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Memo ID# 2020144
Council Memorandum
July 14, 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 80
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 (All data from July 13)
California County Carlsbad
Confirmed cases 329,162 20,348 318
Increase since last memo 39,694 2,506 51
Deaths 7,040 422 n/a
Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure
Cleared to return to work 85
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 7
Self-quarantined while awaiting test results 7
Self-quarantined after testing positive 3
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 9, 2020
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City-by-city comparison
• Carlsbad now has the second lowest rate of confirmed cases as a percent of population
in local cities with 50,000 or more residents, with a rate slightly higher than Poway’s:
Parks & Recreation
• Closed Community Centers with gymnasiums – at Pine Avenue, Stagecoach and Calavera
Hills community parks – to public use, in accordance with state and county directives
o Reservations for modified basketball play in these gymnasiums - when summer
youth camps were not in session on weeknights and weekends – had been
allowed since June 22, under state and county protocols
o Summer youth camps are allowed to continue with activities in these community
centers with gymnasiums
• Provided 893 meals during the past week to Carlsbad residents 60 years of age or older,
through the senior meal program.
o 420 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff; 473 meals were picked-
up at the Senior Center by residents
o Total number of meals provided represents a 28% increase in the average total
number of meals served before the pandemic
• Picked up boxes of donated fresh produce from the Carlsbad Strawberry Company and
re-distributed pieces of produce through the senior meal program
• Canceled special event permit for the Challenge Walk MS: Southern California,
scheduled for November 6, at the request of the event organizer.
• Canceled special event permit for Oktoberfest, scheduled for October 3, at the request
of the event organizer.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 9, 2020
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Library & Cultural Arts
• Extended the due dates for library materials to September 8, the day after Labor Day.
The prior due date was July 14 or 6 weeks after checkout, whichever was later.
• Extended remote access to the popular genealogy database, Ancestry Library Edition, to
the end of August. This database has only been available inside the library, but the
vendor began allowing external access at no extra charge in March. Staff will continue to
evaluate the service monthly.
• With no in-person presentation last month of the Historic Preservation Commission’s
third grade art program, the artwork submitted has been made available online. The
Commission received artwork from one school this year while in most years we receive
artwork from 7-9 schools.
• Continuing to offer multiple virtual programs each week:
o Staff host a virtual family story time in English and Spanish via Facebook Live
each Wednesday morning, garnering anywhere from 150 to more than 300
views per story time.
o The Live From My Living Room concert series continues each month, featuring
musicians performing from their living rooms and reaching anywhere from
several hundred to more than a thousand viewers.
o Seven book clubs, five for adults and two for youth, are now meeting virtually.
o A panel of four authors will virtually discuss their latest books with readers
Sunday afternoon.
Community Development
• Update on building permit activity
Week ending 7/7
Avg. of 4 months
before pandemic
Permits issued 84 85
Inspections 293 420
Permits finalized 33 90
*All inspections conducted with social distancing measures
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 County’s closure of indoor operations for gyms, salons, places of worship and
malls
o Statewide closure of indoor dining, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, museums and
family entertainment centers
o Information about community outbreaks
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 9, 2020
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o Livestreams to county and state news conferences
o How contact tracing works
o Warning against contact tracing scams
o Encouragement to stay safe so businesses can stay open
o Carlsbad City Council agenda items, including COVID-19 updates
o How far COVID-19 droplets could spread from a sneeze
o Governor’s urge to adapt to new behaviors to slow the spread
o Reminder that taxes are due July 15
o Radical Reptiles and Friends Camp
o Open Play basketball
o Virtual city programs
▪ New free streaming services
▪ Summer reading adventure
• Updated public COVID-19 FAQ webpage
• Updated the communication plan for employee COVID exposures to reflect new
protocols on what information is shared
• Distributed employee COVID-19 update #48
o Notification, quarantine, contact tracing and cleaning protocols for employee
COVID-19 cases
o What employees can do to stay healthy
o Updated employee Q&A
o Online workshops and learning opportunities
o Employee Assistance Program
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