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Mounds View City Council January 22, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 8 Council Member Flaherty suggested that he work with the Police Department for better 1 information and understanding of the law. 2 3 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4 5 B. Presentation by Kari Murlowski in Regard to an Alternative Wellness 6 Center at Mounds View Square 7 8 Assistant to the Administrator Crane addressed Council and provided an overview of the request 9 and introduced Ms. Murlowski. 10 11 Ms. Murlowski explained that she is a life coach and learning consultant but does not perform 12 any massage at all. She then explained that her clients are fully clothed and nothing that she does 13 is massage. 14 15 Council Member Flaherty indicated that the raindrop therapy Council considered massage as oils 16 are put on the spine area and the back is exposed. 17 18 Ms. Murlowski indicated that is the only technique considered massage by the City so she would 19 eliminate that technique at this location. 20 21 Council Member Stigney indicated that this type of business is not spelled out in the Code. He 22 then said that he is looking at what type of regulation or oversight there should be for therapeutic 23 wellness businesses. He then said that he would like a postponement or moratorium to allow 24 time to research whether the Code should be amended to handle this type of business. He further 25 said that he would like to know what other cities are doing to regulate these types of businesses 26 and to check with the League of Minnesota Cities. 27 28 Ms. Murlowski indicated that there is a state office that handles alternative wellness businesses. 29 She then said that there are no issues with this type of business in other cities and she has been 30 doing this for four years with no issues and she is insured. She further said she could eliminate 31 the raindrop technique. 32 33 City Attorney Riggs indicated that the City could move forward with a moratorium and clarified 34 that right now, if it is not allowed by Code, then it is not allowed. 35 36 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Hull. To Postpone for 30 Days to Direct Staff to Review and 37 Bring Back Suggested Code Language and the Type of Regulation that the City Should Require 38 for Alternative Wellness Businesses. 39 40 Council Member Flaherty recommended to Staff that when this is reviewed that the largest issue 41 was the raindrop technique and placing hands on an unclothed portion of the body and the 42 Applicant is not a licensed therapist. 43 44 Mayor Marty indicated that the Code does not handle how to regulate this type of business. 45 46