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Mounds View City Council April 27, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 Council Member Meehlhause stated he has family members that have been bee keepers. He 1 feared how additional bee colonies would impact those who have bee sting allergies. Ms. Smith 2 discussed the two different bee families and reported that wasp, hornet and yellow jackets were 3 able to sting repeatedly. She commented that honey bees were only able to sting once and 4 typically only did so under duress. 5 6 Mayor Flaherty indicated the Council was not prepared to take action regarding honey bees this 7 evening, but suggested that honey bees be discussed further by the Council in June. 8 9 Gretchen Crowder, 3001 Bronson Drive, supported the City of Mounds View having honey bees. 10 11 Robert Davies, 3024 Bronson Drive, stated he supported Mounds View residents having both 12 bees and chickens. He believed this was an evolving need for residents. 13 14 Maria Ritar, 3016 Bronson Drive, fully supported having honey bees in her neighborhood as this 15 would be a great addition to the community. She was not afraid of being stung by the honey 16 bees. 17 18 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 19 A. Proclamation – Building Safety Month 20 21 Mayor Flaherty read a proclamation in full declaring May to be Building Safety Month in the 22 City of Mounds View. 23 24 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 25 A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 899, 26 Amending Chapters 1102 and 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning Code to 27 Allow Columbaria on Properties owned by Religious Institutions. 28 29 Planning Associate Heller requested the Council hold a Public Hearing for a code amendment, 30 which would allow columbaria on properties owned by religious institutions. She discussed how 31 churches are beginning to display columbaria for family members. She provided comment on the 32 columbaria building materials and explained that the Planning Commission reviewed this code 33 amendment and recommended approval of the code amendment. 34 35 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:29 p.m. 36 37 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:29 p.m. 38 39 Council Member Meehlhause asked if this Ordinance has been discussed with the local church 40 that had requested a columbaria. Planning Associate Heller explained that the code amendment 41 was discussed with the local church. 42 43 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the exterior building materials on the columbaria should match the 44 principle structure. Planning Associate Heller explained that this was discussed by the Planning 45