Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2026
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DRAFT - REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MINUTES
FOR THE CITY OF NAPA NOMINATION COMMITTEE
February 9, 2026 – 5:00 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers
955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL – 5:00 P.M.
NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Councilmembers Bernie Narvaez and Beth Painter
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS - NONE
None
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.A. Approved the September 30, 2025 Regular Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes.
5. INTERVIEWS AND RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS
5.A. Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter interviewed applicant Trajan Bynum.
Applicant Frankie Gill was not in attendance.
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-2 with two being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to City Clerk Carranza.
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Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2026
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The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Narvaez: Gil (1); Bynum (2)
Painter: Gil (1); Bynum (2)
City Clerk Carranza announced that applicant Trajan Bynum would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
5.B. Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Commission.
Councilmember Narvaez and Painter interviewed the applicants in the following order:
1. Darren Graffuis
2. Drew Lehman (who joined via video conference)
3. Simone Katz-O’Neill
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Councilmember Narvaez and Painter completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-3 with three being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to City Clerk Carranza.
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Narvaez: Graffuis (2); Lehman (1); Katz-O’Neill (3)
Painter: Graffuis (3); Lehman (1); Katz-O’Neill (2)
City Clerk Carranza announced the scores and that applicants Darren Graffuis and Simone Katz-O’Neill would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter established that new applicant Darren Graffuis, and existing commission member Jeffrey Richard, would be recommended to fulfill the requirement of members with demonstrated experience.
6. ADJOURNMENT – 5:32 P.M.
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk