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Commissioner Hov i ngh questioned the applicant s a s to whether the i t c l i ent s are re f erred by a physician and / or i £ they t eke wa 1K-ins _ Ms _ W i l s on s aid they have mainly prays i c i an re f err a l s ; athlete s a l s o us e the i t s ervi c e s; they do not t eke wa 1K -ins _ Th e client must go through a s creep ing process , which i s dome f or safety r ea s ores for Ms _ Chi 1 d s and Ms _ W i 1 son . Commissioner M i the 1 ott i a stied i£ the other tenants ar e aware o f the type o f bus i ne s s they wi 1 1 do _ Ms _ Child s s a i d they have not personally not i f i ed the other tenants _ Chairman Mahern a sKed the apps i cant s i f they have done th i s typ e o f bus i ne s s be fore _ Ms _ Child s s a i d she Man s worked w i th C tub Sport s and AVAC and wa s a l s o re spores ib 1 e for a stab 1 i sh i ng a massage c l i n i c at a 1 ocat i on i n Virginia _ Ms _ W i t s on ha s a l s o worked at C tub Sport s and AVAC and had massage training i n Hawaii _ Commissioner Horan a sked them to g ive re f erence s o f doctor s who they have worked w i th _ The applicant s s aid they have had re f err a 1 s by Doctor s Wayne Co 1 amen and Jame s Do 1 a n_ Commissioner Horan a sKed i f the i t s ervi ce i s c overed by i nsurance _ Ms . Wi 1 s on s aid mo s t i n surance compare i e s do not recogn i z e massage therapy at th i s t ime _ Commissioner Horan s a i d he wou 1 d not £ avor opening on Sunday _ The app 1 i cant s i red i ca t ed that stn f f f e l t they needed the f 1 ex i b i 1 i 1 ty _ Both s aid they Cannot handle 40 hours a week. but more 1i3ce 20 hours _ Commissioner McGU i rk a s3ced what K i red o f s creep i ng i s done i n regard to c 1 i ant s and expressed c one ern that d i s cr im i rent i on m i ght oc Cur _ Ms _ W i 1 s on stated the it c 1 i ant s are a Imo st 1 O O percent men and that they must be very car e fu 1 i n the typ e o f question s their c l i ant s a sK _ Commissioner Hov i ngh a slced i f the applicant s have a c art i f i ed state 1 i tens e_ Ms _ W i t s on r e sponded that at th i s t ime s t at e- 1 i c en s e s are not requ fired ~ but they are worK i ng with a rent i one 1 board t o try to achieve massage 1 i tens e s. Commissioner Horan a sKed i£ the i t cr adept i a 1 s wou is a l l ow them t o treat chi 1dr en and i f they wou 1 d be agreeab 1 e to th i s . B oth app 1 i cant s s aid they do th i s type o f therapy and wou 1 d be happy t o ao i t . Commissioner Hovi ngh wa s concerned that s omeone who m i ght be injured ared in need of therapy should knave to go to the seco red f 1 our _ The apps i cant s s aid they wou l d 1 iKe a ground f l our ; however ~ one i s not ava i 1 a b 1 e at the present t ime ~ and th e r ant i s a f f orda b 1 e to them . They w i 1 1 consider moving the i t 1 oc at i on MI MlliES PLANNING COMIISSIOM UEC~MBER 12, 1990 PAGE 12