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COLUMBUS COMMON COUNCIL – SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021 – 6:30 PM COLUMBUS CITY HALL AGENDA Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067837561?pwd=RHE1RkR0Z29VQUNJWk9EWFVxRW1sUT09 Meeting ID: 860 6783 7561 Passcode: 014633 Phone: 3126266799 1. Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Notice of Open Meeting 4. Approve Agenda 5. Correspondence & Communications o Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the City continues to make efforts to minimize risk, including limiting in- person attendance at meetings. The Tuesday, October 12 special meeting will be held remotely, with only essential personnel in City Hall. Members of the public wishing to view the meeting can do so on Zoom, on the City of Columbus Cable Channel 980, City Hall courtyard, or by streaming the meeting live from the Columbus website. We are working to implement additional technology measures to ensure the public has the opportunity to monitor the meetings. Citizens wishing to make public comment at the meeting via Zoom, please email Pat Goebel at pgoebel@columbuswi.us by noon on Tuesday, October 12. In your email, please include your name, address, and the Zoom profile name or phone number you will be calling from. New Business 1. Consider & take action on updated ward boundaries due to redistricting 2. Consider & take action on Ordinance #759-21 "An Ordinance to Establish Wards as Part of the Redistricting Process in 2021 for the City of Columbus – Columbia County" 3. Consider & take action on Ordinance #760-21 "An Ordinance to Establish Wards as Part of the Redistricting Process in 2021 for the City of Columbus – Dodge County" 4. Consider & take action on the purchase of parcels 11211-1114.1 & 11211-1114.4 5. Adjourn  2021 AGENDA ITEM Committee of the Whole Meeting date: October 5, 2021 __________________________ October 12, 2021 Council Meeting date: ______________________________ Review ward boundries from the 2020 Census & Redistricting ITEM: ____________________________________________ __________ process Pat Goebel, Clerk SUBMITTED BY: ________________________________ DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER: The 2020 Census data has been submitted to Counties to review and re-draw, if necessary, new County Supervisory Districts in the County. Columbia County approved their plan and it was made available to municipalities in late September for review. City staff has been working with a GIS analyst from Columbia County to review local ward boundaries to be sure they are in compliance. Due to an increase in population in Columbus, ward boundaries required updating, and an additional ward was added to keep the population as equal as possible within each ward, aldermanic district, and County supervisory districts. The City Council must approve and submit the final map and adopted ordinance to the County Clerk no later than October 18. A special meeting will need to called to formally adopt the proposed map, and adopt the ordinance. The City must also complete the same process for the one ward located in Dodge County. There are no residents living in this ward, and no changes have been made. LIST ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED: Proposed ward maps and draft ordinances for Columbia & Dodge County ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve ward boundaries and Ordinances #759-21 & #760-21 and forward to the Columbia & Dodge County clerks.  NOTICE COLUMBUS COMMON COUNCIL COLUMBUS CITY HALL The Columbus Common Council will meet in the Council Chambers of the Columbus City Hall, 105 N Dickason Blvd, Columbus WI 53925, or by virtual means at 6:30 pm Tuesday, October 12, 2021 or as soon thereafter as the Council can convene to consider adopting proposed Ordinance #759-21 and Ordinance #760-21. The proposed Ordinances establish the new voting wards for the City of Columbus as part of the 2021 redistricting process based on the data of the 2020 census and the County Supervisory Districts proposed by Columbia & Dodge Counties. Copies of the proposed Ordinances, along with the proposed District map can be inspected at the following locations: Columbus City Hall, 105 N Dickason Blvd, Columbus WI Columbus City Website  ORDINANCE 759-21 #______________ An Ordinance to Establish Wards as Part of the Redistricting Process in 2021 For the City of Columbus Located in Columbia County WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin to identify its wards as part of the 2021 redistricting process, and WHEREAS, wards are required to be established by ordinance in accordance with Section 5.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Columbus does hereby ordain as follows: 1. The City of Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin shall consist of the following wards: Ward One – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 1 and Columbia County Supervisory District #21 Ward Two – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 1 and Columbia County Supervisory District #21 Ward Three – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 3 and Columbia County Supervisory District #21 Ward Four – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 3 and Columbia County Supervisory District #22 Ward Five – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 2 and Columbia County Supervisory District #22 Ward Six – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 2 and Columbia County Supervisory District #22 Ward Seven – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 2 and Columbia County Supervisory District #20 Ward Eight – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 1 and Columbia County Supervisory District #20 Ward Ten – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 3 and Columbia County Supervisory District #20 2. The specific boundaries for the above described wards are outlined and identified on the attached map (Attachment A), which is incorporated and made a part hereof, and that the map is generated using WISE-LR software in order to incorporate the underlying census block numbers within each ward. 3. For all voting purposes, the above wards will be combined to facilitate the use of one common polling place, which will be Columbus Senior Center, 125 N. Dickason Blvd, Columbus, Wisconsin. 4. The municipal clerk shall send a copy of the adopted Ordinance and ward plan to the County Clerk within 5 days after adoption and no later than October 18, 2021 Adopted by a majority vote of all members of the Common Council this ___ day of October 2021: Attest: ________________________ Mary Arnold, Mayor Patricia Goebel, City Clerk I hereby certify that this is a true copy of an Ordinance passed by the Common Council of the City of Columbus, on the ____ day of _____________, 2021. ________________________ Patricia Goebel, City Clerk  Proposed Ward Plan 10/1/2021 8 2 7 1 3 10 4 5 6 Map generated from WSL LTSB's WISE-LR software. U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER Block data. OpenStreetMap © Map Created: 10/1/2021 11:43 AM  760-21 ORDINANCE #______________ An Ordinance to Establish Wards as Part of the Redistricting Process in 2021 for the City of Columbus Located in Dodge County WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Columbus, Dodge County, Wisconsin to identify its wards as part of the 2021 redistricting process; and WHEREAS, wards are required to be established by ordinance in accordance with Section 5.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Columbus does hereby ordain as follows: 1. The City of Columbus, Dodge County, Wisconsin shall consist of the following ward: Ward Nine – which shall be a portion of Columbus Aldermanic District 2 and Dodge County Supervisory District #6 2. The specific boundary for the above described ward is outlined and identified on the attached map (Attachment A), which is incorporated and made a part hereof, and that the map is generated using WISE-LR software in order to incorporate the underlying census block numbers within each ward. 3. For all voting purposes, the above ward will be combined to facilitate the use of one common polling place, which will be Columbus Senior Center, 125 N. Dickason Blvd, Columbus, Wisconsin. 4. The municipal clerk shall send a copy of the adopted Ordinance and ward plan to the County Clerk within 5 days after adoption and no later than October 18, 2021. Adopted by a majority vote of all members of the Common Council this __ day of October, 2021. _____________________________ Mary Arnold, Mayor Attest: Patricia Goebel, City Clerk I hereby certify that this is a true copy of an Ordinance passed by the Common Council of the City of Columbus, on the ____ day of October, 2021. __________________________ Patricia Goebel, City Clerk CITY OF COLUMBUS 2021 Supervisory Districts 0 0 RIVER RD City Population: 0 ¯ Ward Population Range: 300-1000 Tentative County Plan Supervisory District 20 0 0  TENTATIVE SUPERVISORY PLAN Dodge County, WI September 13th, 2021 Lake Emily 2725 WAUPUN 26 ¬ « 49 BROWNSVILLE FOX LAKE ¬ « 68 LOMIRA 16 CHESTER LOMIRA Fox Lake LEROY 1 ¬ « 67 TRENTON FOX 6 15 41 LAKE 2 £ ¤ 151 § ¨ ¦ 3 Horicon Marsh RANDOLPH ¬ « 28 KEKOSKEE ¬ « 33 ¬ « 26 THERESA ¬ «¬ « 28 67 WILLIAMSTOWN WESTFORD BURNETT 14 MAYVILLE THERESA ¬ « 175 Beaver Dam Lake 31 13 BEAVER ¬ « 28 32 DAM 33 28 7 8 30 29 4 5 ¬ « 33 HORICON ¬ « 33 ¬3 « 7 BEAVER DAM OAK GROVE 9 ¬ «67 12 CALAMUS £ ¤151 JUNEAU HERMAN 24 HUBBARD IRON RIDGE Lake Sinissippi 18 ¬ « 26 LOWELL LOWELL ¬ «60 HUSTISFORD ELBA RUBICON HARTFORD COLUMBUS ¬ «¬ 16 60 « CLYMAN HUSTISFORD REESEVILLE CLYMAN 17 NEOSHO 10 ¬ «6 1 20 ¬ « 26 ¬ « 67 EMMET ASHIPPUN PORTLAND LEBANON SHIELDS 19 11 ¬ « 16 ¬ « 89 22 23 WATERTOWN ¬ « 19 21 N 2 1 3 Supervisory Districts Major Lakes RUBICON City / Town / Village Boundary Horicon Marsh 0 2 4 8 « Major Roads ¬ 26 Map Produced By Dodge County Land Resources & Parks, September 13th 2021 Miles