National League of Cities
Cities of Opportunity Learning Lab

The upcoming Cities of Opportunity Learning Lab discussion will highlight the achievements of the 2020 Cities of Opportunity Action Cohort. They will share learnings from their participation in the cohort of cities that included Las Vegas , NV, Napa , Ca, South Fulton , GA, Dubuque , IA, and Duluth  MN.

During this interactive session, you will hear how each city collaborated with partners to tackle complex problems, engaged in authentic community engagement, and responded to the pandemic, economic crisis, and systemic racism. Speakers will also address how they incorporated advancing equity in their response to these triple crises.

Virtual Meeting
Via Zoom
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
11AM - 12PM
Register & Information

City of Napa Recognized as a Tree City USA Once Again

The City of Napa has officially been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the 30th year in a row! 

To be considered a Tree City USA, Napa has to meet four standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, including creating a tree board or department, implementing tree care ordinances, providing a community forestry program with a budget of $2 per capita and issuing an Arbor Day proclamaton. Napa is proud to have met these standards for 30 years.

Learn more about Napa's efforts to carer for and preserve our City's trees at https://www.cityofnapa.org/377/Trees-Urban-Forestry. 

Struggling to Keep Up With Your Mortgage Payments?

If you're struggling to keep up with mortgage payments, you're not alone. Hundreds of thousands of borrowers are having difficulty with their mortgage payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have an FHA-insured mortgage, take action now to make sure you keep your home. Take advantage of FHA's special COVID-19 mortgage payment forbearance or contact a HUD-approved housing counseling agency to understand your options. 

Learn more at https://www.hud.gov/coronavirus/resources_for_homeowners 

Napa's Redistricting Process

What You Need To Know

Did you know that Napa started its redistricting process? Each public agency in California has to redistrict every 10 years after Census population data is released. 

Public agencies have to follow certain rules when redrawing electoral districts to ensure equity and respect to local communities. Here are 5 facts about how  Redistricting lines are drawn:

• Each district should share a common border with the next
• The geographic integrity of a city should minimize division
• Boundaries should be easily identifiable that follow natural or artificial barriers such as rivers, streets, highways and rail lines
• Lines shall be drawn to encourage geographic compactness
• Boundaries shall not be drawn for purposes of favoring or discriminating against a political party

Learn more about Napa's redistricting efforts at CityofNapa.org/Redistricting. 

Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) Looking for On-Call Volunteers

Be a hero in your community! Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) is looking for on-call volunteers to help support vulnerable populations in County shelters during emergencies. Volunteers will be pre-vetted and trained so they are ready to provide assistance to children or to older adults and individuals with disabilities when County shelters are open in the event of an evacuation. Volunteers must complete a background check (the cost will be covered by COAD) and complete training. 

• Learn more: https://napavalleycoad.org/ 
• Sign up to support children: https://forms.gle/5CA2LWcx2cKQGjH38 
• Sign up to support older adults and individuals with disabilities: https://forms.gle/yzbgCQ1eH8MrxHaP6 

Flip Your Strip - and Help Conserve Precious Water

If you've always wanted to replace that unneeded grass between the sidewalk and the street, now is the time to flip your strip! The turf parking street is impossible to irrigate without causing wasteful overspray and runoff so the City of Napa is giving water customers an inventive to replace that strip with plants or permeable hardscape. 

Starting this month, customers can take advantage of Napa's Cash For Grass rebate program and earn $2 for each square foot converted! Other areas can still earn $1 per square foot in rebates up to a certain maximum.

Learn more at http://www.cityofnapa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=354. 

Keep It Loose, Napa!

In Napa, we want to recycle as much as we can! When throwing your bottles, cans or other recyclables into the recycling cart, remember to keep it loose. Do NOT bag recyclable items because bags and their contents are landfilled. Plastic bags and other soft stretchy plastics should tie up trash and go in the gray (landfill) cart. 

Visit https://naparecycling.com/ for more recycling tips! 

Homebuyer Assistance

Are You a First Time Homebuyer and Need Assistance?

Were You Affected By the 2017 Napa Complex Fire (or other qualifying 2017 and 2018 disasters)?

Are you looking to buy your first home in Napa? The CalHome assistance programs are offering low-interest loans for qualified first-time home buyers OR those whose homes were affected by the 2017 Napa Complex Fire (or other qualifying 2017 and 2018 disasters). 

• Assistance up to $150,000
• 0-1% interest rates on 20-30 year loans
• NO required monthly payments

Displaced homemakers or single parents may also qualify for these programs. Learn more and see if you're eligible at http://www.cityofnapa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=349. 

Getting Tested for COVID-19

If you think you may have COVID-19 symptoms or have come into close contact with someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19, you can get tested in Napa!

Visit https://www.countyofnapa.org/2776/COVID-19-Testing to find testing locations near you and other helpful COVID-19 testing resources. 

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