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Memo ID# 2021060
Council Memorandum
March 17, 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 128
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.
• Carlsbad CERT volunteers continued to support Operation Collaboration at Carlsbad
vaccination site.
Regional status of outbreak (Data from Mar. 16)
California County
Confirmed cases 3,530,055 265,906
Increase since last memo 16,377 2,158
% increase since last memo .47% .81%
Deaths 55,372 3,462
Carlsbad status of outbreak (Data from Mar. 16)
Carlsbad 92008 92009 92010 92011
Confirmed cases 4,543 1,291 1,684 737 828
Increase since last memo 52 14** 16 6 7
% increase since last memo 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% .8% .9%
Deaths >51 n/a n/a n/a n/a
*Note: Total and ZIP code tallies come from different county reporting sources and do not always add up.
**Note: Mar 10 memo incorrectly stated 92008 cases as 1,227, the actual number was 1,277, resulting in
an increase of 14
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
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Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure:
As of
March 17
Change
since last
memo
Cleared, no positive diagnosis 327 +1
Cleared after positive diagnosis 87 +1
Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 1 0
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 0 0
Self-quarantined due symptoms, not tested 0 -1
Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 0 0
Self-quarantined due to high-risk exposure,
tested negative 1 0
City-by-city comparison
• Carlsbad continues to have the 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
3.92%, slightly lower than the 4.07% rate reported in Encinitas.
Staff updates to City Council
• Given the length of the March 23 City Council meeting agenda, the next COVID-19
Actions and Expenditures Report update to the council will be on April 6, 2021. The
City Council will continue to receive these weekly written reports every Wednesday.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
March 17, 2021
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Police Department
• Weekly update on calls for service:
All calls Crime COVID-19
Mental
health
transports
Domestic
violence
cases
1/18-1/24 1,868 144 285 4 8
1/25-1/31 2,056 163 285 9 11
2/1-2/7 2,203 167 281 7 9
2/8-2/14 2,128 176 316 12 7
2/15-2/21 2,044 150 278 15 10
2/22-2/28 2,164 162 383 9 7
3/1-3/7 1,996 154 253 15 7
3/8-3/14 2,188 161 329 18 9
COVID-19 calls 3/8-3/14
Extra patrols
Health
order
violations
Transient Educational Medical Mental Other
290 19 11 5 1 1 1
Community Development
• Weekly update on outdoor activation permits as of March 8:
On private
property
On public
right of way
Total # of
permits
Businesses
applied*
Permits pending 6 2 8 7
Permits approved 83 22 105 99
Total 89 24 113 105
*Several businesses applied for multiple permits.
• Weekly update on building permit activity as of March 8:
Last week
Weekly avg.
Jan-Feb 2020
Permits issued 69 87
Inspections 305 452
Video inspections 69 n/a
Permits finalized 90 95
*All inspections conducted with social distancing measures
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
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Parks & Recreation
• Based on the state moving San Diego County’s risk level from the purple tier into the
less restrictive red tier:
o Prepared to re-open community centers for limited active and passive use at
10% maximum capacity according to the state’s guidance for fitness facilities and
the county’s supplemental requirements. The exact date of reopening is under
review.
o Prepared to re-open the Leo Carrillo Ranch Park historic structures for limited
public use and tours at 25% maximum capacity, following the state’s guidance
for museums and the county’s supplemental requirements. The exact date of
reopening is also under review.
o Prepared to re-open indoor dining at The Canyons Restaurant at The Crossings at
Carlsbad Municipal Golf Course at 25% maximum capacity, following the state’s
guidance for Restaurants and the county’s supplemental requirements. This
reopening will occur by Friday, March 19.
• Update on staff’s actions related to the senior meal program:
o Provided 829 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or older, during the past week
▪ 476 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff
▪ 353 meals were picked-up at the Senior Center by residents
▪ Total number of meals provided represents a 18% 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
• Staff provided the following virtual recreation programs:
o Noble Purpose: Igniting Extraordinary Passion for Life and Work - A seven-
interactive course that follows concepts put forth in the book of the same name.
o Teen Culinary Lab: Virtual Cooking Class and Lunch at the Culinary Lab (Seniors) -
Featured Indian cuisine including vegetable samosas and Makhani Murgh (velvet
butter chicken). Next week’s labs prepare vegan cuisine.
o UCSD Osher Lifelong Learning - Lecture titled “Great 20th Century Patrons of the
Arts and their Artists (Part 1)”
o Successful Aging in Place: Nutrition and Brain Health - Offered lifestyles and food
choices that can minimize cognitive decline as we age.
Library & Cultural Arts
• This summer’s TGIF Concerts in the Park season will be canceled for 2021 as a public
health precaution during the ongoing pandemic. The 35th anniversary of this popular
community concert series will be postponed until 2022. The Cultural Arts staff team is
currently exploring other virtual options for this summer with a focus on local talent,
including the development of a TGIF in Your Backyard series and ramping up the new
performance series, Virtually Artful.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
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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 Video montage of Carlsbad’s past year to mark a year with COVID-19
o At-a-glance chart for what’s open in the red tier and what’s changed
o New thresholds for purple, red, orange and yellow tiers
o Vaccine updates:
▪ More vaccine eligibility and who is next
▪ Available appointments through Operation Collaboration
▪ New clinic in Oceanside
▪ CDC guidance about the three available vaccines
▪ Vaccine progress in the county
▪ Timing for second dose
o New stimulus funds for COVID-19 response
o County’s emergency rental and utility assistance
o Individual economic impact payments
o Update on students returning to school
o Carlsbad life science success story
o Economic outlook
o Reminder of all public health guidelines
o Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day safely
o Virtual city programs:
▪ Public meetings
▪ Esports tournament
▪ Carlsbad Reads Together
▪ Youth and family yoga
▪ Teen culinary lab
▪ Family pirate night
▪ Mental health resources
▪ Homebound library program
• New vaccine appointments for eligible city employees in San Marcos and Santee
• Produced video highlighting community and city efforts for anniversary of COVID-19
emergency declaration in Carlsbad
• Launched “shop local, stay safe, stay open” video ad on YouTube, other online platforms
• Sent employee email #75
o COVID update and employee case numbers
o New touchless thermometers at city facilities
o Reopening update
o Goal setting
o Cybersecurity training and example
o Employee Appreciation Day and video
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c: 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