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Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body
YOUNTVILLE
Town Council Margie Mohler – [email protected]
Eric Knight – [email protected]
Robin McKee-Cant –
[email protected]
Hillery Trippe – [email protected]
Pam Reeves – [email protected]
All First and Third Tuesdays of the Month
(No Meeting on the Third Tuesday in
August and December)
Yountville - Town Council Chambers
Town Council Meeting as the following:
• Yountville Housing Authority
• Yountville Finance Authority
• Yountville Parking Authority
Same as Above All Third Tuesday in January
Yountville - Town Council Chambers
ZDRB (Zoning & Design Review Board) Steven Miller –
[email protected]
Michael Zagorzek -
[email protected]
Kimberly Cook –
[email protected]
Thomas Henthorne –
[email protected]
Kenneth Deposki –
[email protected]
Irene Borba, Planning &
Building Director
[email protected]
Hilary Gaede, Acting Town
Clerk
[email protected]
Beatriz Becerra, Management
Fellow [email protected]
Second Tuesday Monthly at 5:30 pm
Yountville - Town Council Chambers
The Zoning & Design Review Board
(ZDRB) is comprised of five (5) members
appointed by the Town Council to
staggered three-year terms of office. The
ZDRB is responsible for making decisions
regarding use permits in the R-District,
home occupations, second dwelling units,
change in uses in C-Districts, design review
in H-Districts and lot line changes. The
ZDRB will also hold study sessions and
advise the Council regarding amendments
to the General Plan, Zoning and Design,
and Subdivision Ordinances, Capital
Improvement Plan and design review in
other zoning districts.
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Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Alan Tenscher –
[email protected]
Vincent Courtney –
[email protected]
David Damico –
[email protected]
Myrna David –
[email protected]
Loreen Ruegg –
[email protected]
Samantha Holland, Parks &
Recreation Director
[email protected]
Hilary Gaede, Acting Town
Clerk
[email protected]
Third Thursday Every Other Month
(January, March, May, July, September,
and November) at 6:00 p.m.
Yountville - Town Council Chambers
The purpose of the Commission is to advise
Council and staff on matters that pertain to
facilities, parks, public recreation, library,
cultural and historical activities, senior
citizen and teen activities, volunteer
services and user fees.
Yountville Arts Commission Cynthia Kapjian –
[email protected]
Geoffrey Leigh –
[email protected]
Marita Dorenbecher –
[email protected]
Judy Meredith –
[email protected]
Noel Resnick –
[email protected]
Ronda Schaer –
[email protected]
PJ Hudson –
[email protected]
Samantha Holland, Parks &
Recreation Director
[email protected]
Hilary Gaede, Acting Town
Clerk
[email protected]
First Monday of the Month at 4:00 p.m.
Yountville – Town Council Chambers
The mission of Yountville Arts is to provide
vision, leadership, inspiration and support
to artists and their art in Yountville and to
serve in an advisory capacity to the Town
Council and staff in matters pertaining to
the cultural arts including, but not limited to,
the development of visual, performing and
literary arts.
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Board/Committee/Commission Council Member/Other Staff
Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body Yountville Community Foundation Resident Category:
Pamela Zeidell
Sandra Fagan
Scott Owens
Carol Fink
Majel Arnold
Pamela Zeidell PRAC Representative
Cynthia Kapjian, YAC Representative
VACANT, Chamber of Commerce
Rep.
VACANT, Non-Profit Organization
Rep.
Brad Raulston, Town Manager
[email protected]
Samantha Holland, Parks &
Recreation Director
[email protected]
Fourth Friday - Quarterly at 3:00 p.m.
Yountville - Community Center
2024 Calendar
• January 26
• April 26
• July 26
• October 25
The purpose of the non-profit organization
is to promote and raise funds to support
community-based programming to benefit
and serve the residents of the Town
including but not limited to: 1) youth
recreation and education; 2) community
based wellness and enrichment; 3) senior
recreation, leisure, education and support
services; 4) parks and facilities
improvements; 5) cultural arts; literary,
visual and performing arts programs; and 6)
initiatives for events and programs staffed
by community volunteers.
Affordable and Workforce Housing Oversight
Committee (Measure S 2018)
Resident Category:
Lisa Bertolucci
Sandra Fagan
Alain Negueloua
Robert Stout
Michael Minnillo
Celia King, Finance Director
[email protected]
Meets twice a year with a date TBD.
Yountville – Council Chambers
The Committee’s annual duties include:
Review revenue receipts and expenditure
funds.
Review status of the programs and
services, including the portion of programs
and services funded with a combination of
Measure S Funds and funds from other
sources or accounts.
Prepare a report and make a presentation
to the Town Council regarding Measure S
Funds and the revenue receipts and
expenditures and status of the programs
and services.
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Board/Committee/Commission Council Member/Other Staff
Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body Yountville Tourism Business Improvement
District (TBID) Local Governing Committee
Council Member McKee-Cant
[email protected]
Brad Raulston, Town Manager
[email protected]
Hilary Gaede, Acting Town
Clerk
[email protected]
As needed
Yountville – Time and Location TBD
The Governing Committee oversees the
expenditure of the Town of Yountville's
locally designated NVTID funds in
accordance with the requirements of
Resolution No. 2010-72, the NVTID
Management District Plan (“Management
Plan”), and the Property and Business
Improvement District Act of 1994 (“’94
Law”).
COUNTYWIDE
Napa County City Selection Committee
(Mayors)
Mayor Margie Mohler (Automatic)
[email protected]
Council Member Eric Knight
(Alternate)
[email protected]
Mayors
Staffed by County Clerk of the
Board
Neha Hoskins, Clerk of the
Board
Greg Morgan, Deputy Clerk of
the Board
clerkoftheboard@countyofnap
a.org
Third Tuesday of the month in January,
April and June at 1:00 pm. Meeting
schedule coincides with Flood Control
meeting dates
Napa - Board of Supervisors Meeting
Room
Napa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District Board (NCFC&WCD)
Mayor Margie Mohler (Automatic)
[email protected]
Vice Mayor Hillery Trippe
(Alt 1) [email protected]
Richard Thomasser, PG
Deputy PW Director/District
Manager
County of Napa
Richard.thomasser@countyof
napa.org
Clerk – Sarah Geiss, Staff
Services Analyst
[email protected]
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First and Third Tuesday Monthly at 1:30 pm
Napa – Board of Supervisors Meeting
Room
The Napa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (District) is the local
sponsor for the Napa River Flood
Management Plan and administers water
supply contracts, watershed management
and stormwater management programs
throughout Napa County. The District’s
mission is the conservation and
management of flood and storm waters to
protect life and property; the maintenance
of the County watershed using the highest
level of environmentally sound practices;
and to provide coordinated planning for
water supply needs for the community.
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Board/Committee/Commission Council Member/Other Staff
Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) Mayor Margie Mohler (Automatic) [email protected]
Council Member Robin McKee-Cant
[email protected]
Vice Mayor Hillery Trippe, (Alt. 1)
[email protected]
Council Member Eric Knight
[email protected] , (Alt. 2)
Kate Miller, Executive
Director, NCTPA
[email protected]
Laura Sanderlin, Board
Secretary
[email protected]
Third Wednesday Monthly at 1:30 pm –
Napa – Transit Center located at
625 Burnell Street
The Napa Valley Transportation Authority
(NVTA) is a Congestion Management
Agency formed in 1998 as a joint effort by
the Cities of American Canyon, Calistoga,
Napa, and St. Helena; the Town of
Yountville, and the County of Napa. NVTA
serves as the countywide transportation
planning agency. The agency's goals,
duties, and composition make it easier for
local governments to tackle the increasingly
complex problem of traffic congestion.
Upper Valley Waste Management Agency Mayor Margie Mohler [email protected]
Vice Mayor Hillery Trippe, (Alternate)
[email protected]
Steve Lederer, Public Works
Director (County of Napa)
[email protected]
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Third Monday Bi-Monthly at 1:30 pm
Yountville - Town Council Chambers
The Upper Valley Waste Management
Agency (UVA) was formed for the purpose
of providing coordination of economical,
regional waste management services, and
meeting the requirements of the California
Integrated Waste Management Act -
namely to reduce the amount of "waste"
currently being landfilled and instead keep
valuable materials and resources within the
economic cycle.
Watershed Information and Conservation
Council (WICC)
Council Member Eric Knight
[email protected]
Council Member Pam Reeves
(Alternate) [email protected]
David Morrison, Interim
County Executive Director
David.Morrison@countyofnap
a.org
Jamison Crosby, Natural
Resources Conservation
Manager County of Napa
Jamison.Crosby@countyofna
pa.org
Clerk: Alexandria
Quackenbush -
alexandria.quackenbush@cou
ntyofnapa.org
Fourth Thursday Quarterly at 3:00 pm
Napa - County Administration Building
1195 Third St., Suite 103, First Floor, HR
Conference Room
https://www.napawatersheds.org/
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Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body Local Agency Formation Commission of
Napa County (LAFCO)
Mayor Margie Mohler
[email protected]
Brad Raulston, Town Manager
Irene Borba, Planning &
Building Director
[email protected]
Brendon Freeman, LAFCO,
Executive Director
[email protected]
First Monday Every Other Month at 2:00
pm
Meetings primarily occur in Napa – Board
of Supervisors Meeting Room and may also
rotate.
Legislation authorizes LAFCOs with
regulatory and planning powers to
coordinate the timely formation and
development of local governmental
agencies and their municipal services.
Notable regulatory duties include approving
or disapproving proposals involving (a) city
incorporations or disincorporations, (b)
special district formations, consolidations,
and dissolutions, (c) city and special district
annexations and detachments, and (d) city
and special district outside
service extensions. LAFCOs inform their
regulatory duties through a series of
planning activities, which includes
establishing and updating spheres of
influence for all local governmental
agencies.
Countywide Climate Action Committee
(Formerly County Climate Collaboration Ad
Hoc Committee)
Vice Mayor Hillery Trippe
[email protected]
Council Member Pam Reeves
[email protected]
Alternate:
Council Member Eric Knight
[email protected]
Brad Raulston, Town Manager
Irene Borba, Planning &
Building Director
[email protected]
David Morrison, Special
Projects Manager
David.Morrison@countyofnap
a.org
Clerk: Alexandria
Quackenbush
alexandria.quackenbush@cou
ntyofnapa.org
Meetings for 2023 are scheduled to take
place on the fourth Friday January through
October and the third Friday in November
and December.
Established at the 7-2-19 Council Meeting
Climate Action Committee meets regarding
the countywide commitment to address
climate change and in 2020 formed the
Napa County Climate Action Committee
(CAC). The CAC consists of two elected
officials from each of the six jurisdictions.
The CAC is administered and staffed by
Napa County.
REGIONAL
Cal Cities – Annual Conference
(Formerly League of California Cities)
All Council Brad Raulston, Town Manager
[email protected]
Long Beach Convention Center
October 16-18, 2024
Annual Conference and Expo | Cal Cities
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Board/Committee/Commission Council Member/Other Staff
Representative Meeting Schedule/Location Purpose of Meeting Body Cal Cities
(Formerly League of California Cities)
Mayor Margie Mohler
[email protected]
https://www.calcities.org/
Cal Cities – North Bay Division
(Formerly League of California Cities)
All Council (voting members)
Staff (non-voting members)
Mayor Margie Mohler on the Executive
Committee
Rotates yearly between four
North Bay Counties – Marin,
Sonoma, Napa, and Solano
Fourth Thursday Quarterly at 6:30 pm
North Bay Division Meetings and Events
North Bay Division | Cal Cities
Association of Bay Area Governments
General Assembly (ABAG)
Appointed Annually:
Council Member Eric Knight
[email protected]
Vice Mayor Hillery Trippe Delegate
[email protected]
(Alternate)
Clerk: Fred Castro
[email protected]
Annual Spring and Fall General Assembly
Meetings and Events
Meeting Location – Bay Area Metro Center,
375 Beale St, San Francisco – Meeting
Virtually
ABAG’s General Assembly, which meets at
least once a year as part of the GA
Conference, determines policy and adopts
the annual budget and work program.
Napa County League of Governments
(NCLOG)
Mayor and Council (voting members)
Staff (non-voting members)
Napa County is the host for
2024.
Yazmin Dominguez
yazmin.dominguez@countyof
napa.org
Second Thursday, Three Times Per Year
Location Rotates by City/Town
2024 Host – Napa County
NCLOG.pdf (sodacanyonroad.org)
COUNCIL AD HOC/STANDING
SUBCOMMITTEES
Emergency Preparedness Standing
Committee
Council Member Eric Knight
[email protected]
Council Member Robin McKee-Cant
[email protected]
Brad Raulston, Town Manager
[email protected]
Clerk: Beatriz Becerra,
Management Fellow
[email protected]
As needed
Established at the 5-15-18 Council Meeting
Transitioned to Standing Committee 1-7-20
Food Ware/Single-Use Plastics Ordinance Vice Mayor Hillery Trippe [email protected]
Council Member Pam Reeves
[email protected]
As needed
Established at the 3.19.24 Council Meeting
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MCE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
MCE (Community County Energy)
Representative
(Can be either Council Member or may
choose to share representation with any other
MCE member jurisdiction)
(RESEARCHING THIS MORE)
County Supervisor Ryan Gregory and
Napa City Council Member Beth
Painter (representing on behalf of the
Town and Napa County Cities)
N/A N/A
Meets at 7:00 p.m. on the Third Thursday
of each month and representatives may
participate in standing or Ad-Hoc
Committees depending on interest and
availability. Meetings held at MCE’s San
Rafael and Concord Offices.
MTC (Metropolitan Transportation
Commission) Representative
(RESEARCHING THIS MORE)
County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza
(representing on behalf of the Town
and Napa County Cities)
N/A **Added at February 21, 2023 Town
Council Meeting