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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-19 - Amending the Master Fee Schedule to Eliminate Outdated Massage FeesRESOLUTION NO. 2015 -19 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ELIMINATE OUTDATED MASSAGE FEES WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ( "City ") has amended the Newport Beach Municipal Code ( "NBMC ") Chapter 5.50 to reduce City involvement in local massage therapy licensing, while still encouraging and facilitating the ethical practice of massage therapy and complying with State law, by relying upon uniform statewide regulations and by restricting the commercial practice of massage in the City to those persons duly certified to practice by the California Massage Therapy Council ( "CAMTC "); WHEREAS, the City has repealed NBMC Chapter 5.64 regulating holistic health practitioners because NBMC Chapter 5.64 is no longer necessary in light of amendments to NBMC Chapter 5.50 which cover massage services provided by holistic health practitioners; WHEREAS, amendments to NBMC Chapter 5.50 eliminate the need for individuals to obtain a massage technician permit or an off- premises massage permit; WHEREAS, the repeal of NBMC Chapter 5.64 eliminates the need for individuals to obtain permits related to holistic health practitioners; and WHEREAS, the City desires to eliminate fees currently existing within the City's Master Fee Schedule that are associated with permits that will be disposed of as a result of amendments to NBMC Chapter 5.50 and the repeal of NBMC Chapter 5.64. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The Master Fee Schedule is hereby amended to remove the following fees related to massage licenses: "Technician Application," "Technician Renewal," "Off Premises," "Transfer," "Holistic Health Operator," "Holistic Health Practitioner," "Manager -Stand Alone," "Chair," and "Manager -Add On." Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution. Section 3: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3 because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 and has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Section 4: This resolution shall take effect upon the effective date of Ordinance No. 2015 -2. The City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. ADOPTED this 24th day of March, 2015. ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } 1, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2015 -19 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 24`" day of March, 2015, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Peotter, Council Member Curry, Council Member Duffield, Council Member Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem Dixon, Mayor Selich NAYS: None ABSENT: Council Member Petros IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 25th day of March, 2015. City Clerk / Newport Beach, California (Seal)