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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/2018 B A K E R S F I E L D Staff: Committee Members: Steven Teglia, Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Chris Parlier - Chair Councilmember, Jacquie Sullivan Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Special Meeting of the Legislative and Litigation Committee of the City Council – City of Bakersfield Monday, February 26, 2018 12:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 A G E N D A 1. ROLL CALL 2. ADOPT MAY 22, 2017 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Continued Discussion Regarding the Massage Ordinance Penalties – Iger 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding Adoption of the 2018 Committee Meeting Schedule – Teglia 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT   /s/ Steve Teglia B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members Staff: Steve Teglia Councilmember, Chris Parlier, Chair Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Jacquie Sullivan Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE Monday, May 22, 2017 12:00 p.m. City Hall North – Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee members Present: Councilmember, Chris Parlier, Chair Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Councilmember, Jacquie Sullivan City Staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager Steve Teglia, Assistant City Manager Richard Iger, Deputy City Attorney Viridiana King, Associate Attorney Joe Dougherty, Bakersfield Police Lieutenant William Toler, Bakersfield Police Sergeant Others Present: Members of the Media 2. ADOPT JANUARY 23, 2017 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The Report was adopted as submitted. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS There were no public statements.   ____________________________________________________________________________________ S:\Council Committees\2017\Legislative and Litigation\05_May\May 22 ASR.docx Page 2 ST:mc   4. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion Regarding the Massage Ordinance Penalties – Iger Assistant City Manager Teglia introduced Deputy City Attorney Iger who provided a brief presentation regarding the massage ordinance including current problems and possible changes to the ordinance. Proposed changes include: requiring individuals who own, manage, and or operate a massage business to acquire an establishment permit for the location, require massage therapists to acquire certification from the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC), and to extend the denial, refusal, or revocation period from 90 days to one year. Committee member Sullivan thanked staff for the research and presentation. Committee member Gonzales asked what enforcement policies are available to assure that the property owners do not reopen as a massage establishment. Deputy City Attorney Iger stated that enforcement and regulation could be accomplished through the recently adopted Administration Citation Process. A new establishment permit would be denied and not issued for the same location where a previous establishment had their permit revoked. City Manager Tandy inquired if the appeal process was changing. Deputy City Attorney Iger stated there would be no changes to the appeals process. Bakersfield Police Sergeant Toler added that modifying the current requirement to include individuals to acquire certification from CAMTC added an additional layer of protection to the community in its efforts to prevent human trafficking and prostitution. In addition, CAMTC provides ongoing educational training to members of law enforcement as well. Committee Member Sullivan made a motion to present a draft ordinance with the proposed changes to the full City Council. The motion was unanimously approved. 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS There were no committee comments. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:22 p.m. All meetings will be held at City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A Adopted: DRAFT Legislative and LitigationCity Council Meetings Committee Meetings 3:30 Closed Session, 5:15 p.m. Public Session Time: 12:00 p.m.Budget Hearing 06/06, Budget Adoption 06/20 Budget Departmental WorkshopsHolidays - City Hall Closed 12:00 p.m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eague of California Cities Annual Conference - September 12 - 14, 2018 League of California Cities Mayors and Council Members Executive Forum - June 27 - 29, 2017 OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH APRILMAYJUNE Legislative and Litigation Committee Calendar January 2018 Through December 2018 JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER Documents Presented At The Legislative & Litigation Committee February 26, 2018 Meeting Ma s s a g e O r d i n a n c e Le g i s l a t i v e a n d Li t i g a t i o n C o m m i t t e e Fe b r u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 8 Richard Iger De p u t y C i t y A t t o r n e y Ti m e l i n e • M a y 2 2 , 2 0 1 7 : T h e M a s s a g e O r d i n a n c e a n d su g g e s t e d c h a n g e s w e r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h e Le g i s l a t i v e a n d L i t i g a t i o n C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g – N o b o d y f r o m t h e p u b l i c a t t e n d e d • J u n e 7 , 2 0 1 7 : T h e M a s s a g e O r d i n a n c e w a s pr e s e n t e d f o r F i r s t R e a d i n g . – T h e r e w a s n o p r e s e n t a t i o n f r o m t h e C i t y , h o w e v e r th r e e m e m b e r s o f t h e p u b l i c s p o k e a g a i n s t i t Ti m e l i n e C o n t . • A u g u s t 9 , 2 0 1 7 - T h e M a s s a g e O r d i n a n c e w a s pr e s e n t e d a t a p u b l i c m e e t i n g w h e r e a l l o f t h e ma s s a g e p e r m i t h o l d e r s i n t h e C i t y w e r e i n v i t e d . – 51 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d – C A M T C a l s o g a v e a p r e s e n t a t i o n a b o u t t h e i r h i s t o r y an d f u n c t i o n Di s c u s s i o n • T h e p u b l i c m e e t i n g c e n t e r e d a r o u n d p e r m i t ho l d e r s a s k i n g t h a t t h e C i t y a d d a g r a n d f a t h e r cl a u s e t o t h e m a s s a g e o r d i n a n c e • T h a t t h e C i t y h a v e c e r t a i n c r i t e r i a f o r p e r m i t ho l d e r s t h a t c a n b e g r a n d f a t h e r e d i n b e c a u s e th e C A M T C p r o c e s s i s c o s t l y a n d l e n g t h y In t r o d u c t i o n • To d a y : – Ba c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n c u r r e n t m a s s a g e o r d i n a n c e – Di s c u s s c u r r e n t c o n c e r n s w i t h t h e o r d i n a n c e – Op t i o n s t o c o n s i d e r Cu r r e n t M a s s a g e O r d i n a n c e • Ch a p t e r 5 . 3 2 o f t h e B M C r e g u l a t e s m a s s a g e / b o d y w o r k es t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d i s s u e s t w o p e r m i t s : 1. Ma s s a g e / b o d y w o r k e s t a b l i s h m e n t p e r m i t ( b r i c k a n d m o r t a r ) 2. Ma s s a g e / b o d y w o r k p r a c t i t i o n e r p e r m i t a. Re q u i r e s t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t p r o v i d e a c e r t i f i c a t e o f c o m p l e t i o n fr o m a c e r t i f i e d s c h o o l Re c e n t S t a t e L a w • IM P O R T A N T C H A N G E : C a l i f o r n i a M a s s a g e Th e r a p y C o u n c i l ( C A M T C ) - e s t . i n 2 0 0 9 , pr o v i d e s c e r t i f i c a t i o n a s a m a s s a g e t h e r a p i s t . I n or d e r t o a c h i e v e t h e c r e d e n t i a l , a m a s s a g e th e r a p i s t m u s t c o m p l e t e a n a p p r o v e d ed u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m , p a s s a n e x a m i n a t i o n , a n d ha v e a n a c c e p t a b l e c r i m i n a l b a c k g r o u n d c h e c k . Ma n y cit i e s n o w r e l y o n t h i s c e r t i f i c a t i o n i n s t e a d of i s s u i n g a p r a c t i t i o n e r p e r m i t . 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