Napa County  
Board of Supervisors Chambers  
1195 Third Street, Third Floor  
Napa, CA 94559  
Agenda - Final  
Tuesday, October 15, 2024  
9:00 AM  
Board of Supervisors Chambers  
1195 Third Street, Third Floor  
Board of Supervisors  
Joelle Gallagher, District 1  
Ryan Gregory, District 2  
Anne Cottrell, District 3  
Alfredo Pedroza, District 4  
Belia Ramos, District 5  
* This is a simultaneous meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Napa County, Napa County Public  
Improvement Corporation, Silverado Community Services District, Monticello Public Cemetery  
District, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority of Napa County, Lake Berryessa Resort  
Improvement District, Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District, Napa County Housing  
Authority, and the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency.  
GENERAL INFORMATION  
The Board of Supervisors meets as specified in its adopted annual calendar on Tuesdays at 9:00 A.M. in regular  
session at 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, California 94559. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.  
Assistive listening devices and interpreters are available through the Clerk of the Board of the Napa County  
Board of Supervisors. Requests for disability related modifications or accommodations, aids or services may be  
made to the Clerk of the Board’s office no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date by contacting (707)  
253-4580.  
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name and your comments or questions. In order that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak, please be  
brief and limit your comments to the specific subject under discussion. Time limitations shall be at the discretion  
of the Chair or Board, but is generally limited to three minutes.  
ON A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA  
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within the subject matter jurisdiction of Napa County and its related districts and agencies. Public comment is  
limited to three minutes per speaker, subject to the discretion of the Chair. Comments should be brief and  
focused, and speakers should be respectful of one another who may have different opinions. The Board is here to  
listen to everyone who wishes to address them, but everyone has the responsibility to act in a civil manner.  
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profanity, hate speech, abusive language, or threats. Also, while public input is appreciated, the Brown Act  
prohibits the Board from taking any action today on matters raised during public comment.  
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available at the following link:  
https://www.countyofnapa.org/1429/Board-of-Supervisors-Special-Districts-C  
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offered. Remote Zoom participation for members of the public is provided for convenience only. In the event  
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meeting without remote access.  
Please watch or listen to the Board of Supervisors meeting in one of the following ways:  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Attend in-person at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1195 Third Street, Napa Suite 305.  
column).  
4.  
5.  
Watch on Napa Valley TV Channel 28.  
1-669-900-6833 (Meeting ID: 842-343-169).  
6.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PET OF THE WEEK  
APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS  
Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing October 2024 as “Domestic  
Violence Awareness Month” in Napa County. (No Fiscal Impact)  
A.  
5.  
CONSENT CALENDAR - SPECIAL DISTRICTS  
Napa County Housing Authority  
Acceptance of donation report for quarter ending September 30, 2024.  
A.  
(Fiscal Impact $75,540 Revenue; Housing Authority Fund; Budgeted;  
Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 230149B  
B.  
C.  
(LBRID) with GHD, Inc. for a new maximum of $468,877 for the Lift  
Station A - Sewer Collection Tank Replacement Project, LB 22-03R2.  
(Fiscal Impact: $229,089 Expense; Lake Berryessa Resort  
Improvement District Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary).  
Attachments:  
Award a Construction Contract to Fort Bragg Electric, Inc. for the  
Water Supply Intake Utility Building Project, LB 24-01. (Fiscal  
Impact: $228,623 Expense; Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement  
District Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
6.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Agricultural Commissioner  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 170682B with the California  
Department of Food & Agriculture for a maximum of $131,964 for  
reimbursement of expenditures associated with placing and inspecting  
traps for the detection of exotic pests. (Fiscal Impact: $131,964  
Revenue; General Fund; Budgeted; Mandatory)  
A.  
Attachments:  
Clerk of the Board  
Approval of minutes from the September 24, 2024 regular meeting.  
(No Fiscal Impact)  
B.  
Attachments:  
Appoint Ines Deluna to represent a Non-Profit, Community Based  
Organization Providing Services to At-Risk Minors on the Napa  
County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council with term of office to  
commence immediately and expire on December 31, 2026. (No Fiscal  
Impact)  
C.  
Attachments:  
Appoint Marlena G. Garcia to represent Member Category “C” on the  
First 5 Napa County Children and Families Commission with term of  
office to commence immediately and expire on January 1, 2027. (No  
Fiscal Impact)  
D.  
Attachments:  
Reappoint Michael Silacci for a second term, representing Napa Valley  
Grapegrowers on the Napa County Housing Commission with term of  
office to commence immediately and expire on October 1, 2028. (No  
Fiscal Impact)  
E.  
F.  
Attachments:  
Approval of the 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting calendar. (No  
Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
County Fire Department  
Approve a Budget Amendment to increase the Fire Operations Capital  
Assets appropriation by $1,069,196 to purchase radios, waive  
competitive bidding requirements, and provide a sole source award to  
Motorola Solutions due to technical compatibility requirements.  
(Fiscal Impact: $1,069,196 Expense; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted;  
Discretionary)  
G.  
[4/5 vote required]  
Approve a waiver of competitive bidding requirement and provide a  
sole source award to Golden State Fire Apparatus to purchase one  
Type VI Engine, due to technical compatibility requirements. (Fiscal  
Impact: $630,000 Expense; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
H.  
Health and Human Services Agency  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 250184B with Expressions of  
I.  
Hope for a contract maximum of $398,796 upon approval through  
June 30, 2025, and each subsequent renewal, for the administration of  
the Family Urgent Response System. (Fiscal Impact: $398,796  
Expense; Health and Human Services Agency Fund; Budgeted;  
Discretionary).  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Revenue Agreement No. 250154B with the  
California Department of Public Health for a contract maximum of  
$64,480 for Fiscal Years 2025-2029 for costs associated with the  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Surveillance Program. (Fiscal  
Impact: $64,480 Revenue; Health and Human Services Agency Fund;  
Budgeted; Mandatory).  
J.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 8681 with the California  
Department of Social Services for the term July 1, 2024 through June  
30, 2027 for the purpose of establishing the responsibilities of the State  
and the County in the provision and receipt of certain services,  
including legal consultation and legal representation in administrative  
action appeals associated with the Resource Family Approval program.  
(No Fiscal Impact; Mandatory).  
K.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 6 to Revenue Agreement No.  
200130B with California Department of Public Health (Special  
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children), to  
increase the contract maximum by $500,000 for a new contract  
maximum of $3,328,653 through September 30, 2025. (Fiscal Impact:  
$3,328,653 Revenue; Health and Human Services Agency Fund;  
Budgeted; Mandatory)  
L.  
Attachments:  
Adopt a Resolution approving the County’s Mental Health Services  
Act Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Update to the Three-Year Plan for  
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to Fiscal Year 2025-2026. (No Fiscal Impact)  
M.  
Attachments:  
Authorize the purchase of a capital asset; and approval of a Budget  
Amendment for an ice machine for the cafeteria located at South  
Campus for use by Winston’s Community Unity Project (CUP).  
(Fiscal Impact: $7,500 Expense, Health and Human Services Agency  
Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
N.  
O.  
[4/5 vote required]  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 220003B  
for $920,190 and Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 220004B for  
$1,165,320 with Progress Foundation, Inc., for mental health services  
in Fiscal Year 2024-2025. (Fiscal Impact: $2,085,510 Expense; Health  
and Human Services Agency Fund; Budgeted; Mandatory).  
Attachments:  
Human Resources – Division of CEO’s Office  
Adopt a Resolution to amend the Departmental Allocation List for the  
P.  
Public Defender’s Office effective October 26, 2024, with no increase  
to full-time equivalents. (Fiscal Impact: $5,000 Expense; General  
Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Adopt a Resolution to amend the Table and Index of Classifications  
and the Departmental Allocation List for the Probation Department  
with no increase to full-time equivalents. (Fiscal Impact: $11,500  
Expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Q.  
R.  
Attachments:  
Adopt a Resolution to amend the Departmental Allocation List for the  
District Attorney’s Office by extending an existing Attorney I/II/III -  
Limited Term, through December 31, 2025, with no net increase in  
full-time equivalents. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
Information Technology Services – Division of CEO’s Office  
Approve a Budget Amendment to increase appropriations in  
Information Technology Services for the purchase of a new Requests  
for Proposal Bid Solution Software and related Implementation costs.  
(Fiscal Impact: $83,165 Expense; General Fund; Not Budgeted;  
Discretionary)  
S.  
[4/5 Vote Required]  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 8682 with Personal  
Computing, Inc. dba Valley Internet for the pursuit of grant funding for  
broadband deployment projects. (No Fiscal Impact; Discretionary)  
T.  
U.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 250209B with Infoverity U.S.,  
Inc. for consulting services for a maximum of $100,000 for extended  
post Go-Live support related to the Master Data Management Solution  
for the term of October 15, 2024, through June 30, 2025. (Fiscal  
Impact: $100,000 Expense; Information Technology Services Fund;  
Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Declare certain items of personal property as surplus and no longer  
required for public use; and approve and authorize the Purchasing  
Agent to dispose of these items of personal property by donating them  
to Computers for Classrooms. (No Fiscal Impact)  
V.  
Attachments:  
Authorize purchase of a capital asset for a Key Fill Device required for  
the encryption of the Communications radio system and approve a  
related Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $6,000 Expense; Not  
Budgeted; ITS Fund; Discretionary)  
W.  
[4/5 Vote Required]  
Probation  
X.  
Approve and authorize grant funding and Agreement No. 250218B  
with the Office of Traffic Safety to provide intensive probation  
supervision for high-risk felony and repeat DUI offenders. (Fiscal  
Impact: $200,000 Revenue; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
Y.  
Approve and authorize Lease Agreement No. 250204B with the City  
of American Canyon for the term October 1, 2024 through December  
31, 2028 for an annual rental rate of $75,950, plus custodial, utilities  
and interior maintenance fees, with a 2% annual rent increase, to house  
Health and Human Services Agency staff, located at American Canyon  
City Hall, 4381 Broadway, Suites 101 and 108, American Canyon.  
(Fiscal Impact: $75,950 Expense; Health and Human Services Agency  
Fund, Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize two Certificates of Acceptance for additional  
right-of-way for Silverado Trail to accommodate a recently constructed  
left turn lane for the Sam Jasper Winery project. (No Fiscal Impact;  
Discretionary)  
Z.  
Attachments:  
Approve establishment of a change fund account for the Airport in the  
amount of $100. (No Fiscal Impact; Discretionary)  
AA.  
AB.  
Accept a donation in the amount of $1,200 from Redwood Credit  
Union to the Napa County Airport. (Fiscal Impact: $1,200 Revenue;  
Airport Operations; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Approve the Plans & Specifications for the Jail Transition Project, PW  
22-30 and authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise and  
open sealed bids, at a time, date, and location pursuant to Section  
20150.8 of the Public Contract Code; and approve a Budget  
Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $100,000, Expense; Capital Improvement  
Projects Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
AC.  
[4/5 vote required]  
Attachments:  
7.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
For all matters not listed on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Board of  
Supervisors and Special Districts. (see page 1)  
8.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  
DISCUSSION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDARS  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - SPECIAL DISTRICTS  
9.  
10.  
11.  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
County Executive Office  
Adopt a Resolution declaring Napa County’s intention to renew the  
A.  
Napa Valley Tourism Improvement District for an additional ten years  
and fix the time and place of a public meeting and public hearing on  
the proposal; adopt a Resolution requesting that affected municipalities  
consent to the renewal; and receive a presentation from Visit Napa  
Valley. ($11,000,000 annual revenue; Napa Valley Tourism  
Improvement District; Budgeted; Mandatory)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
B.  
Receive a presentation regarding the possible use of a Project Labor  
Agreement on a future project. (Unknown Fiscal Impact;  
Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
12.  
13.  
PUBLIC HEARING - SPECIAL DISTRICTS  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES)  
PUBLIC HEARING - Eva Pauly / Laketricity (DBA Dynamo Solar)  
Commercial Floating Solar Facility Use Permit, Zone Change, and  
Variance / Application Nos. P22-00340-UP, P23-00181-ZC, AND  
P23-00268-VAR  
A.  
Conduct a public hearing to consider the project and act on the  
Planning Commission’s recommendation on August 21, 2024 to:  
1) Adopt an ordinance to rezone the developed portions of the project  
parcels (APN(s) 057-010-010 and 057-050-003) from the existing  
zoning district of Agricultural Watershed: Airport Compatibility  
(AW:AC) to Public Lands: Airport Compatibility (PL:AC);  
2) Approve a Variance to allow construction of 42 transmission line  
towers at a height varying between 38.5-feet and 70-feet tall, whereby  
Napa County Code (“NCC”) Section 18.104.120 establishes a 35-foot  
height maximum; and  
3) Approve a Use Permit, subject to Conditions of Approval, for  
construction of approximately 56-acres of floating solar panels  
(approximately 63,840 solar panels) on top of two of the Napa  
Sanitation District’s existing wastewater ponds to produce  
approximately 34.7 megawatts (MW) of direct current electricity,  
converted to 24.5 megawatts (MW) of alternating current electricity,  
construction of approximately 2-miles of electrical transmission lines,  
with portions constructed above and below ground, and construction of  
one 0.13-acre electrical substation located at the northern edge of the  
solar panels.  
The proposed project is located at 1515 Soscol Ferry Road, Napa and  
200 Anderson Road, Napa - Accessor’s Parcel Numbers:  
057-050-003-000, 057-010-010-000, 057-050-006-000,  
057-010-038-000, 057-010-039-000, 046-400-016-000,  
046-400-011-000, 046-400-057-00, and 046-400-004-000, the floating  
solar project parcels are 163.59-acres and 327.0-acres, the floating  
solar project site is approximately 1-mile southwest of the State  
Highway 29 and 221 interchange and the transmission lines will lead  
to an existing electrical substation approximately 0.35-miles northeast  
of the State Highway 29 and 221 interchange. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC HEARING 2:00 P.M. - William Cole Winery Appeal (Use  
Permit Major Modification No. P19-00101-MOD and Variance  
P19-00441-VAR)  
B.  
Conduct a public hearing to consider an appeal filed by Appellant  
Water Audit California (WAC or Appellant) concerning the Napa  
County Planning Commission’s decision on May 1, 2024, to approve  
the William Cole Winery Use Permit Major Modification No  
P19-00101-MOD and Variance P19-00441-VAR submitted by  
William and Jane Ballentine, William Ballentine Jr. and Jane Sorenson  
TR (Applicant or William Cole). (No Fiscal Impact).  
(CONTINUED FROM JULY 23, 2024)  
Attachments:  
14.  
CLOSED SESSION  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code  
A.  
Section 54956.9(d)(1))(2 Cases)  
Name of Case: Hoopes Vineyard LLC, Summit Lake Vineyards & Winery  
LLC, and Cook’s Flat Associates v. County of Napa; United States  
District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:24-cv-6256  
Name of Case: Napa County and the People of the State of California ex  
rel. Sheryl L. Bratton v. Hoopes Family Winery Partners, LP, Hoopes  
Vineyard, LLC, and Lindsay Blair Hoopes; Napa Superior Court Case No.  
22CV001262  
15.  
ADJOURNMENT  
ADJOURN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,  
OCTOBER 29, 2024 AT 9:00 A.M.  
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE AGENDA FOR THE ABOVE STATED MEETING WAS POSTED AT A  
LOCATION FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE NAPA COUNTY  
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, 1195 THIRD STREET, NAPA, CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11,  
2024 BY 5:00 P.M. A HARDCOPY SIGNED VERSION OF THE CERTIFICATE IS ON FILE WITH THE  
CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.  
Neha Hoskins (By e-signature)  
NEHA HOSKINS, Clerk of the Board