TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jesse Guti?rrez, Principal Planner, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Receive a presentation on the proposed implementation plan for the Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
RECOMMENDATION
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PRESENTATION: Receive a presentation on the proposed implementation plan for the Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
STAFF REQUEST: The Climate Action Committee to direct project staff to proceed with solicitation of scope of work for a regional implementation plan and prioritization strategy.
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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
The Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) draft was made available for public review on August 1, 2025. A 60-day public comment period was established to allow for residents from all 6 jurisdictions to review and comment on the RCAAP. The Napa County Board of Supervisors on August 5, 2025, approved a contract amendment directing Ascent Environmental to begin preparation of an Initial Study CEQA document to support the RCAAP.
With these important phases of the RCAAP development underway, it is time for the Climate Action Committee (CAC), executive management and staff of the member jurisdictions, the County CEO's office, and project staff to begin solidifying a vision for a coordinated and collaborative path to accomplishing the strategies, measures and actions in the RCAAP. This vision can be achieved through the development of a coordinated implementation plan.
All 6 jurisdictions in Napa have declared a climate emergency and agreed on the need to move forward implementation of the RCAAP with a sense of urgency to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the region and meet th...
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