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CC Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 03/24/2020 <br />By: Jeff Katers, Police <br />5. 9. <br />Information <br />Title <br />Adopt Resolution #20-063 Denying a Massage Establishment and Massage Therapy License <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Yunxia Gong has made application to establish a new Therapeutic Massage business at 14037 St. Francis Blvd NW. <br />The proposed business would be known as 'Gong Massage'. Ms. Gong was not involved in operations at the <br />previous massage businesses located at the same address. <br />Recommendation: <br />After completion of the required Background Check, Chief Katers recommends denial of the licenses for <br />Therapeutic Massage Establishment for 'Gong Massage' to be located at 14037 St. Francis Blvd NW. Chief Katers <br />also recommends denial of the license for Massage Therapist for the Applicant, Yunxia Gong. <br />The basis for the denial recommendation is: <br />1. Education requirements of city ordinance are not satisfied. <br />2. Applicants School of instruction, American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) was <br />investigated by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for authenticity and legitimacy of its programs. <br />The reason for the investigation was AAAOM's ties to prostitution and/or human trafficking. <br />3. AAAOMs registration as an approved school of massage therapy was revoked by the MN Department of <br />Higher Education on Feb 22nd, 2020. <br />Action: <br />Adopt Resolution #20-063 Denying Therapeutic Massage Establishment License for 'Gong Massage' to be located <br />at 14037 St. Francis Blvd NW and Therapuetic Massage license for Yunxia Gong. <br />Resolution#20-063 <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 03/19/2020 04:17 PM <br />Form Started By: Jeff Katers Started On: 03/18/2020 02:13 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 03/19/2020 <br />