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Financial Stability and Core ServicesEmergency PreparednessEconomic DevelopmentBroadbandHousingHomelessnessRecreationClimate Resilience
Initiative DetailsTrack Deliverables for the Economic Development Service Contract with Sierra Business CouncilImplement Last Mile Broadband Projects (Round 1)Maintain GoNevadaCounty.com to promote sustainable tourismAdopt a policy declaring “Broadband is essential infrastructure” to signal this is a County priority. Complete the Programmatic EIR and expand the permitting “tool kit” to facilitate broadband.Manage the “Last-Mile” Broadband Grant program with Sierra Business Council.Evaluate the feasibility of a pilot “line extension” grant program. Update the County's “Broadband Strategy.”Fund and implement the "Dig-Once" policy.Develop a map of projects in the County to show service areas and gaps. Engage and inform the community about County efforts to expand broadband.Seek grant funding and advocate at state and federal level for broadband.Partner with the Sierra Business Council to support Economic Development countywide.Provide support to small businesses impacted by Covid-19 pandemic.Provide support to small businesses impacted by Covid-19 pandemic.Support development of the Higgins Area PlanDevelop a cannabis business tax programHousing Master Plans ProjectSupport development of the Penn Valley Community CenterIdentify lessons learned and opportunities to enhance permitting processesEconomic Development ProfileSupport potential high growth sector developmentCultivate economic diversification, sustainability and equityEstablish infrastructure, further projects and plans to support economic vitalitySeek funding and advocate for economic development prioritiesSupport business attraction, retention and growthFinalize and approve the Nevada County Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan.Promote health and safety at river crossings, lakes, trailheads, and other high-use or high-risk areas.Enhance recreation access, health and safety, economic development, and resource conservation.Support capacity and sustainability of Western Nevada County organized recreation.Identify funding mechanisms and act on advocacy priorities to sustain recreation.Staff recreation collaborative(s) to promote countywide coordination.Establish partnerships to advance and undertake broadband construction projects.Community CoordinationMonitor economically sensitive revenues Reduce Hazardous Vegetation on County-Maintained Roads and County Owned PropertyTruckee Lofts ProjectEvaluate the options and feasibility of establishing a Business License process in the County.Ensure healthy fund balances in major operating fundsPrepare and implement long-term financial plansDevelop and manage County budgetClimate Strategic PlanHarden Critical InfrastructureEnhance Carbon Storage and SequestrationFunding and AdvocacyHazard MitigationRecoveryIncrease availability of rental and mortgage assistance funding to prevent individuals and families from slipping into homelessness and implement a CoC-wide diversion strategyExpand services and housing opportunities to transition aged youth and families with children to prevent entry into the adult homeless system and long-term homelessness.Strengthen housing focused case management and post housing supportive servicesExpand year-round shelter capacityImplement a centralized Landlord Liaison Program (LLP)Facilitate and promote partnerships for the development of affordable and supportive housingExpand and strengthen non-congregant, navigation-based, interim housing optionsSupport system wide improvement to data collection measures, collaboration on funding opportunities, and implementation of the County-CoC joint strategic planStrengthen the coordinated multi-disciplinary case conferencing team (Homeless Resource Team)Continue to support and strengthen outreach, engagement, and case management
On Target

Engage and inform the community about County efforts to expand broadband.

Board of Supervisors 2023

Description

Progress Update

Q1-23

Highlights from Q1 (January through March 2023) include:

  • Promoted the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a federal subsidy for eligible households seeking financial assistance for broadband service. Statistics indicate that enrollment in this program is fairly low compared to the number of households who are eligible, although the statistics do not take into account internet availability. The County reached out to all schools and Health and Human Services departments in East and West Nevada County to promote and support the Affordable Connectivity program. Updated ACP materials were distributed and continue to be distributed through Sierra Business Council. The County continues to partner with Sierra Business Council (SBC) in promoting outreach through partner channels.
  • The County supported the California Department of Technology, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC), and SBC in preparing and planning for two major events upcoming in Q2; (1) collecting public feedback and informing the State Digital Equity Plan (SDEP) the Broadband, Access, Equity, and deployment Plan (BEAD). These plans are critical to understanding how future funding will be disbursed from the state to sub-grantees, such as local government agencies.

Next Steps

Q1-23

Plans for Q2 (April through June 2023) include:

  • The County will continue to partner with SBC to promote and participate in both the SDEP and BEAD workshop, and the ACP enrollment event, scheduled for May 12th. At the Grass Valley Veterans Hall.
  • Inform Nevada County residents about the CPUC’s public hearings on voice service standards in California. (Their inquiry will eventually include broadband customers, too.)
  • Announce the release of Nevada County’s Request for Qualifications, a tool to build relationships and engagement with internet service providers seeking to serve Nevada County through new partnerships.

Objectives

On Target
Broadband
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