RESOLUTION R2026-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NAPA COUNTY 2026 MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE, INCLUDING VOLUME 1 AND VOLUME 2, SECTION 3 CITY OF NAPA ANNEX AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, Napa County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (“the Plan”) recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people, property infrastructure and natural resources within our city; and WHEREAS, the implementation of hazard mitigation actions can significantly reduce the risk of injury, loss of life, property damage, and disruption caused by future natural hazard events; and WHEREAS, the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires all cities, counties, and special districts to have adopted a Hazard Mitigation Plan to receive pre-and post-disaster mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and WHEREAS, City of Napa fully participated in the FEMA-prescribed mitigation planning process to prepare the Plan; and WHERAS, a coalition of Napa County local governments and special districts embarked on a planning process to prepare for and lessen the impacts of specified hazards by updating the Plan; and WHEREAS, each participating jurisdiction, including City of Napa, has been responsible for reviewing and approving its respective Jurisdictional Annex within the Plan, and the Plan compiles individual annexes into a unified framework to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated hazard mitigation strategy for the entire Napa County planning area, aligned with the goals, objectives, and priorities of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Napa County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update is comprised of two volumes, including Volume 1: Base Plan, which contains the countywide hazard mitigation framework and risk assessment, and Volume 2: Jurisdictional Annexes, which document the hazard profiles, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions of participating jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, a public involvement process consistent with the requirements of DMA 2000 was conducted to develop the Plan; and WHEREAS, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has reviewed and approved the Plan and has forwarded the plan to FEMA Region IX for final review and approval; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) because the Plan establishes policy guidance and mitigation strategies but does not authorize specific construction projects. Environmental review will occur for individual projects as required.
The City Council hereby adopts the Napa County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update as an official plan of the jurisdiction. City of Napa adopts Volume 1 of the Plan in its entirety and acknowledges that the City of Napa Jurisdictional Annex contained in Volume 2, Section 3 represents the jurisdiction’s specific hazard mitigation strategies and responsibilities.
The City Council authorizes staff to make minor technical edits or administrative corrections to the Plan, as necessary to address FEMA review comments, prior to final adoption.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of October 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Renee Brewer
City Attorney
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R2026-__ Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 3 October 20, 2026
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R20XX-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 1 Type approved date of resolution here