The City of Hollywood remains under a level 2 (partial) activation of our Emergency Operations Center.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The City of Hollywood is announcing additional proactive measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effectively immediately and until further notice, under the City’s Declaration of Emergency, Hollywood Beach and the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk are closed to the public.

Sun Shuttle

The Sun Shuttle micro transit system has been suspended until further notice. These measures are being put in place for the protection of the community, visitors, and employees to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the healthcare system is not overwhelmed.

Election Day Locations

City-operated Community Centers serving as polling locations will be open for voting on Tuesday, March 17^th from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For a list of polling locations in Hollywood, please visit the Broward County Supervisor of Elections website at BrowardSOE.org

For the latest information on COVID-19-related closures and cancellations, please visit the City’s website at www.hollywoodfl.org

Meetings Cancelled

The Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting, Regular City Commission Meeting, and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting scheduled for this week have been cancelled.

Updates & Cancellations of City Events and Programs

All City-sponsored events and other programming have been cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19. This includes all City programming held indoors within Community Centers, including aftercare programs. All organized athletic leagues, games, races and tournaments held at City recreational facilities will be cancelled until further notice. City-operated parks and recreational amenities are open to the public, but the public is encouraged to use social distancing when using these outdoor public areas.

Social distancing recommendations include maintaining a distance between you and other people of at least 6 feet. It also means minimizing contact with people, limiting nonessential travel, and avoiding social gatherings and places.

For the latest status of City events and programming, and other programs offered throughout Broward County, please visit the City’s website.

Health Restrictions

On Friday, March 13th Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order prohibiting visitation to assisted living facilities, nursing homes, long-term care facilitates and group homes across Florida for 30 days in an effort to stop the spread of novel coronavirus among some of the state’s most vulnerable population. A few exceptions could apply, such as end of life situations. Caregivers should check with their loved ones' facility directly for additional information.

To keep all patients, families and staff safe from possible exposure to COVID-19, Memorial Healthcare System is limiting visitation to only primary caregivers for individual patients, and limiting visitors to one primary caregiver for each patient. Everyone else, including siblings of any age, may not visit.

Schools Closed Beginning
This Week

South Florida school districts have announced closures in their response to the growing coronavirus outbreak. Broward County and Miami-Dade Public Schools and the Archdiocese of Miami have announced the closure of all their schools beginning this week.

Broward County Schools: Effective March 16-27
Miami-Dade County Schools: Effective March 16
Schools of Archdiocese of Miami: Effective March 17
Palm Beach County Schools: March 16-27

Child Care Assistance for
First Responders and
BCPS Employees ONLY
for the week of March 16 – 20

To help curb the impact school closures will have on our community, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is offering free child care for emergency responders and medical employees who work in Broward County and for essential BCPS staff. Child care will be available from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. from March 16 – 20, for kids from Pre-K through 8th grade, at the following elementary schools:

1. Lakeside Elementary School
900 NW 136 Avenue
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

2. Hollywood Hills Elementary School
3501 Taft Street
Hollywood, FL 33021

3. Orange Brook Elementary School
715 South 46 Avenue
Hollywood, FL 33021

4. Country Isles Elementary School
2300 Country Isles Road
Weston, FL 33326

5. Fox Trail Elementary School
1250 Nob Hill Road
Davie, FL 33324

6. Stephen Foster Elementary School
3471 SW 22 Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

7. Discovery Elementary School
8800 NW 54 Court
Sunrise, FL 33351

8. Eagle Ridge Elementary School
11500 Westview Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33076

9. Norcrest Elementary School
3951 NE 16 Avenue
Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Food and Nutrition Services for Students Who Receive Free/Reduced Meals

The School District will provide food to students on free or reduced-priced meals and their families. Breakfast will be offered from 8 – 10 a.m., and lunch will be offered from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The meals will be provided during regular school day closures, which are:

• Monday, March 16
• Wednesday, March 18
• Thursday, March 19

These meals will be available at the following schools across the District:

• Boyd Anderson High School
• Blanche Ely High School
• Dillard High School
• Flanagan High School
• Hallandale High School
• Miramar High School
• Nova High School
• Sunrise Middle School
• Taravella High School

Students are required to present their valid school identification and will receive a meal for themselves and family members that are present. Meal distribution can be accessed by walking up or driving up to the designated location on campus. Additional information for students and families during the temporary closure can be found on the District’s website.

Spring Break (March 23 – 27, 2020)
Fee-Based Camps for Students at Broward County Public Schools Sites

In preparation for spring break each year, Broward County Public Schools establishes several fee-based child care spring break camps at District school facilities. These programs are operated by both private child care companies and BCPS staff at various school site locations.

The programs operate from March 23 – 27, 2020, from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. These are fee-based programs and are managed by each of the companies defined in the list below. These child care spring break camps all meet the criteria to provide child care programs in our schools. Each site will have security and provide food service as a part of the full-day program.

After School Programs, Inc. will be operating spring break camps at the following school sites:

• Lake Forest Elementary School
• Meadowbrook Elementary School
• Oriole Elementary School
• Mirror Lake Elementary School
• Park Ridge Elementary School
• Pompano Beach Elementary School
• Quest Center, for special needs students only
• Village Elementary School
• Walker Elementary School
The YMCA will be operating spring break camps at the following school sites:
• Annabel C. Perry K-8 School
• Rock Island Elementary School
• Castle Hill Elementary School
The Community After School Organization will be operating spring break camps at the following school site:
• Liberty Elementary School

The United Community Options, Inc. (UCO) for special needs students only will be providing spring break camps at the following site:

• Bright Horizons

The School District will be providing spring break camps at the following sites:
• Forest Hills Elementary School
• Eagle Point Elementary School
• Deerfield Beach Elementary School

For more the most current information and updates,
visit www.browardschools.com/coronavirus.

Business Resources

The City has launched a virtual Business Resource Center on the Economic Development website. Business owners will find local, state and federal resources available to businesses and employers affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Interim Guide of Recommendations
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEC) Short Time Compensation Program for Employers
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
Emergency Damage Survey

Learn more on the City's Economic Development website.

Residents Encouraged to
Use City's Online Services

In light of the social distancing recommendations due to COVID-19, the City is encouraging customers to utilize the many services currently available online to avoid traveling to a City facility. More information and links to the available services can be found on the City's website.