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and in this instance, in the October through December 2019 time period, there were three calls for welfare checks involving requests from people trying to locate relatives. The four arrests involved two found runaways and two for criminal trespass. I do not think the physical plant of this motel would be an issue for any ordinance inspection, and a large part of the Grand Prairie ordinance involves property inspections. The city attorney advises that pursuant to a recent U.S. Supreme Court case while we can require the hotel to identify those who rent and stay in the rooms, we cannot require the hotel/motel owners to make that information available to law enforcement without an administrative mechanism for the hotel motel to contest the request. For all intents and purposes, then, we would still need a search warrant or subpoena if a hotel/motel owner refuses a law enforcement request for the information. Cash is legal tender and I don't think the city can dictate to any business as to what form of payment they accept for services. The hotels that seem to have these call loads are those who take cash only and their business model is to serve those who need a less expensive place to stay. To put the issue in context, in 2019, one of our major retailers had 704 calls for service, and two grocery stores had 177 and 182 calls for service respectively. America's Best had 132, King's Inn had 97. BUDGET: No impact to the department budget. RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to Staff.