LQ Executive Order No. 06 2020-03-26 - Shared Pools Closures78495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6
ORDER CLOSING SHARED SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS IN THE CITY
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Date of Executive Order: March 26, 2020
Pursuant to Chapter 2.20 of the La Quinta Municipal Code and City Council
Resolution No. EM 2020-001, the City Manager for the City of La Quinta
hereby ORDERS the following:
1. All public and private shared-use swimming pools, spas, and
jacuzzis, are hereby closed and shall not be available for use,
or used by, the public until subsequent order from the City
Manager.
2. This order is issued to best protect the public health and
welfare, and follows the most recent orders and directives
from the California Department of Public Health as
implemented by Riverside County Public Health Office. Any
subsequent order from the City Manager to re-open the public
and private shared-use swimming pools, spas, and jacuzzis,
subject to this order, shall be based on further direction, if and
when issued, from the California Department of Public Health
or the Riverside County Public Health Officer, including any
further direction on the Internet Web site for the California
Department of Public Health, at: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-
home-except-for-essential-needs/and Riverside County Public
Health Office at: https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus,or
successor Web sites established by the state department or
county public health office.
3. The Assistant to the City Manager is hereby directed to
coordinate, deploy, and monitor the closing of the public and
private shared-use swimming pools, spas, and jacuzzis,
subject to this order, with notices to the public and any other
reasonable means necessary or appropriate.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
TEL (760) 777-7100
4. This order shall remain in effect until terminated or amended
by subsequent order from the City Manager.
This Executive Order is issued because a Local Emergency, as defined in
Section 2.20.020 of the La Quinta Municipal Code, has been proclaimed by
the City Council of the City of La Quinta to exist due to the threat of the
existence and spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in and
throughout the city. All of the findings set forth in the recitals to Resolution
No. EM 2020-001 adopted by the City Council are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Executive Order.
This Executive Order is issued, pursuant to Sections 3, 5, and 8 of
Resolution No. EM 2020-001 and Section 2.20.100, Subsections (A) and (B),
of the La Quinta Municipal Code, under which the City Manager has the
authority and power to issue executive orders for any matters related to the
Local Emergency.
This Executive Order is issued in furtherance of the authority and power to
address the Local Emergency as provided in the California Emergency
Services Act, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Title 2 of the
Government Code, and implemented by Chapter 2.20 of the La Quinta
Municipal Code. Any violation of this Executive Order may be determined to
be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both,
pursuant to Section 8665 of the Government Code, Section 2.20.140 of the
La Quinta Municipal Code, and any other state or city law as may be
applicable.
EXECUTED BY:
_______________________________
Jon McMillen, City Manager
City of La Quinta, California
Digitally signed by Jon McMillen
DN: cn=Jon McMillen, o=City of La Quinta,
ou=City Manager,
email=jmcmillen@laquintaca.gov, c=US
Date: 2020.03.26 12:17:40 -07'00'
78495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253