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City of Menifee Reopening

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California has a new blueprint for reducing COVID-19 in the state with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities. Every county in California is assigned to a tier based on its test positivity and adjusted case rate for tier assignment including metrics from the last three weeks. Additionally, a new health equity metric will take effect on October 6, 2020. In order to advance to the next less restrictive tier, each county will need to meet an equity metric or demonstrate targeted investments to eliminate disparities in levels of COVID-19 transmission, depending on its size. The California Health Equity Metric is designed to help guide counties in their continuing efforts to reduce COVID-19 cases in all communities and requires more intensive efforts to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among Californians who have been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic.

Riverside County is currently in the Widespread "PURPLE" TIER

 

For more information on the Tier System please visit click HERE

Also view the following dimmer framework for your review as well.  

To prepare your business to open please review the guidelines below:

Menifee businesses that were already open

Businesses that were deemed essential to operate throughout Shelter at Home Order.

Curbside Retail

Retail opening will be phased in, starting first with curbside pickup and delivery only until further notice.

Supply Chains Supporting Retail - Manufacturing
Childcare for those outside of the essential workforce
Office-Based Businesses (telework remains strongly encouraged)
Outdoor Museums / Open Gallery Spaces

Museums, galleries, botanical gardens, zoos, aquariums, and other similar spaces

  • Follow this guidance for zoos, museums, galleries, botanical gardens, and aquariums, and other similar spaces to support create a safer safe, clean environment for workers and patrons. Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for zoos, museums, galleries, and aquariums in your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.
Destination Retail

This category includes in-store retail, shopping malls, and swap meets

Personal Services Outdoor Operations only
Gyms and Fitness Centers

Widespread (purple):

  • Outdoor only with modifications
  • Indoor pools, hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms must close

View Industry Guidelines

 

Hotels, Lodging and Short Term Rentals

Hotels and lodging entities in a county under the Regional Stay Home Order cannot accept or honor reservations for non-essential travel.

Essential travel is travel associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure or otherwise required or expressly authorized by law (including other applicable state and local public health directives), including:

  • Critical infrastructure (like the water supply or power grid)
  • Economic services (like banking)
  • Supply chains (like food distribution)
  • Health care and immediate medical care
  • Safety and security

Hotels or other commercial and residential buildings may only offer lodging for essential functions, including COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures, treatment measures, accommodation for essential workers, or housing solutions, including measures to protect homeless populations.

Hotels and lodging entities in a county under the Blueprint for a Safer Economy (all tiers) cannot accept or honor out-of-state reservations for non-essential travel unless:

  • The reservation is for at least 10 days (the minimum time period required for quarantine), and
  • The people identified in the reservation will quarantine in the hotel or lodging entity for at least 10 days.
Concerts / Festivals

These best practices document is provided by Riverside County for concerts and festivals to plan and prepare for reopening when allowed to do so. When official guidance is provided by the State of California, it will be made available here.

Convention Centers

These best practices document is provided by Riverside County for convention centers to plan and prepare for reopening when allowed to do so. When official guidance is provided by the State of California, it will be made available here.

Live Audience Sports

These best practices document is provided by Riverside County for live audience sports to plan and prepare for reopening when allowed to do so. When official guidance is provided by the State of California, it will be made available here.

Nightclubs / Concert Venues
Other

TBD

Frequently Asked Questions

When will we move into each new stage?

We will know more about when we can move into the rest of Stage 2 when the state approves our Attestation. The timing for when we can move into Stage 3 and 4 is unknown at this time, but we will provide that information as soon as it becomes available.

My business doesn't have a guidance document. Is one coming?

We will continue to post new guidance from the state and best practices from the county as they are created. In the meantime, all businesses can utilize our Riverside County Readiness To Reopen Framework to start planning for their reopening.

What size of non-public gatherings - in indoor or outdoor spaces - are currently allowable?

In the absence of specific state guidance, the City of Menifee is following federal guidance that gatherings of up to ten people are allowable when appropriate physical distancing and sanitation measures can be maintained. High-risk individuals are still encouraged to not attend gatherings of any kind

How can I help?

The health and safety of our residents and the economic health of our communities and businesses will require health, government, education, business, and community members work in concert now and through all phases of reopening.

In the same way that our local Shelter at Home Order has required each resident in our communities to modify behavior and practices to manage the spread of COVID-19, it is anticipated the phases of reopening the City of Menifee will also require our communities to sustain and modify behaviors over time.

We will all need to adapt to a new normal as the community of Menifee and commerce open gradually and safely, in phases.

What signage is available to post?

The CDC has signage available for print. You can filter by signage type.