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CITY OF NAPA
MEETING MINUTES - Final
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, June 2, 2026 3:30 PM Afternoon Session
NO Evening Session
3:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:35 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 8.A. - PowerPoint presentation from City staff.
(A copy of the supplemental document is on file in the City Clerk's department)
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
4.A. 197-2026 Pride Month
Mayor Sedgley and members of Council read the proclamation. Samantha Moore on behalf of the Napa Pride Committee, accepted the proclamation and provided remarks.
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
Dalton J. Piercey - provided comments related to local music culture and provided suggestions related to BottleRock parking.
Cody Weiss - City Employee and NCEA-SEIU Chapter President - expressed support for City employees, discussed the impacts of rising living costs and increased workplace expectations, and urged the Council to consider employee compensation concerns during ongoing labor negotiations.
Maureen Trippe - provided comments regarding the proposed parking garage, encouraged Council to consider innovative and long-term parking solutions, including alternative parking strategies and potential community amenities as part of the project.
Erin Lucero , City Employee - expressed concerns regarding the City's proposed cost-of-living adjustment, cited increased living expenses in Napa and the challenges employees faced in keeping pace with inflation.
Jim Kress - requested immediate traffic enforcement measures on Salvador Avenue, citing increased vehicle speeds following recent roadway improvements and concerns for public safety.
Jim Hinton - requested that Item 6.J be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Also expressed concerns regarding the lack of an evening meeting session which limited opportunities for public participation. He also commented on the value of public discussion regarding labor negotiations.
Philip Trood - expressed appreciation for the City's recent street paving projects.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Vice Mayor DeNatale, seconded by Councilmember Painter, to approve the Consent Agenda with item 6.J. pulled for public comment. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
6.A. 247-2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved the minutes from the May 19, 2026 regular meeting of the City Council.
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6.B. 109-2026 Downtown Business Promotions Tax Area - FY 2026-27 Annual Report and Budget
Adopted Resolution R2026-058 approving the FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget for the Downtown Business Promotions Tax Area; authorizing the City Clerk to schedule a Public Hearing on June 16, 2026 to levy taxes in accordance with Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.28; and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-058
6.C. 111-2026 Oxbow Business Promotions Assessment Area - FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget
Adopted Resolution R2026-059 approving the FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget for the Oxbow Business Promotions Assessment Area; declaring its intent to levy assessments and authorizing the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing on June 16, 2026 to levy assessments in accordance with Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.29; and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-059
6.D. 249-2026 Notice of Calling a Consolidated General Municipal Election on November 3, 2026
Adopted Resolution R2026-060 Calling and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 for the purpose of electing one Councilmember from District 1 and one Councilmember from District 3; requesting that the Napa County Board of Supervisors consolidate the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election, and requesting that the Napa County Registrar of Voters render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of the General Municipal Election.
Enactment No: R2026-060
6.E. 253-2026 Downtown Parking Assessment Area -2027 Annual Report and Budget Adopted Resolution R2026-061: (1)approving the 2027 Annual Report, Budget and Advisory Board for the Downtown Parking Assessment Area; (2) declaring its intent to levy assessments and authorizing the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing on June 16, 2026 to levy assessments in accordance with Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.30; and (3) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-061
6.F. 245-2026 Annual Update to Speed Limits on City Streets Approved the second reading and adoption of Ordinance O2026-005 amending Napa Municipal Code Section 10.20.040 related to the establishment and enforcement of speed limits.
Enactment No: O2026-005
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6.G. 120-2026 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Received the 2026-27 Water Supply and Demand Assessment Report
6.H. 135-2026 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Napa Valley Unified School District for the Napa Police Department’s School Resource Officer Program.
Approved and authorized the Chief of Police to execute on behalf of the City a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) for the collaboration and operation of the Napa Police Department’s School Resource Officer Program for the 2026-2027 school year, in the shared cost of one (1) Youth Services Bureau Detective and three (3) School Resource Officers in a total joint cost not to exceed $761,169.65.
6.I. 189-2026 SB1 Road Repair and Accountability Act - Project List Application Fiscal Year 2026/27
Adopted Resolution R2026-062 (1) adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2026/27 funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017; and (2) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-062
6.J. 213-2026 Response to the 2026 Napa County Grand Jury Final Report “Fear of ICE in the Valley.”
This item was pulled for public for comment.
Jim Hinton - expressed concerns regarding the item being considered during an afternoon session rather than an evening session. He requested that the response letter be read into the record.
In response, Mayor Sedgley noted that the letter was part of the public record and available on the City's website. The Mayor also reiterated the Police Department's role with respect to immigration enforcement. City Manager Potter clarified that the proposed action was in response to findings and recommendations contained in the Grand Jury report.
Councilmember Narvaez commented on the importance of public communication and outreach to address community concerns.
A motion was made by Councilmember Narvaez, seconded by Councilmember Painter, to approve the City of Napa Response to the 2026 Grand Jury Report "Fear of ICE in the Valley?" and authorized the City Manager to submit the response on behalf of the City Council to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Napa County. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
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6.K. 224-2026 Emergency Declaration for 36-inch Asbestos Cement Water Transmission Main Replacement
Adopted Resolution R2026-063 (1) determining there is 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, (2) approving a transfer in the amount of $110,000 from water CIP reserve fund balance account 531-35999 to CIP project account 53160139-63WT25UTER as documented in council budget amendment No. 12P013; and (3) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-063
6.L. 226-2026 Soscol Avenue Paving Contract Award
Adopted Resolution R2026-064: (1) authorizing the Public Works Director to award a construction contract to, and execute a construction contract with O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., for the Soscol Avenue Paving project (33ST26PW12) in the bid amount of $1,566,500; (2) authorizing the Public Works Director to approve change orders and charges for project services up to $369,975 for a total project construction cost amount not to exceed $1,936,475; and (3) determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
Enactment No: R2026-064
6.M. 236-2026 4Leaf Amendment No. 1 to C2026-567 for On-Call Building Services Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C2026-567 with 4LEAF, Inc., for additional on-call building services in the amount of $160,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $410,000.
6.N. 243-2026 Classification Specification and Salary for Emergency Manager in the Fire Department
Adopted Resolution R2026-065 amending the City Classification Plan by adopting the new classification specification and salary range for Emergency Manager in the Fire Department.
Enactment No: R2026-065
6.O. 244-2026 Enterprise Resource Planning (EERP) Support Agreement Amendment Adopted Resolution R2026-066 approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to City Agreement No. C2025-037 with Koa Hills Consulting LLC, in the amount of $167,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $702,000 for on-going technical and application support for the current Tyler Technologies Enterprise Resource Planning system.
Enactment No: R2026-066
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 Luros, to approve the Consent Hearing Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
7.A. 193-2026 Amendment of Napa Municipal Code Chapter 2.89 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Approved the first reading and introduction of an ordinance amending Napa Municipal Code Chapter 2.89 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
8.A. 159-2026 City of Napa FY 2026/27 Mid-Cycle Budget Amendments Mayor Sedgley opened the hearing.
Budget Officer Seth Anderson provided the report.
Mayor Sedgley called for disclosures; there were none.
Mayor Sedgley called for public comment.
Dalton J. Piercey - asked for copy of the report.
City Clerk Carranza responded that she would provide him a copy via email.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor DeNatale, seconded by
Councilmember Painter, to close public testimony. The motion carried unanimously.
Discussion was brought back to Council. Individual comments ensued.
A motion was made by Councilmember Painter, seconded by Councilmember Luros, to (1) Adopt Resolution R2026-067 approving and adopting amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget; and
(2) Adopt Resolution R2026-068 amending the City-Wide Position Staffing Plan.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Sedgley, DeNatale, Luros, Narvaez, and Painter5 -
Enactment No: R2026-067 R2026-068
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9. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Potter recognized Budget Analysts Priscilla Wong O'Rourke and Natalie Reid, who were in attendance, and thanked them for their contributions to the development of the budget as well.
Utilities Director Joy Eldredge introduced Adam Nelkie, newly hired Deputy Utilities Director. Mr. Neklie provided brief remarks.
Councilmember Narvaez reminded everyone to vote.
10. CLOSED SESSION:
Andreas Booher of the City Attorney's office announced the closed session items.
10.A. 257-2026 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Attorney
10.B. 172-2026 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Consideration of Pending Worker’s Compensation Claim
One Potential Case
10.C. 220-2026 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6):
City designated representatives: Steve Potter, Liz Habkirk, MJ Tueros, Donna Lee, Zach Curren and Jesse Lad.
Employee organizations: Napa City Employees Association (NCEA) – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) LOCAL 1021 and Napa City Firefighters Association (NCFA) – IAFF, Local 3124.
10.D. 258-2026 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency Designated Representatives: Christopher Diaz, Steve Potter, Liz Habkirk, Julie Lucido and Greg Nelson.
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney
There were no requests from the public to comment on closed session items.
The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 4:31 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 6:41 P.M. There was no reportable action.
11. ADJOURNMENT: 6:41 P.M.
June 2, 2026CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council of the City of Napa is Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Submitted by:
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Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk