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Approving the issuance of a new Massage Practitioner license to Stephen Said Parker, and waiving the $500.00 matrix penalty previously imposed.
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WHEREAS, Stephen Said Parker d/b/a Stephen Said Parker ("Applicant") has applied for a Massage Practitioner license (License ID #20140001151) for the premises located at 2140 Ford Parkway in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the Massage Practitioner and Massage Practitioner-Additional Location licenses previously held by Applicant (previous License ID #20090004624) for the premises located at 150 Cesar Chavez Street in City of Saint Paul were the subject of a Notice of Intent to Suspend License dated March 29, 2011, stating the Applicant had failed to pay delinquent license and late fees of $175.00 and submit required information; and
WHEREAS, per Saint Paul Legislative Code ยง310.05 (m) (2), the licensing office also recommended a $500.00 matrix penalty for failure to submit required information in order to maintain the license; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant did not respond to the Notice of Intent to Suspend License to pay the delinquent license and late fees and submit required information or request a hearing; and
WHEREAS, a resolution was submitted to the Consent Agenda and on May 4, 2011, City Council approved the license suspension and imposition of the $500.00 matrix penalty (RES #11-810); and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2014, Applicant contacted the Department of Safety and Inspections regarding reinstating his licenses and was informed that they were suspended and he would need to pay the $500.00 matrix penalty before he could obtain a new license; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant then informed DSI that, prior to the issuance of the above-referenced delinquency notices, he moved from his residence at 224 Cottage Avenue West, and left his employment at the 150 Cesar Chavez Street and 2375 University Avenue locations to take a job in Minneapolis, so he never received the notices, and was not working as a Massage Practitioner in Saint Paul at the time the notices were sent in 2011; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council has determined that it would be appropriate to allow the Department of Safety and Inspections to issue the Applicant a new Massage Practitioner license (License ID #20140001151) for the premises located at 2140 Ford Parkway in Saint Paul; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, due to Applicant's reasonable explanation for his failure to respond to the previous delinquency notices, the City Council also waives the $500.00 penalty previously imposed.