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STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 9/21/20
AGENDA ITEM TITLE A weekly update on the City’s planning and response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
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SUMMARY The City is actively engaged in regional efforts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Staff are providing the Council with updated information regarding the City’s response to
COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Response Update
September 21, 2020
* Denotes All New Content in the Section
Essential Services and City Operations
There are no changes to essential services or City operations since the last report. The Administration is
currently surveying staff to understand the impacts of public schools being closed this fall on the organization.
Staff leadership is seeking to understand how we can accommodate employees impacted by children engaged in
distance learning this fall.
Financial Stability
At the May 18 City Council meeting the Council approved various measures for the mayor to implement to
address the revenue shortfalls associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The Council continues to receive
regular updates on the implementation of the financial measures associated with the coronavirus pandemic, the
most recent of which is at the September 14, 2020 Committee of the Whole.
Police Staffing and Calls for Service
There have been no changes to Police staffing since the last report.
Fire Staffing and Calls for Service
There have been no changes to Fire staffing since the last report.
* Human Services
This week, staff assisted four households (14 individuals) with $3850 in rental assistance from House Bill 1406
funds. Human Services staff continues to work closely with landlords, many are referring their residents directly,
and other funding partners to create ‘patchwork’ funding. Some residents concerns include returning to work at
greatly reduced hours and previously laid off workers being let go again due to the stronghold COVID still has in
our region.
The Riverton Park Methodist United Church (RPUMC) received a large grant from King County to work with local,
small landlords in assisting with the rental needs of their residents. This is part of King County’s newest program
where the County collects applications from interested landlords and tenants and through a lottery process.
Recipients are notified and then work directly with community partners (like RPUMC) to distribute the funds
within the community. More information will be shared as details unfold.
* Business Recovery
Business Re-Openings
On September 11, the Washington State Department of Health released a situation report which reflects an
overall Statewide decline in COVID-19 activity as of late August even though the public activity levels have
increased. The report cites that social distancing, limiting gathering size and wearing face coverings are working
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to slow the spread of the disease. However, Secretary of Health John Weisman said that “While we see some
encouraging trends in case counts, the risk remains extremely high throughout the state.”
As of September 16, King County continues in Phase 2 of Washington’s “Safe Start” four phase business
reopening plan. On July 28 the State paused any counties from moving into higher phases and the pause
continues in effect. Because social distancing and limited gathering size are key factors to slowing the spread,
and because the Secretary of Heath stated the risk remains extremely high throughout the state, economic
development staff does not anticipate counties being allowed to move into higher phases in the near future.
Currently, most of Tukwila’s business activities are allowed to be open (some under significant capacity
limitations and safety procedures). Business activities still not allowed in this Phase include indoor card rooms,
large sporting events, and vending game areas (pool tables, video games, arcades, etc.).
Business Assistance
Work continues on SavingLocalKC.com, ExperienceTukwila, Southside Promise, collaborating with the Chamber
and other regional organizations, and the $31,965 small business grant program.
Staff is in contact with the Governor’s Office and key local businesses to facilitate approval and guidance for
other entertainment activities to reopen.
Washington State has provided additional funding through counties for small business grants from the Federal
CARES Act. The Seattle Metro Chamber is serving as King County’s conduit to award and process this grant
program. The application and more information is available at www.kingcountyado.com. The City has emailed
information on the grant opportunity to all of our businesses.
Unemployment
Attached is the unemployment report for the zip codes 98168 and 98188, as well as maps of those zip codes.
The key information is found in the Unduplicated Continued Claims, which is where you can track the overall
changes in unemployment. The Initial Claims help to show how unemployment was much more prevalent early
on in the pandemic as the reader can see the high number of initial claims per week.
*. Meeting our Community’s Basic Needs
Tukwila Food Pantry number of families served
9/15 - 407
9/12 - 532
9/10 - 559
Innovasian Cuisine (Tukwila business) is donating individual meals in two deliveries to the Pantry:
315 cases that contain 2,520 meals will be donated next week.
Second shipment of 315 cases will come at the end of September
Senior Meal Distribution
45 households
52 clients and
421 meals to deliver
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Public Safety Plan Construction Projects
There have been no changes to the Public Safety Plan projects since the last report.
Compliance with the Governor’s Order
There have been no changes to compliance issues since the last report.
* Covid-19 Testing Sites
Below are the two nearest testing sites in/to Tukwila. For more information on free testing sites in King County,
visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/testing.aspx
Note: The testing at the Pantry has been reduced from weekly to once a month due to the low number of people
seeking testing at this site. The next testing date at the Pantry will be included in the coronavirus reports moving
forward.
Tukwila Pantry, October 8, 2020 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Highline College, Wednesdays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* Public Health – Seattle & King County Covid-19 Outbreak Summary – Tukwila
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Week #Start Date
98168 98188 Total 98168 98188 Total
10 8-Mar 184 115 299 NA NA NA
11 15-Mar 965 608 1,573 NA NA NA
12 22-Mar 1,234 993 2,227 NA NA NA
13 29-Mar 1,255 1,058 2,313 NA NA NA
14 5-Apr 1,034 868 1,902 NA NA NA
15 12-Apr 629 552 1,181 3,527 2,752 6,279
16 19-Apr 922 964 1,886 3,481 2,747 6,228
17 26-Apr 743 706 1,449 3,759 3,100 6,859
18 3-May 684 542 1,226 3,907 3,248 7,155
19 10-May 690 537 1,227 4,029 3,348 7,377
20 17-May 280 234 514 3,715 3,173 6,888
21 24-May 225 202 427 3,846 3,242 7,088
22 31-May 215 173 388 3,390 2,977 6,367
23 7-Jun 217 173 390 3,226 2,843 6,069
24 14-Jun 200 185 385 3,094 2,901 5,995
25 21-Jun 215 173 388 3,146 2,822 5,968
26 28-Jun 217 173 390 3,049 2,741 5,790
27 5-Jul 200 185 385 3,003 2,686 5,689
28 12-Jul 199 150 349 2,951 2,640 5,591
29 19-Jul 191 142 333 2,833 2,512 5,345
30 26-Jul 162 134 296 2,777 2,515 5,292
31 2-Aug 149 124 273 2,568 2,336 4,904
32 9-Aug 137 119 256 2,518 2,258 4,776
33 16-Aug 116 86 202 2,414 2,204 4,618
34 23-Aug 131 111 242 2,387 2,187 4,574
Notes:
(1) Data provided by Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Regional Labor Economist, WA State ESD
(2) When reading the data, the number of the week references the week on the calendar year. Each
week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday. That is, week 1 is the week containing January 1.
(3) Unduplicated Continued Claims reflects the number of people who received payments. This is
different from simple Continued Claims which reflects the total number of payments (which includes
instances where individuals file and are paid for previous weeks' claims.
(4) Unemployment claims data is not available based on the City of Tukwila boundary. The chart above
shows two zip codes that cover most of Tukwila and an even larger area outside of Tukwila. The
current unemployment rate is not available for the city of Tukwila. Using 2017 jobs data and
unemployment claims, staff estimates the unemployment rate for zip codes 98168 and 98188 to be
approximately 15%.
Initial Claims Unduplicated Continued Claims
Unemployment Claims
Zip Codes 91868 and 98188
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OnTheMap
Home Area Profile Report
All Jobs for All Workers in 2017
Created by the U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap https://onthemap.ces.census.gov on 09/16/2020
Counts and Density of All Jobs in Home Selection Area in 2017
All Workers
Map Legend
Job Density [Jobs/Sq. Mile]
5 - 203
204 - 799
800 - 1,793
1,794 - 3,183
3,184 - 4,972
Job Count [Jobs/Census Block]
1 - 4
5 - 28
29 - 94
95 - 222
223 - 434
Selection Areas
Analysis Selection
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OnTheMap
Home Area Profile Report
All Jobs for All Workers in 2017
Created by the U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap https://onthemap.ces.census.gov on 09/16/2020
Counts and Density of All Jobs in Home Selection Area in 2017
All Workers
Map Legend
Job Density [Jobs/Sq. Mile]
5 - 215
216 - 848
849 - 1,902
1,903 - 3,379
3,380 - 5,277
Job Count [Jobs/Census Block]
1 - 2
3 - 21
22 - 103
104 - 324
325 - 791
Selection Areas
Analysis Selection
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