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City Council Meeting

Monday, June 6, 2022 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Council Room
2116 Stallings Street
Covington, Georgia

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CITY OF COVINGTON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022

WORK SESSION @ 5:30 PM: CITY OWNED PROPERTIES

COUNCIL MEETING @ 6: 30 PM

 
Due to emergency circumstances resulting from a confirmed active COVID-19 case, and pursuant to the Federal public health emergency in response to COVID-19, the Covington City Council's regularly scheduled meeting for Monday, June 6, 2022, will now provide for public and member participation by calling +1-929-205-6099 / Meeting ID: 741-740-8400 or online at https://zoom.us/j/7417408400.

Mayor Steve Horton, Mayor Pro-tem Fleeta Baggett, Council members: Susie Keck, Kenneth Morgan, Anthony Henderson, Charika Davis, and Don T. Floyd, City Manager Tres Thomas, Assistant City Manager John King, City Clerk Audra M. Gutierrez, Deputy Clerk Amanda Huggins, and City Attorney Frank Turner, Jr.

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

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Discussion of the minutes from the Regular Council Meeting held on May 16, 2022.

 

  1. Discussion of final reading of a text amendment to Section 16.28 Civic Design Provisions for the City of Covington: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COVINGTON, GEORGIA, TO AMEND THE COVINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ENACTED AND ADOPTED ON THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2001, AS AMENDED BY PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS, TO ALTER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 16 OF THE SAID CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING SECTION 16.28.020 (BUILDING DESIGN), AND AMENDING SECTION 16.28.050 (SIDEWALKS); TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

 

  1. Discussion of final reading of a text amendment with regards to Code Clean-up for the City of Covington: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COVINGTON, GEORGIA, TO AMEND THE COVINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ENACTED AND ADOPTED ON THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2001, AS AMENDED BY PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS, TO ALTER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 AND TITLE 16 OF THE SAID CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING SECTIONS 14.16.030 (CONFORMANCE TO THE MASTER PLAN), 14.16.070 (STREETS), 16.04.050 (RELATIONSHIP TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN), 16.04.060 (ADMINISTRATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE), 16.12.030 (PRE-APPLICATION MEETING), 16.12.070 (PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE), 16.12.100 (PROCEDURE FOR ANNEXATION), 16.16.020 (PERMITTED USES), 16.16.030 (SPACE DIMENSIONS), 16.20.020 (ACCESSORY USES), 16.20.160 (CREMATORIES), 16.20.170 (CHILD AND PERSONAL CARE USES), 16.20.240 (DWELLING, CARETAKER/EMPLOYEE), 16.20.260 (EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES), 16.20.330 (GASOLINE STATION AND GASOLINE STATION WITH CONVEINENCE STORE), 16.20.350 (HOME OCCUPATION), 16.20.370 (HOTEL/MOTEL), 16.20.475 (LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES), 16.20.510 (MIXED USE BUILDING), 16.20.620 (ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSE), 16.20.650 (SPORTS TEAMS AND CLUBS), 16.20.760 (YARD SALE REGULATIONS), 16.20.770 (ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS), 16.28.020 (BUILDIGN DESIGN), 16.28.025 (BUILDING TYPOLOGY),  16.28.030 (STREETSCAPE DIMENSIONS), 16.28.040 (BLOCKS), 16.32.060 (CLASSIFICATION OF STREETS), 16.32.140 (PERMITTED ENCROACHMENTS UPON REQUIRED SETBACKS), 16.32.170 (STREET FRONTAGE REQUIREMENT), 16.40.010 (OPEN SPACE), 16.40.030 (TRANSITIONAL HEIGHTS AND YARDS), AND 16.44.010 (OFF-STREET AUTOMOBILE PARKING SPACES); TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

 

  1. Discussion of final reading of an ordinance for the City of Covington: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COVINGTON, GEORGIA, TO AMEND THE COVINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ENACTED AND ADOPTED ON THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2001, AS AMENDED BY PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS, TO ALTER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 16 OF THE SAID CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING SECTION 16.08.010 (DEFINITIONS), AMENDING SECTION 16.16.020 (PERMITTED USES) AND ADOPTING SECTION 16.20.635 (SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS); TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

 

NEW BUSINESS

6. Discussion of changes to the agenda.

 

7.CONSENT AGENDA

There are no items to consider.

 

8. Discussion of L3Harris contract renewal.

 

9. Discussion of 911 Dispatcher “Stay Incentive”.

 

10.Discussion of City sponsorship of Juneteenth parade.

 

11.Discussion of RFP from Urban3.

 

12. Discussion of Project Farm utility rate approval.

           

13. Discussion of purchase of mapping and staking software.

 

14. Discussion of purchase of four 2500 KVA transformers for Project Farm.

 

15. Discussion of sale of bucket truck 837.

 

16. Discussion of Eastside Sanitary Sewer Basin Improvements-Material Bid Summary.

 

17. Discussion of Planning Commission nominations.

 

18. Discussion of Downtown sidewalk tile requests.

 

19. Discussion of resolution to amend procedure for filling of vacancies in office for Mayor or Council.

 

20.Discussion of proposed charter amendment to modernize the budget provisions.

 

21. Public comments.

 

22. Comments from the City Manager.

 

23. Comments from the Mayor and Council.

 

24. Enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing land opportunities.

 

25. Adjourn.

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