RESOLUTION R2026-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, (1) APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“NVTA”) FOR THE TEMPORARY PARKING, STORING, AND CHARGING OF NVTA ELECTRIC BUSES AT 720 JACKSON STREET; AND (2) DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, the City of Napa (“City”) is the owner of real property located at 720 Jackson Street, Napa, CA 94559, identified as Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 003-030-021 and 003-030-012 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (“NVTA”) previously leased the Property for use as a bus maintenance facility and, during that tenancy, installed a dual-port ChargePoint Express 250 electric vehicle charger (“Charging Station”) on the Property; and upon mutual termination of the lease in May 2024, the Charging Station was not removed and ownership transferred to the City; and WHEREAS, NVTA desires to use a portion of the Property and the Charging Station for the limited purpose of temporarily parking, storing, and charging up to two electric buses from its Vine transit service in the event a bus experiences an unexpected charge below 20%; and WHEREAS, the City is willing to grant a revocable, non-exclusive license to NVTA upon the terms and conditions set forth in the License Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” with City use of the Property retaining priority at all times; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all the information related to this matter as presented at the public meeting, including any supporting reports by City Staff; and 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 (licensing of existing facilities or equipment with no or negligible expansion of existing or former use).
3. The City Council hereby approves the License Agreement with the Napa Valley Transportation Authority for the use of a portion of City-owned property at 720 Jackson Street for the temporary parking, storing, and charging of NVTA electric buses, as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
4. The City Council hereby authorizes the Public Works Director to execute the License Agreement with NVTA in the form attached as Exhibit “A.”
5. The License Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Resolution.
6. 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 21st day of July, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Christopher Diaz
Interim City Attorney
R2026-__ Page 2 of 2 July 21, 2026
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