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Memo ID# 2021033
Council Memorandum
Feb 10, 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 123
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 Feb. 9)
California County
Confirmed cases 3,354,591 248,051
Increase since last memo 83,821 8,001
% increase since last memo 2.6% 3.3%
Deaths 44,477 2,853
Carlsbad status of outbreak (All data from Feb. 9)
Carlsbad 92008 92009 92010 92011
Confirmed cases 4,161 1,192 1,529 682 758
Increase since last memo 162 63 64 29 36
% increase since last memo 4.1% 6.3% 4.8% 4.8% 5.6%
Deaths >34 n/a n/a n/a n/a
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Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure:
As of Feb
10
Change
since last
memo
Cleared, no positive diagnosis 309 0
Cleared after positive diagnosis 75 +5
Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 9 -1
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 3 0
Self-quarantined due to symptoms, not tested 1 0
Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 3 0
Self-quarantined due to high-risk exposure,
tested negative 5 +4
City-by-city comparison
• Carlsbad again has the lowest rates of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as a percent of
population in local cities with 50,000 or more residents. Carlsbad’s rate is 3.59%,
slightly lower than the 3.66% rate reported in Encinitas.
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Police Department
• Weekly update on calls for service:
All calls Crime COVID-19
Mental
health
transports
Domestic
violence
cases
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
1/11-1/17 2,198 156 268 9 8
1/18-1/24 1,868 144 285 4 8
1/25-1/31 2,056 163 285 9 11
2/1-2/7 2,203 167 281 7 9
COVID-19 calls 2/1-2/7
Extra
patrol
Health
order
violation
Educational
contact Medical Other Party Trespass Transient
246 20 4 5 5 2 1 8
Community Development
• Weekly update on outdoor activation permits as of Feb. 9:
On private
property
On
sidewalk
Total # of
permits
# of
businesses
that applied*
Permits pending 2 1 3 3
Permits approved 83 20 103 96
Total 85 21 106 99
*Several businesses applied for multiple permits.
• Weekly update on building permit activity as of Feb. 9:
Last week
Weekly average
Dec. 2019-Jan 2020
Permits issued 73 86
Inspections 248 237
Video inspections 86 n/a
Permits finalized 61 82
*All inspections conducted with social distancing measures
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Library & Cultural Arts
• Cultural Arts is providing a virtual Family Open Studio experience – a program that
usually accompanies each gallery exhibition. This time, art supplies will be provided free
with advance registration through the libraries’ curbside service and an online
instruction session will be provided on Feb. 20. The program encourages families to
create a collaborative work of art inspired by Anne Mudge, one of the four artists
featured in the current Canon Gallery exhibit.
• Cultural Arts launches the Virtually Artful performance series Feb. 12-17, which streams
virtual performances of local artists.
• Celebrating Black History Month with a lineup of programs on the Cultural Arts
webpage:
o Family art lessons inspired by six Black artists who contributed greatly to their
field as featured in the library's newly-added database by ProQuest: Black
Freedom Struggle in the United States.
o The Langston Hughes Project, a multimedia concert performance of Langston
Hughes’ kaleidoscope Jazz poem suite, “Ask your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.”
The performance was recorded in the Schulman Auditorium at the City Library.
o A local jazz artist performs timeless renditions including Sam Cooke’s “A Change
is Gonna Come” in another performance recorded in the Schulman Auditorium.
• While no tax assistance will be offered at libraries this year because of the pandemic,
Libraries are now distributing basic tax forms through the curbside service. Staff are also
providing referrals for tax assistance services.
Parks & Recreation
• Posted additional signage at the Poinsettia Community Park pickleball courts, notifying
patrons the courts were subject to closure due to non-compliance with the ‘Singles
Only’ playing protocol under the state’s guidance while the region remains in the purple
tier. Advised the City Council of the ongoing challenges to receiving patron compliance
with that protocol and staff’s preparation to close the courts if consistent compliance
cannot be obtained by the end of Wednesday, Feb. 10.
• Canceled the following citywide special event (permitted by, but not organized or
sponsored by, the city):
o Jr. Carlsbad and Carlsbad 5000 runs, initially scheduled for April 10-11, at the
request of the organizer
• Canceled the following city-organized or sponsored events:
o Epic Tween Night, initially scheduled for Feb. 20 at Calavera Hills Community
Park
o Eggstravaganza, initially scheduled for April 3 at Poinsettia Community Park
• Update on senior meal program:
o During the past week, provided 873 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or older
▪ 501 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff
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▪ 372 meals were picked-up at the Senior Center by residents
▪ Total number of meals provided represents a 25% 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 Teen Culinary Lab: Virtual Cooking Class – The first teen cooking lab and
prepared a traditional Mexican dish, and breakfast favorite, huevos rancheros
o Dungeons and Dragons Club - The monthly teen club launched its first virtual
meetup
o Lunch at the Culinary Lab – How to make delicious Chinese cuisine including
sesame chicken, egg rolls and fried rice
o UCSD Osher Lifelong Learning - A lecture on Changes in Sleep and Age
o California History & Art Virtual Field Trips - Carlsbad’s 4th grade classrooms
learned about California history and the Rancho time period while attending
virtual live field trips and tours at the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park
Communication & Engagement
• Communicated via city communication channels about the following topics related to the
COVID-19 public health emergency:
o Governor’s visit to San Diego to praise county’s vaccination efforts
o Map of all county vaccination locations
o Daily case data and update on county and state triggers
o Data showing total COVID-19 vaccines doses administered and per 100 people
o Vaccine updates including:
▪ Operation Collaboration
▪ Help with appointments through 2-1-1 San Diego
▪ Logistics around capacity
▪ More vaccines coming
▪ What happens after getting vaccinated
▪ New variants including B.1.1.7 in San Diego
o New rules for places of worship
o Q&A about COVID-19 vaccine side effects
o Preview of City Council agenda items related to pandemic
o 45,000th meal milestone for the senior meal program
o Reminder of all the public health guidelines
o How to safely celebrate the Super Bowl
o Unique examples of how to #Care4Carlsbad
o Virtual city programs:
▪ Paws to read
▪ Carlsbad unmuted for teens
▪ Backyard winter Olympics
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▪ Career online
▪ Family open studios
▪ Public meetings and input opportunities
▪ Cannon Art Gallery exhibit
• Updated COVID webpages:
o Carlsbad vaccine appointments webpage
o Open/closed dashboard and business entity handout, to reflect updated
guidance on places of worship
• Sent employee update 71
o COVID updates, employee cases
o Operation Collaboration
o Staff kudos - Transportation Department
o Professional development resources
• Designed and printed compliance signs for pickleball courts
c: 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