TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jesse Guti?rrez, Principal Planner, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Proposed Final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget for Program Administration of the Climate Action Committee, support for related projects, an implementation plan for the RCAAP.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the proposed final budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (FY26/27) of $248,955 for program administration of the Climate Action Committee (CAC), outreach, engagement, and RCAAP related projects with an additional cost of $181,986 for a regional RCAAP implementation plan for a grand total of $430,941.
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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
On January 23, 2026, the CAC discussed priorities for FY26/27 and supported staff's recommendations to complete and adopt the RCAAP, develop a regional implementation approach, begin strategizing for implementation, and consider options for updates to the CAC Joint Powers Agreement.
On February 27, 2026, staff presented a Draft Budget of $144,455 and received direction to:
1. Include budget for Napa Resource Conservation District (Napa RCD) to support outreach on the RCAAP on behalf of CAC members,
2. Work with BrightAction Communities to provide minimal support to maintain the Napa Climate Challenge webpage operational for an additional year while municipal staff consider a long-term regional approach to local outreach once the RCAAP has been adopted and is under implementation, and
3. Explore the development of a regionally focused implementation plan for the RCAAP.
On March 27, 2026, staff presented a revised budget to the CAC. The CAC requested an additional budget item for Global Heat Reduction to conduct a heat reduction potentia...
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