SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Saint Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has signed a new mask mandate for events in St. Pete.
Executive Order 2021-04 establishes new requirements for COVID-19 mitigation, contingency, and safety planning for events, effective Feb. 1, 2021.
These new requirements apply to outdoor events designated “largescale special events” by County emergency order no. 21-3, as well as indoor or outdoor events with 250 or more attendees that are held pursuant to a City permit or facility use agreement.
Organizers of an event covered by the new order must ensure that a plan is developed in accordance with the minimum requirements established by the order, which can be summarized as follows:
- The plan must address every element required under the order, which includes new standards established by the County for large-scale special events.
- The plan must be consistent with and promote compliance with any federal, state, or local emergency actions related to COVID-19, CDC Event Guidance, and any other applicable guidance concerning COVID-19 by a federal or state regulatory agency.
- The event organizer must continually update the plan as needed to reflect changes in public health guidance, risk factors, or event planning or logistics. Updates must be shared with the City within 24 hours.
- The plan must include a statement from the event organizer concerning compliance and enforcement.
An event organizer that has already certified a plan pursuant to EO 2020-43, will need to revise the original plan to conform to the requirements of this new order and submit that revised plan to the City using the same process used for the original submission.
Failure to submit a revised plan or obtain City approval may result in revocation or termination of the permit or facility use agreement for the event.
The complete executive order can be read here.