LQ Executive Order No. 04 Amended 2 2020-04-30 - Golf Course Closures
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4
AS AMENDED by this SECOND AMENDMENT
ORDER OPENING FOR LIMITED USE
ALL GOLF COURSES & ANCILLARY USE AREAS
IN THE CITY OF LA QUINTA
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2020
Original Date of Executive Order: March 22, 2020
Date AS AMENDED: April 21, 2020
Date of SECOND AMENDMENT: April 30, 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. Effective April 21, 2020, golf courses in the City of
La Quinta and ancillary use areas, except at SilverRock Resort,
were re-opened for limited use.
2. Effective May 1, 2020, 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 OPENING GOLF COURSES FOR
LIMITED USE, dated April 29, 2020, and Effective Date of
May 1, 2020, all golf courses in the City of La Quinta may
remain open for limited use as long as their use complies with
this order and that County Order, including the following:
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(a) Previously, face coverings, such as scarves (dense fabric,
without holes), bandanas, neck gaiter, or other fabric
face coverings, had to be generally worn by those
working at or playing on a golf course, either public or
private, and in all ancillary use areas. On the Effective
Date of this order, a face covering must be available, but
its use discretionary, when playing golf if the golfers
always stay more than six feet from each other, where
players are limited to household members, or when a
medical provider has advised a face covering should not
be used.
(b) All persons are discouraged from using Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE), such as N95 masks, for non-
medical reasons.
3. Golf courses in the City of La Quinta may remain open for
limited use as long as their use complies with the “Park and
Play Program” originally attached to 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
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.
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
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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 golf courses and ancillary use areas, subject to
this order, with notices to the public and any other reasonable
means necessary or appropriate.
6. 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.
7. 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.
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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: 2020.04.30 16:16:39 -07'00'