Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening

KCC Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening

Introduction

The Kingsborough Community College community has met and overcome tremendous challenges since the onset of the global pandemic in early 2020 while continuing to fulfill its mission of providing liberal arts and career education, promoting student learning and development, and strengthening and serving a diverse community. Faculty have modified their instructional plans and supported our students; staff have ensured the College’s continued operations both remotely and at our campus attending to a myriad of needs; and students have successfully persevered through disruptions to their personal and academic lives.

As the College prepares for reopening, it presents this plan for moving forward safely by managing competing demands while ensuring that all aspects of the plan meet the CUNY Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening. These guidelines adhere to the most recent New York State and City guidance for Higher Education which define both mandatory and recommended actions as well as best practice recommendations from a myriad of other sources. Kingsborough will remain current with updates to local, state and federal higher education requirements and will incorporate changes into the College’s operations as needed.

Following the CUNY Guidelines, academic and administrative offices have developed reopening plans for every aspect of the College as we gradually reopen in stages. Those plans are were coordinated, developed, and reviewed by the KCC Forward Committee, a group convened by President Claudia Schrader and comprised of individuals from across the campus, including facilities and public safety, faculty and faculty governance representatives, representatives from the PSC CUNY and DC 37, as well as human resources and environmental health and safety. Under the leadership of co-chairs Dr. Tasheka Sutton-Young (President's Executive Chief of Staff, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and Coronavirus Campus Coordinator) and Professor Ryan McKinney (Communications and Performing Arts), the KCC Forward Committee has worked in consultation with campus stakeholders in the preparation of this report and in planning the staged reopening described herein. The Committee will continue to coordinate and advise campus constituencies, departments, offices, and personnel throughout the reopening process. It will remain vigilant if required to serve also as the ‘Campus Closing Committee’ and implement Reclosing Plans as described in this document.

Following the internal campus-level review of this reopening plan, it is being submitted to the Chancellery/COO’s Office for review and approval. The College will then prepare to implement these plans. In the event the public health crisis subsides with no immediate recurrence, the College will follow the plan laid out in this document. This includes phasing in personnel returning to campus with as much remote work for administrative and instructional staff as is feasible, physical changes and markings on campus to ensure required social distancing, sanitizing of the campus, amassing and distributing of PPE, and all other necessary protocols, rules, and alterations in order to maintain a maximal level of health and safety for every member of the campus community. Should the crisis not subside, or in the case of a recurrence or second wave of pandemic conditions, the attached campus plan includes measures to be taken in the event of a full campus shutdown as circumstances require. As the plan notes, we have already identified our Campus Coronavirus Liaison as Karen St. Hilaire (Presidential Executive Associate and Special Projects Manager), who will continue to be embedded in all reopening efforts and correspondence as the plan moves forward into full implementation.

The hallmarks of this plan are a constant watchfulness over campus, city and state regulations and recommendations; flexibility and readiness at all times to adjust to new changes and challenges; and open communication with CUNY, city and state regulatory agencies, all of our personnel, and representatives from each segment of the college community. While we hope for the best-case scenario of a full campus return at the earliest time, this plan represents our best effort to achieve this without in any way compromising our duty to safeguard the health and welfare of every individual affiliated with Kingsborough Community College, CUNY.

Following the Plan is a compendium of addenda—everything from cleaning protocols and departmental plans to maintain social distancing for on-campus learning to classroom schematics for that purpose and the various checklists that have been created for implementation of this plan. Those addenda, A – F, are included as the final section of the report, along with a Works Cited list.

For questions, comments, and other feedback on this plan, please consult with our co-chairs Ryan McKinney and/or Tasheka Sutton-Young.

Governance

The Committee:

Tasheka Sutton-Young (President’s Office)

Ryan McKinney (Communications & Performing Arts)

Christian Calienes (Institutional Effectiveness)

Scott Cally (Communications & Performing Arts)

Christopher Chapman (History, Philosophy & Political Science)

Judith Cohen (Communications & Performing Arts)

Christina Colon (Biological Sciences)

Celeste Creegan (Finance & Administration, EH&S)

Hattie Elmore (Student Affairs, Access Resource Center)

Maureen Fadem (English)

Dorothy Gale (Student Affairs, Health Center)

Donald Hume (Health & Physical Education)

Vilena Kutsenko (Student Representative)

Cindy Lui (Student Affairs)

Patti Mead (Business)

Rodney Moye (Finance & Administration, B&G)

Janine Palludan (Academic Affairs)

Eduardo Rios (Finance and Administration)

Johana Rivera (Enrollment Management)

Veronica Rodriguez (Finance & Administration, Public Safety)

Gila Rohr (Human Resources)

Michael Sokolow (History, Philosophy & Political Science)

Kate Wayler (Finance & Administration, Events Management)

The KCC Forward Committee would like to thank the numerous members of our campus community who supported this work, especially our academic department chairs and administrative Vice Presidents who provided us with much needed details for the proposal within a very short timeframe. Committee members also wish to recognize the brilliant, warm and visionary leadership of our co-chairs, V.P. Tasheka Sutton-Young (President’s Office) and Professor Ryan McKinney (Communications and Performing Arts). We especially recognize Vice President Eduardo Rios (Finance and Administration) for his superhuman efforts he put in to complete this monumental task. We also extend our gratitude to Professor Maureen Fadem for her impressive writing and editorial skills in creating a more comprehensive document for campus readiness, and to KCC’s PSC chapter chair Professor Scott Cally for his collaboration in getting this document submission ready. Lastly, the Committee extends heartfelt deep appreciation to President Claudia Schrader for her outstanding leadership as we completed this important work.

Reopening : Plans for restarting campus operations including student, faculty, and staff return

Capacity

Kingsborough Community College has designated Campus Coronavirus Coordinator Tasheka Sutton-Young and Campus Coronavirus Liaison Karen St. Hilaire to ensure continuous compliance with all aspects of the campus’s plan. Per NYS Guidelines, Kingsborough will use a phased in reopening to allow operational issues to be resolved before activities return to normal levels.

Kingsborough will limit the number of employees, hours, and number of students when first reopening to provide operations with the ability to adjust to the changes. A staged reopening of campus activities will allow students, faculty and staff to adjust to necessary changes, such as the implementation of new telework/telecommuting policies, flexible learning/grading policies, as well as use of heightened cleaning and social distance procedures.

The College will assume a gradual expansion of the number of activities on campus and in the field while ensuring compliance with sound public health practices including the use of heightened cleaning, staggered access, and physical distancing protocols. Every effort will be made by the College to keep all activities that can be performed remotely, remote and online, and avoid in-person on-campus activities to the extent possible. All proposed plans to resume on campus activities will be assessed by the Reopening Committee. The Reopening Phase Plan was developed with the notion that as a new Phase is implemented, activities from prior Phases will continue and possibly expand with additional safeguards in place as density on campus increases.

Phase 0 – essential staff and operations only

Phase I – Maximum occupancy: 25% of socially distanced occupancy

Phase II – Maximum occupancy: 50% of socially distanced occupancy

Phase III – Maximum occupancy: 75% of socially distanced occupancy

Phase IV – Fully Reopened at 100% Capacity of socially distanced occupancy

Note: Members of the campus community will not be required or permitted to return to campus if campus reopening plans, as approved by the Chancellery/COO’s Office, determines that particular sets of activities can and should be accomplished remotely.

General

The College’s Campus Coronavirus Coordinator is designated by the College as the campus safety monitor whose responsibilities include continuous compliance with all aspects of the campus’s plan and reporting to the designated governance accordingly. Per NYS Guidelines, the College will phase-in reopening activities to allow for operational issues to be resolved before activities return to normal levels. The College will limit the number of employees, hours, and number of students when first reopening so as to provide operations with the ability to adjust to the changes. A phased reopening of campus activities will allow students, faculty and staff to adjust to necessary changes, such as the implementation of new telework/telecommuting policies, flexible learning/grading policies, etc.

Transitioning between phases will be condition-based, and assessed through a periodic risk analysis, and upon up-to-date information about the health of the CUNY community as reported in daily campus Coronavirus Liaison reports and consultations with State and local health officials.
On campus activities from any present phase will be shut down quickly if a return to an earlier phase is required. Should public health conditions change for the worse in any phase, activities will be ramped down accordingly.
For any activity proposed to resume on-campus the plan will include specific conditions, including type of activity, density, staggered schedules, physical distancing, cleaning/hygiene protocols, and other requirements. Each plan will include the data and guidelines from the previous phase, to help assess capacity and best practices as the College gradually reopens.
Prior to commencing reopening, the College will establish plans for rigorous enforcement of social distancing including but not limited to:
Scheduled work shifts
Required face coverings
Social distancing between building occupants
Self-checks and testing
Cleaning and disinfecting
Throughout any phased return to campus, the College will enforce strict social distancing, use of PPE and cleaning protocols.
The College will provide reasonable accommodations to students, faculty and staff who have a medical condition or other applicable risk factor.
In addition to following a risk-based approach, the College will periodically evaluate the status of its reopening phase to advise the Chancellery/COO’s Office of its intent to safely proceed to the next phase of reopening. This will be contingent on health numbers continuing to improve/stay stable, supplies of PPE remaining available, and whether the safeguards the campus has implemented are effective at mitigating the inherent risks of the next phase of reopening.
The College will pilot each phase for a semester to avoid disrupting student learning mid-semester.
In progressing through each phase, the Chancellery/COO’s Office and the College’s Reopening Committee will be responsive to local health conditions and continuously monitor and modify the reopening approach.
The College will require the development of individualized plans for each course/program, activity, and physical area prior to resuming on campus activities. The following, along with public health protocols, will be considered at each Phase:
Availability of PPE for the campus
Provisions for hand sanitizer and enhanced cleaning and disinfecting
Physical distancing plan: 6 feet of physical distance and occupancy requirements
Number of students and faculty present in each session
Length of each session
Nature of activities
Responses to the daily health template from students, faculty and staff
Additional screening or tracing that may be required
Required trainings for faculty, staff and students prior to returning to campus
Public health practices: face coverings, 6 feet of physical distancing, cough/sneeze etiquette, hand hygiene.
State of mass transit as many faculty, students, and staff come to the campus via public transportation.
College’s communication plan o Provisions for populations
Thresholds for moving to the next Phase, as well as thresholds for possible ramp down or closure will be closely monitored (All city, State and CUNY public health protocols will be followed)
The Reopening Phase Plan will be constructed with the notion that as a new Phase is implemented, activities from prior Phases will continue and possibly expand with additional safeguards in place as density on campus increases.

Phase 0 – essential staff and operations only

This Phase 0 plan is based on the following criteria and consists of the current essential staff-only phase followed by an additional four phases. The College expects to pilot each phase for a full semester to avoid disrupting student learning mid-semester, contingent on CUNY and NYS requirements.

In-person Courses – only approved academic programs that require in person/hands on instruction in early phases
Transportation (N/A – The College does not provide transportation services)
Public Events – not allowed; the College will make special considerations when deemed necessary (e.g. blood drive) where safety measures can be assured.
Large Venues and Events (where safety measures cannot be assured) –closed and cancelled until public health protocols allow
Educational Camps – will be initially closed and reopened when deemed appropriate with physical distancing and approved operational plans in place
Dining – Cafeteria services are closed until deemed appropriate to reopen. Only dining areas will be opened under strict social distancing requirements and for the consumption of food during controlled and scheduled time frames.
Sporting/Training Facilities – (N/A – the College does not have Sports/Training facilities)
Theatres – will be initially closed until deemed appropriate to reopen with appropriate physical distancing and approved operational plans in place. · Gyms and Fitness Centers, including Pools– will be initially closed and reopened when deemed appropriate with physical distancing and approved operational protocols are in place.
Retail/Bookstore – option to reopen consistent with restart plans in the region for retail, with appropriate physical distancing and approved operational plans in place.
Construction – continued with strict physical distancing and public health protocols in place.
Maintenance – regular, continue with detailed cleaning in place
Due to the nature of the College’s operations, specific areas will be required to provide their own reopening plans for subsequent phases. The plan must be to be approved, and physical distancing and operational plans to be in place, prior to the implementation of the phase in which it is included. The College will follow considerations provided by CUNY for phased reopening of:
- Libraries,
- Research laboratories,
- Clinical placements,
- Campus childcare centers,
- Health and wellness services,
- Mental health services,
- Travel, and
- Student life/ inclusion (as it related to student activities, student orientation, accommodating students with disabilities, and interfaith programs & campus ministries).

Thresholds for moving to the next Phase as well as thresholds for possible ramp down or closure will be closely monitored (All city, State and CUNY public health protocols will be followed).
The Reopening Phase Plan was developed with the notion that as a new Phase is implemented, activities from prior Phases will continue and possibly expand with additional safeguards in place as density on campus increases.

Phase I – Maximum occupancy: 25% of socially distanced occupancy

All employees are encouraged to continue to work remotely when feasible.
Activities/areas/departments that can open: all essential areas and activities that were on-site in Phase 0 will continue (ex. mailroom, food pantry, facilities)
Clinical health care courses – must provide a plan to the Provost and Administration for approval prior to scheduling any courses o Humanities: Art/performance/media – access to special equipment only for minimal amount of time; must provide a plan to the Provost and Administration for approval prior to scheduling any courses o Sponsored, time-sensitive research must provide a plan to the Provost and Administration for approval prior to being on campus o Construction with essential workers
Campus reopening plans will be communicated with faculty, staff and students as per the College’s communication plan.
Those approved to be on campus:
Percent of building capacity/number of people – Anyone on-campus must be approved first. Occupancy subcommittee to be consulted regarding the amount of people allowed in designated areas.
Faculty, staff, and students should be on campus the minimal amount of time necessary; if it is for a course, faculty and students should leave the campus once the class has ended.
Students should be limited to active classrooms, open service areas, and transit corridors.
Preventative measures:
Mandatory face coverings (provided to faculty and staff; department provides for clinical students), 6 feet of physical distancing, cleaning/disinfecting protocols and schedule, monitoring, daily screening of those entering building, required online trainings for employees and students, proper signage, directional signs (e.g. floor decals)
People who cannot wear masks are not allowed to be on-campus in Phase I
All faculty and staff must o have the approval of their department chairperson/director and Division VP in order to be on-campus o have passed the daily health screening o be on the approved list with Public Safety.
Continued remote courses / classwork in the event of a ramp down or closure.
Remote screening for building access
Students attending class on campus must be on the course’s enrollment roster in order to obtain campus access and complete NYS screening.
Employees in shared workspaces should coordinate their schedules so they’re staggered
General Guidance for Enclosed Spaces will be followed as detailed in the plan for Phase I CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Reopening Plan August 2020
Threshold to move to the next phase:
- Assessment process – examine as phases progress
- Each phase is expected to last one semester, contingent to CUNY and NYS requirements.
- In person classes and labs: This should be determined on a session by session basis, with next phase planned for and announced mid-session.
- Track campus and community rates:
- No increased risk of infection, a decline in COVID transmissions in the city and minimal transmission on campus o Increased in PPE, Staffing/budget considerations to move to next phase
Thresholds to remain in the phase longer than planned:
Incidence of COVID-19 on campus that is not successfully contained.
Increase in COVID cases in the city
Public transportation risk
Threshold to revert to a prior phase:
- Significantly increasing infection rates on campus that were not successfully contained
- An increase in COVID cases citywide
- See ramp down section Phase II (not covered under this Phase I plan) – Maximum occupancy: 50% of socially distanced occupancy
All employees are encouraged to continue to work remotely when feasible.
Activities/areas/departments that can open with individualized approved plans:
- Essential on-site activities from Phase I will continue o Increase in person courses/programs that cannot be effectively delivered at a distance, such as those courses which are highly experiential or are dependent on access to campus infrastructure, and/or require in-person instruction based on regulatory requirements (e.g. select healthcare trainings).
- Individual approved plans will still be required
- Lectures that have been conducted successfully in a remote capacity will continue to be online
- ECLC Pilot for essential workers, pre-K only
- Additional construction and maintenance projects as needed
- Parking Lot – attendant/valet parking as needed
- Health Office
- Office for Students with Disabilities

General Guidance for Enclosed Spaces will continue to be followed as detailed in the plan for Phase I
Preventative measures: o refer to Phase I
Threshold to move to the next phase: o refer to Phase I
Thresholds to remain in the phase longer than planned: o refer to Phase I
Threshold to revert to a prior phase:
- refer to Phase I CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Reopening Plan August 2020 70

Phase II – Maximum occupancy: 50% of socially distanced occupancy

All employees are encouraged to continue to work remotely when feasible.
Activities/areas/departments that can open with individualized approved plans:
Essential on-site activities from Phase I will continue
Increase in person courses/programs that cannot be effectively delivered at a distance, such as those courses which are highly experiential or are dependent on access to campus infrastructure, and/or require in-person instruction based on regulatory requirements (e.g. select healthcare trainings). Individual approved plans will still be required.
Lectures that have been conducted successfully in a remote capacity will continue to be online.
ECLC Pilot for essential workers, pre-K only.
Additional construction and maintenance projects as needed. Parking Lot – attendant/valet parking as needed, Health Office, Office for Students with Disabilities
General Guidance for Enclosed Spaces will continue to be followed as detailed in the plan for Phase I
Preventative measures:
- refer to Phase I

Threshold to move to the next phase:
- refer to Phase I

Thresholds to remain in the phase longer than planned:
- refer to Phase I

Threshold to revert to a prior phase:
- refer to Phase I

Phase III – Maximum occupancy: 75% of socially distanced occupancy

All employees are encouraged to continue to work remotely when feasible.
Activities/areas/departments that can open with individualized approved plans:
- Activities from Phase I and II will continue with additional capacity and safeguards to be determined
- Hybrid model courses/programs are encouraged
- Conference rooms will reopen with limited scheduling and seating
- All meetings will be encouraged to be held remotely.
- The Reopening Committee will assess the individual conference room to provide guidelines to adhere to social distancing regulations
- Cafeteria kitchen will reopen with limited occupancy and restrictions set by the Reopening Committee
- Ice machines that requires a handheld scoop should not be used.
- Computer Labs will reopen with limited sitting and restrictions set by the Reopening Committee.

All non-essential amenities and communal areas which promote gathering or are high touch area (e.g. student lounge, break areas) will remain closed.
Areas Preparing to Re-Open for Phase 4:
- ID Office
- Bursar
- Registrar
- Food kiosks
- Student Orientation
- In person tutoring/writing center o Cafeteria
- Library
- Wellness Center
- Courtyard/outdoor spaces
- Radio Station
- Organized sports
- Gym/fitness facilities
- Pool
- Theater
- Visitors/vendors
- Campus events
- Travel: conference attendance
- Specialized programs: ASAP, College Now
General Guidance for Enclosed Spaces will continue to be followed as detailed in the plan for Phase I for:
- HVAC and Water System o Specific Spaces
- Cafeteria / Dining Halls
- Elevators
- Exterior Campus Grounds
- Hallways and Stairwells
- Lecture/classrooms
- Lobby and Common Areas CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Reopening Plan August 2020 71
- Other Space
- Restrooms
Preventative measures:
- refer to Phase I

Threshold to move to the next phase:
- refer to Phase I

Thresholds to remain in the phase longer than planned:
- refer to Phase I

Threshold to revert to a prior phase:
- refer to Phase I

Phase IV – Fully Reopened at 100% Capacity of socially distanced occupancy

Preventative measures:
- refer to Phase I

Threshold to move to the next phase:
- refer to Phase I

Thresholds to remain in the phase longer than planned:
- refer to Phase I

Threshold to revert to a prior phase: refer to Phase I CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Reopening Plan August 2020 72 Return to business as “normal” with full operations and building occupancy (up to 100%)
Triggers to return to full operations would include a widely available vaccine, mass immunity confirmed by anti-body testing, robust and widely available accessible treatment for COVID-19, and/or by directive of the Governor, Mayor, or CUNY Chancellor
If successful, some courses/programs may be encouraged to continue on a hybrid platform.
General Guidance for Enclosed Spaces: Will be determined based on previous phases and most current guidelines
Preventative measures: Will be determined based on previous phases and most current guidelines
Threshold to revert to a prior phase: refer to Phase I CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Reopening Plan August 2020
- Kingsborough has developed a strict protocol supporting and maintaining social distancing of at least six feet for all while on campus. Any time individuals come within six feet of another; acceptable face coverings must be worn. Individuals must be prepared to put on a face covering if another person unexpectedly comes within six feet.
Campus Planning and Design (CPD) has reviewed blueprints with legal occupancies and square footage for campus spaces and changed each room’s occupancy per the six feet rule, starting with priority spaces.

Note: For details regarding Social Distancing Protocols and how KCC will comply with these requirements see Social Distancing Occupancy Plan and Student Protocols, Addendum A.

Signage identifying new occupancy limits for restrooms, elevators, classrooms and other frequently used areas will be posted. Signage and other markers will be used to block access to stalls, sinks, or tables, as appropriate, to ensure physical distancing. Use of stairs will be encouraged through signage.
Students and staff/faculty will be issued up-to-date IDs which they must display visibly on their person at all times when coming to campus. Clients and visitors must have an appointment or pre-approved permission to enter buildings.
CPD and Facilities will modify or reconfigure the use and/or restrict the use of classrooms and other places where students and faculty gather, so that individuals are at least six feet apart in all directions (e.g. side-to-side and when facing one another) and are not sharing workstations without cleaning and disinfection between use. Where distancing is not feasible in public spaces, face covering will be required and if possible, plastic shielding will be installed. Reception seating areas will also be modified to ensure social distancing while waiting.
CPD and Facilities will review floorplans and remove or reconfigure seats, furniture and workstations as needed to preserve recommended physical distancing in accordance with guidelines.
Facilities and I.T. will reconfigure workstations to maintain at least 6 feet between workers and so that employees do not face each other. Establish partitions or other barriers if facing each other cannot be avoided or workstations are unable to be 6 feet apart.
In all the labs and computerized classrooms, computers will be turned on only on basis of the sitting arrangement specified by CPD, all other computers would be turned off and desks closed to ensure full compliance with the new sitting arrangement and social distancing.
CPD & Facilities will reconfigure all accessible areas of seating —including computer labs, research labs, studios, libraries, offices, cafeterias, lecture halls, and other rooms— e.g. by removing or blocking chairs and tables to reduce occupancy to appropriate levels of physical distancing.
Public seating in lobbies and hallways will either be removed, restricted or cordoned off to allow for 6ft social distances. Waiting and reception areas will have diminished seating available. Furniture will be removed as necessary. Signs and barriers will prohibit the use of selected seating.
Plastic and vinyl sheeting are being installed at reception points throughout the campus. These safety shields will help maintain social distance and reduce droplet transmission while interacting with visitors. Shields are being installed at the Library service counter, Child Care reception desks, Financial Aid counters, Admissions offices, and at Public Safety service counters.
IT Service areas which deal with Students, Staff and Faculty, Rm M-224, Rm L-114, Rm-L117, Rm-M-200, Rm-L-104, L-105, L-106, L-107. If the shields cannot be installed, plastic face shields will be provided to the staff who will be interacting in person with students, staff and faculty.
We will require all employees, students and visitors to the campus to wear face coverings and to social distance. Facilities in conjunction with Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) will post signs throughout the campus, consistent with NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) COVID-19 signage. The signage will be identifiable, uniform and simple, and clear throughout all interior and exterior areas on campus. The signage will be used to remind individuals to:
- Stay home if they feel sick;
- Cover their nose and mouth with an acceptable face-covering;
- Properly store and, when necessary, discard PPE;
- Adhere to social distancing instructions;
- Report symptoms of or exposure to COVID-19;
- Follow hand hygiene and cleaning and disinfection guidelines; follow respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
Identifiable, uniform, simple, and clear signage will be deployed throughout all interior and exterior areas on campus. This “universal signage” will be posted in all areas that are unlocked and available, including entrances, exits, elevators, stairwells, hallways, bathrooms, offices, classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, laboratories, studios, and other gathering spaces. Kingsborough will make use of digital screens where available, as well as printed and laminated signage.
Signage displaying personal health guidelines, as well as directional cues, occupancy limits, traffic patterns, and other campus policies will be posted throughout campus.
Bi-directional foot traffic will be reduced by using tape, signs, or other indicators with arrows in hallways, or spaces throughout campus. Signage and distance markers denoting spaces of six feet will be installed in all commonly used areas and any areas in which lines are formed or people may congregate.
Social distancing markers will be posted around the workplace using tape or signs that indicate 6 feet of spacing in commonly used areas including desks, workstations clock in/out stations, health screening stations, break rooms, water coolers and other common work areas or areas where gathering is likely to occur.

Note: See Addendum B for KCC Signage Protocols.

Testing capabilities,
- N/A
PPE availability,
- Kingsborough Community College has secured:
  - 60,000 Masks
  - 6500 N-95 Masks
  - 400 Children’s Masks
  - 2000 Gowns
  - 400 shoe boots
  - 40 Touchless digital temperature thermometers
  - 2000 Face Shields
  - 8 industrial disinfectant sprayers
  - 116 Cases of Hand Sanitizer
  - 100 Sheets of Lexan Plexi-glass to produce Barriers/Shields
  - 20,000 pairs of Nitrile gloves
- Each day, Public Safety will provide surgical masks for employees, students and other persons entering the campus. Additional PPE including gloves will be available at individual departments and classrooms. Kingsborough’s EH&S Director will determine what PPE employees, students and others will need in accordance with health laws, regulations and policies.
- Disposable gowns and shoe covering will be purchased as needed.

Signs directing mandatory use of face coverings will be posted campus wide consistent with NYSDOH COVID-19 signage.[14]

KCC representative would contact 911 and request medical assistance and notify Public Safety.

PPE

The Campus Coronavirus Coordinator and Liaison will ensure the procurement and inventory of acceptable face coverings, and provide such coverings to departments with employees who directly interact with students or members of the public while at work at no cost to the employee (pursuant to Executive Order 202.16, as amended).[15]
All students will be provided with PPE if they do not bring their own when they come to campus.
Students engaged in offsite work or activities relating to College Program internships, externships, and/or fieldwork will likewise be furnished with PPE through the department facilitating these experiences (such as Allied Health, Mental Health, Early Childhood Education, and others).
Kingsborough will provide PPE to students and departments through requests to the following designated coordinators:

Name	Title	Email
Karen St. Hilaire	Coronavirus Liaison - Office of the President	Karen.StHilaire@kbcc.cuny.edu
Ryan McKinney	Professor of Theatre Arts and Director of Theatre Arts Program	Ryan.McKinney@kbcc.cuny.edu
Eduardo Rios	Coronavirus Coordinator, VP Finance & Administration	Eduardo.Rios@kbcc.cuny.edu
Tasheka Sutton-Young	Coronavirus Coordinator, Executive Chief of Staff and VP	Tasheka.Sutton-Young@kbcc.cuny.edu

All employees, students and other visitors to campus are required to wear face coverings when interacting with others, and to maintain a distance of 6ft between themselves and others wherever possible. This is in accordance with NYS guidelines and Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.17 issued May 28, 2020. This executive order permits building owners to deny entry to people not wearing face coverings.
Kingsborough’s EH&S Director will determine what PPE employees, students and others will need in accordance with health laws, regulations and policies.
The Campus Designated Coordinators identified above will ensure an adequate supply of face coverings, masks and other required PPE be on hand should students or employees need them. Individual Campus departments have all been furnished with contact information for these Designated Coordinators to request adequate supplies of PPE for staff and students as needed.
Those individuals will also monitor campus PPE supplies and inventory, which are kept in a secure location on campus, and ensure appropriate replenishment as needed.
The City University of New York takes the well-being and safety of our students, faculty and staff very seriously. During the pandemic, we all have an obligation to behave in a responsible manner per the guidance approved in your campus’ re-opening plan to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Responsible behavior extends to your off-campus and personal lives, which can affect your ability to transmit the virus on campus, including at a minimum:
- always wearing a mask when on campus and when gathering with other individuals
- maintaining physical distance of at least six feet on campus and when gathering with individuals outside the classrooms and other areas
- limiting the size of on campus gatherings;
- minimizing and limiting the size of events gatherings with other students
Article XV of the CUNY bylaws requires that each student obey policies, regulations, and orders of the University/College. Students are reminded that the Rules and Regulations for the Maintenance of Public order pursuant to article 129a of the education law (“Henderson Rules”) prohibits:
- behaviors that recklessly or intentionally endangers the health of others
- behavior that interferes with the institution’s educational processes.
- failure to comply with the direction of a University official
The University is committed to adhering fully to current and future directives about social encounters from the federal, state and local public health officials. Any student found in violation of these directives may be subject to discipline under article XV of the CUNY bylaws.
General PPE usage requirements:
- Minimum requirement for individuals accessing the College facilities is a cloth face covering.
- Any time individuals come within 6 feet of another person who does not reside in the same household, an acceptable face covering must be worn. Acceptable face coverings include, but are not limited to, cloth (e.g. homemade sewn, quick cut, bandana), surgical masks, N95 respirators, and face shields.
  - Surgical/procedural masks, cloth face coverings or respirators will not be required and should not be placed on:
    - Babies and children younger than 2 years old
    - Anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious
    - Anyone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cover without assistance
  - Employees, students, faculty, and visitors will be required to wear acceptable face coverings in common areas or situations where social distancing may be difficult to maintain such as riding in elevators, entering/exiting classrooms or student centers, and when traveling around the campus (corridors and stairwells).
  - Contractors must use appropriate PPE at all times.
  - The College will provide reasonable accommodations to employees/students that are unable to wear a surgical/procedural mask or cloth face covering due to medical conditions, without violating the mandates of governmental authorities and CUNY policies.
  - Faculty, staff and students not working in individual offices (i.e. those working in cubicles or on the open floor) must wear an acceptable face covering. Employees must wear face coverings when interacting with clients or coworkers within a 6-foot distance and without a physical barrier
  - The College will procure, fashion, or otherwise obtain acceptable face coverings and PPE provide such coverings to their employees including, but not limited to those who directly interact with students or members of the public while at work at no cost to the employee, pursuant to Executive Order 202.16, as amended.
    - The College will follow CDC guidelines for Optimizing Supply of PPE and Other Equipment during Shortages and have an adequate supply of face coverings, masks and other required PPE on hand should an employee need a replacement.
    - The procurement department will continue to work with Administration and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to ensure that the College is procuring the appropriate quality and type of PPE.
    - The College will have sufficient inventory of PPE prior to resuming any on campus activities.
    - All supplies will be stored, tracked and issued by the Designated Coordinators identified above.

Academic Programs that require students to engage in close contact simulations for instructional laboratories and complete field work (i.e. Nursing, PT, OT, EMT/EMS, and Medical Assistance) are required to develop a PPE protocol for the program in accordance with the College’s PPE requirements, CDC guidelines for Optimizing Supply of PPE and Other Equipment during Shortages and all applicable regulations. Procurement and distribution to ensure an adequate supply is available for use and replacement when PPE becomes soiled or damaged, is the responsibility of the associated academic department by working with the Designated Coordinators on Campus..
- On campus labs
  - Students and employees participating in on campus laboratory instruction where 6 feet social/physical distancing is feasible and adhered to minimal requirements are
    - Acceptable face covering
  - Students and employees engaged in activities on campus that require individuals to come within 6 feet of each other will require additional PPE. PPE will consist of one of the following:
    - Face Shield with acceptable mask
    - Mask with attached shield
    - Goggles with mask
  - Off-site clinical/field work
    - Students and employees attending clinical/ externships must follow the rules and regulations of the agency in terms of PPE and Hygiene ad use proper PPE as instructed. In the case proper PPE is not provided by the medical facility, students and employees must bring the PPE with them, for use at the facility. The College will provide students and employees with PPE for this purpose.

Staff performing cleaning and disinfection must use disposable gloves; clean hands immediately after discarding gloves; wear eye protection when there is a potential for splash or splatter to the face; and wear gowns, aprons, or coveralls to protect clothing.
Other high-risk employee groups that will be provided PPE (i.e., masks, face shields, glove and safety glasses, isolation gowns) include customer-facing employees, employees who regularly interact with nonemployees, employees doing clinical/field work off campus and employees conducting health screenings or aiding a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 person.
When sitting in offices or enclosed private workspaces alone, employees do not need to wear a mask or face covering. Employees must avoid touching their eyes, nose, or mouth when removing masks, and wash hands immediately before and after removal. In addition, employees must be ready to wear/put on an acceptable face covering immediately, if an individual un-expectantly comes within 6ft or less of their workspace.
Face coverings should be cleaned by the user or replaced after use or when damaged or soiled. It may not be shared, and should be properly stored or discarded. The College will encourage all to follow CDC guidance for usage and cleaning, including washing and drying of face coverings.

The college will allow individuals to use their own acceptable face coverings but does not require employees to supply their own face coverings. The College will not prevent employees from wearing their personally owned protective coverings (e.g. surgical masks, N95 respirators, or face shields) as long as they abide by the minimum standards of protection for the specific activity. Employees should continue to follow their routine policies and procedures for personal protective equipment that they would ordinarily use for their job tasks as per all applicable OSHA standards.
The College through its Office of Environmental Health and Safety will train employees on how to adequately put on, take off, clean (as applicable), and discard PPE, including but not limited to, appropriate face coverings. Such trainings will extend to students if the academic department is supplying PPE.
The College will put in place plans including signage to limit the sharing of objects, such as laptops, notebooks, touchscreens, writing materials, tools, keys and vehicles as well as the touching of shared surfaces, such as conference tables and registers when not feasible it is required that employees wear gloves or practice proper hand hygiene.
Protective eyewear
- Individuals engage in activities that require them to come within 6 feet of another person will be required to wear protective eyewear (safety glasses, goggles and face shields).
Gloves
- Individuals will be required wear gloves while handling food products for consumption by others.
- Individuals expected to collect or distribute materials throughout the workday (e.g., mail services, cashiers) will wear disposable gloves while handling materials and practice proper hand hygiene or use hand sanitizer after gloves are removed when a hand washing sink is not available.
- Individuals that require the use of gloves for specific activities related to their job duties are to continue the normal protocol of use.

Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment:

Cloth face coverings may be reused after proper washing with soap and water. If cloth face covering is damaged, it should be disposed of as regular trash.
Gloves, facemasks, face shields or other PPE (i.e.: gowns or coveralls) are to be disposed of as regular garbage.
PPE that is soiled with blood or bodily fluids containing blood are to be disposed as biohazardous waste.

Testing

Kingsborough has implemented a mandatory NYS health-screening template for their employees, students and visitors. The screening questionnaire will be conducted remotely via an online link before the individual (employee, client and visitor) arrives in-person to campus or work (at or near the beginning of each work or school day), to the extent possible
Clients and visitors must have an appointment or pre-approved permission to enter buildings. They will have to complete the template screening before entry to campus.
The NYS health screening template asks the required three questions as to whether the individual has:
- Knowingly been in close or proximate contact in the past 14 days with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has or had symptoms of COVID-19;
- Tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days; and/or
- Has experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
If an individual answers “yes” to any of the screening questions, the individual is instructed to stay home, or to return home if they come to campus. The campus screeners will immediately notify the Coronavirus Campus Liaison of any affirmative responses.
Any individual who screens positive for COVID-19 symptoms must be sent home to their residence or to the designated isolation or quarantine location with instructions or arrangements for health assessment and testing.
The Liaison will immediately notify the Campus Coronavirus Coordinator who must ensure that the State and local health department are immediately notified about the case if the individual tests positive for COVID-19 (and notify the SVC for Institutional Affairs and the Campus Reopening Committee). Campuses will also provide the individual with information on healthcare and testing resources, if applicable.
Students, employees, and staff are encouraged to utilize New York City’s free COVID-19 testing centers.
As per the directive issued by New York State, training is required for all employees who will be in the City University of New York offices/facilities going forward. This includes employees requesting access to campus, returning to work according to approved plans and employees deemed essential already working onsite.
This New York State COVID- 19 Response: Return to Work Training is mandatory and must be completed to be allowed access to campus and work onsite. Public Safety will be running daily reports that will list all individuals that have completed the Blackboard training video and will verify accordingly upon access to campus. This training is provided via CUNY Blackboard.
In addition, a Kingsborough Public Safety EMT is stationed at the main entrance to administer a touchless, digital temperature reading of each person as they enter the campus.

Operational activity

Campus Planning and Design has reviewed blueprints with legal occupancies and square footage for campus spaces and changed each room’s occupancy per the six feet rule, starting with priority spaces. A schematic classroom layout has been developed and will be posted outside of each classroom. Data based on the social distancing occupancy plan will allow decisions to be made as to how classroom and shared space activity can be conducted.
In all the labs and computerized classrooms, computers will be turned on only on basis of the sitting arrangement specified by CPD, all other computers would be turned off and desks closed to ensure full compliance with the new sitting arrangement and social distancing.
Elevator use will be limited to one person per elevator car. If more than one person must use the elevator at the same time, signage and floor markings will direct persons to stand in opposite corners and face away from each other.
Face covering will be required before using an elevator.
Signage will be posted to remind elevator passengers to wash hands or sanitize hands afterward. Require face covering before using an elevator.
The following protocols are utilized to set up, clean and sanitize each classroom:
- Each room is set up with corresponding chairs/desks according to the revised social distancing occupancy schematic. Where possible, all other chairs and desks will be removed or restricted from use.
- Floor markings will be laid at each chair/desk location.
- Portable plastic shields will be placed on each instructor’s desk/podium.
- Stanchions will be installed to give each instructor 6ft clearance at podium.

Note: See Attachment C - Classroom Social Distancing Protocol – for relevant details.

Signage will be posted on each door and classroom wall encouraging:
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing.
- Social distancing entering and exiting classrooms.
- Mandatory mask use at all times.
- No moving of chairs/desks.
- The new social distance occupancy capacity.

Blue Social distancing markers have been installed outside each classroom with 6ft distances.
Disinfectant wipes will be installed at the front of each classroom.
Hand sanitizing stations will be installed at each classroom location.
Floor markings and signage will be installed to encourage social distancing in restrooms.
Restroom fixtures will be restricted to match the new social distancing capacity for the restroom.
Restrooms are scheduled to clean and sanitized 3 times daily during classroom instruction times. Deep cleaning will be performed during the evening.
Custodian teams will be issued the classroom schedules.
Where possible, Custodians will sanitize classrooms after each class ends, according to the schedule.
Facility supervisors will inspect and log all cleaning and sanitizing duties.
No Cafeteria services will be provided. Employees and students will be encouraged to bring their own food, snacks and drinks. Dining area(s) will be opened with limited sitting designated only for the consumption of food
All meetings must continue to be held remotely.
If in-person meetings are required and remote options are not feasible, such gatherings are to be held in large open spaces while adhering physical distancing requirements and must be limited to 10 people or less. Note: approval of the Campus Coordinator is required prior to hold in-person meetings
The gym, fitness center, and pool will be closed in Phase I. The College will continue to plan and determine the best course of action as phases are implemented. The gym and fitness center and pool shall remain closed until plans to reopen are approved by CUNY and NYS.

Guidance on Instructional Modalities and Course Scheduling has been provided in the Supplemental Guidance Document on Academic Continuity. Per that guidance, academic affairs and respective departments have responded as follows:
- Instructional Modalities have been listed in CUNYFirst as of July 25^th.
- As of July 28^th, six academic programs (Allied Health, Culinary Arts, Nursing, Paramedic, Physical Therapist Assistant and Surgical Technology submitted plans for a combination fully-online and hybrid courses for Fall 2020. Those plans are currently being review by the Provost and the Vice-President of Finance & Administration.
- Courses that are requesting an in-person component have submitted scheduling and class meeting plans that are also being reviewed by the Provost and the Vice-President of Finance & Administration for compliance with CUNY guidance.
- Once the locations are finalized OITS will ensure these rooms have Cameras, Microphones and Speaker systems that will allow broadcast and recording of teaching in these classes to facilitate online and distance learning in case such is requested by any student for a specific reason and approved by department and Provost.
- Once these plans have been approved, modalities will be updated on CUNYFirst, if necessary.

The College is suspending all public gatherings and onsite campus activities throughout the early phases of the Reopening Plan. Spaces such as waiting areas, athletic facilities, the cafeteria, and others remain closed until later phases of re-opening.
Once these activities resume, the College will enforce social distancing in all spaces where students congregate by providing floor markings and other guidelines for all lounges, seating areas, and other public spaces.
In additional to classrooms, departmental offices will need to be cleaned regularly.
Due to the close-quarters of faculty offices, the committee recommends that office hours be held virtually or in the classroom space immediately before or following class meetings.
The above office hour policy is especially encouraged for shared faculty offices.

Restart operations

Cleaning and disinfection,
Two rounds of sanitizing treatments have been completed in every classroom, office space, restroom and public space area. All high touch areas and hard surfaces were wiped down with a disinfectant solution. Rooms have been locked after sanitizing has been completed.
Kingsborough Community College has:
Purchased 8 industrial disinfectant sprayers. This equipment allows a quick and effective application of disinfectant, and help meet the dwell times required for the disinfectant to kill viruses.
Purchased a sufficient supply of EPA approved disinfectant for use against COVID-19.
Installed 350 hand sanitizing stations across campus, with an additional 100 as surplus...
Restrooms are fully equipped with hand soap, hand towels and wastebaskets. Hand sanitizing stations are located outside each restroom.
Our Environmental Health and Safety department has developed newly enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols to prevent community spread of COVID-19. These cleaning protocols are in accordance with CDC and NYSDOH guidelines and intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Note: See Addendum D: Cleaning and Disinfection Plan – for the KCC campus.

The enhanced procedures for cleaning and disinfecting adhere to the requirements as advised by the CDC and NYSDOH, including “Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Public and Private Facilities for COVID-19,” and the “STOP THE SPREAD” poster. These cleaning protocols are designed for each specific area of campus including restrooms, classrooms, elevators, labs, gym, childcare and offices. Sanitizing targets will especially focus on high-touch surfaces, such as desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, dispensers and shared equipment. Increased frequency of cleaning and disinfecting with attention to these areas helps remove bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19.
All Custodian personnel have been trained on how to implement the new enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols. All Custodians have completed the NYS Return to Work COVID-19 training.
Cleaning and disinfection logs will be maintained that include the date, time, and scope of cleaning and disinfection. The records will identify cleaning and disinfection frequency for each specific area. Housekeeping staff must complete an entry after each cleaning and disinfection activity. The head of campus facilities will determine cleaning regimens for specific spaces and to establish a frequency schedule for each facility type and the housekeeping team assigned to the task. The head of campus facilities will report to the Coronavirus Campus Coordinator regularly on the status of the cleaning regimen and the [34]
Occupants of the campus will be vested with the responsibility for cleaning their own work areas including keyboards, desks, phones, chairs and other touch points. Single use disinfectant wipes will be amply available.
Classrooms will be provided with disinfectant wipes for students to sanitize their workspace at the beginning and end of class. Custodians will deep clean and sanitize classrooms daily.

Restarting Ventilation:
- College will run the AC units and AHU in occupied mode for at least 24 hours prior to reopening.
- College will operate the air system for at least 4 hours prior to reopening.
- College will clean the louvers and air intakes according to the best practices.
- College will replace AC and AHU filters after operating the system according to the best practices.
- College will perform daily maintenance inspection for HVAC system. The inspection will include system’s performance and proper airflow, temperature and humidity.
- HVAC systems throughout the campus have various filter sizes and ratings including HEPA. All filter changes occur on a quarterly basis. This is a scheduled routine maintenance assignment performed by our boiler room staff. MERV-13 filters are being considered for purchase and installation where possible. HVAC adjustments will be made to increase fresh airflow to all interior spaces wherever possible.
  - Facilities will identify small, confined spaces, especially those with less than optimal ventilation, and restrict occupancy consistent with public health guidelines. Staff will identify areas that are unsafe for occupancy given the requirements of physical distancing (e.g., too small, no ventilation, bottleneck entry, etc.) and block access to them.
  - Where possible, campuses will ensure there is an adequate flow of fresh air to workspaces and optimize the ventilation system settings by maximizing fresh air through the ventilation system and ensuring restrooms are under negative pressure.
- Whenever possible, campuses will increase ventilation of outdoor air (e.g., opening windows and doors) while maintaining safety precautions, water systems and other key facility components (as applicable).
  - Facilities has developed a schedule for Plumbers to run all water sources throughout the campus. This daily assignment includes running sinks, exterior hose spigots, flushing toilets, and urinals for several minutes.

Extracurricular

N/A

Vulnerable populations

HR notes that any employee who needs accommodation to work remotely will file for accommodation according to current procedure; only for those employees being asked to return to campus.
Currently, the committee is unaware of anyone being asked to teach/work against their will for the Fall 2020 semester. The committee advises the college to pay particular attention to vulnerable populations within the job titles that might be asked to return to campus before others, i.e. chairpersons, college laboratory technicians and administrative assistant. However, the committee also advises to consider issues surrounding equity if some staff members are asked to return to campus before others. Faculty and staff should supply any available medical documentation to the Office of Human Resources to be granted necessary and appropriate accommodations.
Accommodations for students, during Phase 1 of the return to campus, should be handled on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the student, faculty member, and if necessary, the Office of Access-Ability. This will include students who cannot return to campus or feel uncomfortable doing so. Possible accommodations may include course substitutions, waivers, alternative class activities, enrolling in an alternate course for the given semester, and delaying the enrollment in the given course.
If a student believes they fall into the CDC higher-risk population and would like to be considered for reasonable accommodations, they will be referred to Access-Ability Services D-205, 718-368-5175 encouraged to stay connected to their courses, faculty members, and advisors and continued adherence to public health practices including hand hygiene, physical distancing, proper cough/sneeze etiquette, and to speak with their health care provider for guidance.
In addition to students and other individuals who are physically vulnerable, the College will prioritize the needs of those who are members of communities designated as ‘socially vulnerable’ in recent medical and health agency reports. These include a variety of minority populations and particular urban areas where poverty, unemployment, crowded housing, and the use of public transport are particularly high.
Kingsborough Community College will evaluate multiple approaches to serving their vulnerable populations, including:
Offering options for faculty and staff at higher risk for severe illness (including older adults and people of all ages with certain underlying medical conditions) that limit their exposure risk (e.g., telework and modified job responsibilities).
Vulnerable populations with increased risk of complications from the virus will be able to request working remotely from home or other necessary accommodations by contacting the Office of Human Resources at Resources@kbcc.cuny.edu and requesting a Reasonable Accommodations form to be completed by employee and physician. All requests, consistent with applicable law, are subject to privacy policies regarding underlying medical conditions in compliance with applicable federal and state privacy and confidentiality laws.
The Office of Human Resources will also designate specific hours to exclusively serve members of the community who belong to a vulnerable population.

Hygiene, cleaning and disinfection

Kingsborough Community College has:
Purchased 8 industrial disinfectant sprayers. This equipment allows a quick and effective application of disinfectant, and help meet the dwell times required for the disinfectant to kill viruses.
Purchased a sufficient supply of EPA approved disinfectant for use against COVID-19.
Installed 350 hand sanitizing stations across campus, with an additional 100 as surplus...
Our Environmental Health and Safety department has developed newly enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols to prevent community spread of COVID-19. These cleaning protocols are in accordance with CDC and NYSDOH guidelines and intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Restrooms are fully equipped with hand soap, hand towels and wastebaskets. Hand sanitizing stations are located outside each restroom.
All Custodian personnel have been trained on how to implement the new enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols. All Custodians have completed the NYS Return to Work COVID-19 training.
The College will conduct regular cleaning and disinfection of the facilities and more frequent cleaning and disinfection for high risk areas used by many individuals and for frequently touched surfaces as per NYSDOH’s “Interim Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Public and Private Facilities for COVID-19” (again, see Addendum C: Cleaning and Disinfection Plan for details).
Cleaning and disinfection will be rigorous and ongoing and will occur at a minimum once daily, or more frequently as needed.
- Routine cleaning and disinfection will continue as normal of all non-shared/common area(s) per the custodial schedule.
- Cleaning and disinfecting of frequently used/ touched common areas will occur thrice a day (i.e. elevator keys, restrooms, railings, grab bars).
  - Restrooms will be cleaned and sanitized frequently throughout day and deep cleaned once a day.
  - Custodial shifts are designed to harmonize with all academic and Continuing Education classroom instructional schedules. There are custodian shifts for daytime, evening, night and weekend classroom coverage. Designated custodial and supervisory personnel are assigned to perform deep cleaning and sanitizing of every classroom utilized. Where possible, sanitizing will take place in between classes, after each session.
- The College will have sufficient inventory of cleaning and disinfection products prior to resuming any on campus activities.
- The procurement department will continue to work with Administration and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to ensure that the College is procuring the appropriate products.
The College will use Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) list of products registered in New York State and identified by the EPA as effective against COVID-19 will be used as disinfectants.
- If cleaning or disinfecting products or the act of cleaning and disinfecting causes safety hazards or degrades the material or machinery, hygiene stations between use and/or disposable gloves and/or limitations on the number of employees using such machinery requirement will be enforced.
The College is expected to follow CDC guidelines on “Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility” if someone is suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19(41)
- The campus will provide for the cleaning and disinfection of exposed areas in the event an individual is suspected/confirmed to have COVID-19, with such cleaning and disinfection to include, at a minimum, all heavy transit areas and high-touch surfaces.
- Areas occupied by the suspected or confirmed COVID-19 individual, such as offices, classrooms, bathrooms, and common areas will be closed off immediately when feasible. If not feasible to close off the affected area(s), the College will close operations as applicable.
- Closed areas are to remain closed for a minimum of 24 hours, or as long as possible, before cleaning/disinfection procedures begin. If 24 hours is not feasible, wait as long as possible following the Office of Environmental Health and Safety directives.
- Isolate papers or any soft (porous) surfaces for a minimum of 24 hours before handling. After 24 hours, remove soft materials from the area and clean the hard (non-porous) surfaces per the cleaning and disinfection recommendations. Isolate hard (non-porous) surfaces that cannot be cleaned and disinfected for a minimum of seven (7) days before handling.
Upon notification facilities will increase outside air intake and when feasible outside doors and windows will be opened to increase air circulation in the area prior to the cleaning/disinfection.
Upon notification housekeeping department will schedule and perform a rigorous cleaning and disinfection of the area(s) (i.e. offices, classrooms, bathrooms, and common areas) of concern following EHSO directives.
Only EPA registered antimicrobial products given on “List N: Disinfectants for use against SAS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19” will be used at the College: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2-covid-19
If the scope of the cleanup is beyond the capability of the housekeeping personnel, a certified outside vendor may be hired to perform the cleaning and disinfecting.
Any area that is not cleaned must remain closed for a minimum of seven (7) days as per guidance from the CDC.
If more than seven days have passed since the person who is suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 visited or used the facility, additional cleaning and disinfection is not necessary, but routine cleaning and disinfection will continue.
If the machinery or equipment in question are not accessible to employees or have not been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19, additional cleaning and disinfection is not necessary, but routine cleaning and disinfection will continue
If machinery or equipment are thought to be contaminated or is shared by many disinfect surfaces using EPA approved and products listed on the EPA List N: Disinfectants for Use against SARS-CoV-2 and that are appropriate for the surface before and after use followed by proper hand hygiene.
If machinery or equipment are thought to be contaminated and cannot be cleaned, they are to be isolated for seven (7) days before handling.
Area(s) of concern, are not to be reopened until cleaning and disinfection has been completed and cleared for occupancy by EH&S.
Individuals without close or proximate contact with the person suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 can return to the work in the area or resume on-campus activities immediately after cleaning and disinfection.

The College will avoid use of furniture that is not easily cleaned and disinfected (e.g., cloth fabric sofas)
The enhanced procedures for cleaning and disinfecting adhere to the requirements as advised by the CDC and NYSDOH. These cleaning protocols are designed for each specific area of campus including restrooms, classrooms, elevators, labs, gym, childcare and offices. Sanitizing targets will especially focus on high-touch surfaces, such as desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, dispensers and shared equipment. Increased frequency of cleaning and disinfecting with attention to these areas helps remove bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19.
While special attention has been paid to the cleaning of classrooms, and the committee stresses that equal attention must be paid to the cleaning of computer labs, other labs/studios, departmental offices and faculty offices.
Signage will be posted in office spaces, classrooms, restrooms, elevators, hallways, interior and exterior spaces encouraging hand washing and hand sanitizing. Posters from the CDC and NYSDOH “Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Public and Private Facilities for COVID-19“STOP THE SPREAD” will be used.

Note: See Addendum D for an outline of reopening plans for KCC Related Entities revenue generating contracts.

Monitoring Policies to track health conditions on campus.

Testing responsibility

Testing frequency and protocols

Screening is performed daily

Early warning signs

It is the intention of the College and CUNY to move forward and bring more activities back to campus over time.
It is understood that the Chancellery/COO’s Office and the Campus Reopening Committees will monitor a range of internal and external criteria when assessing whether a ramp down or closure of Kingsborough Community College campus is required.
External monitoring criteria should include:
- Federal, New York State, and New York City regulatory guidelines and mandates.
- Infection/health system status at the local, state, regional and nation-wide level.
- Status of resources and infrastructure to combat contagion (e.g., PPE, health system capacity, testing and tracing)
- Compliance of greater public with COVID-19 protocols (e.g., group gatherings, social distancing)
- Reclosing status of neighboring universities
Internal monitoring criteria should include
- Spread of infection on campus (i.e., via data reported by Campus Coronavirus Liaisons - metrics on current caseload, new flu-like symptoms, spread)
- Status of resources and infrastructure to combat contagion on campus (e.g., University health system capacity, PPE resources, Testing & tracing resources).
In addition to the above, the College will incorporate any guidance on relevant re-closure criteria provided by New York State as part of Phase 4 reopening guidance for Education institutions.
The College’s internal monitoring will be informed by the requirement for students to self-diagnose/report symptoms and faculty/staff to complete the NYS Daily Health Screening Template as well as the regular reports on COVID-19 exposures on their campus that should be provided by the Campus Coronavirus Liaisons to the Campus Reopening Committee and the SVC for Institutional Advancement.
The College is required to monitor health conditions using the criteria above and look for warning signs that infection may be increasing.
- Per the governance arrangements set out in Part 1, Section B, Coronavirus Campus Liaisons have primary responsibility for collecting accurate and complete data about each individual on their campus with possible exposure to the coronavirus and for sharing that information with the Campus Reopening Committee and the SVC for Institutional Advancement.
- Campus Coronavirus Liaisons should report information from their campus as well as the online NYS Daily Health Screening Template.
- Campuses should consider developing dashboards to actively display and monitor the situation on campuses.

Tracing

If an individual tests positive for COVID-19, the Campus Coronavirus Liaison will immediately notify the Campus Coronavirus Coordinator. The Coordinator will ensure that the State and local health department are immediately notified about the case (and notify the SVC for Institutional Affairs and the Campus Reopening Committee). They must also notify the Chancellery/COO’s Office and the Campus Reopening Committee.
In the case of an individual testing positive, the College will develop plans with local health departments to trace all contacts of the individual in accordance with protocols, training, and tools provided through the New York State Contact Tracing Program . Confidentiality will be maintained as required by federal and state law and regulations . The College will cooperate with state and local health department contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine efforts.
- If feasible, the college may offer optional tracing and tracking technology (e.g., Bluetooth-enabled mobile applications) to streamline the contact tracing and communications process among their workforce and student body.
- If feasible, the College will partner with local health departments to train staff and students to undertake contact tracing efforts for on-campus populations.
State and Local health departments will implement monitoring and movement restrictions of infected or exposed person including home isolation or quarantine.
The College will ensure that reporting plans are in place for individuals who are alerted that they have come into close or proximate contact with a person with COVID-19, and have been alerted to such exposure via tracing, tracking or other mechanism. The CDC-issued guidance will be followed: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/data-management.html

Screening

The College’s screening protocol depicted in Attachment H: Screening Plan and the following will be implemented:

Mandatory regular NYS health screening of their employees, students and, where practicable, scheduled visitors (e.g., on-campus tour groups), but such screening will not be mandated for delivery personnel o Any person entering the College will be required to complete the NYS Screening process each day. The College will strongly recommend that they fill out the online NYS Screening form. All entrants will be checked for temperature upon entry to a building. o Unscheduled campus visitors (e.g. members of the public allowed to use campus facilities) will be required, if feasible, to complete the template on-site and will be asked to do so before entering a building.
Screenings will identify individuals who should be further tested and prevent employees from intermingling in close contact with each other prior to completion of the screening. The NYS health screening template asks the required three questions as to whether the individual has:

(1) Knowingly been in close or proximate contact in the past 14 days with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has or had symptoms of COVID-19; (2) Tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days; and/or (3) Has experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days. Refer to CDC guidance on “Symptoms of Coronavirus” for the most up to date information on symptoms associated with COVID19.

Screening will be conducted remotely via an online link before the individual arrives in-person to campus or work (at or near the beginning of each work or school day), to the extent possible.
- The College will utilize the NYS Daily Health Screening Template (or a checkbox template modified for CUNY use). Data from the template will be gathered similarly to the data gathering process used by Coronavirus Campus Liaisons.
- The information from the template will enable contact tracing, and should allow the campus to provide the individual with resources on healthcare and testing, if applicable.
- The data gathered from the screening template will be reviewed by CUNY Legal for compliance with the relevant provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
- The template link can be shared via email and linked or embedded on CUNY and campus websites.

If an individual answers “yes” to any of the screening questions, the individual is instructed to remain or return home. The campus screeners must immediately notify the Coronavirus Campus Liaison of any affirmative responses. o Any individual who screens positive for COVID-19 symptoms, while on campus, must be sent home to their residence or to the designated isolation or quarantine location with instructions or arrangement for health assessment and testing.
- The Campus Coronavirus Liaison will immediately notify the Campus Coronavirus Coordinator who must ensure that the State and local health department are immediately notified about the case if the individual tests positive for COVID-19 (and notify the SVC for Institutional Affairs and the Campus Reopening Committee). The College will also provide the individual with information on healthcare and testing resources, if applicable.
In addition to daily screenings, the College will require individuals who, under the currently active phase, reports to work on campus to immediately disclose if and when their responses to any of the aforementioned questions changes, such as if they begin to experience symptoms, including during or outside of work hours. The College will direct individuals to use the health screening template to self-report symptoms, in addition to notifying their supervisor or advisor.
Campuses in consultation with the Chancellery/COO’s Office may choose to scale back operations prior to instituting a campus-wide shutdown to help mitigate a rise in cases.
In addition to the screening template, temperature checks may also be conducted as a screening method, with those identified as having a fever asked to leave campus and advised to get a COVID-19 test. (Note that NYS Guidelines for Return to Work by Employees require screenings to include temperature checks with a no-touch thermometer.) Such temperature checks must be conducted per U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or DOH guidelines. If campuses implement temperature checks, the following guidelines must be adhered to:
- The College is prohibited from keeping records of employee health data (e.g. specific temperature data of an individual on a given date or time).
- The College will ensure that any personnel performing in-person screening activities, including temperature checks, are appropriately protected from exposure to potentially infectious employees or visitors entering the facilities.
- Personnel performing screening activities will be designated and will be a health care professional. Screeners will be trained using the NYS provided training video (the NYS higher education guidelines allow the training to be done by employer-identified individuals who are familiar with CDC, NYSDOH, and OSHA protocols).
- On-site screeners will be provided with and use PPE, including at a minimum, an acceptable face covering or mask, a single pair of disposable gloves and may include a gown, and/or a face shield. Gloves do not have to be changed between people unless ripped or soiled. The College will coordinate with building managers to facilitate screening, identify individuals who have completed a remote screening and to screen individuals at or near building entrance to identify potentially symptomatic visitors.

The College will follow all screening procedures as recently implemented at CUNY and outlined in the guidance, including instructions to employees on when to return home and when to return to work.

Screeners must maintain a record of all staff who are screened, as well as if screening was passed or if the staff member was instructed to return home, provided no other health information is recorded or maintained. The Coronavirus Campus Liaison will receive this information electronically (as will the SVC for Institutional Affairs). The Liaison will secure, review and provide this information to the SVC for Institutional Affairs and the Campus Reopening Committee. When not directly in use, all hard copy screening records will be kept in a locked office or drawer. Electronic records will be appropriately protected.
- Records must be secured and reviewed on a daily basis by the College Coronavirus Liaison

Returning to Campus

The following protocols are to be established and publicized prior to the approved return of students, faculty and staff to their campus, and strictly enforced thereafter.

The College will communicate that employees who are sick must stay home or return home if they become ill at
The College will ensure that faculty, staff, and students know they must not come in to work if they are sick, and must notify CUNY officials if they become sick with COVID-19 symptoms, test positive for COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms or a confirmed or suspected
Any student, faculty, or staff member diagnosed with COVID-19 by their healthcare provider must notify the Coronavirus Campus Liaison via the
Before returning to campus, students, faculty, and staff who have been sick with COVID- 19 symptoms, tested positive for COVID-19, or have been potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19 must follow CDC guidance to self-isolate or stay home (9).
Campuses should remain aware that quarantine of students, or employees may be required after travel, per current CDC and NYSDOH

III. Containment : Plans for how to respond to positive or suspected cases, as well as preventative policies and practices.

Isolation

In the event that an individual begins to exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, individual will be removed from the populated area/classroom and taken to the nearest unoccupied area to be evaluated by a Public Safety Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Campus Nurse. A call will be placed to 911 for further medical assistance and all other NYS COVID-19 Guidelines will be followed.

The following campus areas are identified as rooms to be used for temporary on-campus isolation/quarantine until affected individuals can be removed safely from the campus:

A Building T-2 Building F- Wing Restroom F- 103, Classroom F-114

Restroom Restrooms Restroom F-208, Classroom F-218

A-118 T-242 Restroom F-310, Classroom F-319

Class Room Classroom

A-118 T-241

Restroom

A-211

Conference room T-3 Building

A-212 Restroom

T-314

V- Building Classroom

Restroom T-308

V- 112

Class Room T-4 Building

V-123 Restroom

Restrooms T-4182

V-212 Classroom

Class Room T-4124

V-213 Restroom

T-4269

Gym Building Classroom

Restroom T-4223

G-108

Classroom T-5 Building

G-106 Restroom

T-546

U- Building Classroom

Restroom T-506

U-108m

Staff Dining T-6 Building

U-112 Restroom

Restroom T-614

U-218 Classroom

Student Center T-604

U-219

T-7 Building

Mac Building Restroom

Restroom T-7111

M-124 Classroom

Classroom T-7110

M-129 Restroom

Restroom T-7216

M-236 Classroom

Conference room T-7217

M-239

Restroom T-8 Building

M-369 Restroom

Classroom T-8102

M-366 Classroom

Restroom T-8105

M-436 Restroom

Classroom T-8204

M-428 Classroom

T-8205

A&S Building

Restroom WAC Building

S-148 C- Wing Restroom C-103 , Classroom C-110

Classroom Restroom C-208 , Classroom C-214

S-136 Restroom C-311, Classroom C-322

Restroom

S-250 D- Wing Restroom D-103, Classroom D-110

Classroom Restroom D-208, Classroom D-214

S-238 Restroom D-311, Classroom D-322

Restroom

S-349 E- Wing Restroom E103, Classroom E-114

Classroom Restroom E-208, Classroom E-218

S-336 Restroom E-311, Classroom E-319

When responding to a confirmed infected individual, Public Safety EMTs will wear full PPE (e.g. N95 mask, face and shoe covering, disposable gowns/one piece coveralls and disposable medical gloves). The individual will receive a N95 mask/face shield and disposable medical gloves.
In either of the above cases, other students in the class and the instructor are to move to the assigned backup classroom. The current classroom/new location where the individual was taken to for further evaluations will be offline for 48 hours and the areas will be scrubbed and disinfected. Each active classroom on campus will have a shadow classroom as a plan B space for the class. The class cannot move back to the original room for 48 hours.

Quarantine

In the event that an individual begins to exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, individual will be removed from the populated area/classroom and taken to the nearest unoccupied area to be evaluated by a Public Safety Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Campus Nurse. A call will be placed to 911 for further medical assistance and all other NYS COVID-19 Guidelines will be followed.
When responding to a confirmed infected individual, Public Safety EMTs will wear full PPE (e.g. N95 mask, face and shoe covering, disposable gowns/one piece coveralls and disposable medical gloves). The individual will receive a N95 mask/face shield and disposable medical gloves.
In either of the above cases, other students in the class and the instructor are to move to the assigned backup classroom. The current classroom/new location where the individual was taken to for further evaluations will be offline for 48 hours and the areas will be scrubbed and disinfected. Each active classroom on campus will have a shadow classroom as a plan B space for the class. The class cannot move back to the original room for 48 hours.
EH&S will identify and designate isolation rooms to separate anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms or tests positive but does not have symptoms. Campus provided healthcare providers will use Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions when caring for sick people, adhering to the guidelines : What Healthcare Personnel Should Know About Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Infection .
Campuses must establish procedures for safely transporting anyone who is sick to their home or to a healthcare facility. If you are calling an ambulance or bringing someone to the hospital, try to call first to alert them that the person may have COVID-19 (9).
- Kingsborough representative will call 911 and request medical assistance and will inform them that patient is exhibiting signs/symptoms of COVID.

The support system that will be provided including food, medicine, psychosocial, academic and/or other support, as needed.
- For the first three phases of the gradual campus reopening and throughout the Fall 2020 semester, the Food Pantry facility will not be open to the public to abide by social distancing rules due to the size of the room. ARC and CUNY Edge will continue to prepare bags for the college campus and community members. The Director of ARC will continue to have the pantry serviced by an exterminator, purchase items for the pantry and make sure the pantry is fully stocked to service the college and community members.
- Depending on how many students KCC is expecting in the Fall semester, ARC will host "Pantry Wednesdays". Students will be able to pick up a pantry bag from U-113, ask questions and receive other food resources in their neighborhood. Furthermore, pantry bags will continue to be distributed at the front gate by Public Safety personnel on Monday – Fridays from 9am - 4pm. Besides pantry bags, "Grab & Go" bags will be given out to any students attending classes and in need of food for the day.
- At this time, we will continue with the current process. The Campus Liaison and the Dean of Students will conduct the initial outreach to any students that have self-identified that they tested positive. Depending on that student’s situation, the Campus Liaison and the Dean of Students will refer to appropriate areas to continue with follow-up (Counseling Services, Military and Veterans Affairs, Access-Ability Services, etc.) to ensure that a wraparound support system is provided to the best of our ability.

Hygiene, cleaning and disinfection

Public Safety will trace the areas where the positive occupant was present.
Public Safety in conjunction with Facilities will close off affected areas, open windows where possible, and wait at least 24 hours after the positive occupant was present before beginning cleaning and disinfection. Staff will follow enhanced cleaning for prevention guidance and wear full PPE.
If an outside contractor is used for cleaning instead, the Campus Coronavirus Coordinator will obtain in writing the following information:
- Scope of work,
- Cleaning methods,
- Re- occupancy guidance,
- Products used, and
- Associated product safety data sheets.
We suggest the campus Liaison be responsible for communicating exposed areas on campus.

Cleaning and Disinfection Plan

Each area of the campus is assigned to a Custodial team and supervisor. Logs, checklists, and other forms of documentation will be completed by Custodians and supervisors to track cleaning and sanitizing activities. These administrative logs will be reviewed, and analyzed by Facility managers. Adjustments will be made to maintain the Custodial Department’s day-to-day operations efficiently.
Employees will be required to wear more protective PPE due to the nature of their work. Employers must comply with all applicable OSHA standards.
All Custodian employees have been trained on the proper use of PPE and cleaning products. Kingsborough will use Department of Environmental Conservation list of products registered in New York State, EPA approved and products listed on the EPA List.
The College will ensure adherence to hygiene and cleaning and disinfection requirements as advised by the CDC and NYSDOH, including "Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Public and Private Facilities for COVID-19," and the "STOP THE SPREAD" poster, as applicable
Cleaning refers to the removal of dirt and impurities, including germs, from surfaces. Cleaning alone does not kill germs. Nevertheless, removing the germs decreases their number and, therefore, any risk of spreading infection. Cleaning must be conducted before disinfection to remove dirt and oils that could impede the disinfection process.
Disinfecting works by using chemicals to kill germs on surfaces. This process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove germs. But killing germs remaining on a surface after cleaning, further reduces any risk of spreading infection.
Scheduled cleaning and disinfection of the facilities will increase, especially targeting high-risk areas for frequently touched surfaces as per NYSDOH's "Interim Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Public and Private Facilities for COVID-19."
Disinfecting Protocols will include the use of electrostatic sprayers, steamers, and the use of power washers were applicable.
Soap and paper supplies in all restrooms, kitchenettes and other areas with soap dispensers to ensure that people can wash their hands frequently per CDC recommendations

Entrances, Elevators, and Stairs

Entrances and Elevators have a higher risk of contamination due to its frequent usage and required touch. These areas will be given special attention as they are considered high touch surfaces.

General cleaning will take place continuously throughout the day.
Disinfecting will include:
- Stair railings
- Elevator buttons and walls
- Handles
- Doors and Push Plates
Hand Sanitizer Stations will be installed throughout common areas, such as at the building entrances and exits, corridors, and elevator lobbies. Hand sanitizing solutions consist of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol for areas where hand washing facilities may not be available or practical. Hand sanitizers will be replenished as needed.

Lobbies, Hallways and Gathering Places

Lobbies, hallways, and student gathering areas are considered high risk. As such, the following cleaning activities will be performed:

General Cleaning – will take place continuously throughout the day
Disinfecting high touch areas will take place several times a day.
High touch points include:
- Stair railings
- Doors and Push Plate
- Hand sanitizer stations will be replenished as needed

Restrooms

General cleaning, sanitizing and monitoring of soap and paper supply will be high priority.
Deep cleaning will take place daily.
Disinfecting will target:
- High touch points
- Fixtures
- Dispensers
- Mirrors
- Push Plates
- Trash receptacles
- Handles
- Stall Doors

Classrooms

High touch public resources will be removed from all classrooms
Deep cleaning will take place daily.
High touch areas will be disinfected daily.
High touch points include:
- Tables and chairs
- Desktops
- Cabinets
- Podiums
- Doors
- Light switches
Hand sanitizer stations are installed in all computer labs and will be restocked as needed.

Clinical Laboratory Science

Designated staff or personnel will be responsible for the maintenance of the Science and Health Sciences lab equipment, including cleaning and disinfecting laboratory equipment including, bench tops after each class.

General cleaning will take place once a day or as needed. Deep cleaning will be performed daily
Disinfecting all high touch areas will be performed daily by a designated staff member
Labs are equipped with sink and students are required to practice good hygiene.
Where cleaning and disinfecting supplies are not provided within a Science/Health Sciences laboratory for students and professors to use before and after use of shared equipment/models, College Laboratory Technicians or designated personnel.

Offices and Conference Rooms

Offices will be inspected and cleaned before reopening. General cleaning practices will resume when space is reoccupied. Occupants of the College will be vested with the responsibility of cleaning their personal work areas. The College Campuses will provide departments with single-use disinfecting wipes and/or multi-surface spray cleaners to support self-servicing.

General cleaning will take place once a day or as needed.
Common Used Equipment – When available, the College will provide appropriate supplies to clean surfaces before and after the use of common used equipment. We encourage the use of these supplies following the manufacturer's instructions, followed by hand hygiene.

Communication

A Communications plan has been created for the entire campus community including students, faculty, and staff that will share with the campus community the health metrics, protocols and safety measures. This plan also applies to the section below, Shutdown Communication.

See Addendum E for the details of the plan.

Shutdown : Contingency plans for decreasing on-campus activities and operations and/or closing the campus.

Operational activity

Phase I CUNY- Decisions to shut down will begin with the Campus Coronavirus Liaisons who will report daily to the Campus Reopening Committee and to the Chancellery/COO’s Office’s on decisions as to closures. If the CUNY Board of Trustees calls for partial or full closure, the College will activate our plans.

Circumstances that Warrant Closure-

It is the intention of the College and CUNY to move forward and bring more activities back to campus over time.

It is understood that the Chancellery/COO’s Office and the Campus Reopening Committees will monitor a range of internal and external criteria when assessing whether a ramp down or closure of Kingsborough Community College campus is required.
External monitoring criteria should include:

Federal, New York State, and New York City regulatory guidelines and mandates.
Infection/health system status at the local, state, regional and nation-wide level.
Status of resources and infrastructure to combat contagion (e.g., PPE, health system capacity, testing and tracing)
Compliance of greater public with COVID-19 protocols (e.g., group gatherings, social distancing)
Reclosing status of neighboring universities
Internal monitoring criteria should include
Spread of infection on campus (i.e., via data reported by our Campus Coronavirus Liaisons - metrics on current caseload, new flu-like symptoms, spread)
Status of resources and infrastructure to combat contagion on campus (e.g., College/University health system capacity, PPE resources, Testing & tracing resources).
In addition to the above, the College will incorporate any guidance on relevant re-closure criteria provided by New York State as part of Phase 4 of NYS NY Forward reopening guidance for Education institutions.
The College’s internal monitoring will be informed by the requirement for students to self-diagnose/report symptoms and faculty/staff to complete the NYS Daily Health Screening Template as well as the regular reports on COVID-19 exposures at the college will be provided by the College’s Coronavirus Liaisons to the Campus Reopening Committee and the SVC for Institutional Advancement.
The College is required to monitor health conditions using the criteria above and look for warning signs that infection may be increasing.
- Per the governance arrangements set out in Part 1, Section B, the College’s Coronavirus Liaisons have primary responsibility for collecting accurate and complete data about each individual at the College for possible exposure to the coronavirus and for sharing that information with the Campus Reopening Committee and the SVC for Institutional Advancement.
- The College’s Coronavirus Liaisons will report information from our campus as well as the online NYS Daily Health Screening Template.
- The College will actively monitor the situation on campus.

CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Ramp-Down Guidance

With a confirmed COVID-19 case on campus, the campus should consider a short class suspension of up to 7 days for areas in which the positive occupant was present (see CUNY Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening, Section III. B), along with building and facility closure to clean and disinfect. The campus should also contact the NYS Contact Tracer Initiative in consultation with local/State officials. Shutdowns may involve rolling campuses closures (e.g., of 14–28 days) as required by internal and external monitoring criteria (A Blueprint for Back to School).

Ramp-down activities align with the level of community spread, with minimal or moderate spread requiring higher levels of cleaning and potential closure.
Extended closure is suggested with substantial community spread, defined by CDC as large-scale immunity transmission, healthcare staffing significantly impacted, and multiple cases within communal settings.
The College should expect to only close buildings/areas within its particular campus if the suspected exposure or positive findings that occur reflect confidence in a low level of risk to the wider campus community. This will allow deep-cleaning and disinfection of buildings, premises or grounds. This should be coupled with notifications to potentially impacted students, faculty and staff, and ramp down measures being applied (e.g., testing, referrals to City testing sites) and tracing of members of the campus community, moving classes to remote learning, asking employees to work remotely, etc. for the short duration of such limited closures (March 19, 2020 letter to staff from Chancellor).
In the early phases of the outbreak, New York City experienced substantial community transmission in which individuals who had no known contact with infected individuals tested positive for the virus. Should there be a return of substantial community transmission, the campus community --students, faculty and staff-- should act as if they have been exposed: staying home and monitoring for symptoms. This would require a ramp down or shutdown of CUNY buildings and/or campuses to ensure CUNY does its part to protect the most vulnerable members of the community (March 20, 2020 letter from Chancellor). Such decisions will be made in consultation with the Chancellery/COO’s Office and local/State officials.
The ramp-down response to the local and community health situation within the College, a community or the City as a whole, should be made following the governance process set out in Part 1, Section B, of the CUNY Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening. Final decisions on shutting down particular buildings/areas within the Kingsborough campus, or multiple CUNY campuses, as appropriate, will be made by the Chancellery/COO’s Office in consultation with local/State authorities.

The reopening plan for the College proposes four phases, moving from a soft reopening to full operations as described in the Phasing Section of the CUNY Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening. Depending on which phase of reopening CUNY is in, closure of campus may involve reverse engineering to lower phases, up to and including a total shutdown.

The College will implement plans and procedures to be ready to close particular buildings/areas on campus, or to close campus-wide, in the event of a resurgence of the virus, and return to essential service and workforce restrictions.
The College or CUNY Central should expect to move forward and backward between the above phases, and to respond with targeted shutdowns of impacted buildings/areas if a person with COVID-19 is confirmed to have been on campus, to clean/disinfect/contact trace in consultation with local health officials.
The College will make a checklist of tasks that stopped during the previous shutdown in order to “reverse engineer the closing and be prepared for any future campus-wide closings. See attached checklists.
The College will be ready to deploy distance learning modalities with as few employees on campus as possible, to instruct only those who have been designated as essential staff to report to work, and to transition to distance working for all non-essential staff (March 15, 2020 letter from Chancellor). This should include readiness to deploy targeted distance learning modalities if necessary due to targeted shutdowns of particular buildings/areas impacted by COVID-19.
The College has effective approval processes to enable staff to request supervisor approval for telecommuting, in accordance with campus telecommuting policies (March 15, 2020 letter from Chancellor). This includes targeted use of telecommuting if necessary due to targeted shutdowns of particular buildings/areas impacted by COVID-19.
All supervisors will maintain structures and channels that will enable employees to do their jobs remotely, and to ensure that all hardware and software is fully functional (March 15, 2020 letter from Chancellor).
Supervisors will implement remote check-in plans, and all employees should receive details about their work schedules and other expectations of job performance for the duration of the arrangement (March 15, 2020 letter from Chancellor).
The College has communications plan in place to address questions from students, faculty and staff (See Addendum E).
In the event of a campus-wide shut down or a targeted shutdown of particular areas on a campus, only those previously identified as essential, in their job descriptions, will report to campus.
Managers of College staff who are not able to remotely perform all of their job duties should look for ways to minimize everyone’s potential exposure, including: where possible, combining remote and on-premises work; staggering schedules to enable employees to use public transit during off-peak times; implementing staffing rotations; condensing work weeks, with more hours but fewer days as CUNY- Kingsborough Community College Reopening Plan August 2020 77 during the summer; and, for those who are working on-site, utilizing stringent social-distance strategies (March 15, 2020 letter from Chancellor).
To minimize the risk to essential staff including ITS personnel, custodians, public safety officers and facilities staff, general access to campuses/campus areas that are shutdown should be limited to the extent possible. E.g., Access to impacted areas should be limited except by appointment. Campuses can be contacted for specific information (March 20, 2020 letter from Chancellor).
The College will have protocols for ramping down research and moving to remote work will follow Research Continuity guidance on the Guidance on Academic Continuity

The CDC provides the following ‘Institutions of Higher Education Decision Tree’: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/considerations-for-school-closure.pdf?fbclid=IwAR04nUvqxW-NPEcw1SJzYI1ZKObIkUAr8TapBG61427dvBO1fqALwIpURTA

In the event of a shutdown amid surges in COVID-19 cases, only essential employees will report for duty. Modified and alternating schedules will go into effect as follows:

Public Safety

Lieutenants, Specialists, Corporals and Sergeants

Will alternate work schedules on a daily basis
A minimum of two (2) supervisors will be on duty per tour (3 tours)

Peace Officers and Campus Security Assistants

No more than six (6) Officers will work each of the following tours:
1) Charlie - 11x7
2) Alpha - 7x3
3) Bravo - 3x11

Buildings and Grounds

Trades

One (1) Electrician, One (1) Plumber, One (1) Maintenance employee will report for duty per day.

Custodians

Six (6) Custodians and One (1) supervisor will work a staggered a.m. shift per day.
Nine (9) Custodians and one (1) supervisor will work a staggered p.m. schedule per day.

Administrative Superintendent

One (1) Administrative Superintendent will work per day.

Boiler Plant

Plant operation schedules will remain the same. Staffing levels will continue as normal.

OITS

L-117-One Tech on duty daily
L-114-One Tech and support person on duty daily
M-224-Two support person on duty daily
M-200 One support person on duty daily
M-220 One Tech on duty daily
S-220 One Tech on duty daily
L-121 One switchboard person on duty daily
L-116, L-715 Two Network techs on duty daily
L-715 on support person on duty daily
One Manager on duty every day

Official CUNY Guidelines will be required

Move-out

Communication

Note: See the college’s communication plan below, Addendum E.

Note: See Addendum F for KCC Ramp Down Checklist for B&G, EH&S, IT and for PS.

Works Cited

CUNY Office of Library Services and the Council of Chief Librarians: “Resuming Onsite Services: Final Report and

Recommendations of the CUNY Libraries COVID-19 Task Force.” The City University of New York, 30 June 2020.

Office of the Chancellery: “Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening.” The City University of New York, 16 July 2020.

Office of the Chancellery: “Supplemental Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening.” The City University of New York, 16

July 2020.

Office of the Chancellery: “CUNY Campus Reopening Checklist.” The City University of New York, 16 July 2020.

Addendum A: Social Distancing Occupancy Plan (Rev. 08/20/2020)

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
West Academic Cluster (WAC) Building - Wing C
C110	437	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
C111	459	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
C112	1,355	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	86	17
C214	440	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
C215	453	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
C216	504	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	8
C217	488	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
C319	599	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	10
C321	514	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	8
C322	487	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	8
West Academic Cluster (WAC) Building - Wing D
D110	435	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
D111	450	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
D112	1,355	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	96	17
D214	444	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
D215	461	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
D216	508	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
D217	491	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
D319	599	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	32	10
D321	517	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	8
D322	483	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
West Academic Cluster (WAC) Building - Wing E
E111	495	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
E112	496	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
E113	453	TABLET ARM	SPECIALIZED	9	4	Dedicated to Access-Ability Center
E114	438	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
E205	648	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	9
E215	496	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
E216	498	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
E217	450	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
E218	443	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
E319	1,357	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	68	19	Computerized Lecture Hall
E321	599	TABLET ARM	FLEXIBLE	28	7
West Academic Cluster (WAC) Building - Wing F
F111	492	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
F112	486	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
F113	453	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
F114	442	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
F215	493	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
F216	491	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
F217	451	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
F218	442	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	6
F319	1,346	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	68	19	Computerized Lecture Hall
F321	598	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	10
Health & Physical Education Center (G) Building
G102	2,611	EXERCISE EQUIPMENT	FITNESS ROOM	35	8	Dept Proposes 8 Students Maximum
G206	2,370	EXERCISE EQUIPMENT	FITNESS ROOM	31	8	Dept. Proposes 8 Students Maximum
G213	2,512	CHAIR/MAT	SPECIALIZED	45	20	8+ CPR Mannequins/12 Tablet Arm Chairs
G213A	911	CHAIR/MAT	SPECIALIZED	35	12	7 Folding Chairs/5 Mats
Library (L) Building
L100/L101	1,381	FIXED	OPEN COMPUTER LAB	108	33	Open Computer Lab

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
L100A	674	FIXED	OPEN COMPUTER LAB	52	14	Open Computer Lab
L100V	628	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	43	11
L115A	1219	TABLE/CHAIR	STEM LAB	25	10
L118B	409	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	10	6
L130	566	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	20	5	Dept. Proposes 5 Students Maximum
L131	610	MIXED	COMPUTER ROOM	20	5	Dept. Proposes 5 Students Maximum
L137	1,207	MIXED	VIDEO STUDIO	18	5	Dept. Proposes 5 Students Maximum
L139A	587	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	38	10
L141	813	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	50	12
L218	1,260	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	36	11
Marine & Academic Center (M) Building
M103	1,166	N/A	REHEARSAL/RECITAL ROOM	30	15	Dept. Proposes 15 Students Maximum
M108	1,228	MIXED	COMPUTER WORKSHOP	37	18
M109	765	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	31	16
M110	856	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	14
M111	739	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	26	12
M114	827	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	16
M118	820	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	31	14

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
M119	674	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	22	12	Dept. Proposes On-Line Only in This Room
M125	761	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	16
M128	472	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	32	11
M129	474	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	11
M130	1,392	MIXED	EXHIBIT AREA	50	18
M130C	1,383	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	78	18
M138	2,630	FIXED	MAC PLAYHOUSE	298	47
M140	3,414	MIXED	SCENE SHOP	29	8	Dept. Proposes Split Sessions @ 8 SD Students
M146	1,805	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	276	28
M147	1,806	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	130	28
M149	2,206	MIXED	MARINE SHOP	15	10	Dept. Proposes 10 Students Maximum
M152	1,052	BOOTH	NAVIGATION LAB	25	4	Maritime Tech. Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students
M153	562	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
M154	571	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	37	10
M159	1,025	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	44	21
M161	764	BOOTH	WELDING SHOP	48	4 & 8	Maritime Tech Dept.:4 - Cont. Ed. Dept.: 8
M200A	986	FIXED	OPEN COMPUTER LAB	24	9	Cyber Lounge
M208	567	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	38	10
M209	566	FIXED	N/A	39	12

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
M214	1,101	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	18
M220A	917	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	31	16
M223	1,027	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	28	15
M244	570	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
M246	2,266	FIXED	FOOD PREP. LAB	18	9	Dept. Proposes 9 Students Maximum
M247	967	FIXED	FOOD PREP. LAB	18	9	Dept. Proposes 9 Students Maximum
M302	363	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	22	7
M305	539	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	8
M306	552	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	45	8
M313	554	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	8
M314	901	TABLET ARM/TABLES	FASHION LAB	50	13	Business Dept. Proposes 10 SD Students
M322	974	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	11
M326	685	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11
M330	681	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	42	11
M333	496	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	7
M336	635	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	54	11
M337	534	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	45	9
M338	534	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	37	8
M339	635	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	38	11
M342	497	TABLE/CHAIR	FASHION LAB	35	4	Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max. at a Time
M345	685	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	46	12

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
M349	682	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	40	9
M358	584	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	8
M366	538	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	8
M367	527	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	7
M374	916	TABLE	FASHION LAB	40	12	Dept. Proposes 8 SD Students Max. at a Time
M379	440	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	42	10
M380	439	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	42	10
M385	953	MIXED	SURGICAL LAB	30	8	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 8 SD Students
M389	558	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
M394	627	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	37	13
M394A	596	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
M395	580	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	41	10
M396	580	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	44	10
M397	576	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
M406	554	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.
M411	1,301	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	93	24	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.
M414	594	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	25	10	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.
M415	602	MIXED	NURSING LAB	42	9	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.
M421	358	MIXED	NURSING LAB	22	4	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
M425	608	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	45	19	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.
M428	523	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	34	8	Nursing Dept. Proposes 4 SD Students Max.
Performing Arts Center (PAC) Building
PAC100C	4,620	FIXED	THEATER	495	92	PAC Theater/Auditorium
Arts & Sciences (S) Building
S101	1,212	FIXED	BIOLOGY LAB	24	9
S103	1,212	FIXED	BIOLOGY LAB	24	9
S113	480	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	9
S125	1,212	FIXED	BIOLOGY LAB	17	9
S135	1,202	FIXED	BIOLOGY LAB	17	9
S136	498	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	42	8
S162	1,462	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	90	16
S163	1,444	FIXED	LECTURE HALL	90	16
S201	1,212	FIXED	BIOLOGY LAB	24	9

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
S203	1,212	FIXED	BIOLOGY LAB	20	9
S213	488	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	9
S214	1,206	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	14
S225	1,201	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	14
S226	1,212	FIXED	BIO LAB	24	9
S237	1,221	FIXED	BIO LAB	24	9
S238	506	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	32	8
S245	638	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	40	12
S246	622	MIX	PHYS. THERAPY LAB	24	7
S301	1,212	FIXED	EARTH SCI. LAB	24	9
S303	1,216	FIXED	GRAPHIC LAB	24	9
S313	473	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	10
S314	1,206	FIXED	CHEMISTRY LAB	20	9
S324	1,205	FIXED	CHEMISTRY LAB	24	9
S325	1,212	FIXED	CHEMISTRY LAB	24	9
S335	1,224	FIXED	ORG. CHEMISTRY LAB	24	9
S336	506	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
S346	1,217	FIXED	PHYSICS LAB	24	9
S348	1,219	FIXED	PHYSICS LAB	24	9
T2 Building
T215	658	TABLE/CHAIR	SPECIALIZED	20	7	Dedicated to EMS Program
T216	790	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	45	9
Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
T218	367	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	23	5	Dedicated to EMS Program
T220	380	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	23	6
T224	387	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	23	6
T225	370	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	5
T227	570	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	8
T229	493	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	8
T230	447	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	6
T235	654	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	5
T236	768	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	34	11
T237	374	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	22	5
T238	381	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	22	5
T240	381	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	26	5
T241	400	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	28	6
T243	819	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	30	9
T246	694	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	45	12
T247	675	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	48	11
T248	694	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	54	12
T249	612	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	34	6
T250	620	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	48	12
T252	864	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	7
T253	338	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	23	6
T257	286	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	18	5

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
T259	434	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	8
T260	326	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	18	4
T262	573	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	41	11
T264	578	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	24	10
T265	391	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	21	7
T267	379	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	21	6
T268	378	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	27	5
T271	672	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11
T276	671	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	36	12	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 6 SD Students
T277	763	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	15
T279	759	TABLE/CHAIR	SPECIALIZED	28	9	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 6 SD Students
T281	1,277	BED/TABLE - NO SEATING	ER SIMULATION	20	6	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 6 SD Students
T3 Building
T302	658	MIXED	GENERAL	33	7
T303	747	TABLE	NAVIGATION LAB.	12	8
T304	690	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	8
T308	854	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	42	14
T4 Building
T4101	574	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	9
T4103	1,137	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	62	14

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
T4104	966	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	60	17
T4107	942	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	58	18	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 8 SD Students
T4111	1,164	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	68	18	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 8 SD Students
T4112	395	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	26	6
T4124	364	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	33	6	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 6 SD Students
T4129	368	MIXED	NURSING LAB	16	8	Cont. Ed. Dept. Proposes 8 SD Students
T4135	544	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	8
T4136	898	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	56	16
T4137	824	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	43	15
T4159	512	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	27	7
T4201	792	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	14
T4205	716	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	44	13
T4206	899	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	56	16
T4207	482	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	45	8
T4210	478	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	8
T4211	462	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	8
T4212	1,017	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	52	11
T4213	462	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	8
T4214	462	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	7
T4215	439	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	7
T4220	523	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	33	8

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
T4223	273	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	20	5
T4224	440	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	7
T4225	535	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	7
T4226	547	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	7
T4227	546	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	42	7
T4230	1,030	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	51	13
T4232	1,030	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	50	13
T4233	668	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11
T4252	833	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	45	12
T5 Building
T515	462	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	31	8
T516	1,241	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	24	9
T522	1,083	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	24	9
T524	575	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	20	8
T6 Building
T603	728	TABLET ARM	TESTING	46	12
T604	755	TABLET ARM	TESTING	40	14
T7 Building
T7103	666	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	36	12

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
T7105	729	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	41	14
T7106	965	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	60	18
T7107	497	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	36	9
T7110	701	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	13
T7112	767	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	47	14
T7117	727	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	39	10
T7119	710	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	44	12
T7201	566	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	35	10
T7204	647	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	34	12
T7206	733	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	46	12
T7208	811	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	52	14
T7210	837	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	38	16	Brighton Ballet
T7212	600	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	27	11	Brighton Ballet
T7217	845	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	15	Brighton Ballet
T7221	900	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	47	13
T7222	750	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	40	12
T8 Building
T8105	662	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	45	10	Piano
T8106	645	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10	Piano
T8205	498	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	30	8	Piano
T8207	1,391	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	50	14	Piano
T8210	578	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	36	7	Piano
Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
T8211	786	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	12	10	Piano
T8211A	378	MUSIC KEYBOARD	SPECIALIZED	11	5
T8211B	328	MUSIC KEYBOARD	SPECIALIZED	12	5
T8212	1,030	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	47	15	Piano
College Center (U) Building
U112	1664	MIXED	STAFF LOUNGE	78	27
U118	1,803	FIXED	CULINARY KITCHEN	20	9	Dept. Proposes 9 Students Maximum
U123	9200	MIXED	SERVERY	N/A	22	Maximum of 22 Persons at a Time
U124	1430	MIXED	VENDING MACHINES	18	9
U219	3,458	TABLE/CHAIR	MULTI-PURPOSE	109	30	Lecture Style Setup w/Tablet Arm Chairs
U220	3,454	TABLE/CHAIR	MULTI-PURPOSE	72	23	Lecture Style Setup w/Table Arm Chairs
U225	714	FIXED	FOOD PREP. LAB	N/A	9	Dept. Proposes 9 Students Maximum
U227A	350	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	21	7	Dept. Proposes 5 Students Maximum
Regina S. Peruggi Academic Center (V) Building
V105G	1.368	MIXED	CHILD CARE	40	9	2 Toddlers, 3 3-year-olds & 4 School Age Children
V201	816	FIXED	COMPUTER WORKSHOP	26	8	Admissions & Financial Aid Application Center
V202	1,120	TABLET ARM	LECTURE ROOM	57	11
V204	611	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10

Room Number	Floor Area (Sq. Ft.)	Seating Type	Classroom Type	Scheduled Student Occupancy	New Social Distancing Occupancy	Comments
V205	623	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	27	8
V208	617	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11
V209	621	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
V210	665	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	10
V213	679	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11
V214	688	TABLET ARM	GENERAL	40	11
V223	1,028	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	21	12
V225	1,027	FIXED	COMPUTER LAB	28	12
Other Teaching Spaces
Vessel 4	N/A	OTHER	KBCC 1	N/A	2	Maritime Tech. Dept."2 SD Students/1 Professor"

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Addendum B: Signage and Classroom Protocols

The following signage protocols will be applied to each area of campus as listed:

Entrances:

Social Distancing Message
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing
- Social distancing entering and exiting classrooms
- Mandatory mask use at all times
- Health advisory signage ‐“Stop the Spread”

Lobbies and Hallways:

Social Distancing Message
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing
- Social distancing entering and exiting classrooms
- Mandatory mask use at all times
- Health advisory signage ‐“Stop the Spread”

Elevators:

Kingsborough’s campus is has twenty‐three (23) elevators. The following will be applied to elevator usage:

Social Distancing Message
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum occupancy permitted in each elevator
Social Distancing Message
- Mask Covering –Signage indicating the face covering requirement while using the elevator
- Floor Decal on the elevator floor indicating where to stand to ensure social distance
- Elevator Waiting Area
  - Floor decals supporting 6ft social
  - Wall signage encouraging social distancing while waiting, mask use, COVID‐19 prevention and protection, hand washing and
  - Bi‐directional traffic markings to support traffic flow off and onto elevators.

Staircases:

Social Distancing Message
- Traffic flow markers to indicate direction of
- Health advisory signage‐“Stop the Spread”

Restrooms:

Social Distancing Message
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum occupancy permitted in each
- Social distancing markers outside each restroom with 6ft
- Restroom fixtures marked out of service to ensure social Air hand dryer turned off.
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing
- Social distancing entering and exiting
- Health advisory signage ‐“Stop the Spread”

Classrooms:

Social Distancing Message
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum number of people permitted
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing
- Social distancing entering and exiting classrooms
- Mandatory mask use at all times
- No moving of chairs/desks
- Health advisory signage –“Stop the Spread”
Social Distancing Protocols ‐the following protocols used to set up each
- Each classroom is set up with the corresponding chairs/desks according to the revised social distancing occupancy Where possible, all other chairs and desks will be removed or restricted from use.
- Floor markings to indicate 6ft social distance at each chair/desk
- Portable plastic shields placed on each instructor’s desk/podium.
- Stanchions installed to give each instructor 6ft clearance at the
- Social distancing markers outside each classroom with 6ft
- Disinfectant wipes at the front of each
- Hand sanitizing stations installed in each
- Restrooms opened nearest each
- Floor markings and signage installed to encourage social distancing in

Office:

Social Distancing Message
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum number of people permitted
- Furniture not in use markers
- Health advisory signage ‐“Stop the Spread”
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing

Cafeteria:

Social Distancing Message
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum number of people
- Furniture not in use markers
- Health advisory signage‐“Stop the Spread”
- Vending Machines – Health advisory signage‐“Stop the Spread”
- ATM Machines – Health advisory signage‐“Stop the Spread”

Receiving Area:

Social Distancing Message
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum number of people
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing
- Social distancing entering and exiting classrooms
- Mandatory mask use at all times
- Health advisory signage ‐“Stop the Spread”

Addendum C: Classroom Social Distance Protocols

The following protocols will be applied to each classroom:

Social Distancing
- Occupancy signage indicating the maximum number of people permitted
- A Social Distance Occupancy schematic will be outside of each
- Each classroom is set up with the corresponding chairs/desks according to the revised social distancing occupancy Where possible, all other chairs and desks will be removed or restricted from use.
- Floor markings to indicate 6ft social distance at each chair/desk
- Portable plastic shields placed on each instructor’s desk/podium.
- Stanchions installed to give each instructor 6ft clearance at the
- Social distancing markers outside each classroom with 6ft
- Disinfectant wipes at the front of each
- Hand sanitizing stations installed in each
- Restrooms opened nearest each
- Floor markings and signage installed to encourage social distancing in
Social Distancing Message
- Hand washing and hand sanitizing
- Social distancing entering and exiting classrooms
- Mandatory mask use at all times
- No moving of chairs/desks
- Health advisory signage –“Stop the Spread”

Addendum D: Covid‐19 Prevention Cleaning And Disinfection Protocols

I. Introduction:

Kingsborough Community College is undertaking these enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures to prevent community spread of COVID‐19. These cleaning protocols are intended to reduce the spread of COVID‐19, and do not apply to areas where a person with COVID‐19 spent time. Areas where a COVID‐19 positive person spent time will be assessed on a case‐by‐case basis, and cleaning and disinfection will be implemented based on the risk of potential contamination as determined by the Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S)

The procedures for cleaning and disinfecting are designed for each specific area i.e. bathrooms, classrooms, elevators, labs, and offices with a focus on high‐touch surfaces, such as desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, dispensers, shared equipment, and shared keyboards. Increased frequency of cleaning and disinfecting with attention to these areas helps remove bacteria and viruses, including COVID‐19.

II. Safety Guidelines During Cleaning and Disinfection:

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for safe and effective use of all cleaning and disinfection products (e.g., dilution concentration, application method and contact time, required ventilation, and use of personal protective equipment).
Wear disposable gloves when cleaning and Gloves should be discarded after each use. Clean hands immediately after gloves are removed.
Wear eye protection when there is a potential for splash or splatter to the
Uniforms must be worn while Employees must change into personal clothing before leaving the campus.
Store chemicals in labeled, closed Store them in a manner that prevents tipping or spilling.
Practice good hand hygiene after cleaning:
- Wash hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20
- If soap and warm water are not readily available, use an alcohol‐based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60%
Ensure that disinfectants are prepared (well‐ventilated areas) and handled safety, wearing the appropriate PPE to avoid chemical

III. General Cleaning and Disinfection of Surfaces:

Surfaces and objects will be cleaned using soap and water or another cleaning product prior to disinfection. Following cleaning, an EPA‐registered disinfectant will be used against the novel coronavirus. It is critical to follow the proper disinfectant concentrations and contact time for effective surface disinfection.

General Cleaning: for general cleaning of dirt and soiled areas prior to disinfection, acceptable products are soap and water or ZEP Citrus

Disinfection: acceptable products for disinfection are a 10% diluted bleach solution or EPA‐registered disinfectant for use against COVID‐19 Peroxide Multi Surface Cleaner and After application, allow a contact time of 15 minutes to kill the virus.

Electronics: follow the manufacturer’s requirements or if no guidance is available, consider the use of alcohol‐based wipes or spray containing at least 70% After application, allow 2 minutes of contact time before wiping, or allow to air dry (without wiping).

IV. Cleaning and Disinfection of Areas

Surface areas such as student desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs will be cleaned and disinfected by custodians. Users will clean and disinfect electronic devices such as keyboards, screens, lab equipment, and podiums before and after use. College Lab Technicians (CLTs) will disinfect lab equipment. Office occupants will be responsible to clean and disinfect the surfaces of their personal work areas.

Bathrooms

Items to be Cleaned	Task	Frequency	Responsible Party
Sinks, toilets, floor, faucets, surfaces, doors, locks, towel dispensers	Cleaning of soiled/dirty surfaces.	Daily	Custodians
High touch areas of sinks, toilets, floor, faucets, surfaces, doors, locks, towel dispensers	Disinfect	3 times a day	Custodians

Classrooms

Items to be Cleaned	Task	Frequency	Responsible Party
Desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, phones	Cleaning of soiled/dirty surfaces.	Daily	Custodians
High touch areas desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, phones	Disinfect	Between each class	Custodians
Electronics/podiums/screens	Disinfect	Between each class	Users

Elevators

Items to be Cleaned	Task	Frequency	Responsible Party
Floor, doors, buttons, panels	Cleaning of soiled/dirty surfaces.	Daily	Custodians
High touch areas of buttons, doors, and panels	Disinfect	3 times a day	Custodians

Labs

Items to be Cleaned	Task	Frequency	Responsible Party
Chairs, desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, phones	Cleaning of soiled/dirty surfaces.	Daily	Custodians
High touch areas: desks, tables, chairs, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, phones	Disinfect	Between each class	Custodians
Electronics/podiums/screens	Disinfect	Between each class	Users
Lab equipment	Clean and Disinfect	Between each class	CLTs

Offices

Items to be Cleaned	Task	Frequency	Responsible Party
Floors, chairs, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, phones	Cleaning of soiled/dirty surfaces.	Weekly	Custodians
High touch areas desks, tables, buttons, handrails, faucets, doorknobs, phones	Disinfect	Daily	Users
Electronics/podiums/screens	Disinfect	Between each class	Users

Addendum E: COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

General Communications
1. All audiences, including, students, faculty, staff, visitors, parents/guardians, general public
  1. www.kbcc.cuny.edu/campusentry/ serves as the main vehicle for communicating policies and procedures related to college operations
  2. Social media announcements on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter will amplify messages/announcements posted to the website and will refer viewers to the webpage for additional information.
    1. Post as needed and amplify webpage
  3. Expand “ASK ME! KCC” chat team knowledge base with information and links to relevant web sections
2. Faculty and Staff
  1. Outlook email messages to be issued by college President or Office of Marketing & Communications as needed
3. Matriculated Students email and text messages to be issued by Student Life and IT as needed
  1. Develop section of the student portal that highlights key areas and links to relevant webpages
4. Continuing Education student email and text messages to be issued by the Continuing Education team as needed
5. Details as to who should be contacted if a student, faculty or staff member tests positive for COVID-19
6. Who to contact if you feel sick on campus or off campus
7. As areas of use on campus are expanded, broad communications will be deployed to inform the community of changes/updates
Return to Campus Planning Communications/Engagement
1. All audiences, including, students, faculty, staff, visitors, parents/guardians, general public
  1. Develop a planning page on the kbcc.cuny.edu/campusentry/webpage that details membership and reports for the Planning and Operational Task Forces
  2. Include ‘virtual suggestion box’ for community input on website and link to in related communications
  3. Convene ‘Town Hall’ style meetings to allow for further community input
  4. Collect comments/questions received via ‘virtual suggestion box’ and social media from the campus community
    1. Suggestions will be routed to the Operational Task Force Chairperson
On-Campus Safety Protocol Communications
1. All persons scheduled to be present on campus; general public
  1. Develop section on www.kbcc.cuny.edu/campusentry/ page will serve as hub for detailing on-campus safety protocols
    1. Explain signage that is utilized on campus and protocol for moving through campus
    2. Detail what’s accessible, what isn’t, entrances/exits, fire safety considerations, screening questionnaire process with link to health template (see temperature checks (if applicable), occupancy limits, etc.
    3. Detail protocol related to non-compliance
      1. Issues with non-compliance with social distancing, hygiene, or safety practices should be reported confidentially to the Coronavirus Campus Coordinator
        
        Implement online forms for members of the community to report instances of non-compliance
    4. Detail who is and is not permitted on campus during each phase (i.e. no unannounced visitors)
    5. Details as to who to contact if a student, faculty or staff member tests positive for COVID-19
    6. Include testing resources
    7. Outline protocols for access to additional services, such as Library, Computer Labs, Parking
    8. Highlight mental health resources, including anxiety about traveling to/from campus and around distance education
    9. Detail disinfecting/ sanitizing protocols
    10. Training is required for employees and will be completed via Blackboard
    11. Training required for students
    12. Include archived communications
    13. Provide tips for safe commuting to/from campus
    14. Detail measures / scenarios for partial and full closure
    15. Updated regularly/as needed
      1. Link to page from homepage, coronavirus page, Admissions, Continuing Ed, Faculty and Student Portals and other high-level pages as needed.
  2. Faculty/ Staff scheduled to be on campus
    1. Email steps/protocols directly to named persons; emphasize required training and additional protocols for admittance to campus
  3. One-pager PDF of quick tips for coming to campus
  4. Emails group for students registered for a course on campus
    1. Matriculated list
    2. Continuing Education list
    3. Faculty and Staff involved with the courses on campus
  5. Amplify webpage on social media
2. Students with off-site clinical placements
  1. Support departments like Health Sciences and other in communicating off-site specific protocols for students participating in clinical internships or activities off campus
    1. Outline the departments and to develop communications as needed
Distance Operations Communications
1. All audiences
2. Continue to maintain webpages to support remote operations
  1. Distance Learning Resources for Students
  2. Distance Learning Resources for Faculty
  3. KCC/CUNY Updates
  4. Coronavirus Information
3. Develop additional remote operations webpages
  1. Staff distance working resources
    1. Employee resources (i.e. HR/payroll)
    2. How to work remotely…
    3. Training
On-Campus Signage
1. All persons scheduled to be present on campus
  1. Signage designs to be provided by campus Communications and Marketing, printed by the Print Shop and installed by Building Operations
    1. To include reminders of proper hygiene, social distancing rules, appropriate types and use of PPE, and cleaning and disinfecting protocols; Specific room or space occupancy limits, if applicable; and Additional precautions that must be observed for unique spaces; Floor markings or barrier tape where necessary to promote physical distancing
  2. See samples; additional formats/messages to be prepared as needed
Mental Health Communication
1. All audiences
2. Develop sub-page of www.kbcc.cuny.edu/campusentry/that draws attention to the importance of mental health during the pandemic
3. Additional content to be developed by Counseling Center staff and Human Resources and to ask “What do you need” and include CUNY guidance:
  1. Supplement mental health content of webpage with resources: Encourage employees and students to take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including social media if they are feeling overwhelmed or distressed; promote employees and students eating healthy, exercising, getting sleep and finding time to unwind; encourage employees and students to talk with people they trust about their concerns and how they are feeling; provide phone number for Statewide Mental Health Hotline
  2. Develop and communicate the availability of check-in forums for faculty and staff through CUNY employee assistance program
  3. Continue to offer and communicate the availability of check in forums for students
  4. Ensure mental health resources (campus and external) are widely available through website, students and faculty and staff portals, social media, email communications, etc.
Confirmed Case Communications
1. Work with Coronavirus Coordinator, Coronavirus Liaison and CUNY Central to prepare and distribute communications as needed in the event a case is confirmed on campus
  1. Communications and Marketing to prepare scripts for email messages and phone calls to direct contacts for use by campus contact tracing personnel
  2. College-wide update via website
  3. Confirmed cases result in partial or full closures; see Emergency Closing Communication Plan
Ramp Down/ Shut Down Communications
1. Once the Coronavirus Coordinator has determined the need for a ramp down or shut down, the Emergency Closing Communications Plan will be deployed
  1. The Coronavirus Coordinator will communicate the decision to scale back or close operations to the VP for Communications and Marketing
  2. Partial and Full Closure communications include but are not limited to:
    1. homepage
    2. www.kbcc.cuny.edu/campusentry/
    3. Email (via Outlook) to faculty and staff
    4. Email (via Hobsons) to students
    5. Email to Continuing Education students
    6. CUNY Alert
    7. Social media
      1. Instagram
      2. Facebook
      3. Twitter
    8. Phone line message
Training
1. All employees to complete CUNY training via Blackboard prior to coming to campus
  1. Must communicate said requirement in a timely manner
  2. Course completion coordinated into campus entry protocol
2. All students are required to complete training prior to coming to campus
  1. Confirm Continuing Education students can access training (currently on Blackboard)
3. Training for Public Safety personnel– to be developed (or determined by CUNY) and required for persons at entries
4. Personnel performing screening activities are required to view the NYS screeners’ training video (NYS higher education guidance provides that screeners may be trained by employer identified individuals who are familiar with CDC, NYSDOH, and OSHA protocols.
5. Training for faculty and staff regarding office sanitizing steps and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) – to be developed and made available to all faculty and staff
6. Curate videos from trusted sources, such as CDC, NYS Dept. of Health and NYCDOHMH how to adequately put on, take off, clean (as applicable), and discard PPE, including but not limited to, appropriate face coverings; such training should be extended to contractors if the campuses will be supplying the contractors with PPE.
  1. Include on on-campus safety webpage and link to from related communications
7. Refer faculty and staff to CUNY’s forthcoming mental health trainings
8. All training to be delivered remotely via website, faculty/staff portal

Addendum F: Ramp-Down Checklists

This checklist will be used to restrict on campus activities to those that are absolutely necessary to retain critical operations such as facilities, research, and laboratory viability, such as:

Care for animals, cell cultures or biological specimens,
Proper and secure storage of chemicals, reagents and sensitive, perishable supplies and material
Maintaining equipment and facilities that cannot be maintained remotely or shut down without significant cost or consequences to operations or research.

The reduction of on campus activities to be implemented immediately when a ramp down threshold has been reached (see ramp down thresholds for each phase).

This checklist may not address every consideration that must be taken within your department/laboratory. Please contact the Coronavirus Coordinator with any questions concerning the prompt and safe suspension of activities and related hazards within your department/laboratory.

Building & Grounds Ramp‐Down Checklist

This checklist will be used in the case of a campus closing to retain critical operations for Building & Grounds.

Preparing

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Identify all non‐critical activities that can be ramped down, curtailed, suspended or delayed. Including require timeframe to safely complete the task.
Identify all critical activities, including but not limited to time required to maintain facilities, equipment.
Identify primary and backup personnel able to safely perform essential activities.

Communications

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Create an emergency contact list of department personnel.
Ensure the contact list is saved where it can be remotely accessed by everyone in the department and a copy sent to College Coronavirus Coordinator or designated personnel. Include home and cell phone numbers.
Test your phone tree or email group to facilitate emergency communication amongst department personnel, PIs and student workers/researchers as applicable.
Notify all department employees of emergency shut down.

Shipping/Receiving

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Procurement of new orders are to be limited to items needed to support minimal critical functions.
If possible, cancel orders for non‐essential materials if they have not yet shipped.
Plan ahead for any outgoing shipments, both on the shipping and receiving end.
Notify the receiving/mail services department of any expected incoming shipments. Include storage requirement upon arrival on campus.

Plan ahead for any critical equipment deliveries or expensive items.

Safety/Compliance/ Maintenance

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Fire alarm systems ‐ Ensure all fire alarms are active with all trouble alarms clear.
Generators ‐ Ensure generators are fully operational and fueled.
Fuel tanks ‐ Ensure fuel tanks are filled.
HVAC ‐ Adjust all set points to reduce energy, shut fans to non‐populated areas of campus, shut down non‐critical equipment to limit unnecessary wear. Ensure sensitive rooms have proper ventilation, heating and cooling based on function.
Vehicles ‐ Ensure vehicles and motorized equipment are fueled, safeguarded and ready for operation.
Contractors ‐ Contact all service Contractors/Vendors to inform them of the campus ramp down plan. Advise as to how necessary scheduled service will be conducted in accordance with the ramp down protocols.
Culinary areas –Close gas valves to ovens and stoves. Turn off ice machines. Contact Culinary department to warn of potential refrigerated food spoilage.
Unoccupied Buildings‐ Remove all garbage. Perform a search of all rooms (classroom, restrooms, labs, office space etc.) for any potential hazards that need safeguarding. Close all windows. Turn off room lights. Lock all doors. Keep hallway, stairwell and public space lighting on.

Equipment

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Prepare equipment if routine upkeep is required, ensure proper schedule and access is approved.
Review proper shut down procedures and measures to prevent surging.
Shut down and unplug sensitive electric equipment.
Turn off appliances, equipment, and computers (not associated with remote access). Unplug if possible.
Check that equipment requiring uninterrupted electrical power is connected to an Uninterrupted Power Supply and/or emergency power.

Security

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Lock all entrances. Ensure key personnel supporting critical functions have approved access.
Ensure Public Safety is aware of who will be accessing the various areas for critical functions.
Close all windows.

Contractors

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Notifications
Approve access

Environmental Health and Safety Ramp‐Down Checklist

This checklist will be used in the case of a campus closing to retain critical operations such as facilities, research, and laboratory.

Preparing

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Identify all non‐critical activities that can be ramped down, curtailed, suspended or delayed. Including require timeframe to safely complete the task.
Identify all critical activities, including but not limited to time required to maintain facilities, equipment, and critical research
Identify primary and backup personnel able to safely perform essential activities.

Communications

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Create an emergency contact list of department personnel. Include principal investigators (PIs), Public Safety (PS), EHSO, Facilities as applicable.
Ensure the contact list is saved where it can be remotely accessed by everyone in the department and a copy sent to College Coronavirus Coordinator or designated personnel. Include home and cell phone numbers.
Test your phone tree or email group to facilitate emergency communication amongst department personnel, PIs and student workers/researchers as applicable.
For instructional and research laboratories ensure that the chemical inventories and associated hazards are up to date and specifics inspection logs accessible (i.e. peroxide formers).

Shipping/Receiving

Task

Complete or N/A

Notes

Procurement of new orders are to be limited to

items needed to support minimal critical functions.

If possible, cancel orders for non‐essential materials if they have not yet shipped.

Plan ahead for any outgoing hazmat shipments, both on the shipping and receiving end.

Notify the receiving/mail services department of any expected incoming shipments. Include storage requirement upon arrival on campus (insert email or

number).

Plan ahead for any Dry Ice shipments and ensure they are properly stored.

Laboratories (Instructional and Research)

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Consolidate storage of valuable perishable items within storage units that have backup generator systems.
Secure all hazardous materials in long‐term storage. Label and securely cap every container.
Ensure all flammables are stored in flammable storage cabinets.
Ensure that all items are labeled appropriately. All working stocks of materials must be labeled with the full name of its contents and include hazards.
Remove all chemicals from benchtops and fume hoods and store in cabinets or appropriate shelving.
Remove and properly discard any contents within the refrigerator that will spoil over time.
Request waste pick up of waste chemicals.
Test all Peroxide forming compounds. Request pick up of unstable chemicals.

Physical Hazards

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Close gas valves. If possible, shut off gas to area.
Turn off appliances, equipment, and computers (not associated with remote access). Unplug if possible.
Secure compressed gas cylinders and store in upright position. Remove regulators and use cylinder cap to secure the valve.
Protect against flooding from broken pipes. Elevate chemicals, materials, supplies, equipment, personal items and electrical wires, off of the floor.
Check that equipment requiring uninterrupted electrical power is connected to an Uninterrupted Power Supply and/or emergency power.

Equipment

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Prepare equipment if routine upkeep is required, ensure proper schedule and access is approved.
Check that refrigerator, freezer, and incubator doors are tightly closed.
Biosafety cabinets: surface decontaminate the inside work area, close the sash and power down. Do NOT leave the UV light on.
Fume hoods: Clear the hood of all hazards, allowing for proper airflow and shut the sash.
Review proper shut down procedures and measures to prevent surging.
Shut down and unplug sensitive electric equipment.

Decontamination

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Decontaminate/sanitize areas of the lab as you would do routinely at the end of the day.
Decontaminate/sanitize and clean any reusable materials.
Document a contamination survey if you have a radioactive material permit for unsealed material.

Waste Management

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Collect and label all hazardous chemical waste in satellite accumulation areas (SAAs). Segregate incompatible chemicals (e.g., in plastic secondary bins or trays).
Request non‐regulated or chemical hazardous waste to be collected.
Collect all solid biological waste in appropriate containers. If your lab does not have a routine bio‐ waste pick up schedule a waste pick up.
Collect radioactive waste in appropriate waste containers and schedule a waste pick up
Properly discard unwanted, non‐hazardous chemicals.

Security

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Lock all entrances to the lab and office. Ensure key personnel supporting critical functions have approved access.
Ensure Public Safety is aware of who will be accessing the labs and facility for critical functions.
Close all windows.
Secure lab notebooks, personal items and other data.
If DEA/NYSDOH Controlled Substances are needed during wind‐down or animal emergencies, ensure that those performing the essential tasks are authorized and know how to access.

General Area

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Remove all perishable and open food items from the lab’s break areas, lockers, and personal spaces.
Perform general housekeeping.

Facilities

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
HVAC and temperature control in vital areas (i.e. IT closet, animal laboratories)

Office of Information Technology (OITS) Ramp‐Down Checklist

This checklist will be used in the case of a campus closing to retain critical operations for OITS

Preparing

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Identify all non‐critical activities that can be ramped down, curtailed, suspended or delayed. Including require timeframe to safely complete the task.
Identify all critical activities, including but not limited to time required to maintain facilities, equipment.
Identify primary and backup personnel able to safely perform essential activities.
Ensure all systems that will be accessed remotely are turned on and appropriate setup is done on all those systems
Verify that all data center equipment is 100% operational and try to rectify all issues prior to Ramp‐ Down

Communications

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Create an emergency contact list of department personnel.
Ensure the contact list is saved where it can be remotely accessed by everyone in the department and a copy sent to College Coronavirus Coordinator or designated personnel. Include home and cell phone numbers.
Test your phone tree or email group to facilitate emergency communication amongst department personnel, PIs and student workers/researchers as applicable.
Notify all department employees of emergency shut down.

Notify all departments to provide a list of extension that will be forwarded to personal cell phones

Shipping/Receiving

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Procurement of new orders are to be limited to items needed to support minimal critical functions.
If possible, cancel orders for non‐essential materials if they have not yet shipped.
Plan ahead for any outgoing shipments, both on the shipping and receiving end.
Notify the receiving/mail services department of any expected incoming shipments. Include storage requirement upon arrival on campus.
Plan ahead for any critical equipment deliveries or expensive items.
Plan ahead for any critical equipment deliveries or expensive items, inform all vendors of the time and days shipping and receiving will be open

Safety/Compliance/Maintenance

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Ensure that all staff are aware of protocols for safe computing and CUNY Technology use policy
Ensure appropriate time out on all Remote systems like Citrix and Vmware

Equipment

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Prepare equipment if routine upkeep is required, ensure proper schedule and access is approved.
Review proper shut down procedures and measures to prevent surging. Contact IT Help desk before disconnecting or turning off any equipment
Shut down and unplug sensitive electric equipment. Contact IT department before disconnecting anything that is Technology related
Turn off appliances, equipment, and computers (not associated with remote access). Contact IT

Help desk before disconnecting or turning off any equipment.
Check that equipment requiring uninterrupted electrical power is connected to an Uninterrupted Power Supply and/or emergency power. Contact IT Help desk before disconnecting or turning off any equipment.

Security

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Lock all entrances to secure equipment. Ensure key personnel supporting critical functions have approved access.
Ensure Public Safety is aware of who will be accessing the various areas for critical functions.
Close all windows.

Contractors

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Notifications
Approve access
Notify all vendors about receiving invoices electronically.

Public Safety Department Ramp‐Down Checklist

This checklist will be used in the case of a campus closing to retain critical operations for Public Safety:

Preparing

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Identify all non‐critical activities that can be ramped down, curtailed, suspended or delayed. Including required timeframe to safely complete the task. Lock down classrooms and restrooms. Close all windows. Turn off the lights. Secure all doors. Deactivate automatic doors. This will take place throughout the tours once the ramp down is in effect.
Identify all critical activities, including but not limited to time required to maintain facilities and equipment. Lock down classrooms and restrooms. Close all windows. Turn off the lights. Secure all doors. Deactivate automatic doors. This will take place once the ramp down is in effect.
Identify primary and backup personnel able to safely perform essential activities.

Public Safety personnel‐B&G essential staff. I.T.‐ Essential staff campus access list.

Communications

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Create an emergency contact list of department personnel. Ensure all P.S personnel 24 hour contact list are up to date. Create an essential staff contact list
Ensure the contact list is saved where it can be remotely accessed by everyone in the department and a copy sent to the College Coronavirus Coordinator or designated personnel. Include home and cell phone numbers.
Test your phone tree or email group to facilitate emergency communication amongst department personnel, PIs and student workers/researchers as applicable. ‐Lieutenants will contact Sergeants ‐Sergeants will contact officers
Notify all department employees of emergency shut down. ‐Chief will inform Lieutenants ‐Lieutenants will notify Sergeants ‐Sergeants will brief officers of their new assignments

Shipping/Receiving

Task	Complete or N/A	Notes
Procurement of new orders are to be limited to items needed to support minimal critical functions.
If possible, cancel orders for non‐essential materials if they have not yet shipped.
Plan ahead for any outgoing shipments, both on the shipping and receiving end.
Notify the receiving/mail services department of any expected incoming shipments. Include storage requirements upon arrival on campus (insert email or number).
Plan ahead for any critical equipment deliveries or expensive items.

Safety/Compliance/Maintenance

Tasks: Safety	Complete or N/A	Notes
The sensitive areas of concern will be closely monitored by patrol and CCTV
Update departmental 24 hour contact list.
Ramp down of staffing schedule

Equipment

Tasks	Complete or N/A	Notes
Prepare equipment if routine upkeep is required, ensure proper schedule and access is approved.
Review proper shut down procedures and measures to prevent surging.
Shut down and unplug sensitive electric equipment.
Turn off appliances, equipment, and computers (not associated with remote access). Unplug if possible.
Check that equipment requiring uninterrupted electrical power is connected to an Uninterrupted Power Supply and/or emergency power.

Security

Task: Ensuring safety and security on the campus while ramping down once a shutdown has been enacted.

Complete or N/A

Notes

Lock all entrances to buildings and campus. Ensure key personnel supporting critical functions have approved access.

Ensure Public Safety is aware of who will be accessing the various areas for critical functions.

Science labs‐ Chemical rooms‐Marina‐ Aquarium‐I.T.‐B&G

Close all windows‐lock all classrooms and restrooms‐deactivate automatic doors

Contractors

Task:

What contractors will be allowed on campus access during this time

Complete or N/A

Notes

Notifications: Work with the VP. of Finance and Administration and B&G to create an access list.

Approve access

Provide a campus access list to central and the main gate

[1] The content of this document follows the order of the Checklist provided by CUNY Central. In this document, we have indicated to what part of the CUNY guidance materials the information provided is responding. This piece for example keys to: Guidelines pg.43, 50. For many of the informational pieces included in this report you will find footnotes indicating corresponding page numbers. If no document is indicated, the page numbers refer to the main Guidelines document (rather than the Supplement or the Checklist.)

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Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening

KCC Guidelines for Safe Campus Reopening

Table of Contents

Introduction

Governance

Reopening : Plans for restarting campus operations including student, faculty, and staff return

Restart operations

Monitoring Policies to track health conditions on campus.

Returning to Campus

Addendum A: Social Distancing Occupancy Plan (Rev. 08/20/2020)

Addendum B: Signage and Classroom Protocols

Entrances:

Lobbies and Hallways:

Elevators:

Staircases:

Restrooms:

Classrooms:

Office:

Cafeteria:

Receiving Area:

Addendum C: Classroom Social Distance Protocols

Addendum D: Covid‐19 Prevention Cleaning And Disinfection Protocols

I. Introduction:

II. Safety Guidelines During Cleaning and Disinfection:

III. General Cleaning and Disinfection of Surfaces:

IV. Cleaning and Disinfection of Areas

Bathrooms

Classrooms

Elevators

Labs

Offices

Addendum E: COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

Addendum F: Ramp-Down Checklists