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Memo ID# 2020052
Council Memorandum
April 5, 2020
To: Honorable Mayor Hall and members of the City Council
From: David Harrison, Assistant Director of Emergency Services
Via: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Re: Coronavirus Response Update 24
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the City Council with an update on the city’s
response actions related to COVID-19. Please note, this memo focuses on actions and
information that are new since the last update.
Emergency Operations Center
• Emergency Operations Center activated to support COVID-19 mitigation and
response operations and information sharing.
o Weekend monitoring of health order compliance
o Community engagement planning
o Responding to community queries
Regional status of outbreak (all data from April 4 at 5 p.m.)
(Note: Data in yesterday’s memo was from April 3, not April 2)
California
Confirmed cases 12,603
Increase from day before 1,209
Deaths 282
San Diego County
Confirmed cases 1,209
Increase from day before 96
Deaths 18
Carlsbad
Confirmed cases 39
Change from day before 2
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
April 5, 2020
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Fire Department
• Transported a patient to a hospital who was later confirmed to be COVID-19 positive.
This was the department’s first confirmed COVID-19 case involving symptom treatment
and transport. Firefighters were wearing protective equipment.
Police Department
• Continued high-profile weekend enforcement of the stay-at-home public health orders
along trails and at the parks and beaches. Officers have not had to issue any citations.
Parks & Recreation
• Began development of a cross-departmental committee to establish and encourage new
and creative methods to serve, engage and involve residents who are at home because
of the state’s stay-at-home order. The committee will include staff from Parks &
Recreation, Library & Cultural Arts, Environmental Services, Communication &
Engagement, Human Resources and potentially other departments.
Communication & Engagement
• Created and shared the following with the public on city communication channels:
o County of San Diego’s stay at home pledge
o 2-1-1 resources
o Links to live state and county news conferences
o How to get health insurance
o New California program for seniors
o Small Business Administration loans
o State beach closures
o Updated COVID-19 case numbers
o Updated rules on face coverings and resources to make them
• Updated main COVID-19 webpage:
o New page on masks
o New page for how to volunteer and donate
o Added new resources to various pages
• Responded to 12 questions and comments on the city’s social media platforms and
Communication & Engagement department’s email.
• Created updated Zoom backgrounds and meeting set up guidelines for use by City
Council and boards and commissions.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
April 5, 2020
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CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
April 5, 2020
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cc: Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services
Michael Calderwood, Fire Chief
Neil Gallucci, Police Chief
Maria Callander, Information Technology Director
David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer
Judy von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director
Kristina Ray, Communication & Engagement Director
Nick Ordille, Assistant Fire Chief
Sarah Lemons, Community Relations Manager