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Mounds View City Council May 26, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 12 City Administrator Ericson reported on Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Community 1 Center, author Jim Taylor would be making a presentation on the tornadoes that went through 2 Mounds View and Fridley 50 years ago. 3 4 City Administrator Ericson noted that the Bel Rae facility was now open to the public. He 5 encouraged residents to tour this wonderful facility. 6 7 City Administrator Ericson indicated the League of Minnesota Cities Conference would be held 8 June 24-26, 2015 in Duluth, Minnesota. 9 10 City Administrator Ericson reported the most recent copy of Mounds View Matters was delivered 11 to residents on Saturday. Extra copies of the publication were available at City Hall. 12 13 City Administrator Ericson commented that the City Council had the opportunity to tour several 14 redevelopment sites similar to Crossroad Pointe. He questioned if the Council wanted to tour 15 these sites via bus in the metro area along with the Planning Commission and EDC. He noted 16 that there would be a cost associated with the tour for the bus and consultants, but questioned if 17 the Council was interested in this opportunity. The Council was in support of going on a tour 18 with the Planning Commission and EDC. 19 20 2. Update on Draft Poultry/Fowl Ordinance. 21 22 City Administrator Ericson provided the Council with information on chickens. He indicated 23 one resident had requested the Council consider allowing chickens in the City of Mounds View. 24 He stated that the City Code currently prohibits chicken and fowl. He reviewed a proposed draft 25 Ordinance with the Council noting that no more than eight chickens would be allowed on an R-1 26 property and roosters would remain prohibited. He requested feedback from the Council on how 27 the City should proceed with this matter. 28 29 Mayor Flaherty stated he did not want chickens allowed on the properties next to his home and 30 for this reason, he was not in favor of the Council changing City Code. He feared how the City 31 would enforce a chicken Ordinance and the requirements. 32 33 Council Member Gunn fully supported having chickens in the City of Mounds View. She 34 appreciated the work staff had done on the draft Ordinance. She supported bird banding, noting 35 this would ensure that the birds would be returned to their permitted owner. She encouraged the 36 Council to move forward with the proposed Ordinance. 37 38 Council Member Hull recommended that a square footage requirement be placed on the size of 39 back yards in order for chickens to be allowed. He suggested that only four chickens on 40 residential lots and that written consent of neighbors be required. 41 42 Council Member Mueller believed it was important to hold further conversations on this topic 43 with the community. She questioned how staff would deal with nuisance problems that arise 44