ADVOCACY

As the voice of business, the Yountville Chamber of Commerce advocates at the Local, County, and State levels. Working to ensure a strong and diverse local economy both here in Yountville and Napa County.

This means you can concentrate on running your business while we meet with elected officials, community and business leaders to create and sustain pro-business policies that provide a favorable climate for your business to succeed.

We believe in fostering positive working relationships with our local elected officials, town and county staff to collaborate around issues important to our economic success.

Why is this important?

Having a vibrant local economy, leads to an outstanding quality of life for the citizens in Yountville and Napa County.

The Yountville Chamber of Commerce is in the solutions business. Don’t hesitate to contact our staff for assistance with permitting issues, policy issues, workforce issues, etc.

We are here to help in any way we can to ensure your business thrives.

OUR ADVOCACY WORK

YOUNTVILLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY TASK FORCE

We convened business leaders and elected officials to focus on Economic Recovery in Yountville. With the goal of creating policies that allow businesses to recover faster from the COVID-19 pandemic.

YOUNTVILLE TASTING ROOMS

FOOD & WINE PAIRINGS

We successfully advocated for the passage of an updated definition of Food & Wine Pairings for Yountville Tasting Rooms. Allowing for increased flexibility and creativity.

COVID-19 BUSINESS

REOPENING GUIDELINES

We successfully worked with all five chambers of commerce in Napa County to put together reopening guidelines for businesses. These guidelines were adopted by the Napa County Board of Supervisors and served as a great guide for our community.

TASTING ROOM

PATIO SERVICE

We successfully worked with Town Staff, Town Council and Yountville Tasting Rooms Stewart Cellars, Jessup Cellars, Girard Winery and Priest Ranch to advcoate for enhanced wine service on outside patios.

WORKFORCE HOUSING

We successfully advocated for the passage of Yes on Workforce Housing Measure S in 2018. Measure S imposes an additional 1% tax on hotel guests, that is set aside for workforce housing programs and services.

WINE SERVICE BY

GLASS & BOTTLE

We successfully advocated to allow Yountville Tasting Rooms to be able to pour wines by the glass and/or bottle. Working with Town staff, Yountville Tasting Rooms and Town Council. The Town Council voted unanimously to amend the municiple code to allow this change.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

In January 2019, the Yountville Chamber stepped up to facilitate the Napa Hospitaltiy Industry Partnership (Napa HIP), a group of business leaders and community partners dedicated to working together to cultivate change around workforce development.

PARKING WORKSHOPS

Working together with Town Staff, Town Council and our business community, we have begun to address parking pain points throughout town. An eight month process, we have now begun to move into workshops to formulate public private partnership solutions for parking in our community.

YOUNTVILLE

GENERAL PLAN UPDATE

The Yountville Chamber represented the voice of business during the two-year Yountville General Plan update process, attending dozens of workshops and meetings. The Yountville General Plan was passed on May 7, 2019.

THE NAPA VALLEY CHAMBER COALITION

The Napa Valley Chamber Coalition is dedicated to working together to ensure economic vitality and quality of life in Napa County.

The Yountville Chamber is proud to partner with the American Canyon, Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga and Napa Valley Hispanic chambers of commerce on this important work.

Through this strategic alliance, the six chambers of commerce focus on countywide issues such as workforce, housing, transportation, business friendly policies and more. We collaborate with our local, county and state elected officials to ensure local businesses have a seat at the table.

The Napa Valley Chamber Coalition is the largest voice representing all businesses in Napa County.