MESHAKWAD COMMUNITY CENTER is open!

Due to the current COVID-19 requirements, Meshakwad Community Center is taking additional measures to ensure your safety;

• Fitness Center will be Officed from 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday.

• Fitness Center will be open 24 Hrs with purchase of key fob.

• Room Rental, and Saunas are now open for guests.

• Members only, new membership agreement at time of Subscription.

Please review the following guidelines;

Meshakwad Community Center’s Commitment to Health, Safety, Sanitation, and You.

Meshakwad Community Center has been, and will continually, closely monitor the industry and government, both Tribal and State, guidelines as it relates to COVID-19.  This includes information provided by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, MLBO Health & Human Services (MLBO HHS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), Indian Health Services (HIS), and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).  In this document, you will find guidelines created to ensure the health, safety, and sanitation guidelines for our Employees, Guests, Members, and our Communities.

Employee, Guest, and Member Health

Meshakwad Community Center takes pride in being a community provider to your health and safety.  The following practices are set forth to protect our Employees, Guests, and Members.

Temperature

When both Employees and Guests arrive on property, they will be asked health screening questions for COVID-19.  If the screening produces a result of 100.4 degrees or higher, both guests and employees will be given a secondary screening of a temperature check.  If both screenings are failed, the person will be asked to leave and consult with their medical doctor.  Refusal to answer the health screening questions, both employee and guests, will be asked to leave the premises. 

Social Distancing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Social distancing will be required and practiced while on Meshakwad Community Center Property.  A minimum safe distance of 6 feet will be practiced, this may require that some machines will be closed due to violation of the minimum safe distance.  All guests and employees will be required to wear a mask, or face covering appropriately at all times, as approved by the CDC.

Hand Sanitizer

Hand Sanitizer will be provided in communal locations to provide an extra level of protection to help fight COVID-19.  Spray bottles with disinfectant solution, and Disinfecting Wipes will be provided in numerous locations throughout the property. Hand Sanitizer does not replace washing your hands. Please be sure when washing your hands you are using warm water, soap, scrubbing for 20 seconds, and appropriately drying your hands.

Signage

Signage will be placed in locations throughout the interior and exterior of the property to explain policies that are required to be followed in order to enter and present in the Meshakwad Community Center.  Signage will also explain all of the social distancing and capacity guidelines.  Signage will also provide marker distancing tape and/or social distancing floor indicators to demonstrate distancing measures.  Signage will also help ensure a one-way flow of traffic for equipment circuits, tracks, and entrance to the facility.

Employee, Guest, and Member Health Concerns

All guests, employees, and members that show signs of exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms will be asked to not enter the facility or vacate the property and urged to visit their primary doctor for personal health.  Any employee that does not pass the health screening will be sent home and advised to seek their primary doctor, and follow all guidelines set forth MLB Employees, for personal health. 

During business hours of [add times here] only low risk members will be allowed in the gym.  All members will need to sign a waiver understanding the risks of COVID-19 in the fitness facility and are entering the fitness facility at their own risk.

Facility must ensure social distancing and ensure occupant capacity to be no more than 50%.  The sauna’s will not be allowed to use. The locker rooms and showers will be allowed to be used as long as proper social distancing and proper sanitizing can be practiced.  Gymnasium will be allowed to be open as long as proper distancing can be used.  All common areas and lobby will be allowed to be used as long as proper social distancing can be practiced.

If any member, guests, or employee cannot follow above listed protocols they will be asked to vacate the premises.  The MLBO HHS Covid-19 Hotline number (320-630-0855) will then have to be contacted.

Employee Responsibility

Worker Hygiene and Source Controls

All workers will need to have a health screening and temperature check before starting their shift as outlined by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe – HHS, Human Resources, and Safety and Risk; Minnesota Department of Health, and CDC.  If an employee has COVID-19 symptoms, the employee will be sent home immediately and required to call the MLBO HHS Covid-19 Hotline immediately at (320) 630-0855.

All workers are required to wash their hands on a regular basis as explained by the CDC guidelines. 

Employees must have proper hand sanitizer solutions available and stocked. 

All multi-stall restrooms will require trash receptacles near the door for paper towel disposal when operating the door. 

Community drinking fountains that are not touch free will be off limits and shut off.  Guests, members, and employees will be allowed to use the touch-less water-filling station if they provide their own disinfected water bottle. 

Food will not be allowed to be served or shared in a communal sense. 

Proper tissues will be provided for proper sneeze/cough etiquette and no-touch disposal bins will be provided.

COVID-19 Training

All employees will be trained regarding COVID-19 exposure, as well as applicable policies, procedures, practices, and protocols.  The facility will have a COVID-19 Business Preparedness Plan, “Meshakwad Community Center’s Commitment to Health, Safety, Sanitation, and You,” in readily accessible locations and is shared with all employees.  Employees must ensure they comply with and follow established rules and practices. 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Employees will be required to have all proper, and required PPE, when working, including but not limited to; face coverings, gloves, hand sanitizer, and proper disinfectant solutions.  All employees will need to change gloves, when necessary.  Employees must also ensure guests, members, and other employees are using proper PPE when within the facility.

Employee Communication and Reporting

The facility will need to ensure that the necessary or required rules and practices are communicated to employees, and adequately enforce their provisions.  Employees must ensure they comply with and follow established rules and practices.  Communication to educate members, guests, and other employees about steps being taken for their protection to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 is encouraged.  Protective measures will need to be communicated to the members, guests, and employees prior to admittance to the facility.  When employee, guests, or members have COVID-19 symptoms it must be reported and documented.  When an individual is allowed back to the facility, this is to ensure the safety of employees, guests, and members from contracting COVID-19.

Any employees, guests, or members who witness unsafe behavior may report such behavior immediately to any Meshakwad Staff.

Cleaning Products and Procedures

Meshakwad Community Center currently has a partnership with Ecolab and the primary cleaning solution will be QC Peroxide Multi Surface Cleaner and Disinfectant (labeled as Yellow), which is a proven disinfectant for the COVID-19 virus.  Meshakwad Community Center also has a partnership with wipes.com and will have numerous stations for cleaning wipes which is a proven disinfectant of the COVID-19 virus. 

Public Spaces and Communal Areas

Facility must routinely clean and disinfect all high touch point surfaces with proper cleaning solution.  The area will need to have a proper cleaning schedule and routine.  Area(s) must be properly cleaned and sanitized as much as possible due to volume of traffic that may be in this area. All cleaning solution and sanitizer used must be able to disinfect any communicable disease.

Fitness Areas

Fitness area will need to be cleaned and sanitized as used, and once every 4 hours.  A proper schedule and routine will be established to properly clean and sanitize all equipment in this area.  Proper cleaning solution will be available to ensure cleaning and sanitation will be used as much as possible.  All cleaning solutions and sanitizers used are proven to disinfect COVID-19 and other communicable viruses and bacteria.

Meeting and Class Rooms

The meeting and class rooms will be cleaned on a regular schedule.  Any time these areas will be used, the area must be properly cleaned and sanitized before and after occupants are in this area.  Proper cleaning solution will be available in order to disinfect as much as possible. All cleaning solution and sanitizer used must be able to disinfect any communicable disease.  Rental Rooms and events are currently not available at this time.

Offices

All offices must have a proper cleaning schedule and routine.  All areas must be cleaned and sanitized whenever used by employee, member, or guests.  All cleaning solution and sanitizer used must be able to disinfect any communicable disease.

Shared Equipment

All shared equipment must have a proper cleaning and sanitation schedule.  All cleaning solution and sanitizer used must be able to disinfect any communicable disease. It is the member’s responsibility to properly sanitize all equipment being used before and after use. It is also the members responsibility to ensure the weights are properly sanitized before placing them on the rack or where the weights are supposed to go.

HVAC and Air Filter Cleaning

Facility must increase the outdoor air percentage to increase the dilution of contaminants and eliminate recirculating air as much as possible.  Meshakwad Community Center will evaluate the occupational capacity and increase, improve, and maintain ventilation provided throughout the building.  Air filters will need to be replaced, upgraded, and maintained to ensure proper ventilation.  Minimize air-flow from blowing across people.  Disposal of the old filters must be individually put into separate bags while disposing.

Physical and Social Distancing

Fitness Center

The facility will need to ensure proper physical distancing is used when members, guests, and employees are using the fitness center.  If need be, machines will need to be temporarily closed due to not having proper physical distancing.  Proper distancing markers will be placed to help provide proper distancing.  Walking track and entrance to fitness area will need to establish a direct one-way flow of traffic.  The maximum occupancy of the Fitness Center will be 20 people.  The maximum occupancy of the Boxing Area is 10 people.  The maximum occupancy of the Gymnasium is 20 people.

Fitness Rooms

The facility will need to ensure proper physical distancing is used when members, guests, and employees are using the fitness rooms.  Classes may be held in these areas as long as proper physical distancing can be practiced.  The maximum occupancy of the Fitness/Flex Rooms will be 10 people.  The Maximum occupancy of the Golf Simulator is 2.

Communal Spaces

The facility will need to ensure proper physical distancing is used when members, guests, and employees are using any communal spaces.  If anyone in a communal space cannot follow safety protocols or procedure they may be removed/relocated to ensure proper distancing.  The maximum occupancy of the Community Room will be 10 people, and the Kitchen area will be 2.

Meeting Rooms

The facility will need to ensure proper physical distancing is used when members, guests, and employees are using the any meeting rooms.  Proper distancing will be required and a seating pattern will need to be required to ensure proper distancing is ensured.  If occupancy does not allow for proper distancing, then meeting room will not be allowed to be used.  The maximum occupancy of the Conference room will be 10 people.

Offices

The facility will need to ensure proper physical distancing is used when members, guests, and employees are using the any offices.  Proper distancing will be required and a seating pattern will need to be required to ensure proper distancing is ensured.  If occupancy does not allow for proper distancing, then office will not be allowed to be used by multiple occupants.  The maximum occupancy of the Youth Room will be 10 people. 

Presumptive & Confirmed Case Reporting

As outlined by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe HHS, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and the CDC.  As outlined on the COVID-19 Case Report form on the CDC website.  All communication and documentation must be provided to all proper areas.  To find information of the form that needs to be completed by CDC go to www.cdc.gov for more information. If you or a member you know of are experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID-19, do not enter Meshakwad Property and it is recommended that you self-quarantine and contact your primary physician immediately.

All MLB Employees reporting symptoms or exposure to someone with symptoms, or exposure to someone with a confirmed Case of COVID are required to contact Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Health and Human Services @ (320) 630-0855. 

ABOUT THE GYM

Meshakwad Community Center in Hinckley is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the best athletic training facilities in the East Central Minnesota region. Among having a full service Fitness Area, Boxing Club, and Group Fitness Classes, our Amenities include:

·      Gymnasium with basketball court, running track, fitness machines, weight room and boxing ring

·      Locker rooms

·      Saunas

·      Meeting rooms

·      Kitchen

·      Outdoor splash pad for children and families, and More!