TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jesse Gutiérrez, Principal Planner, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Staff update: Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP).
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive an update on the status of the draft Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and related CEQA document.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Last fall, the draft RCAAP was released for a 60-day public comment period (August 1-September 30, 2025). The document was subsequently revised to incorporate feedback received during that period, along with additional refinements resulting from review by project staff, the All Staff Working Group, agency partners, and internal stakeholders.
Over the past several months, staff and consultants have been preparing the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to support the project. As part of this process, staff conducted formal consultation with designated representatives of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation on February 12, 2026. Formal consultation is required pursuant to California Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52) prior to circulation of the IS/MND. At the time of this staff report, formal comments from the tribal representatives have not yet been received. Upon completion of consultation, the draft IS/MND will be released together with a Notice of Intent (NOI), which formally announces that the document is available for public review and comment for a 30-day period.
The NOI and draft IS/MND will be distributed to the RCAAP interested parties list and to potentially affected agencies. The NOI will also be published in a newspaper of general circulation and filed with the County Clerk. A hard copy will be available at the public counter of the Napa County Planning, Building and Environmental Services Department and posted on the Department’s website.
Following the close of the 30-day review period, staff and the consultant will review and consider all comments received. Depending on the substance of those comments, additional revisions to the IS/MND and draft RCAAP may be warranted. Staff anticipate providing the CAC with an update in April, including next steps for completing the CEQA process and advancing the RCAAP for final review and action.