City Council

Name: City Council — Manistee, MI
Start: 2020-06-09
End: 2020-06-09
Location: Manistee, MI

Regular Meeting

Manistee, MI · June 9, 2020

Minutes

MANISTEE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF JUNE 9, 2020 The Manistee City Council met in a work session on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm remotely as authorized by Executive Order of the Governor. MEMBERS PRESENT: Dale Cooper, Lynda Beaton, Roger Zielinski, Jermaine Cipcic, Michael Szymanski (arrived at 7:11pm), James Grabowski and Erin Martin-Pontiac MEMBERS ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, Department Directors, and Public Public Comments on Work Session Related Items. All individuals in attendance of the virtual meeting were in a virtual waiting room, with their microphones muted. When it came time for public comment, each person waiting in the virtual waiting room was called individually by the City Clerk by the last four digits of their telephone number. Individuals were asked if they had a comment or if they were passing. Mayor Zielinski reviewed the items on the agenda for those in attendance that did not have a copy of the agenda. Dan Duchon, 410 Twelfth Street / spoke in favor of naming the baseball field at Reitz Park after Phil Kliber to honor his years of service. Discussion on Short Term Rentals – Councilmembers and staff had a discussion on short term rentals in the City and the need for an ordinance that would encompass both short-term and long-term rentals. CONSENSUS: Council would like the Planning Commission to work on an ordinance to include both short term and long term rentals and directed staff to draft an agenda item for the next Council meeting giving the Planning Commission direction. Discussion on Refuse Totes on River Street – Councilmember Michael Szymanski led the discussion on refuse totes on River Street. Discussion included: • Refuse options for DDA • AD HOC committee recommendation • Approved DDA Dumpster Corals • Trailers ordered for use by DDA district • Adding a tote option would result in additional costs CONSENSUS: Council does not want to add a refuse tote option for River street and would like to leave as is with the previously approved dumpster corals. Council Work Session – June 9, 2020 Page 1 Discussion on Naming the Baseball Field at Reitz Park – Mayor Pro-Tem Grabowski led the discussion on naming the baseball field at Reitz Park after Phil Kliber to honor his years of service. CONSENSUS: Staff will try to reach out to the Reitz family for approval and bring back to Council for future consideration. Other – Beaton would like to return to in person meetings in July and also stated that residents on the Northside are pleased with the progress on current projects but there are concerns with the heavy traffic and the damage it has caused on the streets. Martin-Pontiac inquired on the condition of First Street as a result of construction and asked if it would be patched. Cipcic reiterated that long term rentals need to be included in an ordinance with short term rentals. Grabowski inquired on the old driveway at First Street beach that was uncovered and asked if it could be removed. Carson clarified with Council that the City currently has a long term rental ordinance and a blight ordinance however enforcement will need to be addressed when moving forward with an ordinance for short term rentals. Adjourned at approximately 8:06 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heather Pefley CMC/CMMC, MiCPT City Clerk Council Work Session – June 9, 2020 Page 2

Agenda

MANISTEE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 7:00 p.m. – Virtual Meeting Good evening. Today is Tuesday June 9, 2020. I’m Heather Pefley, Clerk for the City of Manistee. The City Council’s June 9, 2020, Work Session, is being conducted remotely; where all members of the City Council are in separate locations and not at the City Hall Council Chambers; will be called to order by Mayor Roger Zielinski shortly. As always, this meeting is being recorded and will be broadcast on Manistee TV Cable Channels 189/190 and available at manisteetv.org. There will be no video associated with this meeting. The microphones of all members of the City Council, the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk will always be live unless there is an audio disruption. I will now begin to unmute and check each microphone that will be live during the meeting. The City Clerk will now activate microphones one by one; and individually call on each City Council Member, City Attorney and City Manager to confirm they can hear and be heard. Once complete, the Clerk will continue reading below. As a reminder Councilmembers, please clearly state your name before speaking and mute your device when you are not speaking. Mayor Zielinski, we are ready to proceed with the meeting. I. Call to Order. II. Work Session Items. a.) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION RELATED ITEMS. Each person waiting in the virtual waiting room will be called individually by the City Clerk by the last four digits of their telephone number. Individuals will be asked if they have a comment or if they are passing. It is very important that those giving comment have a good phone connection and no sound or noise whatsoever in the background (televisions and all forms of audio should be muted); otherwise, there will be disruptive audio. If the issue cannot be corrected by the caller, we will move on to the next person in line. We will now take public comments. The work session discussion topics, for those that do not have an agenda are: • Short Term Rentals • Refuse Totes on River Street • Naming the baseball field at Reitz Park The City Clerk will now take over and accept Public Comments on work session agenda items. The City Clerk will unmute and call on each person who has called into the meeting by the last four digits of their phone number; and ask if they would like to comment on agenda items. Once complete, they will turn the meeting back over to the Mayor. b.) DISCUSSION ON SHORT TERM RENTALS – Councilmember Michael Szymanski. Councilmembers, please clearly state your name before speaking. c.) DISCUSSION ON REFUSE TOTES ON RIVER STREET – Councilmember Michael Szymanski. Councilmembers, please clearly state your name before speaking. d.) DISCUSSION ON NAMING THE BASEBALL FIELD AT REITZ PARK – Mayor Roger Zielinski. Councilmembers, please clearly state your name before speaking. e.) OTHER. III. Adjourn. TNT:km

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