DRAFT - REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MINUTES
FOR THE CITY OF NAPA NOMINATION COMMITTEE
September 30, 2025 – 4:00 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers
955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL – 4:05 P.M.
NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Vice Mayor Luros and Councilmember Chris DeNatale
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk, and Breyana Brandt, Parks and Recreation Director
AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS
City Clerk Carranza announced the receipt of withdrawal emails from applicants Cathy Gillis, Kyle Lason and Michael Cole. She also shared that applicant Kimberly Balkoski would not be in attendance but submitted a video to be played in lieu of her in person participation.
PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved June 26, 2025 Regular Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes.
INTERVIEWS AND RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS
Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
Vice Mayor Luros and Councilmember DeNatale interviewed the applicants in the following order:
Robert Reber
Clay Newton
Virginia Hill
Brendan Baker
Applicant Julianne Ireta was not in attendance.
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Vice Mayor Luros and Councilmember DeNatale completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-5 with five being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to City Clerk Carranza.
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Luros: Reber (5); Ireta (1); Newton (2); Hill (4); Baker (3) DeNatale: Reber (5); Ireta (1); Newton (2); Hill (4); Baker (3) City Clerk Carranza announced the scores and that applicants Robert Reber and Virginia Hill would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Commission.
Vice Mayor Luros and Councilmember DeNatale interviewed the applicants in the following order:
Joe Streng
Kimberly Balkoski (City Clerk staff played a video submitted by applicant Dickson for consideration in her absence) Marian Glynn
Clay Newton
Brendan Baker
Applicant Julianne Ireta was not in attendance.
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Vice Mayor Luros and Councilmember DeNatale completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-6 with five being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to City Clerk Carranza.
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Luros: Streng (6); Ireta (1); Balkoski (2); Glynn (4); Newton (5); Baker (3) DeNatale: Streng (6); Ireta (1); Balkoski (2); Glynn (5); Newton (3); Baker (4) City Clerk Carranza announced the scores and that applicants Joe Streng, Marian Glynn and Clay Newton would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
Vice Mayor Luros and Councilmember DeNatale established that applicants Marian Glynn and Clay Newton would be recommended to fulfill the requirement of members with demonstrated experience.
ADJOURNMENT – 5:12 P.M.
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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