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CITY OF NAPA
MEETING MINUTES - Final
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Mary Luros
Councilmember Chris DeNatale
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Beth Painter
3:30 PM City Hall Council ChambersTuesday, October 7, 2025 3:30 PM Afternoon Session
No Evening Session
3:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 P.M.
1.A. Roll Call:
Mayor Sedgley, Vice Mayor Luros, Councilmember DeNatale, Councilmember Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter
Present: 5 -
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental document:
Item 5 - Correspondence from John Bristol
(A copy of the supplemental document is on file in the City Clerk's department)
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
4.A. 367-2025 Proclamation for Arbor Day
Mayor Sedgley and Members of Council read the proclamation. Jeff Gittings, Parks and Urban Forestry Manager, accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
4.B. 394-2025 Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week Mayor Sedgley and Members of Council read the proclamation. Tony Valadez, Compliance Programs Manager, accepted the proclamation, introduced the Code Enforcement team, and provided remarks.
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4.C. 395-2025 “Imagine a Day Without Water” Proclamation Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Utilities Director Joy Eldredge accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: None.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Following approval of the consent calendar, Mayor Sedgley took a moment to acknowledge Marian Glynn who was in attendance and had just been appointed to serve on the Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Commission.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Luros, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
6.A. 408-2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved the minutes from the September 16, 2025 Regular Meeting of the City Council.
6.B. 420-2025 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Membership Reappointed incumbent, Robert Reber, and appointed new applicant, Virginia Hill, to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission to serve terms beginning immediately and ending on September 30, 2027.
6.C. 421-2025 Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Commission Membership Reappointed incumbent, Joe Streng, and appointed new applicants Marian Glynn and Clay Newton, to the Parks, Recreation and Tress Advisory Commission for terms beginning immediately and ending September 30, 2027 with Marian Glynn and Clay Newton designated as members with demonstrated experience in one of the following identified fields: urban planning, park planning, park operations, park maintenance, recreation programming, horticulture, or arboriculture.
6.D. 389-2025 Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report on the City’s Investment Portfolio for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2025
Received the Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report on the City’s investment portfolio for the period ending June 30, 2025.
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6.E. 296-2025 Emergency Repair of Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive Bridge (1) Determined there was a need to continue the emergency action to execute and implement a contract for the design, permitting, and construction to stabilize the creek bank and adjacent roadway for Browns Valley Creek at Tall Grass Drive, and determined that the actions authorized by this item were exempt from CEQA; and
(2) Adopted Resolution R2025-108 Amending the FY2025/26 & 2026/27 Capital Improvement Program.
Enactment No: R2025-108
6.F. 350-2025 Emergency Declaration for 36-inch Asbestos Cement Water Transmission Main Replacement
Determined there was a need to continue the emergency action to execute and implement contracts for the construction to replace up to 8,200 linear feet of 36-inch asbestos cement water transmission main.
6.G. 290-2025 On-Call Contract Awards - Landscape Architecture and Design Services Approved and authorized the Parks & Recreation Services Director to execute on behalf of the City agreements with five professional services firms: (1) Callander Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc., (2) Carlile Macy, (3) CSWST2, (4) GSM landscape architects, inc., and (5) Verde Design, Inc., for task-order based on-call landscape architecture and design services, each in an amount not to exceed $750,000.
6.H. 403-2025 Foundation Construction at Dwight Murray Plaza Approved and authorized the City Manager to notify BUILD Group, Inc. of its authorization to fully construct a foundation, including pouring concrete, on City-owned parcel 003-166-017 (Dwight Murray Plaza), pending the exchange of the property as previously authorized by the City Council.
6.I. 413-2025 Coombs & South Coombs Rehabilitation- Imola Avenue to 5th Street Adopted resolution R2025-109: (1) authorizing the Public Works Director to approve change orders and charges for 33ST20PW09 project services up to $873,500 for a total construction project amount not to exceed $5,568,945.70; and (2) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2025-109
7. CONSENT HEARINGS:
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Approval of the Consent Agenda
Mayor Sedgley announced the consent hearing. There were no requests to speak; the hearing was opened and closed without comment.
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, Luros, DeNatale, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
7.A. 363-2025 Wilkins Townhomes
Adopted Resolution R2025-110 approving a Use Permit, Design Review Permit, and Tentative Subdivision Map for Condominium Purposes to subdivide an existing, approximately 0.6-acre parcel into ten (10) parcels and a Common Lot, Lot A, for an 11-unit residential condominium development on property located at 2005-2069 Wilkins Avenue, and determining that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2025-110
8. REPORT ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION:
Interim City Attorney Diaz announced that at the September 16, 2025 meeting Council considered an item, conference with legal counsel on the initiation of litigation of four potential matters, and reported out that:
- The City Council voted with all members in the affirmative to join the class action lawsuits against Purdue/Sackler and Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun Pharma, and Zydus, regarding opioid remediation.
- The City Council voted with all members in the affirmative to initiate a receivership for the nuisance conditions located at 456 Seymour Street. - The City Council voted with 4 members in the affirmative, with Mayor Scott Sedgley abstaining, to initiate a receivership for the nuisance conditions located at 2307 1st Street.
9. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
Mayor Sedgley shared that the 2nd annual "Remembering Sasha" fundraising event would be held on October 18, 2025 out at Napa Valley Language Academy Softball Field at 3:00 P.M. and encouraged folks to attend.
10. CLOSED SESSION:
Interim City Attorney Diaz announced the closed session item.
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10.A. 410-2025 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code section 54957.6) regarding the unrepresented employees: City Attorney, and Police Chief. Steve Potter, Heather Ruiz, and Liz Habkirk are the City’s designated representatives.
There were no requests from the public to comment on closed session items.
The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 3:51P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 P.M. There was no reportable action.
11. ADJOURNMENT: 4:50 P.M.
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
Submitted by:
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Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk