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September 21, 1989 From: Re: City Council Chief Auspos Striptease Performances at Jiarmy B's I was recently advised and questioned about the presenoe of a strip- tease or lingerie type of show .being performed at Jinmy B' s. I oontacted Dave Anderson, the manager at Jirm~y B's, and asked him what sort of performances-were being staged there. He stated they have in- stituted strip tease entertainment at the place, in t_he dj ning rocm area. They have constructed a runway for th~ performers with a railing along the length of it to separate the women from the audience. The female perfor- mers are clad in lingerie when they start and they disrobe to recorded mu- sic. Th~ strip dcwn to a G-string only. No customer contact is allowed and that includes a ban on placing money into the G-string. He stated that the management has checked out the females with the Minneapolis vice squad and they are not prostitutes. When the performance time is over the girls leave the premises ir~ately so as to .discourage any "part-time" work with customers. The hours for' the per.formances are, currently: Thursday and Priday 4: 00pm to 8: 00~a ' Saturday 2: 00~ to 6: 00pm As of this date I have not personally viewed any performance nor have the officers. I have not talked to anyone who has been present so I am unable to make any ocar~nts on the actual context of the performance. It is my intention to have a peace officer(s) attend one or-more shows to see what goes on there. I have talked to Bill Goodrich and neither he nor I. are aware of any laws which are being violated by these activities except that, in review-: ing some sample ordinances frc~ other cc~ties,it appears cc~mon to pro- b~hit exposure of body parts which in Jin~ B's are exposed to the public~ We do not presently have an ordinance which would regulate .these perform- ances should they go beyond the bounds of "good taste" which, today,f~.s~a poor standard to .oonsider. State statutes deal with pornography and it ap- pears the area between prudery and pornography is left to local control and definition. I have requested M~unds View police to send me a co~- f th~ . city ordinance they have dealing with this subject since the~- ~ fl' simi- lar perfonmances at the Mermaid Club for r~nny years. We .i n ordinance in 'place should the. need for such arise.. '-' '. described ~ ordinance would even allow the above is a ~> o33~j~~--~~~~/3~ for that ~ma. tter, could prohibit them,