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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 10,2023 Page 8 Chief Scheider explained the Police Department sees similar things, but it it is somebody going to a business that is licensed in the city,they cannot just start going up to people and harassing them for going to a business. When the Police Depart- ment has tried to talk to people who have just left the business,the answer is always the same as the individual who just went and got a massage. It is kind of a dead end there so if the person is not going to cooperate, and most of the time those individuals will not then there is nothing the Police Department can do. Being able to enforce and prove illegal activity is where it becomes difficult. Councilmember Groff asked if the City could use fire codes as a way to inspect the properties that are identified as problem properties. Chief Scheider explained that is certainly an option and another way to provide the notion that the City is paying attention to the business and that the business is op- erating the way it should be. Mayor Roe asked how the six hundred hours of training was arrived at as the qual- ification.He asked if it is based on best practices that staff has researched and found elsewhere. He did notice it seemed to correspond with what might be in State leg- islation for licensing that was out there. Mr. Trudgeon explained that has been a standard the City has used for a long time and is certainly a best practice and something established in multiple codes through- out cities. The six hundred is the level of certification that staff has determined qualifies as a massage therapist but it is his understanding that it is pretty standard throughout the cities as the number used. Mayor Roe asked if there is an intent behind requiring it all at a single institution. He imagined that individuals may go into one or two different institutions over the course of their life. Deputy City Clerk Bruno explained that was added to the last Ordinance because the City has had times where people come in that have a portion of that and will want to go quickly,get it somewhere else,and then bring that certification in stating there is six hundred hours. However, it did not always seem like it was accurate. She noted most courses are six hundred hours. Mr. Trudgeon thought having a disjointed amount of hours from different schools may be repetitive and might not be as comprehensive as a person would have from a program that has complete certification. He noted staff looked at other cities' ordinances as well, did notice that, and thought it was a good idea to make sure there was something that was consistent training at an accredited institution. Mayor Roe indicated it was his understanding that the way the Ordinance is written right now, transfers are essentially prohibited after the five year period. He noted