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<br />rtl -\.( <br />( ;; <br />.Yl~' <br />~ fi. River <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />ITEM 5.3. <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />SANDRA THACKERAY, CITY CLERK <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 24, 1993 ~ <br /> <br />ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO <br />THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND SAUNA <br />ESTABLISHMENTS - SECTION 704 <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION: <br /> <br />At the June 7, City Council meeting, the Council reviewed a <br />proposed ordinance amendment to Section 704 of the City Code <br />pertaining to therapeutic massage. The purpose of the proposed <br />ordinance is to prohibit massage businesses and services to the <br />public except those licensed as therapeutic massage <br />establishments. <br /> <br />Staff continues to receive about <br />regarding licensing requirements <br />Therapeutic massage is becoming very <br />from adult-oriented massage. <br /> <br />1 to 2 calls <br />for therapeutic <br />common and greatly <br /> <br />per month <br />massage. <br />differs <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />During Council review at the June 7, Council meeting, several <br />concerns were raised relating to language in the ordinance; the <br />distinction between adult massage and therapeutic massage; the <br />number of classroom and training hours required by a massage <br />therapist; the amount of liability insurance required; and the <br />licensing of an on-site massage therapist. Since the June 7 <br />Council meeting, staff has further researched the topic by <br />consulting with representatives of other cities, teachers of <br />therapeutic massage, people in the profession, and the City <br />Attorney. <br /> <br />Modifications of the ordinance amendment from the June 7 <br />meeting include: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />--Replaces words Masseuse and Masseur with "Massage Therapist" <br />--Increases the number of classroom and training hours from 100 <br />to 500 <br />--Allows for on-site therapeutic massage <br />--Decrease in license fee from $250 to $200 for a single <br />therapeutic massage establishment and from $350 to $300 for a <br />corporation or partnership massage establishment - (See <br />attached fee schedule). <br />--Addition of License fee for On-Site therapeutic massage <br />(See attached fee schedule) <br />--Reduces the amount of liability insurance from $1,000,000 to <br />$500,000 <br />--Reduces hours of operation from 1:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. to <br />11:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />