RESOLUTION R2026-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLAN AS A GUIDING POLICY DOCUMENT.
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Services Department has developed a 40-year Urban Forestry Management Plan; and WHEREAS, the Urban Forestry Management Plan is intended to guide the City in the planning, protection, promotion and preservation of Napa’s Urban Forest; and WHEREAS, the Urban Forestry Management Plan contains only non-binding recommendations to help guide Napa in achieving the Parks and Recreation Department's identified goals to (1) Preserve, (2) Protect, (3) Promote, and (4) Plan for the City's trees and the future of Napa's urban forest and, as such, is not subject to CEQA in that it does not involve the “approval” of a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in that it does not “commit the City to a definitive course of action in regard to a project intended to be carried out by any person“ within the meeting of Section 15352 of the CEQA Guidelines, and, alternatively, it is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) (the Plan will not result in any direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and, alternately, is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (the Plan is subject to the common sense exemption for projects where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment); 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 finds that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15352, and, in the alternative, is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(3) or, in the alternative, is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), and staff is directed to file a Notice of Exemption.
The City Council hereby adopts the Urban Forestry Management Plan as a guiding policy document.
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
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R2026-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 3 July 21, 2026
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R20XX-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 1 Type approved date of resolution here