Napa County  
Board of Supervisors Chambers  
1195 Third Street, Third Floor  
Napa, CA 94559  
Agenda - Final  
Tuesday, September 23, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Board of Supervisors Chambers  
1195 Third Street, Third Floor  
Board of Supervisors  
Joelle Gallagher, District 1  
Liz Alessio, District 2  
Anne Cottrell, District 3  
Amber Manfree, 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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guidance on compliance.  
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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  
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 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.  
Please remember this meeting is being recorded and broadcast on live television. The County will not tolerate  
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  
The Board realizes that not all County residents have the same ways to stay engaged, so several alternatives are  
offered. Remote participation for members of the public is provided for convenience only. In the event that the  
remote participation options malfunction for any reason, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to conduct  
the 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.  
CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PET OF THE WEEK  
Presentation of the Pet of the Week. (No Fiscal Impact)  
A.  
Attachments:  
APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS  
4.  
Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing September 2025 as “National  
Recovery Month” in Napa County. (No Fiscal Impact)  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing September 2025 as “Hispanic  
Heritage Month” in Napa County. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
Recognize Dina Jose for her service and contributions as Director of  
Corrections for Napa County. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
5.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Auditor-Controller  
Adopt a Resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriation  
A.  
limit and estimated revenue subject to the limit for the County of Napa  
as required by Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. (No Fiscal  
Impact)  
Attachments:  
Adopt a Resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriation  
limit and estimated revenue subject to the limit for the Napa County  
Community Facilities District 2012-1 for the Milliken-Sarco-Tulocay  
(MST) Recycled Water Pipeline Project, as required by Article XIIIB  
of the California Constitution. (No Fiscal Impact)  
B.  
Attachments:  
Accept and instruct the Clerk of the Board to file the report  
summarizing the countywide internal control review of the capital  
asset inventory certification process for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30,  
2024. (No Fiscal Impact)  
C.  
Attachments:  
Deny State assessed unitary property tax refund claim for return of  
2020-21 taxes paid on Assessor Parcel No. 799-000-161-000 in  
accordance with Revenue and Taxation Code section 100 and Sections  
5096 and 5097 (Utility company). (No Fiscal Impact)  
D.  
Attachments:  
Clerk of the Board  
Approval of minutes from the September 9, 2025 regular meeting and  
September 16, 2025 special meeting. (No Fiscal Impact)  
E.  
Attachments:  
Appoint David Church to the Monticello Public Cemetery District  
Advisory Committee with term of office to commence immediately  
and expire on December 31, 2026. (No Fiscal Impact)  
F.  
Attachments:  
Reappoint Donald Chase, for a third term, to the Napa County  
Assessment Appeals Board to represent the Property Appraiser  
Certified by the Board of Equalization with terms of office to  
commence immediately and expire on September 6, 2028. (No Fiscal  
Impact)  
G.  
Attachments:  
County Counsel  
Approve a Budget Amendment to increase appropriations in the  
Conflict Public Defender Budget for indigent defense costs. (Fiscal  
Impact: $150,000 Expense; Not Budgeted; General Fund; Mandatory)  
[4/5 vote required]  
H.  
Adopt a Resolution continuing the proclamation of local health  
emergency due to the 2025 Pickett Fire. (Fiscal Impact: Unknown;  
Discretionary)  
I.  
[4/5 vote required]  
Attachments:  
District Attorney  
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to apply for,  
J.  
execute and sign grant subaward documents, including amendments,  
extensions and modifications, thereof, for the Victim/Witness  
Assistance Program. (Fiscal Impact: $376,543 Revenue; General Fund;  
Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to apply for,  
execute and sign grant subaward documents, including amendments,  
extensions and modifications, thereof, for the Violence Against  
Women Vertical Prosecutions Program. (Fiscal Impact: $202,545  
Revenue; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
K.  
L.  
Attachments:  
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to apply for,  
execute and sign grant subaward documents, including amendments,  
extensions and modifications, thereof, for the Unserved/Underserved  
Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program. (Fiscal Impact: $196,906  
Revenue; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Elections  
M.  
Approve a budget amendment to increase Election Division  
appropriations offset by an increase in State Funding for the November  
4, 2025 Statewide Special Election. (Fiscal Impact: Net Zero; General  
Fund; Not Budgeted; Mandatory)  
[4/5 Vote Required]  
Attachments:  
Housing & Community Services  
Approve and authorize a budget amendment to support the Housing  
N.  
O.  
Authority’s water treatment services. (Fiscal Impact: $29,688 Expense;  
County Service Area No.4 Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
[4/5 vote required]  
Approve and authorize agreement No. 250431B for $125,000 with  
Community Initiatives (The ADU Center) to provide technical  
assistance to the County of Napa’s ADU Loan Program through June  
30, 2026. (Fiscal Impact: $125,000 Expense; Affordable Housing  
Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Human Resources – Division of CEO’s Office  
Adopt a Resolution to amend Napa County Policy Manual Part I  
Section 37C-1, Management Compensation Plan - Management  
Classified, effective September 1, 2025. (Fiscal Impact: Net Zero;  
General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
P.  
Attachments:  
Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District  
Adopt a Resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriation  
Q.  
limit and revenue subject to the limit for the Lake Berryessa Resort  
Improvement District as required by Article XIIIB of the California  
Constitution. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District  
Adopt a Resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriation  
R.  
limit and revenue subject to the limit for the Napa Berryessa Resort  
Improvement District as required by Article XIIIB of the California  
Constitution. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
Napa County Housing Authority  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 260134B (NCHA) with Natural  
S.  
Systems Utilities CA, Inc. for a maximum of $113,475 for the partial  
fiscal year October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, then increasing to  
$125,475 yearly, for the operation of public water systems, including  
water system inspection, testing, and maintenance at the Calistoga,  
River Ranch, and Mondavi Farmworker Centers and the related  
Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $113,475 Expense; Napa County  
Housing Authority Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
[4/5 vote required]  
Attachments:  
Probation  
T.  
Approve and authorize grant funding and Agreement No. 260057B  
with the Office of Traffic Safety to provide intensive probation  
supervision for high-risk felony and repeat DUI offenders. (Fiscal  
Impact: $205,000 Revenue; General Fund; Budgeted: Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
U.  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 190062B  
with Lionakis; Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 220333B with  
Geocon Consultants, Inc.; Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No.  
250329B with One Workplace L. Ferrari, LLC; and Amendment No. 3  
to Agreement No. 200212B with Vanir Construction Management Inc.  
for work on Replacement Detention Facility Project, PW 20-100.  
(Fiscal Impact: $244,900 Expense; Capital Improvement Projects  
Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Agreement No. 260131B with Mead & Hunt,  
Inc. for two years with a maximum compensation of $80,000 per fiscal  
year for on-call, aviation specific, architectural and engineering  
services. (Fiscal Impact $80,000 Expense; Airport Fund; Budgeted;  
Discretionary)  
V.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 240001B  
with United Site Services of California, Inc. to increase maximum  
compensation for non-routine services from $8,000 to $18,000 for a  
maximum total compensation of $39,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to  
provide portable restroom and sanitation services. (Fiscal Impact:  
$10,000 Expense; Various Departments; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
W.  
Attachments:  
Award of Construction Contract to O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc of  
Berkeley, CA, in the amount of $603,000 for the “Cuttings Wharf,  
Sullivan and Admin Parking Lot Paving Project,” PW 25-46; and  
approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact $1,074,005 Expense;  
Capital Improvement Projects Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
[4/5 vote required]  
X.  
Attachments:  
Approve a report of emergency Public Works actions on three projects  
as authorized by Resolution No. 2015-37, determine that the  
emergency does not permit the delay associated with competitive  
bidding procedures, and that the emergency actions are necessary to  
respond to the emergency pursuant to Public Contract Code Section  
22050(c)(1) and affirm the need to continue this action. (No Fiscal  
Impact)  
Y.  
[4/5 vote required]  
Adopt a Resolution approving a Title VI Plan Update which is a  
requirement for agencies receiving federal financial assistance. (No  
Fiscal Impact)  
Z.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute  
Contract Change Order No. 2, Part 2B to Agreement No. 250437B  
with Valentine Corporation to increase the maximum compensation  
from $763,369 to $832,260; and approve and authorize Amendment  
No. 6 to Agreement No. 230084B with ADKO Engineering, Inc. to  
increase the maximum compensation from $624,991 to $629,273 for  
additional construction support and environmental services for the  
Chiles Pope Valley Road MPM 3.63 Project 23006. (Fiscal Impact;  
$73,173 Expense; SB-1 Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
[4/5 vote required]  
AA.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240311B  
with Nacht & Lewis Architects, Inc., to increase the contract  
maximum amount from $418,320 to $443,360 to provide additional  
engineering services for the South Campus Buildings A & B  
Maintenance Project, PW 21-37. (Fiscal Impact: $25,040 Expense;  
Capital Improvement Projects Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)  
AB.  
Attachments:  
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 250299B  
with Nacht & Lewis Architects, Inc. to increase the contract maximum  
amount from $149,600 to $439,630 to provide detailed construction  
plans, bidding assistance, and construction support services for the JJC  
Building Maintenance Project, PW 25-12; and approve a Budget  
Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $320,030 Expense; Capital  
Improvements Project Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)  
[4/5 vote required]  
AC.  
Attachments:  
6.  
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)  
7.  
8.  
9.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  
DISCUSSION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDARS  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
County Executive Office  
Receive presentation of Development Impact Fee Nexus Studies for  
Transportation and Affordable Housing and Commercial Linkage and  
provide direction. (No Fiscal Impact)  
A.  
Attachments:  
Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency  
Provide Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency with an  
B.  
update and receive feedback on Napa Valley Subbasin Groundwater  
Sustainability Plan (GSP) implementation progress since 2022,  
including: 1) Water Conservation and Groundwater Pumping  
Reduction program elements, 2) NCGSA Pilot Water Certification  
Partnership process, and 3) provide recommendations to the NCGSA  
to support GSP implementation activities. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES)  
Receive an update on code compliance efforts and consider a  
C.  
recommendation regarding the conclusion of the Use Permit  
Compliance Program. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
10.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES)  
Introduction and intent to adopt an Ordinance of the Napa County  
Board of Supervisors, State of California, amending Chapter 5.36  
(Temporary Events) of the Napa County Code relating to application,  
processing, and noticing requirements for temporary events in Napa  
County; Section 18.10.020 (Duties - Specific Subjects) of Chapter  
18.10 (Zoning Administrator) relating to the Zoning Administrator’s  
duties to hear and decide temporary event license applications; and  
Section 18.120.010 (Exception to Use Limitations) of Chapter 18.120  
(Exceptions) to update the temporary event categories, and adopt a  
Resolution adopting the Temporary Events Manual and directing that  
the manual and application packet is maintained by Planning, Building  
and Environmental Services. (No Fiscal Impact)  
A.  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
B.  
Adopt a Resolution to abandon an approximate 2.5-mile portion of Old  
Howell Mountain Road, while retaining a right of way for a public trail  
and County services; and approve and authorize Management  
Agreement No. 8700 with Napa County Regional Park and Open  
Space District to operate the retained public trail easement. (No Fiscal  
Impact)  
(CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 19, 2025)  
Attachments:  
11.  
CLOSED SESSION  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code  
A.  
Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Christine Briceño,  
Chief Human Resources Officer regarding Deputy Sheriffs’ Association -  
Law Enforcement Unit and Deputy Sheriffs’ Association - Law  
Enforcement Supervisory Unit Napa  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED  
LITIGATION  
B.  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section  
54956.9(d)(2): Claim of Circle Oaks Homes Assoc. received July 24,  
2025; Claim of Darrel W. Harris received July 17, 2025; Claim of Thomas  
Falcon received July 14, 2025; and Claim of Christian W. Brix received  
July 25, 2025 (total 4 claims).  
Attachments:  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
ADJOURN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,  
OCTOBER 7, 2025 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, SEPTEMBER  
19, 2025 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