TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth, P. E., Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 8 to Agreement with NVTA to Provide Funding in Support of the Construction of the Napa Valley Vine Trail between St. Helena and Calistoga, RDS 21-26
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 8 to Agreement No.190311B with Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) and a Budget Amendment to provide additional funding for the Napa Valley Vine Trail between St. Helena and Calistoga. (Fiscal Impact: $275,000 Expense; Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Napa Valley Vine Trail (Vine Trail), if completed, will be a 47-mile walking and biking trail system to physically, artistically and culturally connect the entire Napa Valley from Calistoga to the Vallejo Ferry and the greater Bay Area. The Project should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance accessibility and connectivity by promoting the use of transit, biking, and walking. In 2020, annual Vine Trail usage between Kennedy Park in Napa and Yountville was 523,000, and 70% of the users live in Napa County.
The Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) obtained approximately $10 million in grant funding and is administering the $12.6 million contract to construct the 8.5-mile-long Napa Valley Vine Trail - St Helena to Calistoga Project, which begins at Pratt Avenue in St. Helena and ends in Downtown Calistoga. NVTA is also administering a $1,323,380 construction support services contract. The portion within the 4.7-mile-long unincorporated area of the County is on the east side of Highway 29 between Deer Park Road and Dunaweal Lane except for the path on the west side of Highway 29 through Bothe State Park. Construction started in July 2022 and is scheduled for completion in June 2024, which represents a one-year delay.
On June 27, 2023, NVTA staff informed the Board of Super...
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