Bikini Cuts has two locations, Sandy and West Jordan, but Fuller said he is expanding to two new locations, one in Provo or Orem and another in downtown Salt Lake City.

Warner said council members felt Foster intended to unveil her bikini in council chambers during Tuesday night's meeting. Council chairwoman Cynthia Dayton tried to pre-empt such a display by pointing out that children were present and asking Foster not to disrobe in the meeting.

Fuller said he brought Foster and five other employees — wearing jeans and Bikini Cuts T-shirts — to the meeting to counter what he thought would be a "hullabaloo."

He claimed said his stores were deluged by phone calls from Provoans saying that he would open a store in the city "over their dead bodies."

Fuller's public-relations firm sent messages to news organizations Tuesday morning saying the business was having trouble landing an audience with city officials and getting on the council agenda.

He admitted the Foster's appearance was probably "good press."

Warner said the Bikini Cuts group was "pretty brazen." He did thank Foster for not disrobing in the meeting.

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