From: Charlie Simpson
To: Clerk
Subject: Removing the old guy
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 10:57:00 PM
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Dear City Clerk
I would be very upset if it were me having to be an 83 yo man, just living alone in my parents house all these years. Also, as long as I wasn’t an invalid, that required me needing around the clock bedside assistance, and part of the deal would include the City paying for all of my MOVING and RELOCATION EXPENSES, that would have ANIMAL
PREFERENCES offered. With all of that on the table, I would consider that a pretty decent severance deal all in all. Besides, sometimes staying in one place for so too long may not necessarily be the most healthiest way to go.
Napa County Landmarks
P.O. Box 267
Napa, CA 94559-0267
707-231-8261
napacountylandmarks.org
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September 10, 2026
City of Napa
City Clerk’s Office/City Council
955 School Street
City Hall, South Wing
Napa, CA 94559
RE: Silverado Five-Way Intersection Project
Dear Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council:
Napa County Landmarks has been actively engaged in consultation with Caltrans regarding the Silverado Five-Way Intersection Project since 2025 and is a consulting party to the project’s Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Throughout that process, our focus has been on recognizing and reducing impacts to the East Napa Historic District and preserving the history and character of the Little Italy neighborhood.
We recognize the importance of this project to our community and appreciate the opportunity to bring historic preservation considerations into the planning process.
As the project moves forward, we look forward to working with the City to implement the mitigation measures outlined in the MOA, including efforts related to the Rossi House at 801 Silverado Trail, historic documentation, interpretive and wayfinding signage within the historic district, and other efforts to preserve and share the history of this important neighborhood.
Napa County Landmarks is committed to ensuring that these measures meaningfully recognize the historic significance of East Napa and Little Italy as the project proceeds.
We value our partnership with the City and look forward to continuing this work together.
Sincerely,
Christine Madrid French
Executive Director
From: [email protected]
To: Clerk
Subject: Council Agenda - Affordable Housing Building and Impact Fee Reduction or Waiver Program Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 01:22:48 PM
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Mayor Sedgely and Council Members,
I will miss today’s Council meeting but I want to express my strong support for the proposed Affordable Housing Fee Reduction / Waiver Program. Kudos to staff for bringing it forward!!
Thank you for your consideration,
Chuck Shinnamon
Charles W. Shinnamon, P.E.
707-321-0195
[email protected]
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From: Chuck Taylor
To: Clerk
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 8:48:16 PM
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Hi.
I’m writing to express my complete support of the roundabout planned at Silverado and Coombsville Etc. It can’t help but be a vast improvement from what currently exists. I’m not sure why so many people are opposed but many seem to be from areas of Napa in which they likely never or rarely use that intersection, suggesting that their arguments are emotion based rather than rational, or experiential based (not that the roundabout is up for argument, hopefully). That intersection is a nightmare and it’s not difficult to sit through two to three changes of lights to get through, or alternately, sit there at length with no other cars approaching from any direction. Regarding the house and gentleman in question, I heard that he no longer lives there?).
Construction disruption is a temporary phenomenon - in exchange for a long-term benefit. In sure the city has duly considered other options, and found them lacking.
Thank you.
Chuck Taylor
Wild Horse Valley Road
From: Dame Rahal
To: Clerk
Subject: Five-Way Intersection Project
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12:45:51 PM
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Please distribute this comment to the Mayor and all members of the City Council and include it in the public record for the Five-Way Intersection Project. Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council, I am writing as a Napa resident to express my opposition to moving forward with the Five-Way Intersection Project in its current form. I understand the desire to improve traffic flow, pedestrian and bicycle access, and safety at the intersection of Silverado Trail, Third Street, Coombsville Road and East Avenue. However, I do not believe those objectives by themselves establish that the proposed two-roundabout design—and the significant property impacts associated with it—is necessary. In particular, I am deeply concerned about the potential acquisition of the home at 801 Silverado Trail and the displacement of its 83- year-old lifelong resident. Eminent domain is an extraordinary power. The fact that the government has the legal ability to acquire someone's property does not mean doing so is necessarily the right public-policy decision. Before Napa takes someone's lifelong home for an intersection improvement, I believe the burden should be on the City to demonstrate that the taking is truly necessary and that reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. Before approving the project, I respectfully ask the Council to clearly answer: • What is the actual collision and serious-injury history of this specific intersection? • How many of those incidents would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed roundabouts? • What measurable improvement in travel times and congestion will the project provide compared with existing conditions? • What are the consequences if the City does not undertake the full project and instead pursues more limited safety or operational improvements? • What alternatives have been considered that could preserve the residence at 801 Silverado Trail? • Is the incremental benefit of the preferred alternative significant enough to justify permanently displacing a lifelong Napa resident? This intersection has existed in its current general configuration for many years. That does not mean we should never improve it, but it does mean we have the ability—and responsibility—to be deliberate about whether the proposed solution is proportional to the problem. Napa is more than roads, traffic models and infrastructure. It is also the people, homes, history and neighborhoods that make this community what it is. I respectfully ask the Council not to move forward with a design requiring the loss of this home unless it can demonstrate that there is no reasonable alternative and that the public benefit clearly outweighs the extraordinary cost being imposed on this resident. Thank you for your consideration. Dame Rahal Napa resident
From: Band, Patrick
To: Clerk
Cc: Schmitz, Danielle; Bailey, Grant
Subject: Council Meeting 9/15 - Item 14A
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026 4:15:37 PM
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The following is submitted on behalf of Danielle Schmitz, Executive Director, NVTA. ###
Mayor Sedgley and Members of the City Council:
On behalf of the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA), I am writing to express our support for Item 14.A, certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project and associated staff recommended actions.
The intersection of Silverado Trail (SR 121), Third Street, East Avenue, and Coombsville Road is both an important neighborhood crossroads and part of Napa County’s regional transportation network. For many years, its existing configuration has presented operational, safety, and accessibility challenges. The environmental analysis documents substantial traffic delay, a collision rate above the statewide average for similar facilities, incomplete bicycle connections, and pedestrian facilities that do not meet current accessibility standards.
The proposed project responds to these needs by addressing the intersection’s safety, congestion, and accessibility problems together. The two single-lane roundabouts would reduce vehicle speeds and conflict points while improving traffic flow and reducing queueing.
The proposed 10-foot shared-use path, shorter two-stage crossings, pedestrian refuge areas, and ADA-compliant curb ramps would provide safer and more intuitive connections for people walking, bicycling, and rolling. Reduced congestion and delay would also benefit Vine Transit service, emergency response, and regional travel.
NVTA recognizes that this is a consequential decision and that the project would affect a historic property within the East Napa Historic District. The Final EIR clearly discloses this significant and unavoidable impact, evaluates alternatives, responds to public comments, and identifies mitigation and context-sensitive design measures. As the project advances, continued coordination with affected residents and property owners will remain essential.
After years of planning, technical analysis, and public engagement, certification of the Final EIR is an important step toward addressing this long-standing transportation challenge. NVTA respectfully urges the City Council to certify the Final EIR and adopt the associated CEQA findings and mitigation commitments. NVTA remains committed to working with the City and Caltrans through final design and project delivery.
Sincerely,
Danielle Schmitz
Executive Director
625 Burnell Street, Napa, CA 94559
T: 707-259-5968
www.nvta.ca.gov
www.vinetransit.com
From: Debbie Hogan
To: Clerk
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: URGENT - RE: 3rd and Silverado Trail Roundabout/Charlie Rossi"s House Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 01:56:51 PM
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To the Mayor and City Council,
I am strongly opposed to the devastation of Charlie Rossi's home and the Napa Marble and Granite Works business that have been here since I moved here as a child in 1966. It is so wrong to destroy these long-time Napans lives! They are the people that have sustained Napa for years They are a part of Napa's history.
There seems to be many other ways to "fix" this "traffic problem". The majority of Napa locals do not want another roundabout at this intersection. The difference in elevation of the adjoining streets would cause a big problem. The financial costs as well as the personal losses are far too great under this current plan and should be curtailed.
Since Hwy 121 divides at Soscol Ave a little south of this location, maybe 121 should continue on Soscol until Lincoln or Trancas St. Soscol is four lanes and could handle the traffic much better than Silverado, which is basically only two lanes.
I think East Ave. lane coming out
of Alta Heights into the intersection should be blocked and re-routed to First St. The East Ave lane going into Alta Heights could remain. The 3rd and Silverado intersection could be a regular 4-way intersection (keeping the signal lights) which would cut down on wait times.
Please protect our long time Napa residents and business(es)! Please listen to the residents of Napa! Please find an alternative solution that doesn't involve destroying our loyal Napa citizen's lives!
Thank you,
Debbie Hogan
3321 Linda Mesa Way
Napa, Ca. 94558
707-492-0778
From: Gwyneth McKay
To: Clerk
Subject: Roundabout proposal on Silverado Trail
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 7:07:06 AM
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>
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WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road. Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles. >
> This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood. If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
>
> One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
>
> The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety. However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs. The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer. >
> The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size.
All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character. >
> The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs. Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
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> We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
> Thank you,
>
> Name: Gwyneth Baron
> Email:[email protected]
> Address:1033 Rose Dr. Napa. 94558
>
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From: Clerk
To: Clerk
Subject: FW: Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:04:04 AM
From: Jeannine Graffin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2026 5:18 PM
To: Scott Sedgley <[email protected]>; Christopher DeNatale <[email protected]>; Beth Painter <[email protected]>; Mary Luros <[email protected]>; Bernie Narvaez <[email protected]>
Cc: Steve Potter <[email protected]>; Julie Lucido <[email protected]> Subject: Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project
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I am writing to voice my concern and objection to the proposed change at the Silverado Trail/Coombsville intersection. We drive this frequently and do not have a problem with it. The proposal for roundabouts is overkill, and more importantly, deprives Napa’s long-standing neighbor Charlie Rossi of his property of 83 years, the only home he has known. This is beyond cruel, and not necessary at this time. I can only imagine how stressful this has been for him, and at his age, harmful to his health.
Taking parts of this property, and other adjoining business properties in order to create roundabouts in this particular small location will no doubt bring about problems, especially during peak auto and pedestrian times such as BottleRock and the Fair. A better solution, if the City and Caltrans insist that something be done now, would be to implement smart signal lights here. Please research and consider Intelligent Traffic Management System.
Jeannine Graffin
28 Lexington Ct., Napa
I refer you and remind you of the Napa Valley Register article “Where Will Charlie Go”, and a follow-up letter from a Napan, Blane Ellsworth:
Jennifer Huffman's story about Charlie Rossi
("Where will Charlie go?" published
July 9) touched the hearts of many longtime Napans. Charlie is more than a homeowner whose property happens to stand in the path of a proposed roundabout.
He is part of the living history of Napa.
From the time I was a little boy, I remember Charlie at Cudaback's Nursery. He was always helpful, knowledgeable, gracious and especially kind to older people. My grandmother, Irene Polley, thought very highly of him and often spoke of his kindness and respect for others. Those qualities have remained with Charlie throughout his life.
For decades, Charlie has served his community through his work, his generosity and the simple goodness he has shown to countless people. His beloved Christmas Tree House has brought joy to generations of Napa families and has become a landmark that represents something increasingly rare — continuity, tradition and a genuine connection to our community's past.
While progress and public improvements are sometimes necessary, we should never lose sight of the human beings affected by those decisions. Charlie is 83 years old and has lived in that home his entire life. Surely a community that values compassion, fairness and respect can find a way to ensure that Charlie is treated with dignity and provided every possible protection and consideration.
I believe Napa residents should speak up and insist that Charlie's lifelong connection to his home be honored. At the very least, he deserves clear answers, fair treatment and the assurance that he will not be forgotten in the pursuit of progress.
The measure of a community is how it treats those who helped build it. Charlie Rossi has spent a lifetime serving Napa. Now it is Napa's turn to stand up for Charlie.
JENNY & JENNY, LLP
Attorneys
Scott E. Jenny, Esq.
Richard K. Jenny, Esq.
Anthony S. Jenny, Esq.
736 Ferry Street
Martinez, California 94553
Telephone: (925) 228-1265
Facsimile: (925) 228-2841
JennyandJenny.com
Eminent Domain
Inverse Condemnation
Real Estate Law
September 14, 2026
Tiffany Carranza
955 School Street
City Halll, South Wing
Napa, CA 94559
Email Only: [email protected]
Re: City Council Hearing September 15, 2026 Item No. 14.A.
Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project - Napa Ca
36 Coombsville Road, Napa, APN 006-211-010
EIR DISTRICT 4 –NAP–121 (PM 7.2/7.5) 0J890/0414000097
Dear City of Napa City Council:
This office represents Dan and Liz Zeichner who own the property and home located at 36 Coombsville Road. I am writing this letter to formally object to the Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project as proposed. As set forth by our engineer Jerry Aplass, the project will cause irreparable damage to the Zeichner’s property. It is our belief that the project as proposed will cause a complete and total loss in value of the property. One of the most significant reasons is the grade change adjacent to the Zeichner’s property. If that access is eliminated, any replacement access is speculative at best.
We have been informed that the City will require part of the Zeichner’s property for this project.
That will require the City to invoke its formidable power of eminent domain to acquire the property rights needed for this project. It is our opinion that the project will fail to meet the minimum requirements of proceeding with an eminent domain action. California Code of Civil Procedure section 1240.030 states that the power of eminent domain may only be used if the following conditions are satisfied:
1. The public interest and necessity require the project;
2. The project is planned or located in the manner that will be the most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; and
3. The property sought to be acquired is necessary for the project.
Because of the reasons presented by Mr. Aplass, the City will not be able to satisfy these elements.
City of Napa
September 14, 2026
As an initial matter, the Zeichners are quite concerned regarding the following:
1. Lighting (light pollution) is presently non-existent at the Zeichner’s property.
With this project, new lighting will add to light pollution.
2. Noise and vibration (sound barriers). See page 126 of the EIR.
3. There is no mention of concrete barriers on south side of Coombsville Road.
Given the close proximity to the house, there would be a risk of vehicles crashing into the Zeichner’s house.
4. There would be a loss of natural protection of the house. The planned demolition of a wall and motorized front gate, demolition of mature trees, and newly installed natural landscaping would all contribute to a significant increase of noise, dust, fumes, lighting, and a loss of privacy.
5. It is currently impossible to know how much property will be need to be taken for this project. This has created a cloud of condemnation over the property.
6. There will be an inability to access and enjoy the property during what is certain to be a long construction period.
In addition, we include the issues presented by our engineer Mr. Aplass:
• Road /turn lane grading impacts have not been fully determined or evaluated. The schematic plans in the draft EIR are deficient, they do not include any preliminary lane profiles or identify any grading impacts. According to the topographic survey your office provided, the vertical elevation rise from Silverado Trail to Coombsville Road is approx. 17'. As such, there will be significant grading for construction of the roundabout. The grading impact on my client's property has not been quantified nor even identified. These impacts include grading, effects on existing driveways, and effects on adjacent trees, landscaping, fencing and access.
• No accurate takings exhibit. This lack of information on the new turn lane does not allow the property owner client to fully understand the extent of property to be taken.
• Grading impacts in front of the existing house have not been fully determined or evaluated. The schematic plans in the draft EIR are deficient, as stated earlier - they do not include preliminary lane profiles or identify any grading impacts. According to the topographic survey your office provided, the vertical elevation rise from Silverado Trail to Coombsville Road is approx. 17'.
As such, significant grading will likely occur. Based on our initial analysis (previously provided to the city) the roadway/turn lane grade in front of the subject property (at 36 Coombsville Road) will be several feet below the existing roadway grade at the sidewalk entrance to the subject house. This will be a City of Napa
September 14, 2026
significant impact to the house as far as access, motorized front gate, trees and newly installed front yard landscaping located at the front of the house and near the intersection will need to be removed, as well as the sidewalk entrance to the house.
• Project extent/scope has not been fully determined for evaluation in the EIR. Without the aforementioned preliminary grading or vertical alignment studies, the preliminary plans do not properly depict the length of the turn lane from Silverado Trail to Coombsville Road. Therefore, the EIR cannot properly evaluate the project impacts. Given that the rise is approx. 17' the turn lane length will need to be extended significantly. If this lane is extended, as we fully expect, the lane extension will likely affect the ability to use my client's driveway entrance to their house, making it unusable.
• Traffic safety has not been fully evaluated in the EIR. We are concerned about safe access to my client's property from their gated driveway.
There will be driving conflicts between drivers merging onto Coombsville Road and drivers accessing the existing driveway to my client's property. These issues regarding driveway intersection turning movement safety have not been addressed in the EIR.
• Lighting Impacts have not been fully evaluated in the EIR. Right now there are no street lights by our property. We are concerned that new lights will add to light pollution.
• Inability to access our property during construction. We are concerned with the inability to access our house/property during construction.
• Traffic Safety Concerns. In reviewing the EIR documents, there do not appear to be any concrete barriers proposed along the south side of Coombsville Road in front of my client's property. They would provide vehicular protection for the house, which is 25' from Coombsville Road (not 50 feet as described in the EIR), as well as acoustic mitigation for noise impacts to the house.
• Construction Mitigation measures. There will be significant vibration from jackhammers and other mechanical devices being just 25 ' (perhaps even less to the master bedroom window) and not 50 feet as described in the EIR.
There is no mention of how these impacts will be mitigated, as they will affect the existing house’s stability and foundation. If something happens mid-construction, does construction stop immediately? Will there be some recompense for these impacts?
City of Napa
September 14, 2026
For these reasons and likely additional reasons if the project progresses, the Zeichners are opposed to this project as planned, and will challenge the right of the City to take any property by eminent domain.
Thank you and please make this letter a part of the administrative record.
Sincerely,
SCOTT E. JENNY
Scott E. Jenny
September 10, 2026
Tiffany Carranza
955 School Street
City Halll, South Wing
Napa, CA 94559
[email protected]
City Council Hearing September 15, 2026 Item No. 14.A.
Re: Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project - Napa Ca APN: 006-211-010
City of Napa,
This office has reviewed the draft EIR DISTRICT 4 –NAP–121 (PM 7.2/7.5) 0J890/0414000097 on behalf of the property owners (Zeichner) for 36 Coombsville Road, Napa, CA. (APN 006-211-010). Our understanding is that the Napa City Council is scheduled to hold a Public Hearing for certification of the Final EIR on September 15
th. 2026. We have the following comments on various items lacking in the draft EIR:
• Road /turn lane grading impacts have not been fully determined or evaluated. The schematic plans in the draft EIR are deficient; they do not include any preliminary lane profiles or identify any grading impacts. According to the topographic survey your office provided, the vertical elevation rise from Silverado Trail to Coombsville Road is approx. 17'. As such, there will be significant grading for construction of the roundabout. The grading impact on my client's property has not been quantified nor even identified. These impacts include grading, effects on existing driveways, and effects on adjacent trees, landscaping, fencing and access.
• No accurate takings exhibit. This lack of information on the new turn lane does
not allow the property owner client to fully understand the extent of property to be taken
• Grading impacts in front of the existing house have not been fully determined or evaluated. The schematic plans in the draft EIR are deficient, as stated earlier - they do not include preliminary lane profiles or identify any grading impacts. According to the topographic survey your office provided, the vertical elevation rise from Silverado Tr ail to Coombsville Road is approx. 17'. As such, significant grading will likely occur. Based on our initial analysis (previously provided to the city) the roadway/turn lane grade in front of the subject property (at 36 Coombsville Road) will be several feet below the existing roadway grade at the sidewalk entrance to the subject house. This will be a significant impact to the house as far as access, motorized front gate, trees and newly installed front yard landscaping located at the front of the house and near the intersection will need to be removed, as well as the sidewalk entrance to the house. • Project extent/scope has not been fully determined for evaluation in the EIR. Without the aforementioned preliminary grading or vertical alignment studies, the preliminary plans do not properly depict the length of the turn lane from Silverado Trail to Coombsville Road. Therefore, the EIR cannot properly evaluate the project impacts. Given that the rise is approx. 17' the turn lane length will need to be extended significantly. If this lane is extended, as we fully expect, the lane extension will likely affect the ability to use my client's driveway entrance to their house, making it unusable.
• Traffic safety has not been fully evaluated in the EIR. We are concerned about safe access to my client's property from their gated driveway. There will be driving conflicts between drivers merging onto Coombsville Road and drivers accessing the existing driveway to my client's property. These issues regar ding driveway intersection turning movement safety have not been addressed in the EIR.
• Lighting Impacts have not been fully evaluated in the EIR. Right now there are no street lights by our property. We are concerned that new lights will add to light pollution.
• Inability to access our property during construction. We are concerned with the inability to access our house/property during construction. • Traffic Safety Concerns In reviewing the EIR documents, there do not appear to be any concrete barriers proposed along the south side of Coombsville Road in front of my client's property. They would provide vehicular protection for the house, which is 25' from Coombsville Road (not 50 feet as described in the EIR), as well as acoustic mitigation for noise impacts to the house.
• Construction Mitigation measures There will be significant vibration from
jackhammers and other mechanical devices being just 25 ' (perhaps even less to the master bedroom window) and not 50 feet as described in the EIR. There is no mention of how these impacts will be mitigated, as they will affect the existing house’s stabilit y and foundation. If something happens mid- construction, does construction stop immediately? Will there be some recompense for these impacts?
Please review these comments and provide a timely response. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to this office.
Jerry Aplass, P.E. 52038, P.L.S. 5876
Land Development Market Sector Lead/Northern California MacKay Sposito
CC: Shawn Hallum via email at [email protected]
Guy Preston via email at [email protected]
Jay Pence via email at [email protected]
Dan Zeichner via email at [email protected]
Scott Jenny via email at [email protected]
From: Judy Ingram
To: Clerk
Subject: Proposed round-abouts
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 8:25:31 AM
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WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road. Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood. If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety. However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs. The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer.
The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size.
All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs.
Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Thank you,
Name: Judith Ingram
Email: [email protected]
Address: 3306 Scenic Dr. Napa 94558
From: Karla Stromberger
To: Clerk
Subject: 5 way intersection
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 6:37:42 PM
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To all City Council Members and City Clerk:
Please do not install the 5 way intersection roundabouts! Roundabouts in Napa are much too small to be effective. I have driven roundabouts in England, Europe and other communities in the US - including California. The ones in Napa are not big enough for cars to safely pass each other and for cars to pass semi-trucks/trailers, and trucks hauling boats. There is NOT room at the 5 way intersection to make it large enough because of the hillsides and the private properties in the area. And I would like to mention that none of the drawings of the proposed double roundabouts adequately show the slope of the hill that will be part of the roundabouts. That is deceptive! It is hard to believe that this is even being considered! I have lived in Alta Heights for 50+ years and have never had a problem with this intersection. There are times I have to bring PATIENCE to the wait, but there are other ways to get out of Alta Heights without having to wait as long. That is not unmanageable unless I forget about school arrival and departure times. But it is MY fault if I forget. And since the City and Board of Supervisors have let the LPE program jam an already severely impacted area the traffic is much worse! And how are the students from the schools in the area going to SAFELY cross the roundabouts by walking and on bicycles - cars/vehicles, by law , are required a 3 foot breadth to cyclists? It would be terrible to have a child death on your books because of this roundabout proposal. I would certainly NEVER take my power wheelchair through a roundabout!
And is it true that 60-80 trees will be removed if you approve the roundabouts? I thought Napa was a TREE CITY? I assume with all the trees that have been removed in the last few years, the City has been removed from that status.
What a shame! The health of a community is enhanced by trees! The safety of the Alta Heights, Terrace-Shurtleff, and Coombsville residents is key here. If we have another fire evacuation like we have had in the past, getting out of these three areas in a timely fashion is a MAJOR issue! It cannot be done safely with the roundabouts and with the firefighters attempting to get into these areas through the roundabouts as residents depart.
During the 2 years of construction for this proposed project, I assume that all of you have planned how the residents between East Avenue/ Montecito and the 5 way intersection will exit their condos, their homes, and Children’s Cottage Day Care. And how all of the school traffic for Silverado MS, Tulocay Cemetery, and other neighborhoods will have access to their homes, schools and the cemetery! Seriously! The intersection works well now! Have PATIENCE!
I do hope the members of the City Council have read the comments from several posts on NextDoor. Probably 80% of the comments are against the proposed roundabouts at the 5 way intersection! PLEASE cancel the plans for the 2 roundabouts at the 5 way intersections.
Thank you,
Karla Stromberger
From: Katharine Mawer
To: Clerk
Subject: Fw: Intersection Proposal Silverado and Coombsville Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026 9:05:17 PM
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WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood.
If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety.
However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs.
The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer.
The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size. All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs. Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Thank you,
Name: Katharine Mawer and Michael Mawer
Email:[email protected]
Address:2339 Bohen St Napa, Ca. 94559
From: Lauren Coodley
To: Clerk
Subject: My letter to council, pls share
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 4:56:21 PM
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My opposition to the roundabout is more than the concern for a violation of historic district or violation of an old man’s property rights. I have seen what’s happening with the roundabout on first Street and what it basically amounts to is the abandonment of any traffic enforcement. any individual driver is at the mercy of any other driver who chooses to ignore the yield signs or may not even understand them. There are no traffic lights or cameras keeping track of people. There are no rules other than you’re on your own. I fundamentally object to what these roundabouts are doing, which is abandoning governmental oversight into a very dangerous activity, driving. Add the millions of visitors from all over the world and the paid drivers, local residents like myself are completely at the mercy of random strangers.
Traffic lights mandate, and regulate behavior. They are the safety device of the automobile age. I think we abandon them at our peril.
Sincerely,
Lauren Coodley
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From: Linda Dietiker-Yolo
To: Clerk
Subject: Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026 8:51:32 PM
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WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road. Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood. If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety.
However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs. The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer.
The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size.
All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs. Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Thank you,
Name: Linda Dietiker-Yolo
Email: [email protected]
Address: 141 Riordan Lane, Napa 94558
From: Clerk
To: Clerk
Subject: FW: Roundabouts
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:18:38 AM
From: Lynn Wyman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2026 5:28 PM
To: Jessica Lowe <[email protected]>
Subject: Roundabouts
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Dear Ms. Lowe,
In some cases, a signalized intersection functions better than roundabouts. Roundabouts:
Take more land.
Can be confusing for
drivers.
If poorly designed,
increase crash rates.
Dangerous for
pedestrians due to
size of intersection
and vehicles not
stopping.
Risky for large trucks.
The signalized intersection functions better than roundabouts at this location.
Sincerely,
Lynn Wyman
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From: hyneea
To: Clerk
Subject: 5-way intersection proposed roundabout
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 5:49:24 PM
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Mayor and Napa City Council members,
I am sending this email to register my opposition as a resident of Napa to the proposed roundabout at 3rd St/Silverado Trail. I am against any further progress on this project.
I am befuddled why a children's preschool at the old Latter Day Saint church was allowed to have up to 250 children in a residential neighborhood. That's adds to traffic congestion in this intersection.
The fact that a long term senior resident Mr. Rossi at 801Silverado Trail could be forced out of his family home of 87 years is unconscionable! In my opinion this is an abuse of power.
Sincerely,
Marcy (Torres) Davison
751 Foster Rd.
707-287-1175
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From: Maria M
To: Clerk
Subject: No 5-way intersection
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 9:32:36 AM
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WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road. Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood. If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety. However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs. The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer.
The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size.
All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs.
Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Thank you,
Name: Maria Marron.
Email:[email protected]
Address:1116 Raymond Ave Napa CA 94559
From: Mary Luros
To: Clerk
Subject: Fwd: September 15 Meeting/Intersection
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 10:38:45 AM
Mary Luros
Councilmember, District 3
City Manager’s Office, City of Napa
PO Box 660 / 955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559
Phone (707) 258-7800 x5284
Email [email protected]
Website www.cityofnapa.org
Social www.facebook.com/CityOfNapa · @CityOfNapa
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From: Mary Baracco <[email protected]>
Subject: September 15 Meeting/Intersection
Date: September 15, 2026 at 9:47:44 AM PDT
To: Mary Luros <[email protected]>
Hi Mary (Ms. Luros)
Napa Planning Commission
I feel compelled to write to you about the intersection in my neighborhood. The five way intersection - you know the one! I'd like to share with you.
I grew up 2 blocks from that intersection
I live in Alta Heights now and have for most of my life I had two businesses in Alta Heights, 1 two blocks away and the other less than 1 block away from the intersection.
Myself and our 4 children all went to Silverado Middle School One of my best friends lives 2 blocks up Coombsville Rd.
I've walked alone, walked as a young teen, walked with my children, walked with friends and walked with many dogs through that intersection. Adding to that
I've biked and driven through that intersection. All of this for a total of 10's of 1,000s of times, without exaggeration. Not once has there been a problem, never! People follow the directions and the rules for this intersection because it is very different. When you think about the history of Napa, this intersection is historic.
Please do not deconstruct this intersection and put in the double traffic circle. Napa is literally being destroyed and this historic interaction must be preserved.
And, now on, probably an equally or more important part of this equation is Mr. R*****. This elderly man must not be disturbed at this point in his life. Not only would it be disruptive, it could shorten his lifespan. No amount of money can smooth the way for this type of an unnecessary move. His life could very well become quite chaotic by all the complexities associated with this kind of move. Watching his lifelong home be torn down. Being disoriented in multiple new unfamiliar surroundings. Moved away from everything familiar to him his whole life. This is monumental! It is also a moral and ethical dilemma. I can't emphasize this enough.I speak from a point of experience and educational background as a Nurse Practitioner and Nursing instructor with Genentology required to teach nursing students @NAPA Valley College.. And years of personal experience with several elderly frail friends and relatives.
I am aware there may have been behind the scenes conversations with him, but the side he expresses publically indicates he isn't interested in doing this and is not sure what he will do or where he will go.
I do not plan to attend the meeting tonight as I have another obligation. I think the most important part is probably about Mr. R. I am quite sure discussing him publicly is not appropriate, thus my personal email to you.
You may be reading the comments, concerns and suggestions through Next Door, I think you find them consistent and reasonable. If this is something that won't go away, please at least, put it on the back burner until Mr. R. passes or must move because of some other reason beyond his control, besides this intersection. Then that becomes a different issue.
I appreciate your serious consideration.
Sincere Regards,
Mary Baracco
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From: Meagan Stevens
To: Scott Sedgley; Christopher DeNatale; Beth Painter; Mary Luros; Bernie Narvaez; Clerk Subject: Charlie Rossi home
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 01:22:23 PM
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Dear Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the potential acquisition or use of eminent domain regarding the home of Charlie Rossi at 801 Silverado Trail (the "Christmas Tree House") for the proposed roundabout project at Silverado Trail, Third Street, Coombsville Road, and East Avenue.
While improving traffic safety and flow at this complex intersection is important, displacement of an 83-year-old resident who has lived in his family home his entire life should not be the solution. Mr. Rossi’s home, built in 1939 and listed on the City of Napa’s Historic Resources Inventory, represents a vital piece of our community’s history and character.
For generations, the "Christmas Tree House" has brought joy to local families and served as a beloved neighborhood landmark. Stripping away a lifelong home and a cherished local tradition in favor of pavement sets a concerning precedent regarding how our city balances infrastructure development with community preservation. As noted in project environmental reviews, removing this property results in a significant and unavoidable loss to our local historic resources.
I urge the City Council and project planners to:
1. Re-evaluate alternative designs for the intersection that preserve the property at 801 Silverado Trail.
2. Rule out the use of eminent domain against a senior resident who wishes to remain in his lifelong home.
3. Prioritize human impact and historic preservation alongside traffic engineering goals.
Infrastructure projects should serve and uplift the community, not displace the long- standing residents who give Napa its heart and identity. I strongly encourage you to explore every possible alternative to preserve Mr. Rossi’s home.
Thank you for your time and for considering the voices of Napa residents on this crucial matter.
Sincerely,
Meagan Stevens
1781 Pine St, Napa
From: Melissa Iorio
To: Clerk
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 11:00:43 AM
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Dear City Council Members,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed roundabout project at the intersection near 801 Silverado Trail. While I understand the city’s goal to improve traffic flow, the current design will force an elderly resident out of his lifelong home. This is an unacceptable cost for an intersection improvement.
Before Napa takes someone's lifelong home, the burden should be on the City to demonstrate that the taking is truly necessary and that reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. Before approving this project, I respectfully ask the Council to clearly answer the following questions:
What is the actual collision and serious-injury history of this specific intersection?
How many of those incidents would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed roundabouts?
What measurable improvement in travel times and congestion will the project provide compared with existing conditions?
What are the consequences if the City does not undertake the full project and instead pursues more limited safety or operational improvements? What alternatives have been considered that could preserve the residence at 801 Silverado Trail
?
Is the incremental benefit of the preferred alternative worth the permanent displacement of a long-time resident?
Displacing a vulnerable senior citizen causes immense emotional and physical harm.
Our community should protect our oldest neighbors, not force them out for the sake of road construction. Please choose compassion over concrete. I look forward to your response and hope you will protect our neighbor's home.
Sincerely,
Melissa Iorio
From: mwsonoma
To: Clerk
Subject: Round about at 3rd and Silverado Trail
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 6:46:20 PM
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To whom it may concern,
I am adamently against putting a round about in the above location. I have lived on Coombsville Road for decades and I have no problem with the way it is currently. If it is so bothersome to some, please come up with a different solution that does not displace someone and inconvenient thousands.
Thank you,
Michelle wilson
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From: Michael Mathews
To: Clerk; Engineering
Subject: Public Comment – Five-Way Intersection Project – September 15, 2026 City Council Meeting Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 1:52:12 PM
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Please distribute this comment to the Mayor and all members of the City Council and include it in the public record for the Five-Way Intersection Project.
Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council,
I am writing as a Napa resident to express my opposition to moving forward with the Five- Way Intersection Project in its current form.
I understand the desire to improve traffic flow, pedestrian and bicycle access, and safety at the intersection of Silverado Trail, Third Street, Coombsville Road and East Avenue. However, I do not believe those objectives by themselves establish that the proposed two-roundabout design—and the significant property impacts associated with it—is necessary.
In particular, I am deeply concerned about the potential acquisition of the home at 801 Silverado Trail and the displacement of its 83-year-old lifelong resident.
Eminent domain is an extraordinary power. The fact that the government has the legal ability to acquire someone's property does not mean doing so is necessarily the right public-policy decision. Before Napa takes someone's lifelong home for an intersection improvement, I believe the burden should be on the City to demonstrate that the taking is truly necessary and that reasonable alternatives have been exhausted.
Before approving the project, I respectfully ask the Council to clearly answer:
• What is the actual collision and serious-injury history of this specific intersection? • How many of those incidents would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed roundabouts?
• What measurable improvement in travel times and congestion will the project provide compared with existing conditions?
• What are the consequences if the City does not undertake the full project and instead pursues more limited safety or operational improvements?
• What alternatives have been considered that could preserve the residence at 801 Silverado Trail?
• Is the incremental benefit of the preferred alternative significant enough to justify permanently displacing a lifelong Napa resident?
This intersection has existed in its current general configuration for many years. That does not mean we should never improve it, but it does mean we have the ability—and responsibility— to be deliberate about whether the proposed solution is proportional to the problem.
Napa is more than roads, traffic models and infrastructure. It is also the people, homes, history and neighborhoods that make this community what it is.
I respectfully ask the Council not to move forward with a design requiring the loss of this home unless it can demonstrate that there is no reasonable alternative and that the public benefit clearly outweighs the extraordinary cost being imposed on this resident.
Thank you for your consideration.
Mike Mathews
Napa resident
P.O. Box 5157 | Napa, CA 94581 | (707) 258-6318 | www.napabike.org September 15, 2026
Re: Agenda Item 14.A.) Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project Dear Mayor Sedgley and Councilmembers,
The Napa County Bicycle Coalition (NCBC) represents over 2,000 members and supporters throughout Napa County in advocating to make riding a bicycle in our communities safe, convenient, and accessible for riders of all ages and abilities. For over 15 years, NCBC has worked with local organizations, businesses, elected officials, and the public to align our transportation infrastructure with the needs of cyclists and other active transportation users.
Thank you for the continued opportunity to provide input on the Five-Way Intersection Improvements Project. We were able to provide feedback on the project at the June 2024 Alta Heights open house and the June 2026 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting.
We would like to commend the project design for its improvements to bicyclist and pedestrian safety and connectivity through the intersection.
As mentioned in the agenda item background, this intersection has a collision rate higher than the statewide average, and in being along SR 121, is part of both the city and the countywide High Injury Network. According to UC Berkeley Transportation Injury Mapping System, eight injury-causing or fatal collisions have occurred at the intersection between 2019 and 2024. Alta Heights Elementary School stakeholders identified the intersection as a major concern for students in nearby neighborhoods walking and biking to school during a Safe Routes to School Walk Audit. The current configuration of the intersection is high-stress for bicyclists and pedestrians – long crossing distances increase risk of pedestrian collisions, especially in such a high-volume intersection, and the lack of bicycle facilities leading up to and through this intersection requires bicyclists to merge with high volumes and speeds of traffic in order to predictably navigate the intersection.
We appreciate that the preferred design includes bicycle and pedestrian elements that will improve comfort, safety, and connectivity. Roundabouts generally improve intersection traffic safety by reducing vehicle speeds and the number of potential conflict points, thereby reducing likelihood and potential severity of collisions. By providing both Class III “share the road” signage and sharrows through the roundabouts and Class I shared-use paths around the roundabouts, bicyclists have a choice to utilize the option that best meets their experience and ability level. Class I shared-use paths will provide a lower-stress, separated option for youth, families, and beginner bicyclists who do not feel safe or comfortable merging with high-volume, high-speed traffic. The crosswalk design in roundabouts allows pedestrians to cross one lane of traffic at a time, and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) will alert drivers to yield. The design is also more pedestrian-friendly by reducing pedestrian wait times - the addition of crosswalks in between the two roundabouts provides a more direct route for crossing Silverado
P.O. Box 5157 | Napa, CA 94581 | (707) 258-6318 | www.napabike.org Trail than the current design, and pedestrian waiting time will be reduced through use of RRFBs rather than traffic lights.
We anticipate that this major intersection update will act as an anchor for future bicycle and pedestrian safety projects on the adjoining streets, and these improvements will help connect future projects into a cohesive network and safer routes to school for both Alta Heights Elementary School and Silverado Middle School.
Should councilmembers or city staff have any questions about our comment, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at the phone number below or at [email protected] and [email protected]. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Carlotta Sainato
Program Manager, Napa County Bicycle Coalition
From: [email protected]
To: Clerk
Subject: Proposed roundabout a Coombsville ORoad an Silverado Trail Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 10:38:50 PM
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WE, the undersigned of Napa, ask you urgently
to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection at this location. Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out proportion for the neighborhood. If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5 -way intersection. There is simply too much traffic. For the same reasons, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing the Trail to reach Silverado Middle School. But that is an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. That goal should be achieved by reprogramming the traffic lights.The advanced technology is available to do that.
One of the stated reasons for this proposal is to reduce accidents. But there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. And there have been no fatalities.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety. However the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights but a flashing yellow light instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that need to be crossed one at a time. This does not produce a safer crossing for foot traffic, bicycles or wheelchairs! The existing crosswalks and regulating traffic signals provide a safer solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less costly, simpler and safer
This proposal would erase some of our town's rich history and replace it with two anonymous and oversized traffic circles. There's a human cost and trauma in removing a house that's been a lifelong home for a beloved resident. It's a local landmark that we all love and cherish.
In addition, a few colorful local businesses would have their properties greatly diminished in size - including the gravestone business. All these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
In addition, the imminent introduction of Waymo vehicles will be a disaster waiting to happen with this roundabout. My son works on a regular basis in all of the neighborhoods of San Francisco. He has witnessed the accidents and issues that occur with these vehicles when their self driving program cannot process physical obstacles.
As a resident who moved up here from the Bay Area 17 years ago for cost of living reasons, I sadly feel that many of the changes since then have only benefitted the wealthy, cater to the tourist trade and have not improved the quality of life for local residents. We certainly don't need more hotels and tasting rooms or expensive housing projects.
The projected cost of $27 million would be better allocated for projects that address critical needs of our local residents. Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We respectfully urge you to halt the proposed project and maintain and preserve the 5-way intersection at Silverado Trail and Coombsville Road.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this critical matter.
Sincerely yours,
Patricia F Leopold
[email protected]
309 Tammy Way, Napa, California 94558
From: [email protected]
To: Clerk
Subject: Silverado Trail
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 3:58:00 PM
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nobody wants a 5 Lane Highway or any more roundabouts in Napa. There are most appropriation napa funding again. A lot of people do not want this project so I will be there tomorrow with claim forms. They can make copies and fill one out. and as much as I asked the Maire to fix certain things or put across the block, he has done nothing and has not commented back on any of my post. Mandavi is actually doing for his people and we need another one of those even if I have to read for Mayor. you’ve lost half of your population in five years and you can’t even make sure that people can’t stay our live here.
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From: robert francis
To: Samantha Pascoe
Subject: 5 Way Intersection
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 12:56:52 PM
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Samantha, Thank you for help and direction the other. I request you forward this email to the Mayor and Council Memembers. R.Francis.
September 14, 2026.
Dear Mayor Sedgley and City Council Members,
I am writing to you requesting that you consider using a Intelligent Traffic Management System as an alternative to the two proposed roundabouts. These system gather traffic flow data in real time and send it to "smart lights" that cycle accordingly. They use sensors,cameras, software algorithms and more to regulate the smart lights and traffic flow.
Choosing this option would eliminate the destruction of the buildings at this intersection, not impact traffic on Silverado and adjoining streets for 2 plus years, and create a quicker solution to the traffic flow and back-ups in this area. Thank you for your consideration, Robert Francis.
From: SANDY HANSEN
To: Clerk
Subject: Justification for NOT approving Roundabout Environmental Report Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 11:37:37 AM
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I hope to speak tonight, but if unable I would like have the Council be aware of some issues:
My name is Sandra Haroutunian Hansen. My house of 54 years backs onto East Ave across from the Children’s Cottage. I will very much affected by the proposed construction and end result.
While I agree that safety improvements are critical I have significant concerns about how they are being addressed.
There is technology that now exists INTELLEGENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM that controls the stop lights depending on the traffic and back up.
This is far cheaper than a Roundabout and achieves the needed flexibility in traffic control. Additionally it is what we are used to. The Report says elimination of the current Stop Light system would save money in upkeep and maintenance. How about saving $26 million by installing the ITMS.
NVTA ZERO PLAN which was used for this report says that there were 2 injuries at Coombsville and Silverado between 2015 and 2017. 5 more were at Fairview. There have been 10 reported accidents in the last FIVE years. The report said there was a 200% rise. What is the bases figure? Not given.
Currently, the most dangerous intersections are Soscol and Imola, Trower at 29 and Lincoln and Soscol. Our intersection is not mentioned. Reports from the Used Car Lot owner are anecdotal and not substantiated by the reports.
Traffic will most likely be diverted to First Street and Lincoln. If you look on the map of traffic accidents, there is a high concentration of accidents at these sites NOT our intersection.
2 years of Construction will greatly impact the 5 schools it is meant to help. Maybe split sessions for the Public Schools would help? And what about the series of flashing yellow lights for pedestrian crossing? How much will that delay the roundabout traffic?
Some projections for the need this project are for 2040. Who knows what the traffic needs will be. Declining enrollment and tourist trade seem to becoming the norm.
Based on my research, I urge the Council to carefully weigh these factors before certifying the Environmental report . Thank you for your leadership in keeping our residents safe.
Please include this statement in the official public record for the addenda item Most Sincerely,
Sandra Haroutunian Hansen
707 255 6976
From: sharon vasser
To: Clerk
Subject: Proposed roundabout
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 7:44:15 PM
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I am 100% against this outrageous plan for the proposed 2 roundabout design. What right does our city council and mayor have to make this decision? By going forward with proposed roundabout you would be displacing a long time resident as well as businesses, not to mention the enormous cost. I assume a healthy portion of the cost would be added to our already high property tax. Perhaps this proposal could be on the next ballot and let our community decide.
I travel through the roundabout on First and it is a nightmare. The yield signs mean nothing to most drivers and heaven forbid using their turn signals. I have come close many times to being involved in an accident. I cannot imagine the problems two roundabouts would cause.
Tucolay has been there before the city of Napa was established, so what are your plans for a funeral procession?
Perhaps the Mayor and City Council need to remember that they were elected to represent the interest of the citizens of Napa. I pray you dig deep in your hearts and do what is best for our historic and beautiful Napa.
Respectfully,
Sharon Vasser
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From: Susan Vaziri
To: Clerk
Subject: Public Comment – Five-Way Intersection Project – September 15, 2026 Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 3:05:43 PM
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Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council,
Please include this correspondence in the public record for the September 15 hearing regarding the Five-Way Intersection Project.
I am a Napa resident, and I am asking the Council not to certify the Final EIR or approve the preferred alternative without taking a much harder look at whether the demolition of the residence at 801 Silverado Trail is actually necessary.
I recognize that the Five-Way Intersection has problems. I am not opposed to improving traffic flow, pedestrian and bicycle safety, accessibility, or the intersection itself. My concern is whether achieving those goals truly requires destroying the lifelong home of an 83-year-old Napa resident.
The City's own staff report raises serious questions. It acknowledges that demolition of 801 Silverado Trail would create a significant and unavoidable impact to the East Napa Historic District. More importantly, the City has identified two other build alternatives that would avoid demolition of this residence, including one identified as the environmentally superior build alternative.
That distinction is important.
Before the Council approves an alternative that permanently destroys a historic resource and displaces someone from the only home he has ever known, I believe the City should clearly demonstrate why the alternatives that preserve the property are not reasonably feasible, rather than simply establishing that the preferred alternative performs better operationally.
California eminent domain law also requires important findings before private property can ultimately be taken for a public project, including that the project is planned or located in a manner that is most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury, and that the property sought to be acquired is necessary for the project.
Those standards deserve particular attention here: least private injury and necessity.
The City is contemplating the permanent destruction of a contributing historic resource and the displacement of an elderly resident who has lived there his entire life. This is not simply another parcel on a right-of-way map.
I therefore respectfully ask the Council and staff to address the following:
• What is the actual collision history at this intersection, including the number and severity of collisions, and how many of those collisions would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed design?
• What is the measurable difference in traffic delay, congestion, and safety between the preferred alternative and the alternatives that preserve 801 Silverado Trail? The public deserves to understand the magnitude of the benefit being gained in exchange for this loss. • Why is the environmentally superior build alternative considered infeasible rather than simply less desirable from an operational standpoint?
• Have additional engineering modifications to the alternatives that preserve the residence been studied since those alternatives were originally developed? Could modifications address the identified queuing or operational concerns while preserving the home? • How has the City weighed the goal of minimizing private injury when the preferred alternative destroys an identified historic resource and lifelong residence while another build alternative does not?
• What consideration has been given to preserving or relocating the structure itself rather than demolishing it?
• If acquisition ultimately becomes unavoidable, what options have been considered that would allow Mr. Rossi to remain in his home until the property is actually needed for construction? Construction is not expected to begin for several years. There should be no unnecessary rush to physically displace him.
• What relocation planning has already occurred? California relocation law recognizes that displacement problems should be identified early and that public projects should be planned in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on displaced persons.
I am also concerned that the Council is being asked to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations for an acknowledged significant and unavoidable historic impact. That is a consequential decision. The fact that an environmental impact can legally be overridden does not mean it should be overridden without the Council independently determining that the project's benefits justify this particular loss, especially when another build alternative would preserve the residence.
The City has been studying this intersection for years. Taking additional time now to determine whether an 83-year-old man actually has to lose his lifelong home is not unreasonable. This is precisely the type of decision that deserves careful scrutiny before it becomes irreversible.
If the City ultimately determines that the house truly cannot be saved, I ask the Council to pursue every reasonable accommodation that would allow Mr. Rossi to remain there for as long as safely and legally possible, including an occupancy agreement, leaseback, delayed possession, phased construction, relocation of the structure, or another negotiated arrangement.
But I do not believe the starting assumption should be that demolition is inevitable simply because it is part of the preferred design.
The City has identified alternatives that preserve this home. Before Napa chooses the alternative that destroys it, the City should demonstrate publicly, and with evidence, why those alternatives cannot reasonably accomplish the project's essential objectives.
Traffic infrastructure can be redesigned. Once this home and historic resource are demolished, that decision cannot be undone.
I respectfully ask the Council not to certify the Final EIR or approve the preferred alternative unless and until it is satisfied that reasonable alternatives have been genuinely exhausted and that the acquisition and demolition of 801 Silverado Trail are truly necessary.
Thank you for your consideration.
Susan Vaziri
Napa resident
From: Tyson
To: Clerk
Subject: Proposed Roundabout at Silverado Trail & Third Street Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 4:18:11 PM
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Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council, I am writing as a Napa resident to express my opposition to moving forward with the Five-Way Intersection Project in its current form. I understand the desire to improve traffic flow, pedestrian and bicycle access, and safety at the intersection of Silverado Trail, Third Street, Coombsville Road and East Avenue. However, I do not believe those objectives by themselves establish that the proposed two-roundabout design—and the significant property impacts associated with it—is necessary. In particular, I am deeply concerned about the potential acquisition of the home at 801 Silverado Trail and the displacement of its 83-year-old lifelong resident. Eminent domain is an extraordinary power. The fact that the government has the legal ability to acquire someone's property does not mean doing so is necessarily the right public-policy decision. Before Napa takes someone's lifelong home for an intersection improvement, I believe the burden should be on the City to demonstrate that the taking is truly necessary and that reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. Before approving the project, I respectfully ask the Council to clearly answer: • What is the actual collision and serious-injury history of this specific intersection? • How many of those incidents would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed roundabouts? • What measurable improvement in travel times and congestion will the project provide compared with existing conditions? • What are the consequences if the City does not undertake the full project and instead pursues more limited safety or operational improvements? • What alternatives have been considered that could preserve the residence at 801 Silverado Trail? • Is the incremental benefit of the preferred alternative significant enough to justify permanently displacing a lifelong Napa resident? This intersection has existed in its current general configuration for many years. That does not mean we should never improve it, but it does mean we have the ability—and responsibility—to be deliberate about whether the proposed solution is proportional to the problem. Napa is more than roads, traffic models and infrastructure. It is also the people, homes, history and neighborhoods that make this community what it is. I respectfully ask the Council not to move forward with a design requiring the loss of this home unless it can demonstrate that there is no reasonable alternative and that the public benefit clearly outweighs the extraordinary cost being imposed on this resident. Thank you for your consideration.
Tyson Holmes
Holmes Van & Storage, Inc.
PO BOX 149
Napa, CA 94559
Physical Address: 253 walnut St.
Suite C, Napa, Ca 94559
O# 707-2267379
F# 707-226-2424
C# 707-312-0170
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From: Wendy Collier
To: Clerk
Subject: 5 Way intersection
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 9:20:07 PM
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Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council,
I am writing as a Napa resident to express my opposition to moving forward with the Five-Way Intersection Project in its current form. I understand the desire to improve traffic flow, pedestrian and bicycle access, and safety at the intersection of Silverado Trail, Third Street, Coombsville Road and East Avenue. However, I do not believe those objectives by themselves establish that the proposed two-roundabout design—and the significant property impacts associated with it—is necessary. In particular, I am deeply concerned about the potential acquisition of the home at 801 Silverado Trail and the displacement of its 83-year-old lifelong resident. Eminent domain is an extraordinary power. The fact that the government has the legal ability to acquire someone's property does not mean doing so is necessarily the right public-policy decision. Before Napa takes someone's lifelong home for an intersection improvement, I believe the burden should be on the City to demonstrate that the taking is truly necessary and that reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. Before approving the project, I respectfully ask the Council to clearly answer: • What is the actual collision and serious-injury history of this specific intersection? • How many of those incidents would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed roundabouts? • What measurable improvement in travel times and congestion will the project provide compared with existing conditions? • What are the consequences if the City does not undertake the full project and instead pursues more limited safety or operational improvements? • What alternatives have been considered that could preserve the residence at 801 Silverado Trail? • Is the incremental benefit of the preferred alternative significant enough to justify permanently displacing a lifelong Napa resident? This intersection has existed in its current general configuration for many years. That does not mean we should never improve it, but it does mean we have the ability—and responsibility—to be deliberate about whether the proposed solution is proportional to the problem. Napa is more than roads, traffic models and infrastructure. It is also the people, homes, history and neighborhoods that make this community what it is. I respectfully ask the Council not to move forward with a design requiring the loss of this home unless it can demonstrate that there is no reasonable alternative and that the public benefit clearly outweighs the extraordinary cost being imposed on this resident. Thank you for your consideration.
Wendy Collier
Napa Resident
From: Sunshine Moeschler
To: Clerk
Subject: Fw: Roundabout PLEASE READ, SIGN AND FORWARD TO [email protected] (and forward to friends you think might want to sign)
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 02:21:51 PM
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From: SANDY HANSEN <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2026 1:05 PM
Subject: Roundabout PLEASE READ, SIGN AND FORWARD TO [email protected] (and forward to friends you think might want to sign)
You might need to cut and paste or send as your own letter. Or write something on your own and send directly to City Clerk. Even if you don’t live in Alta Heights, this affects you.
Although saving the Christmas house is very emotional, the point of the meeting is to accept or reject the Environmental Report on the 5 way intersection. We propose rejecting it on any of the grounds listed below.
Thank you!
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To: Jeanette Bicais <[email protected]>, judy ingram
<[email protected]>, SANDY HANSEN
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Subject: PLEASE READ AND, IF YOU AGREE, SIGN AND FORWARD TO [email protected] (and forward to friends you think might want to sign)
WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood.
If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety.
However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs.
The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer.
The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size. All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs. Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Thank you,
Name: Wendy S. Moeschler
Email: [email protected]
Address: 1412 Maxwell Avenue, Napa, 94559
From: June Jasinskas
To: Clerk; Christopher DeNatale; Bernie Narvaez; Beth Painter; Scott Sedgley Subject: Double Round about meeting 9/15/2026
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 05:59:10 PM
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I ask you to please vote NO on the proposed Double Roundabout project at the 9/15/2026 City Council meeting.
When CalTrans offers Napa free money, please consider the opinion of the majority of Napa residents when they say no thank you for this project.
There are other areas in Napa where free CalTrans money will benefit the city.
Thank you
June Jasinskas
59 Kenwood Street
From: [email protected]
To: Clerk
Subject: Silverado roundabout
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 06:38:13 PM
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WE, the undersigned residents of Napa, ask you, our City Council, to preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road. Please do not approve the proposed traffic circles.
This proposed project is not needed and is out of proportion for the neighborhood. If approved and built, it is not expected to increase the speed of traffic on Silverado Trail because of the traffic lights to the north and south of the 5-way intersection, and because there's simply so much traffic. For the same reason, it would not decrease automobile emissions. It would shorten the time for those crossing Silverado to reach Silverado Middle School, but that seems an insufficient reason for a project of this expense and size. Might that goal be solved by simply reprogramming the traffic lights?
One of the stated reasons for the proposal is to reduce accidents, but there are very few accidents at this intersection and almost all of them are minor. The intersections along Soscol and in downtown Napa report a great many more accidents.
The other stated reason is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair safety. However, the proposed plan shows a longer stretch of crosswalk and NO red traffic lights, but a yellow flashing light, instead. One of the crosswalks is divided into sections that would need to be traversed one at a time. This does not promise to create a safer crossing for foot traffic, cyclists, and people using wheelchairs. The existing crosswalks and regulation traffic signals provide a better solution. A sidewalk along Coombsville Road for students walking to Silverado Middle School would be monumentally less expensive, as well as simpler, and safer.
The proposed project would erase some of our town's history and replace it with two oversized, anonymous traffic circles. There's a human cost in removing a house that's been a lifelong home and has become a kind of local landmark for the rest of us. A few, rather colorful businesses would have their property greatly diminished in size.
All of these changes would be disruptive, expensive and leave our town with less local character.
The projected cost of more than $27 million is money could be better used for other projects that address real needs.
Wise governments hold funds in reserve.
We urge you to halt the proposed project and preserve and maintain the 5-way intersection on Silverado Trail at Coombsville Road.
Thank you,
Edward Boerner
Name: Edward Boerner
Email: [email protected]
Address:3433 Young Avenue
Napa 94558
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From: SANDY HANSEN
To: Clerk
Subject: IMPORTANT Roundabout Concerns…omitted from previous email Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 04:20:00 PM
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In looking at the report there seem to be several loopholes regarding environmental and noise mitigation.
retrofitted IF AVAILABLE.
EXISTS. CalTrans will require noise monitoring and noise controls WHERE
PRACTICAL AND FEASABLE
This summer some preliminary work was done behind my house. There was no noise control. No emissions control . It was horrendous. I can’t imagine being subjected to this for 2 years from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
please reconsider your approval of the Environmental Report.
Sandra Haroutunian Hansen
1100 Raymond ( our house backs up to East Ave across from the Children’s Cottage) 7072556976
From: Valerie Moberg
To: Clerk
Subject: Against the 5-way Intersection plan for a roundabout Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 02:53:33 PM
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Please distribute this comment to the Mayor and all members of the City Council and include it in the public record for the Five-Way Intersection Project.
Mayor and Members of the Napa City Council,
I am writing as a Napa resident to express my opposition to moving forward with the Five- Way Intersection Project in its current form.
I understand the desire to improve traffic flow, pedestrian and bicycle access, and safety at the intersection of Silverado Trail, Third Street, Coombsville Road and East Avenue. However, I do not believe those objectives by themselves establish that the proposed two-roundabout design—and the significant property impacts associated with it—is necessary.
In particular, I am deeply concerned about the potential acquisition of the home at 801 Silverado Trail and the displacement of its 83-year-old lifelong resident.
Eminent domain is an extraordinary power. The fact that the government has the legal ability to acquire someone's property does not mean doing so is necessarily the right public-policy decision. Before Napa takes someone's lifelong home for an intersection improvement, I believe the burden should be on the City to demonstrate that the taking is truly necessary and that reasonable alternatives have been exhausted.
Before approving the project, I respectfully ask the Council to clearly answer:
• What is the actual collision and serious-injury history of this specific intersection? • How many of those incidents would reasonably have been prevented by the proposed roundabouts?
• What measurable improvement in travel times and congestion will the project provide compared with existing conditions?
• What are the consequences if the City does not undertake the full project and instead pursues more limited safety or operational improvements?
• What alternatives have been considered that could preserve the residence at 801 Silverado Trail?
• Is the incremental benefit of the preferred alternative significant enough to justify permanently displacing a lifelong Napa resident?
This intersection has existed in its current general configuration for many years. That does not mean we should never improve it, but it does mean we have the ability—and responsibility— to be deliberate about whether the proposed solution is proportional to the problem.
Napa is more than roads, traffic models and infrastructure. It is also the people, homes, history and neighborhoods that make this community what it is.
I respectfully ask the Council not to move forward with a design requiring the loss of this home unless it can demonstrate that there is no reasonable alternative and that the public benefit clearly outweighs the extraordinary cost being imposed on this resident.
Thank you for your consideration.
Valerie Moberg
Napa resident