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Memo ID# 2020130 Council Memorandum
June 19, 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 73
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide 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 (Data from June 18)
California County Carlsbad
Confirmed cases 161,099 10,092 98
Increase since last memo 7,539 362 5
Deaths 5,360 331 n/a
Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure
COVID-19 cleared 46
Self-quarantined due to travel 0
Self-quarantined due to contact with possible COVID-
19 positive person 1
Self-quarantined due to symptoms, have not been
tested 0
Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 4
Self-isolated due to confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis 1
Hospitalized 0
Parks & Recreation
• Completed first week of several youth sports camps, under the applicable Safe
Reopening Plans/Protocols and staff operation or oversight.
• Finalized Safe Reopening Plans/Protocols for reopening on Monday, June 22:
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June 19, 2020
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o Community centers with a gymnasium (Stagecoach, Pine Avenue and Calavera
Hills)
o Aquatic centers (Monroe Street and Alga Norte Community Park)
o Visitor center and historic buildings (Leo Carrillo Ranch)
• Finalized Safe Reopening Plans/Protocols for enrichment camps, which will commence
on Monday June 22.
• Provided 1,229 meals during the past week to Carlsbad residents 60 years of age or
older through the senior meal program.
o 738 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff; 491 meals were picked-
up at the Senior Center by residents
o Total number of meals provided represents a 76% increase in the average total
number of meals served pre-COVID-19
• Picked up boxes of donated fresh produce from the Carlsbad Strawberry Company and
re-distributed produce within the senior meal program.
• Reopened Carlsbad High School tennis courts and athletic fields at the majority of nine
other school sites under joint use agreements with three school districts.
o Added all sites to the routes for monitoring the public’s adherence to COVID-19
response guidelines.
Community Development
• Update on building permit activity: Week ending 6/19 4 prior months avg.
Permits issued 92 85
Inspections 388 420
Permits finalized 60 90
*All inspections conducted with social distancing measures
Library & Cultural Arts
• As of June 17, the Children’s Garden at the Dove Library is available for community
members to access the city’s public WiFi service using their personal devices.
o The garden is set up with minimal chairs and tables to allow for physical
distancing.
Communication & Engagement
• Communicated via city communication channels about the following topics related to
the COVID-19 public health emergency:
o Latest data on Carlsbad cases, 14-day rolling average and status of the county’s
13 triggers
o State guidance that now allows outdoor religious services, weddings and
constitutionally protected activities like protests to take place
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o News that the number of community outbreaks has exceeded 7 and what kind of
areas they’re reported in
o County will pause on all future reopenings beyond personal care services that
reopen on Friday, June 19
o List of what businesses will reopen on Friday, personal care services
o New statewide mandate that face coverings are now required to be worn in
public spaces
o CDC’s analysis of a higher rate of positive cases and deaths with people with
underlying health conditions
o Reminder to properly dispose of your gloves, masks and wipes in the trash can
o Highlight of participating in upcoming public meetings
o Recap of the City Council’s actions
Approval of an automatic one-year extension for building permits and
applications
Business promotion and tourism marketing campaign
o Promotion of enrichment camps beginning June 22
o Virtual community services and activities:
Free lesson for Culinary Lab Lunch Hour
Virtual Summer Reading Adventure
Live from my Living Room concert
Creek to Bay cleanup your neighborhood
Father’s Day activities
• Produced the following videos:
o Take a behind the scenes tour of Fire Station 3
o Your Actions Save Lives - Reopen and Recover Carlsbad
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