RESOLUTION R2025-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING MEASURE T MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25, AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, on November 6, 2012, the voters of Napa County passed the Napa Countywide Road Maintenance Act, also known as Measure T, which imposes a half cent transaction and use (sales) tax to provide supplemental funding for road maintenance as detailed in Ordinance No. 2012-01 of the Napa Valley Transportation Authority – Taxing Authority (the “Measure T Expenditure Plan”); and WHEREAS, the Napa Valley Transportation Authority – Taxing Authority (“NVTA-TA”) is the designated agency that administers and oversees the Measure T revenues; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa is an eligible recipient of Measure T funds; and WHEREAS, the tax proceeds will be used to pay for the projects outlined in the Measure T Expenditure Plan allocated to the County of Napa and the cities and town within Napa County (“Local Agencies”) as set forth in the Measure T Expenditure Plan; and WHEREAS, on January 16, 2018, the City Council adopted resolution R2018-007, which established the average Maintenance of Effort amount for Fiscal Years 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10 of $3,383,221.35, consistent with the criteria set forth in Section 9 of Ordinance No. 2012-01; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa has annually provided NVTA-TA a copy of a resolution certifying that it has met its Maintenance of Effort obligation for the prior fiscal year, including backup documentation; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 2024, the voters of Napa County approved the Napa Valley Transportation Improvement Act, a ½-cent sales tax known as Measure U, replacing the road maintenance tax known as Measure T, beginning in Fiscal Year 2025/26, and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
2. The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 which exempts the repair, maintenance or minor alteration of existing facilities involving no or negligible expansion of use beyond that which presently exists.
3. The City Council hereby determines and certifies that: (a) the Maintenance of Effort (“MOE”) for the City of Napa for Fiscal Year 2024/25 is $5,126.036.00 as described on Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference and (b) for each of the past three Fiscal Years (2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25), the City of Napa met and exceeded its obligation for an MOE of at least $3,383,221.35, as set forth in R2018-007.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 16th day of December, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Christopher J. Diaz
Interim City Attorney
ATTACHMENT 1
R2025-__ Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 3 December 16, 2025
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R2018-__ Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 2 Type approved date of resolution here