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Memo ID# 2021065
Council Memorandum
March 24, 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 129
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.
• Carlsbad CERT volunteers continue to support Operation Collaboration at the Carlsbad
vaccination site.
Regional status of outbreak (Updated data from Mar. 23)
California County
Confirmed cases 3,549,101 268,160
Increase since last memo 19,046 2,254
Percentage increase since last memo .54% .85%
Deaths 56,596 3,498
Carlsbad status of outbreak (Updated data from Mar. 23)
Carlsbad 92008 92009 92010 92011
Confirmed cases 4,571 1,298 1,699 741 830
Increase since last memo 28 7 15 4 2
Percentage increase .62% .54% .89% .54% .24%
Deaths >54 n/a n/a n/a n/a
*Note: Total and ZIP code tallies come from different county reporting sources and do not always add up.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
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Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure:
As of
Mar. 24
Change
since last
memo
Cleared, no positive diagnosis 329 +2
Cleared after positive diagnosis 87 0
Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 2 +1
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 0 0
Self-quarantined due to symptoms, not tested 1 +1
Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 0 0
Self-quarantined due to high-risk exposure,
tested negative 1 -1
City-by-city comparison
• Carlsbad continues to have 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
now at 3.96%, slightly lower than the 4.13% rate reported in Encinitas.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
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Police Department
• Weekly update on calls for service:
All calls Crime COVID-19
Mental
health
transports
Domestic
violence
cases
1/25-1/31 2,056 163 285 9 11
2/1-2/7 2,203 167 281 7 9
2/8-2/14 2,128 176 316 12 7
2/15-2/21 2,044 150 278 15 10
2/22-2/28 2,164 162 383 9 7
3/1-3/7 1,996 154 253 15 7
3/8-3/14 2,188 161 329 18 9
3/15-3/21 2,057 193 293 17 13
COVID-19 calls 3/15-3/21
Extra patrols Health order
violations Transient Other Educational
266 12 7 5 3
Community Development
• Weekly update on outdoor activation permits as of March 22:
On private
property
On public
right of way
Total # of
permits
Businesses
applied*
Permits pending 1 3 4 3
Permits approved 89 22 111 105
Total 90 25 115 108
*Several businesses applied for multiple permits.
• Weekly update on building permit activity as of March 22:
Last week
Weekly avg.
Jan-Feb 2020
Permits issued 102 87
Inspections 280 452
Video inspections 71 n/a
Permits finalized 36 95
*All inspections conducted with social distancing measures
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
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Parks & Recreation
• Based on state moving San Diego County from the purple tier of the COVID-19 re-
opening blueprint to the red tier:
o Completed preparation to reopen community centers for limited active and
passive use at 10% maximum capacity, according to the state’s guidance for
fitness facilities and in adherence to the county’s supplemental
requirements. The exact date of reopening remains under review.
o Completed preparation to reopen the Leo Carrillo Ranch Park historic structures
for limited public use and tours at 25% maximum capacity, according to the
state’s guidance for museums and in adherence to the county’s supplemental
requirements. The exact date of reopening remains under review.
o Permitted contract administrator to reopen indoor dining at The Canyons
Restaurant at The Crossings at Carlsbad Municipal Golf Course at 25% maximum
capacity, according to the state’s guidance for restaurants and in adherence to
the county’s supplemental requirements. This limited reopening occurred on
Wednesday, March 17.
• Staff recently completed a survey of aquatics service patrons and, based on the results,
made the following modifications to the electronic reservation system, effective this
week:
o Allowing for reservations to be accepted beginning at 5 a.m. each day
o Providing Carlsbad residents a one-day lead time over non-residents in making a
reservation
o Accommodating cancelation of a reservation, with a credit being applied to the
patron’s account, and the vacated lane or area becoming available for
reservation by another patron
• Update on staff’s actions in the senior meal program:
o Provided the 50,000 meal under the senior meal program since the declaration
of the global pandemic March 18, 2020.
o Provided 855 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or older during the past week
▪ 476 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff
▪ 379 meals were picked-up at the Senior Center by residents
▪ Total number of meals provided represents a 22% 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
• Staff provided the following virtual recreation programs:
o Smartphone Video Tips - How to use the smartphone to capture quick and easy
video clips and tips for getting great quality video
o Teen Culinary Lab: Virtual Cooking Class and Lunch at the Culinary Lab (for
Seniors) - Chef Kyle prepared vegan cuisine including wild mushroom risotto,
minty avocado chocolate pudding and sushi with sunflower seeds and
vegetables.
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o UCSD Osher Lifelong Learning - Second part of the lecture “Great 20th Century
Patrons of the Arts and their Artists”
o Virtual Preschool - New session for children ages 3 and 4 started last
week. Participants celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by making leprechaun and
shamrock crafts and found a little pot of gold chocolate coins in their supply
bags.
o Pirate Night Fam Jam - Families participated in pirate themed Minute-to-Win it
challenges, pirate dance competitions and a treasure hunt, all in a gameshow
style setting.
o Music Mondays - In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, a musician performed Irish
Music to a virtual audience.
Library & Cultural Arts
• Launching the first virtual Carlsbad Reads Together events as the library’s 15th annual
community reading program. Author Tara Westover will present a virtual book
discussion about her best-seller, “Educated”, on April 8. Additional coordinating events
will be held throughout the month and are listed on the city’s website.
• Reduced the time in which books are quarantined after being returned from seven days
to four days. This will put materials back into the hands of Carlsbad community
members more quickly and coincides with newly received safety and best practices
guidance.
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:
▪ Two new vaccination clinics
▪ Vaccine milestones to adjust threshold
▪ Supply update
▪ New vaccine
▪ Analysis of the vaccine rollout approach
▪ How to get vaccinated and where
o Red tier rules at a glance
o Orange tier look ahead
o Carlsbad’s lowest rate of COVID-19 cases among nearby cities by percent
population
o CDC eases school COVID rules
o County’s year in review timeline
o Carlsbad-based life science companies who won rapid COVID-19 testing
competition
o County’s emergency rental assistance program
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o Extended deadline to file taxes
o Extended deadline for rent and utility payment assistance
o Reminder of all the public health guidelines
o Virtual city programs:
▪ Public meetings and public input opportunities
▪ Carlsbad Reads Together
▪ Teen culinary lab
▪ Springtime tea party
• Communicated new vaccine appointments for eligible city employees on 3/24 and 3/26
• Updated COVID open/closed dashboard
• Sent employee email #76
o COVID reopening update and employee case numbers
o COVID one year in review video
o Vaccine update and appointments
o City Council goals
o Mandatory trainings
• Produced video about serving 50,000 senior meals since beginning of pandemic
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