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Public Comments <br /> Massage Urgency Ordinance <br /> nC gEtJMGL <br /> JUL 30201B <br /> July 30,2018 <br /> CITY OF PLEASANTOr <br /> Dear Pleasanton City Council, PLANNING DIVISION <br /> I am writing this letter as I am a California State Certified Massage Therapist here in Downtown <br /> Pleasanton and have had a professional practice since 2006 here on Main Street. I have been <br /> providing massage therapy for 17 years and specialize in rehabilitation.Massage Therapy is a <br /> huge part of my life as I am continuously taking classes to educate myself so I can provide <br /> better rehabilitation services to my clients and be able to customize their treatments to their <br /> injured needs. <br /> I am very concerned about this ban on massage therapy downtown as I have been in practice <br /> in the same location since 2006 and we have never had any issues with growing our practice or <br /> being able to hire certified therapists so we can help more clients with their rehabilitation <br /> needs.This will be a huge negative impact on my business and will hurt my business in so <br /> many ways.With me not being able to grow my practice this puts a limit on how many clients <br /> Healthy Necessity can help.We have clients that are scheduled through out the year as they <br /> depend on our services to be able to function on a daily basis with their regular routines.I need <br /> supported certified therapists for our practice as we are scheduling clients out at times 6-8 <br /> weeks and without this extra help so many clients will be affected not only because they will <br /> not be able to get the rehabilitation they need but they will need to seek out other help instead <br /> of coming to a place where they have been for many years if our schedules become limited. <br /> This also impacts our livelihood and our families we have to support if our clients go elsewhere <br /> to receive care. <br /> Healthy Necessity Massage is also connected and joined with a major foundation Sandra J. <br /> Wing foundation where we received specific training to provide oncology massage to help <br /> those with cancer.Sandra J.Wing provides hospitals with grants for oncology patients to use <br /> during their rehabilitation state and during treatment so they can get through this tragic time in <br /> their life. Doctors from local hospitals and the foundation depend on certified therapists to be <br /> able to get these clients in asap so they can get through a painful time in their life.We help <br /> provide education to help them get through their daily needs such as tips and stretches that <br /> will help them feel less sore and to keep them strong during this process.We provide <br /> therapeutic massage therapy throughout this rough journey so the clients can get through and <br /> continue to a healthy path. If I can't hire more trained therapists we will be limiting how many <br /> oncology patients we can see and that would be a horrific thing for us not be be able to help <br /> this amazing foundation as they are already limited on how many therapists that are certified in <br /> oncology already. Being part of the oncology community is an honor and it would be such a <br /> dishonor not to be able to give them the support they need because of this ban. <br /> Being in business for 12 years I have built up networking relationships with many doctors, <br /> chiropractors,surgeons,orthopedic offices and more.We all share many clients together so we <br /> can help clients with their rehab needs.This will also affect their business's as well as we have <br /> been providing services as a team for 12 years.How are we supposed to continue giving the <br /> clients the professional care they need if you are taking our right away to grow and have the <br /> supported educated therapists we need to provide more services to help our community? <br /> As a massage therapist we can only provide so many hours of therapy already so we don't <br /> injure our selves as well since it is a physically demanding job so we don't injure our selves as <br /> therapists so hiring more therapists is the only way we can help more clients in our community <br /> with their rehabilitation needs. <br /> We have been providing therapy at 610 Main Street Suite E in Pleasanton for 12 years and are <br /> in a upstairs suite.A concern about the talk of making a decision for massage therapy to be on <br /> a second floor is very concerning as we have been looking for space for a while now on a first <br /> THE CITY OF <br /> i <br /> pL£ASANTON. 10 <br />