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revising the ordinance. He suggested there was a nexus between the issue of chicken keeping and the larger <br />issue of food security. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz asked if the food security analysis would include discussion of a standard regarding how close one <br />should live to a fresh food source. She suggested that staff take advantage of the information in the Obesity <br />Prevention Toolkit funded by Health Policy Research Northwest (HPRN). <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka asked what the City was doing to increase the amount of food available after a disaster. Mr. <br />Nelson said that when staff consulted with emergency managers it found that in most emergency situations, <br />food was readily available from outside sources after three days had passed. The issue was most pertinent <br />in the case of the most prolonged disasters, like a Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Zelenka wanted the City to do <br />more to extend the three days food availability to a longer period. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka determined from Mr. Nelson that the City would continue to regulate chickens for noise and <br />odor, and determined from Mr. McKerrow that the City would work with residents keeping chickens above <br />the limit on management options that allowed them to retain the chickens. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to direct the City Manager to continue <br />suspension of enforcement on the number of adult female fowl allowed on residential lots <br />under 20,000 square feet, until the soonest time practicable where it may be revised, Eugene <br />Code provision 9.5250(1) can be made. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Zelenka, moved to extend the meeting for one minute. The <br />motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor agreed with Ms. Solomon that it was not fair to place the burden of enforcement on neighbors. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy pointed out the council had not finished its discussion of the topic. <br /> <br />The motion passed, 4:3: Ms. Taylor, Ms. Solomon, and Mr. Poling voting no. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 1:31 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council September 29, 2010 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br />