CC Resolution EM 2020-004 Local Emrg RIVCO Public Health OfficerEMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO. EM 2020 – 004
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO DESIGNATION
OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICER AS THE CITY OF LA QUINTA PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSES
SPECIFIED IN CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE SECTION 101375 DURING THE
PROCLAIMED LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-
19)
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, at its regular meeting, the City
Council adopted Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-001, proclaiming a local
emergency as defined in La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.20.020, due to
the threat of the existence and spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, the Recitals in Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-001 set
forth facts and responses, guidelines, and orders of federal, state, and
regional public health officials relating to limiting the spread of COVID-19, all
of which Recitals are hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution;
and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, at an emergency meeting, the City
Council adopted Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-002, directing the City
Manager in his capacity as the Emergency Corps Commander to oversee the
implementation of California Governor Executive Order N-33-20 issued on
March 19, 2020, ordering all individuals living in the State of California to
stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain
continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors and
essential services, as identified therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
101375, the City Council may consent by resolution or ordinance to allow
the county health officer to enforce and observe in the City of La Quinta all
of the following: (a) Orders and quarantine regulations prescribed by the
California Department of Public Health and other regulations issued under
the California Health and Safety Code, and (b) Statutes relating to the public
health; and
Resolution No. EM 2020 – 004
Consent to Riverside County Public Health Officer Designation – Health & Safety Code Section 101375
Adopted: April 7, 2020
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WHEREAS, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section
2.20.110(B), during a proclaimed local emergency, the City Council may
promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of
life and property; and
WHEREAS, the statewide and local emergency due to COVID-19 is
unprecedented in modern times and will require oversight, information
gathering, providing reports to and receiving reports from other public
agencies, coordination of all city departments and resources, and periodic
adjustments based upon future guidance from the County of Riverside, State
of California, and United States public health agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Emergency Resolution Nos. EM 2020-001 and EM 2020-
002 remain in full force and effect, and the Emergency Corps Commander
and City Manager shall continue to have the full authority and power granted
to them therein.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
101375, the City Council hereby consents and allows, effective immediately
and for the duration of the local emergency proclaimed by the City Council in
Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-001, the Riverside County Public Health
Officer to enforce and observe in the City of La Quinta all of the following:
(a) Orders and quarantine regulations prescribed by the California
Department of Public Health and other regulations issued under the
California Health and Safety Code, and (b) Statutes relating to the public
health.
SECTION 3. For as long as this Resolution remains in full force and
effect, any use in the La Quinta Municipal Code of “city health office,” “city
health officer,” “health officer,” or similar term, which does not expressly
define such officer or office as the Riverside County Public Health Officer,
shall not be construed to frustrate the purpose and intent of this Resolution
and shall be construed in a manner that furthers and implements Section 2
of this Resolution.
SECTION 4. This Resolution, and the powers, duties, response efforts,
and immunities available by its adoption, shall remain in place for as long as
the local emergency exists and until determined to be terminated by the City
Council, unless otherwise this Resolution and proclamation of the local