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STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI
ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 11/08/21
AGENDA ITEM TITLE A weekly update on the City's planning and response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
CATEGORY 11 Discussion
11/08/21
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SPONSOR n Council 11 Mayor ❑ HR ❑ DCD ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ TS ❑ P&R ❑ Police ❑ PTV
SPONSOR'S The City is actively engaged in regional efforts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19).
SUMMARY Staff are providing the Council with updated information regarding the City's response to
COVID-19.
REVIEWED BY ❑ Trans&Infrastructure ❑ CommunitySvs/Safety ❑ Finance Corn ❑ Planning/Economic Dev.
❑ LTAC ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm.
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Coronavirus Report
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CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE
November 8, 2021
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ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND CITY OPERATIONS
* Essential Services & City Operations
In order to have consistency across public -facing activitues at the City Hall campus, beginning October 4, 2021
the permit counter, City Hall and human services in-person office hours will all be Mondays and Wednesdays
from 8:30 to noon. All services remain available remotely. Masks are required at all times in City facilities. City
staff that are able are encouraged to work remotely until January 3, 2022.
Total in-person customer volume for the week of October 25, 2021:
• Permit Counter: 11
• City Hall: 7
• Human Services: 0
* Human Services
Human Services staff assisted 7 households (10 individuals) with $8,363 in rent and utility assistance ($7,763 rent,
$600 utility). The least amount of rent owed was $800 the highest amount owing was $4,900. The KC EPRAP
program for COVID-related rental assistance continues to serve Tukwila residents. Tukwila landlords continue to
be identified as recipients of large funding amounts to assist all their residents with COVID related rental
arrearages. Staff currently has four additional households in various stages of the intake process which includes
ongoing support of Maple Crest households.
Residents and landlords who applied for the EPRAP program can check their status by going to:
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/COVID/eviction-prevention-rent-assistance
Source
General Fund Contracted
Partners
Covid Rental & Utility Assistance
Sewer/Water
HB 1406 Rental Assistance
Information from the community
on total past due rent amount
Households
Assisted/Ind
Rent: $2,003
2/2 Utility: $
Funding Breakdown
Rent: $2,195
2/2 Utility: $600
0/0 $
3/6
$3565 ($1500 for Maple Crest fire resident)
$500-$1,200 = 4
$1,250-$3,500 = 6
$3,600-$4,000 = 6
Over $4,000 = 1
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Fire Staffing and Calls for Service
There have been no changes to Fire staffing since the last report.
Police Staffing and Calls for Service
There have been no changes to Police staffing since the last report.
Calls for Service:
October 2020: 2,614
October 2021: 2,632
* Business Recovery
Business Re -Openings and Closings
Washington's economy is open. Nearly all businesses and public spaces including restaurants,
stores, offices, theaters, outdoor events, and other places can operate at full capacity with no
physical distancing requirements. The Delta variant continues to spread rapidly. COVID-19 cases,
hospitalizations, and deaths have declined since September but are still much higher than they
were this past summer.
On August 18th Governor Inslee announced a vaccine requirement for employees working in K-12,
most childcare and early learning, higher education, and State agencies. That requirement took
effect on October 18th. On September 9th President Biden announced that the Federal
government will require businesses with over 100 employees to require employees to be
vaccinated or get regular testing. Businesses are waiting for implementation guidance from OSHA
and/or State L&l.
On September 16th King County announced a new vaccine verification requirement that started
on October 25th. People are required to show proof of full vaccination to enter public places such
as outdoor events with 500 or more people, indoor recreational activities of any size such as
restaurants, bars, performances, theaters, conferences, gyms, and professional sports. The
requirement starts for small bars and restaurants (seating capacity of 12 or fewer) on December 6.
Outdoor dining, take-out, grocery stores, retail stores, private events at private locations, and other
situations are exempt. Unvaccinated people can still attend by showing proof of a negative
COVID-19 test. People do not have to show identification when showing proof of vaccination.
On October 14th the Governor announced that, starting on November 15th, verification of
vaccination or a recent negative test will be required to enter large, ticketed events with over
1,000 people (indoors) or 10,000 people (outdoors).
An expanded statewide mask mandate took effect on August 23rd, every person (including
customers and employees) is required to wear masks when indoors with someone from outside
their household, however, there are exceptions. For example, the requirement does not apply to
people who are working indoors by themselves or are vaccinated and only working with other
employees. Businesses can adopt more stringent requirements. Under the Governor's
Proclamation 20-25.15 businesses are prohibited from allowing customers to enter or remain in an
indoor space in a business unless the customer is wearing a face mask. On September 13th masks
also became required (for both vaccinated and unvaccinated) for outdoor events with 500 or
more attendees.
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Business Assistance
There are some government funding programs still accepting applications including the Economic
Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Small Business Flex Fund. The programs offer low interest
loans to small businesses. Through EIDL some small businesses may be eligible for grants up to
$15,000. We anticipate that later this year the State will implement a $50 million fifth round of the
Working Washington small business grant program. The State is also significantly limiting increases in
unemployment insurance costs for businesses.
King County is distributing $145 million of federal funds for residential rental assistance and eviction
prevention to tenants and landlords through their Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance
Program (EPRAP). King County will significantly increase the EPRAP funding with additional ARPA
funds in 2022.
Unemployment
The unemployment claims data report is included monthly and was included in the packet of the
October 18, 2021 Council meeting.
MEETING THE COMMUNITY'S BASIC NEEDS
* Food Resources and Distribution
Senior Meals, number of meals distributed.
Week of 1 1 / 1
Tukwila Pantry
Building is currently under re -construction for
better usage.
Duwamish Curb Cafe 25
Meals on Wheels 402*
Double order due to Veteran's Day.
10/21 262
10/23 341
10/26 410
At the end of third quarter, the Tukwila Pantry reported that 2,493,658 pounds of food had been
distributed through the end of September. 1,598,814 pounds was specifically distributed to Tukwila
residents.
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COVID-19 UPDATES
* Covid-19 Tukwila Overview
Level of Community
Transmission
Substantial
Cases Hospitalizations Deaths
2,626 124 21
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Cases
3 daily average cases
+2 new cases since 11/02/21
-59% decrease
in the last 7 -days (18)
from the prior 7 -days (44)
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Specimen Date (last 120 days)
11/01/21
Hospitalizations
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<1 daily average hospitalizations
+0 new hospitalizations since 11/02/21
Increase of 1
in the last 7 -days (1)
from the prior 7 -days (0)
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08/01/21 09/01/21 10/01/21
Admission Date (last 120 days)
11/01/21
Deaths
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2.0
1.5
+0 new deaths since 11/02/21 1.0
0 daily average deaths
No change
in the last 14 -days (0)
from the prior 14 -days (0)
*Mobile Vaccination Team
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0.0
08/01/21 09/01/21 10/01/21
Death Date (last 120 days)
11/01/21
The Tukwila Fire Department' Mobile Vaccine Team (MVT) will be stood up to provide booster shots
to homebound individuals that meet the booster thresholds.
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* Vaccine Update & Locations
There are many ways for community members to access the vaccine at no cost. Multiple
appointments are available at sites in the area, as well as private opportunities. Visit
vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov for location and appointment opportunities. Booster shot information
and vaccines for children ages 5 through 11 are also available at vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov.
Free COVID-19 vaccinations are offered at pop-up clinics at the Sullivan Center at Tukwila Village
on Saturdays from November 6 through December 18, 2021, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Appointments
and proof of residency are not required. The Tukwila Village pop-up provides free $50 gift cards to
Fred Meyer. More info at:
https://experiencetukwila.com/event/tukwila-covid-19-vaccination-clinics/
Vaccinations in King County as of November 2, 2021:
• 1 dose: 1,733,951 or 88.8%
• 2 doses: 1,624,859 or 83.2%
• Booster doses: 219,069
Below is a zip code map of vaccinations as of November 2, 2021 (percentage of population 12+
with at least one dose) in King County, with Tukwila's two zip codes highlighted:
• 98168: 88.2%
• 98188: 94.1%
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Below is a chart of vaccinations by region in King County. Note that South King County has a lower
vaccination rate than many other areas in the county.
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'fable of all KC residents who have at least one dose by age group and regions
12+ years 12-19 years 20-29 years 30.39 years 40-49 years 50.59 years 60-69 years 7079 years 80+ years
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Overall King County 88.7% 76.7% 762% 84.2% 92.6% >95% >95% >95% >95%
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South
Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, and 923% 91% 74.7% 88% >95% 943% 945% >95% >95%
N Seattle and Shoreline 865% 73.2% 703% 865% >95% 89.9% 945% >95% 94.1%
Central Seattle 833% 70.7% 753% 92.4% 85.9% 86.7% 75.0% 94.1% 93%
W Seattle, S Seattle, Delridge and Highline 92.8% 813% 77.9% 91.2% >95% >95% >95% >95% 89.0%
Burien, Renton, Tukwila and Seatac 87.0% 70% 712% 803`% 93% >95% >95% >95% >95%
Auburn, Kent, and Federal Way 8139E 58.0% 683% 74.7% 80.2% 93.7% >95% >95% >95%
South East King County 80.2% 57.4% 75.0% 72.0% 73% 84.0% >95% >95% >95%
Bellevue, Issaquah and Mercer Island >95% >95% 93.1% 883% >95% >95% 92.8% 903% >95%
East King County >95% >95% >95% 6>893550% 44 8%• >95% �95`t >95% >95%
Vashonlsland >95% 90.1% >95% 865% 75.796 X95% >95% >95%
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>95% >95% 863% 82.2% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95%
91.5% 76.7% 80% 923% >95% 86.0% >95% >95% >95%
86.4% 74.7% 73.0% 89.0% 94.0% 93.1% 87.7% >95% 93.6%
835% 61.7% 712% 76.4% 823% 92.4% >95% >95% >95%
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* COVID-19 Testing
The following are the number of individuals tested over the past week at the Church by the Side of
the Road. This is a regional testing facility drawing individuals from across south King County. All
testing locations in the region are seeing a significant surge in the number of people requesting tests.
King County has contracted with off-duty officers to provide traffic management along Tukwila
International Boulevard and Military Road to mitigate traffic impacts in the neighborhood.
11/2 - 418 individuals tested
11/1 - 520 individuals tested
10/31 - closed
10/30 - 368 individuals tested
10/29 - 455 individuals tested
10/28 - 470 individuals tested
10/27 - 512 individuals tested
* WA Notify
WA Notify (also known as Washington Exposure Notifications) is a free tool that works on smartphones to alert
users if they may have been exposed to COVID-19 without sharing any personal information. It is completely
private and doesn't know who you are or track where you go.
To download the app:
•
On an iPhone, enable Exposure
Notifications in Settings:
• Go to Settings
• Scroll down to Exposure Notifications
• Click "Turn On Exposure Notifications"
• Select United States
• Select Washington
On an Android phone:
• Go to the Google Play Store
• Download the WA Notify app
For Android or iPhone, scan the QR code:
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