September 14, 2012 Joint Meeting of the Cities of Grass Valley, Nevada City and Truckee and County of Nevada
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Date: 9/14/2012 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Miner’s Foundry, 325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA
Joint Meeting of the Cities of Grass Valley, Nevada City and Truckee and County of Nevada
September 14, 2012 – Miner’s Foundry, 325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA
“Enhancing the Economic Climate Within Nevada County”
1:15 -1:30 Call to Order for City Councils and Board of Supervisors (Duane Strawser, Mayor Nevada City)
• Welcome to Nevada City – Nevada City Mayor Duane Strawser
1:30-2:10 Panel: “Micro-enterprise and Economic Resilience in Nevada County” (Robert Trent, Executive Director, Sierra Commons)
• Machen MacDonald, Sierra Commons Faculty
• Steve Frisch, Sierra Nevada Business Council
• Brent Smith, Sierra Economic Development Corp (SEDCorp)
• Questions
2:10- 2:40 – Discussion
2:40- 3:10 Panel : “Building Wealth” Nevada County Contractors Association
• Ray Byers Jr., Byers’ Leafguard Gutter Systems
• Keoni Allen, Sierra Foothills Construction
• Questions
3:10 – 3:30 – Discussion
3:30- 4:15 Panel: “Strategic Planning and Survey Results”(Jon Blinder, Executive Director, ERC)
• Judy Hess, Truckee River Bank – “Financing for Commercial Ventures
• Lynn Wilson, Pilot Peak Winery – “ Tourism/Marketing Committee Update”
• Jennifer Westoby, Adecco – “ Labor and Training in Nevada County”
• Dale Creighton, SCO Engineering – “Government Regulation and Policies”
• Robert Bergman, Nevada City Council – “ Internet/Broadband Update”
• Questions
4:15 – Discussion
4:45 – Opportunity for Public Comment
5:00 – Close of Meeting (Mayor Duane Strawser)
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Ha…I bet Robert Trent is a little embarrassed over this…which is ironic since he is usually a pretty erudite fellow.
It’s a common mistake, though I’m not sure Robert was the one who made it. I’m going to an interesting function tonight in Nevada City titled “Nevada County Entrepreneurs,” with Michael Funk (UNFI) and Robert Wood (founder of Ensemble Designs) speaking. It is sponsored by Robert’s outfit. I wish functions like this “economic summit” would include the likes of Funk, Wood and other successful entrepreneurs (who aren’t just in the building trade). Do people understand how successful Funk has been? I think they’re too caught up in his politics, but the community could learn from this guy. Need to cast a much wider net for events like this — and to get us out of our economic rut. Same old, same old. We’re afraid of real change.
Jeff:
I recall that as the American Victorian Museum morphed into Miners Foundry there was some spirited debate about the apostrophe. It was not a decision made in a single day.
Some wanted Miner’s, some wanted Miners’, and some wanted a simple Miners.
But like all other major issues in town, a decision was eventually made and Miners Foundry became its official name.
Another crisis resolved.
Here’s some interesting factoids that I think provide elucidation about the consequences that occur when communities experience, what I like to call “failure to thrive” syndrome. This syndrome occurs when differing interests balkanize or factionalize themselves to such a degree that they can’t help the people they serve as consumers, customers, citizens or voters.
I just read an article in the Bee that shared the great news that California is 9th in the world as far as our G.N.P. ranking. Ranked with other COUNTRIES, not states. But, and this a big but, our part of the state is not experiencing the bounty that they are south of San Francisco. For instance, the Los Angeles Area is ranked just under Italy on this list. Yeah, Italy. And San Francisco is listed just below the country of Sweden! Amazing right? But, the further north one goes in California the more dismal it gets. Sacramento? Sacramento is ranked just under BANGLADESH. When one looks at the difference one thing stands out: who represents Sacramento and our hardscrabble districts: the reddest, tea-partiest, rightest right of the republican right. They don’t collaborate. They refuse knowledge. Silence critics. And want absolutely nothing for 98% of Northern California. When you go into a voting booth I hope people think past the red/blue ginned up nonsense politicians use to weewee everybody up and start thinking what we’re accepting up here. Which is scraps by the way. I know I’m going to try to.
Steve Cottrell,
thank you for that story, it made my day, Michael A.
How much does it cost, always a good question.
These events are free. Check it out.
Steve Cottrell,
Great background. Thanks!
Kate,
Good observations. Tks.
The Doug LaMalfa debacle (“abortions cause cancer”) sparked this troubling statement:
TCinLA
For those who have never been to that part of California, it’s the state’s equivalent of rural Missouri. The average white male up there stops school after 8th grade. They make the Okies in Bakersfield look like geniuses.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/09/11/13806035-california-politician-not-yet-famous-for-phony-abortion-theory?lite
And Doug is going to be our “representative” in Congress. Political extremism is ugly but also unproductive and “bad for business.” It keeps our county in the backwoods. It’s up to all of us to address this, not look the other way.
Kate, wonderful post and so true. One reason I like this Blog is Jeff, while expressing his opinions, doesn’t dominate, but allows the conversation to flow freely on its own merits. Another blog is so much different, with so much opinionated B.S. posted as fact and when challenged, one is an idiot, moron, dumb, etc. The fact is, IMO, probably the 50 top posters on this blog can construct a cogent argument which would do to that blog-masters essays what Scipio Africanus did to Carthage.
Well, off I go to get results of the lung bx. BTW, it was a piece of cake and I’ve had a bunch.