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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 10, 2023 Page 8 310 311 Chief Scheider explained the Police Department sees the same thing but it is some- 312 body going to a business that is licensed in the City and they cannot just start going 313 up to people and harassing them for going to a business. When the Police Depart- 314 ment has tried to talk to people who have just left the business, the answer is always 315 the same as the individual who just went and got a massage. It is kind of a dead 316 end there so if the person is not going to cooperate, and most of the time those 317 individuals will not, then there is nothing the Police Department can do. Being able 318 to enforce and prove illegal activity is where it becomes difficult. 319 320 Councilmember Groff asked if the City could use fire codes as a way to inspect the 321 properties that are identified as problem properties. 322 323 Chief Scheider explained that is certainly an option and another way to provide the 324 notion that the City is paying attention to the business and that the business is 325 operating the way it should be. 326 327 Mayor Roe asked how the six hundred hours of training was arrived at as the 328 qualification. He asked if it is based on best practices that staff has researched and 329 found elsewhere. He did notice it seemed to correspond with what might be in State 330 legislation for licensing that was out there. 331 332 Mr. Trudgeon explained that has been a standard the City has used for a long time 333 and is certainly a best practice and something established in multiple codes 334 throughout cities. The six hundred is the level of certification that staff has 335 determined qualifies as a massage therapist but it is his understanding that it is 336 pretty standard throughout the cities as the number used. 337 338 Mayor Roe asked if there is an intent behind requiring it all at a single institution. 339 He imagined that individuals may go into one or two different institutions over the 340 course of their life. 341 342 Deputy City Clerk Bruno explained that was added to the last Ordinance because 343 the City has had times where people come in that have a portion of that and will 344 want to go quickly, get it somewhere else, and then bring that certification in stating 345 there is six hundred hours. However, it did not always seem like it was accurate. 346 She noted most courses are six hundred hours. 347 348 Mr. Trudgeon thought having a disjointed amount of hours from different schools 349 may be repetitive and might not be as comprehensive as a person would have from 350 a program that has complete certification. He noted staff looked at other cityÓs 351 ordinances as well, did notice that, and thought it was a good idea to make sure 352 there was something that was consistent training at an accredited institution. 353