Happy St. Patrick's Day, Napa! 

We are so lucky to have amazing residents, businesses, and City staff--you make our community special!

Celebrate today by making Irish-inspired recipes at home, looking for the end of a rainbow, or visiting your favorite local winery or pub for a drink. 

On holidays like today it is important to stay safe, vigilant and drive with extra caution. Don't leave your safety to luck!

City of Napa's Service Center

Report An Issue

Have you used Napa's Service Center yet? Go to CityofNapa.org/ServiceCenter on your phone or laptop, to report issues you see around town such as downed trees and debris from the storm, potholes, streetlight problems, graffiti, water leaks, a broken sprinkler at a park and more!

During and after the recent storms, City crews were busy all around town clearing trees and storm drains, and addressing all sorts of issues the crazy weather threw our way! 

Just click on the type of problem you're seeing and fill out the quick and easy form. You can even use the map to mark your location, uplaod a photo of the issue if you'd like and add any extra details. Then, hit submit!

Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NCTP) Community Workshops

The City of Napa is conducting a comprehensive update of its Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP), and we want to hear from you! Please join us at one of the virtual community workshops being held from 5:30pm – 7:00pm on March 15 and 16, or the in-person community workshop being held from 5:30pm – 7:00pm on March 22 in the City Hall Council Chambers.

We have launched a new webpage about the project, where you can learn more about the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, and join the virtual community workshops. 

Visit http://www.cityofnapa.org/1180/Neighborhood-Traffic-Calming-Program to learn more! 

Parking Program Community Workshop 

Don't miss the next Community Meeting about the City's parking program! Take this opportunity to share your feedback about the parking program that the City of Napa is developing for Downtown and the Oxbow District.

Wednesday, March 22, from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Napa Senior Center, Manzanita Room

Topics to be discussed:

o        Educational presentation to explain the “Why” behind paid parking.

o        How paid parking can help address the current parking challenges in the City.

o        Overview of paid parking.

o        Open discussion.

What the attendees can expect from the workshop

o        Learn more about the reasoning behind paid parking.

o        Provide input and feedback.

Learn more about the City’s Downtown Parking Management plan at https://bit.ly/3IUIaLY, and keep an eye on our social media pages for future workshop dates!

Community Recovery Bank Spotlight: NEWS

 The City of Napa awarded Community Recovery Bank funds to organizations in Napa that benefit our community. One of those amazing organizations is NEWS!  

For the past 41 years, NEWS has served as the only domestic violence (DV) and sexual abuse (SA) shelter-based organization for Napa County. NEWS' SA services represent the Rape Crisis Center for Napa County. Their goal is to overcome barriers and disparities in high-risk populations impacted by DV/SA and is the front-line of DV/SA assistance in Napa County.

NEWS has experienced a 30% increase in DV/SA survivors seeking housing services due to COVID-19. Advocate-led case management helps survivors identify pathways to self-sufficiency and financial assistance to cope with their trauma. They will use their grant funds to support NEWS' third bilingual case manager in order to meet this increase in demand by:

• Completing in-depth case management
• Referring clients to community resources
• Distributing subsidies to cover rent, back owed rent, and move in expenses
• Engaging landlords to welcome their clients as tenants

We are excited to see how these funds will help NEWS aid our community. Learn more about NEWS at: https://www.napanews.org/

Summer Camp registration is open! 

Napa Parks and Rec has a summer of fun planned for your kiddos! Make sure your child stays active and engaged on summer break by signing them up for the camps listed below.

Camp Napa (age 5-9) at Las Flores Community Center

Our superstar staff will make sure your campers have the best time at Camp Napa! Activities include theme days, fun games, songs about healthy habits, arts and craft projects, games focusing on our natural resources, water play on hot days and so much more. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3Y64SVe

Great Outdoors Camp (age 7-12) at Kennedy Park

While exploring the beautiful Kennedy Park, campers will spend time learning about nature as they hike with new friends, build forts, learn archery, play games and enjoy arts and crafts activities. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3IX4d47

Make sure your child doesn't miss out on the fun this summer! 

Request for Qualifications Now Open for Soscol Avenue Median Art

The City of Napa seeks to identify and select a qualified public artist to create and install a site-specific artwork in the Soscol Avenue medians. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is open to professional artists or teams with experience in the design, fabrication, and installation of public art.

More information found at www.cityofnapa.org/publicart

Local, Organic Compost for Sale

Napa’s local compost is perfect for vineyards, farms, gardens, yards and landscaping projects. Organic compost has a varitety of benefits and can help to:

• Enrich your soil naturally
• Fight climate change
• Prevent erision
• Conserve water
• Save money

Organic compost is now available for purchase at the award-winning Napa Recycling & Composting Facility for only $13 per cubic yard. For more information on purchasing compost in Napa, visit: https://naparecycling.com/organic-compost-for-sale/ 

8th annual Napa County Water Conservation Video Contest

The 8th annual Napa County Water Conservation Video Contest is now open to all 9th-12th grade students. 30-second videos capturing this year's theme Planning for those not-so-rainy days are due by Friday, May 19, 2023. Winners will be announced via social media and local agency web sites. 

Top prize is $1,500 and the winning video will be shown before films at Century Napa Valley Theatre for one week this summer. The 2nd and 3rd place videos will garner $1,000 and $500 cash prizes. View the contest web page for full details.

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