SUMMARY: OUTCOMES & OBJECTIVES
- The Vacaville Economic Development Department is the driver for growing employment and economic prosperity in the community.
- As part of this work Vacaville seeks to publish quarterly economic indicators to track outcomes on key programs, including a narrative that puts the data into context.
- Doing so will enable the Vacaville to track and communicate how they are moving the needle, and provide current data to City Council and residents alike.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The following proposal outlines a complete quarterly economic data reporting solution, including economic narrative and automated data updates. The output of this report will be a "snapshot" of the Vacaville economy, seamlessly embedded on the ChooseVacaville website.- Vacaville Economic Data Reporting Solution
- Inputs:
- Employment - total jobs, YoY growth by Industry type. Is employment following key economic development goals?
- Commuting - in and outflow of workers and industry comparisons. Are there economic development opportunities to employ more locally?
- Sales and TOT Tax (data provided by Client) - commerce and tourism sales tax data and comparisons to other/competing cities. How do local patterns compare to the region overall?
- Population Growth - 20-year population trend. What are housing needs and labor force trends over time?
- Housing - both for sale and rental prices, comparisons to other/competing cities. How are prices in Vacaville trending compared to neighboring areas, and what is the supply and demand dynamic?
- Net Business Growth - firms growth overall and by Industry type. Are there losses or gains in key industries?
- Key industries detail:
- Biotech: Biomanufacturing, Medical Device Manufacturing
- Advanced Manufacturing: Advanced Materials
- Logistics
- Food Processing: Agricultural Products, Raw Materials, Packaging, Beverage Manufacturing
- Set up Vacaville shape file for computing data; set up data feeds to automate quarterly updates (schedule of updates to be defined based on final data point list)
- Complete report: economic narrative, design and layout
- Semi-annual updating of Vacaville shape file
- Website Embedding: dashboard provided with embed code for seamless integration to ChooseVacaville website, including styling. Embedded version stays current with quarterly updates, automatically.
- Engagement Tracking: dashboard view tracking for primary public version as well as individual sharing (tracked by email address).
- Training and Support: for duration of 12-month term phone and email support will be provided for any technical issues.
PROCESS:
We strive to minimize your staff burden during our dashboard creation process. The typical staff time requirement from start to finish is 3-4 phone calls for direction and input.

PROPOSAL TERMS:
- Total Fee: $8,800
- Components:
- eImpact Report license
- Professional services and data updates
- Training and Support
- Optional annual renewal