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AGENDA

CITY OF COVINGTON COUNCIL MEETING

NO WORK SESSION

OCTOBER 4, 2021 - 6:30 PM

Mayor Steve Horton, Mayor Pro-tem Hawnethia Williams, Council members: Susie Keck, Kenneth Morgan, Fleeta Baggett, Anthony Henderson, and Don T. Floyd, City Manager Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager John King, City Clerk Audra M. Gutierrez, and City Attorney Frank Turner, Jr.

1. Call to order, invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

            -Mayor Horton to administer the oath of office to new Covington Police officers Phillip Matthews and Matthew Shelnutt

            -Introduction of Be Pro Be Proud GA program

            -Proclamation declaring Georgia Cities Week October 3 – 9, 2021

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

2.         Discussion of the minutes from the Regular Council Meeting held on September 20,         2021.

NEW BUSINESS

3.         Discussion of changes to the agenda.

4.         CONSENT AGENDA

4a.       Approval of a license to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only for:

                   Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse                       1065 Access Road

5.         Discussion of public hearing for the first reading of an annexation ordinance for the City of Covington.

6.         Discussion of initiating a text amendment for adding temporary office trailers.

7.         Discussion of sole source bid for the purchase of tasers for police department.

8.         Discussion of sole source bid for the purchase of a Digiticket Software system for the police department.

9.         Discussion of a change order for the Puckett Street Water Main Replacement project.

10.       Discussion of appointment to the Covington Redevelopment Authority.

11.       Discussion of appointment to the Covington Downtown Development Authority.

12.       Discussion of updating the Opportunity Zone Map.

13.       Discussion of modification to hiring entry level positions.

14.       Discussion of Project Framework Agreement (PFA) detailing Preliminary Engineering commitments for Phase 1 of the Hwy 278 CID.

15.       Discussion of designating MEAG as its agent to nominate and acquire any combination of resources to optimize their Supplemental Power Supply Requirements.

16.       Public comments.

17.       Comments from the City Manager.

18.       Comments from the Mayor and Council.

19.       Adjourn.