HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiamond Bar Ltr HealthOrders12 -2020.pdf
City of Diamond Bar
21810 Copley Drive | Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
(909) 839-7000 | Fax (909) 861-3117
www.DiamondBarCA.gov
Nancy A. Lyons
Mayor
Ruth M. Low
Mayor Pro Tem
Andrew Chou
Council Member
Stan Liu
Council Member
Steve Tye
Council Member
December 18, 2020
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Kenneth Hall of Administration
500 W Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
RE: Los Angeles County Public Health Orders
Dear Honorable Chair Solis and Board of Supervisors,
On behalf of the Diamond Bar City Council, thank you for all your efforts and
leadership, during this COVID-19 global pandemic. We clearly are in uncharted
waters. Our lives and routines have been drastically altered in a very rapid fashion
with the best of intentions to slow the spread of the virus and save lives.
The City understands the importance of the Health Officer Orders to limit the
spread of the virus, especially during this serious surge. However, the latest orders
to prohibit outdoor dining and certain personal services such as nail and hair
salons, seems to be arbitrary and without data that indicate these activities are a
significant source of community spread. Many Diamond Bar restaurants, hair and
nail salons and other businesses have gone to great effort and expense to comply
with the ever-changing Health Orders. In spite of all these efforts, we are still
facing the most serious and significant surge in new cases and hospitalizations
seen to date.
We recognize that the State’s Regional Stay Home Order, which went into effect
November 30, 2020, now supersedes the decision of the County to prohibit these
and other business activities. We request that as the State’s Order is modified or
lifted, that County Health Orders be modified to remain consistent with State
limitations. This would avoid much confusion over differing restrictions between
the State and Counties. It is also likely that taking a consistent approach would
lead to greater overall compliance.
Honorable Chair Barger and Board of Supervisors
LA County Health Orders
December 18, 2020
Page 2
If that is not possible, we would suggest that you consider a more sub-regional
approach to establishing limitations within the County. This could be modeled
after the Service Planning Area or Council of Government geographic
boundaries that currently exist within the County. The ‘one size fits all’ approach
for the entire County is not reasonable and is without specific data to justify such.
Los Angeles County is just too big for that to work in a practical manner.
Establishing Health Orders on a sub-regional level could provide a more focused
approach to curbing community spread with actions that are tailored and may
be more effective to meet specific geographic or industry specific hot spots. It
could also allow for the local economies to recover that much faster for those
sectors that are able to safely operate in parts of the County within the
established guidance and protocols.
Again, thank you all for your leadership during these unprecedented times. Your
attention and consideration to this matter is greatly appreciated. Please do not
hesitate to contact me or City Manager Daniel Fox if you have any questions or
need further clarification.
Sincerely,
Nancy A. Lyons
Mayor
cc: City Council
Daniel Fox, City Manager
David DeBerry, City Attorney
Gerardo Pinedo, Chief of Staff, 4th District Supervisor Janice Hahn
Lauren Yokomizo, Field Deputy, 4th District Supervisor Janice Hahn
Jennifer Quan, Executive Director, League of CA Cities – LA Division
Marcel Rodarte, Executive Director, California Contract Cities Association
Marisa Creter, Executive Director, SGVCOG