This measure would recognize 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognize the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

This measure would recognize 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognize the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

This measure would recognize April 9, 2018, 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve Preserve, and further recognize the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

This measure would recognize April 9, 2018, as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve and the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

WHEREAS, The County of Napas farmers and rich soils have produced a bountiful array of crops, livestock, and agricultural products for centuries; and

WHEREAS, The County of Napas exceptional climate and topography produce world-class winegrapes, wines, and other outstanding agricultural products; and

WHEREAS, Despite pressures for development over the years, agriculture has remained at the heart of the regions economic and cultural life; and

WHEREAS, As farmland across California was rapidly disappearing, as supplanted by commercial developments, the County of Napa recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl by protecting its irreplaceable agricultural lands; and

WHEREAS, On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa County Agricultural Preserve (hereafter the preserve); and

WHEREAS, The creation of the preserve was groundbreaking and marked the first such preserve in the nation, and led to related land-use policies to protect the County of Napas farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the highest and best use of prime agricultural land; and

WHEREAS, The preserve protects 31,609 acres of farmlands, and tens of thousands of additional acres of land are shielded from future development through conservation easements voluntarily entered into by property owners or protected through agricultural, watershed, and open-space zoning, which, combined with the preserve, encompasses over 90 percent of the countys total acreage; and

WHEREAS, In addition to protecting the County of Napas agricultural land, the preserve enables and fosters cutting-edge sustainability efforts, the charitable leadership of the agricultural industry, and innovative farmworker housing programs; and

WHEREAS, These efforts have been supported and made possible in large part because of the leadership of the County of Napa, Napa County Farm Bureau, Napa County Resource Conservation District, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Napa Valley Vintners, and Winegrowers of Napa County; and

WHEREAS, The County of Napa continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture and the maintaining of its preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, The County of Napas farmers and rich soils have produced a bountiful array of crops, livestock, and agricultural products for centuries; and

WHEREAS, The County of Napas exceptional climate and topography produce world-class winegrapes, wines, and other outstanding agricultural products; and

WHEREAS, Despite pressures for development over the years, agriculture has remained at the heart of the regions economic and cultural life; and

WHEREAS, As farmland across California was rapidly disappearing, as supplanted by commercial developments, the County of Napa recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl by protecting its irreplaceable agricultural lands; and

WHEREAS, On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa County Agricultural Preserve (hereafter the preserve); and

WHEREAS, The creation of the preserve was groundbreaking and marked the first such preserve in the nation, and led to related land-use policies to protect the County of Napas farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the highest and best use of prime agricultural land; and

WHEREAS, The preserve protects 31,609 acres of farmlands, and tens of thousands of additional acres of land are shielded from future development through conservation easements voluntarily entered into by property owners or protected through agricultural, watershed, and open-space zoning, which, combined with the preserve, encompasses over 90 percent of the countys total acreage; and

WHEREAS, In addition to protecting the County of Napas agricultural land, the preserve enables and fosters cutting-edge sustainability efforts, the charitable leadership of the agricultural industry, and innovative farmworker housing programs; and

WHEREAS, These efforts have been supported and made possible in large part because of the leadership of the County of Napa, Napa County Farm Bureau, Napa County Resource Conservation District, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Napa Valley Vintners, and Winegrowers of Napa County; and

WHEREAS, The County of Napa continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture and the maintaining of its preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, The County of Napas farmers and rich soils have produced a bountiful array of crops, livestock, and agricultural products for centuries; and

WHEREAS, The County of Napas exceptional climate and topography produce world-class winegrapes, wines, and other outstanding agricultural products; and

WHEREAS, Despite pressures for development over the years, agriculture has remained at the heart of the regions economic and cultural life; and

WHEREAS, As farmland across California was rapidly disappearing, as supplanted by commercial developments, the County of Napa recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl by protecting its irreplaceable agricultural lands; and

WHEREAS, On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa County Agricultural Preserve (hereafter the preserve); and

WHEREAS, The creation of the preserve was groundbreaking and marked the first such preserve in the nation, and led to related land-use policies to protect the County of Napas farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the highest and best use of prime agricultural land; and

WHEREAS, The preserve protects 31,609 acres of farmlands, and tens of thousands of additional acres of land are shielded from future development through conservation easements voluntarily entered into by property owners or protected through agricultural, watershed, and open-space zoning, which, combined with the preserve, encompasses over 90 percent of the countys total acreage; and

WHEREAS, In addition to protecting the County of Napas agricultural land, the preserve enables and fosters cutting-edge sustainability efforts, the charitable leadership of the agricultural industry, and innovative farmworker housing programs; and

WHEREAS, These efforts have been supported and made possible in large part because of the leadership of the County of Napa, Napa County Farm Bureau, Napa County Resource Conservation District, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Napa Valley Vintners, and Winegrowers of Napa County; and

WHEREAS, The County of Napa continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture and the maintaining of its preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes April 9, 2018, 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Through trying times, including the Prohibition Era, natural disasters, and the relentless encroachment of urban sprawl, agriculture has maintained its celebrated position as an integral part of life in the Napa valley; and

WHEREAS, For nearly two centuries, Napa valley farmers have worked with the valleys fertile volcanic soils and unique climate, optimal for growing lush vineyard grapevines and producing world-class wine grapes and other agricultural products; and

WHEREAS, In the 1960s, agricultural regions throughout the state were rapidly disappearing, and being replaced with residential subdivisions and commercial developments, that were seen as more lucrative uses of the land; and

WHEREAS, While many other regions throughout California permanently paved over their agricultural land, Napa valley did something visionary and doubled down on agriculture, resulting in the long-term preservation of Napa Countys agricultural legacy; and

WHEREAS, On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve, the first of its kind in the United States; and

WHEREAS, This innovative resolution initiated a succession of progressive land-use policies to protect Napa valley farmland from encroaching urbanization, and prioritized agriculture as the best use of the land, thereby protecting 31,609 acres of agricultural preserve farmland from urban development until 2058; and

WHEREAS, Well into a second generation effort to preserve the valley, Napa County property owners are voluntarily placing their land into conservation easements, dictating how those parcels will be used in perpetuity, thereby ensuring that approximately 55,000 acres of Napa County will be forever guaranteed to remain rural through the program; and

WHEREAS, In addition to protecting Napa Countys agricultural land, the Napa County Agricultural Preserve ensures the preservation and sustainability of the wine countrys agricultural heritage, including the charitable leadership of the industry, innovative agricultural housing and worker protection programs, standard-setting sustainability efforts, and, of course, the production of world-class wines; and

WHEREAS, Napa valley continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture, and the maintaining of its agricultural preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes April 9, 2018, as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

Bill No: SCR 126

Author: Dodd (D), et al.

Amended: 4/19/18

Vote: 21

SENATE FLOOR: 39-0, 4/9/18

AYES: Allen, Anderson, Atkins, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Bradford, Cannella, De León, Dodd, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Leyva, McGuire, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Newman, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Portantino, Roth, Skinner, Stern, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wiener, Wilk

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 4/26/18

SUBJECT: 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution recognizes 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve and the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

Assembly Amendments delete the legislative findings in the Senate version of the resolution and insert new findings; and change the recognition date from April 9, 2018, to the year 2018.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. Napa County’s farmers and rich soils have produced a bountiful array of crops, livestock, and agricultural products for centuries; and the County’s exceptional climate and topography produce world-class winegrapes, wines, and other outstanding agricultural products.
2. Despite pressures for development over the years, agriculture has remained at the heart of the region’s economic and cultural life.
3. As farmland across California was rapidly disappearing, as supplanted by commercial developments, the County of Napa recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl by protecting its irreplaceable agricultural lands.
4. On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa County Agricultural Preserve. The creation of the Preserve was groundbreaking and marked the first such preserve in the nation, and led to related land-use policies to protect Napa County’s farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the highest and best use of prime agricultural land.
5. The Preserve protects 31,609 acres of farmlands, and tens of thousands of additional acres of land are shielded from future development through conservation easements voluntarily entered into by property owners or protected through agricultural, watershed, and open-space zoning, which, combined with the Preserve, encompasses over 90 percent of the county’s total acreage.
6. In addition to protecting Napa County’s agricultural land, the Preserve enables and fosters cutting-edge sustainability efforts, the charitable leadership of the agricultural industry, and innovative farmworker housing programs.
7. These efforts have been supported and made possible in large part because of the leadership of Napa County, Napa County Farm Bureau, Napa County Resource Conservation District, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Napa Valley Vintners, and Winegrowers of Napa County.
8. Napa County continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture and the maintaining of its preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: “Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry.”

This resolution recognizes 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Preserve, and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 4/26/18)

County of Napa

Napa Valley Grapegrowers

Napa Valley Vintners

OPPOSITION: (Verified 4/26/18)

None received

ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The author states, “In the Napa Valley, agriculture has maintained its celebrated position as an integral part of life. While many other regions throughout California have irreversibly developed their agricultural farmland, Napa County recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl, and fought to protect its pristine and valuable agricultural land. On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve. This historic proposal, the first of its kind nationally, prompted numerous land-use policies to protect Napa valley farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the best use of the land. Being born and raised in Napa Valley, I can attest to how effectively the Agricultural Preserve has continued to protect over 30,000 acres of the world’s most pristine and fertile agricultural land.”

Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520

4/27/18 11:50:24

**** END ****

SENATE THIRD READING

STR Bill Id:SCR 126

Author:(Dodd)

As Amended Ver:April 19, 2018

Majority vote

SENATE VOTE: 39-0

SUMMARY: Recognizes 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. The County of Napa's farmers and rich soils have produced a bountiful array of crops, livestock, and agricultural products for centuries; and, have exceptional climate and topography has produced world-class winegrapes, wines, and other outstanding agricultural products.
2. Despite pressures for development over the years, agriculture has remained at the heart of the region's economic and cultural life.
3. As farmland across California was rapidly disappearing, as supplanted by commercial developments, the County of Napa recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl by protecting its irreplaceable agricultural lands. On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa County Agricultural Preserve.
4. The creation of the preserve was groundbreaking and marked the first such preserve in the nation, and led to related land-use policies to protect the County of Napa's farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the highest and best use of prime agricultural land.
5. The preserve protects 31,609 acres of farmlands, and tens of thousands of additional acres of land are shielded from future development.
6. In addition to protecting the County of Napa's agricultural land, the preserve enables and fosters cutting-edge sustainability efforts, the charitable leadership of the agricultural industry, and innovative farmworker housing programs.
7. The County of Napa continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture and the maintaining of its preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: "Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry."

Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002727

Date of Hearing: April 23, 2018

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES

Ken Cooley, Chair

SBPCA Bill Id:SCR 126

Author:(Dodd) – As Amended Ver:

SENATE VOTE:

SUBJECT: 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve

SUMMARY:

Recognizes 2018 as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. The County of Napa’s farmers and rich soils have produced a bountiful array of crops, livestock, and agricultural products for centuries; and, have exceptional climate and topography has produced world-class winegrapes, wines, and other outstanding agricultural products.
2. Despite pressures for development over the years, agriculture has remained at the heart of the region’s economic and cultural life.
3. As farmland across California was rapidly disappearing, as supplanted by commercial developments, the County of Napa recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl by protecting its irreplaceable agricultural lands. On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa County Agricultural Preserve.
4. The creation of the preserve was groundbreaking and marked the first such preserve in the nation, and led to related land-use policies to protect the County of Napa’s farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the highest and best use of prime agricultural land.
5. The preserve protects 31,609 acres of farmlands, and tens of thousands of additional acres of land are shielded from future development.
6. In addition to protecting the County of Napa’s agricultural land, the preserve enables and fosters cutting-edge sustainability efforts, the charitable leadership of the agricultural industry, and innovative farmworker housing programs.
7. The County of Napa continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture and the maintaining of its preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: “Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry.”

FISCAL EFFECT: None

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

Napa County Board of Supervisors

Napa Valley Grapegrowers

Napa Valley Vintners

Opposition

None on file

Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800

 THIRD READING 

Bill No: SCR 126

Author: Dodd (D), et al.

Introduced: 4/2/18

Vote: 21

SUBJECT: 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution recognizes April 9, 2018, as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve and the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. For nearly two centuries, Napa valley farmers have worked with the valley’s fertile volcanic soils and unique climate, optimal for growing lush vineyard grapevines and producing world-class wine grapes and other agricultural products.
2. In the 1960s, agricultural regions throughout the state were rapidly disappearing, and being replaced with residential subdivisions and commercial developments, that were seen as more lucrative uses of the land.
3. While many other regions throughout California permanently paved over their agricultural land, Napa valley did something visionary and doubled down on agriculture, resulting in the long-term preservation of Napa County’s agricultural legacy.
4. On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve, the first of its kind in the United States.
5. This innovative resolution initiated a succession of progressive land-use policies to protect Napa valley farmland from encroaching urbanization, and prioritized agriculture as the best use of the land, thereby protecting 31,609 acres of agricultural preserve farmland from urban development until 2058.
6. Well into a second generation effort to preserve the valley, Napa County property owners are voluntarily placing their land into conservation easements, dictating how those parcels will be used in perpetuity, thereby ensuring that approximately 55,000 acres of Napa County will be forever guaranteed to remain rural through the program.
7. In addition to protecting Napa County’s agricultural land, the Napa County Agricultural Preserve ensures the preservation and sustainability of the wine country’s agricultural heritage, including the charitable leadership of the industry, innovative agricultural housing and worker protection programs, standard-setting sustainability efforts, and, of course, the production of world-class wines.
8. Napa valley continues to maintain its commitment to agriculture, and the maintaining of its agricultural preserve, stating clearly in its general plan: “Napa County in 2030 will remain a world-famous grape growing and winemaking region, with a viable and sustainable agricultural industry.”

This resolution recognizes April 9, 2018, as the milestone 50th Anniversary of the Napa County Agricultural Preserve, and further recognizes the critical part the hundreds of growers, vintners, local leaders, and members of the Napa community play to preserve the beauty and splendor of the valley and its agricultural industries, for this and future generations.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 4/4/18)

County of Napa

Napa County Resource Conservation District

Napa Valley Grapegrowers

Napa Valley Vintners

OPPOSITION: (Verified 4/4/18)

None received

ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The author states, “In the Napa Valley, agriculture has maintained its celebrated position as an integral part of life. While many other regions throughout California have irreversibly developed their agricultural farmland, Napa County recognized the importance of preventing urban sprawl, and fought to protect its pristine and valuable agricultural land. On April 9, 1968, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve. This historic proposal, the first of its kind nationally, prompted numerous land-use policies to protect Napa valley farmland, prioritizing agriculture as the best use of the land. Being born and raised in Napa Valley, I can attest to how effectively the Agricultural Preserve has continued to protect over 30,000 acres of the world’s most pristine and fertile agricultural land.”

Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520

4/4/18 16:22:48

**** END ****