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8A REP�RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er March 22,2014 SUBJECT Public Hearing Appealing the Denial of a Massage Establishment and Technician Permit, under 18A.23 RCC RECOMMENDATfON Deny the appeal, thereby denying Jian xin Trvjilfo-Liu's massage establishment and massage technician permits based on violations of Redwood City M�nicipal Code sections 18A.7 and 18A.15 which require deniai of a permit when an appiicant makes false, misleading orfraudulent statements of fact in the permit application. BACKGROUhtD On January 13, 2010, Jian xin Trujillo-Liu filed an applicatian for a massage establishment and massage technician permit wi#h the Redwaod City Police Department with the in#entian of opening a massage parlor at 515 Woodside Road Unit A, Redwood City. Her appfication was incomplete and omitted relevant information regarding prior employment relating to massage operation. Police Sergeant Steve Blanc conducted a background investigation regarding the application. Upon completion of the investigatiar�, due to the failure to provide full, complete and relevant information in the permit application, a denia! letter was sent #o the applicant pursuant to Section 18A.7.0 of the Redwood City Code. 4n March 2, 2010, Ms. Trujillo-Liu filed an appeal letter with the City Clerk appealing the denial of a massage establishment and massage technician. Pursuant to Redwood City Municipal Code Sections 18A.3, 18A.7, and 18A.15, a backgraund investigation was conducted which revealed that: 1. On the City af Redwood City massage permit application, Jian xin Liu failed to include previous employment history relating to massage operations. Liu was employed afi an establishment in Redwood City from February 2007 — August 2008, when she was terminated under suspicious circumstances. 2. Jian xin Liu failed to complete the application with respect to other names previous�y used—lvy Liu, Lisa and Jessica. 3. Jian xin Liu signed a sworn s#a#ement indicating the information she had provided was true,complete,and she agreed that false statements,omissions,or incomplete entries would disqualify her for the permit. 4. In the appeal of the denial letter, Jian xir� Liu admits the information she provided in her app�ication was incomplete and amended the application to inc�ude that she was previously issued a Massage Technician permit by Redwood City Police Department in 2007 and 2008. 5. Further investiga#ion of the amended application revealed it was sti!! not complete. Jian xin Liu's application did not disclose that she was issued a Massage Permit by the Belmont Police Department on January 8, 2009, and was employed at Belmont Health Center thraugh�c#ober 2009.