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Attachment A 35 Therapist Licenses – 309.06 (D) Transfer of establishment license was modified to remove 36 language that limited transfer of licenses due to the cap of licenses contained in the previous 37 draft amendment. The section removed is no longer needed. 38 309.06 Restrictions and Regulations for Massage Therapy Establishments and Massage 39 Therapist Licenses - 309.06 (E) Hours was modified for clarity when restricting customers 40 being on the premise. The language now states that customers cannot be on the premises before 41 8 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m. 42 309.06 Restrictions and Regulations for Massage Therapy Establishments and Massage 43 Therapist Licenses – 309.06 (F) has been modified to not require establishments to be staffed 44 during posted business hours when the business is operated by a sole licensed therapist. 45 309.06 Restrictions and Regulations for Massage Therapy Establishments and Massage 46 Therapist Licenses – 309.06 (J) Appropriate Clothing has been modified to require therapists 47 regardless of gender to have their breasts covered when a massage is given. 48 309.06 Restrictions and Regulations for Massage Therapy Establishments and Massage 49 Therapist Licenses – 309.06 (K) Massage of certain body parts prohibited was modified to not 50 allow massage of breasts. 51 309.06 Restrictions and Regulations for Massage Therapy Establishments and Massage 52 Therapist Licenses – 309.06 (Q) Posting of Rates was modified to use the term massage therapy 53 establishment versus massage enterprise business to be consistent with the rest of Chapter 309. 54 55 The changes are shown in a redlined version in Attachment B. 56 57 At the time of the writing of this case, draft minutes from the April 10 City Council meeting were not 58 available. It is hoped that they will be available prior to the April 24 meeting and staff will send them 59 out to City Council and add to the case as a bench handout. 60 61 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 62 Among the City’s Community Aspirations are to ensure that the community is safe and law-abiding. 63 As mentioned above, criminal activity can occur at massage therapy establishments if proper 64 regulations are not in place. The proposed changes to Chapter 309 will provide for stricter 65 requirements for both massage therapy establishments and massage therapists that will limit the 66 opportunity for criminal activities to occur. In the addition, the changes to Chapter 309 will limit the 67 proliferation of massage therapy establishment and allow for better oversight of the establishments by 68 licensing staff and the Police Department that will ensure that massage therapy establishments are law- 69 abiding and safe. 70 71 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 72 There is no immediate financial impact on the changes to Chapter 309. Eventually, with the limit on 73 the Massage Therapy Establishment Licenses, the city will collect less license fees 74 R ACIAL E QUITY I MPACT S UMMARY 1 75 According to the findings in ‘Human Trafficking Task Force Report’, “Human trafficking is prevalent 76 within the massage profession. Research shows that as many as 6,500 illicit (massage) businesses are 77 active in the United States.” The report further states that human trafficking is linked with fraud in 78 massage therapist education and in the licensing pathways. Human trafficking in the massage 79 profession is part of a much larger international problem that creates slavery, bondage, intimidation, 1 Human Trafficking Task Force Report. Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. 17. https://www.fsmtb.org/media/1606/httf-report-final-web.pdf 20 Page 2 of 3