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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>Bear with me. All will become
clear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>We have a proposal in OKC to add
a zoning ordinance to allow backyard chickens. Currently laying hens are not
allowed at all. The change would allow up to eight chickens (<b><u>NOT ROOSTERS</u></b>)
and requires that they be provided with a minimum amount of space (2 to 4
square feet per chicken, depending on size of bird) in a clean and dry hen
house, and that they be provided with a fenced outdoor enclosure. When cared
for in this way, chickens do not smell bad. By limiting the number of chickens
and describing the space in which they can be kept, this proposed zoning
addition ensures the happiness of the chickens, their owners, and their
neighbors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>Sara Braden who sent the email
below is heading up the charge on this – see her email below for her
contact info<b><u>. If you have any questions please contact Sara directly –
she’s doing an amazing job on this and has all the pertinent info</u></b>.
She’s asked for help so I am sending this as an individual asking all of
those on these email lists who are OKC citizens to consider helping with getting
this ordinance added. Please help spread the word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>Permitting
backyard hens would enhance Oklahoma City's reputation as a go-to city when it
comes to local food. Oklahoma City has thriving farmers markets, an ever-expanding
list of restaurants and caterers using local foods and retail stores selling
local foods, a Buy Fresh Buy Local Central Oklahoma chapter, and the state’s
largest food coop – the always amazing Oklahoma Food Cooperative was
established here in OKC. Robust local food systems are particularly important
for a city that wants to position itself as a leading 21st century city and a
city hospitable to the "creative class". </span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#333333'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>For
example, in Texas, the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio,
Laredo, and Round Rock all allow chickens. Tulsa allows backyard chickens. The
cities of Topeka, Kan., and Denver, Colo., also permit their residents to keep
chickens. Looking further away, even the residents of New York City are allowed
to keep chickens, as are the residents of Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Las
Vegas, Baltimore and Los Angeles. The former home of our OKC Thunder -- Seattle
has allowed backyard chickens since 1982! <b><u>Are we going to let Seattle “steal
our thunder” when it comes to chickens? </u></b></span></span><span
class=apple-style-span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
color:black'>J</span></u></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>C</span></span><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black'>hickens are quieter than dogs or even songbirds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>Chickens
eat garden pests and their waste is an excellent fertilizer for gardens and
grass.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>Oklahoma
City ranked next to the last, 49 out of 50, in SustainLane’s 2008 sustainable
assessment of cities. Allowing backyard hens is one way to up that ranking. A city
that allows its residents to keep chickens demonstrates a sensible attitude
while encouraging sustainability.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>A family
allowed to keep chickens can increase their self-sufficiency and food security
and decrease their grocery bill. </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Backyard
chickens would help more people feed themselves regardless of their income
level and they are nutrient dense -- eggs are one of the best sources of protein,
are high in selenium, riboflavin, Vitamin B12 and phosphorus. There are also
nutrients in eggs beneficial in preventing macular degeneration, which is
the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, and eggs are rich in
choline, which is helpful in fetal brain development. Choline levels in
women drop during pregnancy, so it may be beneficial for women to consume
eggs during pregnancy.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> <span class=apple-style-span>Oklahoma
City has a higher than average rate of poverty and the Regional Food Bank
is reporting record increases in need for their services. For low-income
people especially, this could be a huge help.</span></span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black'>There is also a Facebook page – OKC Chickens :::</span></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://www.facebook.com/okcchickens">http://www.facebook.com/okcchickens</a>
<span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black'>::: where you can invite friends to help and stay up with what’s
happening and there is a letter in the Box tab you can cut and paste if you’d
like to send an email or snail mail letter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black'>Thank you so much for your time and consideration! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black'>Shauna, OKC</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sara Braden
[mailto:srbraden@gmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 08, 2010 10:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Amber Hausler; Anna Blessed; bedwards@regionalfoodbank.org;
BradenD@casady.org; charles bishop; Chris Gary; eliawoods@cox.net;
eliawoodsgarden@att.net; Emily Havens; hclarkhilliard@gmail.com; Helen BRADEN;
Julie Scheu; Kamalagamble@me.net; Kathy Sawyer; Kay Moore; lyla burr; Martin
Birnbaum; okc_chicken_movement@cox.net; outreach@oklahomafood.coop; Patricia
Velte; Shauna Struby; Sue and Tom Tarr; Sue Moss Sullivan<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Chicken Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Big
News!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>We are one step closer
to legalizing backyard chickens in Oklahoma City! Here is an update on
what is going on with this issue:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>In November, City
Council did a Peer Cities study to find out what the chicken laws are in cities
like OKC. <b>Seven out of our eight Peer Cities allow chickens!</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>In March, City Council
asked Neighborhood Alliance to conduct an on-line survey to gauge OKC residents’
opinions on whether chickens should be legal in OKC. <b>Of the 1,174
respondents, 69% were in favor of legalizing chickens!</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Obviously, after
looking at the results of these two taxpayer-funded studies, City Council
should now vote to legalize backyard chickens in OKC, right? Not
true. <b>Without your help, this issue is guaranteed to fail. The
results of the two studies will be ignored, and this issue will not even come
to a vote. </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Here’s how you
can help:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:31.5pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Contact your City
Council member</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
and tell him or her that you support legalizing chickens in OKC. Call or
email your City Council member directly, or call the City Council main number
(297-3884), and they will forward you to your City Council member’s
office. Please do this. It only takes a moment, and it will make a
big difference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:31.5pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:31.5pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Attend the City Council
meeting on May 18</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>,
and please bring as many like-minded citizens with you as possible. The
meeting will take place at the City Council chambers, located at 200 N. Walker,
at 8:30 am. If you are able to attend the meeting, please respect the
following guidelines: watch for a reminder email on May 13 or 14, to
confirm the date; and PLEASE be polite, respectful, and calm at the City
Council meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:31.5pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:31.5pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>With you help we can
show City Council that this is not a silly fringe hippy movement that they can
ignore, but a real step towards sensible, sustainable living in Oklahoma City.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Sara Braden</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>525-2693</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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