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Template Updated 4/14 <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Item Number <br />10.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Work Session <br />Meeting Date <br />January 4, 2016 <br />Prepared by <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description <br />Massage Licensing Ordinance <br />Reviewed by <br />Peter Beck, City Attorney <br />Scott Baumgartner, Prosecuting Attorney <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Council review and comment regarding the licensing and regulation of therapeutic massage. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Currently there is a moratorium until January 21, 2016, for allowing new massage establishments. Staff is <br />requesting to repeal the existing ordinance and replace with a new one. Since the moratorium there have <br />been three requests for new establishments and one request for a transfer. The last time this ordinance <br />was reviewed in whole was pre-1982. <br /> <br />Per League of MN Cities <br />A licensing ordinance should be complete and detailed. The method of applying for the license; license <br />term; qualifications of the license applicant; bond and insurance requirements; reasons for denial, <br />revocation, and suspension of a license; transferability of the license; and any limitations or regulations <br />concerning the license should all be set out in the ordinance. Also, procedural matters, such as who <br />investigates the applicant; who decides whether the applicant is qualified; and what procedural rights the <br />applicant has in case of a denial, suspension or revocation of a license, should all be set forth in the <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />The proposed ordinance was sent to police, building, planning staff and both city attorneys for review <br />and comment. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Major changes between the two ordinances <br /> Proposed ordinance <br /> Existing ordinance