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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 22, 2002 Page 6 1 Engstrom reviewed a partial list of reasons to support a massage ordinance: 2 • Businesses associated with this type of activity are unusually prone to abuse, and 3 demand more than average service from the Police Department. 4 • Once begun, an ill-reputable business is hard to dislodge from the community. 5 • Ordinance gives both criminal and civil strength to City for combating illegal 6 operations. 7 • Capital requirements insures only reputable businesses 8 • Educational requirements insure business will engage in legal massage. 9 Engstrom stated that he felt that the new ordinance looked much improved,but asked that the 10 Council reconsider a capital investment, as it insures only reputable businesses. 11 12 VIII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 13 Momson stated that they may need to use Village Notes for some more positive communication 14 than what they currently are. 15 Momson stated that he and Mayor Hodson confirmed the agenda for the.joint City 16 Council/School Board meeting with the School Board which is scheduled for January 29, 2002. 17 Mornson indicated that he has required that all department heads give an annual report to the 18. City Council. Councilmember Sparks stated that she would be in favor of receiving one report 19 per meeting. 20 Momson indicated that the legislative conference was on February 28, 2002. 21 Momson indicated that he, Mayor Hodson, and Todd Hubmer(WSB),would need to continually 22 monitor the funding that they have received for the flood mitigation project. He added that the 23 bonding bill will likely be increased, and that they will meet with legislators, in order to get 24 future funding. 25 Councilmember Faust indicated that he attended the Metropolitan Radio Board Meeting where 26 they discussed the 800 mega-hertz system. He stated that the system is a common frequency 27 about all the details of all public service being able to operate throughout systems. He stated that 28 they are getting to the point where they can use a hand-held device to communicate from one 29 Fire Department to another across the State. 30 Councilmember Thuesen stated that he felt it was good timing for the joint meeting with the 31 School Board. 32 Councilmember Sparks indicated that she met with the Mississippi Watershed Management 33 Organization recently. She stated that the Council will be reviewing the new joint and 34 cooperative agreement in the next couple of months. 35 Councilmember Horst indicated that the Community Services Board meeting was on January 10, 36 2002. He stated that the main topic at that meeting was about necessary position cutbacks. He 37 stated that any and all feedback was welcome that may help them determine how to go about 38 cutting positions.