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Home My WebLink About2021-01-13; Coronavirus Response Update 119; Harrison, David Fire Department Safety Center 2560 Orion Way | Carlsbad, CA 92010 | 760-931-2141 Memo ID# 2021008 Council Memorandum Jan. 13, 2021 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 119 This memorandum provides the City Council with an update on the city’s response actions related to COVID-19. 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. Regional status of outbreak (All data from Jan. 12) Carlsbad status of outbreak Carlsbad 92008 92009 92010 92011 Confirmed cases 3,310 928 1220 541 603 Increase since last memo 471 127 193 82 63 % increase since last memo 17% 16% 19% 18% 12% Deaths >16 13 <11 n/a <11 • The State of California is reporting the Southern Region’s intensive care unit capacity as 0%. San Diego County is reporting the county’s ICU capacity as 14%. California County Confirmed cases 2,747,288 198,319 Change since last memo 294,954 25,472 Deaths 30,513 1,898 CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 13, 2021 Page 2 Human Resources • Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure: As of Jan. 12 Change since last memo Cleared, no positive diagnosis 262 +17 Cleared after positive diagnosis 40 +9 Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 28 +7 Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 9 0 Self-quarantined due to symptoms, not tested 4 +4 Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 6 0 Self-quarantined due to high-risk exposure, tested negative 15 +2 City-by-city comparison • Carlsbad has the second lowest rates of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as a percent of population in local cities with 50,000 or more residents, with a slightly higher rate than Encinitas. CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 13, 2021 Page 3 Police Department • Weekly update on calls for service: All calls Crime COVID-19 Mental health transports Domestic violence cases 11/16-11/22 1,943 159 324 15 9 11/23-11/29 1,920 143 242 14 11 11/30-12/6 2,135 166 340 7 12 12/7-12/13 2,104 164 383 10 8 12/14-12/20 2,067 165 325 12 10 12/21-12/27 1,746 137 350 10 12 12/28-1/3 1,908 162 371 10 4 1/4-1/10 2,080 143 403 10 6 COVID-19 calls 1/4-1/10 Extra Patrol Health order violation Educational contact Medical Transient Other Trespass 331 30 14 10 7 4 4 Community Development • Weekly update on outdoor activation permits as of 1/12: On private property On sidewalk Permits pending 1 3 Permits approved 80 18 Total 81 21 A total of 103 businesses have applied. • Weekly update on building permit activity: Week ending 1/12 Weekly average Nov.-Dec. 2019 Permits issued 83 87 Inspections 283 362 Video inspections 98 n/a Permits finalized 54 104 *All inspections conducted with social distancing measures CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 13, 2021 Page 4 Library & Cultural Arts • Online downloadable e-book and audiobook statistics for 2020: o Downloads of e-books by patrons increased 58% from 2019 to 2020. o Library staff diverted collection spending to increase the availability of digital products during 2020:  E-book purchasing increased by 17% over 2019  Audiobook purchasing increased by 21% over 2019 o 46% of all library checkouts in 2020 were in a digital format between June 1, when physical items were once again allowed to be checked out, and December 31, totaling nearly 120,000 items. Parks & Recreation • Ensured The Canyons Restaurant of The Crossings at Carlsbad Municipal Golf Course remained compliant with the state requirement for limiting service to take-out orders only. • Monitored parks for compliance with the applicable county and state protocols and requirements, including on athletic fields, basketball courts and pickleball courts. Tried to educate non-compliant patrons, and contacted Police Department dispatch if those efforts were unsuccessful. • Update on senior meal program: o During the past week, provided 890 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or older.  510 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff  380 meals were picked-up at the Senior Center by residents o Total number of meals provided represents a 27% increase in the average total number of meals provided before the pandemic. o Picked up boxes of donated fresh produce from the Carlsbad Strawberry Company and re-distributed the produce through the senior meal program. • Provided the following virtual recreation programs: o Lunch at the Culinary Lab - English cuisine and prepared glazed carrots and meat pie. o Writers’ Bloc – A weekly critique group dedicated to honing skills for publication or simply for fun for participants of all levels and writing formats. o UCSD Osher Lifelong Learning - A lecture titled Maya Civilization: Lost and Then Found o Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor - Advanced watercolor techniques CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 13, 2021 Page 5 Communication & Engagement • Communicated via city communication channels about the following topics related to the COVID-19 public health emergency: o Daily case data and update on county and state triggers o Vaccine updates, including state announcement about the flexibility to vaccinate Phase 1B groups o Importance of monitoring for symptoms during holiday transmission o Compilation of all financial assistance resources for Carlsbad businesses o New federal COVID relief payments o IRS economic impact payments o Local hospital and ICU capacity o State travel advisory and quarantine guidelines o Transmission of COVID-19 to gorillas at the San Diego Zoo o Spread of the new U.K. variant o Recap of the special City Council meeting on public health order enforcement o Reminder of all the public health guidelines o Virtual city programs:  Teens Teach Tech  Winter Reading Challenge  Bilingual family story time  Public meetings and input opportunities  Family yoga  Mental health and stress relief resources • Sent employee update 67 o COVID updates, employee cases o Use of city masks o Employee stress relief examples o Caring for Carlsbad through community connection o Cybersecurity training • Prepared updated bulletins for city cable channel and added new videos from county, state and CDC • Posted updated signage for city facility entrances and interiors to help raise awareness of health precautions and face covering policy • Worked with Public Works to arrange updating of street pole banners (taking down holiday banners and putting original COVID face mask banners back up) • Printed public health rules for beach access points and temporary closure signs for library CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 13, 2021 Page 6 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 Kyle Lancaster, Parks & Recreation Director