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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 5 Mayor Grant encouraged Ms. Peterschick to sign up for Eye On Water which will provide her with exact water read outs in real time on a daily basis. He reviewed Ms. Peterschick's water bill noting she had a fairly low amount of water usage. He recommended Mr. Swearingen look into the meter further. Further discussion ensued regarding the manner in which delinquent utility bills are paid back to the City. Councilmember Weber asked if the meter were found to be faulty, would the City revoke the delinquent utility fees. City Attorney Bjerkness advised this would be the case. Mayor Grant reported the City Council could remove the 3130 Ridgewood Road property from the delinquent utility list in order to allow staff to investigate this property further. Councilmember Holden stated she could support this but noted if the meter was found to be accurate, the resident would have to pay the outstanding bills. Mayor Grant indicated staff has been provided direction from the Council on how to proceed with the property at 3130 Ridgewood Road and noted the water meter would be tested. Mayor Grant closed the public hearing at 7:38 p.m. B. Planning Case 25-007 Amending Chapter 4 — City Code and Chapter 13 — Zoning Code — Keeping of Chickens and Ducks Senior Planner Fransen stated the City Council reviewed and discussed the ordinance for the keeping of chickens at several City Council Work Sessions in May and June of 2025. Suggested revisions were made to make the ordinance less restrictive and to incorporate additional best practices into the language. Following these work sessions, staff was directed to incorporate the recommendations into the ordinance for the Planning Commission to review. The Planning Commission reviewed a draft version of the ordinance amendment for the keeping of chickens at the August 6, 2025 meeting. The Planning Commission discussed multiple amendments to the draft language and tabled the review with direction to staff to review and draft revisions. Senior Planner Fransen explained at the August 11 Special Work Session, the City Council discussed the keeping of ducks. The City Council directed staff to bring forth the topic of the keeping of ducks to the Planning Commission for discussion to occur along with the review of ordinance language for chickens. The Planning Commission was asked to provide a recommendation to the City Council on whether the inclusion of ducks should be considered in city ordinances. Staff revised the draft ordinance language to incorporate the City Council's directed revisions and the Planning Commission's recommended revisions related to chickens. Staff also provided background information gathered from adjacent communities and draft ordinance language to assist with the Planning Commission's discussion about the inclusion of ducks. At the September 3 Meeting, the Planning Commission discussed and recommended the drafted revisions and incorporation of ducks in the ordinance language. Staff reviewed the proposed language amendments in further detail with the Council and requested the Council hold a public hearing.