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<br />City Council Study Session - 04/17/06 <br />Minutes - Page 5 <br /> <br />colonies of honey bees in the City of Roseville (estimated to be <br />less than 10); "killer bees" of the African variety and <br />interbreeding; destruction of hives when bees are determined to <br />be "mean," usually by removal and replacement of the Queen <br />bee; and State of Minnesota, Department of Agriculture, <br />registration of bee colonies by hobbyists and owners. <br /> <br />Mr. Bums estimated that, with only three locations registered in <br />the City of Roseville (as per State of Minnesota registration <br />records); there probably existed a total of 9-10 locations for <br />colonies. <br /> <br />Additional discussion included status of State legislation <br />regarding registration; notification of neighboring property <br />owners of beekeeping activities; improved medicines to treat <br />potential bee diseases, rather than burning entire hives; and <br />encouraging beekeepers to notify residents of the locations of <br />hives as places to avoid, while recognizing that most stings were <br />not received at the hives, but during flights to and from the hives <br />and when disturbed. <br /> <br />Mr. Reuter noted that the University of Minnesota, his employer, <br />kept hives at the intersection of Larpenteur and Cleveland, across <br />from Gibb's Farm, and adjacent to an inter-mural soccer field, <br />without any complaints of stings to his knowledge. <br /> <br />Poultry/Chicken Raisin!! Activities <br />Community Development Director Dennis Welsch introduced <br />Roseville Resident and poultry raiser enthusiast Eileen <br />Lindstrom to report on the group's findings regarding poultry <br />raising in the City of Roseville. Mr. Welsch noted that current <br />ordinance excluded poultry, with the City staff receiving many <br />complaints about poultry, especially roosters and turkeys (i.e., <br />fear of the birds, noise and smell, animal waste runoff). Mr. <br />Welsch advised that staff was inclined to recommend that the <br />ordinance be clarified, with continued development of the City <br />from the inception of code and the then-rural nature of the <br />community, to address fencing, square footage of pens, <br />accessory building regulations for pens; and other considerations. <br /> <br />Ms. Lindstrom reviewed various findings of the advantages and <br />