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Mounds View City Council June 22, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 Public Works Director Erickson provided the Council with a presentation on the City’s Storm 1 Water Pollution Prevention Plan. He indicated the goals of the meeting were to inform interested 2 citizens, solicit public comment and to comply with State permit requirements. He provided 3 comment on the progress that was made addressing the City’s six minimum control measures. 4 He then discussed the goals for the City’s storm sewer system going forward. 5 6 Mayor Flaherty understood that Silver View Pond was 38% full. He questioned how this would 7 be managed in the future. Public Works Director Erickson reported that the pond would have to 8 be dredged at some point to remove the sediment from the pond. He explained that this work 9 was typically done in the winter months. 10 11 Council Member Mueller asked if the sediment within Silver View Pond had been rated. Public 12 Works Director Erickson commented that he would have to investigate this matter further and 13 would report back to the Council. 14 15 Mayor Flaherty thanked staff for the thorough report on the City’s Storm Water Pollution 16 Prevention Plan. 17 18 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 19 A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 903, 20 an Ordinance Amending Chapter 701 of the Mounds View Municipal Code 21 to Allow for the Keeping and Raising of Chickens and/or Ducks. (ROLL 22 CALL VOTE) 23 24 City Administrator Ericson stated this was the Second Reading of Ordinance 903, which would 25 allow for the keeping and raising of chickens and/or ducks. He noted the First Reading of this 26 Ordinance was held on June 8th. Staff reviewed the language changes that were made to the 27 Ordinance per Council’s direction and recommended adoption of Ordinance 903. 28 29 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. 30 31 Mike Read, 2208 Lois Drive, asked if the birds had to be vet checked yearly. He feared that bird 32 flu could impact the community. City Administrator Ericson commented that based on research 33 he has conducted, that the contraction of the bird flu to humans has not happened. Mayor 34 Flaherty appreciated this comment. 35 36 Bro Jones, 2500 Woodcrest Drive, questioned how many properties in Mounds View currently 37 had chickens. Mayor Flaherty was uncertain how many properties had chickens as they were 38 prohibited. 39 40 Mr. Jones inquired why the City was not requiring neighbor approval. City Attorney Riggs did 41 not advise the City Council delegate the approval of chickens and/or ducks to residents’ adjacent 42 property owners. He recommended that this matter be handled through a permitting process. 43 44 Mr. Jones reported he lived on Deb Nygaard’s block and indicated she has had her chickens 45