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County Counsel Anita Grant presented the urgency ordinance, which required a four-fifths vote, to the board at the request of Supervisor Rob Brown.
Grant said the board has taken similar action during previous states of emergency in the county.
Brown said it’s also consistent with an order already put in place by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
He said it isn’t meant to allow people to not pay their rent, but rather is intended to protect people from getting kicked out of their homes because of the illness.
Grant said that, during the state of emergency, properties cannot be rented for more than the average rental price, defined in the ordinance as the price for the dwelling unit during the 30-day period immediately preceding the emergency.
She said it also prevents landlords from evicting someone and then charging a new tenant a greater amount for rent.
Violation of the urgency ordinance is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $20,000.
There was no public input on the ordinance, which Brown moved to approve and the board members joined in approving 5-0.
On Thursday the city of Clearlake enacted its own urgency ordinance, in effect until at least May 19, that imposes a moratorium on residential evictions for those impacted by COVID-19, as Lake County News has reported.
The city’s ordinance also doesn’t waive a tenant’s obligations to pay back rent but offers short-term protection from eviction due to the inability to pay rent. Tenants have up to 180 days after the ordinance’s March 19 implementation to pay their landlord all unpaid rent.
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Those inmates and youth will remain in county custody for the next 30 days. This period can be extended if needed.
This action builds on the state and local correctional and public safety leaders’ longstanding partnership, to protect public health and safety in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.
The emergency authority is granted to the governor under the Emergency Services Act and to the CDCR Secretary under Cal Penal Code section 2900(b).
“The state of California is responding in real-time and fighting hard to deploy every resource to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and we are working with our public health experts, corrections system and our local sheriff’s departments to ensure proper protocols and procedures are in place to effectively limit risks in correctional facilities,” said Gov. Newsom.
Additionally, the executive order directs the Board of Parole Hearings to develop a process to conduct all scheduled parole suitability hearings through videoconferencing starting no later than April 13, 2020, and for the next 60 days.
That process would facilitate remote participation of those typically in attendance, including staff, parole board members, victims, families and their representatives, inmates, attorneys and others.
The order was issued to protect the health, safety and welfare of state inmates, youth, and staff following the recent confirmed COVID-19 cases in four separate state prisons affecting five correctional officers and one inmate.
A copy of the Governor’s executive order is below.
3.24.20-EO-N-36-20-text by LakeCoNews on Scribd
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The Department of Public Services has been working closely with Lake County’s Public Health Officer, Gary Pace, MD, MPH, who last week issued a countywide shelter in place order to stop the potential spread of COVID-19.
As of Tuesday, Pace said no positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Lake County.
However, based on Pace’s Public Health Order C20-3 and Addendum C20-3, all county parks were closed on Tuesday to all uses except essential activities.
The following orders are emphasized:
– Any outdoor activity such as walking, hiking or running shall be in compliance with Social Distancing Requirements (i.e., maintain 6 feet from any individual not part of your specific household).
– Public events and gatherings and most outdoor events like disc golf, golf, skate park use, basketball, tennis, etc. are prohibited.
– Guided, sport, and/or recreational fishing are prohibited.
– All public boat ramps, docks and other waterway entryways are blocked.
– To prevent the spread of infection, all playground equipment is closed. The National Institutes of Health found COVID-19 is detectable “up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.”
The county’s action followed similar measures taken by the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport to close all of their parks, as Lake County News has reported.
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The new round of park closures are effective immediately, Flora said.
This is in addition to the closure of Redbud Park and Thompson Harbor which took place on Sunday.
The measures are being taken to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19.
On Tuesday morning, Lake County Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace said there are still no confirmed cases of the virus in Lake County.
Flora said all parts of City parks – including boat launch ramps, beaches, parking lots and any
recreation facilities, such as basketball and tennis courts and the skate park – are now closed to the public.
No person shall enter the parks during the closure or remain in the parks after having been notified of the closure and having been asked to leave by any peace officer or other person so designated by the city manager or chief of police, according to Flora’s order.
The order does not apply to peace officers, fire and rescue personnel or other governmental officials, or electrical, sewage or utility workers, or contractors thereof, acting within the scope of their official duties, Flora said.
“The time to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is now,” said Flora. “There are many people still not practicing proper social distancing and not heeding the Public Health officer’s orders. These additional closures are necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to keep our community safe.”