Wada Count*

Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F22, F23, F24, F25, F26, F27, F28, F29, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36, F37, F38, F39, F40, F41, F42, F43, F44, F45, F46, F47, F48, F49, F50, F51, F52, F53, F54, F55, F56, F57, F58, F59, F60, F61, F62, F63, F64, F65, F66, F67, F68, F69, F70, F71, F72, F73, F74, F75, F76, F77, F78, F79, F80, F81, F82, F83, F84, F85, F86, F87, F88, F89, F90, F91, F92, F93, F94, F95, F96, F97, F98, F99, F100, F101, F102, F103, F104, F105, F106, F107, F108, F109, F110, F111, F112, F113, F114, F115, F116, F117, F118, F119, F120, F121, F122, F123, F124, F125, F126, F127, F128, F129, F130, F131, F132, F133, F134, F135, F136, F137, F138, F139, F140, F141, F142, F143, F144, F145, F146, F147, F148, F149, F150, F151, F152, F153, F154, F155, F156, F157, F158, F159, F160, F161, F162, F163, F164, F165, F166, F167, F168, F169, F170, F171, F172, F173, F174, F175, F176, F177, F178, F179, F180, F181, F182, F183, F184, F185, F186, F187, F188, F189, F190, F191, F192, F193, F194, F195, F196, F197, F198, F199, F200, F201, F202, F203, F204, F205, F206, F207, F208, F209, F210, F211, F212, F213, F214, F215, F216, F217, F218, F219, F220, F221, F222, F223, F224, F225, F226, F227, F228, F229, F230, F231, F232, F233, F234, F235, F236, F237, F238, F239, F240, F241, F242, F243, F244, F245, F246, F247, F248, F249, F250, F251, F252, F253, F254, F255, F256, F257, F258, F259, F260, F261, F262, F263, F264, F265, F266, F267, F268, F269, F270, F271, F272, F273, F274, F275, F276, F277, F278, F279, F280, F281, F282, F283, F284, F285, F286, F287, F288, F289, F290, F291, F292, F293, F294, F295, F296, F297, F298, F299, F300, F301, F302, F303, F304, F305, F306, F307, F308, F309, F310, F311, F312, F313, F314, F315, F316, F317, F318, F319, F320, F321, F322, F323, F324, F325, F326, F327, F328, F329, F330, F331, F332, F333, F334, F335, F336, F337, F338, F339, F340, F341, F342, F343, F344, F345, F346, F347, F348, F349, F350, F351, F352, F353, F354, F355, F356, F357, F358, F359, F360, F361, F362, F363, F364, F365, F366, F367, F368, F369, F370, F371, F372, F373, F374, F375, F376, F377, F378, F379, F380, F381, F382, F383, F384, F385, F386, F387, F388, F389, F390, F391, F392, F393, F394, F395, F396, F397, F398, F399, F400, F401, F402, F403, F404, F405, F406, F407, F408, F409, F410, F411, F412, F413, F414, F415, F416, F417, F418, F419, F420, F421, F422, F423, F424, F425, F426, F427, F428, F429, F430, F431, F432, F433, F434, F435, F436, F437, F438, F439, F440, F441, F442, F443, F444, F445, F446, F447, F448, F449, F450, F451, F452, F453, F454, F455, F456, F457, F458, F459, F460, F461, F462, F463, F464, F465, F466, F467, F468, F469, F470, F471, F472, F473, F474, F475, F476, F477, F478, F479, F480, F481, F482, F483, F484, F485, F486, F487, F488, F489, F490, F491, F492, F493, F494, F495, F496, F497, F498, F499, F500, F501, F502, F503, F504, F505, F506, F507, F508, F509, F510, F511, F512, F513, F514, F515, F516, F517, F518, F519, F520, F521, F522, F523, F524, F525, F526, F527, F528, F529, F530, F531, F532, F533, F534, F535, F536, F537, F538, F539, F540, F541, F542, F543, F544, F545, F546, F547, F548, F549, F550, F551, F552, F553, F554, F555, F556, F557, F558, F559, F560, F561, F562, F563, F564, F565, F566, F567, F568, F569, F570, F571, F572, F573, F574, F575, F576, F577, F578, F579, F580, F581, F582, F583, F584, F585, F586, F587, F588, F589, F590, F591, F592, F593, F594, F595, F596, F597, F598, F599, F600, F601, F602, F603, F604, F605, F606, F607, F608, F609, F610, F611, F612, F613, F614, F615, F616, F617, F618, F619, F620, F621, F622, F623, F624, F625, F626, F627, F628, F629, F630, F631, F632, F633, F634, F635, F636, F637, F638, F639, F640, F641, F642, F643, F644, F645, F646, F647, F648, F649, F650, F651, F652, F653, F654, F655, F656, F657, F658, F659, F660, F661, F662, F663, F664, F665, F666, F667, F668, F669, F670, F671, F672, F673, F674, F675, F676, F677, F678, F679, F680, F681, F682, F683, F684, F685, F686, F687, F688, F689, F690, F691, F692, F693, F694, F695, F696, F697, F698, F699, F700, F701, F702, F703, F704, F705, F706, F707, F708, F709, F710, F711, F712, F713, F714, F715, F716, F717, F718, F719, F720, F721, F722, F723, F724, F725, F726, F727, F728, F729, F730, F731, F732, F733, F734, F735, F736, F737, F738, F739, F740, F741, F742, F743, F744, F745, F746, F747, F748, F749, F750, F751, F752, F753, F754, F755, F756, F757, F758, F759, F760, F761, F762, F763, F764, F765, F766, F767, F768, F769, F770, F771, F772, F773, F774, F775, F776, F777, F778, F779, F780, F781, F782, F783, F784, F785, F786, F787, F788, F789, F790, F791, F792, F793, F794, F795, F796, F797, F798, F799, F800, F801, F802, F803, F804, F805, F806, F807, F808, F809, F810, F811, F812, F813, F814, F815, F816, F817, F818, F819, F820, F821, F822, F823, F824, F825, F826, F827, F828, F829, F830, F831, F832, F833, F834, F835, F836, F837, F838, F839, F840, F841, F842, F843, F844, F845, F846, F847, F848, F849, F850, F851, F852, F853, F854, F855, F856, F857, F858, F859, F860, F861, F862, F863, F864, F865, F866, F867, F868, F869, F870, F871, F872, F873, F874, F875, F876, F877, F878, F879, F880, F881, F882, F883, F884, F885, F886, F887, F888, F889, F890, F891, F892, F893, F894, F895, F896, F897, F898, F899, F900, F901, F902, F903, F904, F905, F906, F907, F908, F909, F910, F911, F912, F913, F914, F915, F916, F917, F918, F919, F920, F921, F922, F923, F924, F925, F926, F927, F928, F929, F930, F931, F932, F933, F934, F935, F936, F937, F938, F939, F940, F941, F942, F943, F944, F945, F946, F947, F948, F949, F950, F951, F952, F953, F954, F955, F956, F957, F958, F959, F960, F961, F962, F963, F964, F965, F966, F967, F968, F969, F970, F971, F972, F973, F974, F975, F976, F977, F978, F979, F980, F981, F982, F983, F984, F985, F986, F987, F988, F989, F990, F991, F992, F993, F994, F995, F996, F997, F998, F999, F1000, F1001, F1002, F1003, F1004, F1005, F1006, F1007, F1008, F1009, F1010, F1011, F1012, F1013, F1014, F1015, F1016, F1017, F1018, F1019, F1020, F1021, F1022, F1023, F1024, F1025, F1026, F1027, F1028, F1029, F1030, F1031, F1032, F1033, F1034, F1035, F1036, F1037, F1038, F1039, F1040, F1041, F1042, F1043, F1044, F1045, F1046, F1047, F1048, F1049, F1050, F1051, F1052, F1053, F1054, F1055, F1056, F1057, F1058, F1059, F1060, F1061, F1062, F1063, F1064, F1065, F1066, F1067, F1068, F1069, F1070, F1071, F1072, F1073, F1074, F1075, F1076, F1077, F1078, F1079, F1080, F1081, F1082, F1083, F1084, F1085, F1086, F1087, F1088, F1089, F1090, F1091, F1092, F1093, F1094, F1095, F1096, F1097, F1098, F1099, F1100, F1101, F1102, F1103, F1104, F1105, F1106, F1107, F1108, F1109, F1110, F1111, F1112, F1113, F1114, F1115, F1116, F1117, F1118, F1119, F1120, F1121, F1122, F1123, F1124, F1125, F1126, F1127, F1128, F1129, F1130, F1131, F1132, F1133, F1134, F1135, F1136, F1137, F1138, F1139, F1140, F1141, F1142, F1143, F1144, F1145, F1146, F1147, F1148, F1149, F1150, F1151, F1152, F1153, F1154, F1155, F1156, F1157, F1158, F1159, F1160, F1161, F1162, F1163, F1164, F1165, F1166, F1167, F1168, F1169, F1170, F1171, F1172, F1173, F1174, F1175, F1176, F1177, F1178, F1179, F1180, F1181, F1182, F1183, F1184, F1185, F1186, F1187, F1188, F1189, F1190, F1191, F1192, F1193, F1194, F1195, F1196, F1197, F1198, F1199, F1200, F1201, F1202, F1203, F1204, F1205, F1206, F1207, F1208, F1209, F1210, F1211, F1212, F1213, F1214, F1215, F1216, F1217, F1218, F1219, F1220, F1221, F1222, F1223, F1224, F1225, F1226, F1227, F1228, F1229, F1230, F1231, F1232, F1233, F1234, F1235, F1236, F1237, F1238, F1239, F1240, F1241, F1242, F1243, F1244, F1245, F1246, F1247, F1248, F1249, F1250, F1251, F1252, F1253, F1254, F1255, F1256, F1257, F1258, F1259, F1260, F1261, F1262, F1263, F1264, F1265, F1266, F1267, F1268, F1269, F1270, F1271, F1272, F1273, F1274, F1275, F1276, F1277, F1278, F1279, F1280, F1281, F1282, F1283, F1284, F1285, F1286, F1287, F1288, F1289, F1290, F1291, F1292, F1293, F1294, F1295, F1296, F1297, F1298, F1299, F1300, F1301, F1302, F1303, F1304, F1305, F1306, F1307, F1308, F1309, F1310, F1311, F1312, F1313, F1314, F1315, F1316, F1317, F1318, F1319, F1320, F1321, F1322, F1323, F1324, F1325, F1326, F1327, F1328, F1329, F1330, F1331, F1332, F1333, F1334, F1335, F1336, F1337, F1338, F1339, F1340, F1341, F1342, F1343, F1344, F1345, F1346, F1347, F1348, F1349, F1350, F1351, F1352, F1353, F1354, F1355, F1356, F1357, F1358, F1359, F1360, F1361, F1362, F1363, F1364, F1365, F1366, F1367, F1368, F1369, F1370, F1371, F1372, F1373, F1374, F1375, F1376, F1377, F1378, F1379, F1380, F1381, F1382, F1383, F1384, F1385, F1386, F1387, F1388, F1389, F1390, F1391, F1392, F1393, F1394, F1395, F1396, F1397, F1398, F1399, F1400, F1401, F1402, F1403, F1404, F1405, F1406, F1407, F1408, F1409, F1410, F1411, F1412, F1413, F1414, F1415, F1416, F1417, F1418, F1419, F1420, F1421, F1422, F1423, F1424, F1425, F1426, F1427, F1428, F1429, F1430, F1431, F1432, F1433, F1434, F1435, F1436, F1437, F1438, F1439, F1440, F1441, F1442, F1443, F1444, F1445, F1446, F1447, F1448, F1449, F1450, F1451, F1452, F1453, F1454, F1455, F1456, F1457, F1458, F1459, F1460, F1461, F1462, F1463, F1464, F1465, F1466, F1467, F1468, F1469, F1470, F1471, F1472, F1473, F1474, F1475, F1476, F1477, F1478, F1479, F1480, F1481, F1482, F1483, F1484, F1485, F1486, F1487, F1488, F1489, F1490, F1491, F1492, F1493, F1494, F1495, F1496, F1497, F1498, F1499, F1500, F1501, F1502, F1503, F1504, F1505, F1506, F1507, F1508, F1509, F1510, F1511, F1512, F1513, F1514, F1515, F1516, F1517, F1518, F1519, F1520, F1521, F1522, F1523, F1524, F1525, F1526, F1527, F1528, F1529, F1530, F1531, F1532, F1533, F1534, F1535, F1536, F1537, F1538, F1539, F1540, F1541, F1542, F1543, F1544, F1545, F1546, F1547, F1548, F1549, F1550, F1551, F1552, F1553, F1554, F1555, F1556, F1557, F1558, F1559, F1560, F1561, F1562, F1563, F1564, F1565, F1566, F1567, F1568, F1569, F1570, F1571, F1572, F1573, F1574, F1575, F1576, F1577, F1578, F1579, F1580, F1581, F1582, F1583, F1584, F1585, F1586, F1587, F1588, F1589, F1590, F1591, F1592, F1593, F1594, F1595, F1596, F1597, F1598, F1599, F1600, F1601, F1602, F1603, F1604, F1605, F1606, F1607, F1608, F1609, F1610, F1611, F1612, F1613, F1614, F1615, F1616, F1617, F1618, F1619, F1620, F1621, F1622, F1623, F1624, F1625, F1626, F1627, F1628, F1629, F1630, F1631, F1632, F1633, F1634, F1635, F1636, F1637, F1638, F1639, F1640, F1641, F1642, F1643, F1644, F1645, F1646, F1647, F1648, F1649, F1650, F1651, F1652, F1653, F1654, F1655, F1656, F1657, F1658, F1659, F1660, F1661, F1662, F1663, F1664, F1665, F1666, F1667, F1668, F1669, F1670, F1671, F1672, F1673, F1674, F1675, F1676, F1677, F1678, F1679, F1680, F1681, F1682, F1683, F1684, F1685, F1686, F1687, F1688, F1689, F1690, F1691, F1692, F1693, F1694, F1695, F1696, F1697, F1698, F1699, F1700, F1701, F1702, F1703, F1704, F1705, F1706, F1707, F1708, F1709, F1710, F1711, F1712, F1713, F1714, F1715, F1716, F1717, F1718, F1719, F1720, F1721, F1722, F1723, F1724, F1725, F1726, F1727, F1728, F1729, F1730, F1731, F1732, F1733, F1734, F1735, F1736, F1737, F1738, F1739, F1740, F1741, F1742, F1743, F1744, F1745, F1746, F1747, F1748, F1749, F1750, F1751, F1752, F1753, F1754, F1755, F1756, F1757, F1758, F1759, F1760, F1761, F1762, F1763, F1764, F1765, F1766, F1767, F1768, F1769, F1770, F1771, F1772, F1773, F1774, F1775, F1776, F1777, F1778, F1779, F1780, F1781, F1782, F1783, F1784, F1785, F1786, F1787, F1788, F1789, F1790, F1791, F1792, F1793, F1794, F1795, F1796, F1797, F1798, F1799, F1800, F1801, F1802, F1803, F1804, F1805, F1806, F1807, F1808, F1809, F1810, F1811, F1812, F1813, F1814, F1815, F1816, F1817, F1818, F1819, F1820, F1821, F1822, F1823, F1824, F1825, F1826, F1827, F1828, F1829, F1830, F1831, F1832, F1833, F1834, F1835, F1836, F1837, F1838, F1839, F1840, F1841, F1842, F1843, F1844, F1845, F1846, F1847, F1848, F1849, F1850, F1851, F1852, F1853, F1854, F1855, F1856, F1857, F1858, F1859, F1860, F1861, F1862, F1863, F1864, F1865, F1866, F1867, F1868, F1869, F1870, F1871, F1872, F1873, F1874, F1875, F1876, F1877, F1878, F1879, F1880, F1881, F1882, F1883, F1884, F1885, F1886, F1887, F1888, F1889, F1890, F1891, F1892, F1893, F1894, F1895, F1896, F1897, F1898, F1899, F1900, F1901, F1902, F1903, F1904, F1905, F1906, F1907, F1908, F1909, F1910, F1911, F1912, F1913, F1914, F1915, F1916, F1917, F1918, F1919, F1920, F1921, F1922, F1923, F1924, F1925, F1926, F1927, F1928, F1929, F1930, F1931, F1932, F1933, F1934, F1935, F1936, F1937, F1938, F1939, F1940, F1941, F1942, F1943, F1944, F1945, F1946, F1947, F1948, F1949, F1950, F1951, F1952, F1953, F1954, F1955, F1956, F1957, F1958, F1959, F1960, F1961, F1962, F1963, F1964, F1965, F1966, F1967, F1968, F1969, F1970, F1971, F1972, F1973, F1974, F1975, F1976, F1977, F1978, F1979, F1980, F1981, F1982, F1983, F1984, F1985, F1986, F1987, F1988, F1989, F1990, F1991, F1992, F1993, F1994, F1995, F1996, F1997, F1998, F1999, F2000, F2001, F2002, F2003

Conclusions 64

• CL1 Page 15
  It appears that the County is finally making headway in establishing some meaningful control over a significant source of revenue as witnessed by: the signing of a new franchise agreement for solid waste disposal in western Nevada County the audit currently underway of the prior disposal franchisee in eastern Nevada County the collection of significant past due cable TV franchise fees the pending renewal agreements for cable TV franchises
• CL2 Page 15
  Cable franchise audits now are planned for every 3 years. These should result in future collections being more carefully monitored to assure the county receives the full amount of contracted obligations.
• CL3 Page 15
  Despite prior Grand Jury recommendations, plans are not yet in place for regular audits of other franchises operating within the County.
• CL4 Page 15
  The Auditor-Controller's office appears to lack a clear understanding of the methodology and documentation utilized by PG&E in their calculation of fees due the County to assure that remittances are in compliance with the law and established procedures.
• CL5 Page 21
  The NRR report could assist engineers, developers, planners, real estate investors, public safety officials and others in planning future projects.
• CL6 Page 21
  After a combined expenditure of $964,000, attaching the disclaimer and withholding funds for future updating diminish the value of the report and prevent it from being used to its full potential.
• CL7 Page 21
  The project was intended to be used as a starting point to update the county's General Plan, to develop and maintain its natural resources, and to encourage cooperation between various entities involved within the county and wider Sierra region. 2http://docs.co.nevada.ca.us/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-1376
• CL8 Page 22
  If the NRR report is updated and maintained, it could be used when the county is required to update the General Plan, its habitat management plan, or similar county studies in order to avoid unnecessary additional cost to the taxpayers.
• CL9 Page 22
  Nevada County's citizens would receive full value for the time and money expended if the Board of Supervisors would reconsider the restrictions placed on usage and updating of the information compiled in the NRR report.
• CL10 Page 30
  The Grass Valley Housing Element addresses the issue of affordable housing from the perspectives of geography, population demographics, workforce mix, free-market forces, employment growth, community values, and the availability of vacant land. These perspectives tend to dictate the local solutions to addressing the issue of affordable housing. The City of Grass Valley can address the affordable housing issue in three ways:
• CL11 Page 30
  Locate available land, create zoning and develop policies and procedures to encourage the construction of affordable housing. Free-market forces will then dictate the type of housing that actually is built. Develop financial incentives and the political will to encourage the construction of affordable housing. These actions will work to increase the affordable housing stock. Develop financial assistance programs to help residents purchase affordable housing. These actions will help residents get a "jump-start" into the housing market. a support that it was
• CL12 Page 31
  Free-market forces appear to be a major deterrent to the production of housing affordable to people in very low, low, and moderate-income levels. For these households, single- family home ownership will remain an unfulfilled dream unless Grass Valley becomes an advocate for the production of affordable housing.
• CL13 Page 31
  Without state, federal, and local financial subsidies, few housing units affordable for the very low, low, and moderate-income families will be built. Consequently, cities are concentrating on meeting the needs of their local workforce population with housing to accommodate the above moderate-income level households.
• CL14 Page 31
  The median income of Grass Valley residents for 2000 was $28,182, which was $17,500 less than the median income of Nevada County. This statistic means Grass Valley residents will be at a disadvantage when competing in the local housing market.
• CL15 Page 31
  Implementation of the housing policies proposed by Grass Valley would requires funding from a broad base of funding sources that include the city's general fund (25%), state and federal grants (28%), application fees (21%) and a combination of grants and fees (18%). This "even" spread of funding sources could help to ensure the production of affordable housing units.
• CL16 Page 31
  The Grass Valley permit and mitigation fee structure adds an additional $17,712 to the cost of a 1200 sq. ft. housing unit. These fees provide benefits to the City as a whole, but they also work to raise the bar of affordability for low and moderate-income households.
• CL17 Page 31
  The proposed housing density bonus could serve to encourage the construction of affordable housing. However, the mood of the community, as expressed at three recent public hearings, favors a reduction in housing density for any given housing project.
• CL18 Page 40
  The Grand Jury found the Nevada City Housing Element to be poorly organized and badly written.
• CL19 Page 40
  Nevada City's Housing Element pushes the state requirements to the maximum and provides little effective and/or useful information. The Housing Element creates confusion by referring the reader from one table or section to another with little specific content.
• CL20 Page 40
  The Nevada City Housing Element consistently uses words and phrases that make no clear commitment to take any action, i.e., "consider," "target," "can," "proposed." The Housing Element clearly makes few promises of actually building affordable housing.
• CL21 Page 40
  The ARC is made up of members of the Planning Commission. There is no justifiable reason to have two committees made up of the same people.
• CL22 Page 40
  Project applicants would be subjected to a less complicated process if they dealt with just the Planning Commission.
• CL23 Page 40
  Nevada City has demonstrated their contempt for following guidelines. For example the state guideline (cited in "Background") clearly states that the Housing Element is required to be updated every five years. Nevada City had 18 years between updates.
• CL24 Page 40
  Although Nevada City considers itself "unique" in many respects, this "uniqueness" must not be used to exclude the City from following state requirements.
• CL25 Page 40
  The "not in my back yard" (NIMBY) school of thought appears to be the theme of the Nevada City Housing Element. This is demonstrated in the table that shows a "target" housing figure of 200 units from 2001 to June 2003. Of the 200 "target" units, only 16 units were approved. There is no indication that any units have been built.
• CL26 Page 40
  Secondary Units are the only category where there appears to be any possibility of implementation, and these must be rentals.
• CL27 Page 48
  The Town of Truckee Housing Element addresses the issue of affordable housing from the perspectives of geography, population demographics, workforce mix, free-market forces, employment growth, community values, and the availability of vacant land. These perspectives tend to dictate the local solutions to addressing the issue of affordable housing. The Town of Truckee can address the affordable housing issue in three ways: Locate available land, create zoning and develop policies and procedures to encourage the construction of affordable housing. Free-market forces will then dictate the type of housing that actually is built. Develop financial incentives and the political will to encourage the construction of . affordable housing. These actions will work to increase the affordable housing stock. Develop financial assistance programs to help residents purchase affordable housing. These actions will help residents get a "jump-start" into the housing market.
• CL28 Page 31
  Free-market forces appear to be a major deterrent to the production of housing affordable to people in very low, low, and moderate-income levels. For these households, single-family home ownership will remain an unfulfilled dream unless the Town of Truckee becomes an advocate for the production of affordable housing.
• CL29 Page 31
  Without state, federal, and local financial subsidies, few housing units affordable for the very low, low, and moderate-income families will be built. Consequently, cities are concentrating on meeting the needs of their local workforce population with housing to accommodate the above moderate-income level households.
• CL30 Page 49
  The Town of Truckee permit and mitigation fee structure adds an additional $22,594 to the cost of a 2,000 sq. ft. housing unit. These fees provide benefits to the Town as a whole, but they also work to raise the bar of affordability for low and moderate-income households.
• CL31 Page 49
  The Town of Truckee Housing Element notes: "The common perception of affordable housing by the public is that it is undesirable in their community. This may constitute a constraint on a local jurisdiction's ability to approve otherwise appropriate projects. Long- term education, superior project design, and economically integrated projects, may help alleviate these constraints."
• CL32 Page 57
  Code enforcement for non-permitted building in Nevada County continues to be practically non-existent.
• CL33 Page 57
  The "strictly by complaint" directive has failed to resolve the problem of noncompliance to code. Surveillance of non-permitted building has been discouraged, if not eliminated altogether.
• CL34 Page 57
  The process to correct a violation of non-permitted building appears to be bureaucratic and cumbersome. The County now uses up to 13 letters and notices to establish violations and resolve them.
• CL35 Page 57
  Mandatory fines for violations of non-permitted building are still too nominal to be punitive. Fines should be a hefty percentage of all regular county fees, especially for second and subsequent violations. This would deter property owners from building without permits and provide Nevada County with much-needed additional cash flow.
• CL36 Page 57
  The Grand Jury is unable to determine how much money is being lost to the County due to the apparent permissive attitude toward code violations. Had the owner of the Penn Valley home not taken out a building permit, $2,650.69 would have been lost to the County. In addition, another $6,629.12 in other development fees would not have been collected. 1 Placer County Codes, Chapter 17 Zoning, 17.62.030 Enforcement Administration
• CL37 Page 58
  Stricter code enforcement would prevent construction of non-permitted buildings that could be used for environmentally dangerous and illegal activities.
• CL38 Page 63
  Safety is no accident. Employee safety is not now, but deserves to be, a high priority in Nevada County.
• CL39 Page 63
  The County Executive Officer and department heads must set the tone and communicate their support for a safe work environment and a safe workplace.
• CL40 Page 63
  The fact that the Risk Manager also performs the functions of Safety Officer dilutes the effectiveness of the Risk Manager in each of these critical areas.
• CL41 Page 63
  Given the part-time approach to safety in Nevada County, the Grand Jury noted a sense of indifference to the safety program within some departments.
• CL42 Page 63
  With the creation of a full time County Safety Officer, more attention could be given to identifying the relevant factors responsible for the fairly constant number of work related injuries per year. The Safety Officer could then tailor safety awareness programs to mitigate these factors and achieve a reduction in the yearly-incurred costs of claims.
• CL43 Page 74
  The geography and topography of Western Nevada County, coupled with the prevailing winds, all work to cause Western Nevada County to periodically exceed the 8 hour air quality standard for ozone levels. Our high ozone levels are the result of transport from the Sacramento Valley and Bay areas by the prevailing southwest winds. The California Air Resources Board acknowledges this fact. Regardless of where the ozone originates, it ends up in the foothills of Western Nevada County and poses a real health hazard for County residents.
• CL44 Page 74
  If nothing is done by the upwind (source) communities to mitigate ozone precursors in their areas, Nevada County can expect to experience more days in the future of unhealthy levels of ozone. Also, PM2.5 & PM10 particulate levels will increase over time due to our own production of smoke from wood stoves, widespread open burning, and agricultural burning in upwind (source) areas out of the County.
• CL45 Page 74
  If Western Nevada County is folded into the Sacramento non-attainment area for ozone, the county will lose local control over existing air quality programs and will be subject to the penalties and sanctions levied on the Sacramento non-attainment area for exceeding air quality standards. It is preferable for Western Nevada County to be designated as a separate non- attainment area.
• CL46 Page 74
  Designation as a Federal non-attainment area could result in loss of Federal highway funds and the imposition of other Federal sanctions.
• CL47 Page 74
  Nevada County is on the horns of a dilemma. The Air Quality District is doing an admirable job to mitigate the levels of ozone and particulates that are generated from within the County. However, the County pollution levels periodically exceed the air quality standards for ozone and particulates due to transport from upwind (source) areas. As such, the County stands to be penalized for a situation over which it has no control, and County residents remain exposed to the health hazards of air pollution blown in on the winds. As noted previously in the presidential proclamation, common sense should prevail.
• CL48 Page 83
  The County's efforts at addressing a solution for the smaller wastewater treatment plants in Sanitation District No. 1 are fragmented and not cost-effective.
• CL49 Page 83
  Even if the Lake Wildwood proposal was acceptable to county residents on Deer Creek below Lake Wildwood, there is every possibility that such a discharge, even if Lake Wildwood property owners would approve expending $5 million, would be unacceptable to the CVB in the future given planned and approved major housing developments west of the Nevada County line.
• CL50 Page 84
  The current Lake of the Pines proposal is likely to be expensive for property-owners and not at all cost-effective.
• CL51 Page 84
  The residents of Cascade Shores, threatened by the CVB with substantial fines, are being penalized with cost increases that are unconscionably high to support one small "package plant."
• CL52 Page 84
  Charges for wastewater treatment applied to residents' tax bills may eventually be found to be an illegal tax increase in the interpretations of Propositions 13, 62, and 218. Thus, Nevada County may be inviting expensive and prolonged litigation.
• CL53 Page 91
  While the regulatory details of AB885 have not yet been promulgated, the County can proactively anticipate that those details will require a new level of protection of the public health in areas of high population density that are currently served by on-site systems. There is no need to wait for AB885 to react to what is already known.
• CL54 Page 91
  There is a potential health risk associated with coliform bacteria that is currently unmeasured. In addition to the health problems associated with bacteria, there is also a long-term problem associated with on-site systems' dispersal of common household wastes containing contaminants that wastewater treatment plants are required to remove.
• CL55 Page 91
  Thus, failure-reports from Encompass might not include the past data for parcels having the highest septic tank failure rate. Measurement is absolutely indispensable for improving wastewater treatment efforts. Without measurement, there is no effective way to judge the County's wastewater efforts.
• CL56 Page 98
  Although Truckee Substation is satisfactory for its intended use, there is concern regarding officer and public safety as well as prisoner escape when transferring inmates in and out of the facility.
• CL57 Page 98
  The current communications gap at the Nevada County Courthouse Holding Facility causes a void in the law enforcement countywide communication system.
• CL58 Page 109
  accountability standards, timelines and systems that were to be used by the charter school. This lack of agreement led to TTUSD's inability to fulfill its oversight function in a timely and effective manner.
• CL59 Page 109
  Part of the financial difficulty experienced by the PCCS was the result of excessive program growth.
• CL60 Page 109
  Had the TTUSD continued a presence on the PCCS Advisory Council, one possible means of communication between TTUSD and PCCS would have been available. While this may not have prevented the revocation of the charter, TTUSD per the charter, had an obligation to participate in Advisory Council meetings. The TTUSD was responsible for making the decision to renew or revoke the PCCS
• CL61 Page 110
  The TTUSD was unable to verify that all students that resided in Nevada County and attended PCCS are meeting compulsory school attendance laws.
• CL62 Page 104
  The Washington Ridge Conservation Camp is a benefit to both the wards and to Nevada County. The wards have the opportunity to develop employment skills and complete their education, while various groups in the county benefit from access to an economical source of labor. In addition, during the fire season, an efficiently run operation at the Washington Ridge Camp is a vital resource for fire prevention and suppression. RESPONSES None required
• CL63
  1 SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES To Charter or not to Charter
• CL64 Page 107
  TO CHARTER OR NOT TO CHARTER REASON FOR THE INVESTIGATION Newspaper articles this past year in both The Union and The Sierra Sun have covered the revocation of the charter granted to Prosser Creek Charter School (PCCS) by the Tahoe- Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) and the subsequent closing of the charter school. Nevada County children attended the school and were supported by Nevada County tax receipts. The Nevada County Grand Jury wanted to know why the TTUSD ultimately revoked the charter, where Nevada County children are now attending school, and what lessons can be learned regarding the management and oversight of a charter school.

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