HTML Coverpage Q3Board of Supervisors 2023Information and General Services
Financial Stability and Core ServicesEmergency PreparednessEconomic DevelopmentBroadbandHousingHomelessnessRecreationClimate Resilience
Initiative DetailsComplete the Programmatic EIR and expand the permitting “tool kit” to facilitate broadband.Manage the “Last-Mile” Broadband Grant program with Sierra Business Council.Update the County's “Broadband Strategy.”Fund and implement the "Dig-Once" policy.Engage and inform the community about County efforts to expand broadband.Seek grant funding and advocate at state and federal level for broadband.Housing Master Plans ProjectSupport 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 PropertyEnsure 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
Identify funding mechanisms and act on advocacy priorities to sustain recreation.
Board of Supervisors 2023

Owner

Erika Seward
Erika Seward (Community Development Agency)

Progress Update

Highlights from Q3 (July 2023 – September 2023) include:

  • Submitted final grant application to Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District ("NSAQMD") for $100K for Rood Center recreation and wayfinding improvements plus county e-bike infrastructure project;
  • Supported preproposal grant submission for the Regional Climate Collaboratives ("RCC") program with climate/conservation partners for $1.749M; project would fund development of a county Climate Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Dashboard, plus staff position for this work;
  • Convened forum, facilitated by Design Workshop and Sierra Business Council, with Blue Forest Conservation Finance, Quantified Ventures and key stakeholders in Donner Summit to discuss outdoor recreation economic impacts, natural infrastructure projects and the feasibility of a Headwaters Recreation & Resiliency Fund;
  • Hosted Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting on August 22nd at Donner Summit, with support from Donner Summit Association, USFS and South Yuba River Citizen's League ("SYRCL"), to highlight recreation and economic development opportunities and collaborative projects, e.g. Van Norden Meadow Restoration and Recreation Project; and
  • Hosted a Community Conservation in the Hirschdale Neighborhood on recreation access and improvements.

Next Steps

Plans for Q4 (October 2023 - December 2023) include:

  • Attend final decision meeting for NSAQMD grant application on 10/23;
  • Attend Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition Annual Meeting with topics focused on federal funding accessibility, sustainable and accessible recreation, stewardship workforce development and wildfire resilience;
  • Convene meeting with CDFW, State representatives and District 5 Supervisor and Staff regarding Truckee River access, high water mark and possible solutions between various interests; and
  • Submit grant applications to CDFW, CNRA, RCC and the CA Parks Outdoor Equity program.

Objectives

On Target
Recreation
Board of Supervisors 2023

Start Date

1/1/22

End Date

12/31/23

Milestones

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