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Recommendation R6

Recommendation R6

By December 31, 2026, the Planning Division should: Engage with their partner departments to ensure shared ownership of a streamlined entitlement process.

Jury report: Strengthening Napa’s Planning Division: Technology, Coordination, and Workforce Stability · PDF page 11

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Official response

City of Napa City Council

Agency says further analysis needed

Requires further analysis after EPL implementation, evaluating streamlining mechanisms and shared responsibilities by December 31, 2027.

Read official response · PDF page 3

Preserves future analysis and its 2027 date; not a completed shared-ownership process or verified legal compliance.

  • Evaluate mechanisms to streamline the entitlement process and share ownership responsibilities after EPL implementation. Owner: City of Napa. Timing: 2027-12-31.

This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.

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