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Memo ID# 202043
Council Memorandum
March 29, 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 17
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.
Regional status of outbreak
San Diego County
• County public health officials have extended the county’s public health order
indefinitely. The new order, which was set to expire March 31, consolidates all of the
directives from the original order and its amendments.
California (as of March 27 at 2 p.m.)
Confirmed cases 4643
Increase from day before 842
Deaths 101
San Diego County (as of March 28 at 4 p.m.)
Confirmed cases 488
Increase from day before 71
Deaths 7
Carlsbad (as of March 28 at 8 a.m.)
Confirmed cases 19
Change from day before 1
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
March 29, 2020
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Police Department
• A large number of officers continue to provide social distancing education in the city’s
most-trafficked areas and remind people not to gather. Officers have not had to issue
any citations for non-compliance.
Parks & Recreation
• People are removing signs and caution tape at many trails and north beach stairways.
Staff is replacing as needed.
Communication & Engagement
• Created and shared the following with the public on city communication channels:
o Update of latest COVID-19 case numbers
o Recap of the county news conference and numbers/charts
o County health order extended
o Package delivery safety
o Warning not to ingest chloroquine phosphate (aquarium product)
o Library at home resources
o Ideas for projects to do at home
• Created and shared the following videos:
o News updates
• Live-tweeted:
o County of San Diego’s daily COVID-19 update
• Prepared Instagram story on social distancing helping infection rates.
• Promoted social media hashtag #Care4Carlsbad with images of local residents doing the
right things.
• Updated city website with new county health order and new case numbers.
• Prepared and produced 15 Lower Sea Wall Closed signs.
• Responded to 24 questions and comments on the city’s social media platforms and
Communication & Engagement department’s email.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
March 29, 2020
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CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
March 29, 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
David Harrison, Assistant Director of Emergency Services