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Public Comments <br /> Massage Urgency Ordinance <br /> From: Upuia Ahkiong <br /> Sent:Tuesday, August 07, 2018 3:26 PM <br /> To: Gerry Beaudin; Shweta Bonn; Laura Olson <br /> Cc:Wanda Schneider; @comcast.net; Briana Renshaw; @aol.com <br /> Subject:Supporting Documents/Notes- Massage Ban <br /> Hello Gerry, Shweta and Laura, <br /> Thank you again for your time and meeting with us all last Monday.As promised, please find below <br /> supporting documents, links and notes as we seek to appeal the massage ban. <br /> We marked our calendars for Tuesday August 21, 2018 at 7pm to attend the City Council meeting. <br /> Please let us know if we need to prepare anything for the Council meeting or if there's anything we need <br /> to know. <br /> SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS/NOTES: <br /> 1. San Rafael City Terminates Massage Moratorium (Click Link) [Link: <br /> https://www.camtc.org/media/1104/102015-staff-report- <br /> urgency ordinance terminating massage moratorium-2.pdf] <br /> 2. CAMTC has developed a good working relationship with the California Police Chiefs' Association. See <br /> material starting on page 10 of http://www.camtc.org/media/1474/2018-0531-camtc-board-packet.pdf <br /> 3. 4603.1 Local governments shall impose and enforce only reasonable and necessary fees and <br /> regulations on massage businesses and massage establishments, in keeping with the requirements of <br /> existing law and being mindful of the need to protect legitimate business owners and massage <br /> professionals, particularly sole providers. <br /> 4.There was a hearing April 30, 2018 before CAMTC's oversight committee, Senate Business and <br /> Professions Committee. The Chairman, Senator Jerry Hill, said that he would introduce language this <br /> year to require that businesses of certified massage therapists (CAMTC) must be treated the same as <br /> other professions regulated under Healing Arts, such as physical therapists, chiropractors, etc. <br /> 5. Breakdown of the 24 downtown massage establishments: <br /> • 7 =certified massage therapists <br /> • 5 = Non-Massage Therapy(Chiro, Fitness and Physical Therapy) <br /> • 5 = Spas not "massage establishment" includes estheticians, make-up, hair, nails, etc. <br /> o 2 are duplicates(Heavenly Day and Take Care Massage) <br /> • 6 = Not sure of their certification status and they are not PDA list <br /> Regards, <br /> THE CITY OF <br /> ;Ili mow <br /> m ;:111 �1�1 I I I <br /> pL£ASANTON© 19 <br />