COVID-19 For Moorpark And Ventura County-March 16

From the City of Moorpark:

Status as of Monday, March 16, 8:15 AM

City staff is continuous contact with Ventura County Public Health Officials. As the City receives information from our health officials, this page will be updated.

• Proclamation of Local Emergency
• City of Moorpark Facilities Status
• City of Moorpark Events and Programming Status
• Current Status of Ventura County
• Resources and General Information

Proclamation of Local Emergency

On March 13, City Manager Troy Brown proclaimed a local emergency. The proclamation is not in response to a direct incident within Moorpark. Rather, the proclamation of a local emergency temporarily relaxes the City’s purchasing requirements to allow the City to acquire goods and services at a moment’s notice, enhancing its ability to protect public safety. The proclamation is also required for Moorpark taxpayers to be reimbursed from national and state agencies for expenses incurred during the emergency. More information about the proclamation is contained in an Open Letter from the City Manager Regarding Coronavirus.

City of Moorpark Facilities Status

Please do not enter City facilities or use public transit if you are feeling sick.

• Emergency Services: The Moorpark Police Department, Ventura County Fire Department, and Moorpark Public Works Department are fully operational.
• Moorpark City Library: The Moorpark City Library is currently closed through March 30.
• Active Adult Center: The Moorpark Active Adult Center will be closed until further notice. Regular lunch participants can pick up a frozen meal at the center between 11AM and 1PM. Home-delivered meal service will continue as normal.
• Arroyo Vista Recreation Center:
  • All sports leagues, classes, and programs at Arroyo Vista Community Park and Recreation Center are canceled through March 30.
  • Moorpark Little Learners Academy will be closed March 16-30, but the preschool is open March 13.
  • We are not accepting new park or room rental applications.
  • The AVRC office is closed to walk-in customers March 16-27. However, staff is available by phone at (805) 517-6300 from 8:30AM - 6:00PM, Monday through Friday, to answer any program or rental related questions you may have.
• City Hall: City Hall is open and offering full services.

City of Moorpark Events and Programming Status

The Governor and Ventura County Public Health Officials have directed that events with 250 or more attendees be canceled. They have further directed that events with fewer than 250 people be canceled unless social distancing (six feet) can be accomplished.

Therefore, the following City events and programs have been postponed or canceled:

• Moorpark Has Talent (March 13): Postponed
• Arts Master Plan Visioning Session (March 16): Canceled
• Make Moorpark Count - Dolores Huerta Presentation (March 19): Canceled
• Make Moorpark Count Fiesta (March 21): Canceled
• State of the City Address (April 7): Postponed
• Easter Egg Hunt (April 11): Postponed
• All Youth and Adult Sports Leagues: Postponed Until Further Notice

Current Status of Ventura County

• Visit www.vcemergency.com for continuously updated information from Ventura County Public Health.

This press release was produced by the City of Moorpark. The views expressed here are the author’s own.