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LQ Executive Order No. 03 Amended 1 2020-04-22 - SRR Golf Course Social Distancing 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 3 AS AMENDED ORDER OPENING FOR LIMITED USE SILVERROCK RESORT’S GOLF COURSE & ANCILLARY AREAS EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 23, 2020 AT 12:00 a.m. Date of Executive Order: March 18, 2020 Date AS AMENDED: April 22, 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. Effective March 19, 2020 at 12:00 a.m., all persons at SilverRock Resort’s golf course and ancillary use areas, including the parking area, temporary clubhouse, driving range, practice putting greens, and food and beverage service area commonly known as “The Grill” or Ahmanson Ranch House, had to observe a minimum social distance of six (6) feet between other persons, among other requirements. Thereafter, on March 22, 2020, by City Manager Executive Order #4, 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 (including SilverRock Resort) were closed the public until subsequent order from the City Manager. 2. On the Effective Date of this order, golf course play at SilverRock Resort, and its ancillary use areas, may be opened for limited use in compliance with the AMENDED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TEL (760) 777-7100 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 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) For persons using a golf cart while playing golf, only one (1) person per golf cart is allowed, except more than one (1) person per golf cart is allowed if the other person is that person’s spouse or family member who lives in the same residence as that person. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Executive Order to the contrary, no golf cart or golf shuttle designed to seat more than two (2) persons may be used except for one (1) person who is either an employee of the City of La Quinta or who is contracted for by the City of La Quinta for the management of the golf course operations; (b) No indoor events may be conducted or are allowed; (c) No indoor seating at any bar, restaurant, or similar ancillary use area at SilverRock Resort is allowed, and only “to-go” food services may be available; and (d) To promote and preserve the public health and welfare by limiting the potential spread of COVID-19 from persons attempting to visit the City of La Quinta for the purpose of playing golf at SilverRock Resort, golf play at SilverRock Resort shall be limited temporarily, for a period of 14 days from the effective date of this order, only to persons who have a valid SilverRock Resort resident identification card and guests of that person who must also be residents of the City of La Quinta. The City Manager may extend this limitation based on evidence provided by the Riverside County Public Health Officer relating to the number of COVID-19 cases and assessment of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the City of La Quinta and Coachella Valley. 3. For the food and beverage service area commonly known as “The Grill” or Ahmanson Ranch House, there shall only be a 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 limited menu and there shall be only take-out or “grab and go” service available. 4. 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. 5. The Assistant to the City Manager is hereby directed to coordinate, deploy, and monitor the implementation of the limited use of SilverRock Resort golf course and ancillary use areas, subject to this order, with notices to the public and any other reasonable means necessary or appropriate. 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 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. 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 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: 2020.04.22 09:31:18 -07'00'