LQ Executive Order No. 05 Amended 4 2020-05-12 - Outdoor Recreation Activities
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 5
AS AMENDED by this FOURTH AMENDMENT
ORDER GOVERNING LIMITED USES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
AT PARKS, TRAILS, AND RECREATIONAL COURTS IN THE CITY
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Date of Executive Order: March 24, 2020
Date AS AMENDED: April 21, 2020
Date of SECOND AMENDMENT: April 28, 2020
Date of THIRD AMENDMENT: April 30, 2020
Date of FOURTH AMENDMENT: May 12, 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. Pursuant to the AMENDED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER
OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND OF THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES, dated April 20, 2020, all “public and private
gatherings” (as defined therein) within the jurisdiction of the
Riverside County Public Health Officer were and remain
prohibited, subject to certain exceptions, including exceptions
set forth in Sections 1(i) and 1(j) of the amended county order
relating to parks, trails, and other outdoor areas and non-
contact outdoor sports. Pursuant to the AMENDED ORDER OF
THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND OF
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS DIRECTOR OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES, dated April 29, 2020, and Effective
Date of May 1, 2020, and notwithstanding the rescission of
that County Order by the Riverside County Board of
Supervisors on May 8, 2020, “face coverings” (as defined
therein) are not required to be worn by people who are
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outdoors, walking, hiking, bicycling, or running, subject to
qualifications set forth therein and this order. This order, as
amended, is issued to implement the amended county order
for limited re-opening and uses of outdoor recreation facilities
and equipment in the City of La Quinta.
2. Subject to the limitations in this order, parks, trails, and other
outdoor areas may be used for walking, jogging, hiking,
biking, equestrian activities, and other non-contact outdoor
sports, such as golf, pickleball, and tennis. People must
comply with social distancing during these activities, including
maintaining at least 6 feet of distance from other people.
People should have face coverings (as referenced above)
readily accessible.
3. Activities that create contact with individuals, fixed objects or
shared items, such as picnic tables and playgrounds, activities
involving groups of children, adult or children team sports,
spectator sports, or other similar public or private events and
gatherings are prohibited.
4. Subject to subsequent order from the City Manager, all skate
parks located in the City of La Quinta are closed and shall
remain unavailable for use, or used by, the public; however,
dog parks in the City of La Quinta are hereby re-opened for
the limited uses authorized in this order and subject to the
social distancing and readily available face covering
requirements that are applicable to other outdoor areas in the
City of La Quinta.
5. All child play equipment located on or at any park or
recreational area located in the City of La Quinta is hereby
closed and to be sealed off from public use until subsequent
order from the City Manager. No person, child or adult, may
touch or use the child play equipment at the parks and
recreation areas subject to this order for whatever purpose,
whether that use is for the purpose for which the child play
equipment was installed or otherwise. All public restrooms at
any park, trail, outdoor area, or recreation area in the City of
La Quinta shall remain closed from public use until subsequent
order from the City Manager.
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6. All outdoor recreational courts and their ancillary equipment
located in the City of La Quinta, used for a sport or activity
that requires or allows two or more persons to touch a single
ball or other tangible object to engage in continuous play of
that sport or activity, such as tennis courts and pickleball
courts, are hereby re-opened for the limited uses authorized in
this order and subject to the social distancing and readily
available face covering requirements that are applicable to
other non-contact outdoor sports in the City of La Quinta;
“singles play” and “doubles play” are authorized for non-
contact racket sports (such as tennis and pickleball), and any
waiting areas or spectator areas used for waiting shall follow
social distancing requirements. Private lessons for tennis and
other non-contact racket sports are allowed, provided required
social distancing is followed in addition to all other provisions
applicable from this order.
7. All hiking trails, and public parking lots available for use at trail
heads, in the City of La Quinta are hereby re-opened for the
limited uses authorized in this order and subject to the social
distancing and readily available face covering requirements
that are applicable to other outdoor areas in the City of La
Quinta; however, street parking for hiking trails and around
trail heads shall remain prohibited until subsequent order from
the City Manager.
8. 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.
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9. The Assistant to the City Manager is hereby directed to
coordinate, deploy, and monitor the limited re-opening and
uses of outdoor recreation facilities and equipment in the City
of La Quinta, subject to this order, with notices to the public
and any other reasonable means necessary or appropriate.
10. This order applies to all parks, trails, and other outdoor areas,
and any outdoor recreation facilities and equipment, in and
throughout the City of La Quinta whether public or privately
owned. The City of La Quinta, however, may re-open any city-
owned public park or other city-owned recreation facility in its
discretion to facilitate compliance with the limited uses
authorized by this order.
11. This order does not supersede City Manager Executive Order
No. 2 dated March 18, 2020. Executive Order No. 2 shall
continue to be in effect, and parks owned by the City of La
Quinta and subject to Executive Order No. 2 shall also be
governed by this order to the extent this order is applicable.
12. Any use of parks, trails, and other outdoor areas for walking,
jogging, hiking, biking, equestrian activities, and other non-
contact outdoor sports, such as golf, pickleball, and tennis,
shall comply with any other generally applicable use
requirements, or limitations of said use, set forth in the La
Quinta Municipal Code. 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
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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: 2020.05.12 15:11:55 -07'00'