From the Rancho Mirage family to yours,
we wish you all a safe & healthy holiday!

This holiday season is unlike any other we’ve experienced. Throughout this season, and as we move into a new (and hopefully better) year, we wish you and your families a safe, healthy, and peaceful holiday! Stay connected with family and friends even if it can’t be in person, hold the warmth of memories from holidays past, and stay hopeful for a better year in 2021.
Riverside County Health Officials Release 2020
COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine last week, shipping millions of doses throughout the country. Riverside County hospital allocation is stated below pursuant to Riverside County Health Officials:
On December 16, 2020, the Riverside County Office of Public Health released their Covid-19 Vaccination Plan 2020. See below for details of timing, availability, safety, distribution, and prioritization.
For more information on the Covid-19 vaccine, please visit rivcoph.org/coronavirus.
STATE'S CURRENT COVID ORDERS
Please keep in mind that the State's Regional Stay Home Order is currently in effect.

The Order prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, non-essential travel (statewide) and requires 100% masking and physical distancing. Residents are encouraged to stay at home as much as possible to limit the spread of COVID-19.

For more information, please visit covid19.ca.gov.
Also, the State’s curfew order (10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.) is still in effect until 5:00 a.m. on December 21, 2020. 

To view the State's full Covid-19 curfew order, click here.
Drive-Through Contactless COVID-19 Testing Site
Now Open in Rancho Mirage

Tests are contactless and self-administered through Curative, which has completed more than six million such tests in 15 states across the U.S.

Testing takes place 5 days a week, Tuesday – Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory (west parking lot) located at 71-100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage.

Appointment Information
Please note that due to the holidays, the testing site will be closed on December 24, 25, & 31, 2020, and January 1, 2021.

  • Scheduling an appointment @ Curative.com is strongly encouraged.
  • Currently, appointments are being booked starting December 19th.
  • Only 100 per day walk-ups (without appointment) will be accepted.
  • At this time, non-appointments cannot be accommodated between 12:00-1:00 p.m.
  • Appointment slots open about 3-4 days in advance.
  • Results are received in 24-48 hours via text and email.

Please do not eat, drink or smoke at least 20 minutes prior to testing.

For questions regarding Curative Covid-19 testing,
please call (888) 702-9042 or email support@curative.com.
Free Covid-19 swab testing also available through the County and State
Testing is available to anyone, with or without symptoms or health insurance. Results of your test will be sent to you in an email and/or text message within a few days. A standard wait time for results is five days but results are coming back within 24 hours.

To get your free test, call (800) 945-6171 or visit gettested.ruhealth.org or visit covid19.ca.gov/get-tested for other testing locations in Riverside County.
CITY PARTNERS WITH CHAMBER TO DISTRIBUTE
PPE SUPPLIES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
"MILLION MASK GIVEAWAY"
As part of the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) "Million Mask Giveaway", the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) provided Coachella Valley small businesses with more than $1 million in personal protective equipment (PPE). In turn, CVEP has partnered with all Coachella Valley cities to assist in the distribution of 1,440,000 face masks, 96,000 16.9 oz. bottles of hand sanitizer, and 40,400 face shields to small businesses.
The City of Rancho Mirage has partnered with the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce for distribution of 30,000 masks, 1,000 face shields, and over 2,000 hand sanitizers to Rancho Mirage small businesses.
In order to qualify, your business must be located in Rancho Mirage; chamber members and nonmembers are welcome to the supplies while they last with general allowances allotted by industry.

To schedule an appointment for pick up, please email Info@RanchoMirage.org.
Pick up will be at Chamber offices, 71905 Highway 111, Suite H, Rancho Mirage
(located behind PIRCH and Lamps Plus).
GELSON'S ANNUAL TOY DRIVE IS ON IN RANCHO MIRAGE! 
The annual Gelson’s Chainwide Toy Drive, which runs through December 20, encourages Gelson’s California customers to donate a toy, which, in turn, benefits disadvantaged children. Donations made at the Rancho Mirage location will benefit the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center and Miracles for Kids, the only organizations on the West Coast to offer monthly financial aid, subsidized housing and counseling to families fighting for their child’s life.
Toy drive receptacles are located at Gelson’s. Keeping with tradition, the store’s employees will personally deliver some toys — following COVID-19 rules and guidelines, of course. To that end, erring on the side of safety, Gelson’s can only accept new and unwrapped gifts for infants, children and adolescents.

Here are some ideas for donations:

Infants to age 5: Rattles, interactive crib toys/musicals, soft baby dolls, building blocks, balls, toys, educational books, educational toys and bubbles.
Age 6-13: Toys, Play-Doh, crafts, art supplies, colors, coloring books, superhero action figures, Hello Kitty items, bubbles, cars, dinosaurs, dolls and Barbie dolls.
Ages 13-18: Board games, makeup, nail polishes, sports team swag, Bath & Body Works sets for older girls, CDs, mp3 players, wallets, sport balls, white art paper, markers, video games and purses.

All ages: Socks, slippers, hats, beanies, pajamas, gift cards, movies, books, backpacks, sports bags, blankets and clothing.

Visit gelsons.com for more information.
Gelson’s Rancho Mirage is located at 36101 Bob Hope Drive.
SHOP LOCAL & SAFE!
For more information on the Shop Local campaign, visit the Chamber's website at
CITY ORDER & PROGRAM REMINDERS
FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS AND ADJACENT PUBLIC SPACES IN THE CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE

The City of Rancho Mirage City Council has adopted the State of California’s Face-Covering Order, which mandates that a face-covering is required at all times when outside of the home, with some exceptions.
The Great Plates Delivered program will continue through January 7, 2021.
 
If you are a Rancho Mirage resident
65+ or 60-64 and at risk, please
call (877) 652-4844 or email greatplates@ranchomirageca.gov to find out if you qualify to receive free delivered meals through this program. 

If you are already enrolled,
no need to re-enroll.
RANCH MIRAGE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS &
HOURS OF OPERATION
Regular City Council meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Meetings are taped and shown daily on Time Warner – RMTV, Channel 17, during the week following each meeting on at 3:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. 



Check the City's website at RanchoMirageCA.gov for current agenda information.
UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday, December 17, 2020
1:00 p.m.
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For questions related to accessing or participating in a City Council meeting remotely, please contact the City Clerk at (760) 324-4511, Ext. 488, or via email to KristieR@RanchoMirageCA.gov.

Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk via email to KristieR@RanchoMirageCA.gov or mailed/delivered to
City of Rancho Mirage
69-825 Highway 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.
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CITY HALL HOURS OF OPERATION

City Hall is open
Monday through Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed daily 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. for cleaning
Closed to the public on Fridays

Holiday Closure

Rancho Mirage City Hall and Library and Observatory will be closed from
Monday, December 21 through Friday, December 25, 2020
in observance of the Christmas holiday.