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Mounds View City Council May 26, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 13 <br /> <br />from chickens. City Administrator Ericson anticipated that nuisance chickens would be dealt <br />with in the same manner as nuisance pets. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller supported this matter going forward. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause was not in favor of allowing chickens in Mounds View and did not <br />want his neighbors to keep chickens. He also did not want to see the Council become divided on <br />this issue. He recommended that the number of chickens allowed be reconsidered, and that the <br />definition of fowl be more closely defined. He supported the written neighborhood consent <br />moving forward. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty questioned if eight chickens were too many and questioned if one family needed <br />four dozen eggs a week. He stated that he did not want to find out the hard way that chickens <br />were not conducive to residential neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn believed that chickens were a community building experience and would <br />benefit Mounds View neighborhoods. She encouraged Mayor Flaherty to visit the school to see <br />its chickens and ducks. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller discussed her experience with chickens growing up in Wisconsin. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty recommended that further discussions be held with the public regarding the draft <br />poultry/fowl Ordinance. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson suggested bringing the draft Ordinance to the Council on June 8 th . <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller was in favor of discussing the draft Ordinance further at a worksession <br />meeting prior to moving forward to a Council meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn supported staff’s recommendation. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty agreed to introducing the draft Ordinance on June 8 th with a public hearing <br />scheduled for June 22 nd . <br /> <br />C. Reports of City Attorney. <br /> <br />City Attorney Sonsalla had nothing additional to report. <br /> <br />12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, June 1, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. <br />Next Council Meeting: Monday, June 8, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.