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Board receives brief updates on innovation plan consultant, sustainability plan and backyard‑poultry permits; seeks health input on bird‑flu outreach
Summary
Staff reported that professional services agreements have been signed for an innovation program and a sustainability plan; permit counts show more backyard poultry than beekeeping and members asked the health department for bird‑flu guidance to include with renewals.
Staff told the Sustainability Advisory Board that the professional services agreement for an innovation program was signed with Pale Blue Dot (Minneapolis) and a sustainability plan agreement was signed with Graif (Milwaukee); kickoff meetings were pending.
The board also reviewed permitting data showing substantially more chicken and duck permits than beekeeping permits; staff reported one active beekeeper renewal issued this year and 20 new backyard poultry permits. Board members asked staff to coordinate with the Health Department to provide best‑practice guidance about avian influenza in renewal notices and outreach materials.
No formal actions were taken; members asked staff to monitor project kickoffs and to return with updates as the initiatives proceed.
