Review of Responses to the 2018-2019 Grand Jury Reports

R1

The Director of Public Works City Response This recommendation has been fill the vacant Senior Engineering implemented. Aide position at the TOC as soon as possible. 8

R2

When the 2019-2020 fiscal City Response This recommendation has been budget becomes effective on July 1, implemented. the Department of Public Works finalize the selection of a traffic management software package and initiate the purchasing process for the installation commencing

R3

The City Council and PWD City Response This recommendation has not been resume negotiations with Caltrans implemented but will be for the release of control of the implemented in the future. (See traffic signals located on Redwood brief discussion in original report.) Road/Trancas Street at the intersection of Highway 29,

R4

The Grand Jury recommends City Response This recommendation has not been that the PWD develop a implemented but will be by comprehensive Master Plan for the December 31, 2020. systemic repair, maintenance and replacement of the traffic signals in their jurisdiction by December 31, 2020. Enforcing Short-Term Vacation Rental Codes in Napa Valley The 2018-2019 Napa County Required/Invited Responses Grand Jury Found Respondent For full responses go to http://www.napacourt.com/grand- jury/reports-response%202018-2019

R5

The County authorize and train Director of The recommendation has not yet CC officers to be armed with pepper Planning, Building, been implemented. spray by June 30, 2020. and Environmental Services Board of The BOS agrees with the Director. Supervisors (BOS) The 2018-2019 Napa County Required/Invited Responses Grand Jury Commendations: Respondent For full responses go to http://www.napacourt.com/grand- jury/reports-response%202018-2019 The Napa Valley Register has City Response recently reported that the City and Director Planning, N/A County CC/CE teams have taken Building, and legal action against several non- Environmental permitted STVRs and the Grand Services Jury strongly support those actions Board of The BOS appreciates the Grand and the accompanying public show Supervisors (BOS) Jury commending enforcement of enforcement. staff’s efforts. Mental Health Services in the Napa County Juvenile Hall The 2018-2019 Napa County Required/Invited Responses Grand Jury Found; Respondent For full responses go to http://www.napacourt.com/grand- jury/reports-response%202018-2019

R6

Each Napa County City of Napa This recommendation has been municipality’s Department of Public implemented, in part. Additional Works establish a formal written portions of this recommendation will communication policy identifying not be implemented because it is not how to better communicate to and reasonable for the City to attempt to interact with customers in mobile directly communicate with end users home parks, gated communities, and of City water services that are not the apartment residents that are beyond City’s customers. the water meter. Each of Napa City of American This recommendation has been County’s Department of Public Canyon partially implemented and full Works should implement these implementation is expected by June actions no later than June 30, 2020. 30, 2020. City of St. Helena The recommendation has been partially implemented and full implementation is expected by June 30, 2020. City of Calistoga This recommendation will not be implemented. Town of This recommendation has been Yountville partially implemented and full implementation is expected by June 30, 2020. 19

R7

The LAFCO Municipal Service City of Napa The recommendation has not yet Review of drinking water and been implemented but will be once wastewater countywide resources the LAFCO Municipal Service recommendations are due in Review has been finalized. February 2020. Each Napa County municipality’s senior municipal elected officials should review, evaluate, respond to, and where appropriate, incorporate the LAFCO MSR recommendations into each Napa County municipality’s operating and long-range plans. Each of Napa County’s senior elected municipal officials should implement these actions by no later than June 30, 2020. City of American The recommendation requires further Canyon analysis of a discretionary action of LAFCO when the report is finally released. As with other recommendations and reports from LAFCO, the City is committed to a thorough review and analysis of this report once it is published. However, before the City can commit to implement a course of yet unknown recommendations, it would be appropriate for the City to review, evaluate, and fully understand the scope and implications of the recommendations contained in the LAFCO MSR. City of St. Helena The recommendation requires further analysis as the referenced report has yet to be completed. City of Calistoga This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be once the LAFCO Service Review has been finalized. Town of The recommendation requires further Yountville analysis as the referenced report has yet to be completed. LAFCO The respondent agrees with the recommendation. The LAFCO MSR is scheduled to be completed in February 2020. Any recommendations contained in the MSR will be more likely to be acted upon if they are reviewed, evaluated and responded to by each Napa County municipality as recommended by the Grand Jury. St. Helena: A Small Town with Big City Problems The 2018-19 Grand Jury Found: Required/ Responses Invited For full responses go to Respondent http://www.napacourt.com/grand- jury/reports-response%202018-2019

R8

The City should reconsider the City of St. The City’s response does not comply proposed City Hall Project on or Helena with Penal Code §933.05.6 before June 30, 2020. The estimated costs and sources for funding the proposed City Hall project should be included on the most current Capital Improvements Plan docket and Long-range Financial Forecast. Emphasis should be placed on the City’s existing real property assets as “City Hall” offices.

R9

Beginning in the 2020-2021 City of St. The City’s response does not comply Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2020, Helena with Penal Code §933.05.6 and continuing thereafter, the City 6 See Summary on for response requirements 24 should allocate a designated percentage of the General Fund each year for additional payments toward its unfunded liabilities to CalPERS as well as deferred maintenance costs for City real property assets.

R10

Beginning with the fiscal year City of St. The City’s response does not comply commencing on July 1, 2020, as the Helena with Penal Code §933.05.7 City hires additional full-time personnel, such as new full-time firefighters, the City should recalculate the effect of such hires on unfunded pension liabilities to CalPERS and include those new liabilities in the allocated budget.