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Memo ID# 2020060
Council Memorandum
April 13, 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 31
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.
• Conducted bi-weekly teleconference with CUSD officials, discussed Sage Creek High
School Grocery Grab project assisting Carlsbad seniors.
• Many jurisdictions and agencies scaled back COVID-19 monitoring and reporting on
Sunday.
• Community social media commenting on COVID-19 continued to decrease from
previous weeks.
Regional status of outbreak (all data from April 12 at 5 p.m.)
California
Confirmed cases 22,439
Increase from day before 957
Deaths 635
San Diego County
Confirmed cases 1,804
Increase from day before 43
Deaths 45
Carlsbad
Confirmed cases 48
Change from day before 0
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
April 13, 2020
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Police Department
• Officers continued conducting noticeable patrols at beaches, parks and trails to educate
people about the public health orders and enforce them as needed. Two additional
citations were issued, along the trail just east of Carlsbad Boulevard and north of the
Agua Hedionda Lagoon, bringing the citywide total to ten.
Library & Cultural Arts
• Created and posted art projects and activities that anyone can do from home, including
art lesson plans, public art coloring pages, new visual arts projects, and theatre,
poetry and other art activities.
• Launching LibChat, an online chat service that lets community members connect with
library staff members for library services, research and information.
Human Resources
Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure
Cleared to return to work 31
Self-quarantined due to contact with someone who may have COVID-19 1
Self-quarantined due to symptoms, have not been tested 2
Communication & Engagement
• Created and shared the following with the public on city communication channels:
o Video compilation of the City Council’s comments to the community from April 7
meeting
o Reminder to stay at home and wear face covering when going out for essential
activities
o Tips for seniors to live well while staying at home
o Enforcement at beaches and trails
o COVID-19 topics for next City Council meeting
o Indoor activities for dogs on National Pet Day
o Recap of April 11 county news conference
o Mental health resources and signs of stress
o Springtime virtual scavenger hunt
o Virtual tour of latest exhibit at the Cannon Art Gallery
o Online library resources
o New online survey to identify community needs and priorities related to the COVID-
19 emergency
o Food resources map
o Examples of the community and neighborhoods supporting each other
• Updated city’s COVID-19 webpage:
o Updated case data
o Latest joint communication email to businesses
• Updated COVID-19 staff resource webpage:
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
April 13, 2020
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o Latest employee emails
o Recordings of wellness webinars
• Distributed joint communication email #6 to Carlsbad businesses.
• Responded to 15 questions and comments on the city’s social media platforms and
Communication & Engagement department’s email.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
April 13, 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