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Assessor John Tudor told the board the case involves business equipment — primarily tanks — that were reported or processed incorrectly after the county moved from paper to electronic filings. “In my 39th year, this is the largest one we’ve brought to you,” Tudor said, adding, “my job is to locate and value all property in Napa County.” He described the board’s vote as the start of a process, not a final determination.

Tudor and staff said the item stems from the assessor’s legally required audit program, which examines business property reporting and can go back four years. County staff said the winery’s chief financial officer has been in active contact with the assessor’s office and that the firm’s fixed-asset accountant was on site the week of the meeting to review audit findings.

The board’s authorization triggers mailing of a corrected tax bill. Tudor explained that after the bill is mailed, the property owner has 60 days from the date the tax bill is mailed to file an application for change or appeal to the Assessment Appeals Board. Tudor said he did not expect an appeal because of ongoing communication, but he described the board action as “authoriz[ing] the beginning of a process.”

Board members pressed staff on audit procedures and safeguards. Tudor said the assessor’s office is required to audit four years by law and that some audits produce refunds while others produce additional assessments. He noted roughly half of the office’s audits result in refunds. Supervisor questions also covered how large audits are selected and how the office handles errors arising from changes in reporting formats.

Supervisor discussion emphasized transparency and outreach to the property owner. Supervisor O’Lascio described conversations she had arranged between county staff and the winery’s CFO and said both sides were “in a good space and in a good understanding.” The board then voted, with the motion carried unanimously.

County staff said the audit’s figures reflect assessed value (not tax amounts) and that penalties in the case include a single-year 10% penalty for failure to file for one audited year. Staff also noted the assessed amounts will be refined during follow-up communications with the property owner and, if necessary, through the Assessment Appeals Board process.

The board’s action was limited to authorizing the auditor-controller to process the assessed changes and to start the formal notification and billing process. Any subsequent appeals or adjustments would follow the county’s normal review procedures.

Votes and next steps: supervisors moved and seconded the authorization and voted unanimously to proceed. County staff will mail corrected bills, continue direct communication with the winery’s finance staff and accept any timely appeals to the Assessment Appeals Board.

Ending: The assessor reiterated that the board’s vote begins an administrative process; it does not itself finalize assessed values. The county expects additional communication with the winery over the coming weeks before any appeal window would open.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County of Napa - Board of Supervisors May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Napa County Board of Supervisors on May 20 authorized the auditor-controller to begin processing roll corrections after an assessor audit found more than $10 million in previously unassessed business equipment at a large winery.","taxTitle","Napa County, California","taxId",5735,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6540194,"Votes at a glance: Napa County Board passes availability charges, appointments and fee updates",575,14972000,15547000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63&start=14972&end=15547","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63/thumbnail_14972000.jpg","/articles/6540194/Napa-County/California/Votes-at-a-glance-Napa-County-Board-passes-availability-charges-appointments-and-fee-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540194-5d276c2ba7c874007e9961f95ba07719/orig.mp4?Expires=1771097665&Signature=C6H5Uv9TLniLiFVtiD8u8~AIvvoDEZcCzFgGDeT9ClQ~yPLwNHFVWmELFHnssDDNni60CfFG3YCZCwKJd2MsYTm9Ehn4JPpfzm894h1DV2ecpU37YEBBye999U7zNMIKruWgGfz2q-EnF17yp~0pZust-odoudwmGmOujvfFl9SpN28kdYhbEj95y7mFxvsV9uq24ps30S73nyksAdpce7UrZVEc4UTnv1R4ALbYoiH7yygceYYVugVMUfsiZTPo3zRq3apeDOfH-QYcFTnzGTmF3xA-lCpuT369REYShYe7cE6jAl5aI-OqVao5CoPPcsoC0Mvo0lzbyRTUA3g5Mg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Napa County Board of Supervisors on May 20 took action on multiple administrative and fiscal items, approving each by unanimous vote unless otherwise noted. The items below summarize key actions the board approved.

- Proclamations: The board approved two proclamations recognizing National Historic Preservation Month and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. (Motion by Supervisor Alessio; second by Supervisor Gallagher; unanimous.)

- Consent calendar: The board approved multiple consent items, including special district items and the remainder of the consent calendar items without further discussion. (Unanimous.)

- Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District availability charge: The board adopted the district engineer'9s report and continued the existing availability charge of $10 per parcel per month for water and $10 per parcel per month for sewer for fiscal year 2025-26. Staff noted the charge was established in 1996 and remains unchanged. (Motion carried unanimously.)

- Silverado Community Services District special tax: The board accepted the special tax report and adopted a recommended maximum special tax for fiscal year 2025-26 totaling $224,466; the recommended increase followed the local advisory group'9s support and used the Bay Area CPI adjustment of 2.69%. (Motion carried unanimously.)

- Appointments: The board appointed Molly Moran Williams to the Napa County Planning Commission (term to follow Supervisor Cottrell'9s term) and appointed Leslie Lou to represent the public at large on the Napa County Wildlife Conservation Commission (term to 02/01/2026). Both appointments passed unanimously.

- Airport and Environmental Health fees: The board adopted fee schedule updates recommended by Planning, Building and Environmental Services'9 environmental health division and the Airport Advisory Commission. Environmental Health updates included corrected CUPA time estimates and added building-referral fees; the airport updated hangar, parking and other fees, with monthly rates adjusted by approximately 3% where noted and several fees revised to reflect current use. (Motion carried unanimously.)

Votes and procedural notes: Most items were routine, included supportive staff reports, and passed without prolonged debate. The board opened public hearings where required and recorded unanimous votes on the above items.

Ending: Staff said affected departments would implement the fee and tax changes, notify district constituents and publish updated schedules as required.","At its May 20 meeting the Napa County Board of Supervisors approved several routine and administrative items including district availability charges, special taxes, appointments to commissions and fee schedule updates. Most measures passed unanimously after brief discussion or none at all.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6540198,"Napa County unveils draft post-disaster recovery plan; seeks board direction before final annex to emergency plan",1150,10549000,11699000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63&start=10549&end=11699","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63/thumbnail_10549000.jpg","/articles/6540198/Napa-County/California/Napa-County-unveils-draft-post-disaster-recovery-plan-seeks-board-direction-before-final-annex-to-emergency-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540198-04214099bb1452fc1a02c925b48725c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771097665&Signature=VgluSGbVAy1j-ojl1PNbU5KJe1cp312bD4BMQGbPEdvR-symJR85Vk9iLKJX6I31P5Aknx0A1tzlnm~IA2ZJ4U7eceIY7O79VCumL4rOanuumVnr8Mx6AwC3PmXc-67lkay9fo43-2lK5D73VNHpggxnRVroTMvjV0c-MUQFiNFYSszR9lR0FUtIXyewOhq4XHSofk-1PpwyRtfuaIHJa2Vs0QsdO70w0CvP36b8iIC5jRRsB5lO1n8FilI~flrx75GZOPNwLZREXLJZpRmqz0e8-coQV5pwTsSulbamQ~YqPMY8~6vW55eQ8wImMCsVE2U9DN5BjER2GPWi6BzrIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Napa County presented a draft post-disaster Recovery Operations Plan (ROP) to the Board of Supervisors on May 20 and asked for high-level direction before staff finalizes the document as an annex to the county Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).

Sheriff'9s Office staff said the ROP is intended to give county leaders and partner organizations a coordinated framework for short-, intermediate- and long-term recovery after disasters such as wildfires, floods or public-health emergencies. \"The word recovery, honestly, is a foreign language sometimes to us first responders,\" the sheriff said, arguing that a written playbook will help county staff and community organizations move from response into recovery with less delay.

Consultant Mike Cooper of SenseMakers described the plan as a framework rather than a step-by-step manual, saying it gathers local input and reference materials so agencies can act quickly. \"The plan itself isn't necessarily a how to at every step ... it is a framework for those operations,\" Cooper said. The county reported the draft was built with input from 15 stakeholder groups and 10 stakeholder meetings and incorporated more than 60 comments from local agencies and nonprofit partners.

Key features of the draft include a designated recovery coordinator embedded in the EOC during response, a process for transitioning to a Recovery Operations Center (ROC) for intermediate recovery activities, and a structure of Recovery Support Functions (RSFs) to identify which departments and partners will handle areas such as debris management, housing, economic recovery and health services. The plan anticipates heavy involvement by community organizations such as Napa Valley COAD for long-term recovery and outlines training modules, templates and attachments (including FEMA and Small Business Administration guidance) to support action planning.

Staff told the board the ROP is intended to be a living document with periodic review and updates; they plan to present the EOP with the ROP annex later this summer. Supervisors praised the stakeholder outreach and recommended additional attention to vulnerable populations and equity considerations in recovery planning.

Ending: County staff asked the board for high-level feedback and will incorporate suggested changes before returning with a final annex to the Emergency Operations Plan later in the summer.
","Sheriff's Office and Office of Emergency Services staff presented a draft Recovery Operations Plan May 20 that would make a recovery coordinator part of early response and set out recovery support functions, stakeholder roles and training attachments. The plan will be finalized as an annex to the county Emergency Operations Plan.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6540203,"Napa County EMS reports strong response times, expands digital records sharing and public CPR training",1239,8433000,9672000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63&start=8433&end=9672","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63/thumbnail_8433000.jpg","/articles/6540203/Napa-County/California/Napa-County-EMS-reports-strong-response-times-expands-digital-records-sharing-and-public-CPR-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540203-fb31c3ad97828088a42ea0fd18b3b625/orig.mp4?Expires=1771097665&Signature=R6E3XZnKi55YESIMuHMGSXBL7E~HcbwRYzgc5Yv2fI1Ygi~FD927abnv8My1gVPGNWtp03f5RBpULxq60KU6HIA958gyTYcj-cbTAOumZ~32rjToBe~D6fyYPCocoJjdsQFcffmV0aPqhLeZ8QpEAM4J8j7tD0Ldw6XQH3KO3YKjFAy7JjJckLtSpOU2RX3Hhxv4Cc8w5jgnXLzjGRAzC7aqCksZ5XNeV0A7FZNLMqx1yFDu9Kko1-JVqL8bjMnAqLoQD9eq~U29pjf7cj5U~sOvxIHhPx9cuBFl3FRrDLgM-R6JFaOg1LmVW3X9BgbN4-B-ndFdGRKkVi0jv4Nqtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Emergency medical services leaders told the Napa County Board of Supervisors on May 20 that the county'9s ambulance response and clinical-compliance standards were met in 2024 and that training and public education work is expanding.

Sean Vincent, Napa County Emergency Medical Services administrator, said calendar-year 2024 data show American Medical Response (AMR) arrived on time in 95.12% of calls and met all contracted response-time standards. \"American Medical Response met all of their response time standards. In calendar year 2024, of the 17,377 calls, they arrived on time 95.12% of the time,\" Vincent said.

Vincent also reported that ambulance patient offload times — the interval from ambulance arrival at a hospital to transfer of care — remain below the county standard of 20 minutes, with Queen of the Valley and Adventist Health St. Helena posting averages of about 13 and 10 minutes respectively.

The county said it has completed a health information exchange connection that links prehospital electronic patient care records with hospital records, a step county staff described as a statewide first for a county with full hospital connectivity. Vincent said the exchange helps close the loop on outcomes and improves clinical oversight of prehospital care.

Lois Husted, chair of the Emergency Medical Care Committee, emphasized public education work, noting hands-only CPR outreach to fifth, seventh and ninth graders and other community locations. \"Hands only CPR is a huge thing... there were 86 events last year with almost 7,000 people being trained,\" Husted said, and she described a survivors' reunion event that reconnects cardiac-arrest survivors with bystanders and responders.

The presentation also covered air ambulance auto-launch policies, which have led to more dual dispatches (and thus more cancellations) because both California Highway Patrol and the county'9s REACH/Copter 11 units are alerted; whichever unit is closest responds. Vincent noted the county has also implemented clinical compliance metrics for ambulance care and reported AMR met those measures in 2024.

Ending: Officials said they will continue to expand public training, maintain data-driven oversight of ambulance services and push for broader community AED (automated external defibrillator) registration and PulsePoint app adoption to increase bystander intervention rates.
","County emergency services staff told the Board May 20 that ambulance contractor American Medical Response met the county'9s response-time standards in 2024, that patient offload times remained below the county standard, and that Napa is now connected to a health information exchange linking prehospital and hospital records.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6540208,"Napa County 2024 crop report: total production value falls to $1.035 billion, wine grapes still dominate",1087,6175000,7262000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63&start=6175&end=7262","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443105-f26ec3854c98c5bbfa860f56c3da3a63/thumbnail_6175000.jpg","/articles/6540208/Napa-County/California/Napa-County-2024-crop-report-total-production-value-falls-to-1035-billion-wine-grapes-still-dominate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540208-f3128a5f59d6fd5599013369ba2f6165/orig.mp4?Expires=1771097665&Signature=UPF5L8sBxNThpaGaWCpP9tNJIKPfVPvVfDGv4ZpFpAF9MHXxLwHuAY~WGVKRlMcVhZL-7q6z-KsNAOYamd79A02bN1w5OC36i~HO2oWTJtoPElvidNE10vmEDT2Vg2-SBNwr-FR5mtlAePfBSXwJVqU5EZLiANmOnc7QEFiJD6kvyQuRfrLbMrElUFgNah7A3V5oW8ayYjdIqhblCK8Cd~Vy5qY~932k9cKjtURqMxufiD1ltYIDAEJy1F8mNvE1hekst9uwj7NE~gCOKYbKpKSeBANiakjhMDVbesC0ltLsdBOXvtkBbKLZszHZywgenC~xvRraEd~htZnsVM7LOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Napa County'9s 2024 agricultural production was valued at $1,034,798,400, the county'9s third-highest total on record, county agricultural staff reported May 20.

Assistant Agricultural Commissioner Tuesday Melito presented the annual Crop Report to the Board of Supervisors, noting that while the county'9s total production value declined from the record $1.208 billion in 2023, two-thirds of crop categories increased in value. \"It is my pleasure to present the 2024 Napa County Agricultural Crop Report to you today,\" Melito said.

Wine grapes, the county'9s largest commodity, saw a 13.8% decline in total tonnage to 147,182 tons and a 14.4% fall in total value to approximately $1.03 billion. The report attributes the drop to a 13.3% decrease in average yield (3.2 tons per acre in 2024) and a net reduction of 278 bearing acres. Despite the decline, Melito noted the 2024 wine grape harvest remained 0.8% above the 10-year average.

The report highlighted Napa County'9s price premium: county Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay commanded per-ton prices far above California averages. Napa produced 17.22% of California'9s Cabernet Sauvignon tonnage while representing a much smaller share of statewide crush, and Napa per-ton prices were 319% (Cabernet) and 259% (Chardonnay) higher than statewide averages.

Other crop trends in 2024 included: vegetable acreage and value rising to 21 acres and $646,200 respectively; an increase in hay acreage where vineyards were removed and replanted; a drop in floral and nursery values; steady livestock production with gains in cattle values; and 7,702 production acres enrolled as organic across 50 registrants.

The department also noted pest and biosecurity activity, including inspections for glassy-winged sharpshooter and international phytosanitary certifications for winemaking materials. The report incorporates a farmworker housing needs assessment and a climate-focused article on coastal fog.

Melito acknowledged staff retirements and invited board questions; supervisors praised the long-running, data-heavy report and its expanded focus on people, including farmworker housing.

Ending: The county will publish a Spanish translation and make printed copies available; staff said the digital report will be posted online.
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