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Board reviews Baseline Data Report and emphasizes health, equity and broad outreach for Napa County general plan update
Summary
County staff and consultants briefed the Board of Supervisors on the Baseline Data Report and a multi-year general plan update process; supervisors and public urged 'health-in-all-policies,' meaningful language access, inclusion of Indigenous and disadvantaged communities, water security, and creative digital outreach.
NAPA COUNTY — County planning staff and consultants on Dec. 16 presented an update to the Baseline Data Report (BDR) and a proposed scope and public-engagement approach for Napa County’s general plan update, prompting board members and community speakers to press for stronger health and equity framing, improved language access, and broader outreach methods.
Consultants from Environmental Science Associates and Ramey Associates described the BDR as a science- and data-driven foundation organized into four themes — community and public health; environmental resources; infrastructure and mobility; and land use and agriculture — that will feed the general plan update and the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The team said the public review draft of the BDR is due in March with a final BDR and planning hearings targeted in the spring/June cycle; the broader general-plan update is planned through 2028.
Why it matters: the general plan sets long-term policy and development decisions that shape land use, housing, mobility, climate resilience,…
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