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Elk River city Council Meeting october 4, 1993 Page 4 --------------------- e and whether the person administering the massage should be required to show proof of at least 48 hours of training. Flo Kahlstorf distributed a memo to the Council regarding her business. She indicated that her business is Minute Massage and that she goes business to business administering massage to the neck, shoulders, face, and head for no more than 15 minutes. She indicated that she has taken a chair massage course consisting of 4 hours of training and indicated that further training would not benefit her. The Council discussed whether or not the City should require a minimum of 48 hours of training for this type of activity. After discussion it was the consensus of the Council to eliminate any reference to on-site chair massage from the City's current ordinance. It was further the consensus of the Council that this activity be allowed within the City of Elk River with no license requirement. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 93-10, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA REPEALING SECTION 704 OF THE CITY CODE, SAUNAS AND MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 704 IN LIEU THEREOF, RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT TITLED THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND SAUNA ESTABLISHMENTS. THE MOTION INCLUDED THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED: 1. THE DELETION OF ANY REQUIREMENT THAT THE MASSAGE PROOF FROM A PHYSICIAN THAT THEY ARE FREE DISEASES. THERAPIST SHOW OF COMMUNICABLE e 2. THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE, "NO PERSON, WHILE AFFLICTED WITH ANY DISEASE IN A COMMUNICABLE FORM,OR WHILE A CARRIER OF SUCH DISEASE, OR WHILE AFFLICTED WITH BOILS, INFECTED WOUNDS, SORES, OR ANY ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION, MAY WORK AS, OR USE THE SERVICES OF, A MASSAGE THERAPIST. NO PERSONS KNOWN OR SUSPECTED OF BEING AFFLICTED WITH ANY SUCH DISEASE OR CONDITION SHALL BE EMPLOYED OR PERMITTED IN A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT". 3. THE DELETION OF ANY REFERENCE TO ON-SITE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 4.4. Consider Resolution Approving Summary of Therapeutic Massage Ordinance COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 93-62, A RESOLUTION APPROVING NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 93-10, PERTAINING TO THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 4.5. Consider Resolution of Support for Application to Central Minnesota Initiative Fund e The City precision equipment. Administrator indicated that BRUMAR, a metal fabricator and machining company, is considering expansion of its He noted that the equipment needed by the BRUMAR Company is