HomeMy WebLinkAbout948RESOLUTION NO. s·)~g
A RESOLUTION of the City Council
of the City of Kent, Washington, revoking the
business license of DBT Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a
VIP Health Spa.
WHEREAS, DBT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a VIP Health Spa
(hereinafter referred to as licensee) was issued a general bus-
iness license on February 12, 1981 under the provisions of the
licensing regulations of the Kent City Code; and
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appropriate massage permit was obtained
WHEREAS, in spite of its written agreement, licensee
has engaged in and continues to engage in the massage business
without the appropriate City of Kent permit; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Committee of the Kent City
Council has reviewed information supplied by members of the Kent
Police Department as well as undercover officers from other de-
partments relative to activities observed by said officers on the
premises of the licensee; and
WHEREAS, the matter was noted for hearing at a regular
City Council meeting October 19, 1981 in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 5.02.42 et seq of the Kent City Code, and
timely notice of the hearing was received by licensee prior to
the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the licensee was personally present at the
hearing and represented by counsel; and
WHEREAS, licensee was afforded the opportunity to and
did present testimony on its own behalf and was given the oppor-
tunity to examine and cross examine witnesses testifying on be-
half of the City; and
WHEREAS, The City Council heard testimony from Officers
\~inters and Koransky of the Kent Police Department and Officer
Driggers of the Renton Police Department, and from Don B. Thomas,
former president of DBT Enterprises, Inc., NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS:
1. The licensee has been engaged in the business of
giving massages at its location in the City of Kent.
2. The licensee has never been issued a permit to con-
duct a massage business in the City of Kent.
3. The licensee has violated the conditions of the gen-
eral business license issued to it on February 12, 1981, specifi-
cally by engaging in the massage business without the requisite
City of Kent permit.
4. Persons employed by or under contract to licensee
have engaged in the giving of massages without the requisite city
permits required of individual massagists.
5. Persons employed by or under contract to licensee
have offered to engage in acts of sexual misconduct with police
officers posing as customers of licensee's business.
6. A search of licensee's premises, conducted under
the auspices of a search warran~ issued by Aukeen District Jus-
tice Court reveal physical evidence of acts of a sexual nature
being performed on licensee's premises.
7. The conduct by the licensee of a massage business
without a massage business permit is a violation of the laws of
the City of Kent and a breach of licensee's agreement with the
City of Kent to not engage in such business until after receipt
of a lawful massage business permit.
8. The acts of persons employed by or under contract
to licensee in agreeing to engage in acts of unlawful sexual con-
duct is conduct injurious to the health and welfare of the cit-
izens of Kent.
Based on the foregoing findings the Kent City Council does hereby
resolve:
Section 1. The business license of DBT Enterprises,
Inc., d/b/a VIP Health Spa issued February 12, 1981 be and the same
hereby is revoked effective five (5) p.m. January 15, 1982.
PASSED at a regular meeting of the Kent City Council
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this 4th day of January, 1982.
ATTEST:
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MARIE JENs~ CITT CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Resolu-
tion No. :)IJg , passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, the 4th day of January, 1982.
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