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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />FEBRUARY 22, 2017 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council <br />of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 22"d day of February, 2017 in <br />the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in <br />said City. <br />Mayor John Keis called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. and the following <br />members of the City Council were present at roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL: <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />Mayor <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />City Administrator <br />Planning Associate <br />City Clerk <br />Mr. John Keis <br />Mr. Christian Torkelson <br />Mr. Rick Montour <br />Mr. Tom Fischer <br />Mr. Mike McGraw <br />Mr. Joel Hanson <br />Ms. Jessica Jagoe <br />Ms. Heidi Heller <br />DISCUSSION Mayor Keis stated that the purpose of this evening's workshop is to discuss <br />ABOUT possible code amendments that would allow chickens in the city. There were <br />POSSIBLE CODE ten people in the audience for this topic. <br />AMENDMENT <br />TO ALLOW <br />CHICKENS <br />(LIVESTOCK) <br />One of the presenters was Renee Schott, a Roseville resident, veterinarian and <br />currently chicken owner. The other was Amanda Guiterrez, who lives at 2921 <br />Condit Street. Ms. Schott reviewed a powerpoint presentation for the Council <br />and talked about backyard chickens, noting that kids do not know where food <br />comes from and having chickens is a good learning experience. Fischer asked <br />about startup cost for coops. Ms. Schott stated it can be only a couple hundred <br />dollars and can go up to several thousand dollars. She noted that city <br />requirements can dictate what the coop looks like. She stated that her neighbors <br />love her chickens and come over to feed them. <br />Keis asked about the reality of having a few chickens just for eggs since each <br />chicken only lays about one egg per day, and stated that he can understand <br />having them more for a pet. Fischer asked about a video he saw. Ms. Schott <br />stated that video was done by people who have extreme advocacy viewpoints <br />against having chickens for egg production. She explained that people should <br />be prepared to invest in veterinary care, and humanely dealing with their death. <br />Keis asked about chicken rescue groups. Ms. Schott stated that the rescue <br />