Infrastructure Needs Survey Introduction Help Northern Santa Barbara County take advantage of a once-in-a-decade opportunity!A thriving economy requires giving industries and businesses what they need to succeed. Infrastructure is an important part of this picture, and supportive infrastructure takes many forms. In a high-performance region, it includes good access to highways and byways, high-speed internet, affordable energy, and commercial real estate availability. It addresses intermodal transportation and logistics. The EconAlliance Infrastructure/Broadband Initiative addresses the Northern Santa Barbara County infrastructure assets facilitating trade and commerce and supporting industry and business retention, expansion, and attraction in the area.Policymakers are discussing infrastructure funding levels not seen in years!EconAlliance’s last infrastructure survey was generated prior to COVID and prior to the current federal government funding scenario favoring broad infrastructure support. Infrastructure funding at the levels we are hearing come about rarely, and we want to give our Northern Santa Barbara County industries and companies a voice in sharing their infrastructure needs before funding decisions are final.Survey input data will be presented collectively in the fall to elevate the needs of key Northern Santa Barbara County industries. To garner more policymaker attention on infrastructure needs in our area, the United Way Northern Santa Barbara County is distributing a companion survey to public and nonprofit sector stakeholders, so that we can emphasize where infrastructure needs of the private and public sectors converge. A joint presentation on Infrastructure survey results by EconAlliance and United Way will take place in November, and survey respondents will be invited to attend.All survey information collected will be summarized without attribution unless we have a firm’s approval. Final survey questions request contact information simply to contact you to help analyze or clarify responses, or to advise respondents of possible programs, services, or opportunities.Please feel free to complete this survey electronically or request a hard copy from initiatives@EconAlliance.org.The electronic survey link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EconAllianceInfrastructure2021.Survey responses are due by close of business November 18. Question Title * 1. In what area of Northern Santa Barbara County is your business located? Santa Maria Orcutt Lompoc Los Alamos Buellton Solvang Santa Ynez Guadalupe Los Olivos Rural Northern Santa Barbara County Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Which of the following best describes your business operations in northern Santa Barbara County? Manufacturing Education Health/Medicine Leisure/Hospitality Professional/Business Services Agriculture (vegetables, berries, ranching) Agriculture – wine Science/Technology Mining/Exploration Information Wholesale Trade Real Estate Grocery “Big Box” (Large Retailer) Other Retail Transportation/Warehouse Finance/Insurance Construction Utilities Military Support/Commercial Space Technology Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Where do you primarily ship or deliver your goods? Mark as many as apply. Locally within northern Santa Barbara County Regionally in tri-counties (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and/or Ventura County) Outside local/regional market, inside California Throughout U.S. Internationally Not applicable Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Do your primary suppliers ship goods to you from the local area, outside the local area or both? Local goods shipment (Northern SB County) Outside local market Both None Question Title * 5. What modes are used in transporting the goods/products/services coming to or leaving your company or operations? Mark as many as apply. Truck FedEx/UPS Rail Air Pipeline Electronic Data Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. If possible, provide percentage of overall transport for each mode you selected in Q5. Name the mode and indicate percentage, add a comma, and repeat as needed in the text box below. Question Title * 7. How many employees does your business/organization have in Northern Santa Barbara County? Full Time Part Time Seasonal Less than 10 Less than 10 Full Time Less than 10 Part Time Less than 10 Seasonal 10 to 50 10 to 50 Full Time 10 to 50 Part Time 10 to 50 Seasonal 51 to 100 51 to 100 Full Time 51 to 100 Part Time 51 to 100 Seasonal 101 to 250 101 to 250 Full Time 101 to 250 Part Time 101 to 250 Seasonal Over 250 Over 250 Full Time Over 250 Part Time Over 250 Seasonal Question Title * 8. What are your approximate average customer visits each day? Not applicable Less than 100 100 to 500 Greater than 500 In Person In Person Not applicable In Person Less than 100 In Person 100 to 500 In Person Greater than 500 Electronic Electronic Not applicable Electronic Less than 100 Electronic 100 to 500 Electronic Greater than 500 Question Title * 9. What types of public and personal transportation do your employees use? For as many as apply, enter the percentage of your employees that use each indicated type. Car Bus Pool vans Air Bike Walk Other (specify) Question Title * 10. What challenges do you see associated with the Santa Barbara county public transportation system (moving people)? Question Title * 11. What are the positive attributes associated with the Santa Barbara county public transportation system (moving people)? Question Title * 12. What do you see as specific issues associated with public transportation of people, and what might you suggest would fix them? Question Title * 13. Are there any limitations in the Northern Santa Barbara County existing transportation infrastructure/system that impact your business in moving goods/products? If yes, please describe. Question Title * 14. Do you feel that you have ever lost business or cannot grow due to limitations in the existing Northern Santa Barbara County transportation infrastructure? Yes, within Northern Santa Barbara County Yes, getting to/from (outside) Northern Santa Barbara County No If yes, please exlpain Question Title * 15. What are the positive attributes of the existing northern Santa Barbara County transportation infrastructure/system that help your business in moving goods/products? Question Title * 16. What specific improvements would you suggest making to the existing transportation infrastructure/systems to increase your business, help efficiency of moving goods/products, or attract new business to the area? Question Title * 17. Does your business currently have broadband connectivity that meets or exceeds your needs? Yes No Question Title * 18. If you answered "No" to the above question, what broadband requirements do you need? Question Title * 19. EconAlliance is a partner with the Tri-Counties Broadband Initiative, helping to facilitate broadband in Santa Barbara County, with a particular focus on northern Santa Barbara County at this point. Do you or anyone in your organization have any technical knowledge, interest or expertise that might be helpful in this effort? If yes, please describe here and provide contact information at the end. Question Title * 20. Do you feel that there is sufficient, properly zoned real estate to accommodate expansion or new business in northern Santa Barbara County? If not, what type of zoning is needed? Yes No Comments: Question Title * 21. Is the available real estate zoned properly to take advantage of the existing transportation infrastructure? Yes No Comment: Question Title * 22. Please enter in each box if appropriate: Are there any electrical utility needs for your business or operations that are not being met? If so, please describe… Have your current costs for electricity caused you to consider relocating or expanding your business outside of California where utility costs might be lower? Could electricity costs be a significant enough factor to cause you to consider closing your business? Question Title * 23. Is your business experiencing any other utility infrastructure (natural gas, water, sewer) problems, unmet needs, or cost issues impacting your operations? If so, please describe: Question Title * 24. Approximately how many total commercial airline trips per year do employees at your location(s) in Northern Santa Barbara County take to these FINAL destinations? 10 or less 11-24 25-49 50 or more Sacramento, CA Sacramento, CA 10 or less Sacramento, CA 11-24 Sacramento, CA 25-49 Sacramento, CA 50 or more San Jose, CA San Jose, CA 10 or less San Jose, CA 11-24 San Jose, CA 25-49 San Jose, CA 50 or more Orange County, CA Orange County, CA 10 or less Orange County, CA 11-24 Orange County, CA 25-49 Orange County, CA 50 or more San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA 10 or less San Francisco, CA 11-24 San Francisco, CA 25-49 San Francisco, CA 50 or more Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA 10 or less Los Angeles, CA 11-24 Los Angeles, CA 25-49 Los Angeles, CA 50 or more Seattle, WA Seattle, WA 10 or less Seattle, WA 11-24 Seattle, WA 25-49 Seattle, WA 50 or more Chicago, IL Chicago, IL 10 or less Chicago, IL 11-24 Chicago, IL 25-49 Chicago, IL 50 or more Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ 10 or less Phoenix, AZ 11-24 Phoenix, AZ 25-49 Phoenix, AZ 50 or more Dallas, TX Dallas, TX 10 or less Dallas, TX 11-24 Dallas, TX 25-49 Dallas, TX 50 or more Washington, DC Washington, DC 10 or less Washington, DC 11-24 Washington, DC 25-49 Washington, DC 50 or more Denver, CO Denver, CO 10 or less Denver, CO 11-24 Denver, CO 25-49 Denver, CO 50 or more New York, NY New York, NY 10 or less New York, NY 11-24 New York, NY 25-49 New York, NY 50 or more Orlando, FL Orlando, FL 10 or less Orlando, FL 11-24 Orlando, FL 25-49 Orlando, FL 50 or more Italy Italy 10 or less Italy 11-24 Italy 25-49 Italy 50 or more Mexico Mexico 10 or less Mexico 11-24 Mexico 25-49 Mexico 50 or more France France 10 or less France 11-24 France 25-49 France 50 or more China China 10 or less China 11-24 China 25-49 China 50 or more Japan Japan 10 or less Japan 11-24 Japan 25-49 Japan 50 or more Other (please specify) Question Title * 25. In considering supply chain efficiencies, are there any suppliers or types of suppliers specific to your industry that could better serve you and/or your local industry colleagues if these suppliers were convinced to establish a local or regional presence? Question Title * 26. Please list or describe types of businesses or suppliers outside your industry that you would suggest be recruited to site some facet of their operations in Northern Santa Barbara County. Next
