06-26 Resolution No. 11516
RESOLUTION NO.11516
RESOLUTION OF DENIAL OF THE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ENTERPRISE
LICENSE APPLICATION OF LONGSHI INC.
WHEREAS
, Longshi Inc. (“Applicant”), a Minnesota company, applied for a
therapeutic massage enterprise license to be operated at 7610 Lyndale Avenue S., Ste.
400, Richfield, MN; and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to Richfield City Code Subsection 1188.05, therapeutic
massage enterprises and individual massage therapists are required to be licensed by
the City; and
WHEREAS
, Subsection 1188.15, subd. 1, of the Richfield City Code provides
that the Public Safety Director must verify the information supplied on the enterprise
license application and investigate the background, including the criminal background,
of the applicant to assure compliance with this section. Within 21 days of receipt of a
completed application and fee for a therapeutic massage enterprise license, the Public
Safety Director must make a written recommendation to the City Council as to issuance
or non-issuance of the license. The City Council may order additional investigation if it
deems necessary; and
WHEREAS
, Subsection 1188.17 of the Richfield City Code states that a
therapeutic massage enterprise license may not be issued to an individual who,:
1) Has misrepresented or falsified information on the license application.
WHEREAS
, Deming Lai, sole owner of Applicant, has also applied for an
individual massage therapist license, indicating that he not only intends to operate and
manage the business enterprise, but also provide massage services as part of the
operation of the business;
WHEREAS
, the Public Safety Director denied Mr. Lai’s application for a
therapist license pursuant to Subsection 1188.15, subd. 2, and Mr. Lai has the right to
appeal that denial to the City Council if he chooses;
WHEREAS
, after a thorough background investigation by the City of Richfield
Police Department, it was determined that the Applicant misrepresented or falsified
information on the license application, and did not meet the eligibility criteria, including
the following:
1) The applicant provided a copy of a diploma in Advanced Massage
Therapy from US PC Tech, Jersey City, NJ, dates of attendance from
July 9, 2010 – September 13, 2011. However, US PC Tech closed in
February 2010 per the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development located in the State of New Jersey.
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2) Mr. Lai, sole owner of the Applicant, is not listed as a member of the
American Massage Therapy Association, or any other professional
therapeutic massage organization, which is a requirement for a
business owner if they intend to also provide massage services.
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2018, the City sent a notice to the Applicant stating the
staff's intent to recommend to the City Council that its application be denied based on
the failure to meet the eligibility criteria.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The recitals outlined above are hereby adopted by the Council as factual
findings and are fully incorporated herein.
2. The therapeutic massage enterprise license application for Longshi Inc.,
intended to operate out of 7610 Lyndale Avenue South, Suite 400, Richfield,
MN 55423, is hereby denied.
Adopted this 26th day of June, 2018.
j\f\bikaQUit) 3aria Regan Gon �)
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