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Councilmember Heinrich asked why the ordinance would not die at this time. Mayor LeTourneau stated that it is his assumption that the action before the Council tonight was to call for a public hearing to introduce the ordinance and not to vote on the ordinance. City Administrator Ulrich stated that any ordinance requires two readings. He stated that the item on the agenda tonight has failed but the item could still appear on a future Council meeting agenda. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he is disappointed in his colleagues tonight for letting this lapse. He stated that the Council is elected to do a job, and this is not doing the job. He noted that there are many comments about the poor condition of roads and this action tonight was simply to call for a public hearing and the Council could not even pass that. Councilmember Riley stated that he could not remember a case in six years where people from the public were not allowed to speak, until tonight. Mayor LeTourneau stated that this is one of the most significant activities that the Council has undertaken in its career and the Council needs to sensitive to the process. He echoed the comments that the Council is not able to move forward on this topic. He stated that this is a challenging moment. He stated that they are committed to the issue of roads and challenged by the cost to maintain the asset. He hoped that the Council could come to a point tonight where the discussion could be continued to a public hearing. He stated that not fixing the roads is not an option. 7.03: Adopt Resolution #19-198 Denying a Massage Therapy License Police Chief Katers reviewed the staff report and stated that after completion of the required background check, he recommends denial of the licenses for Therapeutic Massage Establishment for "The Gateway Massage" to be located at 14037 St. Francis Boulevard NW and denial of the license for Therapeutic Massage Therapist for the applicant, Qu Xiaoxin. The basis for the denial recommendation is the missing or incomplete information provided in the application(s). In addition, the applicant failed to disclose involvement in other massage businesses in other cities. Don Cho, attorney representing the applicant, asked if the applicant should have received a letter alerting them to attend the meeting. He stated that the applicant was not notified of the recommended denial. Police Chief Katers stated that his involvement is with the background check and a recommendation based on that information. Mr. Cho stated that they checked the website and found the agenda item, which is how they were alerted to the possible denial of the request. City Council/August 12,2019 Page 9 of 13