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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet - 10_18_2022 q City of Tigard Tigard Workshop Meeting—Agenda TIGARD TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE AND OCTOBER 18,2022- 6:30 p.m.Workshop - Public Comment Agenda Item 2 - TIME: Revised 10/12/2022 MEETING LOCATION: Hybrid-City of Tigard Town Hall, 13125 SW Hall Boulevard,Tigard. See PUBLIC NOTICE below. PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with the City of Tigard's Safety Plan related to COVID-19 and Oregon House Bill 4212,this will be a hybrid meeting where some Council, staff or public will participate in person and some will participate remotely. How to comment: •Written public comment may be submitted electronically at www.tigard-or.gov/Comments before noon the day of the meeting. •If attending the meeting in person,please fill out the public comment sign-in sheet at the front of the room and come to the microphone when your name is called. •If you prefer to call in,please call 503-966-4101 when instructed to be placed in the queue.We ask that you plan on limiting your testimony to three minutes. Upon request,the City will also endeavor to arrange for the following services: • Qualified sign language interpreters for persons with speech or hearing impairments;and • Qualified bilingual interpreters. Since these services must be scheduled with outside service providers,it is important to allow as much lead time as possible. Please notify the City of your need by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the meeting by calling: 503-718-2419 (voice)or 503-684-2772 (MD -Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf). SEE ATTACHED AGENDA VIEW LIVESTREAM ONLINE: https://www.tigard-or.gov/boxcast Workshop meetings will be shown live on Channel 21 at 7 p.m. The meeting will rebroadcast at the following times on Channel 28: •Monday at 1 p.m. •Wednesday at 3:30 a.m. •Thursday at 12 p.m. •Friday at 12:30 p.m. IIICity of Tigard ` Tigard Workshop Meeting —Agenda TIGARD 0 TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE AND OCTOBER 18,2022-6:30 p.m.Workshop- Public Comment Agenda Item 2- TIME: Revised 10/12/2022 MEETING LOCATION: Hybrid- City of Tigard Town Hall, 13125 SW Hall Boulevard,Tigard 1. WORKSHOP MEETING A. Call to Order—City Council B. Roll Call C. Pledge of Allegiance D. Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items 2. PUBLIC COMMENT A. Public Comment-Written B. Public Comment-In Person C. Public Comment- Phone-in 3. BACKYARD HABITAT IN TIGARD 6:40 p.m. estimated time 4. TENANT PROTECTIONS DISCUSSION FOLLOW-UP 7:10 p.m. estimated time 5. NON-AGENDA ITEMS 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Tigard City Council may go into Executive Session. If an Executive Session is called to order,the appropriate ORS citation will be announced identifying the applicable statute.All discussions are confidential and those present may disclose nothing from the Session. Representatives of the news media are allowed to attend Executive Sessions,as provided by ORS 192.660(4),but must not disclose any information discussed.No Executive Session may be held for the purpose of taking any final action or making any final decision. Executive Sessions are closed to the public. 7. ADJOURNMENT 7:55 p.m. estimated time 111 TIGARD Public Comments received by noon for the October 18, 2022 Meeting of the Tigard City Council 1. Michael Brewin 10/17/2022 Urban Agriculture. (This comment was also submitted to staff for the 10/17/2022 Planning Commission public hearing.) 2. Marilyn DePaul 10/17/2022 Urban Agriculture. (This comment was not submitted to staff for the Planning Commission public hearing but the writer was able to testify verbally.) Carol Krager From: Michael Brewin Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 5:47 PM To: #Councilmail; Carol Krager Subject: Public Testimony: Urban ANIMAL-Based Agriculture Attachments: 1_Healing Mother Earth ©MichaelKBrewin2021.pdf; 2_Healing Mother Earth ©MichaelKBrewin2021.pdf;3_Healing Mother Earth ©MichaelKBrewin2021.pdf Public Testimony for City Council, Public Hearing: Urban Animal-based Agriculture (aka "Bovine Scatology for Dummies") To the Tigard City Council: By now,you've hopefully had time to read the detailed research and scientific packet I sent you several months ago on this subject(Urban ANIMAL-based Agriculture). Here are some additional thoughts on the matter. First, let's change the title of this public menace so that is stated correctly and truthfully; it is NOT simply"urban agriculture," but rather"Urban Animal-based Agriculture." Urban plant-based agriculture is also"urban agriculture." These public hearings deal specifically with the public nuisance and idiotic fad known as urban animal- based agriculture. Historically,Urban Animal-based Agriculture creates real public health hazards,blights residential neighborhoods, attracts rodents and other pests,and harms property values of adjacent neighbors. Where are all the health inspectors for urban animal-based agriculture? None. Who will inspect the eggs or milk for safety? Nobody. And why should flesh-eaters and egg-sucking yokels be given special treatment — at the expense of the livability of entire neighborhoods? That's unconscionable! Also,Tigard does NOT have a budget to hire 5-6 more code compliance officers to deal with such an epidemic of morons keeping farm animals in congested urban residential neighborhoods. Folks who grew up in rural farming communities understand that chickens and livestock should NOT be kept within 100- 200 feet of a human residence. That's why Roseburg has a 200 ft minimum distance to any human residence, That's why Tigard HAD a sensible 100 foot minimum distance to any human residence— until the code was recklessly, unconscionably and ignorantly voided in about 2017. What ensued here has been anarchy and chaos! Plant-based urban agriculture harms nobody,and it does not create nuisances (unlike animal-based)! NOISE: It's unlawful in Tigard for anyone to keep animals that create noise nuisances. The legal decibel limit is 50 decibels. (Every 10 decibels higher is 2x the noise level; 60 decibels is twice as loud as 50 decibels. Roosters and peacocks make noises that easily exceed 90-100 decibels. Pigs squealing can exceed 90 decibels. That's partially why Beaverton banned roosters, peacocks,and all livestock(countless noise complaints)! SMELL:The odor of a chicken coop or pigsty is quite nasty,and an abomination for adjacent neighbors. ENVIRONMENTAL: Raising livestock is anti-environmental! The unnecessary raising of livestock is a major factor in the destruction of the environment and in global warming. Last year, Wesleyan University published my research essay "Healing Mother Earth" (complete with graphs and charts) in a book. It's obvious that raising livestock is globally already destroying vast areas of habitat and generating a substantial percentage of the methane gas in the earth's atmosphere. The only true planet-conscious diet(heathy,too)is vegan,or at least pure vegetarian. This is my 50th year as a pure vegetarian (95%Vegan diet). Raising and murdering animals (fellow sentient beings)to 1 feast on their bodies is cruel, unspiritual, and barbarian. "Animals are my friends,and I don't eat my friends." — George Bernard Shaw I am personally quite tired of being subjected to the tyranny — in public policies — of Meat Eaters! Where are the VEGETARIANS on the Planning Commission and City Council? Surveys reveal that about 1/3 of the households in this area have some vegetarians in the household/family. Portland is consistently ranked the#1 Vegan and Vegetarian metro area in North America! There is NO diversity in our city government,if Tigard's thousands of Vegetarians are not even represented! Instead of catering to and coddling Cro-Magnon barbarians (the Ted Nugents of this world), please jump on the Environmental bandwagon. Talk is cheap — if you have concern for our planet and climate,then clamp down on and REJECT urban animal-based agriculture. Don't even pretend to talk about ecology unless you actually"walk the walk." That begins with promoting vegan and pure vegetarian diets (in public policies,at city events/functions,and in one's daily personal practice). I helped jump-start and organize Earth Day back in 1970 — where were you?! Sincerely, Michael Brewin,Tigard attached: "Healing Mother Earth" (6-page excerpt) 2 ,41(: . r, _ • t. 1 s � , [ t$1 ` • 14 • iir �t a ? '�' fwN: , , Healing Mother Earth ,*. { ..1.-r Plant One Trillion Trees. t` k , . i`, 1 e� $ a 2 S i r 1., ,s1 By Michael Brewin �4 ':# ,,,1 , c. y i ti There was a time when even we were very young, „ # and our futures lay before us—a seemingly boundless, " unfolding tapestry of our hopes and dreams. The bounty of this earth,and all the sustenance that it provides for humanity,seemed virtually �'+�' �\ F .. endless,too.Collectively,we had no understanding,yet,that there are limitations to what our •L, -s-' planet can support,and what it can withstand. n 'f ` R Framed in the aftermath of a second world war,images of those ear- •y ,,1' ly years cone as recollections of intense growth,in every sector of y+, 0society.Human population exploded,and to accommodate it there `'" '3 was vast construction—housing,industry,and infrastructure.Gaso- ea^Av line was pier/Ifni and cheap,and advertising enticed us to crave the Earth Cry ,w il, - latest chrome-coated automobiles from Motor City.As newly-built , r interstate highways connected America in the 1950s,there was an s �`0 r ,i Day breaks,steam rolls misty through the sky, `� 1li, ever-insistent push for larger,more powerful car engines.Similarly, even as toddlers,we were already barraged with overt media rates- Smoke-stacked haze surrounds us,you and I. v sages targeted at us,as consumers.Meanwhile,the very real om ni- Wren you look,your eyes grow distant, �`.r""'"A� You seem to scan the plain. present threat of nuclear war loomed over our heads for our entire f t - r • TN .' childhood and adolescence,and continuing through adulthood. Though you know that's not good enough, ' �� ''!' It only causes pain. -.• Within this pervasive social context,it should be no surprise,then, d it*" that hardly anyone gave a thought to preserving our planet's en- Tide rolls,murky water rushes past, . 1h. ` .� a-t..• ' vironment.While there have always been conservationists,pub- Hudson River flows to kitchens now at last. ' 'I I )', —. ;,; he attention and efforts in this area were directed mostly toward When you sip,your face turns somber. !R '• _�5 r} preventing forest fires,and to stop people from littering.Indeed, You seem to pray for rain. "'�I�" d r V ! i +r+', for our generation.U.S.Forest Service mascot Smokey Bear was a Though you know that's not good enough, rt i - f solitary voice crying in the wilderness.A half century earlier,had Water don't taste the same. John Muir not lobbied President Theodore Roosevelt to expand — . 4 3v', i:. m and safeguard our national park system,federal forests,and wild- Chainsaws,trees crash loudly to the ground, i -j , -- life refuges,we would probably have already lost the crown jewels Douglas frs left stumps for miles around. ,� n; '. ;• _ 3 ' • ( ''j �=�,�-+!'� of our nation's natural splendor. We all know that we need the wood,Bu : •- ', h tr �'s+l Whten alforests revive Me air. ancient groves are gone, r c It was not until the 1960s that our public How will people fare? consciousness was drawn to any abiding ' concern for the natural environment. —Michael K.Brewin©tsss,2020 -� Composed at Wesleyan University :p ,. In a book entitled Silent Spring,U.S.wildlife biologist Rachel Car- - r ' • son delineated how industrial and agricultural pollution(especial- ly chemical pesticides like DDT)was harming wildlife and habitat _= on a large scale.Carson's compelling argument(with supporting evidence)was that we needed to drastically change our industrial r:,, r ,' ^'' and technological approaches,since our pesticides and pollution were sickening,mutating, and eradicating other species—with dire consequences for the future of humanity,as well. By 1970,other voices were expressing ecological concerns, P.-'''''it" especially regarding air and water pollution. `4 y ', xt Despite an increased awareness of ecological issues,scientists had not and mass extinctions of species.The main factors are due to man-made yet calculated the cumulative harm done to our planet;and the atmo- CO2 fossil fuel emissions and deforestation.Therefore,we must address sphere)by unmitigated fossil fuel carbon emissions,wanton defores- both of these problems immediately. Cation,and industrial water pollution.However,by 1975,the issue of unhealthy smog pollution in our cities led to the installation of catalytic converters in all new cars.Similarly,oil companies began selling un- Carbon Emissions fARTleaded gas.When scientists discovered that CFCs(chlorofluorocarbons) It is estimated that about 56%of all greenhouse gas emissions are ,2 u from aerosol sprays were harming the atmosphere's protective ozone the result of energ y gy production and industry.The concept of"car- Human Population layer,manufacturers gradually shifted away from using CFCs in prod- P ucts,too.Durin this earlyperiodofenvironmentalbon capture was first proposed in 1938,but was not attempted in- gawakening,notiorms dustriallc until 1972. CCUS (carbon capture utilization storage) o -.ry/J EST.19?0 about recycling also took hold on a wider public scale. has been proven effective in power plants;using filters,90%of car- et+ °bon emissions can be captured(mainly from coal and natural gas). Fifty years later,our planet is in even more' t DAY However,only two coal-burning power plants have been retrofitted dire straits,as the human race has multiplied for carbon capture in North America(and 18 facilities worldwide). e Still, those carbon-capturing plants account for a 1%reduction in and placed overwhelming burdens upon power plant CO2 emissions.Whereas only 35 tons of CO2 are cap- 888' "' tured annually,it is estimated that to effect anysubstantial positive thenatUralenVlronment. change,it will be necessary to capture 115giga-tons annually b 60. 2 Drawing attention to Here is a consensus of what environmental scientists have noted,and Hence,we must ramp up retrofitting all fossil-fuel burning plants with e- projected for the future—and the most logical plan,as an antidote:Nu- CCUS technology. 8 0 ecological concerns, merous recent scientific studies have shown that,along with a natu- —world USA Amin china Senator Gaylord Nelson rally rising Earth temperature(beginning with the end of the Ice Age, Along with capturing carbon emissions,global storage of up to 2000 gi- gained support to establish 10,000-12,000 years ago),the CO2 in this planet's atmosphere has ga-tons of CO2 will also be needed.On the surface,storage of CO2 poses Earth Day(A i122). risen more during the Industrial Age than at any time in the last few enormous potential problems,such as storing it underground(where it Average Global Temperature Change million years.Exacerbating this effect are fossil fuel pollutants,defores- might then leak).Scientists are discovering various methods to address and Atmospheric CO2 Concentration As students at Wesleyan such CO2 storage problems.For instance,CO2 can be converted Into ration,and habitat destruction(and methane)caused by unprecedented ° then,we were accustomed wide-scale ranching(especially cattle),on a global scale. fertilizer,beverages,and concrete.The federal government even pro- 219 Oa vides tax credits for carbon capturing and fines that then to political and social P BPower plants a9 activism.However,the Even if we were able to reduce and eliminate all fossil fuel pollutants by process and utilize the carbon. _370 / a.�, 2050,the studies all point to the same conclusions: notion of protecting the en- The shift away from fossil fuels to clean energy production is compli- 1 u^ / a=t vironment took a backseat 1) that the planet will continue to warm anyway for at least 200- cated by several other factors,relating to the dependability and convey- o d to more pressing concerns— 300 years into the future,making survival for the human race sion of the energy source,whether it be solar or wind(or geothermal, '°ro %` 4z being drafted to very difficult on this planet; too).Geographically,some locations may be unsuitable for large wind ", ,,,------ possibly ' farms.Likewise,some regions may lack sufficient sunlight to power so- o0^" fight a war in Vietnam. 2) that the sea levels may rise at least 3-5 meters in the next 100+ lar cell networks. The main flaw with solar cells,though,is Inefficient 270 4221 So,there were only afew of years,thereby wiping out countless coastal cities and communi- conversion of sunlight to electricity;this has been a fundamental prob 250 An - us to organize Connecticut ties worldwide; lem from the outset with solar cells(from its invention in New York back 1950 i8" i900 ' 1950 1925 W0 20 events or participate in 3) that there is a very limited tiineframe and path for humanity to in 1884).So far,commercial solar panels are only able to convert 20% �v°e that first Earth Day. join together to deal with this gradually unfolding ecological and of sunlight into electricity.Furthermore,after several hours'use,solar human disaster. panel efficiency drops markedly(termed"light-induced degradation"). experiments with solar cell energy conversion have achieved a Sea Level Change Nevertheless,although Recent experi the crowds weren't much 4) The studies described how replanting trees on a massive scale, 40%efficiency,but such solar panels have not yet been commercially 250 that day,it was covered globally,could substantially reduce the CO2 in our atmosphere produced.Still,by 2019 the total energy capacity of solar cells reached • by at least another 25%+. no i extensively by the media, 630,000 megawatts. r and nationally. 5) The studies all point to such massive tree planting(reforestation), There are some proponents of nuclear power who advocate for reassess- �52 yvr Later that same year, combined with developing technology to capture carbon emis- ing it again as a main power source.However,history has shown that i7% 1970,the U.S.Congress slims at the industrial sources,and also extract CO2 from the we have not yet mastered the technology(especially the safe storage 00 r` upper atmosphere(much more difficult),as the best approaches passed the Environmental (combined with terminating fossil fuel usage by 2050)for restor- of used radioactive materials for thousands of years),and incidents y"r cl' Protection Act, leg the planet's environment to a healthy and natural state—and like the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters only confirmed people's ;,;,r` and subsequently hence suitable for the preservation of humans and other species. worst fears. N✓' 1875 1900 1925 1975 MOO 2025 revised dean air and Hydro-electric power has been a dependable mainstay of the U.S.power Year MOO water measures,too. Let's examine some of these factors: grid since the 1930s.More than eighty years since the New Deal poli- cies of the Great Dept ession led to the construction of huge darns and CO2 in the Atmosphere hydro-electric plants across America,these sane water-powered utili- ties are still functioning,providing energy to millions of people. Since 1900,the earth's climate has warmed 1 degree(Celsius).If the In the Pacific Northwest,scientists have also been experimenting with atmosphere warms another 2+degrees in the 21st century,that will wave power,by installing a series of giant buoys with wave-powered gen- lead to global disasters—intense heatwaves,droughts,crop failures, eranors off the Oregon coast. r1i- , It' 7- .W. fr4t4j 140C114,0:.:(',. , E1 to,),.. . 4,,, J.t' Total Greenhouse - e- — - multiplying on this planet at this pace.Immigrants conning from rural and undeveloped na- ` t r Gas Emissions tions generally used less resources there;once settled in developed nations(like the U.S.),they in 2016 become more wasteful and carbon polluters,just like other residents-It has been longtime U.S. '�� federal policy to support population control efforts,reasonable border enforcement,immigra- te ,; 4 4 f ,�i i ! ti tion limits,provide assistance to countries in need(or in civil disorder),and not encourage )'`+ )I /w --z „m, unwise policies that simply increase population and exacerbate the collective carbon footprint. t : t ' Via" , r 'ig''x b. Deforestation r • R - P®1 ; Since the end of the Ice Age,the earth has lost 1/2 of its trees.Today,there are about 3 trillion .1 ii" P' ti ' trees left;10 billion trees are cut every year.Our large remaining rainforests absorb the CO2 I ftr and purify the oxygen for us to breathe(photosynthesis).We are not replacing these trees as�,,. fast as they are being cut.Further,it takes decades for a replanted forest to grow into maturetrees.14-20%of annual greenhouse emissions are due to deforestation.Therefore,it is impera- i I aaa o msa ro aaoo ,ao w oo man" nw s��w rive that we support and embark upon a comb!ned global movement to replant trillions of trees!A ► ' In 2020,the World Economic Forum and the United Nations encouraged all countries to join - 1 1 Saurce CNTCl,nae Data Explorer v®oimae Watch OurWorldlnoata a.Yco2-and-other-g,eennouse-9as.anasa. this effort. ]• �` r! Transportation accounts for another14%ofgreenhousegasemissions.Since1975,theU.S. It is estimatedthat,on average,eachperson'sannual . , .,f Ff�IkI government has been addressing this issue,by mandating stricter vehicle emissions standards carbonfootprint equals 20 large,old-growth trees. and more recently by encouraging the development of electric vehicles.As automobile manu ) ' t' ) •°#�, facturers increase the driving range of battery-powered electric vehicles,gas-powered vehicle It should be obvious,then,that we need to plant lots of trees! ' � j usage and ownership will certainly decline.Currently,several American firms have recently ,n N i .74 developed car batteries which can now extend the driving range of electric vehicles to 300-500 In the Pacific Northwest,the U.S.Forest Service plants millions of trees annually.Privately- ' "-:A miles before recharging.For the public to shift en masse to electric cars,however,it will take owned forests comp,ise a large percentage of old-growth forests,too.In Oregon,after harvest- J './ • ' years to build a national network of thousands of recharging stations,and thereby eventually ing trees on private lands,the foresters plant 40 million seedlings yearly.While statutes man- replace gas stations. date replanting 100-200 trees/acre,foresters typically replant 400 trees/acre,because some seedlings dont survive and others are eaten by hungry deer and elk.Winter to early Spring is i t Some have proposeddeveloping hydrogen-powered 1 op g vehicles.However,while hydrogen Is well- the best time to plant[tees,when seedlings are dornnant and the weather is cool and wet(best ♦��{ a stilted for industrial and domestic heating purposes,It is less efficient than electric batteries for root development).Unfortunately,that's physically also the most difficult time of year for - ? for all but the heaviest vehicles("energy vector transition"). 100 watts,hydrogen has a 30% tree lanters.Tree lanters carryabout 45 lbs.ofgear,as theyhike upsteepterrain and bend j� � SYP P , "�t' efficiency, while electric batteries achieve 80%.For heavier vehicles,comparative energy ef- over to plant seedlings,one by one.Technological advances are slowly changing this scenario. �1 --,y ficiency for hydrogen power improves,due to the heavy weight of electric batteries sufficient to While a human can plant up to 2,000 seedlings/day,a drone can plant 100,000 seedlings in a i ' •a` 4 a f"r power large trucks and vans. day.Robot planters can also traverse treacherous,remote topographic locations,which might yf'be dangerous or inaccessible Cor humans. " - a _ , Aviation Is another source of signifiicant carbon emissions.Scientists are developing zero- ; 1 r,emission aircraft(sponsored by Bill Gates),and the U.S.government has begun setting up new _ 1t �• environmental regulations to force the airplane industry to adapt. Share of Land - - ),Covered by f1 Methane emissions(CH4)from livestock(and natural gas,biomass sources)comprise Forest in 2020 ,, i °,,sd / ", about 16%of global gas emissions.On average,a cow produces the same anmount of daily gas „,,' t �r1.1)' •fi t emissions(emetic fermentation))as a car.Moreover,the clear cutting of forests worldwide to I �r r create livestock ranches has dramatically increased greenhouse emissions.In the short term, '' a•�r- methane is more harmful than CO2 pollution;however,it dissipates more noticeably.Regard- ' ear ; S r; ing the methane problem,an Australian farmer discovered that by adding a handful of sea- \ i} ' t' weed to each cow's daily diet,the methane is almost totally eliminated in the cow's biological '-`k'•, t �t 04 processing. I/ 1 •r I ' ,d -. The ongoing proliferation of mountains of single-use plastics dumped Into waterways and 1p. , �i i A t ry the oceans has created yet another set of ecological problems.There are about 50 trillion ' 1 j pieces of plastic in our oceans,and possibly zillions of micro-plastic particles,too,affecting 'J 1 t 800 marine species.North of Hawaii,there is a huge floating island of plastics in the middle of ~ti ' the Pacific Ocean.Plastic wastes in the oceans absorb CO2,acidifying the water,and harming No data orb ,ns zox as ass eo, eo% row eon eas tux ' �t I l I t coral reefs.Medical researchers have recently discovered such micro-plastics even in human l a TV..., r' placentas(which should be alarming to everyone). sa.caua Food and 0no,0wreamenden.(F�aatiaaKrm :oaWod.'Data.e9/rorests e./ d i Since we were born,the U.S.population has more than doubled(from 149 million toapprox- Planting trees can also be profitable by providing food(e.g.fruit,nuts,olives).For example, j 4 y Imately 333 million+),largely due to immigration.Global over-population and the resulting foresters in Asia have been planting coconut tree groves,which are hardy and a food-source. dit increased depletion of earth's resources is the major driving force behind all the environmental Similarly,planting trees strategically can also help to restore soil and agricultural land in areas it problems—engendering regional disputes,social-political tensions,and humanitarian crises- on the fringes of deserts.Studies have shown that eucalyptus trees are among the most resil- s With limited available resources,it's both destructive and suicidal for the human race to keep lent and adaptable to desert conditions. 1 0 e • , i ,• r 4. /_ 4 ; Carol Krager From: MARILYN DEPAUL Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 7:02 PM To: Carol Krager;Jesse Raymundo Subject: Public Comments [You don't often get email from Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderldentification I I live in a yard attached to the spraques. Her foul is attached to my fence,so every rat coming in thru the south side comes thru my yard,or west side rogers yard .We have been dealing with the noise,the smells,the flies,and the rats! rats! rats! For seven years now, but it just keeps on,and it's getting worse!She keeps adding to her livestock has, quail in cages hanging in the chicken house,ducks, 6 goats,and fourty chickens.Way to much for the tiny yards and close neighbours she lives with. I don't want to fight with them, but it is not fair to ruin the livability of my yard. I have a constant fight to try and keep them killed out of my trailer and my basement and my truck cab.And fighting with rat holes where they burrow in along the foundation,trying to get under the house,and they I raise babies in the holes if left unchecked.They did all over my yard, burrowed in under someplace and smell horrendous for a few weeks. I bury what can find but the smell keeps me from hunting to long to find the hiders.The bait she uses is not guarded and kills birds and squirrels,which smell worse.We only have one gray squirrel left and hardly any birds alive around here right now.The lady across 116th from them told me they were moving out because of the"steady trail of rats from the spraques yard to her house,"they were under her deck and in her garage and she moved. I think we need a very severe limit on the amount of animals people can have in these small yards.