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: Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) and Related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Document Update
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive a presentation on the status of the draft RCAAP and related CEQA document.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The final RCAAP will be released concurrently with the public draft of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND). The IS/MND will be circulated for public review and comment on the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, CEQAnet Web Portal, https://ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/.
Following this process, the Climate Action Committee will consider and possibly recommend adoption of the RCAAP and IS/MND, which will be forwarded to the member jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction will independently consider adoption of the RCAAP and the associated CEQA document as a lead agency (Napa County) or responsible agency (all other member jurisdictions).
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 Climate Action Committee (CAC) directed staff on June 27, 2025, to proceed with an Initial Study review of the RCAAP, to initiate conversations within municipalities to review the draft RCAAP, to return with feedback in the fall, and to provide opportunities for public input in August and September.
Last fall, the draft RCAAP was released for a 60-day public comment period (August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025). The document was subsequently revised to incorporate public feedback, along with additional refinements from project staff, the All Staff Working Group, agency partners, and internal stakeholders. Over the past sev...
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