MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
September 3, 2002
1. Call to Order;
Roll Call.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN SPECIAL SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 AT 9:00
A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT:
CHAIRMAN BILL DODD, SUPERVISORS MIKE RIPPEY, MARK LUCE, MEL VARRELMAN
AND BRAD WAGENKNECHT. THE MEETING WAS
CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIR DODD AT 9:00 A.M.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
STEVE LEDERER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
3. Public Comment.
TERRENCE KEENAN SUBMITTED A
PHOTO FROM AN ARTICLE IN THE NAPA VALLEY REGISTER DATED DECEMBER 22, 1960
REGARDING SLOUGHING OF THE LEVEE LOCATED IN THE NAPA RIVER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
AND EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF FUTURE SLOUGHING OF THE LEVEE.
4.
9:00 A.M. Public Hearing Appeal filed by Michael Zatkin, Attorney on behalf of Anthony Truchard, Eve
Kahn, Ginny Simms and Get A Grip On Growth to an August 1, 2001 decision by the
Conservation, Development and Planning Commission to approve Carneros Partners,
Inc. – Use Permit Request No. 98511-UP to establish a 100-unit resort,
including the construction of lodge structures and guest cottages, a 100-seat
restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, banquet and meeting rooms, a
maximum 10,000 square -foot retail facility including food and post office,
administrative offices, recreational improvements, water treatment and sewage
treatment facilities, a 10,000 square-foot public square and parking for 191
vehicles, located on three parcels totaling 10.48 acres adjacent to and
northeast of the intersection of State Highway 12/121 (Carneros Highway) and
Old Sonoma Highway within a Commercial Limited (CL) Zoning District (Assessor’s
Parcel Nos. 047-110-025 and 047-110-026), and "access parcel"
(Assessor’s Parcel No. 047-110-019) within an Agricultural Watershed (AW)
Zoning District. The proposed project
is adjacent to, and integrated with, the Carneros Inn Recreational Vehicle
Park/Mobile Home Park Facility under construction (pursuant to Use Permit No.
98290-MOD), and is more fully described and evaluated in the Draft
Environmental Impact Report for Carneros Lodge, the written public comment
period for which was advertised and held between April 19 and June 4, 2001.
Environmental Determination: Environmental
Impact Report Prepared.
(CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 6, 2001, JANUARY 22,
MARCH 5, MARCH 12, MARCH 26, JUNE 4, JULY 9, JULY 16 AND AUGUST 20, 2002)
4. Continued
THE BOARD DIRECTED STAFF MAKE CHANGES TO THE CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL BASED ON TODAY’S DISCUSSION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
·
NUMBER 11: ADDRESS THE $250,000 CONTRIBUTION.
·
ADDRESS EXCESSIVE WATER USAGE.
·
NUMBER 17: LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT TO BE LIMITED TO THE
PORTION NEEDED FOR THE DRIVEWAY.
·
A DEED RESTRICTION REQUIRING ALL
PARCELS BE SOLD TOGETHER.
A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR VARRELMAN TO REDUCE THE PROJECT TO
25 UNITS DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
THE BOARD APPROVED TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, AS PROPOSED BY
WHITLOCK AND WEINBERGER.
BW-MR-MV-ML-BD
THE BOARD MADE A
TENTATIVE MOTION OF APPROVAL TO PREPARE FINDINGS OF FACT AND REVISED CONDITIONS
OF APPROVAL REGARDING COMMERCIAL SPACE OF 2,500 SQUARE FEET INCLUDING THE POST
OFFICE AND CONFERENCE CENTER AND TIED TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL
CENTER AND RESTAURANT, ADDITION OF THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR COMBINING
PARCELS THROUGH EITHER A MERGER OR DEED RESTRICTION, AND TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO
OCTOBER 1, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M.
THE CONTINUANCE IS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL AS REVISED AND TO ALLOW BOTH SIDES TO ARGUE WHETHER OR NOT THE REVISED
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ACCURATELY REFLECT THE BOARD’S DECISION.
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5. Board
of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.
6. Closed Session.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
i) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):
(One case)
6. Continued
ii) Initiation of litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(c):
(One case)
CLOSED SESSIONS HELD – NO
REPORTABLE ACTION.
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.
BILL DODD, Chairperson
ATTEST:
TERI SISSON, Supervising Clerk of the Board
KEY
L = Mark
Luce; R = Mike Rippey; V = Mel Varrelman; D= Bill Dodd; BW = Brad Wagenknecht
The maker of the motion and second are reflected
respectively in the order of the recorded vote.
Notations under Vote: N = No; X = Excused; A = Abstain