RESOLUTION R2026-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LEVYING ASSESSMENTS IN THE OXBOW BUSINESS PROMOTIONS ASSESSMENT AREA FOR FY 2026-2027 IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAPA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.29; AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, in order to implement the State of California Streets and Highways Code sections 36500, et seq. and City Agreement No. 9354 between the City of Napa and the Napa Downtown Association, Management of Assessment Districts, approved on June 19, 2007, the City of Napa City Council adopted Resolution No. R2026-059 on June 2, 2026 approving the FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget for Oxbow Business Promotions Assessment Area (“Oxbow BPAA”); and declaring its intent to levy assessments upon businesses within the Oxbow BPAA as outlined in Napa Municipal Code Section 3.29; and WHEREAS, said “FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget for the Oxbow BPAA” provided as Exhibit “A” to this Resolution contains the Napa Downtown Association (“NDA”) responses to specific measures from the California Streets and Highways Code Section 36533 including FY 2026-2027 NDA advisory board members, FY 2026-2027 NDA Budget including expected revenues and expenses, and the Oxbow BPAA Boundary Map; and WHEREAS, the Oxbow BPAA is located generally in the downtown Napa area bounded by Soscol Avenue, Silverado Trail, Fourth Street, and River Terrace Way, and more particularly shown in Exhibit “A”; and WHEREAS, a public hearing notice of the City Council’s intention to hold a public hearing to levy said assessments was published in the Napa Valley Register on June 4, 2026, and posted in publicly accessible locations; and the Napa Downtown Association was notified of this agenda item prior to the meeting date; and WHEREAS, said notice was given that the FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget for the Oxbow BPAA containing all documents, location maps, and information relating to the improvements and activities to be funded by said assessments was approved by the City Council on June 2, 2026 and is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Napa, CA, 955 School Street, Napa, CA; and WHEREAS, said public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of Napa on June 16, 2026 at the hour of 3:30 p.m., and at the hearing all persons desiring to be heard on all matters pertaining to the levying of assessments in the Oxbow BPAA were heard; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing a majority protest to the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 assessments was not achieved and therefore, the City Council may consider adoption of this Resolution; 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:
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.
The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15323 (normal operation of facilities for public gatherings). The City Council also hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA, on a separate and independent basis, pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15301 as the operation and maintenance of an existing business area with negligible expansion of use.
The City Council hereby confirms the FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and Budget for the Oxbow BPAA as described in the recitals of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby authorizes the levying and collection of assessments on businesses within the Oxbow BPAA for FY 2026-2027 as outlined in Napa Municipal Code Section 3.29.
The adoption of this Resolution shall constitute the levy of the assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
Assessments shall be collected for the year at the same time and in the same manner as the collection of the business license taxes from each business in the Oxbow Business Improvement Area. Collection shall be made by the Finance Director of the City or such other official of the City responsible for the collection of such taxes and assessments.
The Finance Director is hereby authorized to disperse assessment revenue from the FY 2026-2027 Oxbow BPAA to the NDA, to be used by NDA in accordance with the Oxbow BPAA FY 2026-2027 Annual Report and City Agreement 9354.
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 June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Christopher Diaz
Interim City Attorney
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