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Meeting: City Council

Meeting Time: May 20, 2025 at 6:30pm PDT
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Agenda Item

18.) General Plan Comprehensive Update, Environmental Impact Report, and Zoning Code Amendment

Cover Page 1. Resolution - CEQA General Plan Update Exhibit A - 2040 General Plan Update DEIR Exhibit B - 2040 General Plan Update DEIR Appendices Exhibit C - 2040 General Plan Update FEIR Exhibit D - MMRP Exhibit E - CEQA Findings and SOC Final 2. Resolution - General Plan Update Exhibit A - 2040 General Plan Update Exhibit B - ALUCP 3. Ordinance - Zoning Ordinance for General Plan Update Exhibit A - Chapter 19.55 Airport Land Use Compatibility 4. General Plan Graphic 5. City SOI and ULL Map 6. General Plan Study Area Map 7. West Side Connector 8. EIR Notice of Preparation (NOP) 7-5-22 9. General Plan Land Use Map 10. General Plan Land Use Amendments 11. NCBC Comments
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    Scott Thomason at May 20, 2025 at 10:52am PDT

    During a previous public discussion on the Draft General Plan, two City Council members, David Oro and Pierre Washington, both suggested that some land should be set aside for wildlife habitat conservation in the revised General Plan. I think this would be an important and meaningful addition to the General Plan that recognizes that American Canyon's wetlands habitat is unique and critical to maintaining and preserving a wide range of wildlife that exists within American Canyon.

    Including and extending wildlife habitat in the area immediately adjoining the wetlands would be a laudatory goal of the newly revised General Plan and I encourage the City Council to add this amendment to the final General Plan.

    Most respectfully,

    Scott Thomason

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    Lynne Baker at May 19, 2025 at 4:00pm PDT

    eComment is unable to accept the full text of our message. The abbreviated note is below. The fully commentary has been sent to council members via direct e-mail. Thank you. LB

    Dear City Councilmembers,

    Thank you for all you are doing to develop a General Plan to guide the development of American Canyon through 2040. The goals and policies you adopt are crucial to safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of American Canyon residents and, in the process, helping all of Napa County and beyond in becoming more climate resilient.

    We are writing this letter today to weigh in on this important discussion; namely, whether American Canyon should retain its 2030 net-zero focus as a firm commitment. The 2040 General Plan Policy Document - Public Review Draft May 2025 does not confirm this 2030 commitment, as it does repeatedly in its 2022 Climate Emergency Resolution. This can be easily remedied by returning the commitment to Policy ENV-9.2 (as noted below):

    Intergovernmental Cooperation. Work with Napa County Jurisdictions together with community organizations, businesses, schools, and regional partners and jurisdictions to educate, mobilize, expand, and accelerate local, regional, and statewide support for comprehensive, immediate, and sustained action to achieve its goal of net zero climate pollution by or before 2030.

    On behalf of residents throughout Napa County, we urge you to stand strong in support of the 2030 goal, along with Calistoga, St. Helena, Yountville, Napa, Napa County, Napa Valley Unified School District, Napa RCD, and surrounding communities.

    On behalf of Napa Climate NOW! Steering Committee
    Lynne Baker, Co-chair