TO: Napa County Wildlife Conservation Commission
FROM: Dana Morrison, Secretary to the WCC
REPORT BY: Pam Arifian, Planner III
SUBJECT: Draft Process and Decision-Making Improvements
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RECOMMENDATION
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Review draft grant application and draft selection criteria and rubric; provide direction on edits for final draft for discussion and potential adoption consideration at a future meeting yet to be determined.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The WCC Grant Application was revised and draft selection criteria and rubric were developed according to direction from the Commission at the May 18, 2026 Special Meeting. Commission can discuss the draft grant application, draft scoring criteria and rubric and provide direction on edits for a final draft of these documents for discussion and potential adoption consideration at a future meeting yet to be determined.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Not a “project” pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This item is a continuation of the ongoing discussion over the last year or more, and a specific follow up to the May 18th meeting, at which the Commission reached consensus on direction to Staff regarding proposed updates to the grant award process. This item presents an administrative draft proposal for application and process improvements for the WCC to consider and provide direction on regarding edits for incorporation into a final draft proposal.
The final draft proposal would be considered and potentially acted upon at subsequent meetings yet to be determined. Procedurally, the Commission would vote on a final draft proposal in two meetings. If the WCC wanted to move forward with these changes for the 2027-28 Grant Cycle, it is recommended that the final vote take place in early spring 2027 so that the new process can be appropriately publicized in advance of the start of the application window (June 15 – July 15, pending app...
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