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City Council Minutes Page 3 February 1, 2016 ----------------------------- 4.10 Contract 16-02, Master Labor Agreement between the City of Elk River and Law Enforcement Labor Services Local #231 for January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. 4.11 Staff directed to proceed with rezoning certain parcels as outlined in the staff report. Motion carried 5-0. S. Open Forum Gary Santwire, 200 5th Street — Stated he is part of an organization in town that has commercial real estate and noted the group pays over $300,000 in real estate taxes. He stated the group was frustrated with the Council's decision made on January 19, 2016, for the easement vacation they granted to Ronald Dargis. He stated it was not in the public interest to add this back to the tax rolls. Mr. Santwire stated a homeowner who has a tax bill of $3,000 a year will have their taxes reduced by 2 cents. He stated for the $300,000 that his group pays in taxes; they will get 57 cents back. He stated no reasonable person or court would believe this 2 cent tax reduction should give up one of the only lake right-of-ways remaining is in the public's best interest. 6.1 County and City Prosecutor Update Sherburne County Attorney Kathleen Heaney and City Prosecutor Scott Baumgartner provided an update of 2015 prosecuting activities, as noted in the staff report. Ms. Heaney handed out resources for veteran's and drug disposal services. They discussed the professionalism of the Police Department and how easy they are to work with on cases. 7.1. Massage Therapist License — ChunXing Lin Ms. Allard presented the staff report Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. Ivan, representing the applicant — Stated he was speaking on behalf of the applicant, because Mr. Lin spoke limited English. Ivan read a statement prepared by the applicant. The statement included the following information: After he (Mr. Lin) paid tuition to the school he attended, they offered for him to sign up for online classes. He chose online classes due to his busy schedule. He stated he completed classes online with a test after each subject. He stated when he completed all the classes, he was given a diploma. He stated he applied for and was approved to be a therapist in other cities and ►IFfEIEI 1/ NATURE