TO: Napa County Housing Commission
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Review and recommend submitting the proposed Napa County Housing Authority Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to CSA No.4 consultant for an Engineer's Report.
RECOMMENDATION
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Review and recommend submitting the proposed Napa County Housing Authority Farmworker Centers operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to CSA No.4 consultant for an Engineer's Report.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In December 2024, the Housing Commission established an ad-hoc Budget Subcommittee (Subcommittee) and appointed Commissioners Akemi-Hernandez and Silacci to work with County staff and officials on the Napa County Housing Authority Farmworker Centers operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and prepare a recommendation for nightly lodger rents and CSA4 assessment changes to the Housing Authority . The proposed budget forms the basis for the costs in the County Service Area No. 4 Engineer's Report.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff Report
2. Public comment
3. Motion, second, discussion and vote
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
In 2002, the Napa County Board of Supervisors established County Service Area No.4 (CSA No.4) as a mechanism for owners of land containing at least one acre of planted vineyards to vote on assessing themselves to provide services pertaining to farmworker housing in the county, including maintenance or operations of the county-owned farmworker centers. The approved assessments can only remain in effect for a period of five years, unless reauthorized by qualifying property owners for an additional five-year period. The most recent reauthorization occurred in 2022, achieving an approval rating of 86%, marking an all-time high.
In 2017, ...
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