TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian Bordona - Director, Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby - Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Right of Way Easement Deed with Saint Helena Public Cemetery Association
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign a Certificate of Acceptance for a Right of Way Easement Deed from Saint Helena Public Cemetery Association in order for the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA) to construct a dual-completion monitoring well.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA) would like to install a dual-completion monitoring well on a County-owned parcel (APN 009-392-045) located adjacent to the Saint Helena Public Cemetery in the City of St. Helena. Access to the County-owned parcel for purposes of installing and maintaining the well is only possible by entering through the Cemetery, necessitating a Right of Way Easement Deed with the owner, the Saint Helena Public Cemetery Association.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
No
Is it Mandatory or Discretionary?
Discretionary
Discretionary Justification:
The installation of additional monitoring wells will further understanding of the Napa Valley Subbasin.
Is the general fund affected?
No
Future fiscal impact:
None
Consequences if not approved:
The monitoring well cannot be installed
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Vibrant and Sustainable Environment
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 NCGSA regularly monitors a network of public, private and County-owned wells that currently number 114 current, active wells, of which eight (8) are new, dedicated monitoring...
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