EXHIBIT 99.1



                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                                     TO THE

                        CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP
                             2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN




         The 2000 Central Valley Community Bancorp 2000 Stock Option Plan
(the " Bancorp Plan") of Central Valley Community Bancorp (the "Company") is
hereby amended as follows effective January 17, 2001.

         1.   Section 2(x) is replaced to read as follows in its entirety:

              "2(x) Total and Permanent Disability shall mean any disability,
              not limited to total and permanent disability, as reasonably
              determined by the Committee."