We're celebrating Parks & Recreation Month all through July! 

There's a lot of Parks & Recreation strategic planning that goes into our projects that benefit the entire City. 

By promoting active and safe communities as well as investing in climate change management and ecosystem benefits, Parks & Rec works to boost property values, business revenue, tourism and community vibrancy. That economic support helps to ensure Napa is growing in a smart and positive way through community events, neighborhood revitalization and Napa pride. Our public spaces benefit all Napans!

Learn more about Napa's Parks & Rec programs at http://www.cityofnapa.org/354/Parks-Recreation-Services. 

National Night Out 

Tuesday, August 3 from 4 PM - 7 PM

Calling all Napans! The whole family is invited to this year's National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3 from 4 PM to 7 PM for some food, fun activities, safety demonstrations and an opportunity to visit with the Napa Police Department. Napa PD will have a patrol car, motorcycle, SWAT vehicle and command trailer set up with various educational and safety information to share with everyone. Many other local and regional law enforcement and community-based agencies will also be in attendance to add to the fun. 

National Night Out is a nationwide, annual event that hopes to build community partnerships and ultimately, make our neighborhoods safer and more caring places to live.

Wildfire Season Is Here

Wildfire Season is here and it is more important than ever to prepare in advance for potential emergencies. CALFIRE recommends keeping these six "P's" ready in case of an immediate evacuation: 

- People and pets 
- Papers, phone numbers, important documents 
- Prescriptions, vitamins, eyeglasses 
- Pictures, irreplaceable memorabilia 
- Personal computer hard drive and disks 
- "Plastic" (credit cards, ATM cards and cash 

Visit ReadyforWildfire.org for more info on how to best prepare for a wildfire.

Don't take a summer vacation from recycling and composting!  

Just because it's hot outside and we're going to events again does not mean we should forget to properly dispose of waste. At events, remember:

- Avoid single-use plastics and bring reusable or compostable products
- Place recycling and compost containers next to the trash can
- Ask for the event host's recycling and compost bins

Get more tips on recycling this summer at naparecycling.com. 

Compost Girl: The winners of our JD Fullner Recycling Awards 

It is one of my favorite times of the year – the time of year when I get to email the winners of our JD Fullner Recycling Awards!   

Every year, the City of Napa’s Recycling Division and Napa Recycling and Waste Services determines the “top” recyclers and composters in our community. On average, there are 20 award winners from businesses, to schools, to multi-family apartment complexes.  

I LOVE being able to showcase the places that are truly the leaders in our community in reducing waste sent to landfills, and to let the business know that we know that they are champions and trailblazers in our community when it comes to their solid waste diversion (basically being excellent composters and recyclers).  

Read on for more about the awards and our winners!

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. 

Homebuyer Assistance

Calling all potential first-time home buyers! If you're looking for your first home OR if you were physically or economically displaced by the 2017 Napa Complex Fire—including if your rent has been increased since the fire—or another qualifying 2017 or 2018 federal disaster, you may qualify for loan assistance from CalHome:

?? Up to $150,000 in loan assistance
?? 0-1% interest rates
?? No required monthly payments

Learn more at https://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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