Napa County  
1195 THIRD STREET  
SUITE 310  
NAPA, CA 94559  
Agenda  
Friday, December 6, 2024  
9:30 AM  
Board of Supervisors Chambers  
1195 Third Street, Third Floor  
Climate Action Committee (and the Napa County Board of  
Supervisors*)  
*This meeting is also being noticed as a Board of Supervisors' meeting due to having 2 current Board  
Members (Supervisors Cottrell and Gallagher) and 1 Supervisor-Elect (Councilmember Alessio) at the  
Climate Action Committee meeting.  
AMERICAN CANYON Leon Garcia, Mark Joseph, Vacant (Alternate)  
CALISTOGA Kevin Eisenberg, Lisa Gift, Irais Lopez-Ortega (Alternate)  
NAPA Bernie Narvaez, Liz Alessio (Chair), Beth Painter (Alternate)  
NAPA COUNTY Anne Cottrell, Joelle Gallagher(Vice-Chair), Belia Ramos (Alternate)  
ST. HELENA Anna Chouteau, Billy Summers, Eric Hall (Alternate)  
YOUNTVILLE Hillery Bolt Trippe, Pamela Reeves, Eric Knight (Alternate)  
Brian D. Bordona, Director, Chris Apallas, County Counsel ,Ryan Melendez, Natural Resources,  
Planner II, Alexandria Quackenbush Meeting Clerk Angie Ramirez-Vega Meeting Clerk  
How to Watch or Listen to the Napa County Climate Action Committee Meetings  
The Climate Action Committee will continue to meet at 9:30 AM on the 4th Friday of each month.  
December 6, 2024 CAC meeting adopted in place of the Regular November and December  
meetings.  
The Climate Action Committee realizes that not all County residents have the same ways to stay  
engaged, so several alternatives are offered. Remote Zoom participation for members of the public is  
provided for convenience only. In the event that the Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason,  
the Climate Action Committee reserves the right to conduct the meeting without remote access.  
Please watch or listen to the Climate Action Committee meeting in one of the following ways:  
1.  
2.  
Attend in-person at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1195 Third Street, Napa Suite 305.  
sure the browser is up-to-date.  
3.  
Listen on Zoom by calling 1-669-900-6833 (Meeting ID: 829-0112-2471).  
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person and wish to submit a general public comment or  
a comment on a specific agenda item, please do the following:  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Email your comment to meetingclerk@countyofnapa.org. Emails received will not be read  
aloud but will still become part of the public record and shared with the Committee  
Members.  
browser is up-to-date. When the Chair calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click  
"raise hand." Please limit your remarks to three minutes.  
Call the Zoom phone number 1-669-900-6833 Enter Meeting ID 829-0112-2471 When the  
Chair calls for the item on which you wish to speak, press *9 to raise hand. Please limit your  
remarks to three minutes.  
**Please note that phone numbers in their entirety will be visible online while speakers are  
speaking**  
For more information, please contact us via telephone at (707) 253-4417 or send an email to  
ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE:  
ON A MATTER ON THE AGENDA  
Please proceed to the podium when the matter is called and, after receiving recognition from the  
Chair, give your 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 Committee, but is generally  
limited to three minutes.  
ON A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA  
Public comment is an opportunity for members of the public to speak on items that are not on the  
agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. 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. Please  
remember this meeting is being recorded and broadcasted live via ZOOM. The County will not  
tolerate profanity, hate speech, abusive language, or threats. Also, while public input is appreciated,  
the Brown Act prohibits the Committee from taking any action on matters raised during public  
comment that are not on the agenda.  
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2.  
3.  
CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
In this time period, anyone may address the Climate Action Committee regarding any subject over  
which the Committee has jurisdiction but which is not on today's posted agenda. In order to provide  
all interested parties an opportunity to speak, time limitations shall be at the discretion of the Chair.  
As required by Government Code, no action or discussion will be undertaken on any item raised  
during this Public Comment period.  
4.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
Approval of minutes from the regular meeting on October 25, 2024.  
A.  
Attachments:  
ACTION ITEM: ADOPTION OF THE 2025 NAPA COUNTY  
CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR  
B.  
REQUEST: Staff requests CAC approval of the meeting calendar for  
2025. Proposed dates are the 4th Friday of each month, except for  
November and December which would proceed as a special meeting on  
the first Friday of December.  
Attachments:  
5.  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
PRESENTATION: Video - “Can Heat Pumps Handle Canada’s Coldest  
Cities” - The Weather Network  
A.  
B.  
PRESENTATION: RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON STATE  
LEGISLATURE MEASURES RELATING TO CLIMATE AND  
ENVIRONMENT FROM ANDREW MIZE, MANAGEMENT  
ANALYST FOR NAPA COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE.  
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: REGIONAL CLIMATE  
ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN GREENHOUSE GAS  
REDUCTION MEASURES AND GHG TARGETS TECHNICAL  
MEMORANDUM  
C.  
Staff requests the CAC receive a presentation from Ascent Environmental  
on the GHG Reduction Measures and Quantification Technical Memo.  
Attachments:  
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8.  
REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
ADJOURNMENT  
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 11/27/24 BY 12:00PM. A HARDCOPY SIGNED VERSION OF THE CERTIFICATE IS ON  
FILE WITH THE COMMITTEE CLERK AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION  
ANGIE RAMIREZ VEGA (by e-signature)  
Angie Ramirez Vega, Clerk of the Commission