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Council Memorandum
Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services
Judy Von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager (c:;0
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Carlsbad
Memo ID #2020262
Re: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic'security Act Funding and Employee
Health and Safety
This memorandum provides information related to the city's purchase of 5,000 face masks
printed with the City of Carlsbad logo. The masks are compliant with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines for
face coverings which are intended to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Background
Masks were purchased from the vendor, Our Custom Masks, at a cost of $16,577.50. Funding
was made available through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, established by the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act requires that funding be used to
cover expenses that:
1. Are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with
respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19);
2. Were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of
March 27, 2020 (the date of enactment of the CARES Act) for the state or
government; and
3. Were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on
Dec. 30, 2020.
Discussion
Face coverings are important to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Providing masks with city
branding will maintain visual consistency and help to make city employees more easily
identifiable to each other and to the public.
Next Steps
To ensure all employees have a compliant face mask, the city will distribute two masks to all
city employees prior to Dec. 24, 2020. Masks will be packaged with an end-of-year greeting and
mailed to the employee's home address.
The COVID Task Force will continue to closely monitor federal, state and local face covering
Administrative Services Branch
Human Resources Department
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guidelines to ensure employees remain properly equipped to slow the spread of disease.
Please contact Judy von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director at (760) 473-4670 if you have
any questions.
cc: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager