City of Paso Robles COVID-19 Update - May 22, 2020

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Mayor's Message on Full Stage 2 Reopening

Paso Robles Mayor Steve Martin is keeping our residents informed during the pandemic via video and blog. See all of his messages here.

Phased Reopening Update

Full Stage 2 Reopening

The State has approved SLO County's attestation of readiness, which means State leaders agree with local health officials that we have entered later Stage 2 of the State's Resilience Roadmap, allowing workplaces defined as low-risk to open.

Assuming the individual businesses in the industries allowed to open have implemented the State's health and safety guidelines (available HERE), retail can now open for in-store shopping, offices can open with telecommuting strongly encouraged, and restaurants can open for dine-in services.

Please note, the statewide Stay-At-Home Order continues to only allow travel for permissible activities: Stage 1 and 2 work, local shopping related to open sectors, healthcare, food, personal exercise and outdoor recreation. The State advises higher risk individuals (over 65 or with serious medical conditions) to continue to stay home until Stage 4.

In the absence of specific state guidance, San Luis Obispo County Health Officer, Dr. Borenstein, 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.

Steps to Reopen

Businesses that are allowed to open now or that are looking forward to opening in later stages should follow the following guidelines to be able to reopen as quickly as possible.

1. Read and implement the guidelines for your industry. Train your employees on the guidelines.

State Guidelines:

Retail guidelines HERE
Dine-in guidelines HERE
Office and workspace guidelines HERE
Hotel and lodging guidelines HERE
Shopping Centers guidelines HERE
More industry-specific guidelines HERE
Wineries, etc. without food will open in Stage 3

All guidelines recommend having hand sanitizer available. Find locally-made hand sanitizer HERE

2. Use the checklist specific to your industry to ensure your business complies with the guidelines (included in the links above.)

3. Fill out the SLO County Self Certification Form
The County of San Luis Obispo has created a self-certification form for all businesses to utilize as they are allowed to re-open. HERE

4. Print and post "Open and Safe" signage at your business to let the public know your business is ready to reopen! HERE

Reminder to Physically Distance

This Memorial Day weekend, continue to physically distance! Walking or biking to local parks is a great way to keep healthy and avoid more crowded recreational areas. Close contact is only recommended among people of the same household. Here is a list of trails you can enjoy in and around Paso Robles this weekend.

Paso Robles COVID-19 Resources

Mental Health Drive Thru

The community is invited to come celebrate May Mental Health Awareness Month social-distancing style. Drive through the Paso Robles City Library parking lot at 1000 Spring Street anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 22 to learn about all the ways you can receive virtual mental health supports during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff will handing out goodie bags! Details

Free Testing Available

ALL residents including those without symptoms are eligible for testing at the Paso Robles Veteran’s Center State sponsored testing site at 240 Scott Street.

Conducting a certain number of tests is one of the State’s key criteria for full reopening. The County will continue to encourage increases in testing and asymptomatic testing as long as resources are available.

Tests are by appointment. Register online for an appointment or call 888-634-1123.

It is important to get tested, even if you do not have symptoms, because the virus may be spread by people who do not experience symptoms and by those who later develop symptoms. This test site may be leaving Paso Robles soon so book an appointment now.

Food Distribution Resources

The City is tracking and sharing comprehensive lists of free meal and pantry services provided in the Paso Robles area. Pleases share this information with anyone who could benefit from it. Details

FBI Warns of Email Scam

In response to the recent increase in teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals are targeting teleworking employees with fraudulent termination phishing emails and VTC meeting invites, citing COVID-19 as the reason. Employees who are alarmed by the message may not scrutinize the spoofed email address that looks similar to their company’s legitimate one. The emails entice victims to click on malicious links purporting to provide more information or online conferences pertaining to the victim’s termination or severance packages. Companies should alert their employees to look for emails coming from Human Resources or management with spoofed email domains.

City Updates

May 19 City Council Meeting Update

Items of interest relating to COVID-19:

COVID-19 Economic Recovery Measures: Temporary Uses of Public Right-of-Way- Parklets, Street Closures, and City Park Seating - Council approved dining in City parks, will revisit parklets and street closure concepts at their June 2 meeting. Watch the presentation and discussion
Adoption of a Comprehensive Reopening and Fair Compliance Approach that Balances Public Health Guidelines and Economic Viability - Council approved Option 2 - to continue with the current complaint-driven educative approach. Watch the presentation and discussion

Livestream information, agenda and staff reports here.

Wellness

Be Well Paso Weekly Challenge

The Be Well Paso Weekly Challenge is a tool to help Paso Robles residents stay healthy in body, mind and spirit. We hope that you’ll join us! Jump in and start whenever you’re ready.

If you’d like, please feel free to share your progress on your social media with #bewellpaso

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