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1 MATTHEW C. HENDERSON (Bar No. 229259)
BRYAN W. WENTER (Bar No. 236257)
2 MILLER STARR REGALIA
A Professional Law Corporation
3 1331 N. California Blvd., Suite 600
Walnut Creek, California 94596
4 Telephone: 925 935 9400
Facsimile: 925 933 4126
5 Email: matthew.henderson@msrlegal.com
bryan.wenter@msrlegal.com
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Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff
7 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC
8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 COUNTY OF NAPA
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11 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 22CV001357
12 Petitioner and Plaintiff, (VOLUME 13 of 15) TO COMPENDIUM
OF EXHIBITS IN SUPPORT OF
13 v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
14 CITY OF NAPA, and DOES 1 through 25,
inclusive, Writ Hrg.: June 10, 2024
15 Time: 8:30 a.m.
Respondents and Defendants. Dept.: A
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17 Action Filed: November 14, 2022
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Dated: March 20, 2024 MILLER STARR REGALIA
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MATTHEW C. HENDERSON
25 Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff
DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC
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1 MATTHEW C. HENDERSON (Bar No. 229259)
BRYAN W. WENTER (Bar No. 236257)
2 MILLER STARR REGALIA
A Professional Law Corporation
3 1331 N. California Blvd., Suite 600
Walnut Creek, California 94596
4 Telephone: 925 935 9400
Facsimile: 925 933 4126
5 Email: matthew.henderson@msrlegal.com
bryan.wenter@msrlegal.com
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Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff
7 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC
8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 COUNTY OF NAPA
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11 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 22CV001357
12 Petitioner and Plaintiff, SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF
DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST
13 v. QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF
14 CITY OF NAPA, and DOES 1 through 25, DOCUMENTS
inclusive,
15 ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO:
Respondents and Defendants. HON. SCOTT R. L. YOUNG, DEPT. B
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Action Filed: November 14, 2022
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18 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD HEREIN:
19 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Petitioner and Plaintiff DISCOVERY HOMES
20 HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited partnership (“DISCOVERY HOMES”), through its attorneys of
21 record, will take the deposition of the person most qualified for Respondent and Defendant CITY
22 OF NAPA (“CITY”). Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.310, the deposition will
23 take place on October 5, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., at Miller Starr Regalia, 1331 N. California Blvd., Suite
24 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
25 Said deposition shall be taken before a duly qualified shorthand reporter or other
26 officer authorized to administer oaths and take depositions. DISCOVERY HOMES intends to
27 cause the proceedings to be recorded by stenographic methods and further reserves the right to
28 record the deposition by audio or video technology. The deposition shall continue from day to
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1 day, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, until completed, or until any time limitation
2 imposed by statute or agreed upon by the parties is reached. Please contact the noticing attorney at
3 least five (5) calendar days prior to the deposition to advise that it is your desire to appear via
4 remote videoconferencing so that the necessary credentials, call-in numbers, testing and
5 information, if necessary, can be provided to you prior to the proceedings.
6 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.230, CITY is required to
7 designate and produce at the deposition those of its officers, directors, managing agents,
8 employees, and/or agents who are most qualified to testify on its behalf as to the following matters
9 to the extent such information is known or reasonably available to the deponent:
10 DEFINITIONS
11 1. “YOU,” “YOUR,” or “CITY” shall mean and refer to Respondent and
12 Defendant CITY and its agents, attorneys, and all other persons acting or purporting to act on its
13 behalf.
14 2. The term “PETITION” means the petition and complaint filed by
15 DISCOVERY HOMES in this action.
16 3. The term “FINAL MAP” means and refers to the final subdivision map
17 DISCOVERY HOMES submitted to the CITY on or about June 6, 2022 for the 17 unit residential
18 development project located at 2431 West Imola Avenue in the City of Napa.
19 4. “DOCUMENT” or “DOCUMENTS” include all WRITINGS (as defined
20 below) and means and refers to any matter or thing, including but not limited to any computer or
21 other electronic media, which constitutes or contains an original or duplicate (as those terms are
22 defined respectively at Sections 255 and 260 of the Evidence Code) writing which YOU have in
23 YOUR possession, custody or control whose subject matter, in whole or in part, either directly or
24 indirectly in any way pertains, relates or refers to the subject matter of the COMPLAINT.
25 5. “WRITING” OR “WRITINGS” means and includes all written, recorded or
26 graphic matters, however produced or reproduced and whether or not privileged. This definition
27 includes, but is not limited to, the meaning ascribed to that term at section 250 of the Evidence
28 Code including any and all originals, copies or drafts of any and all of the following: memoranda,
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1 reports, studies, licenses, advertisements, brochures, circulars, pamphlets, accounts, records, notes,
2 assignments, escrow instructions, notices, requests for notice, deeds, deeds of trust, promissory
3 notes, summaries, schedules, contracts or agreements, drawings, sketches, charts, graphs, indexes,
4 data sheets, invoices, orders or acknowledgements, calendars, appointment books, diaries, reports,
5 forecasts or appraisals, correspondence, memoranda, letters, telegrams, telexes or cables prepared,
6 drafted, received or sent, tapes, transcripts or recordings, photographs, pictures or films, computer
7 programs, or data or other digital, graphic, symbolic, recorded or written materials of any nature
8 whatsoever (including DOCUMENTS at any time in YOUR possession, custody or control).
9 6. “PERSON” or “PERSONS” means any legal entity or entities including,
10 without limitation, any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, trust, organization,
11 public agency or body, joint venture or other form of business organization entity or arrangement.
12 7. “COMMUNICATION” means any instance in which words, information,
13 images, or data is transferred or transmitted by or between PERSONS by whatever manner or
14 means, and regardless of how or by whom the communication was initiated, including but not
15 limited to correspondence or other written communication, e-mail or other forms of electronic or
16 digital communication, conversation, telecommunication, instructions, meetings, requests,
17 demands, conferences, and postings of information or material for view by others.
18 8. The phrase “RELATING TO” and “RELATE TO” shall be construed in the
19 broadest sense, and means and includes constituting, concerning, alluding to, responding to,
20 connected with, commenting on, with respect to, about, regarding, discussing, involving, showing,
21 describing, reflecting, analyzing, evidencing or comprising.
22 9. “ALL” includes “ANY,” “EACH,” and “EVERY,” and vice versa.
23 10. Whenever the conjunctive “AND” is used, it shall be construed to include
24 the disjunctive “OR” and vice versa.
25 TOPICS OF EXAMINATION
26 1. The CITY’s determination that the FINAL MAP was insufficient.
27 2. The CITY’s processing of final map submittals under the Subdivision Map
28 Act through to approval by the CITY’s City Council.
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1 3. The CITY’s custom and practice for determining whether final map
2 submittals under the Subdivision Map Act are sufficient for processing through to approval by the
3 CITY’s City Council.
4 4. The role of the City Engineer in the CITY’s processing of final map
5 approvals.
6 5. ANY instance in which the CITY has accepted the filing of a final map
7 where ANY conditions of approval remained outstanding or unsatisfied at the time of filing.
8 6. ANY instance in which the CITY has accepted the filing of a final map
9 where the final map was not yet ready for approval by the CITY’s City Council at the time of
10 filing.
11 7. ANY instance in which the CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for
12 its failure to conform with all requirements and conditions of the applicable tentative map at the
13 time of filing.
14 8. ANY instance in which the CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for
15 its failure to be ready for approval by the CITY’s City Council at the time of filing.
16 9. The timing of the CITY’s issuance of building permits with respect to the
17 approval of final maps by the CITY’s City Council.
18 REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
19 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1:
20 ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO the CITY’s rejection of the FINAL MAP.
21 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:
22 ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ANY COMMUNICATION RELATING TO
23 the CITY’s rejection of the FINAL MAP.
24 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:
25 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the
26 CITY has accepted the filing of a final map where ANY conditions of approval remained
27 outstanding or unsatisfied at the time of filing.
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1 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:
2 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the
3 CITY has accepted the filing of a final map where the final map was not yet ready for approval by
4 the CITY’s City Council at the time of filing.
5 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5:
6 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the
7 CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for its failure to conform with all requirements and
8 conditions of the applicable tentative map at the time of filing.
9 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6:
10 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the
11 CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for its failure to be ready for approval by the CITY’s
12 City Council at the time of filing.
13 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7:
14 ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING to DISCOVERY HOMES’ claims in the
15 PETITION.
16 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8:
17 ALL DOCUMENTS the CITY intends to present to the Court in connection with
18 the merits of the PETITION.
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20 Dated: September 26, 2023 MILLER STARR REGALIA
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By:
23 MATTHEW C. HENDERSON
Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff
24 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC
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1 PROOF OF SERVICE
2 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am
employed in the County of Contra Costa, State of California. My business address is 1331 N.
3 California Blvd., Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
4 On September 26, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as
SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT
5 CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS on the interested
parties in this action as follows:
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Kevin D. Siegel Michael Barrett, City Attorney
7 Eric S. Phillips Kelly Trujillo, Assistant City Attorney
Deepa Sharma City Attorney’s Office – City of Napa
8 Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP 955 School Street (Physical)
1 California Street, Suite 3050 P.O. Box 660 (Mailing)
9 San Francisco, CA 94111-5432 Napa, CA 94559
Tel: 415 655 8100 Tel: 707 257 9516
10 Fax: 415 655 8099 Fax: 707 257 9274
Email: ksiegel@bwslaw.com Email: mbarrett@cityofnapa.org
11 ephillips@bwslaw.com ktrujillo@cityofnapa.org
dsharma@bwslaw.com
12 (pmruiz@bwslaw.com) Attorneys for Respondent/Defendant
(thenry@bwslaw.com) CITY OF NAPA
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Attorneys for Respondent/Defendant Via E-Service
14 CITY OF NAPA
15 Via E-Service
16 BY E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: Based on a court order or an
agreement of the parties to accept service by e-mail or electronic transmission, or after confirming
17 the appropriate electronic service address for counsel being served, I caused the document(s) to be
sent from e-mail address karen.wigylus@msrlegal.com to the persons at the e-mail addresses
18 listed in the Service List.
19 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct.
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Executed on September 26, 2023, at Walnut Creek, California.
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/s/ Karen Wigylus
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· · ·· · · · · · SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
· · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · COUNTY OF NAPA
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· · ·DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC,
· · ·· · ·Petitioner and Plaintiff,
· · ·vs.· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·No. 22CV001357
· · ·CITY OF NAPA, and DOES 1
· · ·through 25, inclusive,
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· · ·· · ·Respondents and Defendants.
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· · ·· · · · · · · ·REMOTE DEPOSITION OF TIMOTHY WOOD PMQ
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· · ·· · · · · · · · ·Taken before TIFFANY D. DEUSEBIO
· · ·· · · · · · · · · · · CSR No. 9086, RPR, CRR
· · ·· · · · · · · · · · Thursday, October 5, 2023
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·1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · I N D E X
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·3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGE
·4 EXAMINATION BY MR. HENDERSON:· · · · · · · · · · · · ·7
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·6 · · · · · · · · · · · · ·E X H I B I T S
·7 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
·8 EXH 1· ·Second Amended Notice of Deposition of· · · ·18
· · ·· · · · Person Most Qualified at City of Napa
·9 · · · · and Request for Production of
· · ·· · · · Documents (6 pages)
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· · ·EXH 2· ·City of Napa's Objections and· · · · · · · · 20
11 · · · · Responses to Plaintiff's Second
· · ·· · · · Amended Notice of Deposition of Person
12 · · · · Most Qualified and Request for
· · ·· · · · Production of Documents (11 pages)
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· · ·EXH 3· ·E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·33
14 · · · · 11/3/17 to Erin Morris from Timothy
· · ·· · · · Wood re: FW: Foothill Estates
15 · · · · PL05-0232 - Entitlement Expired? Bates
· · ·· · · · Napa002294 - 002295 (2 pages)
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· · ·EXH 4· ·E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·40
17 · · · · 11/6/17 to Erin Morris from Michael
· · ·· · · · Allen re: FW: Foothill Estates
18 · · · · PL0500232 - Entitlement Expired? Bates
· · ·· · · · Napa002298 - 002299 (2 pages)
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· · ·EXH 5· ·E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·42
20 · · · · 11/8/17 to Eric Vandeburgt from
· · ·· · · · Michael Allen re: FW:· Foothill
21 · · · · Estates PL05-0232 - Entitlement
· · ·· · · · Exoired? Bates Napa002317 - 002318 (2
22 · · · · pages)
23 EXH 6· ·Letter dated 12/7/17 to Steve Van· · · · · · 43
· · ·· · · · Saun, PE from Eric Vandeburgt re:
24 · · · · Foothill Estates Subdivision - City
· · ·· · · · Project #ENG15-0019 Bates Napa002678
25 · · · · (1 page)
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·1 · · · · · · · · · · ·E X H I B I T S (Cont.)
·2 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
·3 EXH 7· ·Letter dated 11/18/17 to Jeremy Sill,· · · · 45
· · ·· · · · P.E. from Eric Vandeburgt re: Foothill
·4 · · · · Estates Subdivision (Project No.
· · ·· · · · Eng15-0019) Bates Napa002680 - 002681
·5 · · · · (2 pages)
·6 EXH 8· ·Letter dated 1/24/18 to Kevin Skiles· · · · ·46
· · ·· · · · from Erin Morris re: Foothill Estates
·7 · · · · Subdivision, City Project No.
· · ·· · · · ENG15-0019 Bates Napa002698 (1 page)
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· · ·EXH 9· ·E-mail dated 3/15/18 to Daniel Rabb· · · · · 47
·9 · · · · from Timothy Wood re: Foothill Estates
· · ·· · · · Legal Package Bates Napa003323 (1
10 · · · · page)
11 EXH 10· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·53
· · ·· · · · 4/5/18 to Desiree Brun from Timothy
12 · · · · Wood re: FW:· Foothill Estates Legal
· · ·· · · · Package Bates Napa003918 - 003922 (5
13 · · · · pages)
14 EXH 11· City of Napa Staff Reports Details· · · · · ·55
· · ·· · · · (With Text) dated 8/8/18 On Agenda
15 · · · · 9/4/18 Bates Napa004217 - 004218 (2
· · ·· · · · pages)
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· · ·EXH 12· Letter dated 12/14/18 to Tiffany Diede· · · ·57
17 · · · · from Eric Vandeburgt re: Foothill
· · ·· · · · Estates Final Map Bates Napa004229 -
18 · · · · 004230 (2 pages)
19 EXH 13· Letter dated 4/27/20 to Trent Sanson· · · · ·58
· · ·· · · · from Eric Vandeburgt re: Foothill
20 · · · · Estates Subdivisions Bates Napa004391
· · ·· · · · (1 page)
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· · ·EXH 14· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·59
22 · · · · 11/30/17 from Larry Gossett re: Napa
· · ·· · · · Creek Village Final Map Status Bates
23 · · · · Napa002575 - 002576 (1 page)
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·2 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
·3 EXH 15· City of Napa Staff Report to Honorable· · · ·61
· · ·· · · · Mayor and Members of City Council from
·4 · · · · Jacques R. LaRochelle Bates Napa007022
· · ·· · · · - 007029 (8 pages)
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· · ·EXH 16· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·63
·6 · · · · 11/14/18 to Eric Vandeburgt, Lisa
· · ·· · · · Batto and Beth Farley from Timothy
·7 · · · · Wood re: Napa Creek Village Final Map
· · ·· · · · ENG15-0021 - Status? Bates Napa007335
·8 · · · · - 007337 (3 pages)
·9 EXH 17· Resolution R2005 153 (15 pages)· · · · · · · 66
10 EXH 18· Resolution R2007 148 (14 pages)· · · · · · · 67
11 EXH 19· Resolution R2014-129 (22 pages)· · · · · · · 69
12 EXH 20· Resolution R2017 061 (2 pages)· · · · · · · ·72
13 EXH 21· Resolution R2019-020 (2 pages)· · · · · · · ·72
14 EXH 22· Letter dated 8/23/17 to Sid Chaudhary· · · · 74
· · ·· · · · from Keith Woods re: Courtland Commons
15 · · · · Bates Napa011598 - 11603 (6 pages)
16 EXH 23· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·79
· · ·· · · · 4/26/22 re: Courtland Commons -
17 · · · · Improvements submittal Bates
· · ·· · · · Napa011449 (1 page)
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· · ·EXH 24· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·81
19 · · · · 5/31/22 to Timothy Wood from Eric
· · ·· · · · Vandeburgt re: Courtland Commons -
20 · · · · West Imola Napa011450-011453 (4 pages)
21 EXH 25· Discovery Builders Transmittal dated· · · · ·85
· · ·· · · · 6/6/23 to City of Napa Bates
22 · · · · Napa011699-011700 (2 pages)
23 EXH 26· Letter dated 9/1/22 to Brian Wenter· · · · · 86
· · ·· · · · from Julie B. Lucido, P.E. re: Final
24 · · · · Map and Grading Plans for Courtland
· · ·· · · · Commons-Golden Gate Subdivision (3
25 · · · · pages)
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·2 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
·3 EXH 27· Letter dated 11/10/22 to Julie B.· · · · · · 98
· · ·· · · · Lucido, P.E. from Bryan W. Wenter re:
·4 · · · · Final Map and Grading Improvement
· · ·· · · · Plans for Courtland Commons Bates
·5 · · · · Napa011466 - 0011473 (8 pages)
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·1 · · · · · · · · REMOTE DEPOSITION OF TIMOTHY WOOD
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·3 · · ·BE IT REMEMBERED, that pursuant to Notice, and on
·4 the 5th day of October 2023, at Danville, California at
·5 the hour of 9:33 a.m. before me, TIFFANY D. DEUSEBIO, a
·6 Certified Shorthand Reporter in and for the State of
·7 California, personally appeared via videoconferencing
·8 TIMOTHY WOOD, produced as witness in said action, and
·9 being by me first duly placed under oath, was thereupon
10 examined as a witness in said cause.
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14 FOR THE PLAINTIFF:
15 · · ·MILLER STARR REGALIA
· · ·· · ·BY:· MATTHEW C. HENDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW
16 · · ·1331 N. CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD, SUITE 600
· · ·· · ·WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596
17 · · ·(925) 935-9400
· · ·· · ·matthew.henderson@msrlegal.com
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19 FOR THE DEFENDANT:
20 · · ·BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP
· · ·· · ·BY:· DEEPA SHARMA, ATTORNEY AT LAW
21 · · ·1999 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 1650
· · ·· · ·OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612
22 · · ·(510) 273-8780
· · ·· · ·dsharma@bwslaw.com
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·1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·TIMOTHY WOOD
·2 · · · · · · · · · having been placed under oath,
·3 · · · · · · · ·by the Certified Shorthand Reporter,
·4 · · · · · · · · · · · testified as follows:
·5 · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BY MR. HENDERSON
·6 BY MR. HENDERSON:
·7 · · ·Q.· ·All right.· Good morning, Mr. Wood.
·8 · · ·A.· ·Good morning.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·I am Matt Henderson.· We just met a few moments
10 off the record, counsel of record for petitioner
11 Discovery Homes Holdings this matter.
12 · · · · · How are you doing today?
13 · · ·A.· ·Doing well.· Thanks.
14 · · ·Q.· ·All right.· Good.
15 · · · · · So just a couple of formalities here.· Have you
16 ever had your deposition taken before?
17 · · ·A.· ·I have about -- I figured it was 2006.
18 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.
19 · · ·A.· ·So it's been a while.
20 · · ·Q.· ·Yes, but you know the drill at least somewhat.
21 · · ·A.· ·To some extent, yeah.
22 · · ·Q.· ·Well, we'll go ahead and refresh your
23 recollection.
24 · · · · · What were the circumstances of this case?
25 · · ·A.· ·I was working for Tehama County, and there was a
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·1 Board of Engineers and Professional Surveyors case
·2 against a surveyor that submitted a map to -- or a
·3 record of survey to City of -- or to the Tehama County,
·4 and it was deficient, and he was unlicensed.· So that
·5 was the general nature of it was he was doing unlicensed
·6 work, and we were the recipient as the land checker of
·7 that map.
·8 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· And who was the plaintiff or petitioner
·9 in that matter?· Do you know?
10 · · ·A.· ·Marcus.· Marcus Kenny, I think.· M-A-R-C-U-S,
11 K-E-N-N-Y.
12 · · ·Q.· ·And what was the -- so what was the actual
13 litigation about?· Who was the defendant?
14 · · ·A.· ·Marcus was.
15 · · ·Q.· ·Marcus was the defendant, and he was the
16 unlicensed?
17 · · ·A.· ·He was the unlicensed, yeah.
18 · · ·Q.· ·So in a deposition I'm entitled to your full
19 fair testimony to the best of your ability and
20 recollection.· I'm entitled to estimates from you but
21 not guesses.· So you're a man of numbers.· I imagine you
22 can understand the difference between an estimate and a
23 guess.
24 · · · · · As Madam Court Reporter just said, you are under
25 oath.· It's penalty of perjury, and so the testimony is
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·1 the same as if we were in a court of law.
·2 · · · · · After we're done here there will be a transcript
·3 of the proceedings prepared, which you will have a
·4 chance to review and provide any changes to.· However,
·5 I'll be able to comment on any changes that you make.
·6 So if you turn a yes into a no, something like that,
·7 I'll be able to impeach your credibility on that point.
·8 · · · · · So one of the aspects of having a court reporter
·9 is that we need a clean record.· So it's best if you let
10 me finish, we don't talk over each other.· Because as
11 skilled as she is, she can only take down one of us at a
12 time.· And then obviously sort of verbal ticks, ticks
13 and gestures, shaking the head, nodding the head, et
14 cetera, don't translate well on the record, so we try to
15 avoid those.
16 · · · · · If you don't understand a question, and you
17 probably won't because you know a lot more about some of
18 these subjects than I do, please ask me to rephrase, and
19 I'll do my best.
20 · · · · · From time to time counsel may interpose an
21 objection.· If she doesn't instruct you to not to
22 answer, then you can go ahead and answer the question
23 once she's finished making her objection for the record.
24 · · · · · If you need a break at any time, you can just
25 ask.· Generally, however, we don't take breaks while a
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·1 question is pending.· You need to answer the question
·2 and then take a break.
·3 · · · · · Is there any reason you can't give me your best
·4 testimony?· Any medication you're on that might affect
·5 your memory?· Anything like that?
·6 · · ·A.· ·No.
·7 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.
·8 · · · · · Can you please state your name and spell it for
·9 the record.
10 · · ·A.· ·My name is Timothy Wood, T-I-M-O-T-H-Y, W-O-O-D.
11 And most people call me Tim.
12 · · ·Q.· ·Well, as a Matthew who goes by Matt, I
13 understand, unless I'm in trouble with one of my female
14 relatives.
15 · · · · · And your current occupation?
16 · · ·A.· ·I'm the senior civil engineer in the Public
17 Works Department with the City of Napa.
18 · · ·Q.· ·And when did you start with the City of Napa?
19 · · ·A.· ·December of 2016.
20 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.
21 · · · · · And as the senior civil engineer did you have a
22 position with them before that?
23 · · ·A.· ·No.
24 · · ·Q.· ·And what was your starting position with them?
25 · · ·A.· ·Senior civil engineer.
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·1 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.
·2 · · ·A.· ·And since then I also have the title of city
·3 surveyor as well.
·4 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· When did that start?
·5 · · ·A.· ·Fall of 2018.
·6 · · ·Q.· ·And so are those the only two job titles you've
·7 had?
·8 · · ·A.· ·Yes.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·What are your job duties as senior civil
10 engineer?
11 · · ·A.· ·I manage the development engineering division of
12 the Public Works Department.· Primary work is overseeing
13 the development process from public works' standpoint
14 from project inception in the Planning Department to get
15 entitlements.· We condition the projects.· Sometimes we
16 do public testimony at the hearings.· And then once
17 those entitlements are obtained, then it moves on to a
18 plan check process for permit plans and final maps.
19 That's the core work.
20 · · · · · There's other duties within that division
21 because we're a small jurisdiction.· Storm water, flood,
22 traffic.· Those things are all under my purview, and I
23 oversee nine people.
24 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· How about city surveyor?· Is there
25 anything different you do when you're wearing that hat?
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·1 · · ·A.· ·Just that I sign some of the final maps.
·2 · · ·Q.· ·And is that something called for, to the best of
·3 your understanding, under the Map Act?
·4 · · ·A.· ·Yes.
·5 · · ·Q.· ·Where did you go to high school?
·6 · · ·A.· ·Chico Senior High School, Chico, California.
·7 · · ·Q.· ·And I take it you went to college?
·8 · · ·A.· ·I did.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·And where did you go?
10 · · ·A.· ·California State University Chico.
11 · · ·Q.· ·And what degree did you obtain?
12 · · ·A.· ·Bachelors in civil engineering.
13 · · ·Q.· ·Any more formal education?
14 · · ·A.· ·Yes.· Between high school and college at Chico
15 State I was in the Navy for six years in the nuclear
16 program.· And so there was the training associated with
17 that.· But also while I was in the Navy I obtained a
18 degree doing nights and weekends in business
19 administration.
20 · · ·Q.· ·Was that a BA --
21 · · ·A.· ·Bachelors.
22 · · ·Q.· ·Bachelors of business administration?
23 · · ·A.· ·Yeah, BA in business administration.
24 · · · · · And I will add -- do you have more questions on
25 that?
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·1 · · ·Q.· ·No, unless you have anything to add.
·2 · · ·A.· ·I will say in addition to the civil engineering
·3 at Chico State I also was taking graduate courses in
·4 their geography department in rural and small town
·5 planning, but I did not obtain the master's degree.
·6 · · ·Q.· ·Gotcha.
·7 · · · · · And in the Navy were you enlisted or an officer?
·8 · · ·A.· ·Enlisted.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·What's the highest rank you obtained?
10 · · ·A.· ·E6.
11 · · ·Q.· ·So petty officer?
12 · · ·A.· ·First class petty officer.· ET1(ss) was my.· And
13 the ss was submariner service or submarine service.
14 · · ·Q.· ·Oh, did you get your dolphins?
15 · · ·A.· ·I did.
16 · · ·Q.· ·Congratulations.· I know that gets a big deal.
17 · · ·A.· ·It is a big deal.
18 · · ·Q.· ·Especially on boomers or attack boats.
19 · · ·A.· ·I was on fast-attack, on sturgeon class out of
20 Charleston, South Carolina.
21 · · ·Q.· ·Very cool.· I've been a submarine nerd since I
22 was a kid.
23 · · · · · Any other professional or vocational school
24 other than what you've mentioned?
25 · · ·A.· ·No.
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·1 · · ·Q.· ·Any other classes that you've taken in your
·2 field?
·3 · · ·A.· ·We take professional development courses. I
·4 routinely take a Map Act class every few years.· I've
·5 attended a number of land use land law seminars that are
·6 put on.· There's one by Abbott & Kindermann that's a
·7 really good one that I've gone to a number of times.
·8 · · ·Q.· ·How often would you say you do the Map Act
·9 class?
10 · · ·A.· ·Let's see.· I would estimate every five years.
11 · · ·Q.· ·Excellent use of "estimate", by the way. I
12 appreciate that.
13 · · · · · Do you have any professional licenses?
14 · · ·A.· ·I have a professional license in civil
15 engineering.· I have a professional license in land
16 survey.
17 · · ·Q.· ·Given that you're a civil engineer and land
18 surveyor, that makes a lot of sense.
19 · · · · · And when did you obtain those licenses?
20 · · ·A.· ·The civil engineering in 2001, and the surveying
21 in 2009.
22 · · ·Q.· ·And just so I have a better understanding, so
23 when did you -- so between high school and the Navy -- I
24 mean between high school and Chico State you were in the
25 Navy?
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·1 · · ·A.· ·I was in the Navy.
·2 · · ·Q.· ·So when did you start and finish at Chico State?
·3 · · ·A.· ·Started in 1993 and graduated in the fall of
·4 1997.
·5 · · ·Q.· ·And did you go to work right after graduation?
·6 · · ·A.· ·I did.
·7 · · ·Q.· ·And where did you work first?
·8 · · ·A.· ·I worked for the City of Red Bluff.· My title
·9 was assistant engineer.· And then once I got my license
10 I became an associate civil engineer.
11 · · ·Q.· ·And how long were you at City of Red Bluff?
12 · · ·A.· ·Four and a half years.
13 · · ·Q.· ·So 1997 to 2001/2002?
14 · · ·A.· ·2002.· 1998, May of 1998.· Yeah, fall of 2002.
15 · · ·Q.· ·And from there?
16 · · ·A.· ·From there I had a partnership and had a land
17 development business through summer -- summer 2002
18 through summer 2008.
19 · · ·Q.· ·And from there?
20 · · ·A.· ·From there?· 2008 to 2015 Tehama County. I
21 started there as a senior civil engineer, and when I
22 left I was the deputy director of public works.
23 · · ·Q.· ·So just for my clarification, you mentioned your
24 prior deposition was circa 2006 for Tehama County?
25 · · ·A.· ·Yes.
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·1 · · ·Q.· ·But you said you were there from 2006 to 2015?
·2 · · ·A.· ·Oh.· I may need to correct that.
·3 · · ·Q.· ·That's fine.· I don't think the case is going to
·4 hinge on this, but I do like to have as clean a timeline
·5 as I can get.
·6 · · ·A.· ·Sure.· Probably in the middle of my tenure. I
·7 would estimate the middle of my tenure in Tehama County,
·8 so I would estimate 2012.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.
10 · · · · · And from Tehama County?
11 · · ·A.· ·I spent a year at Nevada County.· There I was
12 the senior civil engineer and county surveyor.
13 · · ·Q.· ·So that would be 2016-ish?
14 · · ·A.· ·Yeah, 2015 fall to 2016.
15 · · ·Q.· ·And from there did you wind up at City of Napa?
16 · · ·A.· ·City of Napa, yep.
17 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.
18 · · · · · So how long -- how do I want to phrase this
19 question?
20 · · · · · So in these various jobs that you have, how many
21 of these have required you to deal with the Subdivision
22 Map Act?
23 · · ·A.· ·All of them.
24 · · ·Q.· ·Now, in preparation for this deposition did you
25 have any discussions with anyone?
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·1 · · · · · MS. SHARMA:· Objection.· Calls for
·2 attorney-client privilege.
·3 BY MR. HENDERSON:
·4 · · ·Q.· ·Apart from counsel did you have any discussions
·5 with anyone?
·6 · · ·A.· ·No.
·7 · · ·Q.· ·Yeah, so obviously to the extent that I ask for
·8 a question that calls for communications with your
·9 counsel, I don't mean to intrude into those.
10 · · ·A.· ·Okay.· Thank you.
11 · · ·Q.· ·As she's already demonstrated, she'll be
12 watching out for that stuff, but it never hurts to get
13 that out there.· I'm not trying to fish for what you
14 talked about with your attorneys.
15 · · · · · Have you reviewed any documents in preparation
16 for this deposition?
17 · · ·A.· ·Yes, I did.
18 · · ·Q.· ·All right.· What documents did you review?
19 · · ·A.· ·There was a -- in the deposition and document
20 request requested a number of documents, so I've
21 reviewed those documents.
22 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· So you reviewed the documents that the
23 City has produced in response to our request for
24 documents?
25 · · ·A.· ·Yes.
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·1 · · · · · MR. HENDERSON:· All right.· Then I will go ahead
·2 and mark as Exhibit 1 a document that may look familiar
·3 to you.
·4 · · · · · · · ·(Document marked as Plaintiff's Exhibit 1
·5 · · · · · · · ·for identification.)
·6 · · · · · MR. HENDERSON:· I'm sorry.· I'm out of practice.
·7 I've got copies for you, so don't hesitate next time to
·8 ask.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·Have you seen this document before?
10 · · ·A.· ·Yes, I have.
11 · · ·Q.· ·Or something much like it?
12 · · ·A.· ·Yes, I have.
13 · · ·Q.· ·So I'll represent to you on the record this is
14 the second amended notice of deposition that we served
15 in this matter that duplicates the original and first
16 amended deposition notice.· This one just sets today and
17 this morning for the time of the deposition.
18 · · · · · So if you turn to page 3 you'll see at the
19 bottom it says "Topics of Examination."
20 · · ·A.· ·I see that.
21 · · ·Q.· ·So where it says, "The City's determination that
22 the final map was insufficient," is there anyone at the
23 City who's more qualified to testify here today on that
24 subject than you?
25 · · ·A.· ·No.
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·1 · · ·Q.· ·And I can read them all out loud, or you can
·2 read them in your head, but it will be the same question
·3 with respect to number 2.· Is there anyone at the City
·4 more qualified to testify today as to the subject matter
·5 of item number 2?
·6 · · ·A.· ·No.
·7 · · ·Q.· ·Same question with respect to item number 3.
·8 · · ·A.· ·Yes.· Yes, there's no -- can you repeat the
·9 question?
10 · · ·Q.· ·Sure.· I appreciate that, and we want to make
11 sure we have a clean record.
12 · · · · · Is there anyone at the City more qualified to
13 testify today as to the topic matter in subject number 3
14 on page 4?
15 · · ·A.· ·No.
16 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone more qualified to testify today,
17 from the City, as to topic number 4?
18 · · ·A.· ·No.
19 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone at the City more qualified to
20 testify today as to the topic of number 5?
21 · · ·A.· ·No.
22 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone at the City more qualified to
23 testify today as to item number 6?
24 · · ·A.· ·No.
25 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone more qualified to testify today
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·1 as to the topic in number 7?
·2 · · ·A.· ·No.
·3 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone more qualified today, from the
·4 City, to testify as to topic number 8?
·5 · · ·A.· ·No.
·6 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone from the City more qualified to
·7 testify today as to the topic of number 9?
·8 · · ·A.· ·No.
·9 · · ·Q.· ·That is number 1.
10 · · · · · And we'll mark this as Number 2.
11 · · · · · · · ·(Document marked as Plaintiff's Exhibit 2
12 · · · · · · · ·for identification.)
13 BY MR. HENDERSON:
14 · · ·Q.· ·And just for the sake of clarity, you'll review
15 the exhibits that have been formally marked by the court
16 reporter, and then at the end of the deposition she will
17 take those.· So you can review these, but don't mark on
18 them or anything like that.
19 · · ·A.· ·Understood.
20 · · ·Q.· ·But they're yours to refer to.
21 · · · · · And have you seen this document before?
22 · · ·A.· ·Oh, yes.· Yes, I've seen this one.
23 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· And this is the City's response to the
24 deposition notice that was just marked as Exhibit
25 Number 1.
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1 MATTHEW C. HENDERSON (Bar No. 229259) BRYAN W. WENTER (Bar No. 236257) 2 MILLER STARR REGALIA A Professional Law Corporation 3 1331 N. California Blvd., Suite 600 Walnut Creek, California 94596 4 Telephone: 925 935 9400 Facsimile: 925 933 4126 5 Email: matthew.henderson@msrlegal.com bryan.wenter@msrlegal.com 6 Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff 7 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 COUNTY OF NAPA 10 11 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 22CV001357 12 Petitioner and Plaintiff, (VOLUME 13 of 15) TO COMPENDIUM OF EXHIBITS IN SUPPORT OF 13 v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS 14 CITY OF NAPA, and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, Writ Hrg.: June 10, 2024 15 Time: 8:30 a.m. Respondents and Defendants. Dept.: A 16 17 Action Filed: November 14, 2022 18 19 20 21 Dated: March 20, 2024 MILLER STARR REGALIA 22 23 24 By: MATTHEW C. HENDERSON 25 Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC 26 27 28 DBI-58567\2911492.1 COM PENDIUM O F EXHIBIT S IN SU PPORT O F PETITION FO R WRIT O -1- EXHIBIT 2 Page 1188 1 MATTHEW C. HENDERSON (Bar No. 229259) BRYAN W. WENTER (Bar No. 236257) 2 MILLER STARR REGALIA A Professional Law Corporation 3 1331 N. California Blvd., Suite 600 Walnut Creek, California 94596 4 Telephone: 925 935 9400 Facsimile: 925 933 4126 5 Email: matthew.henderson@msrlegal.com bryan.wenter@msrlegal.com 6 Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff 7 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 COUNTY OF NAPA 10 11 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No. 22CV001357 12 Petitioner and Plaintiff, SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST 13 v. QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF 14 CITY OF NAPA, and DOES 1 through 25, DOCUMENTS inclusive, 15 ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO: Respondents and Defendants. HON. SCOTT R. L. YOUNG, DEPT. B 16 Action Filed: November 14, 2022 17 18 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD HEREIN: 19 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Petitioner and Plaintiff DISCOVERY HOMES 20 HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited partnership (“DISCOVERY HOMES”), through its attorneys of 21 record, will take the deposition of the person most qualified for Respondent and Defendant CITY 22 OF NAPA (“CITY”). Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.310, the deposition will 23 take place on October 5, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., at Miller Starr Regalia, 1331 N. California Blvd., Suite 24 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. 25 Said deposition shall be taken before a duly qualified shorthand reporter or other 26 officer authorized to administer oaths and take depositions. DISCOVERY HOMES intends to 27 cause the proceedings to be recorded by stenographic methods and further reserves the right to 28 record the deposition by audio or video technology. The deposition shall continue from day to DBI-58567\2837013.1 -1- SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Page 1189 1 day, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, until completed, or until any time limitation 2 imposed by statute or agreed upon by the parties is reached. Please contact the noticing attorney at 3 least five (5) calendar days prior to the deposition to advise that it is your desire to appear via 4 remote videoconferencing so that the necessary credentials, call-in numbers, testing and 5 information, if necessary, can be provided to you prior to the proceedings. 6 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.230, CITY is required to 7 designate and produce at the deposition those of its officers, directors, managing agents, 8 employees, and/or agents who are most qualified to testify on its behalf as to the following matters 9 to the extent such information is known or reasonably available to the deponent: 10 DEFINITIONS 11 1. “YOU,” “YOUR,” or “CITY” shall mean and refer to Respondent and 12 Defendant CITY and its agents, attorneys, and all other persons acting or purporting to act on its 13 behalf. 14 2. The term “PETITION” means the petition and complaint filed by 15 DISCOVERY HOMES in this action. 16 3. The term “FINAL MAP” means and refers to the final subdivision map 17 DISCOVERY HOMES submitted to the CITY on or about June 6, 2022 for the 17 unit residential 18 development project located at 2431 West Imola Avenue in the City of Napa. 19 4. “DOCUMENT” or “DOCUMENTS” include all WRITINGS (as defined 20 below) and means and refers to any matter or thing, including but not limited to any computer or 21 other electronic media, which constitutes or contains an original or duplicate (as those terms are 22 defined respectively at Sections 255 and 260 of the Evidence Code) writing which YOU have in 23 YOUR possession, custody or control whose subject matter, in whole or in part, either directly or 24 indirectly in any way pertains, relates or refers to the subject matter of the COMPLAINT. 25 5. “WRITING” OR “WRITINGS” means and includes all written, recorded or 26 graphic matters, however produced or reproduced and whether or not privileged. This definition 27 includes, but is not limited to, the meaning ascribed to that term at section 250 of the Evidence 28 Code including any and all originals, copies or drafts of any and all of the following: memoranda, DBI-58567\2837013.1 -2- SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Page 1190 1 reports, studies, licenses, advertisements, brochures, circulars, pamphlets, accounts, records, notes, 2 assignments, escrow instructions, notices, requests for notice, deeds, deeds of trust, promissory 3 notes, summaries, schedules, contracts or agreements, drawings, sketches, charts, graphs, indexes, 4 data sheets, invoices, orders or acknowledgements, calendars, appointment books, diaries, reports, 5 forecasts or appraisals, correspondence, memoranda, letters, telegrams, telexes or cables prepared, 6 drafted, received or sent, tapes, transcripts or recordings, photographs, pictures or films, computer 7 programs, or data or other digital, graphic, symbolic, recorded or written materials of any nature 8 whatsoever (including DOCUMENTS at any time in YOUR possession, custody or control). 9 6. “PERSON” or “PERSONS” means any legal entity or entities including, 10 without limitation, any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, trust, organization, 11 public agency or body, joint venture or other form of business organization entity or arrangement. 12 7. “COMMUNICATION” means any instance in which words, information, 13 images, or data is transferred or transmitted by or between PERSONS by whatever manner or 14 means, and regardless of how or by whom the communication was initiated, including but not 15 limited to correspondence or other written communication, e-mail or other forms of electronic or 16 digital communication, conversation, telecommunication, instructions, meetings, requests, 17 demands, conferences, and postings of information or material for view by others. 18 8. The phrase “RELATING TO” and “RELATE TO” shall be construed in the 19 broadest sense, and means and includes constituting, concerning, alluding to, responding to, 20 connected with, commenting on, with respect to, about, regarding, discussing, involving, showing, 21 describing, reflecting, analyzing, evidencing or comprising. 22 9. “ALL” includes “ANY,” “EACH,” and “EVERY,” and vice versa. 23 10. Whenever the conjunctive “AND” is used, it shall be construed to include 24 the disjunctive “OR” and vice versa. 25 TOPICS OF EXAMINATION 26 1. The CITY’s determination that the FINAL MAP was insufficient. 27 2. The CITY’s processing of final map submittals under the Subdivision Map 28 Act through to approval by the CITY’s City Council. DBI-58567\2837013.1 -3- SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Page 1191 1 3. The CITY’s custom and practice for determining whether final map 2 submittals under the Subdivision Map Act are sufficient for processing through to approval by the 3 CITY’s City Council. 4 4. The role of the City Engineer in the CITY’s processing of final map 5 approvals. 6 5. ANY instance in which the CITY has accepted the filing of a final map 7 where ANY conditions of approval remained outstanding or unsatisfied at the time of filing. 8 6. ANY instance in which the CITY has accepted the filing of a final map 9 where the final map was not yet ready for approval by the CITY’s City Council at the time of 10 filing. 11 7. ANY instance in which the CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for 12 its failure to conform with all requirements and conditions of the applicable tentative map at the 13 time of filing. 14 8. ANY instance in which the CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for 15 its failure to be ready for approval by the CITY’s City Council at the time of filing. 16 9. The timing of the CITY’s issuance of building permits with respect to the 17 approval of final maps by the CITY’s City Council. 18 REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 19 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1: 20 ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO the CITY’s rejection of the FINAL MAP. 21 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2: 22 ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ANY COMMUNICATION RELATING TO 23 the CITY’s rejection of the FINAL MAP. 24 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3: 25 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the 26 CITY has accepted the filing of a final map where ANY conditions of approval remained 27 outstanding or unsatisfied at the time of filing. 28 DBI-58567\2837013.1 -4- SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Page 1192 1 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4: 2 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the 3 CITY has accepted the filing of a final map where the final map was not yet ready for approval by 4 the CITY’s City Council at the time of filing. 5 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5: 6 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the 7 CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for its failure to conform with all requirements and 8 conditions of the applicable tentative map at the time of filing. 9 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6: 10 ALL DOCUMENTS evidencing OR RELATING TO ANY instance in which the 11 CITY has rejected the filing of a final map for its failure to be ready for approval by the CITY’s 12 City Council at the time of filing. 13 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7: 14 ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING to DISCOVERY HOMES’ claims in the 15 PETITION. 16 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8: 17 ALL DOCUMENTS the CITY intends to present to the Court in connection with 18 the merits of the PETITION. 19 20 Dated: September 26, 2023 MILLER STARR REGALIA 21 22 By: 23 MATTHEW C. HENDERSON Attorneys for Petitioner and Plaintiff 24 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC 25 26 27 28 DBI-58567\2837013.1 -5- SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Page 1193 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the County of Contra Costa, State of California. My business address is 1331 N. 3 California Blvd., Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. 4 On September 26, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT 5 CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS on the interested parties in this action as follows: 6 Kevin D. Siegel Michael Barrett, City Attorney 7 Eric S. Phillips Kelly Trujillo, Assistant City Attorney Deepa Sharma City Attorney’s Office – City of Napa 8 Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP 955 School Street (Physical) 1 California Street, Suite 3050 P.O. Box 660 (Mailing) 9 San Francisco, CA 94111-5432 Napa, CA 94559 Tel: 415 655 8100 Tel: 707 257 9516 10 Fax: 415 655 8099 Fax: 707 257 9274 Email: ksiegel@bwslaw.com Email: mbarrett@cityofnapa.org 11 ephillips@bwslaw.com ktrujillo@cityofnapa.org dsharma@bwslaw.com 12 (pmruiz@bwslaw.com) Attorneys for Respondent/Defendant (thenry@bwslaw.com) CITY OF NAPA 13 Attorneys for Respondent/Defendant Via E-Service 14 CITY OF NAPA 15 Via E-Service 16 BY E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: Based on a court order or an agreement of the parties to accept service by e-mail or electronic transmission, or after confirming 17 the appropriate electronic service address for counsel being served, I caused the document(s) to be sent from e-mail address karen.wigylus@msrlegal.com to the persons at the e-mail addresses 18 listed in the Service List. 19 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. 20 Executed on September 26, 2023, at Walnut Creek, California. 21 22 /s/ Karen Wigylus 23 Karen Wigylus 24 25 26 27 28 DBI-58567\2837013.1 -6- SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF PERSON MOST QUALIFIED AT CITY OF NAPA AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS EXHIBIT 3 Page 1194 · · ·· · · · · · SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · COUNTY OF NAPA · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ---oOo--- · · ·DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS, LLC, · · ·· · ·Petitioner and Plaintiff, · · ·vs.· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·No. 22CV001357 · · ·CITY OF NAPA, and DOES 1 · · ·through 25, inclusive, · · · ·· · ·Respondents and Defendants. · · ·___________________________________/ · · · · ·· · · · · · · ·REMOTE DEPOSITION OF TIMOTHY WOOD PMQ · · · · ·· · · · · · · · ·Taken before TIFFANY D. DEUSEBIO · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · CSR No. 9086, RPR, CRR · · ·· · · · · · · · · · Thursday, October 5, 2023 · · · · · · · · Page 1195 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · I N D E X ·2 ·3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGE ·4 EXAMINATION BY MR. HENDERSON:· · · · · · · · · · · · ·7 ·5 ·6 · · · · · · · · · · · · ·E X H I B I T S ·7 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE ·8 EXH 1· ·Second Amended Notice of Deposition of· · · ·18 · · ·· · · · Person Most Qualified at City of Napa ·9 · · · · and Request for Production of · · ·· · · · Documents (6 pages) 10 · · ·EXH 2· ·City of Napa's Objections and· · · · · · · · 20 11 · · · · Responses to Plaintiff's Second · · ·· · · · Amended Notice of Deposition of Person 12 · · · · Most Qualified and Request for · · ·· · · · Production of Documents (11 pages) 13 · · ·EXH 3· ·E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·33 14 · · · · 11/3/17 to Erin Morris from Timothy · · ·· · · · Wood re: FW: Foothill Estates 15 · · · · PL05-0232 - Entitlement Expired? Bates · · ·· · · · Napa002294 - 002295 (2 pages) 16 · · ·EXH 4· ·E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·40 17 · · · · 11/6/17 to Erin Morris from Michael · · ·· · · · Allen re: FW: Foothill Estates 18 · · · · PL0500232 - Entitlement Expired? Bates · · ·· · · · Napa002298 - 002299 (2 pages) 19 · · ·EXH 5· ·E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·42 20 · · · · 11/8/17 to Eric Vandeburgt from · · ·· · · · Michael Allen re: FW:· Foothill 21 · · · · Estates PL05-0232 - Entitlement · · ·· · · · Exoired? Bates Napa002317 - 002318 (2 22 · · · · pages) 23 EXH 6· ·Letter dated 12/7/17 to Steve Van· · · · · · 43 · · ·· · · · Saun, PE from Eric Vandeburgt re: 24 · · · · Foothill Estates Subdivision - City · · ·· · · · Project #ENG15-0019 Bates Napa002678 25 · · · · (1 page) TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 2 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com Page 1196 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · · · · · · ·E X H I B I T S (Cont.) ·2 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE ·3 EXH 7· ·Letter dated 11/18/17 to Jeremy Sill,· · · · 45 · · ·· · · · P.E. from Eric Vandeburgt re: Foothill ·4 · · · · Estates Subdivision (Project No. · · ·· · · · Eng15-0019) Bates Napa002680 - 002681 ·5 · · · · (2 pages) ·6 EXH 8· ·Letter dated 1/24/18 to Kevin Skiles· · · · ·46 · · ·· · · · from Erin Morris re: Foothill Estates ·7 · · · · Subdivision, City Project No. · · ·· · · · ENG15-0019 Bates Napa002698 (1 page) ·8 · · ·EXH 9· ·E-mail dated 3/15/18 to Daniel Rabb· · · · · 47 ·9 · · · · from Timothy Wood re: Foothill Estates · · ·· · · · Legal Package Bates Napa003323 (1 10 · · · · page) 11 EXH 10· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·53 · · ·· · · · 4/5/18 to Desiree Brun from Timothy 12 · · · · Wood re: FW:· Foothill Estates Legal · · ·· · · · Package Bates Napa003918 - 003922 (5 13 · · · · pages) 14 EXH 11· City of Napa Staff Reports Details· · · · · ·55 · · ·· · · · (With Text) dated 8/8/18 On Agenda 15 · · · · 9/4/18 Bates Napa004217 - 004218 (2 · · ·· · · · pages) 16 · · ·EXH 12· Letter dated 12/14/18 to Tiffany Diede· · · ·57 17 · · · · from Eric Vandeburgt re: Foothill · · ·· · · · Estates Final Map Bates Napa004229 - 18 · · · · 004230 (2 pages) 19 EXH 13· Letter dated 4/27/20 to Trent Sanson· · · · ·58 · · ·· · · · from Eric Vandeburgt re: Foothill 20 · · · · Estates Subdivisions Bates Napa004391 · · ·· · · · (1 page) 21 · · ·EXH 14· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·59 22 · · · · 11/30/17 from Larry Gossett re: Napa · · ·· · · · Creek Village Final Map Status Bates 23 · · · · Napa002575 - 002576 (1 page) 24 25 TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 3 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com Page 1197 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · · · · · · · · E X H I B I T S (Cont.) ·2 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE ·3 EXH 15· City of Napa Staff Report to Honorable· · · ·61 · · ·· · · · Mayor and Members of City Council from ·4 · · · · Jacques R. LaRochelle Bates Napa007022 · · ·· · · · - 007029 (8 pages) ·5 · · ·EXH 16· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·63 ·6 · · · · 11/14/18 to Eric Vandeburgt, Lisa · · ·· · · · Batto and Beth Farley from Timothy ·7 · · · · Wood re: Napa Creek Village Final Map · · ·· · · · ENG15-0021 - Status? Bates Napa007335 ·8 · · · · - 007337 (3 pages) ·9 EXH 17· Resolution R2005 153 (15 pages)· · · · · · · 66 10 EXH 18· Resolution R2007 148 (14 pages)· · · · · · · 67 11 EXH 19· Resolution R2014-129 (22 pages)· · · · · · · 69 12 EXH 20· Resolution R2017 061 (2 pages)· · · · · · · ·72 13 EXH 21· Resolution R2019-020 (2 pages)· · · · · · · ·72 14 EXH 22· Letter dated 8/23/17 to Sid Chaudhary· · · · 74 · · ·· · · · from Keith Woods re: Courtland Commons 15 · · · · Bates Napa011598 - 11603 (6 pages) 16 EXH 23· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·79 · · ·· · · · 4/26/22 re: Courtland Commons - 17 · · · · Improvements submittal Bates · · ·· · · · Napa011449 (1 page) 18 · · ·EXH 24· E-mail chain with top e-mail dated· · · · · ·81 19 · · · · 5/31/22 to Timothy Wood from Eric · · ·· · · · Vandeburgt re: Courtland Commons - 20 · · · · West Imola Napa011450-011453 (4 pages) 21 EXH 25· Discovery Builders Transmittal dated· · · · ·85 · · ·· · · · 6/6/23 to City of Napa Bates 22 · · · · Napa011699-011700 (2 pages) 23 EXH 26· Letter dated 9/1/22 to Brian Wenter· · · · · 86 · · ·· · · · from Julie B. Lucido, P.E. re: Final 24 · · · · Map and Grading Plans for Courtland · · ·· · · · Commons-Golden Gate Subdivision (3 25 · · · · pages) TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 4 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com Page 1198 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · · · · · · ·E X H I B I T S (Cont.) ·2 DEFENDANT'S· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE ·3 EXH 27· Letter dated 11/10/22 to Julie B.· · · · · · 98 · · ·· · · · Lucido, P.E. from Bryan W. Wenter re: ·4 · · · · Final Map and Grading Improvement · · ·· · · · Plans for Courtland Commons Bates ·5 · · · · Napa011466 - 0011473 (8 pages) ·6 ·7 ·8 ·9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 5 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1199 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · · · · REMOTE DEPOSITION OF TIMOTHY WOOD ·2 ·3 · · ·BE IT REMEMBERED, that pursuant to Notice, and on ·4 the 5th day of October 2023, at Danville, California at ·5 the hour of 9:33 a.m. before me, TIFFANY D. DEUSEBIO, a ·6 Certified Shorthand Reporter in and for the State of ·7 California, personally appeared via videoconferencing ·8 TIMOTHY WOOD, produced as witness in said action, and ·9 being by me first duly placed under oath, was thereupon 10 examined as a witness in said cause. 11 12 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ---oOo--- 13 14 FOR THE PLAINTIFF: 15 · · ·MILLER STARR REGALIA · · ·· · ·BY:· MATTHEW C. HENDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW 16 · · ·1331 N. CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 · · ·· · ·WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596 17 · · ·(925) 935-9400 · · ·· · ·matthew.henderson@msrlegal.com 18 19 FOR THE DEFENDANT: 20 · · ·BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP · · ·· · ·BY:· DEEPA SHARMA, ATTORNEY AT LAW 21 · · ·1999 HARRISON STREET, SUITE 1650 · · ·· · ·OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 22 · · ·(510) 273-8780 · · ·· · ·dsharma@bwslaw.com 23 24 25 TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 6 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1200 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·TIMOTHY WOOD ·2 · · · · · · · · · having been placed under oath, ·3 · · · · · · · ·by the Certified Shorthand Reporter, ·4 · · · · · · · · · · · testified as follows: ·5 · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BY MR. HENDERSON ·6 BY MR. HENDERSON: ·7 · · ·Q.· ·All right.· Good morning, Mr. Wood. ·8 · · ·A.· ·Good morning. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·I am Matt Henderson.· We just met a few moments 10 off the record, counsel of record for petitioner 11 Discovery Homes Holdings this matter. 12 · · · · · How are you doing today? 13 · · ·A.· ·Doing well.· Thanks. 14 · · ·Q.· ·All right.· Good. 15 · · · · · So just a couple of formalities here.· Have you 16 ever had your deposition taken before? 17 · · ·A.· ·I have about -- I figured it was 2006. 18 · · ·Q.· ·Okay. 19 · · ·A.· ·So it's been a while. 20 · · ·Q.· ·Yes, but you know the drill at least somewhat. 21 · · ·A.· ·To some extent, yeah. 22 · · ·Q.· ·Well, we'll go ahead and refresh your 23 recollection. 24 · · · · · What were the circumstances of this case? 25 · · ·A.· ·I was working for Tehama County, and there was a TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 7 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1201 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 Board of Engineers and Professional Surveyors case ·2 against a surveyor that submitted a map to -- or a ·3 record of survey to City of -- or to the Tehama County, ·4 and it was deficient, and he was unlicensed.· So that ·5 was the general nature of it was he was doing unlicensed ·6 work, and we were the recipient as the land checker of ·7 that map. ·8 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· And who was the plaintiff or petitioner ·9 in that matter?· Do you know? 10 · · ·A.· ·Marcus.· Marcus Kenny, I think.· M-A-R-C-U-S, 11 K-E-N-N-Y. 12 · · ·Q.· ·And what was the -- so what was the actual 13 litigation about?· Who was the defendant? 14 · · ·A.· ·Marcus was. 15 · · ·Q.· ·Marcus was the defendant, and he was the 16 unlicensed? 17 · · ·A.· ·He was the unlicensed, yeah. 18 · · ·Q.· ·So in a deposition I'm entitled to your full 19 fair testimony to the best of your ability and 20 recollection.· I'm entitled to estimates from you but 21 not guesses.· So you're a man of numbers.· I imagine you 22 can understand the difference between an estimate and a 23 guess. 24 · · · · · As Madam Court Reporter just said, you are under 25 oath.· It's penalty of perjury, and so the testimony is TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 8 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1202 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 the same as if we were in a court of law. ·2 · · · · · After we're done here there will be a transcript ·3 of the proceedings prepared, which you will have a ·4 chance to review and provide any changes to.· However, ·5 I'll be able to comment on any changes that you make. ·6 So if you turn a yes into a no, something like that, ·7 I'll be able to impeach your credibility on that point. ·8 · · · · · So one of the aspects of having a court reporter ·9 is that we need a clean record.· So it's best if you let 10 me finish, we don't talk over each other.· Because as 11 skilled as she is, she can only take down one of us at a 12 time.· And then obviously sort of verbal ticks, ticks 13 and gestures, shaking the head, nodding the head, et 14 cetera, don't translate well on the record, so we try to 15 avoid those. 16 · · · · · If you don't understand a question, and you 17 probably won't because you know a lot more about some of 18 these subjects than I do, please ask me to rephrase, and 19 I'll do my best. 20 · · · · · From time to time counsel may interpose an 21 objection.· If she doesn't instruct you to not to 22 answer, then you can go ahead and answer the question 23 once she's finished making her objection for the record. 24 · · · · · If you need a break at any time, you can just 25 ask.· Generally, however, we don't take breaks while a TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 9 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1203 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 question is pending.· You need to answer the question ·2 and then take a break. ·3 · · · · · Is there any reason you can't give me your best ·4 testimony?· Any medication you're on that might affect ·5 your memory?· Anything like that? ·6 · · ·A.· ·No. ·7 · · ·Q.· ·Okay. ·8 · · · · · Can you please state your name and spell it for ·9 the record. 10 · · ·A.· ·My name is Timothy Wood, T-I-M-O-T-H-Y, W-O-O-D. 11 And most people call me Tim. 12 · · ·Q.· ·Well, as a Matthew who goes by Matt, I 13 understand, unless I'm in trouble with one of my female 14 relatives. 15 · · · · · And your current occupation? 16 · · ·A.· ·I'm the senior civil engineer in the Public 17 Works Department with the City of Napa. 18 · · ·Q.· ·And when did you start with the City of Napa? 19 · · ·A.· ·December of 2016. 20 · · ·Q.· ·Okay. 21 · · · · · And as the senior civil engineer did you have a 22 position with them before that? 23 · · ·A.· ·No. 24 · · ·Q.· ·And what was your starting position with them? 25 · · ·A.· ·Senior civil engineer. TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 10 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1204 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·Q.· ·Okay. ·2 · · ·A.· ·And since then I also have the title of city ·3 surveyor as well. ·4 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· When did that start? ·5 · · ·A.· ·Fall of 2018. ·6 · · ·Q.· ·And so are those the only two job titles you've ·7 had? ·8 · · ·A.· ·Yes. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·What are your job duties as senior civil 10 engineer? 11 · · ·A.· ·I manage the development engineering division of 12 the Public Works Department.· Primary work is overseeing 13 the development process from public works' standpoint 14 from project inception in the Planning Department to get 15 entitlements.· We condition the projects.· Sometimes we 16 do public testimony at the hearings.· And then once 17 those entitlements are obtained, then it moves on to a 18 plan check process for permit plans and final maps. 19 That's the core work. 20 · · · · · There's other duties within that division 21 because we're a small jurisdiction.· Storm water, flood, 22 traffic.· Those things are all under my purview, and I 23 oversee nine people. 24 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· How about city surveyor?· Is there 25 anything different you do when you're wearing that hat? TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 11 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1205 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·A.· ·Just that I sign some of the final maps. ·2 · · ·Q.· ·And is that something called for, to the best of ·3 your understanding, under the Map Act? ·4 · · ·A.· ·Yes. ·5 · · ·Q.· ·Where did you go to high school? ·6 · · ·A.· ·Chico Senior High School, Chico, California. ·7 · · ·Q.· ·And I take it you went to college? ·8 · · ·A.· ·I did. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·And where did you go? 10 · · ·A.· ·California State University Chico. 11 · · ·Q.· ·And what degree did you obtain? 12 · · ·A.· ·Bachelors in civil engineering. 13 · · ·Q.· ·Any more formal education? 14 · · ·A.· ·Yes.· Between high school and college at Chico 15 State I was in the Navy for six years in the nuclear 16 program.· And so there was the training associated with 17 that.· But also while I was in the Navy I obtained a 18 degree doing nights and weekends in business 19 administration. 20 · · ·Q.· ·Was that a BA -- 21 · · ·A.· ·Bachelors. 22 · · ·Q.· ·Bachelors of business administration? 23 · · ·A.· ·Yeah, BA in business administration. 24 · · · · · And I will add -- do you have more questions on 25 that? TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 12 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1206 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·Q.· ·No, unless you have anything to add. ·2 · · ·A.· ·I will say in addition to the civil engineering ·3 at Chico State I also was taking graduate courses in ·4 their geography department in rural and small town ·5 planning, but I did not obtain the master's degree. ·6 · · ·Q.· ·Gotcha. ·7 · · · · · And in the Navy were you enlisted or an officer? ·8 · · ·A.· ·Enlisted. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·What's the highest rank you obtained? 10 · · ·A.· ·E6. 11 · · ·Q.· ·So petty officer? 12 · · ·A.· ·First class petty officer.· ET1(ss) was my.· And 13 the ss was submariner service or submarine service. 14 · · ·Q.· ·Oh, did you get your dolphins? 15 · · ·A.· ·I did. 16 · · ·Q.· ·Congratulations.· I know that gets a big deal. 17 · · ·A.· ·It is a big deal. 18 · · ·Q.· ·Especially on boomers or attack boats. 19 · · ·A.· ·I was on fast-attack, on sturgeon class out of 20 Charleston, South Carolina. 21 · · ·Q.· ·Very cool.· I've been a submarine nerd since I 22 was a kid. 23 · · · · · Any other professional or vocational school 24 other than what you've mentioned? 25 · · ·A.· ·No. TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 13 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1207 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·Q.· ·Any other classes that you've taken in your ·2 field? ·3 · · ·A.· ·We take professional development courses. I ·4 routinely take a Map Act class every few years.· I've ·5 attended a number of land use land law seminars that are ·6 put on.· There's one by Abbott & Kindermann that's a ·7 really good one that I've gone to a number of times. ·8 · · ·Q.· ·How often would you say you do the Map Act ·9 class? 10 · · ·A.· ·Let's see.· I would estimate every five years. 11 · · ·Q.· ·Excellent use of "estimate", by the way. I 12 appreciate that. 13 · · · · · Do you have any professional licenses? 14 · · ·A.· ·I have a professional license in civil 15 engineering.· I have a professional license in land 16 survey. 17 · · ·Q.· ·Given that you're a civil engineer and land 18 surveyor, that makes a lot of sense. 19 · · · · · And when did you obtain those licenses? 20 · · ·A.· ·The civil engineering in 2001, and the surveying 21 in 2009. 22 · · ·Q.· ·And just so I have a better understanding, so 23 when did you -- so between high school and the Navy -- I 24 mean between high school and Chico State you were in the 25 Navy? TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 14 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1208 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·A.· ·I was in the Navy. ·2 · · ·Q.· ·So when did you start and finish at Chico State? ·3 · · ·A.· ·Started in 1993 and graduated in the fall of ·4 1997. ·5 · · ·Q.· ·And did you go to work right after graduation? ·6 · · ·A.· ·I did. ·7 · · ·Q.· ·And where did you work first? ·8 · · ·A.· ·I worked for the City of Red Bluff.· My title ·9 was assistant engineer.· And then once I got my license 10 I became an associate civil engineer. 11 · · ·Q.· ·And how long were you at City of Red Bluff? 12 · · ·A.· ·Four and a half years. 13 · · ·Q.· ·So 1997 to 2001/2002? 14 · · ·A.· ·2002.· 1998, May of 1998.· Yeah, fall of 2002. 15 · · ·Q.· ·And from there? 16 · · ·A.· ·From there I had a partnership and had a land 17 development business through summer -- summer 2002 18 through summer 2008. 19 · · ·Q.· ·And from there? 20 · · ·A.· ·From there?· 2008 to 2015 Tehama County. I 21 started there as a senior civil engineer, and when I 22 left I was the deputy director of public works. 23 · · ·Q.· ·So just for my clarification, you mentioned your 24 prior deposition was circa 2006 for Tehama County? 25 · · ·A.· ·Yes. TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 15 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1209 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·Q.· ·But you said you were there from 2006 to 2015? ·2 · · ·A.· ·Oh.· I may need to correct that. ·3 · · ·Q.· ·That's fine.· I don't think the case is going to ·4 hinge on this, but I do like to have as clean a timeline ·5 as I can get. ·6 · · ·A.· ·Sure.· Probably in the middle of my tenure. I ·7 would estimate the middle of my tenure in Tehama County, ·8 so I would estimate 2012. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·Okay. 10 · · · · · And from Tehama County? 11 · · ·A.· ·I spent a year at Nevada County.· There I was 12 the senior civil engineer and county surveyor. 13 · · ·Q.· ·So that would be 2016-ish? 14 · · ·A.· ·Yeah, 2015 fall to 2016. 15 · · ·Q.· ·And from there did you wind up at City of Napa? 16 · · ·A.· ·City of Napa, yep. 17 · · ·Q.· ·Okay. 18 · · · · · So how long -- how do I want to phrase this 19 question? 20 · · · · · So in these various jobs that you have, how many 21 of these have required you to deal with the Subdivision 22 Map Act? 23 · · ·A.· ·All of them. 24 · · ·Q.· ·Now, in preparation for this deposition did you 25 have any discussions with anyone? TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 16 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1210 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · MS. SHARMA:· Objection.· Calls for ·2 attorney-client privilege. ·3 BY MR. HENDERSON: ·4 · · ·Q.· ·Apart from counsel did you have any discussions ·5 with anyone? ·6 · · ·A.· ·No. ·7 · · ·Q.· ·Yeah, so obviously to the extent that I ask for ·8 a question that calls for communications with your ·9 counsel, I don't mean to intrude into those. 10 · · ·A.· ·Okay.· Thank you. 11 · · ·Q.· ·As she's already demonstrated, she'll be 12 watching out for that stuff, but it never hurts to get 13 that out there.· I'm not trying to fish for what you 14 talked about with your attorneys. 15 · · · · · Have you reviewed any documents in preparation 16 for this deposition? 17 · · ·A.· ·Yes, I did. 18 · · ·Q.· ·All right.· What documents did you review? 19 · · ·A.· ·There was a -- in the deposition and document 20 request requested a number of documents, so I've 21 reviewed those documents. 22 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· So you reviewed the documents that the 23 City has produced in response to our request for 24 documents? 25 · · ·A.· ·Yes. TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 17 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1211 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · · · · MR. HENDERSON:· All right.· Then I will go ahead ·2 and mark as Exhibit 1 a document that may look familiar ·3 to you. ·4 · · · · · · · ·(Document marked as Plaintiff's Exhibit 1 ·5 · · · · · · · ·for identification.) ·6 · · · · · MR. HENDERSON:· I'm sorry.· I'm out of practice. ·7 I've got copies for you, so don't hesitate next time to ·8 ask. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·Have you seen this document before? 10 · · ·A.· ·Yes, I have. 11 · · ·Q.· ·Or something much like it? 12 · · ·A.· ·Yes, I have. 13 · · ·Q.· ·So I'll represent to you on the record this is 14 the second amended notice of deposition that we served 15 in this matter that duplicates the original and first 16 amended deposition notice.· This one just sets today and 17 this morning for the time of the deposition. 18 · · · · · So if you turn to page 3 you'll see at the 19 bottom it says "Topics of Examination." 20 · · ·A.· ·I see that. 21 · · ·Q.· ·So where it says, "The City's determination that 22 the final map was insufficient," is there anyone at the 23 City who's more qualified to testify here today on that 24 subject than you? 25 · · ·A.· ·No. TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 18 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1212 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·Q.· ·And I can read them all out loud, or you can ·2 read them in your head, but it will be the same question ·3 with respect to number 2.· Is there anyone at the City ·4 more qualified to testify today as to the subject matter ·5 of item number 2? ·6 · · ·A.· ·No. ·7 · · ·Q.· ·Same question with respect to item number 3. ·8 · · ·A.· ·Yes.· Yes, there's no -- can you repeat the ·9 question? 10 · · ·Q.· ·Sure.· I appreciate that, and we want to make 11 sure we have a clean record. 12 · · · · · Is there anyone at the City more qualified to 13 testify today as to the topic matter in subject number 3 14 on page 4? 15 · · ·A.· ·No. 16 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone more qualified to testify today, 17 from the City, as to topic number 4? 18 · · ·A.· ·No. 19 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone at the City more qualified to 20 testify today as to the topic of number 5? 21 · · ·A.· ·No. 22 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone at the City more qualified to 23 testify today as to item number 6? 24 · · ·A.· ·No. 25 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone more qualified to testify today TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 19 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1213 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 as to the topic in number 7? ·2 · · ·A.· ·No. ·3 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone more qualified today, from the ·4 City, to testify as to topic number 8? ·5 · · ·A.· ·No. ·6 · · ·Q.· ·Is there anyone from the City more qualified to ·7 testify today as to the topic of number 9? ·8 · · ·A.· ·No. ·9 · · ·Q.· ·That is number 1. 10 · · · · · And we'll mark this as Number 2. 11 · · · · · · · ·(Document marked as Plaintiff's Exhibit 2 12 · · · · · · · ·for identification.) 13 BY MR. HENDERSON: 14 · · ·Q.· ·And just for the sake of clarity, you'll review 15 the exhibits that have been formally marked by the court 16 reporter, and then at the end of the deposition she will 17 take those.· So you can review these, but don't mark on 18 them or anything like that. 19 · · ·A.· ·Understood. 20 · · ·Q.· ·But they're yours to refer to. 21 · · · · · And have you seen this document before? 22 · · ·A.· ·Oh, yes.· Yes, I've seen this one. 23 · · ·Q.· ·Okay.· And this is the City's response to the 24 deposition notice that was just marked as Exhibit 25 Number 1. TALTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. 20 408.244.1900 - www.taltys.com YVer1f Page 1214 DEPONENT: TIMOTHY WOOD (PMQ) October 05, 2023 DISCOVERY HOMES HOLDINGS vs CITY OF NAPA ·1 · · ·A.· ·Yes, this is