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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2022-01-10 Item 5A - COVID-19 - Coronavirus Weekly ReportCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeting Date Prepared by Mayors review Council review 1/10/22 RB ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 5.A. 15 STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 1/10/22 AGENDA ITEM TITLE A weekly update on the City's planning and response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) CATEGORY 11 Discussion 1110/22 ❑ 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 1/10/22 Coronavirus Report 15 16 CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE January 10, 2022 * Denotes All New Content in the Section ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND CITY OPERATIONS * Essential Services & City Operations Due to the fast -spreading omnicron variant of COVID-19 throughout the region, most City facilities were closed to the public the week of January 3, 2022. City staff will review public health conditions at the end of the week to make a determination about the week of January 10 (after this writing). All services remain available remotely. Masks are required at all times in City facilities. A review of in-person activity at City Hall and 6300 indicates that most constituents are accessing services remotely. When open, the City Clerk's Office averages less than one person a day accessing in-person services. At the Finance Office, once you remove people still trying to find the police department and court at City Hall, they are assisting 1-2 people per day in-person. The permit center is averaging between 3 and 6 people per day coming into the permit counter for assistance. Human Services has served three walk-ins total since the City reopened to in-person services, but remains very busy with residents accessing services via phone and email. * Human Services In the month of December, Human Service staff assisted 16 households (52 individuals) for a total of $17,702 ($6,908 was City Water/Sewer; $3,099 was heat/heat/other water/sewer; $7,695 was rent assistance). In January, the least amount of rent owing was $800 the highest amount owing was $4,200. Staff currently has four residents at 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 General Fund Contracted Rent: $1,600 Partners 2/3 Utility: $ Covid Rental & Utility Assistance Rent: $3,915 5/15 Utility: $5,530 (City water/sewer) Funding Breakdown Sewer/Water HB 1406 Rental Assistance Information from the community on total past due rent amount / $ / $ $500-$1,200 = 2 $1,250-$3,500 = 3 $3,600-$4,000 = 1 Over $4,000 = 1 2021 year to date total rental and utility funds distributed in Tukwila are below. (Note: General Fund and HB 1406 funds were used for individuals/families NOT impacted by COVID, including Maple Crest Fire victims. General Fund and COVID funds include rent and utility assistance; HB 1406 is used for rental assistance only). Source Total Households/Individuals General Fund $44,782 56/130 HB 1406 $67,340 75/163 COVID $122,509 76/156 17 TOTAL $234,631 207/449 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 Police staffing since the last report. *Business Recovery Business Health Washington's economy continues to be open. 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 and Omicron variants continue to spread rapidly. In King County, the seven-day average daily number of cases increased from approximately 300 in early December to 2,500 by the end of December, an increase of over 800%. The seven-day average daily number of hospitalizations increased from approximately 8 in early December to 26 by the end of December. Fortunately, the average daily number of deaths has declined during December. On January 5th Governor Inslee held a press conference and indicated that although the number of cases has risen significantly and hospitals are stretched, he plans to continue to keep businesses open by focusing on vaccinations, testing, masking, and other measures. Currently over 78% of adult Americans who are 5+ years old have received at least one dose of covid vaccine. In September 2021 President Biden announced that the Federal government will require businesses with over 100 employees to require employees to be vaccinated or get regular testing. In late December the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it will phase in enforcement of the worker vaccination and/or testing requirements starting in January. Those policies will cover approximately 100 million employees and have been approved by a U.S. Court of Appeals. Multiple parties have applied to challenge the policies in the U.S. Supreme Court. In August 2021 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 in October. King County's vaccine verification requirement 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 for small bars and restaurants (seating capacity of 12 or fewer) started 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 November 15th the State started requiring verification of vaccination or a recent negative test to enter large, ticketed events with over 1,000 people (indoors) or 10,000 people (outdoors). 18 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. Business Assistance On December 31, 2021 the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program stopped accepting applications. The State's Small Business Flex Fund continues of offer low interest loans to small 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 is included in the packet of the January 10, 2022 Council meeting. Because businesses are hiring and the number of unemployed workers who are receiving unemployment payments in Tukwila is now below 2%, staff plans to discontinue the unemployment report unless otherwise requested by Council. MEETING THE COMMUNITY'S BASIC NEEDS * Food Resources and Distribution Senior Meals, number of meals distributed. Week of 1/3 During the week of 1/3; 30 meals were picked up at the Duwamish Curb Cafe and 160 meals were delivered to 21 residents. Meals are distributed weekly, unless there is a holiday that may affect delivery. In those instances, meals are "doubled" up for Meals on Wheels and delivered the prior week. Tukwila Pantry Duwamish Curb Cafe 30 Meals on Wheels 160 12/14 371 12/16 292 12/18 252 12/21 394 12/23 272 12/25 - Closed 12/28 Closed (snow) 12/30 71 19 01 /01 /22 Closed COVID-19 UPDATES * Covid-19 Tukwila Overview Overview Demographics Geography Public Health. Ica Seattle & King County COVID-19 Summary Dashboard King County, Washington Thursday, January 6, 2022 Go to other tabs: Demographics Geography Go to other dashboards: COVID-19 Vaccinations COVID-19 Outcomes by Vaccination Status Level of Community Transmission High Select a location Cases Hospitalizations 3,232 134 Tukwila Change the type of locations • City • Health Reporting Area • Region View IIRA Map View Region Map Deaths 22 People Completed Vaccine Series Not yet available Hover over graphs and text for more details Cases 28 daily average cases +52 new cases since 01/05/22 32% increase in the last 7 -days (196) from the prior 7 -days (149) 20 10 0 10/01/21 11/01/21 12/01/21 Specimen Date (last 120 days) 01/01/22 Hospitalizations Show data as a table <1 daily average hospitalizations +2 new hospitalizations since 01/05/22 -5O% decrease in the last 7 -days (1) from the prior 7 -days (2) 4 2 O f — — 10/01/21 11/01/21 12/01/21 01/01/22 Admission Date (last 120 days) Deaths Show data as a table <1 daily average deaths 2.0 1.5 +0 new deaths since 01/05/22 1.o Increase of 1 in the last 14 -days (1) from the prior 14 -days (0) 20 0.5 0.0 10/01/21 11/01/21 12/01/21 Death Date (last 120 days) 01/01/22 Mobile Vaccination Team The Tukwila Fire Department' Mobile Vaccine Team (MVT) will be stood up to provide booster shots to homebound individuals that meet the booster thresholds. * 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. Vaccinations for the population 12+ in King County as of January 5, 2022: • 1 dose: 1,906,494 or 93.2% • 2 doses: 1,751,533 or 86.3% • Booster doses: 789,538 Below is a zip code map of vaccinations as of January 5, 2022 (percentage of population 12+ with at least one dose) in King County, with Tukwila's two zip codes highlighted: • 98168: 92.8% • 98188: >95% Map of KC residents who have at least one dose among ages 12+ years old © 2022 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. 21 Table of all KC residents who have at least one dose by age group and regions Total 5+ years 12+ years 5-11 years 12-17 years 18-34 years 35-49 years 50-64 years 65+ years population old old old old old old old old Overall King County 842% 89.2% 93.2% 47.7% 79A% 83.7% 94% >95% >95% East 89.7% >95% >95% 58.5% >95% 9239 >95% >95% >95% 4 North 87.7% 923% >95% 573% 765% 89% >95% 91.2% >95% Regions Seattle 85.7% 89.6% 91% 66.7% 94.6% 82% >95% 92.6% >95% South 76.2% 81.5% 87.7% 26.7% 61.1% 773% 853% >95% >95% Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, and 87.9% 93.7% >95% 649% 923% 83.0% >95% >95% >95% W....A...dna N Seattle and Shoreline 852% 893% 905% 733% >95% 77.2% >95% 90.6% >95% Central Seattle 85.0% 87.7% 88.7% 65.5% 90.6% 86.2% 92.6% 85.9% 92.9% WSeattle, SSeattle, Delridgeand Highline 57.9% 93.6% >95% 53.8% 81.8% 885% >95% >95% >95% 10 Burien, Renton, Tukwila and Seatac 80% 853% 91% 30,8% 70% 785% 93.7% >95% >95% Regions Auburn, Kent, and Federal Way 73.7% 79A% 86% 20.6% 57.6% 75.7% 83.2% >45% >95% South East King County 73.4% 78% 83.8% 29.7% 56.0% 77.5% 77.1% 92.6% >95% Bellevue, Issaquah and Mercer Island 91.7% >95% >95% 575% 93.6% >95% >95% >95% >95% East King County 879% 94.1% >95% 539% >95% 93.1% $9:6% >95% >95% Vashon lsland 94.6% >95% >95% 61.7% 815% >95% 92.7% 79.7% >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. 1/5 - 579 individuals tested 1/4 - 566 individuals tested 1/3 - 842 individuals tested 1/2 - closed (Sunday) 1/1 - closed (Holiday) 12/31 - 208 individuals tested (closed early due to weather) 12/30 - 465 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: 111 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: Note: As we move into the third year of the pandemic, staff is seeking ways to streamline the information in this report and may reduce some of the detail in future reports. 22 City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: City Council COPY: Mayor Ekberg FROM: Derek Speck, Economic Development Administrator DATE: January 5, 2021 SUBJECT: Unemployment Report through December 11, 2021 The attached graphs show the percent of workers receiving unemployment benefits for King County and zip codes 98168 and 98188 through the week ending December 11, 2021. The charts reflect four types of unemployment benefits: Regular Unemployment Insurance, Extended Benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). As you can see from the graphs, the percent of workers receiving unemployment benefits 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 in early 2020, employment continued to gradually improve. The graphs also show a significant decrease in the percent of workers receiving unemployment benefits when the Federal pandemic related unemployment benefit programs expired in early September. King County iving Unemployment ent of Workers Re 0. 14.096 120°% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 4/1/20 Percent of workers receiving unemployment in King County by week 2021 Pandemic benefits end 06% 6%1/20 8/1/20 10/1/20 12/1/20 2/1/21 4/1/21 6/1/21 8/1/21 10/1/21 12/1/21 23 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 ZIP Code 98168 20.0% 0 0 E 15_0% 15.5% 7 100% 8 0 N 5.0% 0.0% Percent of workers receiving unemployment in 98168 by week 11% 4/1/20 8/1/20 10/1/20 12/1/20 2/1/21 4/1/21 6/1/21 811/21 10/1/21 12/1/21 ZIP Code 98188 250% E 0 0 E20 0% E w m 15.0% cY 10.046 0 c 24 5.0% 0.098 Percent of workers receiving unemployment in 98188 by week 1.195 4/1/20 6/1/20 8/1/20 10/1/20 12/1/20 2/1/21 4/1/21 6/1/21 8/1/21 10/1/21 12/1/21 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 3 Notes: (1) The percent of workers receiving unemployment benefits is related but not the same as the "unemployment rate". Official unemployment rates are not available for cities under 25,000 in population. (2) 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. (3) Regular unemployment is the standard program for unemployed workers. Eligible unemployed workers may receive regular unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks. (4) Extended Benefits provided regular unemployment benefits for workers unemployed longer than 26 weeks. (5) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) was a program for self-employed people, independent contractors, and part-time workers (with fewer than 680 hours). (6) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) was an additional $300 per week of benefits. (7) Data is from https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid- 19/data/impacts/unemployment.aspx. 25