Check the Town's website frequently
for COVID-19 response updates.
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Additional Testing Days in Paradise Valley |
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The Franciscan Renewal Center is hosting another four days of Covid testing for Paradise Valley and all others. Sign up for February 10 th and 24 th and March 10 th and 20 th at www.southwellness.com/free-testing-events/. |
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Additional Ways to Participate in 2022 General Plan |
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Want to participate in the 2022 General Plan? Here's how:
Community Survey:
- Extended the Community Survey until March 1st
- Hard copies of the survey at a pick-up/drop-off table in the Town Hall Lobby
Outreach In-Person Event:
- Every Thursday in February (Feb. 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th ) from Noon to 2:00 p.m. we have a “Pop Up Event” in front of Town Hall. At the booth is a display board that explains the GP process, an email sign-up sheet, community survey (hard copy), most recent flyer with GP connection information, comment cards, and a mapping Board that mimics the online mapping survey.
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Coffee With A Cop: Identity Theft Awareness Week |
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On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 the Paradise Valley Police Department hosted their monthly Coffee with a Cop where residents learned it is Identity Theft Awareness Week. The topic presented centered on How to Spot, Stop & Report Frauds & Scams from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Specialist Colleen Tressler, shared details on the top frauds and scams nationwide as well as in Arizona for 2020. For more information please visit the FTC website here.
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Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 Updates |
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As of February 3, 2021, over 766,000 doses of vaccine have been administered in Arizona with nearly 625,000 Arizonans receiving first doses of vaccine and over 128,000 having a complete series. Information on doses administered, ordered, and allocated by jurisdiction is updated daily here.
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A list and map of vaccination sites throughout Arizona with contact and registration information is available at azhealth.gov/findvaccine and is routinely updated as new vaccination sites are added.
- ADHS continues to work with partners to operate high throughput state vaccination sites that serve as a national model.
- Over 140,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered at the state PODs operating at State Farm Stadium and Phoenix Municipal Stadium, with State Farm Stadium beginning to administer 2nd doses this week.
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This week, ADHS launched our new vaccination site at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in partnership with DEMA, ASU, Arizona Complete Care, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Walmart, beginning with 500 appointments per day. Starting Friday, the site will ramp up to 2,000 appointments per day over the next two weeks, with additional appointments to be added if vaccine supply allows.
- Last week, numerous federal dignitaries including leadership from the Department of Defense and FEMA visited State Farm Stadium to learn from the best practices for a high throughput site established by ADHS and our site partners, DEMA, ASU, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Arizona Cardinals, and Walgreens.
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This week, ADHS joined the Governor’s Office of Youth Faith and Family for a vaccination event with faith-based leaders. Religious leaders from several denominations spoke about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and were vaccinated by Dr. Christ.
- ADHS works closely with federal and pharmacy partners on vaccination through federal pharmacy partnership programs.
- Over 2,000 Arizona skilled nursing and assisted living facilities are enrolled in the CDC Long Term Care Pharmacy Partnership Program, serviced in Arizona by CVS and Walgreens. Each enrolled facility receives three visits from the pharmacy partner to ensure that residents and staff have access to both first and second doses of vaccine. The initial stage of the program began in skilled nursing facilities and has recently begun visits to assisted living facilities.
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Next week, CDC is expected to activate the federal retail pharmacy partnership program, which will result in a direct allocation of vaccine from federal partners to retail pharmacies throughout Arizona. This program is anticipated to begin at the end of next week and will provide more access to vaccinations to Arizonans 65 and older as well as others in the Phase 1A and priority phase 1B categories. As more pharmacies receive vaccine allocations, their location and registration information will be updated at azhealth.gov/findvaccine.
- On Monday, enhancements to the state’s vaccine management system launched to provide an improved user experience. These include saving a user’s demographic information even without an appointment being scheduled, and improved appointment visibility with a calendar feature to show which days do and do not have open appointments. This system is used for appointment scheduling at the two state-run vaccination sites as well as several other vaccination sites throughout Arizona.
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ADHS facilitates allocation of monoclonal antibody treatments to healthcare providers throughout Arizona that are made available by the federal government. These therapies are approved for those early in their COVID-19 infection who are 65 and older or have certain underlying medical conditions. Data shows that these therapies significantly reduce risk of hospitalization. ADHS has conducted outreach to the healthcare provider community to provide information about how to refer their patients for these treatments and has updated the Clinical Resources section of our Healthcare Provider page with this information.
- ADHS continues to monitor COVID-19 data and we are encouraged by some of the downward trends:
- After reaching a peak in cases with over 65,000 cases reported the week of Jan. 3, cases have decreased in Arizona for three consecutive weeks. Fewer than 28,000 cases were reported the week of Jan. 24.
- Percent positivity is still elevated at 16.1% for the week of Jan. 24, but it has decreased for the last three weeks.
- The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has been decreasing over the last three weeks.
- All 15 counties are in the substantial transmission category with all benchmarks (case rates, percent positivity, and hospitalization due to COVID-Like Illness) in the substantial range.
Here are some social media posts that you may find useful to disseminate to your constituents:
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MAKE YOUR OPINION HEARD IN THE EPCOR WATER RATE CASE |
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Last week, the Weekly Update included details of the EPCOR water rate case and its potential impact (increase) on water bills. That report can be found here. As a reminder, on February 17 at 6:00 p.m. you can provide public comment to the Arizona Corporation Commission. To participate, call 1 (866) 705-2554 and enter the code 241497#. You can get in the queue 30 minutes ahead of time. You are encouraged to use a land line, as cell phones are often difficult to hear. Other dates/times to provide public comment are: March 22 at 10:00 a.m., and April 5 at 10 a.m.
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Several officers, fire marshals, and 911 Dispatchers received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. No personnel complained of side effects other than a sore shoulder where the shot was administered. Over 55% of the police personnel have received at least one dose of the vaccine and are scheduled for the second dose.
This vaccine is not being offered in Paradise Valley. Maricopa County has set up several 24 hour vaccine sites, including at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, and at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix.
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Five Star Hotel Development Pauses and...Restarts |
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After months of stalled construction at Five Star, construction seems to be starting again. Here are recent photos, clockwise from upper left, of: newly installed palms at the Villas, the hotel pool toward Camelback, the future view of Camelback from the hotel bar and the marble bathrooms installed in the hotel casitas. |
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Paradise Valley is Hiring |
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Upcoming Town Meetings and Events |
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February 9th - Advisory Committee on Public Safety (ACOPS), 6:00 pm via Zoom
February 10th - Hillside Building Committee, 8:00 am via Zoom
February 11th - Town Council Meeting, 6:00 pm via Zoom
February 16th - Planning Commission, 6:00 pm via Zoom
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Remember to check the Town's website for meeting updates, changes, and agendas.
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