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COMMUNITY CENTER NEW USAGE GUIDELINES
Community Center Guidelines
COMMUNITY CENTER NEW USAGE GUIDELINES
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On Sunday, November 22, Nevada Governor Sisolak mandated new restrictions to stop the spread of Coronavirus cases. The new restrictions, referred to as a "statewide pause" went into effect on Tuesday, November 24. Masks are required to be worn at all times when you are around anyone who is not part of your immediate household, including gatherings anywhere inside or outside. Public gatherings are reduced from 50 percent to 25 percent of original capacity.
Based on the Governor's mandates, the following health guidelines will be strictly enforced inside and outside of the Sun City Aliante Community Center:
All residents are now required to wear masks at all times inside and outside the Community Center. Masks are required to be worn during all meetings and while The only exceptions to the mask rule include:
playing or going to and from the following indoor and outdoor • Removing your mask momentarily to take a drink of water activities including: • Swimming or participating in an aqua aerobics class in the pool • Using all Gym Equipment • Showering before and after using the pool • Participating in Fitness Classes in the Aerobics Room • Table Tennis If you have a medical issue, we recommend you seek the • Pickleball advice of your doctor regarding wearing a mask. • Tennis • Basketball Due to the Governor's mandate, fitness classes will be • • • Bocce Ball or Horseshoes Billiards Tables All Clubs/Meetings held in the Community Center reduced in size from 8 participants to 5 participants until further notice.
Hours of Operation: Community Center
Monday - Saturday - 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday - 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Administrative Offices
Monday- Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Nelenie Aronce - Assistant Manager/Director of Compliance Carol Garbarino - Customer Service Coordinator
You will now access the Community Centerthrough one main entrance at the front of the building. For your security and safety, this will be the only way you can enterthe building and check-in forall activities, events, meetings, etc.
During the Board of Directors Meeting on Wednesday, September 9, the Board decided upon the use of the newly expanded and remodeled areas.
You must make reservations through the Front Desk for all activities throughout the Community Center by calling 702-638-5063. Face Masks are required to enter the building and must be worn at all times while playing and using any of the areas listed below.
Computers - Limited to 1 hour & 45 minutes per person, 3person-limit per time slot. Library - Limited to 30 minutes per person for book selection, 2-person-limit per time slot. The Library is now open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activity Room- Limited to Meetings and Clubs only. Shuffleboard- Limited to 1 hour & 45 minutes per person, 2person-limit per time slot. Dartboard- Limited to 1 hour & 45 minutes per person, 2person-limit per time slot. Billiard Room - Limited to 1 hour & 45 minutes, 2-personlimit per table.
Fireplace Room Seating Area - (Not available at this time.) Grand View Room –Seating Areas (Not available at this time.)
COMMUNITY CENTER RESERVATION INFORMATION
Reservations for the Gym, Pool, Fitness Classes, Computers, Billiards Shuffleboard and Dartboard will take place beginning on Tuesdays, for the following week between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. only.
For example, on Tuesdays, December 1 and December 8, you will make reservations for the following week. • To make a reservation, you must call 702-638-5063 and provide your name, phone number and the activity you would like to reserve. • Yo u m a y e m a i l y o u r r e s e r v a t i o n t o
Tuesdays for the following week.
Please include the following information in your email: 1. Name 2. Address 3. Telephone Number 4. Dates & Times requested, and you will be contacted with a confirmation.
Each household will be allowed to reserve the Pool Area and the Fitness Center for 45 minutes only as many times as they would like each week at the beginning of the hour. This will permit the Maintenance Team 15 minutes to properly sanitize the equipment.
Please arrive as close as possible to your reservation time in the Community Center. After your scheduled time is completed, please leave the Community Center immediately.
If you are unable to keep your reservation, please give a "Courtesy Call” to the Front Desk at 702-638-5063, so that another resident may enjoy that time. We greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Due to the mandate for social distancing from State and Health Authorities and in the best interests of Sun City Aliante residents and Team Associates, the Board of Directors authorized the following guidelines for use in the Community Center:
Face Masks must be worn throughout the Community
Centerand outside on the grounds of the facility unless you are swimming in the pool or participating in an Aqua Fitness Class in the pool. Those with an underlying medical condition should consult a physician. Social Distancing – Stay at least 6 feet apart from other residents. Do not have physical contact with others by shaking hands or touching. Occupancy Guidelines – Residents must adhere to the COVID-19 occupancy allowance permitted for each room. Each room has a posted sign indicating how many people are allowed in this room. Designated Areas– Residents can easily identify equipment and areas for use in the Fitness Center and Aerobics Room which have been marked off to indicate proper social distancing. No congregating - No extra-curricular or social activity should take place in the Community Center or on the property. Sanitation - Residents must always follow posted sanitation instructions. Showering- Residents must use the shower in the Pool Area before and after using the Pool. Food & Beverages– No food will be permitted in any area of the Community Center. Bring beverages in your personal container or a bottled container. Sharing – Do not share equipment, supplies or towels. Guest Policy- At this time, guests are not permitted to use the Community Center facilities to give more residents the opportunity to use the facility.
Failure to follow these rules and guidelines may result in loss of access to the Community Center.
A Maintenance Associate will be assigned to the gym, aerobics room, pool and Billiard Area to continually clean and sanitize these areas.
The Community Center areas listed below will be open during the specified hours.
POOLAREA- Residents must use the shower inside the Pool Area before and after they use the pool. Equipment will be provided and sanitized before the next use.
FITNESS CENTER – Residents must wipe down equipment thoroughly with Gym Wipes provided before and after using each machine . FITNESS & POOLCLASSES– When you have completed class, please leave the equipment you have used for the maintenance team to sanitize.
POOLPATIO AREA– This area is available and does not require a reservation, but please call ahead to let us know you are coming.
BILLIARD AREA – You may bring your own pool stick. Please check in at the Front Desk for pool balls. When you have finished playing pool, please leave the pool balls on the Billiard Table; so, they can be sanitized by the Maintenance Team.
LIBRARY – After 30 minutes, residents must vacate the Library; so, it can be sanitized for the next visitors. You must place any books you have touched in the designated bins next to the shelves for quarantine; do not place a book back on the shelf. No need to return books, but if you do, the books will be quarantined. Please bring any books you are returning to the Front Desk for quarantine storage.
CRAFT ROOMS #1, #2, & #3 – Club times will be established with Office Manager Lori Daniels or Lifestyle Director Debbie Kent. Club Presidents will decide which club members can attend based on available occupancy and on a rotation schedule to allow all members the opportunity to participate. No sharing of materials will be permitted, and residents must stay at least six (6) feet apart from other residents with no physical contact.
AREAS INSIDE THE COMMUNITYCENTER CLOSED AT THIS TIME:
▪ Spa ▪ Sauna ▪ Bathroom Showers ▪ Bathroom Lockers ▪ Kitchen ▪ Water Fountains ▪ Coffee Services ▪ Grand View Room Seating ▪ Fireplace Room Seating
PATROLCAR – At this time, due to the lack of volunteers and because of the health guidelines which need to be followed, the Patrol will not yet resume operations. The Patrol Committee will continue to revisit when it is appropriate to begin Patrol operations.
The Board has advised that certain groups be permitted to meet in the Community Centersubject to theircompliance with the mandatory distancing and sanitation guidelines.
The Chairs of all the Chartered Clubs and Special Interest Groups have been contacted to explore their interest in
resuming meeting in the Community Center. Many of them have expressed interest in meeting as soon as health guidelines permit. The Chartered Club page in The Breeze and posted online lists your point of contact for all Chartered Clubs and Special Interest Groups.
Due to the need for social-distancing guidelines from health officials and in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of residents, the Board of Directors agreed to restrict the following activities in the Community Centerat this time.
All Card Games, Tile Games and Clubs/Special Interest Groups that require participants to be in close proximity and share materials.
All Entertainment Clubs and Group Activities that require participants to be in close proximity and share materials.
No Lunch 'n' Learn or Snack 'n' Learn seminars will be scheduled at this time. In lieu of the seminars, we now offer “Watch 'n' Learn” Zoom Webinars/Teleconferences. Please check The Breeze and eBlast for upcoming Webinars.
OUTDOOR COURTS– The Outdoor Courts are open including, pickleball, tennis, basketball, bocce courts and horseshoe pits consistent with social-distancing guidelines and sanitation measures and only during specified hours of operation.
PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING DURING ACTIVITIES:
• Stay at least six (6) feet apart from other residents. Do not make physical contact with them by shaking hands, exchanging high fives, etc. • Avoid touching your face after handling a ball, racquet/paddle, or other equipment. Wash your hands promptly if you have touched your eyes, nose, or mouth. • Avoid sharing food, drinks, or towels. • Although there is no specific evidence that tennis balls, pickleballs or basketballs can spread COVID-19, avoid using your hands to pick up tennis balls or pickleballs if possible.
Basketball players should each have their own balls.
PLEASE DO NOTCOME TO THE COMMUNITYCENTER
Exhibit any symptoms of COVID-19: mild to severe respiratory illness with fever, cough and difficulty breathing, or other symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Have been in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last fourteen (14) days; or
Are a vulnerable and at-risk individual (i.e., elderly and/or have underlying health conditions, including high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma and those whose immune system may be compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer and other conditions requiring such therapy).
Do not have a reservation for a specific activity at a specific time.
PROTECTAGAINSTPOSSIBLE INFECTIONS BY…
Washing your hands with disinfectant soap and water (for 20 seconds or longer) or use a hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available, before g o i n g t o t h e Community Center or the Association's Common Area facilities.
Cleaning and wiping down your equipment, including racquets/paddles and water bottles. Do not share racquets/paddles or any other equipment such as wristbands, grips, hats, and towels.
Bringing your own water bottle or other method of hydration and avoid using any communal water source.
Using new/disinfected balls and new racket/paddle grips when possible.
Considering taking extra precautions such as wearing gloves.
Sneezing/coughing into a tissue or upper sleeve when necessary.
Arriving as close as possible to the time you need to be in the Community Center.
We are excited the Community Center is open, and we hope you have had a chance to visit all the new areas. We encourage you to make reservations to access the gym, pool, fitness classes, billiards area, computers and library! As the guidelines for social distancing and health directives change, we look forward to the day when we can resume all our amazing excursions, activities and events that you love and enjoy.
We will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation on adaily basis and keep you informed of any changes. These restrictions will remain in place until the State Health Authority Directives advise it is safe and the Board believes it is in the best interest of the community to remove them.
