TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth, P. E., Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Resolution approving Amendment 2 to Cooperation Agreement 240371B with Caltrans to review the Plans, Specifications and Estimate for the Napa Valley Vine Trail - Yountville through St. Helena Gap Closure Project, RDS 23-19
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution to approve and authorize an amendment, substantially in the form of Amendment No. 2 to Cooperation Agreement No. 240371B with Caltrans to review the Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for the Napa Valley Vine Trail (NVVT) - Yountville through St. Helena Gap Closure Project. (Fiscal Impact $200,000 Expense; Roads Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Congressman Thompson included $4 million of Community Project Funding (CPF) in the federal fiscal year 2023-2024 budget to complete the planning, engineering, and environmental work of over 10 miles of Class I and Class III multiuse path between the existing Vine Trail paths in Yountville and St. Helena. This funding helped Napa County to be closer to “shovel ready” and submit more competitive grant applications. In 2025, Congressman Thompson included $850,000 of Community Project Funding (CPF) in the federal fiscal year 2026-2027 budget to complete the final design.
On April 23, 2024, the Board adopted Resolution 2024-38 for approval of Cooperation Agreement No.
240371B (Caltrans No. 04-2979) with Caltrans to review the Project Approval & Environmental Document
(PA&ED), Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E), and Right-of-way (ROW) phases of the Napa Valley Vine Trail (NVVT) - Yountville through St. Helena Gap Closure Project.
On June 4, 2024, the Board adopted Resolution 2024-57 for approval of a revised Cooperation Agreement that included new sections regarding funding, invoicing, and payments.
On July 28, 2026, the Board adopted Resolution 2026-83 for approval of Amendment 1 to Cooperation Agreement to add the remaining $400,000 of Community Projects Funding to the PS&E Phase.
Caltrans and Napa County staff prepared Amendment 2 to Agreement 240371B that includes a revised Funding Summary with an additional $850,000 for the PS&E Phase and that corrects the project description to remove mention of relocating the “Welcome to Napa” sign. It is anticipated that Napa County will complete the PA&ED Phase in late 2027 with the Board’s certification of an Environmental Impact Report.
Recommended Action:
Adopt the Resolution and approve Amendment 2 to Cooperation Agreement 240371B for the PS&E Phase of the Napa Valley Vine Trail - Yountville through St. Helena Gap Closure Project, RDS 23-19.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Roads Fund 2040, Sub-Division 2040500, Project 24012 |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The Napa Valley Vine Trail is a public amenity that reduces vehicle trips and promotes health and wellness. If Napa County does not amend the agreement, then the County will lose $850,000 in CPF grant funding and not have a competitive grant application and construction will begin later at a higher cost. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
If the County obtains grant funding for the construction, then the County would be responsible for maintaining the portion of the trail between the Town of Yountville and the City of St. Helena Limits. In the Maintenance Agreement for the St. Helena to Calistoga Segment, the County and the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition (NVVTC) share the cost. It is anticipated that the County and NVVTC will enter a similar agreement for the Yountville to St. Helena Segment. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
There is a risk that the $850,000 in grant funding would not be expended on the Project and the NVVTC and County would need to find some other source of funding for this section of the Vine Tail. |
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Strategic Initiative: |
Build Healthy, Connected Communities. |
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. The County would be responsible for preparing and adopting a CEQA document, such as an Environmental Impact Report, for this segment of the Napa Valley Vine Trail Project.