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August 26 , 2014 Page 2 of 8 the worksession minutes from the August 13,2014 meeting. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays -Motion Carried Commission Minutes None. Special Order of Business 2. Boy Scout Recognition -Eagle Scout Project: New Brighton Hydrant Painting. City Manager Lotter indicated Public W OIKs Supervisor Scott Boller would be presenting this item to the COlIDCil . Public Works Supervisor Boller introduced himself to the Council and thanked TJ Hruken for painting 196 fire hydrants throughout the City of New Brighton. He reviewed a slide show with pictures depicting the work that was completed. Staff appreciated the assistance of all involved in this project. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. TJ Harken, Boy Scout Troop 106, discussed the fire hydrant project noting he originally planned to paint only 100 hydrants. However, as the project progressed he and his group of volunteers were able to repaint 196 hydrants. Mayor Jacobsen thanked TJ Harken for his seIVice to the community. 1. Presentation by Bruce Howard (Chair) and Geoff Hollimon (Vice Chair) on the final report and recommendations of the Urban Farming Task Force. Report 14-207. City Manager Lotter stated Urban Farming Task Force Chair Bruce Howard will present this item to the Council. Chair Howard explained he had the privilege of chairing the Urban Farming Task Force over the past year. He introduced the task force members with the Council. He reviewed the directives of the Council for this task force along with the recommendations from the group. He reported the group defined urban fanning as the growing, processing and distribution of food crops and animal products within an urban environment. He discussed the information gathering processing that was followed by the task force noting a public comment forum was held in November of 20 13. Ten topics of discussion for the group was narrowed down to bees, chickens/fowl, farmers markets , fencing of yards, garden structLrreslgreenhouses, larger animals , networks/education/outreach, regulating the behavior of animals , selling of produce/community supported agriculture (CSA's) and sustainability practices. He explained that each topic was then evaluated by the task force and a consensus was reached regarding a recommendation. He reviewed each of the recommendations for the ten topics in detail with the Council. Councilmember Strub thanked Chair Howard for his diligent seIVice on the task force. He asked how the City currently handled bruking dogs and how this would compare to roosters. Management AnalystIHR Specialist Hatch reviewed the current bruking dog ordinance noting it may need to be revised. Councilmember Bauman did not believe that it was fair to compare bruking dogs to roosters. She believed that roosters would be much more of a nuisance in an urban setting. Mayor Jacobsen agreed stating roosters would crow more than dogs would bark and dogs could be brought indoors. Councilmember Jacobsen requested further information on how chicken coops would be constructed. Management AnalystIHR Specialist Hatch described how "good craftsmanship" and "well-maintained" were defined by the City. He indicated chicken coop structures would not require a building permit if mder 100 square feet in size, but would have to meet building code requirements. Councilmember Burg thanked the task force for their assistance to the City. She believed the City had a great starting point in order to move forward with further discussions on urban fanning. Councilmember Bauman questioned when the Council would be further discussing urban fanning. City Commission Minutes Spec ial Order of Business 2. Boy Scout R~on -Eagle Scout Prqject: New Brighton Hydrant Painting. 1 . Presentation by Bruce Howard (OJair) and Geoff Hollimon (Vice OJair) on the final report and recommendations offue Uiban Fanning Task Force. Report 14-207.