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MIlVUTES Page 2 <br />City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting~Tanuary 5, 2009 <br />4. PUBLIC HEARINGS~TOINT CITY COUNCIL/ REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY <br />None. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. <br />When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the <br />City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and <br />addresses obtained. The public is invited to make comments on items of public interest NOT <br />listed on the Agenda. <br />Scott Terry, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting on his <br />discovery that it is illegal in most parts of the city to keep chickens and bees. Mr. Terry <br />expressed his support for allowing these animals to be kept within the city limits. <br />Members of the Easthills 4-H Club addressed the City Council regarding their Poultry <br />Project, which teaches its participants to care for and raise poultry. Member Clay Ferguson <br />requested that the City Council consider an amendment to the City's Municipal Code Section <br />3-5-100, which currently forbids the keeping of chickens in residential and business districts. <br />Member Jack Boreczky commented on the long history of chickens in San Leandro, and on <br />neighboring cities' laws related to keeping chickens. Member Claudia Nute suggested a <br />change to the City's ordinance to allow chickens, which could: include a proximity rule, a <br />limit on the number of chickens, and a ban on roosters; require a permit for selling eggs; and <br />include special provisions for 4-H and other clubs raising livestock, such as waiver of permit <br />fees. <br />6. CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS <br />City Manager Steve Hollister indicated that City staff would look into the possibility of <br />amending the ordinance relating to chickens. He added that if the matter is referred to the <br />Planning Commission and/or a City Council committee, the speakers would be informed of <br />upcoming meetings on the subject. <br />City Attorney Jayne Williams stated that she would work with the City Manager and staff on <br />the issue. <br />7. AMENDMENT OF CONSENT CALENDAR <br />City Councilmembers or staff have an opportunity at this time to request that an item be <br />removed from the Consent Calendar for the presentation of a staff report or other special <br />consideration. Members of the Public may request the opportunity to address the City <br />Council regarding items remaining on the Consent Calendar by filling out a speaker card and <br />