The League of California Cities Legislative Action Days were Wednesday, May 12, and Thursday, May 13. As the Past President, Mayor, John Dunbar and North Bay Division Vice President, Councilmember Marita Dorenbecher were on Zoom meeting with the North Bay Division members and Senator Bill Dodd. There was a lot of discussion and activity of
Congressman Mike Thompson came to Napa Valley to present checks to all the mayors and County as part of the America Rescue plan. The cities and towns have received a total of $26.4 million from the American Rescue Plan. The Town of Yountville received a total of $558,285. Pictured on the left is our mayor,
Arts Commission, Zoning Design Review Board (ZDRB) and Napa Valley Transportation Agency are looking for members. The Arts Commission is seeking three community volunteers to serve on the Yountville Arts Commission. The terms of office will commence July 21, 2021, and will expire on July 20, 2023. The Art Commission provides vision, leadership, inspiration, and
This week we are back with our In-Depth articles, and we are talking about something that stinks. Garbage! For most of us, our garbage is something we take out to the curb once a week, and it disappears. We only think about it on garbage night and when we get the bill in the mail.
This was one to watch and learn some interesting stuff you didn’t know you needed to know. SB1383 impacts (California Integrated Waste Management Act) as well as a presentation on Biomass. Review the meeting documents. We can understand a little better what recycling and composting means to the Valley as we look through 2021 to 2022 and
The County of Napa has hired Tracy Cleveland to serve as its next Agricultural Commissioner/sealer as of April 5, The Ag Commissioner is tasked with promoting agriculture and protecting workers, the community, and the environment. As the sealer of weights and measures, the position also promotes equity in the marketplace to protect consumers and businesses.
The Town of Yountville has been awarded the Community Power Resiliency grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for $144,700. This grant will allow the Town to increase the utilization of the emergency generators during power outages to existing Town facilities, including Town Hall, Town Hall Annex, the Emergency Operation Center
The Economic Recovery Program for Yountville was previously called the Business Transition Support Program. This Business Transition Support program was put into place by the Town in 2020 to assist businesses with adapting to the changes caused by COVID. This involved outdoor dining and seating and other limited and temporary modifications to Use Permits and
The Town of Yountville is in line to receive $558,285 due to the rescue package passed by Congress and signed by the President last week. The Town can use the payment to offset lost revenue, and, as you know, the Town has sustained revenue loss from TOT and sales tax in the fiscal year 2020
Sometimes the interesting and need-to-know items are deeper in the agenda. It can happen that way because of the way the agenda is laid out and presented. Such was the case this week, all the way down in item 11. Staff Informational Reports E. OpenGov Online Budget Preview. Kyle Batista, Financial Analyst, presented this item.