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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,April 24, 2023 <br /> Page 11 <br /> Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. <br /> Mr. SchaOn Blodgett, South McCarrons Boulevard <br /> Mr. Blodgett explained he has a private practice in Little Canada. He has been in <br /> this industry for over fourteen years and has over two decades of education in this <br /> field. He is currently the chair of the advisory board for the Integrative Health and <br /> Healing Degree Program at Anoka Ramsey Community College and he has also <br /> taught Natural Health classes at Normandale College, been on the Editorial Board <br /> for Yoga Magazine and a columnist for Natural Awakenings Twin Cities.He stated <br /> the following opinion are his personal opinions and he is not representing any <br /> organization.He noted he sent an email,and noted it was important that some things <br /> that could fall under massage, detailed in his email, might be First Amendment <br /> Right violations as there are many spiritual, cultural, and religious practices not <br /> being acknowledged or allowed so far under the City Code without having an <br /> artisan license. Some other issues with the proposed law changes in 309.03 does <br /> not allow for naturopathic doctors, which are registered, not licensed, in the State <br /> of Minnesota or traditional naturopaths to utilize massage techniques even though <br /> this is completely within their scope of practice. Under 309.06b, the City requiring <br /> a massage therapist to produce a photo ID upon demand by a police officer, yet, <br /> two things, would that not be a violation of the Fourth Amendment unless the <br /> officer has a reasonable suspicion of a crime. Next, it is very common knowledge <br /> that minorities are told over and over again and coached not to show an ID to an <br /> officer. <br /> Mr.Blodgett asked why the City is even burdening the Roseville Police Department <br /> with enforcing this when massage therapy is already regulated under Minnesota <br /> Statute 146a. That law actually offers more consumer protections than the current <br /> or proposed Roseville law. In the State Regulation, practitioners must provide a <br /> client bill of rights, detailing educational background, giving more credibility than <br /> any license would and how to report complaints to the Minnesota Department of <br /> Health. The State Law already outlines personal interactions in that clients have the <br /> right to expect courteous treatment free from verbal, physical or sexual abuse. He <br /> asked if it was fiscally responsible for the City to be burdened with the expense of <br /> this when it already has that provided on the State side. The City Code is meant to <br /> have a strict enforcement of massage yet does not actually meet that objection. <br /> Some things that could be added are things that Minneapolis has done on the <br /> business licensure sign. Things like requiring a site plan, a business plan, bank <br /> records with explanation of source of funds, tax records, information on each <br /> partner in the business, samples of advertising materials and more. Those are things <br /> that are used to detect possible issues of human trafficking and prostitution, not <br /> included in the Roseville City Code. Additionally, Minneapolis does not place any <br /> unneeded burdens on the therapists and on 146a to regulate the therapist's side as <br /> it likely does not meet the criteria of regulation of Minnesota Statute 214.001 <br /> subdivision 2,paragraph one and three and hence likely why it has not been licensed <br /> on the State side for the last twenty plus years that it has been attempted. It has <br />