(7V) Upcoming Project in District 2 - In response to a slope failure that occurred on the property of 3435 Redwood Road in 2019, the Board approved funding to implement hillside improvements to stabilize the site from causing more damage. The first phase will be short-term stabilization in preparation for this winter's rains and the second phase will be a comprehensive construction project to stabilize the site. A citation was issued to the property owner to mitigate these issues themselves at their cost. These were ignored, the property has apparently been abandoned and the courts have entered a judgement in the County’s favor. We plan to recover our costs with a lien on the property or by other means.
(13C) Napa County Supervisor Districts - Federal and State law requires the Board to adjust supervisor district boundaries after each decennial census to meet certain criteria, including equal population, compactness and recognition of communities of interest. At this week's meeting, the Board again received public input on draft maps and provided direction to staff on preparing the final map. The final map can be found
here and will come back to the Board on December 7th for final adoption.
(13D) American Rescue Plan Act Funds - Napa County received an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies totaling $26.76 million to locally respond to the pandemic through December 31, 2024. Earlier this year, the Board endorsed a strategy to designate approximately $9 million for public health response; $9 million for community investment to address economic impacts resulting from the pandemic; and the balance for infrastructure improvements. The discussion at this week's meeting focused on next steps regarding the community investment bucket. After hearing from staff and a few local nonprofit representatives, the Board expressed interest in using ARPA monies to support our much needed childcare services while also developing a framework to identify other community needs and resources most needed at this time. Staff will provide the Board with another update soon.
(7G/7H) Appointments - Congratulations to those who were appointed to serve on the following groups:
- Re-appointment of Teressa Ann Foss, James Thomas Bailey and Jessica Lee Penman to serve on the Napa County Arts & Culture Advisory Committee.
- Appointment of John Pearson and Naomi Dreskin-Anderson and re-appointment of Heater Stanton, Victoria Lancaster, Mary Palmer and Beverly Saxon Leonard to serve on the Napa County Commission on Aging.
