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Memo ID# 2020151
Council Memorandum
July 21, 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 82
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 20)
California County Carlsbad
Confirmed cases 391,538 24,135 395
Increase since last memo 43,904 2,689 61
Deaths 7,964 478 n/a
Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure:
Cleared, no positive diagnosis 90
Cleared after positive diagnosis 2
Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 3
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 7
Self-quarantined due to symptoms, not tested 2
Self-quarantined while awaiting test results 2
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 21, 2020
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Police Department
• Update on homeless response:
o There are four formerly homeless people lodged at a hotel in Carlsbad to keep them
safe from COVID-19. The three women and one man are all from Carlsbad.
o Staff will retain room at hotel thru 7/24/20 to support closing the program and
transitioning clients to other housing
• From Thursday 7/16 to Monday 7/20, Homeless Outreach Team officers contacted 19
people. Nine accepted resources and four declined. Referrals were not an option during
six of the contacts. Officers also handed out nine masks.
Library & Cultural Arts
• The department has closely followed the REALM, or Reopening Archives, Libraries and
Museums, study. Based on the study’s latest results, released on July 20, the library will
now quarantine returned library materials for 96 hours instead of the previous
recommendation of 72 hours. The study examined the length of time the COVID-19
virus remains active on a variety of materials commonly found in libraries, museums and
archives. The study is a research partnership between libraries, the Institute of Museum
and Library Services, and Battelle, a scientific research organization.
Parks & Recreation
• Update on senior meal program:
o Provided 881 meals during the past week to Carlsbad residents 60 or older
▪ 449 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff
▪ 432 meals were picked up at the Senior Center by residents
o Total number of meals provided is a 26% increase in the average total number of
meals served before the pandemic
o Picked up boxes of donated fresh produce from the Carlsbad Strawberry
Company and re-distributed pieces of produce through the senior meal program
Community Development
• Update on outdoor dining permit activity:
On private
property
On
sidewalk
Pending 20 4
Issued 14 2
Note: 22 businesses have applied, two received both
kinds of permits
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 21, 2020
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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 Description of the latest community outbreaks
o How COVID-19 patients are trending younger in age
o State’s updated guidance on outdoor hair salons, barbershops and personal care
services
o Carlsbad’s permitting options for allowing businesses to move into private
parking lots and city sidewalks
o Carlsbad small business loan application
o State’s guidance on reopening schools in the fall and how it would not apply to
counties on the state’s monitoring list, such as San Diego County
o How COVID-19 is different than the flu
o How to slow the spread of COVID-19
o Graphic showing what you could be saying by wearing a mask
o People can still spread COVID-19 without showing symptoms
o Reminder when to wear masks while celebrating National Parks and Recreation
Month
o County hiring more case investigators to close the gap on trigger
o CDC warning against hand sanitizers containing methanol
o Livestreams to state and county news conferences
o Virtual city programs
▪ Garden seeding classes
▪ Senior Zumba classes
▪ Summer camps
▪ Summer reading adventure
▪ Zoom lectures from UCSD Ocher Lifelong Learning Institute
▪ Embroidery workshop
▪ Library’s live virtual family program with Pacific Animal Productions
• Produced and shared the following videos:
o Update on city services taking place during COVID-19
o Safety practices at Carlsbad libraries
o Stay safe so Carlsbad businesses can stay open
• Created webpage on how businesses can activate outdoor spaces such as public
sidewalks and private parking lots to adhere to COVID-19 public health order
• Designed and printed “face masks required” banners and signs for:
o City parks
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
July 21, 2020
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o Carlsbad Village
o Upper Sea Wall
o Special event kiosks throughout the city
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