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Council Memorandum
Memo ID# 2021125
June 23, 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 142
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.
Note: This will be the final Coronavirus Response Update.
Emergency Operations Center
• Emergency Operations Center staff activated to support COVID-19 mitigation and response
operations and information sharing, and virtually activated to support the city’s reopening
and re-staffing.
Regional status of outbreak (Updated data from June 22)
Carlsbad status of outbreak (Updated data from June 22)
Carlsbad 92008 92009 92010 92011
Confirmed cases 5,017 1,411 1,868 814 921
Increase since last memo 8 3 2 1 2
Percentage increase .16% .21% .11% .12% .22%
Deaths (as of June 1) 60 25 17 10 8
*Note: Total and ZIP code tallies come from different county reporting sources and do not always add up.
Fire Department
Safety Center 2560 Orion Way | Carlsbad, CA 92010 | 760-931-2141
California County
Confirmed cases 3,705,427 281,866
Increase since last memo 7,500 492
Percentage increase since last memo .20% .17%
Deaths 62,741 3,770
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
June 23, 2021
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Human Resources
• Status of employees with possible COVID-19 exposure:
As of
June 22
Change
since last
memo
Cleared, no positive diagnosis 347 0
Cleared after positive diagnosis 92 0
Self-isolated due to positive diagnosis 0 0
Self-quarantined due to exposure, not tested 0 0
Self-quarantined due to symptoms, not tested 0 0
Self-quarantined while waiting for test results 0 0
Self-quarantined due to high-risk exposure, tested
negative 0 0
City-by-city comparison
• Carlsbad continues to have the lowest rate of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as a percent of
population in local cities with 50,000 or more residents. Carlsbad’s rate is largely
unchanged from last week at 4.35% and remains below the 4.54% rate in Encinitas and
the 4.99% rate in Poway.
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
June 23, 2021
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Police Department
• The department is no longer conducting COVID-19-related patrols.
• Weekly update on calls for service:
All calls
Crime
COVID-19
Mental
health
transports
Domestic
violence
cases
4/26-5/2 2,024 169 259 12 14
5/3-5/9 2,242 200 265 15 13
5/10-5/16 2,179 170 259 11 11
5/17-5/23 2,241 196 264 10 10
5/24-5/30 2,310 175 265 17 13
5/31-6/6 2,028 171 215 10 17
6/7-6/13 2,101 166 229 17 11
6/14-6/20 2,254 156 0 9 6
Community Development
• Weekly update on outdoor activation permits as of June 19:
On private
property
On public
right of way
Total # of
permits
Businesses
applied*
Permits pending 1 0 1 1
Permits approved 99 25 124 115
Total 100 25 125 116
*Several businesses applied for multiple permits.
• Weekly update on building permit activity as of June 19:
Last week
Weekly average
April-May 2020
Permits issued 99 69
Inspections 319 332
Video inspections 29 n/a
Permits finalized 64 63
*All inspections conducted with social distancing measures
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
June 23, 2021
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Parks & Recreation
• Finalized operational plans to reopen the Senior Center, including the resumption of
congregate meal service, on July 6
• Scheduled the discontinuation of Urban Corps’ supplemental sanitization of outdoor
common areas in parks, preserves and north beach on July 1
• Update on staff’s actions related to the senior meal program:
o Reached the milestone of having provided 60,000 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or
older, since the onset of the pandemic
o During the past week, provided 772 meals to Carlsbad residents 60 or older
▪ 475 meals were delivered to residents’ homes by staff
▪ 297 meals were picked-up at the Senior Center by residents
▪ Total number of meals provided represents a 10% increase in the average
total number of meals provided before the pandemic
Communication & Engagement
• Communicated via city communication channels about the following topics related to the
COVID-19 public health emergency:
o Extended and reopened in-person service hours for city facilities
o California Department of Public Health guidelines for Beyond the Blueprint for Business
Sectors, effective June 15
o CDPH face coverings fact sheet, guidance and Q&A
o Cal/OSHA rules for workplaces
o COVID-19 state and local case numbers and data
o COVID-19 lottery scams
o COVID-19 relief funds
o Water bill assistance
o Emergency rental assistance extension
o Extension and availability of small business loans
o Reminder of public health guidelines
o Virtual city programs
o Vaccine updates
▪ Vaccination progress, milestones and supply
▪ Verification of vaccination information
▪ Variant update
▪ Incentives from state to get vaccinated
▪ Local case numbers
▪ Carlsbad COVID-19 cases in comparison to other cities in San Diego County
▪ Mobile drop-in vaccination sites and county vaccination site information
Sent employee updates
o Updated workplace regulations
o Masks and other rules for the workplace
o Vaccination verification status
o Rules for the public
o Information on how to get vaccinated
o Employee COVID-19 cases update (none to report)
o Changes to the health screening process before coming to city buildings
CORONAVIRUS ACTIONS
June 23, 2021
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• Updated COVID-19 webpages
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