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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2021-10-04 Item 7A - COVID-19 - Coronavirus Weekly ReportCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeting Date Prepared by Mayors review Council review 10/04/21 RB ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 7.A. 149 STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 10/04/21 AGENDA ITEM TITLE A weekly update on the City's planning and response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) CATEGORY 11 Discussion 10/04/21 ❑ Motion Meg Date ❑ Resolution Meg Date ❑ Ordinance Meg Date ❑ Bid Award Meg Date ❑ Public Hearing Meg 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 Corn ❑ 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 10/04/21 Coronavirus Report 149 150 CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE October 4, 2021 * Denotes All New Content in the Section 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 weeks of September 13, 2021: • Permit Counter: 6 • City Hall: 2 • Human Services: 0 * Human Services Human Services staff assisted four households (six individuals). One Maple Crest household (2+ individuals) was assisted with first month's rent ($1,340). Total allocated was $4,640 ($900 in utility assistance). The least amount of rent owed was $1,300 the highest amount owing was $10,000). The EPRAP program for COVID- related rental assistance continues to serve Tukwila residents. Staff has received confirmation from some large landlords in Tukwila that have been recipients of EPRAP funding directly. Staff currently has ten additional households in various stages of the intake process. 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 Households Assisted/Ind Funding Breakdown General Fund Contracted Rent: $ Partners 1/1 Utility: $900 Covid Rental & Utility Assistance Rent: $3,740 (includes 1 Maple Crest household) 3/5 Utility: $ Sewer/Water HB 1406 Rental Assistance Information from the community on total past due rent amount / $ $500-$1,200 = 1 $1,250-$3,500 = 6 $3,600-$4,000 = 4 Over $4,000 = 1 * Fire Staffing and Calls for Service There have been no changes to Fire staffing since the last report. 151 * Police Staffing and Calls for Service There have been no changes to Police staffing since the last report. * 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 and hospitalizations have declined in the past couple of weeks but are still much higher than they were this past June and July. On August 18th Governor Inslee announced a vaccine requirement for employees working in K-12, most childcare and early learning, and higher education. The vaccination requirement also applies to workers of State agencies. 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 L8,1. On September 16th King County announced a new vaccine verification requirement. Starting on October 25th people will be 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, grocery stores, and take-out 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. 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 9, the Governor announced that starting on September 13th masks will also be required (for both vaccinated and unvaccinated) for outdoor events with 500 or more attendees. 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). Unemployment 152 The unemployment claims data report will be included monthly and was included in the packet of the September 27, 2021 Council meeting. On March 1 1, 2021 the President signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. The law extended 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 extended the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) which provided an extra $300 per week for eligible claimants who are receiving benefits from any unemployment program. Those expanded Federal benefits ended the week of September 4t" MEETING THE COMMUNITY'S BASIC NEEDS * Food Resources and Distribution Senior Meals, number of meals distributed. Week of 9/13. Tukwila Pantry Duwamish Curb Cafe 25 Meals on Wheels 153 9/23 258 9/25 231 9/28 276 153 L.41 King County COVID-19 UPDATES * Covid-19 Tukwila Overview Public Health - Seattle & King County COVID-19 Outbreak Summary Update date 9/29/2021 8:19 AM Click on the icons to explore this dashboard: Overview Demographics Geography Geography over time Select city to compare: Count New since last updated Summary of counts for Tukwila Overall Percent Rate per 100,000 Compared to King residents County rate Past 14 days Count Percent Positives 2,468 11 6.8% of all tests 12,220.2 Confirmed 2,408 11 11,923.2 Probable 60 0 297.1 Hospitalizations 118 0 4.8% of all positive cases 584.3 Deaths due to 21 1 0.9% of all positive cases 104.0 COVID-19 illness All PCR test results 35,482 I 175,688.3 • People tested by 13,663 67,652.0 PCR Legend: Lower than overall King County rate • Similar to overall King County rate *Mobile Vaccination Team 66.00 65.0 1.0 4.0 6.1% 2.0 3.0% . 627.0 • 65.0 . Higher than overall King County rate The Tukwila Fire Department' Mobile Vaccine Team (MVT) is investigating how it can support vaccinations in the schools. * 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. Free COVID-19 vaccinations are offered at pop-up clinics at the Tukwila Village Farmers Market and Westfield Southcenter. 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 September 29, 2021: • 1 dose: 1,683,423 or 86.2% • 2 does: 1,566,475 or 80.2% Below is a zip code map of vaccinations as of September 29, 2021 (percentage of population 12+ with at least one dose) in King County, with Tukwila's two zip codes highlighted: 154 • 98168: 84.7% • 98188: 89.6% Map of KC residents who have at least one dose among ages 12+ years old © 2021 Mapbox © OpenStreetMap 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. Table of all KC residents who have at least one dose by age group and regions Overall 4 Regions 10 Regions King County East North Seattle South Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, and N Seattle and Shoreline Central Seattle W Seattle, S Seattle, Delridge and Highline Burien, Renton, Tukwila and Seatac Auburn, Kent, and Federal Way South East King County Bellevue, Issaquah and Mercer Island East King County Vashon Island 12+ years 12-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years 80+ years old old old old old old old old old 86.2% 74.7% 73.5% 81.6% 90.1% 92.9% >95% >95% >95% 93% 89.2% 83.8% 79.8% >95% 75.4% 72.7% 58.8% 843% 77.7% 71.2% 66.4% 80.4% 90.4% 86.7% 723% >95% 94.8% 91.4% 79.1% >95% 84.2% 90.2% 89.0% 94.6% >95% 84.7% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% 89.9% >95% 90.2% 84.7% 813% 90.2% 83.7% 775% 77.1% 94.0% 93.8% >95% 89.2% 72% 69.6% 79% 67.4% 55.0% 55.0% >95% >95% 85.7% 73.0% 68.6% 74.2% 75% 66.9% 63.2% 70.7% 91% 933% >95% 86.2% 845% 89.9% 88.7% 77% 70.0% 68.8% 86.2% 675% >95% >95% >95% 833% >95% 89.9% 763% 70.2% >95% 935% 82.6% 92.6% 88.2% 843% >95% 94.2% 90.7% 81.6% >95% >95% 755% 92% 92.9% 72.8% >95% >95% >95% >95% 905% >95% 94.6% >95% >95% 91.6% >95% 943% >95% >95% 875% >95% >95% >95% 91.2% 89.7% 85.5% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% >95% * 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. 155 9/28 - 626 individuals tested 9/27 - 749 individuals tested 9/26 - closed 9/25 - 400 individuals tested 9/24 - 499 individuals tested 9/23 - 609 individuals tested 9/22 - 584 individuals tested 156