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Mounds View City Council June 8, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 5 Drives, Inc. for Mustang Drive and Mustang Circle for pavement rehabilitation and drainage 1 improvements. He noted Hard Drive, Inc. submitted the low bid of $433,916.56 for this project, 2 which was $57,000 below the engineer’s estimate. 3 4 Council Member Mueller asked if the City has worked with Hard Drives, Inc. in the past. Public 5 Works Director Erickson reported he does not have any experience working with this company, 6 however, Stantec recommended them as a qualified vendor. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty questioned when the project would begin. Public Works Director Erickson 9 anticipated that the project would begin early July. 10 11 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8429, 12 Awarding a Construction Contract for Mustang Drive and Mustang Circle Pavement 13 Rehabilitation and Drainage Improvements to Hard Drives, Inc. 14 15 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 16 17 F. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 903, an Ordinance Amending 18 Chapter 701 to Add Provisions for the Keeping and Raising of Poultry and 19 Fowl in Certain Residential Districts. 20 21 City Administrator Ericson stated at the May 4th worksession meeting the Council directed staff 22 to draft an Ordinance that would allow for the keeping of poultry and fowl in certain residential 23 districts. He discussed the proposed Ordinance in detail with the Council and noted no more 24 than eight fowl or poultry would be allowed. He reported that a public hearing for the poultry 25 Ordinance would be held on June 22nd. Staff recommended the Council introduce Ordinance 26 903. 27 28 Council Member Gunn recommended that poultry and fowl be changed to chickens and ducks 29 and that no males (roosters or drakes) be allowed. She supported the City allowing eight birds 30 total, whether they be chickens or ducks. 31 32 Council Member Meehlhause agreed with Council Member Gunn’s suggestions. 33 34 Council Member Mueller discussed the storage of chicken feed. She requested further comment 35 on this item. City Administrator Ericson stated the intent of the language within the Ordinance 36 was to ensure that the feed was stored in a closed container so as to not be accessible by rodents. 37 38 Deb Nygaard explained that she stores her chicken feed in a metal garbage container and keeps 39 critters out. 40 41 Council Member Hull asked if four chickens would be enough birds for a good limit for the City. 42 Ms. Nygaard recommended that the City allow up to eight birds total. She requested that the City 43 not require leg bands considering the birds were required to be fenced. She stated that her birds 44 stuck close to home. 45