Property Details
Approximately 2.75 acres
Zoned RS 5 single
family residential
Sized for 24 units
Infill lot adjacent to single family
residential developments
Surplus Lands Act Exemption
RFP issued seeking a project that would fit within the Section 54221(f)(1(F) exemption
Advertised to over 600 developer contacts
Open, competitive bid for developers
All units required to be restricted for incomes up to 120% AMI for 45 years for ownership housing or 55 years for rental housing At least 75% of the units restricted for incomes up to 80% AMI Jefferson Garden Residences
3875 Jefferson
Street, Napa, California
response to
EXHIBIT A-
RESPONDENT
TEAM
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
REFINED SITE
PLAN
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
The following assumptions
apply to the current, refined
site plan.
1. Zoning RS5 - 19 lots,
single-story, SFR
2. FAR: 32%
3. Front yard setback: 7’
minimum for house, 20’ for
garages
4. Side yard setbacks: 5’
5. Rear yard setback: 15’
6. Lot sizes:
-11 lots at <5,000 sf
- 8 lots at >5,000 sf
7. Interior roads are private
driveways of 27’ in width
*This is a test fit and has not
been reviewed by the City. The
test fit site plan may include
concessions or waivers
available that could be
requested through the
entitlement process allowed
under density bonus law.
EXHIBIT C-
PROJECT
NARRATIVE
CrossMod homes
Advantages
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
HOUSE FLOOR PLANS – Magnolia model 2
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
*Designs have not been reviewed by the City
HOUSE FLOOR PLANS – Aspen model 1
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
*Designs have not been reviewed by the City
HOUSE FLOOR
PLANS
example
modifications to
front elevation
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
*Designs have not been reviewed by the City
3875 Jefferson RFP Response
CITY OF NAPA
Dev Goetschius, Executive Director
City-HLT-Developer Partnerships
City of
Napa
Housing
Land
Trust
Nova
Domus
The price of the home is tied to income so it remains
affordable in perpetuity.
The land is a community asset with homes on it set
aside for the workforce.
HOUSING OUR WORKFORCE - IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PAYCHECK
1x Community Investment serves to keep the Home as affordable to subsequent buyers as it was to the 1st Buyer - for example a house built in 2005 in Santa Rosa has now served the 5th buyer A Proven Working Model
1x
Investment
Who Do We Serve?
Land Trust
leases land
to Family
Developer
sells house to
Family
• Family enters into a 99-year
renewable ground lease
• Has exclusive rights to the
property, like ownership
• Agrees to sell to same income
level to keep the home
affordable in perpetuity
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Family owns the home
and has a 30-year
fixed mortgage
Land Trust holds land in
trust as community benefit
What Are We Accomplishing?
• Making homeownership a reality for the workforce in our community
• Strengthening the fabric of our community by providing our workforce a secure place to live
• Investing in a permanent subsidy that will help generation after generation by partnering with a non-profit in HLT to steward the land that is a finite resource
• Eliminating the need for government & private subsidies in future years by tying the subsidy to the unit not the family
• Delivering stewardship to families to ensure successful homeownership
• Creating community wealth in perpetuity by preserving land that will benefit the community forever
www.housinglandtrust.org
[email protected]
707-766-8875
Recommended Action
• Adopt a resolution declaring 3875 Jefferson
Street exempt surplus land in accordance with
the Surplus Land Act; and
• Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager
or their designee to negotiate and enter into an
Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Nova
Domus Development, LLC for the development
of an affordable housing project at 3875
Jefferson Street and authorizing a
predevelopment loan in the amount of $250,000
as documented in budget adjustment 78P09
Questions
Climate
Action
Update
March 18, 2025
6.F.
Agenda
Definitions & Guiding Principles
Emission Sources
Focus Areas
Climate Action Committee
Direction to Staff
Definitions
Guiding Principles
2019 City of Napa GHG Emissions Inventory
Agriculture
0%
Imported Water
1%
Wastewater
6%
Solid Waste
6%
Off-Road Equipment
9%
Building Energy
24%
On-Road Transportation
54%
City of Napa
Napa County Regional Legislative-Adjusted GHG Emissions Forecasts (2019-2045) -
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 GHG Emissions (MTCO2e) Thousands
Imported Water Wastewater Agriculture Off-Road Equipment Solid Waste Building Energy On-Road Transportation BAU
On-RoadTransportation
Pursuing funding to
add additional
electric vehicle (EV)
charging stations and
purchase EVs
Starting work with
partners on a State
grant developing a
community
transportation
needsassessment
Awarded technical
assistance from MTC
to plan fleet
electrification.
Using the EV Equity
Roadmap tool(a
project of the CAC) to
determine future
charging station
locations
Building Energy
Implementing
Evaluating & implementing GHG reduction
opportunities at City/NHA facilities
Supporting
Supporting regional programs for residents
& businesses with MCE, BayREN and others
Following
Following development of State building
codes
• Leafblower Rebate - American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
• The City of Napa received
funding from the federal
American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA). $85,000 in ARPA
funding was awarded to the
Solano-Napa SBDC to
provide rebates. Napa
Climate Now is proving
outreach support.
• More than 30 rebates have
been awarded.
Off-Road
Equipment
Solid Waste
• Biomass gasification
• Anaerobic digestion
• SB1383 Implementation
• Paper procurement
• Reusable f oodware / compostable
foodware/ polystyrene opportunities
Countywide
Climate
Action
Committee
(CAC)
The Regional Climate Action and
Adaptation Plan is in development and a
draft as well as additional outreach
events are coming this summer
The consultant has recommended that
the CAC move forward with a Program
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for
environmental review of the RCAAP
The CAC is working to adopt a budget
for fiscal year 2025-2026
Questions &
Direction
for Staff