Napa County  
1195 THIRD STREET  
SUITE 310  
NAPA, CA 94559  
Agenda  
Friday, March 22, 2024  
9:30 AM  
Board of Supervisors Chambers  
1195 Third Street, Third Floor  
Climate Action Committee  
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)  
David Morrison, Special Projects Director  
Ryan Melendez, Natural Resources, Planner II  
Chris Apallas, County Counsel  
Alexandria Quackenbush, Meeting Clerk  
Aime Ramos, 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:  
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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:  
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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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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.  
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CONSENT ITEMS  
The Clerk requests approval of minutes from the regular meeting on  
February 23, 2024.  
A.  
Attachments:  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
PRESENTATION (VIDEO): Staff requests that the Climate Action  
Committee (CAC) begin the regular meeting on March 22, 2024, with a  
brief video on climate change and public health. The goal of this video and  
future videos is to help educate CAC members on a variety of climate and  
environmental topics.  
A.  
PRESENTATION: Staff requests that the Climate Action Committee  
receive a presentation from Danielle Schmitz with the Napa Valley  
Transportation Authority (NVTA) on the Measure T Extension.  
B.  
C.  
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM: The Special Projects Director  
requests that the Climate Action Committee (CAC) discuss, provide  
direction, and consider the recommendation of a draft single-use plastic  
bag reduction and reusable food ware and waste reduction ordinance for  
future consideration by the member jurisdictions.  
Attachments:  
PRESENTATION: Staff requests that the Climate Action Committee  
receive a presentation from staff on the Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) programs.  
D.  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION: Staff recommends providing monthly updates to the status  
of the development of the RCAAP to the Climate Action Committee.  
E.  
F.  
DISCUSSION: Staff requests that the CAC Ad hoc subcommittee give  
regular updates to the Committee regarding the status of the planning and  
development of the prospective Greenhouse Gas Monitoring project in  
collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  
Attachments:  
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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 3/19/2024 BY 9:25 AM. A HARDCOPY SIGNED VERSION OF THE CERTIFICATE IS ON  
FILE WITH THE COMMITTEE CLERK AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION  
ALEXANDRIA QUACKENBUSH(by e-signature)  
Alexandria Quackenbush, Clerk of the Commission