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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2021-07-19 Item 5A - COVID-19 - Coronavirus Weekly ReportCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeting Date Prepared by Mayors review Council review 07/19/21 RB ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 5.A. 15 STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 07/19/21 AGENDA ITEM TITLE A weekly update on the City's planning and response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) CATEGORY 11 Discussion 07/19121 ❑ 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 07/19/21 Coronavirus Report 15 16 CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE July 19, 2021 * Denotes All New Content in the Section ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND CITY OPERATIONS Essential Services & City Operations The City has begun transitioning back to in-person services, with the goal of full services by September 13, 2021. City Hall is currently open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The City Permit Center will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Human Services is open for in- person services Tuesday and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All services remain available remotely. Visitors to City facilities are required to wear masks. Employees that have filled out the vaccine attestation form are not required to wear a mask; staff that have not filled out the form are required to wear a mask at City facilities unless they are alone in a room with a closed door. Financial Sustainability On Monday, May 17, 2021, the Council provided initial direction on how to spend much of the FYI 2021 Streamlined Sales Tax funds. Finance and Governance Committee began to take up how to spend the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds at the June 14, 2021 meeting. Staff doesn't expect the final rules to be determined on how to spend ARPA funds until mid to late July, and will return to Committee with more information at that time. The full Council will ultimately make the decision on how to spend those funds. * Human Services Summary: Staff has assisted five households (12 individuals) with $9,600 in back owing rent and utilities. Currently, staff has four households in various stages of the intake process. The lowest request for back owing rent this week was $1,100 and the highest was $4,125. 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 LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) has additional heat funds to assist residents who have PSE energy arrearages up to $2,500. Resident must have already received LIHEAP funds this year to qualify for the additional funds. Staff continues to refer residents with PSE arrearages to utilize this program first, as well as Seattle City Light's Utility Discount Program. 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 0/0 4/10 0/0 1/2 Funding Breakdown Rent: $ Utility: $ Rent: $ 6000.00 Utility: $ 2400.00 (City water/sewer=$1300) $ $1200.00 $500-$1,200 = 4 $1,250-$3,500 = 5 $3,600-$4,000 = 2 Over $4,000 = 1 17 At the July 12, 2021 Council meeting, Councilmembers asked to see the breakdown of human services funds budgeted and spent so far this year. Note - the extra labor position was not filled until March of this year, meaning there has only been one quarter of disbursement of the extra COVID rent/utility assistance funds. Staff expects to spend all of these funds by the end of the year. Additionally, there is not a budget for the 1406 funds, as it is sales tax dependent, but these funds roll over from year to year. (Reminder, at the beginning of the pandemic the Council authorized 90% of the 1406 funds go to rental assistance on a temporary basis, with 10% going to SKHHP). The table below reflects spending from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. So far in 2021, the City has assisted 109 households (284 individuals) with rental and utility assistance. Funding Source Budget Spent Non -profits City Water H B 1406 COVID Total $51,000.00 $24,037.00 $6,000.00 $2,354.00 $90,209.00 $45,359.00 $166,000.00 $48,431.00 Remaining $26,963.00 $3,646.00 $44,850.00 $117,569.00 $313,209.00 $120,181.00 $193,028.00 Fire Staffing and CaIIs for Service There have been no changes to Fire staffing since the last report. Police Staffing and CaIIs for Service There have been no changes to Fire staffing since the last report. *Business Recovery Business Re -Openings and Closings Washington's economy is now fully reopened. Nearly all businesses and public spaces including restaurants, stores, offices, theaters, outdoor events, and other places can return to full capacity with no physical distancing requirements. Some mask requirements have also been lifted which will especially help certain businesses such as restaurants and bars. Under the new requirements, fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks in many places such as stores and restaurants. Partially or unvaccinated people are still required to wear masks in most settings such as indoor public spaces and crowded outdoor spaces. And everyone is still required to wear masks in certain settings such as riding public transportation, medical facilities, etc. Businesses can require all customers and employees to wear masks or verify vaccination. Business Assistance Application periods for some government funding programs have now closed such as the federal government's $800 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund and the State's most recent $240 million round of the Working Washington small business grant program. 18 There are a number of government funding programs still accepting applications including the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The State recently launched the Small Business Flex Fund which offers low interest loans to small businesses. 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). Staff sent an email to all businesses with information on the two low interest loan programs and federal tax credits related to the pandemic. Unemployment The unemployment claims data report will be included monthly and is included in the Council packet for this meeting. 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. In 2020 the State rescinded the regular requirement for people receiving unemployment benefits to seek employment. Those requirements restarted in early July. MEETING THE COMMUNITY'S BASIC NEEDS * Food Resources and Distribution Park n' Play, numbers reflect week of July 5. The Summer Park n' Play program started on July 6. Meals, recreation kits, and resources will be distributed on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Cascade View Park, Crestview Park, & TCC Senior Meals, number of meals distributed. Week of 7/12. Tukwila Pantry Attendance Meals Snack Items Rec Kits Masks 196 566 306 94 5 Duwamish Curb Cafe 25 Meals on Wheels 180 07/08/21 337 07/10/21 229 07/13/21 299 19 COVID-19 UPDATES * Covid-19 Tukwila Overview L.41 King County Public Health - Seattle & King County COVID-19 Outbreak Summary Update date 7/15/2021 8:11 AM Click on the icons to explore this dashboard: Overview Demographics Geography Geography over time Select city to compare: Count New since yesterday Wrwila Summary of counts for Tukwila Overall Percent Rate per 100,000 Compared to King residents County rate Past 14 days Count Percent Positives 2,030 1 6.8% of all tests 10,051.5 Confirmed 1,978 1 9,794.0 Probable 52 0 257.5 Hospitalizations 103 0 5.1% of all positive cases 510.0 Deaths due to 18 0 0.9% of all positive cases 89.1 COVID-19 illness All PCR test results 29,013 ! 143,657.2 People tested by 11 503 • 56,956.8 PCR Legend: Lower than overall King County rate • Similar to overall King County rate 11.00 9.0 2.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0% 561.0 . 9.0 . Higher than overall King County rate Mobile Vaccination Team The Tukwila Fire Department deployed its Mobile Vaccine Team (MVT) to provide COVID-19 vaccines and is focused on home bound and regional opportunities. * Vaccine Update & Locations There are many ways for community members to access the vaccine at no cost. Multiple appointments are available at publicly run mass vaccination sites in the area, as well as private opportunities. As of this writing, all locations below have open appointments; additional locations can be found at: vaccinelocator.doh.wa.qov • Walgreens - 3716 S. 144th Tukwila. walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19 • Target - 301 Strander Boulevard. cvs.com/vaccine/intake/store/covid-screener/covid-qns • Auburn - 1 101 Supermall Way - appointment required. KingCounty.gov/COVID/Registration • Kent - Showare Center - appointment required. KingCounty.gov/COVID/Registration • City of Seattle - Rainier Beach Boat Launch - subscribe to list to learn for open appointments at Seattle.gov/Mayor/Covid-19/vaccinations or call 206-684-2489 (interpretation available) • SeaMar - Burien, Seattle and White Center locations. seamar.org/covid-vaccine • Kaiser Permanente - 2715 Naches Avenue, Renton (membership not required) 20 Vaccinations in King County as of July 15, 2021: • 1 dose: 1,555,066 or 80.6% • 2 does: 1,439,294 or 74.8% Below is a zip code map of vaccinations as of July 15, 2021 (percentage of population 12+ with at least one dose) in King County, with Tukwila's two zip codes highlighted: • 98168: 75.2% • 98188: 77.7% Map of KC residents who have at least one dose among ages 12+ years old © 2021 Mapbox © OpenStreetMap 0% 100% Table of all KC residents who have at least one dose by age group and regions Below is a chart of vaccinations by region in King County. Note vaccination rate than many other areas in the county. Table of all KC residents who have at least one dose by Overall King County East North Seattle South Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, and Woodinville N Seattle and Shoreline Central Seattle W Seattle, S Seattle, Delridge and Highline 10 Burien, Renton, Tukwila and Seatac Auburn, Kent, and Federal Way South East King County Bellevue, Issaquah and Mercer Island East King County Vashon Island 4 Regions Regions 12+ years 12-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years old old old old 79.6% 63.7% 66.9% 75% that South King County has a lower age group and regions 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years old old old old 833% 87.2% 91.2% >95% 80+ years old >95% 89.4% 852% 811% 70.8% 88.5 % 683% 66.6% 44.7% 81% 72.8% 69.8% 559% 80.7% 89.4% 86.2% 64.9% 943% 91.2% 88.4% 70.2% 93.6% 79.4% 85.2% 80.6% 89.9% 93.1% 81.2% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% 88.2% 82.8% >95% 88% 81.6% 805% 84.5% 75A% 67.2% 69.7% 89.9% 89.9% 92.1% 80.7% 67.1% 64.9% 68.2% 523% 38.7% 443% 87.9% 91.9% 79% 71.7% 66.4% 74.5% 68.7% 57.2% 51.8% 60.6% 86.7% 865% >95% 88% 84.2% 90.4% 85.7% 70.1% 60.7% 63.2% 853% 67.6% 943% >95% 93.4% 81.6% 92% 81.2% 66.7% 63% 92.6% 90.6% 78.9% 88% 83.0% 81.1% 91.1% 85.7% 80.8% 74.7% >95% 92.9% 71% 88.2% 88.9% 70.1% 90.7% >95% >95 % 943% 86% >95% 92.1% >95% >95% 91.7% >95% 91.1% 92% >95% 85.0% >95% >95% >95% 82.6% 84.8% 77.9% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% 21 * 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. 7/14 - 139 individuals tested 7/13 - 164 individuals tested 7/12 - 167 individuals tested 7/11 - closed 7/10 - 165 individuals tested 7/9 - 181 individuals tested 7/8 - 173 individuals tested 22 City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Derek Speck, Economic Development Administrator DATE: July 14, 2021 SUBJECT: Unemployment Insurance Report through May 2021 The attached graphs show the number of workers receiving unemployment insurance for zip codes 98168 and 98188 for the week ending May 30, 2021. The charts reflect three types of unemployment insurance claims: Regular, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). As you can see from the graphs, the number of workers receiving unemployment insurance has improved significantly from the peak in May 2020. This reflects that many people returned to work as businesses reopened and customers returned. After the initial reopening, employment has continued to slowly improve; however, in certain areas the number of people who are unemployed remains very high. At the end of May, 10.0% of the workforce in 98168 and 13.9% of the workforce in 98188 received unemployment compensation. Those improved from the end of April. Because the additional $300 per week in unemployment compensation provided by the federal government will end in early September, we anticipate people who are currently unemployed will start returning to work, even if it means accepting lower wage positions. The unemployment in our zip codes is still higher than for King County. For the same time period for all of King County, 5.5% of the workforce received unemployment compensation. The higher rates of workers receiving unemployment compensation in these two zip codes as compared to King County is due to differences between the types of jobs and industries. Workers in these two zip codes are more likely to work in jobs that cannot work remotely and in industries that have been most affected by the pandemic such as entertainment, hospitality, retail, restaurants, and transportation. Notes: (1) Unemployment insurance claims data is not available for the specific boundaries of the City of Tukwila. The attached charts represent two zip codes, which include parts of Tukwila, SeaTac, and possibly parts of unincorporated King County. (2) Regular unemployment is the standard program for unemployed workers. Eligible unemployed workers may receive regular unemployment for up to 26 weeks. (3) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a program for self-employed people, independent contractors, and part-time workers (with fewer than 680 hours). (4) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) is an extension of regular unemployment benefits. (5) Data is from https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid- 19/data/impacts/unemployment.aspx. 23 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 (6) The percent of workers receiving unemployment insurance compensation is related but not the same as the "unemployment rate". Official unemployment rates are not available for cities under 25,000 in population. Currently, unemployment rates likely understate the actual percent of workers who are receiving unemployment compensation. ZIP Code 98168 Percent of adults age 16-64 receiving unemployment benefits from 5/24/2020-5/30/2020 Continued claims per capita {46) C 30 10.0% E T O 15.096 0 v 10096 0 v m 5.096 0 0096 24 Click on the map to view claims for each ZIP code in chart below Percent of workers receiving unemployment in 98168 by week View: Number of Workers Receiving UI Percent of Workers Receiving UI New Claims Filed This Week Use slider or arrows to change week shown on map: 5/24/2020-5/30/2020 Show history Highlight ZIP code: No' items highlighted *Estimated bythetotal number of new UI claims per 100 people 0005 16-64 - U1= Unemployment Insurance; - PUA = Pandemic Unemployment Assistance; - PEUC = Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Claims; - EB = Extended Benefits. See Notes tab for details. 10.0% 4/1/20 5/120 6/120 7/1/20 0/120 9/1/20 10/1/20 111/20 12/1/20 1f1/21 2/121 3/1/21 4/1/21 5/1/21 6/1/21 7/1/21 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 3 ZIP Code 98188 Percent of adults age 16-64 receiving unemployment benefits from 5/24/2020-5/30/2020 Continued claims per capita (96) U 3n 25.0% E E T 20.0% E 15.0% 10.045 5.045 0.099 Chck on the map to view claims for each ZIP code in chart below Percent of workers receiving unemployment in 98188 by week View: Numberof Workers Receiving UI Percent of Workers Receiving UI New Claims Filed This Week Use slider or arrows to change week shown on map: 5/24/2020-5/30/2020 Show history Highlight ZIP code: No items highlighted *Estimated by the -total numberof new UI claims per iOS people ages 16-64 - UI = Unemployment Insurance; - PUA = Pandemic Unemployment Assistance; - PEUC =Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Claims; - EB = Extended Benefits_ See Notes tabfor details. 13_9% 4/1/20 5/1/20 6/1/20 7/1/20 5/1/20 911/20 10/1/20 11/1/20 12/1/20 1/1/21 2/1/21 3/1/21 4/1/21 5/1/21 6/1/21 7/1/21 25 26 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 4 All King County Percent of adults age 16-64 receiving unemp oyment benefits from 5/24/2020-5/30/2020 440 Click on the map to view claims for each ZIP code Ie chart below Continued claims per capita (St) �= Percent of Workers Receiving Unemployment 14.096 12.096 10.096 8.096 6.096 4.096 2096 00% View: Number of Workers Receiving UI Percent of Workers Receiving UI New Claims Filed This Week Use slider orarrowsto change week shown on map: 5/24/2020-5/30/2020 Show history Highlight ZIP code: No items highlighted "`Estimated by the total number of new UI claims per 100 people ages 16-64 - UI = Unemployment Insurance; -PUA Pandemic Unemployment Assistance; - PEUC = Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Claims; - E8 = Extended Benefits_ See Notes tab for details. Percent of workers receiving unemployment in King County by week 5.596 4/1/20 5/1120 6/1/20 7/1/20 8/1/20 9/1/20 10/1/20 11/1/20 12/1/20 1/1121 2/1/21 3/1/21 4/1121 5/1/21 6/1,/21 711/21