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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 10, 2023 Page 10 398 professional and has everything in her life except for balance and time for herself. 399 Her business is not only a one service massage therapy 400 business, but also an escape and a place to celebrate where friends meet. She noted 401 they are in the celebration and self-care business and she was very concerned that 402 some of the caps will not allow them to open a beautiful flagship of almost seven 403 thousand square foot facility in Rosedale to elevate the experience for residents to 404 foster self-care and continue to grow a beautiful community in Roseville. 405 406 Mr. Mark Adams 407 Mr. Adams noted he was AmyÓs husband and co-owns the businesses in Minnesota 408 and everything said about the lack of State guidance is absolutely correct. As a 409 business owner, that makes their job in terms of due diligence where they are going 410 to invest next very important. Even in the Twin Cities, not every municipality has 411 licenses at all. When they opened their first spa, they went to the city that they felt 412 was the most stringent. He indicated ninety percent of what has been shown he is 413 extremely in favor of, the one percent he is not in favor of is the cap. 414 415 Ms. Lisa Crain, General Manager Rosedale Center 416 Ms. Crain indicated she works on behalf of the ownership of the Center and under- 417 stands the purpose of the proposed ordinance. She encourages enforcement of ille- 418 gal behavior at massage therapy establishments; however, there needs to be consid- 419 eration for businesses that are professional with reputable operators in the commu- 420 nity and provide training and strict education regiments for their employees, which 421 is Woodhouse Spa. She stated Woodhouse Spa encompasses these traits and fol- 422 lows a strict franchise business model that requires additional training, reporting, 423 and guidelines with their daily operations. She explained that Rosedale Center has 424 been courting Woodhouse Spa for over two years to come to Rosedale Center be- 425 cause of its reputation, luxurious spa services, and their impeccable amenities. This 426 type of tenant will provide more impact to their tenants since it will draw people 427 that have not been able to enjoy self-care at the top level tier within Roseville. More 428 importantly, these groups will be utilizing the spa for major milestone events or just 429 routine self-care. The residual dollars it will generate, not just for Rosedale Center 430 but will financially impact the surrounding hotels, restaurants and entertainment 431 venues and other retail surrounding them. The new Ordinance will prevent 432 Rosedale Center from engaging in any lease agreements with a luxurious spa salon. 433 This is a missing experience that has been carefully selected to compliment the 434 exceptional retailers. Rosedale Center agrees there needs to be consequences or 435 revoking licenses to massage establishments that continue to operate illegally. 436 There needs to be considerations for businesses that operate in an exceptional level 437 of professionalism and provide multiple spa services. Rosedale Center was una- 438 ware of the changes being made with this Ordinance and appreciate City staff bring- 439 ing this to their attention. 440 441 Ms. Rachel Lauer, Owner of Healing Wings Massage and Energy Work 442 Ms. Lauer explained she started massage in 2015 in St. Paul and worked for a