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Approved A Task Force Member asked if there had been many issues with respect to greenhouses and gardening. Staff responded one of the biggest issues was the limitations the City was currently facing. He stated they did not get a lot of complaints regarding greenhouses, so the zoning issue might be the setback and how did they define that. He stated where it got tricky was when they got into aesthetics and how to regulate aesthetics. He stated the chicken issue could be many issues and how to regulate those. A Task Force Member stated obviously some things are concerns,but there were some Cities that promoted urban agriculture if it did not cause problems. Chair Howard stated it was not only what the issues were today,but what were the trends going forward also.He asked if the Members wanted to come up with a list of issues and was this something they could do as a combination with a review of what other Cities were doing. It was the consensus to have part of the next meeting on regulation and to discuss the issues the Members were hearing. Chair Howard asked of the next meeting the Task Force Members bring forth their list of issues. Staff stated by November the Task Force could then take public comment. Staff stated they needed to think about how did a Task Force Member define urban farming, and what kind of issues come up. He stated once they defined it,it would help them think about the issues. A Task Force Member requested staff compile a list of issues also and what had been the City's experiences. A staff member stated he has received calls every month from residents if they could have chickens. He stated the issues he has received complaints about was if a rooster were crowing. When that occurred,he went and talked to the residents and the resident took care of the issue. He noted he had one issue with a"smelly"coop,but once he talked to the resident the coop was cleaned and there had not been an issue since. He stated he has had a few complaints (1-2 per year) over the years over noise and smell,but the residents had always been willing to take care of it without citations needing to be issued. A Task Member asked if 1-2 complaints a year was considered low complaints. Staff responded that was a very low rate of complaints. A Task Force Member asked if they had received any complaints regarding the coops. Staff responded they had received a couple of complaints,but not many. He stated he had received inquiries about setback for gardens. A Task Force Member asked if there had been any complaint about people slaughtering their chickens. Staff responded he had not heard of those types of complaints,but he would check with the Public Safety Department. Staff stated one thing to think about was that as a City they wanted to get in front of this and a lot of times what the issue was is the with zoning. He stated they needed to look forward to get set up ahead of time. He noted was part of looking at the issues. A Task Force Member stated they not only had to identify the issues,but they also needed to look at the best management practices also. Staff stated the Members who had chickens could also educate the Task Force on what was required to raise chickens. He indicated for the October 24 meeting staff would come with potential issues to discuss as well as an overview of what other communities were doing with respect to their issues. A Task Force Member noted she had a conflict with the February 12 meeting. Staff noted the other nights that week were taken by other City meetings,but they could look at the options. 4