PRESENT: Jerry D. Roseberry,
Mayor; Council members: George Holt; Jim Windham; Mike Ready; David Eady; Jeff
Wearing, and Sarah Davis. Staff members present: City Manager Matt Pepper, City
Clerk Lauran Willis, Utilities Assistant Scottie Croy, City Attorney David
Strickland.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Hoyt Oliver, Cheryl Ready, Nita Carson, Art and Laura Vinson, Judy Greer, Peggy
Madden, Daryl Welch Reporter for the Covington News; Laura Gafnea, Director of
Community Relations with Oxford College; Mike McQuade, Danielle Miller, James
Johnson and Randy Simon with Oxford College.
1. The meeting was called to order by the Hon. Jerry D.
Roseberry, Mayor
2. Invocation was delivered by Hoyt Oliver
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Approval of Agenda - Motion to
approve – Holt – Second – Wearing, approved unanimous 7/0.
5. Consent Agenda
- Approved unanimous 7/0.
6. Mayors
Report
Mayor Roseberry announced that Chief Dave Harvey’s mother passed on
Saturday, the visitation will be Wednesday from 5 – 7 and the Funeral will be
Thursday at 1100 at Wages and Son’s funeral home at 1040 Main Street in Stone
Mountain.
Mayor Roseberry said he visited with Mr. J.P. Godfrey on his birthday Friday,
November 2, 2018 and presented him with a Proclamation, for his participation in
many city functions over the past years and as recognition for his services to
the City.
Mayor Roseberry said that he and City Manager Matt Pepper will be attending the
Mayors Summit on Friday and Saturday, November 9th & 10th.
Roseberry announced the date scheduled for the employee
and councils annual meeting and appreciation dinner is set for December 13th
at the Blue Willow Inn at 7:00 PM.
7. Planning
Commission Recommendations/Petitions
None
8. Citizens Concern
None
9. Request from Oxford College to Make Landscape
Improvements within the R-O-W.
Motion to
approve - Eady – second – Holt, approved unanimous 7/0.
10. Standby Capacity Charge
Motion to
remove all Standby Capacity Charges Eady – second – Holt. Revised motion to
remove all
Standby Capacity Charges for residential only
– Eady – second – Holt, motion failed 4/3 with Eady, Holt,
Windham vote yea, and Wearing, Davis, Ready
and Roseberry vote nay.
11. Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
Moved to work session.
12. 107 W.
Clark Street Renovation Project
Moved to work session.
13. Uniforms
Contract
Motion to approve – Wearing – Second – Windham,
approved unanimous 7/0.
14. Second Reading to Amend Code Section
40-536 – Livestock and Fowl
Motion to approve – Eady – Second –
Holt, approved unanimous 7/0.
15. Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) – FY2019
Motion to approve – Wearing
– Second – Ready, approved unanimous 7/0.
16.
Invoice Approval
Motion to approve - Ready –
Second – Holt, approved unanimous 7/0.
17. Adjourn
Motion to adjourn – Windham
– Second – Davis, approved unanimous 7/0.
Attachments:
Items 4,5,9,10,13,14, and 15.
Respectfully Submitted;
Lauran Willis, MMC/FOA
City Clerk