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MANISTEE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 7:00 p.m. – Virtual Meeting Good evening. Today is Tuesday, March 9, 2021. I am Heather Pefley, Clerk for the City of Manistee. The City Council’s March 9, 2021, Work Session, 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 work session is being recorded and will be broadcast on Manistee TV Cable Channels 189/190 and available at manisteetv.org. City Council and City staff will have video and audio available for this work session, members of the public will be audio only. 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. Mayor Zielinski, we are ready to proceed with the work session. 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 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:  • Discussion on new process for redistricting in Michigan. • Discussion on Manistee Area Public School’s bond proposal. b.) DISCUSSION ON NEW PROCESS FOR REDISTRICTING IN MICHIGAN – Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. c.) DISCUSSION ON MANISTEE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL’S BOND PROPOSAL – Superintendent Ronald Stoneman. d.) OTHER. III. Adjourn. TNT:km Attachments 1. Redistricting Presentation 2. MAPS Bond Proposal  MICHIGAN’S NEW REDISTRICTING PROCESS Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission 1  HISTORY OF THE MICRC • In 2018, Michigan voters passed Proposal 2, a ballot initiative, for voters and not legislators to take responsibility for nonpartisan redistricting and created the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC). • Comprised of 13 randomly selected Michigan residents that includes four Democrats, five Independents, and four Republicans. • The MICRC is responsible for redistricting the U.S. Congressional, Michigan House, and Michigan Senate districts. Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission 2  PUBLIC HEARINGS Before commissioners draft any redistricting plan, the commission shall hold at least 10 public hearings throughout the state of Michigan. Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission 3  PURPOSE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 2 3 Inform the public Share the purpose Solicit information about the and responsibilities from the public redistricting of the commission. about potential process. redistricting plans. Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission 4  CONCLUSION • Send questions, ideas to increase awareness and engagement and/or provide public comments about Michigan’s redistricting process to Redistricting@michigan.gov or mail them to MICRC/P.O. Box 30318/Lansing, MI 48909. • Learn more about Michigan’s new redistricting process or obtain more information about the upcoming public hearings please visit www.michigan.gov/MICRC. • Thanks again for this opportunity to talk about the MICRC! Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission 5