Public Invited To Participate In Remote Napa City Council Meeting

NAPA, CA— The city of Napa is holding a public hearing Tuesday to receive input on district boundary maps as the city transitions to district-based city council elections. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the meeting is being held remotely in compliance with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order N-29-20.

Napa's City Council Chambers are closed to the public for meeting set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Napa City Council members and city staff are participating in the meeting by phone and electronically; and encourage members of the public to also participate by viewing the meeting live, and by submitting comments.

The meeting is to be broadcast live on local cable TV channel 28. Or, watch a livestream of the meeting on the city's website by going to Napacity.legistar.com and clicking on the "In Progress" button.

Members of the public who plan on watching the meeting are encouraged to review the meeting agenda and staff report which are posted at Napacity.legistar.com and Cityofnapa.org/892/District-Elections.

View Maps Of Proposed Districts

To submit written comments to be read at the meeting, members of the public can do so by sending via email prior to, or during, the meeting to clerk@cityofnapa.org.

To comment on a particular item on the agenda, identify the agenda item number and letter. Any comment of 500 words or less (per person, per item) will be read into the record if: (1) the subject line includes “COMMENT TO COUNCIL FOR APRIL 21, 2020 MEETING – PLEASE READ”; and (2) it is received by the City Clerk prior to the time for public comment during the meeting for that agenda item.

Any public comments that do not specify a particular agenda item number will be read aloud during the general public comment portion of the agenda. Due to potential technological delays in transmission, the public is encouraged to submit any comments to the City Clerk early, in order to ensure they are received in time to be read into the record.

Any member of the public may submit supplemental written comments to the City Council before or during the meeting, beyond the 500-word limit for comments read into the record, and those supplemental written comments will be made a part of the written record.

Those who would like to provide comments via telephone during the meeting must submit a request to the City Clerk by no later than 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. The request may be submitted to the City Clerk by emailing clerk@cityofnapa.org, or by calling 707-257-9503. When submitting the request, include your name, your telephone number (with the area code first), and the number and letter of the agenda item your comment is regarding. The day of the meeting, a representative from the City Clerk’s Office will call and connect you to the Council meeting to allow you to provide your comments to the Council via telephone.

Requests for Spanish interpretation services during the meeting must be received by 1 p.m. Tuesday. Requests should be sent via email to clerk@cityofnapa.org or by calling 707-257-9503. The City Clerk's office will provide a call-in number to participate for listening purposes only.

Further information about Tuesday's meeting is posted at Cityofnapa.org/920/CORONAVIRUS-COVID-19-Notice-of-Meeting.

Questions about the meeting may also be sent to districts@cityofnapa.org. The city also has a web page about the transition to District Elections.

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