LQ Executive Order No. 04 2020-03-22 - Golf Course Closures
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4
ORDER CLOSING ALL GOLF COURSES & ANCILLARY USE AREAS
PENDING FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Date of Executive Order: March 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. 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 are hereby closed and shall remain
closed to the public until subsequent order from the City
Manager.
2. Any subsequent order from the City Manager to re-open golf
courses and their ancillary use areas shall be based on further
direction, if and when issued, from the California Department
of Health Services, and specificially if and when the
department clarifies that outdoor recreation allowances include
golf courses, as may be so directed on the Internet Web site:
https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/
or successor Web site established by the department for such
direction and clarification.
3. This order is based on information provided to the City
Manager’s Office by officials from the Riverside County
Emergency Management Department, Riverside County
Counsel’s Office, Riverside County Public Health Officer, and
the California Department of Public Health.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
TEL (760) 777-7100
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253
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:
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Jon McMillen, City Manager
City of La Quinta, California