Progress has been made on key milestones, which include:

• Progress has been made on key milestones, which include:
• Coordinate and seek funding from the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF). Sierra Business Council (SBC) represents Nevada County in our regional cohort, and has been attending planning meetings on behalf of the County with the Regional Convener, Valley Vision. SBC is currently identifying key stakeholders for the process and collective participation agreements. The CERF program RFP is due on July 25th and SBC will ensure that Nevada County is fairly represented. 
• SBC launched the economic development survey with 202 responses to date; these responses will inform priority projects in anticipation of the CERF release. Initial responses indicate that the top five most pressing concerns related to economic development include (in order of response rate) Affordable/accessible housing, broadband access, wildfire danger, inflationary impacts on small businesses,  and employee retention.
• Monitor and apply for climate adaptation and mitigation funds: Staff are developing Climate Collaboratives Proposal, which will provide technical assistance and, if awarded, funding. 
• Maintain SBC Contract:  Contract was renewed with SBC for economic development program management services that included Business Technical Assistance; Warm Handoff Coordination; Inclusive Business Collaboration; and Rural Broadband Expansion, and regional coordination with CERF and CEDS. 
• Staff have moved forward investigating implementation of community choice aggregation for Nevada County with Pioneer Community Energy. An Impact Assessment has been started by our third-party consultant. This will help both Pioneer and Nevada County understand the impact of Pioneer being offered to residents and businesses in unincorporated Nevada County.
• Nevada County continues to support cultivation of the Western Nevada County Community Foundation. The foundation is developing a board.
• Staff are supporting the Nevada County Energy Action Plan Community Workgroup to finalize a mission and vision statement, and organizational structure.

In quarter three, priority next steps include:

• Aggregate priority projects and partners and sign on as a partner with Valley Vision for CERF funding. 
• Monitor and apply for climate adaptation and mitigation funds.
• Meet with Pioneer Energy to review, and possible presentation by Pioneer to Nevada County BOS to share results of Impact Assessment and receive authorization for County CEO to proceed with Ordinance to join Pioneer (if desired)