COVID-19

Response +
Recovery

Cross-Functional Team Update

11.22.21
 Table of Contents
1. Overview (Tommy Gonzalez)
2. City Attorney Overview (Karla Nieman)
a. Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of
Texas, v. City of El Paso
b. E.T. by and through her parents et. al v. Mike Morath,
in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of Texas
Education Agency (TEA), et. al
c. BST Holdings, LLC., et. al v. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) et. al
3. Team Lead Report:
a. Health Focus (Hector Ocaranza, M.D.)
b. Data Analysis (David Coronado)

4. City Manager Wrap-up (Tommy Gonzalez)

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1. Overview

Tommy Gonzalez
 2. City Attorney Overview
November 22, 2021

Overview

1. Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, v. City of El

Paso
2. E.T. by and through her parents et. al v. Mike Morath, in his Official
Capacity as the Commissioner of Texas Education Agency (TEA), et. Al
3. BST Holdings, LLC et al. v. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) et al.

Karla Nieman
 Greg Abbott v. City of El Paso

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 E.T., by and through her parents, et al. v. Mike Morath, in His Official
Capacity as the Commissioner of Texas Education Agency (TEA), et al.

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 BST Holdings, LLC., et. al v. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) et. al

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3. Team Lead Report
a. Health Focus

Hector I. Ocaranza, M.D.

 COVID-19 Summary

New Cases per capita (7-day avg) grew 175% in only 1 month
Hospitalized patients now rising rapidly ≈ 200 patients
We continue moving forward with vaccination of eligible population
Pandemic continue to be fueled by the unvaccinated
We STRONGLY continue recommending practicing prevention with
vaccination and non-pharmacological interventions
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 Cases/Hospitalizations
2500 160

140

2000
120

100
1500

80

1000
60

40
500

20

0 0

CDC YEAR-WEEK

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Total Cases Hospitalized
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 Cases by Age Group
900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

CDC YEAR-WEEK
0-17 18-30 31-45 46-65 66+

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 School-age Children
(Cases per 1,000)
3.500

3.000

2.500

2.000

1.500

1.000

0.500

0.000

CDC Week

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 School Age Children Cases
900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0-5 6-10 11-14 15-18

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 Unvaccinated Cases
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

CDC YEAR-WEEK

Breakthrough Cases Total Cases

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 Unvaccinated Hospitalized
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

CDC YEAR-WEEK

Breakthrough hospitalized Hospitalized

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 Hospitalization Age Distribution
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

CDC YEAR-WEEK
0-17 18-30 31-45 46-65 66+

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b. Data Analysis

David Coronado
 Business Cycle Index
The path to economic recovery seems to be gaining steam driven by lower unemployment

Index Oct, 1980=100

El Paso Business Cycle Index
348 348
350

Recession

300

250

200
07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Last observation: October, 2021

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 International Bridge Crossings

Percent change of northbound crossings by mode compared to 2018

25%
12%
0%

-25% -26%
-29%
-50% -43%

-75% -71%
-83% Cargo Trucks Personal Vehicles Pedestrians
-100%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2020 2021
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection compiled by the City of El Paso International Bridges. Last observation: September, 2021

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 SB vehicle crossings city-owned bridges

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 Google Mobility Data

Source: Google LLC. Graphs Reflect weekly averages. Last observation November 14, 2021. Percent change of mobility compared to January 3-February 6 (Baseline) for that day of the week.

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 Google Mobility Data

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Source: Google LLC. Graphs Reflect weekly averages. Last observation November 14, 2021. Percent change of mobility compared to January 3-February 6 (Baseline) for that day of the week.
 Hotel Occupancy
Hotel Occupancy (weekly average) above pre-pandemic levels (84%)

100%
2020 2021
84%
80% 76%

60%

40%

20%
1/2 1/23 2/13 3/6 3/27 4/17 5/8 5/29 6/19 7/10 7/31 8/21 9/11 10/2 10/23 11/13 12/4 12/25

Source: Destination El Paso. Last observation: November 13, 2021

September 2021
U.S. – 61.6%
TX – 60.4%

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 El Paso County Unemployment
El Paso County Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims (in thousands)
6.3

2020 2021
Lower UICs
correlated with
2.9
lower unemployment
2.2

1.0
0.2
0.3 0.4
Jan-2 Jan-30 Feb-27 Mar-27 Apr-24 May-22 Jun-19 Jul-17 Aug-14 Sep-11 Oct-9 Nov-6

Source: Texas Workforce Commission. Last observation: November 6, 2021

El Paso County Monthly Unemployment Rate peaked at 14.3%

15% 14.3%

9.8%
10%

5.5%
5% 5.3%
Recession TX = 4.8%
3.8%
US = 4.3%

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0%
07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23

Source: Texas Workforce Commission. Last observation: October, 2021

 Retail Sales (allocations)

millions Sales tax allocations increased 15% in September year-over-year

$12
2019 2020 2021

$9

$6

$3

$0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Last observation: September, 2021

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4. City Manager Wrap-up

Tommy Gonzalez
Thank you!