Good evening.

Welcome to the June 30th, 2026 City of Napa special meeting for the Planning Commission.

I would like to call this meeting to order and ask Myra to please conduct a roll call.

Commissioner Ebach.

Present.

Commissioner Masaro.

Present.

Commissioner Shotwell present.

Vice Chair Myers.

Here.

And Chair Owen.

Present.

We will now rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under a individual liberty and justice for all.

The Planning Commission conducts all meetings in accordance with the Ralph M.

Brown Act and pursuant to the city's rules of order for planning commission meetings, policy resolution 10.

Staff, are there any changes to this evening's agenda or any supplemental reports?

No changes, but there are three supplemental reports that were forwarded to the commission and available on the back.

Thank you.

Commissioners, are there any proposed changes to this evening's agenda?

Public comment.

Public comment provides an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the planning commission on items of interest not otherwise noted on the agenda.

Each speaker's comments will be limited to three minutes and will comply with the rules of order for planning commission meetings.

Do we have any members of the public who wish to provide public comments on non-agenda items?

Public hearings and appeals.

These are items that are formally presented to the planning commission and provide an opportunity for members of the public to comment.

Applicants or appellants are allowed 10 minutes to present testimony at the beginning of the public hearing, and if needed, five minutes to present rebuttal at the end of the public hearing.

All other speakers will be limited to three minutes.

Tonight we have the following item.

I met with the applicant and spoke with staff.

I also met with the applicant and spoke with staff.

I too met with the applicant and spoke with staff.

I also met with the applicant at the project site.

For the record, the city's website is showing the incorrect uh CHC member roster during that time and uh but I know for sure that the city is working on it.

Um I recently met with the applicant and have met with staff and read through all of the supplemental correspondence.

Thank you.

And we will now hear a report from staff.

Good evening, uh Chair Owen, Commissioners.

Uh Molly Radigan, the community resources and development director.

I for some reason don't have a name tag, so I hope you can remember my name through this process.

Um we are going to get started with our presentation and I'm just gonna kick it off by saying um a a thank you to the applicant team um for participating with us in the discussions.

Um a huge thank you to Ryder who had a heavy lift last week to get this here to you uh this week and then just kick it off with uh what is a development agreement overview.

Um so California Government Code section six five eight six four and uh beyond govern the use of development agreements and the purpose is really to create certainty um on the terms of a development between the developer and the city um or the developer and the county, depending on what jurisdiction is using it.

Um in the city of Napa, it's um we typically use the entitlement process, but we will use the development agreement process when there is usually a special reason why, and usually that is we're looking for um something that's outside of the regular entitlement process, or the developer is looking for something outside of the regular development process, or uh in most situations both.

There's benefits on each side to that um agreement.

So for history purposes, um, we have used development agreements.

Just some examples of other projects we've used development agreements on the past.

Um the certainly the most big one uh is the Napa Pipe project uh that was uh also part of an annexation and it included 945 housing units that and with a significant amount of affordable housing dedicated to it, and um the city uh also um received some open space commitments to the dedication of those affordable housing lands and some community facilities.

Another example is what we call Vista Tulica, which is really the Gassar project, Braden apartments, um, where they were able to build 500 units under a development agreement, and in exchange, they also did the Gasar Bridge and the extension, as well as provided um an in lieu opportunity for affordable housing.

And then the one that your commission will remember from just I think about a year ago from the time that we're sitting here, is the first street project uh where you know they got some parking, uh, we got some public improvements, etc.

So, in the case of what you're gonna see tonight, uh, you know, the identified benefit, significant benefit to the city of Napa is really the preservation of the post office and uh a historical resource in our community.

And while there is a covenant on the property, uh we just wanted to start out by making sure that you know we have, we shared that, you know, there is um a sentiment in the city and in amongst staff and and at city council uh that preserving historic resources is important.

So you'll see that this development agreement looks a little bit different than other development agreements as writer goes through the process, but really that is what we see as the significant benefit of what the applicant team has come forth to offer.

There are other things, um, you know, there's TOT, there's uh property tax revenue, there's sales tax revenue.

Uh, there is an additional contribution to the affordable housing fund proposed.

But just wanted to say that not every development agreement is going to look alike, um, and not every development agreement is going to have the same terms, uh, and because it's all because there's a different, there's different gives and takes to get to your end goal.

So, what we're proposing you to you tonight is I think what is our end goal from the city's perspective, and you'll hear from the developer as well.

Thank you, Molly, and thank you, Chair, members of the commission.

So, Franklin Station is an application consisting of multiple entitlements, some related to the purview of the planning commission in their recommendation to city council, some relative to the Cultural Heritage Commission and their recommendation ultimately to City Council.

Tonight, the application you're considering recommendation of is for multiple entitlements, including a development agreement, a zoning amendment, amending the plan development overlay, PD 37 district, a tentative parcel map, and a design review permit and related approvals to provide for the redevelopment of an approximately 1.44 acre property with two five-story buildings consisting of up to 120 hotel rooms, up to 44 cell hotel units and other amenities, and the preservation of Franklin Station post office.