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Home My WebLink AboutReg 2021-04-05 Item 7A - COVID-19 - Coronavirus Weekly ReportCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeting Date Prepared by Mayors review Council review 04/05/21 RB ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 7.A. 31 STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 04/05/21 AGENDA ITEM TITLE A weekly update on the City's planning and response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) CATEGORY 11 Discussion 04/05/21 ❑ Motion Mtg Date ❑ Resolution Mtg Date ❑ Ordinance Mtg Date ❑ Bid Award Mtg Date ❑ Public Hearing Mtg Date ❑ Other Mtg Date Mtg Date SPONSOR n Council 11 Mayor ❑ HR ❑ DCD ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ TS ❑ P&R ❑ Police ❑ Pr 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 Com ❑ Planning/Economic Dev. ❑ LTAC ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: N/A COMMITTEE CHAIR: RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. COMMITTEE N/A N/A COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $ $ Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 04/05/21 Coronavirus Report 31 32 Coronavirus Response Update April 5, 2021 * Denotes All New Content in the Section Essential Services and City Operations With the recent Governor's order, staff is being extra vigilant to ensure that worksites are being inhabited under the mandated 25% capacity and that City facilities are being utilized only be staff who must report to work in order to complete their jobs. Financial Stability The Finance Director provided the most recent COVID Financial Update to the Council on Monday, March 8, 2021. 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 In the month of March, Human Services staff assisted 23 household (58 individuals) for a combined total of total of $29,363 of assistance. 22 households (57 individuals) were assisted with rent ($28,631) and a single adult household with utilities ($752). $3,474 was allocated from our non-profit partners; $14,439 from HB 1406 funds, $11,450 with the new, internal COVID Rent/Utility assistance program. Human Service staff is excited to announce the temporary, part time staff addition of Delia Urrea, who will be allocating the 2021 COVID Rent/Utility Assistance Program. These funds were earmarked by City Council for residents deeply impacted by COVID. Delia has an extensive experience in human services providing direct assistance to residents in need. Her background includes long term employment with DSHS and the City of Seattle. In the past two weeks, staff spoke with 12 households in need of rental assistance. The range of back -owed rent was $693 - $6,600. $0-499 = 0 $500-$1,200 = 2 $1,250-$3,500 = 4 $3,600-$4,000 = 2 Over $4,000 = 4 Human Services staff continues to encourage residents to fill out the 'Interest Form' for the King County Eviction Prevention Rental Assistance Program (EPRAP). Staff assists residents who are unable to fill out the form on their own. 33 * Business Recovery Business Re -Openings and Closings On March 22, the entire State entered Phase 3 of the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery. Under this plan, counties will be individually evaluated every three weeks with evaluations occurring on Mondays and changes taking effect on Fridays. The first evaluation is scheduled for April 12 which means we will continue in Phase 3 until at least April 16th. If a county fails one or more of the evaluation metrics, it will move down one phase. For large counties, such as King County, to remain in Phase 3, we will need to keep a 14 -day average of new COVID cases below 200 per 100,000 residents and a seven-day average of new hospitalizations per 100,000 below five. King County: Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery Goal to Stay in Phase 3 Estimated King County Metrics New cases per 100,000 population per 14 days < 200 TBD New COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 population per 7 days < 5 TBD Notes: 1) Unshaded cells indicate we are meeting the goal to stay in Phase 3 2) Shaded cells indicate we are NOT meeting the goal to stay in Phase 3 3) Data is from King County's COVID-19 Dashboard which is available at: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/data/daily- summary.aspx and estimated assuming King County's population is 2.3 million people. Phase 3 allows a significant increase in activity compared to Phase 2. Generally, all of the indoor and outdoor activities allowed in Phase 2 that were capped at 25% occupancy will now be allowed up to 50% occupancy to a maximum of 400 people. Examples of these activities are dining, retail, professional services, personal services, worship services, card rooms, museums, gyms and fitness, and movie theaters. Other types of indoor entertainment are also allowed with restrictions, such as: karaoke and recreational singing, darts, billiards, arcade games, trampoline facilities, indoor playgrounds, and training classes. Another significant change in Phase 3 is that in-person spectators at events with permanent seating will be allowed. This includes professional and high school sports, motorsports, rodeos, and other outdoor spectator events. Spectators will be capped at 25% of permanent seating up to 9,000 people. In all cases restrictions such as distancing, masking, hygiene, and spectator guidelines will still be required. Business Assistance The State approved a $2.4 billion of federal funding for COVID assistance which includes $240 million for small business assistance grants. The grants will be administered by the State's Department of Commerce. Their application portal opened on March 29 with applications due by April 9. We have notified our businesses (via email) with information about the grant opportunity. The federal government's new $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act includes very significant funding to support business including $28.6 billion for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund, an additional $15 billion for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), an additional $10 billion for State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), and an additional $7.5 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Those programs will be administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. On March 30 the government extended the PPP application period through May. Unemployment The unemployment claims data report will be included monthly. The report through February was included with the coronavirus report for the Council meeting on March 22. 34 On March 11, 2021 the President signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. The new law extends Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which is for workers who have exhausted all other benefits, plus the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), which benefits people who do not qualify for regular unemployment such as self-employed people and independent contractor, for an additional 29 weeks. It also extends the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) which provides an extra $300 per week for eligible claimants who are receiving benefits from any unemployment program through September 6, 2021. Information on employment resources for community members that have been affected by job loss or reduced hours due to COVID is posted on the City's website and has been shared with social service partners. Staff will distribute it through our social media accounts over the next few weeks. * Meeting our Community's Basic Needs March 2021: Tukwila Food Pantry • 3/18 509 • 3/20 480 • 3/23 513 • 3/25 511 • 3/27 460 • 3/30 530 Pantry numbers also include Door Dash deliveries. Five National Guard are currently on-site with the end date of June 2021. Senior Meal Distribution: The twelfth meal distribution of the year (March 22 - 26) included: • Duwamish Curb (Tuesday's Duwamish Curve Cafe - curbside pickup meals): 59 • Meals on Wheels — 17 residents, 195 meals • Operation Senior Meal Drop - 292 meals, 42 households, 45 residents The Park n' Play youth meal and recreation activity kit distribution for the week of March 22 -26th was as follows: • Meals: 239 • Breakfasts: 120 • Snacks: 120 • Activity Kits: 234 • Masks: 98 • Overall Attendance: 239 Community fitness and wellness opportunities at the TCC Fitness room welcomed 132 users, and 109 people attended Group Fitness Classes during the week of March 22 — 26th Public Safety Plan Construction Projects There have been no changes to the Public Safety Plan projects since the last report. 35 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 three current 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 • Tukwila Pantry, testing is no longer being offered at the Tukwila Pantry • Highline College, Wednesdays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Church by the Side of the Road, beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 8:30 to 5:30 Monday through Saturday. • Abu Bakr Islamic Center expects to offer free testing once a month. 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. Positive rates for the prior weeks was hovering around 18.5%. 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. • 3/31— 204 individuals tested • 3/30 —184 individuals tested • 3/29 — 279 individuals tested • 3/28 — closed • 3/27 —163 individuals tested • 3/16 — 165 individuals tested • 3/25 —144 individuals tested * Mobile Vaccine Team & Vaccination Update On Monday, March 1, 2021 the Tukwila Fire Department deployed its Mobile Vaccine Team (MVT) to provide COVID-19 vaccines to eligible under the state's 1B category. The MVT is focusing this initial effort on senior housing. The following is the information available as of this writing for vaccinations given by the MVT. 3/31— 79 vaccinations 3/29 —159 vaccinations (second dose at SHAG) 3/27 — 514 vaccinations (partnership with Teamsters) At the March 1, 2021 Council meeting, staff was asked to provide an update on vaccination information. As of March 17, 2021, Seattle & King County Public Health reports that 691,572 (37.4%) King County residents have received their first dose of the vaccine and 397,816 (21.5%) have been fully vaccinated. In the Burien, Renton, Tukwila and SeaTac communities (the geographic location tracked by the Health Department) the following proportion of the total population has received at least their first dose: 16 years old and higher: 37.4% 65 years old and higher: 79.9% 75 years old and higher: 83.1% The Public Health department reports that supply continues to be an issue, which is the case across the country. While demand continues to exceed supply, with the imminent arrival of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, supply is expected to increase. However, additional groups have been added into the 1B category, including teachers, childcare workers 36 King County Overview and veterans. Public Health is routing these new groups to mass vaccination sites and continuing to prioritize seniors through the MVT efforts. This is a very dynamic situation, which changes almost daily. * Public Health —Seattle & King County Covid-19 Outbreak Summary—Tukwila Public Health - Seattle & King County COVID-19 Outbreak Summary Update date 4/1/2021 8:06 AM Click on the icons to explore this dashboard: Demographics SII Geography Geography over time Select city to compare: Count New since yesterday Tukwila Summary of counts for Tukwila Overall Percent Rate per 100,000 Compared to King residents County rate Past 14 days Count Percent Positives 1,641 2 7.3% of all tests 7,840.4 Hospitalizations 80 0 4.9% of all positive cases 382.2 Deaths due to 13 0 0.8% of all positive cases 62.1 COVID-19 illness All test results 22,559 62 107,783.1 People tested 9,601 23 45,872.0 Legend: Lower than overall King County rate • Similar to overall King County rate • • • • • • 65.00 105% 3.0 4.6% 0.0 0.0% 622.0 244.0 Higher than overall King County rate 37