Dear Residents,

The City of Rancho Palos Verdes continues to monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County and would like to share the following updates with the community:

The Latest

Preparing for an Emergency During a Public Health Emergency

This morning's earthquake is a reminder to always be prepared for emergency! Watch the following video from the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management for what you should include in your emergency kit: youtu.be/-oO8MUpz7Dw The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends including items that can help protect you and others from COVID-19, such as hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, bar or liquid soap, disinfectant wipes (if available) and two cloth face coverings for each person. 

? Get more safety tips at lacounty.gov/emergency/earthquake-preparedness
? Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert SouthBay by texting “alertsb” to 888-777, registering online at alertsouthbay.com or downloading the Everbridge app
? Sign up for emergency alerts from L.A. County officials at alert.lacounty.gov

COVID-19 Weekly Text Message Survey

The L.A. County Department of Public Health is seeking volunteers for a text-based survey to monitor COVID-19 symptoms across L.A. County aimed at capturing potential spikes and trends in real-time to assist Public Health workers appropriately allocate resources to affected communities.

Adults (18 years and older) living in L.A. County, who have access to a cell phone, and can send and receive text messages, can volunteer for the survey.

They can enroll by visiting the Public Health website or by texting @PROTECT to 35134. Currently the survey is available in English and Spanish.

The survey is confidential, consists of five questions, should take less than a minute to complete, and helps Public Health understand the spread of COVID-19 and how to better support community residents.

Learn more at ph.lacounty.gov/AngelenosinAction

Resources for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Resources for workers impacted by COVID-19 are available, including disability benefits, paid leave benefits, pandemic unemployment assistance, California paid sick leave, and more. For more information,
visit: http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/business/FAQ-WorkersRights.pdf

Need to Talk?

If the news surrounding COVID-19 is causing you to feel stressed, anxious, or depressed, call the L.A. County Department of Mental Health 24/7 hotline at 800-854-7771 or text “LA” to 741741 to get help.

Free Virtual Art Classes for Older Adults

Discover the healing properties of art therapy with free virtual art classes for older adults presented by BlueSea Care every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register at bit.ly/2X7doqz

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the Recreation and Parks Department at 310-544-5260 or parks@rpvca.gov. If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in programs, services, activities and meetings, contact the City's Risk Manager at 310-544-5331, adarequests@rpvca.gov,
30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, at least 48 hours in advance to request an auxiliary aid or accommodation.

Alert SouthBay Community Survey #3

The Alert SouthBay cities, including Rancho Palos Verdes, want to hear from you about your COVID-19 concerns and what kind of information you need and care about most. Take a moment to fill out a quick survey at the following link: surveymonkey.com/r/FMY7PY

New Temporary Special Use Permit for RPV Businesses

The Community Development Department has developed a new Temporary Special Use Permit (TSUP) to assist Rancho Palos Verdes businesses with the opportunity to provide limited outdoor operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. A TSUP will allow for outdoor operations on sidewalks and parking lots for: 

• Restaurants
• Fitness centers
• Hair salons and barbershops
• Personal care services, such as nail salons, massage, and tattoo parlors

A TSUP will be processed administratively without a filing fee, public notification, or appeal process that is typically required for a standard Special Use Permit. For a complete list of operational requirements and permit limitations, please see the TSUP application at bit.ly/3gcLFME. For questions regarding the application or submittal requirements, please contact the Planning Division at 310-544-5228 or send an email to the Planning Division at planning@rpvca.gov.

Get Outdoors and Go on an Adventure with Agents of Discovery!

July is Park and Recreation Month! To celebrate, the City has teamed up with the California Park & Recreation Society and the Agents of Discovery mobile educational gaming platform to promote safe and healthy outdoor adventures and self-guided activities. RPV is one of 30 agencies participating in the Parks Make Life Better Campaign, which encourages young explorers, or “Agents,” to visit as many participating locations as possible to earn real-life and digital rewards. Although the campaign runs through July, the game is so popular in RPV, the City plans to continue to offer it through at least August.

Kids and their families can participate by downloading the Agents of Discovery app to access free “Missions” (games) at each of the participating locations. Missions are completed by solving educational “Challenges” (questions) created by the site’s interpreters in order to learn about local ecosystems, culture, and history.

To download the free Agents of Discovery app, go to Google Play or the App Store. Once downloaded, find the participating site’s Mission within the app and hit “Play” before you head out. No WiFi connectivity is required to download or play the Missions.

Cases

According to the Department of Public Health, 12 deaths have been reported in Rancho Palos Verdes. The City extends its deepest condolences to the families of these residents.

For a list of cases broken down by city, demographic characteristics, and settings, visit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/locations.htm

For an interactive dashboard with maps and graphs showing testing, cases and death data by community, poverty level, age, sex and race/ethnicity visit: http://dashboard.publichealth.lacounty.gov/covid19_surveillance_dashboard/

An interactive dashboard of COVID-19 cases in the South Bay maintained by the City of Torrance is available at bit.ly/2XB1fv1. The dashboard reflects information sourced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus
California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov/covid19 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): cdc.gov/COVID19
World Health Organization: who.int/coronavirus
California Governor’s Office: covid19.ca.gov
County of Los Angeles: lacounty.gov/covid19
L.A. County residents can also call 2-1-1
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control: https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control
 
Sign up for “Notify Me” city listervs at rpvca.gov/notify

Be sure to also follow the City on Nextdoor, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 
 
Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert SouthBay by:

• Texting “alertsb” to 888-777, which returns a link to register for Everbridge (for COVID-19-related alerts, text the keyword "cv19rpv")
• Registering online at alertsouthbay.com
• Downloading the free Everbridge app on an iOS or Android device from the App Store or Google Play. Select “Find an organization or subscription” and search “alertsb”

Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert LA County at https://lacounty.gov/emergency/alert-la/