LQ Executive Order No. 04 Amended 1 2020-04-21 - Golf Course Closures
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4
AS AMENDED
ORDER OPENING FOR LIMITED USE
ALL GOLF COURSES & ANCILLARY USE AREAS
IN THE CITY OF LA QUINTA
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Original Date of Executive Order: March 22, 2020
Date AS AMENDED: April 21, 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. On March 22, 2020, all golf courses and their ancillary use
areas, which include but are not limited to parking areas,
clubhouses, driving ranges, practice putting greens, and food
and beverage service areas, in the City of La Quinta were
closed the public until subsequent order from the City
Manager.
2. Effective immediately, all golf courses in the City of La Quinta
may be opened for limited use as long as their use complies
with the AMENDED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
OFFICER AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OPENING
GOLF COURSES FOR LIMITED USE, dated April 20, 2020,
subject to the following modifications to the “Park and Play
Program” provisions attached as Exhibit “A” to that County
Order:
(a) Only one (1) person per golf cart is allowed, except more
than one (1) person per golf cart is allowed if the other
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person is that person’s spouse or family member who
lives in the same residence as that person;
(b) No indoor events may be conducted or are allowed; and
(c) No indoor seating at any bar, restaurant, or similar
ancillary use area at a golf course is allowed, and only
“to-go” food services may be available.
3. 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 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.
4. The Assistant to the City Manager is hereby directed to
coordinate, deploy, and monitor the implementation of the
limited use of golf courses and ancillary use areas, subject to
this order, with notices to the public and any other reasonable
means necessary or appropriate.
5. This order does not apply to the SilverRock Resort golf course
and ancillary use areas, which will be reopened by the City for
limited golf play uses and subject to a separate City Manager
Executive Order #3, as amended, which shall govern
SilverRock Resort golf course and ancillary use areas when
issued.
6. 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
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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: 2020.04.21 07:05:42 -07'00'