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Approved Task force Chair Howard thanked Planner Gundlach for the zoning synopsis and welcomed additional questions regarding the power point presentation. A task force member inquired about the regulations of surrounding cities of Mounds View,Arden Hills, and St. Anthony. Code Enforcement Supervisor Hatch indicated he understood Mounds View prohibited the keeping of chickens,but wasn't aware of what specific regulations may be in place for the communities of Arden Hills or St. Anthony. The task force members collectively agreed surrounding communities should be added to the chicken matrix. Task force member Morrell inquired about the reasons the 34 municipalities noted in the matrix don't allow poultry. Code Enforcement Supervisor Hatch indicated he did not have that information. Task force member Benson mentioned that it might be helpful to understand the population densities of the cities that allow poultry and how that compares to New Brighton. (B) Discussion of November 21,2013 Public Comment Forum Code Enforcement Supervisor Hatch gave a power point presentation on the logistics of the public comment forum scheduled for November 21, 2013. Being the forum has the possibilities to become controversial Hatch suggested guidelines for how task force members should conduct themselves and how the public will be advised to conduct themselves. The task force members engaged in a discussion generally about how long persons will be permitted to speak,whether the forum should be limited to New Brighton residents only, and if to allow the forum to run later than 9pm or to continue it to a future meeting if necessary. Based on the discussion that took place,Code Enforcement Supervisor Hatch indicated he would finalize the various forms based on the discussion and get them posted on the website as soon as possible. Hatch continued that the website will clarify the forum start and end times, clarify the task force's role during the forum, and encourage interested parties to submit any written comments to City staff at any time,before or after the forum. Task force members asked if written comments could be posted for public review. Planner Gundlach reiterated that any communications to the City become public record and accessible to the public. Task force members generally agreed to have a sign-in sheet to decide order of speakers and a method to time speakers if necessary. There was general consensus amongst task force members that Chair Howard will make introductory comments and explain that task force members will not be responding but may ask for clarifications as necessary. (C) Discussion of future urban farming topics Code Enforcement Supervisor Hatch guided the task force members into a brainstorming session on what urban farming means to them. Chair Howard called on task force member Schiferl to discuss the items that were handed out to the other task force members and City staff. The following ideas were presented by various members of the task force members: 2