Emergency Response and Recovery Kim Walesh Deputy City Manager/ Economic Development Director City of San Jose
We coordinated our pandemic response by moving through a series of stages 24 Jan. 31 Jan. 26 Feb. 5 Mar. 15 Mar. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Active Initial Response Medium High Extremely High Response Preparation Response Response
Three Challenges of Now Imperative 1 Slow and reduce the spread of Public Health Save Lives Covid-19 and support our most at-risk people Imperative 2 Support individuals, families and Economic Save Livelihoods businesses so they make it through the shelter in place and safely return to work Imperative 3 Ensure the continued fiscal health Fiscal Preserve our Fiscal of the City so we can meet Health imperatives 1 and 2 while providing essential services
City Emergency Response: Slow and reduce the spread of COVID-19, and support our most at-risk people
850 meals Prior to COVID-19, the City was responsible for about 850 meals per day
Now… We and our partners are responsible for over 400,000 meals per day
Local Assistance Focus: Our Most Vulnerable 7
Assistance: What’s Available? 8
“Virtual” Local Assistance Center 9 www.sjeconomy.com
What 1 Slow Burn Happens Next? Peaks & 2 Valleys 3 Fall Peak
Lower risk of infection, greater public health capacity, fewer restrictions New normal, prepare Move back into work and life Vaccine scaling for next pandemic Stage 7 Stage 6 Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 Expanded INDICATORS Initial Reopening Near Full Reopening Full Reopening New Normal - Reopening No No Vaccine No Vaccine Vaccine Scaling Prepare for Next Vaccine Infection Risk Infection risk and Status of the outbreak regionally and nationally State and County Orders Orders and guidance from County and State governments Public Health Capacities Advances in scaling testing, tracing, quarantine, and vaccine capacity Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 CITY RESPONSE Stage 6 Saving Lives Key Actions: Protecting our community and our workforce Saving Livelihoods Key Actions : Resuming city services safely, reopening our economy Preserving Fiscal Health Key Actions: Building a long-term recovery capability
Regain Development Momentum Support Construction Projects Turn “Pipeline” Plans Into Projects
Small Business Resilience “Survival” working capital Main street corridors Al Fresco
Economic Recovery Strategy Focus Areas Support City Revenue Generators 14
Kim Walesh Deputy City Manager/ Economic Development Director Kim.Walesh@sanjosca.gov
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