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Mounds View City Council August 24, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br />908, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 701 of the Municipal Code to Permit the Keeping of 1 <br />Honeybees in Certain Residential Districts. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Council Member Mueller was intrigued by the idea of nucleus beehives. She recommended the 4 <br />Council consider amending the Ordinance to allow for up to four hives on any property. This 5 <br />would allow homeowners to have two to four hives. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Council Member Gunn supported this recommendation. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Council Member Hull was in favor of the Council taking baby steps. He wanted to see the two 10 <br />hive limit remain. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Council Member Meehlhause supported four hives. He believed that homeowners would have to 13 <br />have a proper food source before investing in four hives. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Mayor Flaherty believed that four hives seemed like too much. He was in favor of the Ordinance 16 <br />remaining as is and that an increase be considered in the future. However, the consensus of the 17 <br />Council was to allow for up to four hives. 18 <br /> 19 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 20 <br /> 21 <br />H. Resolution 8443, a Resolution Approving the Renewal of an Agreement for 22 <br />Services with the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities. 23 <br /> 24 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated the YMCA has been providing Mounds View with recreation 25 <br />programming services and management of the Community Center since 1999. This has been a 26 <br />great working relationship for the City. He reviewed several changes to the Services Agreement 27 <br />between the City and the YMCA and recommend Council approve renewal of the agreement. It 28 <br />was noted the agreement had a five-year term. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Mayor Flaherty discussed the compensation rates. He asked when the compensation rates would 31 <br />be adjusted. City Administrator Ericson commented that the rates would be adjusted January 1, 32 <br />2016. Further discussion ensued regarding the CPI numbers. He commented that additional 33 <br />language could be included within the agreement to address negative CPI numbers. 34 <br /> 35 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8443, a 36 <br />Resolution Approving the Renewal of an Agreement for Services with the YMCA of the Greater 37 <br />Twin Cities, revising the CPI language in Section 4, Article A. 38 <br /> 39 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Mayor Flaherty requested that Item K be discussed next on the Agenda. The Council was in 42 <br />agreement with this suggestion. 43 <br /> 44