10/01/84 Board of Public Works Minutes

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• r REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 1, 1984 Based on the above information on the above applicants, upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the Massage Technician license application for K. Gabrielse and Chong Sun Sin were denied. Mr. Hill further advised that the police intellegence informa- tion received in relation to the applicants for Massage Establish- ment licenses and Massage Technician licenses in the Kentwood, Michigan area indicated a common ownership of the spas. With regard to the Massage Establishment license application of Ms. Sonia Scheibe to operate the Kin Ja Oriental Health Spa at 932 East Ireland Road, South Bend, Indiana, Mr. Hill stated that the investigation indicated that Ms. Scheibe was the manager of the Fuji Spa in Saginaw, Michigan and on October 21, 1983, an employee of that establishment was arrested for solicitation. At that time, Ms. Scheibe was also charged with an ordinance violation as the manager of the establishment. In reference to the Massage Establishment license application for Jin Sung Chung to operate the Japan Oriental Health Spa at 229 North Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, Mr. Hill advised that the home address listed on the application is the same as listed on the above referred to applications and indicate a common ownership of the spas. Mr. Chung does not have an arrest record and the investigation revealed that he owns a furniture store in Michigan. Based on the fact that it appears that all of the above referred to applicants are interconnected and the fact that it appears that massage technicians were operating as managers and the ownership appears to be common, Mr. Hill recommended that the Massage Establishment license applications for Sonia Scheibe and Jin Sung Chung be denied. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion and it carried. In summary, Mr. Hill stated that the Board's investigation has indicated that in most of these types.of operations, there have been charges of both ordinance violations and charges of solicitation for sex and the Board feels that the City cannot permit these types of operations to be located anywhere within the City of South Bend. APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO DENY PACK PEDDLER APPLICATIONS In a Memorandum to the Board, City Controller Michael L. Vance advised that he has reviewed the Pack Peddlers Applications for the following individuals, all employed by Austin Diversi- fied Products, Inc., 16615 South Halsted Street, Harvey, Illinois: 1. Denise Bennett 2. Derek Griffin 3. Victor James McClintonn Hoover 4. Toni Johnson 5. Marilyn M. Gaitor 6. Tracy Franks 7. Curtis Jerome Fluellen 8. Gaderson Clayton 9. 10. Carolyn Thompson Sheila R. Parks 11. Andre Shepherd Mr. Vance indicated that based on the background check and informa- tion supplied by the South Bend Police Department, he is recom- mending denial of the above applications. While the individual background checks showed no record on file with the South Bend Police Department for all of the individuals listed, a further check showed that previous problems have occurred in other communities regarding Austin Divirsified Products, Inc. It