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Memo ID #2020147
Council Memorandum
July 16, 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 81
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 15)
California County Carlsbad
Confirmed cases 347,634 21,446 334
Increase since last memo 18,472 1,098 16
Deaths 7,227 448 n/a
Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure
Cleared to return to work 88
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 8
Self-quarantined while awaiting test results 4
Self-quarantined after testing positive 3
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 16, 2020
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Police department
• Weekly update on calls for service:
All calls Crime COVID-19*
Mental
health
transports
Domestic
violence
cases
2/24-3/1 2,299 154 n/a 8 6
3/2-3/8 2,091 170 n/a 3 12
3/9-3/15 1,899 181 n/a 8 5
3/16-3/22 1,601 109 94 9 3
3/23-3/29 2,187 96 217 4 9
3/30-4/5 2,250 113 667 3 6
4/6-4/12 2,278 92 683 9 6
4/13-4/19 2,296 143 775 12 6
4/20-4/26 2,384 118 689 5 14
4/27-5/3 2,639 137 739 9 11
5/4-5/10 2,474 129 528 10 6
5/11-5/17 2,493 171 598 15 6
5/18-5/24 2,420 169 572 15 14
5/25-5/31 1,859 154 468 9 9
6/1-6/7 2,094 123 92 7 5
6/8-6/14 1,989 157 102 12 8
6/15-6/21 1,870 161 180 14 8
6/22-6/28 1,994 157 229 7 15
6/29-7/5 2,207 147 265 8 15
7/6-7/12 1,959 177 172 10 14
*COVID-19
Extra patrol 70
Health order violations 59
Trespass 18
Party 11
Transient 7
Other 6
Medical 1
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 16, 2020
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Community Development
• Weekly update on building permit activity:
Week ending
7/14
Weekly average for
May & June, 2019
Permits issued 102 95
Inspections 61 78
Permits finalized 395 342
Note: We are using a different period for comparison to reflect
seasonal change in activicty. All inspections continue to be conducted
with social distancing measures.
• Weekly update on outdoor dining permit activity:
On private
property On sidewalk
Pending 4 0
Issued 14 2
*14 businesses have applied.
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, personal care services,
places of worship and malls
o Explanation of the county’s positivity rate
o Testing update on priority testing for high risk groups
o National studies and credible sources of tracking COVID-19
o Economic Development joint communication on how to activate outdoor space
for business use
o NBC7’s story about a local restaurant’s parking lot transformation to adhere to
physical distance protocols
o County’s new partnership with local biotech company for testing
o Encouragement to stay safe to help businesses stay open
o City Council’s COVID-19 response update
o Livestream to county news conferences
o Reminder when to wear masks while celebrating National Parks and Recreation
Month
o Visualization of airborne spread
o Reminder that taxes are due July 15
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 16, 2020
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o Open play gym closing again
o Virtual city programs
▪ Mindful movements yoga classes
▪ Summer camps
▪ Free senior Zoom lectures
▪ Virtual family story time
▪ Genealogy resources
• Updated public COVID-19 FAQ webpage
• Updated COVID-19 business page
o How to move your business outdoors (sidewalks and parking lots)
o Carlsbad small business loan program applications
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