GPAC Quick Hits Newsletter

This newsletter is intended to provide the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) periodic updates on the General Plan Update process, upcoming meetings, and activities. It is also a way for GPAC Members and Planning Staff to share articles and ideas on topics of interest and trends related to community planning.

See below for special announcements on the City's COVID-19 protocols and special GPAC Activities during the shelter-in-place orders.

* Shared articles are for informational purposes only and do not constitute City of Napa or GPAC endorsement of any particular topic.

Draft Land Use Plan Exercise

Input Needed!

Sheltering-in-place provides a great opportunity to continue the discussion on the Draft Land Use Plan and Focus Areas and share your thoughts!

Use the links below to access a GPAC Meeting memo and attachments.

Land Use & Focus Areas Memo

ATCH 1 - Land Use Plan & Designations Report (Including Exhibits)

ATCH 2 - Focus Areas Report (Including Exhibits)

'Sociable' Distancing

This timely column in the Congress for the New Urbanism's Public Square Journal explores the “teachable moment” in the Coronavirus outbreak and may prompt us to re-examine our simplistic assumptions about public space, and the choices it affords us for public life

"The false duality between dense public spaces and isolated private ones misses the complexity of all the diverse—and relatively safe—urban places in between"

Read more: Why We Need 'Sociable Distancing'

General Plan Update - Behind The Scenes

No GPAC Meetings in April

Due to the extended shelter-in-place orders, there will be no GPAC meetings scheduled in April.

Land Use Plan Community Survey

Planning Staff is finalizing the online community survey (English and Spanish versions) for release in mid-April. During this time of sheltering-in-place, this is a great way to keep the community involved in the General Plan Update. Responses to the survey will help craft our approach to the Community Workshop once we are able to engage the public in person. More information to come!

Housing Opportunities Inventory

Planning Staff is finalizing a contract for consultant services to perform a Housing Sites Inventory utilizing a portion of the recently awarded SB2 Planning Grant fund. This Inventory will help identify potential housing sites within the City and will intersect with the work we are doing on the General Plan Update. More information to come!

Shelter-In-Place Extended

Napa County Public Health has extended the Shelter-In-Place orders through April 30, 2020. The City of Napa will be making an announcement on City protocols in the coming days. Stay up to date on the City's Alerts page on the City website and County Health's COVID-19 information page.

City of Napa Alerts

Napa County Public Health COVID-19 Information

City Offices Closed - Staff Still At Work

All public counters in Napa City offices are closed to the public, and open only on a by-appointment basis. By modifying services, using social distancing and offering assistance and service over the phone, we can do our part to minimize COVID-19 exposure to City staff and the public. You can continue to communicate with Planning Staff by calling 707-257-9530 to schedule a phone appointment.

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