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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 10,2023 Page 9 there are no more transfers at all even if from below the cap. He wanted to under- stand if that was the intent or an oversight. He could imagine once this is under the cap does the City really care if people do transfers at that point. Mr. Trudgeon explained as long as this is under the cap there is no concern. Public Comment Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. Ms. Amy Adams,Woodhouse Spas Ms. Adams explained some of the regulations she is very excited about. Having additional regulations to this industry and this municipality is really important for their business. In other municipalities in which her business operates there are sim- ilar requirements for the therapists and licensing as an establishment. She believed that elevates their business as a spa with massage therapy as one of those many services that are provided. But it also elevates the profession of the massage ther- apists. She has been watching the regulation happening at the State level because her business is also licensed at the State level with the Board of Cosmetology.Many of the things the Council has discussed today her business goes through routinely. She stated as professionals in this industry, the Board of Cosmetology is over their esthetician practices which covers all of their facial services as well as the nail tech- nicians and all of the nail services. Her business is inspected a minimum of every year by a State assigned representative that comes into her business unannounced. As discussed previously, the inspectors match the license on the wall to the salon manager and she has a professional salon manager at each of her locations as well as inspecting the esthetician, not only the facilities but also matching the name on the name tag to the Government ID and to the license on the wall. That protects staff and guests and elevates the quality and safety of the services. She feels the regulations related to the six hundred hours is a wonderful addition because insti- tutions that provide massage therapy education are wonderful in Minnesota and Nationwide. She stated it is often a hang-up for applicants that are not able to prove or establish that profession and for her. Then it protects the business and clientele. She explained there is very rigorous training done internally with protocols and a franchisor at the National level that ensures the services her business provides as a spa with over seventy luxury resort services are safe, not only from a hand on per- spective but also from a sanitation and safety perspective. She is the owner of the business but is not a massage therapist so she truly appreciates when municipalities take these regulations seriously. But, unfortunately in Roseville, she is looking to open up a business this year that will not be able to open because of the caps and being under the umbrella of a massage therapy license only. She indicated her business is a spa and she opens spas because she is a mom and a professional and has everything in her life except for balance and time for herself. Her business is not only a one service massage therapy business, but also an escape and a place to celebrate where friends meet. She noted they are in the celebration and self-care