Agenda Item No: K.1
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: February 4, 2025
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: David Gassaway, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 2025-17 CM Solano Economic Development Corporation Agreement
Approving a Consultant Services Agreement with Solano Economic Development Corporation to Provide Staffing and Resource Support to the Travis Community Consortium
Funding Source: $37,5000; Travis Community Consortium Fund
Contact: Liz Aptekar, (707) 428-7389
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
The City of Fairfield is the lead agency and is authorized to enter contracts on behalf of the Travis Community Consortium (TCC). The City Council is being asked to approve a Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement) by and between the C ity and Solano Economic Development Corporation (Solano EDC) to provide staffing and resource support to the TCC. Travis Air Force Base (Travis AFB) is the county’s largest employer and has a significant economic impact. To this end, it is vital that the TCC do all that it can to advocate for the base. The agencies/organizations that contribute to the TCC will share in the cost of the agreement.
DISCUSSION
Travis AFB is vital to national security as the power projection platform and home to Air Mobility Command's premier weapon systems, the C5M Super Galaxy, the C17 Globemaster III, and the KC46 Pegasus. Within our county, Travis AFB is the largest employer, with approximately 15,000 military members and civilian employees, and has a $2.6 billion economic impact. Given this, the protection and enhancement of Travis AFB is a -standing City priority.
The TCC has adopted an ambitious strategy that consists of the following:
Preserve existing missions and enhance the potential to assume additional capacity at Travis AFB by advocating for investment in base infrastructure, operating, and maintenance funding; demolition funding for condemned buildings; and continued modernization and technology upgrades to Travis' air mobility and refueling fleet. Unify and streamline the efforts of local governments, businesses, and community organizations in supporting Travis AFB.
Actively engage U.S. Air Force leadership and legislative representatives. Maintain communication and actively participate in local, state, and national military-focused organizations. Support Travis AFB in exploring and pursuing new and additional cooperative areas of benefit through the Air Force Community Partnership program. Support policy that will ensure continued compatible regional development, the preservation of unrestricted air space and other base operations from encroachment and remediate situations that may detract from Travis’s standing in future Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) or nonBRAC decisions.
Foster collabor ation among seven municipalities and 21 community partners of a comprehensive infrastructure resilience plan supporting efforts crucial to ensure both the base and surrounding communities are prepared to face future regional natural disaster challenges or infrastructure failures.
Support the Travis AFB Spark Innovation Hub's efforts to promote a culture of innovation, enabling educational initiatives that directly contribute to solving operational challenges at military installations and guiding STEM-related efforts toward community-driven innovation in support of national defense objectives.
Advocate for Quality-of-Life issues, including the quality of schools, affordable daycare, workforce housing, and spousal employment opportunities, through licensure and certification transferability issues.
To implement this strategy, the TCC desires to hire Solano EDC to augment existing staffing and resources. Solano EDC consists of staff with the requisite expertise, knowledge, and contacts.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total cost of the contract is nottoexceed $ 37,500. The agreement's funds come from contributions to the TCC by member agencies/organizations.
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
The TCC supports entering into an agreement with Solano EDC.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
The City administers the funding and this agreement on behalf of the TCC. As noted above, the TCC wishes to enter into an agreement with Solano EDC. No alternative action is recommended.
COORDINATED WITH
N/A
STAFF CONTACT
Liz Aptekar, Assistant to the City Manager
(707) 428-7389
[email protected]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 2: Proposed Resolution
Attachment 3: Proposed Agreement