Town of Yountville
Resolution Number 24-4331
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE APPROVING THE NAMING OF THE COMMONS HALL LOCATED AT 6554 YOUNT STREET TO BE NAMED THE DON AND SALLY SCHMITT HALL IN HONOR OF DON AND SALLY SCHMITT. ___________________________________________________________________________ Recitals
A. The Town has established a Naming, Dedication and Memorial Policy that guides the systematic and consistent approach for the official naming or parks and recreation areas, facilities and other Town-owned facilities.
B. A request has been made by a Town staff person to name the newly acquired Yountville Commons Hall located at 6554 Yount Street after Don and Sally Schmitt.
C. Per the established policy, this application meets the criteria established for naming facilities after an individual/s who have given outstanding civic service to the Town of Yountville.
D. Don and Sally Schmitt made significant contributions after moving to Yountville in 1967 including re-imagining the Groezinger Estate Winery into the Vintage 1870 Shopping Arcade, opening the Vintage Café and the Chutney Kitchen then the French Laundry in 1978. Don served on the Yountville Town Council as a Council Member for 9 years and as Mayor for 4 years totaling 13 years of public service making important decisions that helped to shape Yountville into the Town it is today including recruiting Lawerence Halprin, renowned planner and landscape architect, to rewrite the General Plan.
E. Sally is said to be the earliest pioneer of California Cuisine, cooking farm to table and starting the Napa Valley’s culinary movement with Don working alongside her in the business.
Now, therefore, the Town Council of the Town of Yountville does resolve as follows:
1. Adopts Resolution Number 24-4331, approving the naming of the Commons Hall located at 6554 Yount Street to be named the Don and Sally Schmitt Hall in honor of Don and Sally Schmitt.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Yountville, State of California, held on this 17th day of December 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Margie Mohler, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Hilary Gaede, Communications Director/ Town Clerk