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City Council Minutes <br />June 2, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />4.5 FT Center Field House Improvements <br />4.6 Adoption of City Council Goals <br />4.7 Hire Police Officer <br />4.8 Hire Human Resources Specialist <br />5.OPEN FORUM <br />No one appeared for open forum. <br />6.PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITION <br />There were no presentations, awards, or recognition. <br />7.PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />There were no public hearings. <br />8.GENERAL BUSINESS <br />8.1 The Keeping of Chickens on City Lots <br />The staff report was presented. <br />The Council discussed their interest in lowering the size of lots to allow chickens. Mayor Dietz and <br />Councilmembers Grupa and Beyer were not in favor of adjusting the lot size requirements. <br />Councilmember Calva stated he would be in favor of a minimum lot size requirement change if rules <br />were put into place for containment and management of the chickens. Councilmember Wagner stated <br />she would consider lowering the lot size requirements to about half of what they are currently. <br />Councilmember Calva moved to approve having one-acre lots for chickens with various <br />rules confining them to yards. Motion failed for lack of a second. <br />8.2 Downtown Master Plan <br />Mike Thompson and Andrew Dresner, Bolton and Menk, gave an overview of the Downtown <br />Plan. <br />Councilmember Calva asked about connecting the appearance of downtown and uptown with similar <br />features. Mr. Thompson stated that the council could help with the plan by rezoning the area to <br />accommodate a greater variety of housing. <br />James Lang, 378 Gates Ave, was concerned about traffic with increased housing in the area. He also <br />expressed concern about the parking in the downtown area. He asked how many residents had <br />Page 5 of 637