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: Reallocation of placeholder tasks budget in the FY 26/27 CAC budget to cover the cost of supporting Napa County Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) adoption hearing presentations to all six jurisdictions, project support through all adoption hearings, and the delivery of a final RCAAP document.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the reallocation of placeholder tasks budget in the FY 26/27 CAC budget to ensure necessary support for RCAAP adoption hearing presentations to all six jurisdictions, to extend project management services necessary to continue project coordination through the end of adoption hearings, and for the delivery of a final RCAAP document.
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On September 25, 2026, the Climate Action Committee (CAC) directed staff to prepare the RCAAP as a CEQA-qualified plan. The committee will review the plan at its October meeting and consider a resolution to recommend its adoption to all member jurisdictions.
A budget amendment is needed for Ascent to continue coordinating with staff, supporting and presenting at all six jurisdiction adoption hearings, and delivering the final RCAAP.
This amendment is necessary due in part to project timeline adjustments this year and the request by CAC members and staff to have Ascent present the draft RCAAP to their respective councils in August and September 2025, the desire for which was not anticipated nor budgeted in the original project scope. The budget for adoption hearings on the final RCAAP was shifted to ensure presentations could be made on the public draft. It is now necessary to increase the project budget to include preparing for, supporting, and presenting at all six jurisdiction adoption hearings.
In addition to adoption hearing presentations, there is a need ...
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