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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6 Mayor Grant said this is all brand new. Staff has suggested $500 for the initial fee and $1,000 for registration renewal. He is okay with that. Councilmember Holden agreed; saying we can change it in a month if we learn something new. Mayor Grant agreed. He said the OCM is still working through issues. Councilmember Rousseau is fine with that. She wanted to ask about the prohibited acts. She thought some of this is going to be constantly changing. She would like a link to the statute. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson shared it isn't even known who will do the compliance checks yet. Katie from the Non -Smoker group said they could do those compliance checks in conjunction with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. It is not something they would typically do. Katie took a poll and we have replied that we would do that. She may have some guidance for us, as all of this develops. Mayor Grant asked if the Code Amendment discussion is during the Council meeting. Interim City Administrator said the Work Session discussion is for cannabis registration. There will be a Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting for the zoning ordinance. The draft language for the registration should be discussed tonight as that is in Chapter 3. Mayor Grant said he didn't have any problem with how it is written now, knowing it can be changed, if needed. Councilmember Fabel asked about the $30 license for a chicken. He doesn't think we should be licensing chickens. Councilmember Holden wants to keep the license for a chicken. If the someone had chickens, they should have to have approval. When we did the survey 50% of responding residents want them. If you live next to someone with chickens, we need to have a handle on it. Councilmember Fabel said he could support registration for an address, but not individual birds. Mayor Grant said it is not intended to license individual birds. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said this licenses the individual that has the chickens. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said it is to license the keeping of birds. Councilmember Rousseau would like to review the chicken ordinance, at some point. B. Adult Cannabis Registration and Chapter 3 City Code Amendments Councilmember Holden asked about medical use.