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MTNUTES OF THG RFGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADFl, MINNESOTA April 22, 1981 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 22nd day of April, 1987 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. The Mayor, Mr. Raymond Hanson, chaired and called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.P4. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mr. Raymond Fianson Councilman Mr. Michael Fahey Councilman Mr. Dennis Forsberg Counci7woman Mrs. Mugs Nardini Councilwoman Mrs. Beverly Scalze ALSO PRESENT: City C7erk Mr. Joseph Chlebeck City Attorney Mr. Clayton Parks Consulting Engineer Mr. Donald Carley Recording Secretary Mrs. Kathleen Glanzer Proposed Flttorney Clayton Parks submitted to the Council for their approval Trapping proposed Ordinance No. 172 which is an ordinance amending the Little Ordinance Canada Code by adding Chapter 2901, Wild7ife. Flttorney Parks stated that this proposed ordinance not only includes the prohibition of trapping in Little Canada, but is a7so an anti-hunting ordinance. Therefore, Parks entitled the ordinance "Witdlife". The ordinance would permit trapping and hunting by permit except for government agencies with a special reason for hunting and trapping and scientists conducting studies of wildlife. The ordinance permits the killing or trapping of pests "on one's own premises", but bans the use of the leg-hold trap. Further, the ordinance gives the City the authority to grant permits to people for trapping, including permits for 7eg-hold traps; however, the leg-hold trap cannot be used without a permit. Councilman Fahey suggested that the words "City Officials" be changed to "City Council" in 2901.050 of the proposed ordinance. The Attorney stated that he used the term "City Officials" so as to not put more burden on the City Council. Also this would require people seeking a trapping permit to wait until a Council meeting to obtain one. Parks felt the Council would want to appoint a City official to be the "expert" for the City on trapping and to handle a71 permit requests. Councilman Fahey pointed out th~t the ordinance does not require citizens to obtain a permit to set a mousetrap in one's home as the Free Press stated in a recent artic1e. Fahey further suggested that paragraph C of the ordinance should read, "...so long as the traps or devices are tended in a way...". fahey felt the word "devices" should be added so that the ordinance includes equipment other than just traps. Page -1-