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Mayor Steve Horton, Mayor Pro-tem Fleeta Baggett, Council members: Susie Keck, Kenneth Morgan, Anthony Henderson, Charika Davis, and Don T. Floyd, Interim 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.

-Proclamation recognizing Newton County Emergency Management Director Jody B. Nolan

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

2. Discussion of the minutes from the Regular Council Meeting held on September 6, 2022.

 

3. Re-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 TITLES 5 AND 16 OF THE SAID CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING SECTION 16.08.010 (DEFINITIONS) OF CHAPTER 16.08 (INTERPRETATIONS AND DEFINITIONS), AMENDING SECTION 16.16.020 (PERMITTED USES) OF CHAPTER 16.16 (STANDARD ZONING DISTRICTS) AND ADOPTING SECTION 16.20.315 (FOR RENT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DEVELOPMENT) TO CHAPTER 16.20 (SUPPLEMENTAL USE PROVISIONS) THEREOF, TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

 

4. 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 PROVISION OF TITLE 13 OF THE SAID CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING SECTION 13.08.380 (RIDERS AND ADJUSTMENTS) OF CHAPTER 13.08 (ELECTRIC SYSTEM) THEREOF, TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

5. Discussion of changes to the agenda.

 

6. CONSENT AGENDA

No items to consider.

 

7. Discussion of Neely Farms Residential LLC’s request for extension of time for the City of Covington to approve the final plat and obtain a Land Disturbance Permit for townhomes.

 

8. Discussion of request for a 12-month extension of SUP for 10200 and 10020 City Pond Road.

 

9. Discussion of public hearing for future land use and zoning of 39.91 acres located at 70 McGuirts Bridge Road from NR-1 to NR-2 Proposed Single-Family Residential Development.

 

10. Discussion of public hearing and first 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 ADOPTING SECTION 14.12.120 (TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES); TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

 

11. Discussion of public hearing for a text amendment for extension of Clark’s Grove Overlay.

 

12. Discussion of public hearing for future land use and zoning of 17.8111 acres of a 66.47 acre parcel located at 10665 Hwy 278 from NR-1 and CM (Corridor Mixed-Use) to M-2 (Heavy Industrial).

 

13. Discussion of sole source bid from Municipal Emergency Services for rescue equipment requested by Fire Department.

 

14. Discussion of sole source bid from Equipment Controls Company Inc. for gas meters, gas angled-body regulators, and gas regulators.

 

15. Discussion of bids for new GIS hardware and software to create data storage environment in order to move City GIS data from Newton County servers to in-house servers.

 

16. Discussion of sole source bid for new server implementation and data migration in order to move City GIS data from Newton County servers to in-house servers.

 

17. Discussion of sole bid for Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway.

 

18. Public comments.

 

19. Comments from the City Manager.

 

20. Comments from the Mayor and Council.

 

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

 

22. Adjourn.