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STAFF REPORT DATE: June 18, 1993 TO: Thomas D. Burt, City Manager FROM: David Mark Urbia, Management Assistant ITEM: -- APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL .. USE PERMIT, . NANCY ANDERSON, TAN ME - APACHE PLAZA, 3800 SILVER LAKE ROAD The Planning Commission recommended approval to the City Council for the conditional use permit request based on the following conditions: (1) The massage therapy being restricted to approved hours of operation; (2) The permit would automatically be revoked if there is any violation of applicable City or state statutes related to criminal sexual conduct by any person associated with the operation; (3) The massage therapy offered must comply with the code of ethics and definition of massage therapy established by the American Massage Therapy Association; and (4) The massage personnel must be licensed by the State of Minnesota. There was some question if the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) existed and what where their code of ethics. There was also a question if the State of Minnesota licensed massage personnel. The Planning Commission directed staff to look into these questions and report any findings to the City Council for their consideration. The AMTA exists, but there is also the Association of Body-Work Massage Professionals (ABMP). The ABMP also has a code of ethics. The applicant, Nancy Anderson, intends to use graduates from the Minneapolis School of Massage & Body-Work, Inc., 220 Lowry Avenue Northeast. The Minneapolis School is a member of the ABMP and most of their graduates become members. I have included a copy of the ABMP's code of ethics. To become a member of the ABMP, an individual must have had at least 100 hours of training. The State of Minnesota does not license massage personnel; however, the Minneapolis School is a certified educational program by the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board. When a student graduates from the Minneapolis School, they have a certificate of graduation. The minimum number of hours to be a certified graduate of therapeutic massage is 166 hours.