LQ Executive Order No. 08 2020-05-12 - Face Coverings & Social Distancing78-495 CALLE TAMPICO,LA QUINTA,CA 92253
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8
ORDER GOVERNING FACE COVERINGS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
IN STORES AND BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF LA QUINTA
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Date of Executive Order: 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. In light of, and notwithstanding, the Riverside County Board of
Supervisors decision on May 8, 2020, to rescind orders of the
Riverside County Public Health Officer, all persons in the City
of La Quinta shall continue to use a face covering and social
distancing when inside a grocery store or drug store consistent
with the “stay-at-home” order issued by California Governor
Executive Order N-33-20, as supplemented by Order N-60-20,
and guidance related thereto issued by the California
Department of Public Health.
2. The city strongly recommends that all other stores and
businesses in the City of La Quinta require the use of face
coverings and social distancing when inside their stores or
businesses, and that these stores and businesses post notices
conspicuously so that all persons entering their stores and
businesses know their respective policies concerning the use of
face coverings and social distancing. The city also strongly
recommends that stores and businesses in the City of La
Quinta follow the “COVID-19 Industry Guidance” for their
respective industries, available at the California Department of
Public Health website https://covid19.ca.gov/industry-
guidance/,with respect to the use of face coverings for
employees and customers or clients.
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3. For purposes of this order, “face covering” includes scarves
(dense fabric, without holes), bandanas, neck gaiter, or other
fabric face coverings or masks that cover the mouth and nose;
provided, however, persons are discouraged from using
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as N95 masks, for
non-medical reasons. A face covering should be washed after
use. For purposes of this order, “social distancing” means
maintaining at least 6 feet of distance from other people.
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. 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 compliance with 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: 2020.05.12 16:53:52 -07'00'