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working in conjunction with a specific athletic event; and 3)the issuance of a business license to, or relocation of, a CAMTC certified massage establishment until AB 1147 takes effect on January 1, 2015. C. Statutory Findings and Purpose. This ordinance, which extends the effective period of the moratorium imposed by Ordinance No. 2014-019 as extended by Ordinance No. 2014-022, is declared to be an interim ordinance as defined under California Government Code Section 65858. This Ordinance is deemed necessary based on the findings of the City Council as set forth in the recitals incorporated by Section 1 of this Ordinance, and the additional information set forth below: 1. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the public safety, health and welfare from a current and immediate threat posed by the establishment or relocation of new and existing massage establishments within the City of San Leandro, in light of the passage of Assembly Bill 1147 which reinstates significant local control over massage establishments to local jurisdictions, until such reasonable time as a detailed study of the possible adverse impacts such establishments might have on commercial and residential uses and the general public health, safety, and welfare. The facts constituting the urgency are: a)the City currently has approximately 30 establishments that provide massage and only had 11 establishments prior to the passage of Senate Bill 731, which deprived cities of local control over massage establishments; b) Cities throughout California, including San Leandro, have received complaints regarding illicit activity occurring at massage establishments; c) there are no existing regulations within the City of San Leandro that address the location of California Massage Therapy Council ("CAMTC") certified massage establishments, and massage operations, which are near potentially sensitive areas throughout the City; d) such locations can be particularly sensitive to potential harmful effects of massage establishments; e) as applications for business licenses are submitted to the City, there is no determination whether the locations of such uses are consistent with the purpose and intent of the City's zoning ordinance; 0 unregulated massage establishments conflict with contemplated zoning and with the public health, safety, and welfare; and g)the State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1147, which became law on January 1, 2015. 2. Absent the adoption of this urgency ordinance, the establishment and operation of massage establishments in the City would result in the harmful secondary effects identified above. 3. It is necessary to study the possible adoption of amendments to the City's municipal code in order to adopt legislation pursuant to the return of local land use control over massage establishments authorized by Assembly Bill 1147. 4. Issuing business licenses or massage establishment operator permits,prior to the completion of the City's study of the potential impact of such facilities,poses a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. 5. In light of the harmful secondary effects associated with massage establishments and the current and immediate threat such secondary effects pose to the public health, safety and welfare, it is necessary, in accordance with Government Code Section 65858,to extend a ORDINANCE NO.2015-012 5