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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />8.1 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />June 3, 2024 <br />Prepared By <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Ordinance Amendment 24-15: Massage Therapist <br />Exemption <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, Ordinance 24-15 regarding exemptions from massage licensure. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Staff had an inquiry from a state-licensed mental health professional who works in a wellness center and a <br />yoga studio who would like to practice Somatic Therapy on her patients. Somatic therapists help people <br />release damaging emotions in their bodies by using various mind-body techniques. Per the current massage <br />licensing ordinance, she didn't quite fit into massage therapy or qualify under any of the exemptions. <br /> <br />The recommendation is to update the ordinance to exempt state-licensed mental health professionals and <br />wellness centers from massage therapy licensing as long as the professional fits into one of the state licensing <br />categories listed. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />City Mission <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1. Draft Massage Exemption Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br />Page 427 of 464