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Home My WebLink About2021-01-20; Coronavirus Response Update 120; Harrison, David Fire Department Safety Center 2560 Orion Way | Carlsbad, CA 92010 | 760-931-2141 Memo ID# 2021014 Council Memorandum Jan. 20, 2021 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 120 This memorandum provides 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 Jan. 19) California County Confirmed cases 2,996,968 216,835 Increase since last memo 249,680 22,040 Percentage increase since last memo 9% 11% Deaths 33,739 2,109 • The State of California is reporting the Southern Region’s intensive care unit capacity as 0%. San Diego County is reporting the county’s ICU capacity as 12%. Carlsbad status of outbreak (All data from Jan. 19) Carlsbad 92008 92009 92010 92011 Confirmed cases 3,610 1,008 1,331 604 645 Increase since last memo 300 80 111 63 42 % increase since last memo 9% 9% 9% 12% 7% Deaths >20 n/a n/a n/a n/a {city of Carlsbad CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 20, 2021 Page 2 Human Resources • Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure: As of Jan 20 Change since last memo Cleared, no positive diagnosis 288 +26 Cleared after positive diagnosis 54 +14 Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 17 -11 Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 4 -5 Self-quarantined due to symptoms, not tested 4 0 Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 2 -4 Self-quarantined due to high-risk exposure, tested negative 9 -6 City-by-city comparison • Carlsbad continues to have the second lowest rates of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as a percent of population in local cities with 50,000 or more residents, Carlsbad’s rate is at 3.13%, slightly higher rate than the 3.10% rate reported in Encinitas. Olula Vista --Poway Elcajon San Diego --Encinitas --Escondido San Marcos --Santee --la Mesa • • • • -National Oty --Oceanside --vista • • • • • Unincorporated--Carlsbad CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 20, 2021 Page 3 Police Department • Weekly update on calls for service: All calls Crime COVID-19 Mental health transports Domestic violence cases 11/23-11/29 1,920 143 242 14 11 11/30-12/6 2,135 166 340 7 12 12/7-12/13 2,104 164 383 10 8 12/14-12/20 2,067 165 325 12 10 12/21-12/27 1,746 137 350 10 12 12/28-1/3 1,908 162 371 10 4 1/4-1/10 2,080 143 403 10 6 1/11-1/17 2,198 156 268 9 8 COVID-19 calls 1/11-1/17 Extra patrol Health order violation Educational contact Medical Other Transient 221 28 7 5 5 2 Community Development • Weekly update on outdoor activation permits as of 1/19: On private property On sidewalk Permits pending 2 3 Permits approved 81 18 Total 83 21 A total of 105 businesses have applied. • Weekly update on building permit activity as of 1/19: Last week Weekly average Nov.-Dec. 2019 Permits issued 61 87 Inspections 314 362 Video inspections 72 n/a Permits finalized 34 104 *All inspections conducted with social distancing measures I I CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 20, 2021 Page 4 Parks & Recreation • Continued to ensure The Canyons Restaurant of The Crossings at Carlsbad Municipal Golf Course remained compliant with the state requirement for limiting service to take- out orders only • Continued to monitor parks for compliance with the applicable county and state protocols and requirements, including on athletic fields, basketball courts and pickleball courts. Tried to educate non-compliant patrons, and contacted Police Department dispatch if those efforts were unsuccessful • Update on senior meal program: o During the past week, provided 885 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or older.  522 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff  363 meals were picked-up at the Senior Center by residents o Total number of meals provided represents a 26% increase in the average total number of meals provided before the pandemic. o Picked up boxes of donated fresh produce from the Carlsbad Strawberry Company and re-distributed the produce through the senior meal program. • Provided the following virtual recreation programs: o Virtual preschool - Preschoolers attended their own Zoom meetings with five sessions of virtual classes Monday through Friday from the Kruger House o Successful Aging in Place: The Master Plan - Family-focused educational program covered such issues as housing, health, financial resources, transportation options and community and social access o Teens Teach Tech - High school students provided guidance to seniors on their various technology needs in this intergenerational program in partnership with Pacific Ridge High School o Lunch at the Culinary Lab - Delicious Belgian cuisine o UCSD Osher Lifelong Learning - A lecture on historic Point Loma Communication & Engagement • Communicated via city communication channels about the following topics related to the COVID-19 public health emergency: o Daily case data and update on county and state triggers o Tracking post-holiday surge o Vaccine updates including:  Distribution and the ability for those 75 and older to get vaccinated  New vaccines being submitted to the FDA  State’s upcoming online vaccine eligibility tool  Vaccine acceptance  More vaccine super stations o Starbucks in Washington state to help with vaccine distribution CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS Jan. 20, 2021 Page 5 o Allocation of CARES Act funding o City Council preview, including discussion of health order enforcement and federal funds o International travel testing requirement o County’s vote to increase enforcement on businesses not in compliance o Reminder of all public health guidelines o Virtual city programs:  Mental health and stress relief resources  Live Author Talk  Public meetings and input opportunities  Winter Reading Challenge  Female artist art lessons  Health and wellness  Family yoga • Updated COVID-19 webpages o Vaccine updates o Employee blog for mandatory review of COVID-19 prevention plan o Staff Human Relations training workshops • Updated memo for workplace outbreak procedures and notification process • Reprinted COVID-19 public health guidelines for the library, created signage for upcoming EMT/paramedic vaccine distribution events 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