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CITY OF NAPA
MEETING MINUTES - Draft
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Mayor Scott Sedgley
Vice Mayor Chris DeNatale
Councilmember Mary Luros
Councilmember Bernie Narvaez
Councilmember Beth Painter
3:30 PM City Hall Council ChambersTuesday, January 6, 2026 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 DeNatale, Councilmember Luros, Councilmember Narvaez, and Councilmember Painter
Present: 5 -
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
City Clerk Carranza announced the following supplemental documents:
Item 4.
- Email from Jarvis Peay.
- Letter from John Bristol.
Item 6.B.
- PowerPoint Presentation from City staff.
- Email from Maureen Trippe.
(Copies of all supplemental documents are on file in the City Clerk's department)
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
Hal Leggett - commented regarding ADUs. Asked if there had been any discussions between the Napa County Assessor and City of Napa on lowering property taxes on ADU units. Suggested that could be an incentive to facilitate more affordable housing.
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5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Vice Mayor DeNatale, seconded by Councilmember Painter, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
5.A. 001-2026
City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved the minutes from the December 16, 2025 Regular Meetings of the City Council.
5.B. 009-2026 Amended 2026 City Council Calendar
Adopted Resolution R2026-001 establishing the amended 2026 City Council Calendar by correcting the regular September 2026 meeting dates to September 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026.
Enactment No: R2026-001
5.C. 007-2026
Senior Advisory Commission Membership
Re-appointed incumbent Tom Woolf to the Senior Advisory Commission, as a senior community at-large member, for a term beginning immediately and ending on September 30, 2027; and designated existing commission member Jim Holland to serve as a designated senior agency representative.
5.D. 002-2026
Classification Specification and Salary for Parks Planning Manager in the Parks and Recreation Services Department
Adopted Resolution R2026-002 amending the City Classification Plan by adopting the new classification specification and salary range for Parks Planning Manager; and amending the Budget Staffing Plan by adding one (1) Parks Planning Manager position, and deleting one (1) full-time Management Analyst I/II position in the Parks and Recreation Services Department.
Enactment No: R2026-002
5.E. 471-2025
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.
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5.F. 507-2025 Milliken Raw Water Pipeline Hardening Construction HMGP Authorized the Utilities Director to (1) negotiate and execute a construction contract with Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc. for construction of the Milliken Raw Water Pipeline Hardening in an amount not to exceed $5,283,902; (2) approved change orders and execute contracts for project services in a total amount not to exceed $1,200,000, for a total construction project amount of $6,483,902; and determined that the actions were exempt from CEQA.
5.G. 489-2025
Additional CDBG Mitigation Funding
Adopted Resolution R2026-003 authorizing the Utilities Director to submit an application for an allocation of additional grant funding of up to $2,211,789 and execute a grant agreement and any amendments thereto with the State of California for the 2017 funding year of the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-Mitigation Program and determining the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-003
5.H. 004-2026
On-Call Engineering and Multidisciplinary Professional Services Approved and authorized the Public Works Director to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City an agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for task order-based on-call engineering and multidisciplinary professional services in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
6.A. 501-2025
Salary Schedules for Full-Time and Part-Time Extra-Help Employees Human Resources Director Heather Ruiz provided a brief report in which she highlighted changes in the Executives Salary table.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to speak.
A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Councilmember Luros, to adopt Resolution R2026-004 documenting the salary schedules for Full-Time and Part-Time Extra-Help Employees. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
Enactment No: R2026-004
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6.B. 506-2025 Streets Paving Program
Deputy Public Works Director Jessica Lowe provided the report.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment; there were no requests to speak.
Discussion was turned over to Council. Brief individual comments ensued.
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember Narvaez, to adopt Resolution R2026-005 authorizing the Public Works Director to conduct in-house paving operations on behalf of the City and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
Enactment No: R2026-005
7. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Potter expressed appreciation for the Council’s recognition of City staff and the Public Works Department for their work on the paving program. He noted that praise should also be given to those who helped pass Measure G and to the community members whose support made significant investments in streets and the parks system possible.
Councilmember Painter wished everyone a Happy New Year. She also noted that the upcoming Fourth of July would mark the nation’s 250th anniversary and stated she looked forward to a strong plan to celebrate the holiday this year.
Councilmember Narvaez reminded the public that the Napa Lighted Arts Festival would return from January 17 to February 15, 2026.
8. CLOSED SESSION:
Andreas Booher of the City Attorney's Office announced the closed session item.
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8.A. 003-2026 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Heather Ruiz, Liz Habkirk Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
There were no requests from the public to comment on the closed session item.
The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 3:58 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 4:07 P.M. There was no reportable action.
9. ADJOURNMENT: 4:07 P.M.
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is January 20, 2026.
Submitted by:
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Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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