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Resolution 16- <br />A Resolution of the City of Elk River Denying a Massage Therapist License to <br />ChunXing Lin <br />WHEREAS, ChunXing Lin submitted an application for a Massage Therapist License on <br />December 22,2015; and <br />WHEREAS, as part of the application, ChunXing Lin submitted an official school <br />transcript and a certificate of graduation from the Professional School of Massage, <br />Langhorne, Pennsylvania as required by Elk River City Code §38-243, Educational <br />Requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, ChunXing Lin signed his application stating the following: <br />"I declare that the information I have provided is truthful and I <br />understand the falsification of answers on this application may result <br />in denial of this application. I authorize the City of Elk River to <br />investigate and make whatever inquiries are necessary to verify the <br />information provided." and; <br />WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk processed the application to verify compliance <br />with the requirements of the Elk River City Code for massage therapist licensing; and <br />WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk talked to Winona Bontrager, who is President of <br />the Lancaster School of Massage and official record -keeper for the Professional School of <br />Massage, Langhorne, Pennsylvania; and <br />WHEREAS, per phone conversation and a letter, Ms. Bontrager stated there is no record <br />of ChunXing Lin graduating from the Professional School of Massage and that an official <br />school transcript signed by anyone other than David Scott is fraudulent; and <br />WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk learned, through the Arizona State Board of <br />Massage website and through follow-up with a phone conversation, that certificate of <br />graduation documents from the Professional School of Massage signed by Aifen Zheng are <br />false; and <br />WHEREAS, in the course of its investigation, the Office of the City Clerk learned the <br />educational documents (official school transcript and certificate of graduation) provided by <br />the applicant were false, and; <br />WHEREAS, due to the false documentation and the untruthful information provided in <br />the application, the Office of the City Clerk recommends denial of ChunXing Lin's request <br />p0WIAEO 8r <br />NAT-'UREI <br />