KCMO businesses begin to reopen

Businesses and restaurants are beginning to reopen in Kansas City, Missouri, with special rules in place.

SHOWS ITS DOWN TO 121PEOPLE.THIS MORNING--BUSINESSES ACROSSKANSAS CITY AREOPENING THER DOORSAGAIN.THEY'RE ALLOWED TOREOPEN STARTINTODAY-- THE CITY'S STAY-HOME-ORDER IS NOWLIFTED.BUT THERE AREGUIDELINES IN PLACETHEY HAVE TO FOLLOW.ANCHOR BRYANTMADDRICK IS IN THENEWSROOM WITH THEDETAILS.BUSINESSES REOPENINGIN KANSAS CITY THISMORNING HAVE TOFOLLOW MAYOR QUINTONLUCAS'S 10-10-10 RULE.THAT MEANS THERE CANBE NO MORE THAN 10PEOPLE OR 10 PERCENTTOTAL OCCUPANCY INSIDEA BUSINESS.IF YOU'RE INSIDE A NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS FORMORE THAN 10 MINUTES -YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TOSIGN IN .THIS IS TO HELP WICONTACT TRACING.RESTAURANTS ARENREQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE10-10-10 RULE - BUT DOHAVE ANOTHER SET OFGUIDELINES TO CONSIDER.TABLES MUST BE 10 FEETAWAY FROM EACH OTHER.AND THERE MUST BE SIXFEET BETWEEN THE BACKOF CHAIRS.BAR SEATING ANDBUFFETS ARE NOTALLOWED.PEOPLE MUST BE SEATEDAT TABLES INSIDE BARSAND TAVERNS.MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS/KANSASCITY"WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SUREIS THAT WE GIVE OURSELVESENOUGH TIME LOOKING ATTHESE SORT OF GUIDELINES TOTHEN SAY 'ALRIGHT, HAVE WECONTINUED TO SEE AFLATTENING OF CASES?

ARE WSEEING A POINT WHERE WE CANMOVE TO A NEW PERCENTACAPACITY, SUCH AS 25-PERCENTAND ULTIMATELY 50-PERCENT'THAT'S THE SORT OF WORWE'RE GOING TO DO.

THAT'SHOW I BELIVE WE CANRESPONSIBLY REOPEN KANSASCITY."WE HAVE MORE OTODAY'S REOPENINGGUIDELINES--JUST HEAD TO OURWEBSITE AT KSHB DOTCOIN THE NEWSROOM, I'MBRYANT MADDRICK, 41ACTION NEWS.THIS MORNING - WE WANTTO HELP YOU VISUALIZEWHAT THOSE RULES WILLLOOK LIKE WHEN YOU GOBACK TO A RESTAURANT.SO WE SENT 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN TO THE WELL INWALDHE JOINS US WITH ACLOSER LOOK AT WHAYOU"LL NOTICE.PLACES LIKE THE WELLSAY THEY"VE SPENTTHE PAST TWO MONTHSPREPARING FOR CHANGEFOR INSTANCE - THEBATHROOMS HERE AT THEWELL NOW HAVEAUTOMATIC FLUSHERS -SOAP AND TOWELDISPENSERS - SO YOUDON"T HAVE TO TOUCHANYTHINGAND INSIDE - YOU"LLNOTICE FEWER TABLES.WE WERE HERE AS THEEMPLOYEES MEASUREDTHAT TEN FEET DISTANCEBETWEEN TABLES.THE G-M TELLS US YOUWON"T BE ABLE TOPUSH TABLES TOGETHER -AND THEY DON"T EVENWANT YOU GOING OVER TOSOMEONE ELSE"STABLE TO SAY HI - KEEPYOUR DISTANCE.THE BAR WILL ALSO BECLOSED - WHICH MEANSALL EMPLOYEES WILLSPLIT TIPS EQUALLY BCTHE BARTENDERS RELY ONTIPS WHICH THEYWON"T BE GETTING.SWe just don"t knowwhat"s going to happen.

Untilwefind out what the new norm is wewant to be as fair and giveeveryemployee we have equalopportunityto make money.THE WELL WILL ALSO BEUSING SINGLE-USE MENUS- SO YOU WON"T HAVETO USE A MENU AFTERPREVIOUS CUSTOMER.OR YOU CAN USE THE QRCODE READER ON YOURPHONE TO PULL UP ADIGITAL COPY OF THEMENU.REPORTING LIVE IN KCCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS TODAY.WE ALSO SWUNG BY BIGMOMMA"S BAKERY INSOUTH KANSAS CITY TOSEE HOW IT"SPREPARING FOR TODAY.THE OWNER TOLD USHE"S SEEN BUSINESSINCREASE JUST ABOUTEVERY DAY OVER THEPAST TWO WEEKS.THE RESTAURANT ISMOSTLY CATERED TOCARRY-OUT - BUT THEOWNER HOPES ADDINGTHE DINE IN OPTION WILLKEEP UPWARD TRENDGOING.SWe got utilities, we got therentand everything else.

I"mtrying toget that stable and then we"llstart uh, hey, maybe I"ll getacouple crumbBROWN TOLD US HE"SMOST LOOKING FORWARDTO JUST BEING ABLE TOTALK WITH CUSTOMER