MINUTES CALLED. MEETING AUGUST 4,2020 Virginia.  A called meeting oft the Council for the City ofCovington was held on' Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 6:30j p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 333 W. Locust Street, Covington, The meeting was calledt to order byl Mayor Thomas H. Sibold, Jr. with all members present as follows: Mayor Sibold, Vice Mayor David S. Crosier, Councilman Edmond J." Eddie. Joe" Entsminger (by phone), Councilman Raymond C.J Hunter and Councilman S. Allan' Tucker.  City Manager: Krystal Onaitis City Attorney: Mark Popovich Thep purpose oft the meeting was asf follows: ast the. Jackson! River Sports Complex.  1.Tol hold al Public Hearing to consider vacation of certain paper streets and alleys previously platted as part oft the Edgemont Subdivision, now owned and operated by the City ofCovington 2.Tol hold al Public Hearing to consider aj proposed Omnibus Ordinance Amending and Reenacting Certain Sections of Chapter 6, Animals, of the Code of the City ofCovington. 3.To hold first reading of Ordinance 0-20-02 an Omnibus Ordinance Amending and Reenacting Certain Sections of Chapter 6, Animals, oft the Code oft the City of Covington. At thist time, upon a motion by Vice Mayor Crosier, seconded by Mr. Tucker, Council voted to add) Ms. Susan! Hammond of VDOT, to the agenda. She gavea aj presentation regarding status of projects in the City. Heri report included an overview of project development and tracking of projects related to on-time performance and on-budget performance. Projects are monitored in each phase and can be viewed to1 make sure each project is moving forward as required. Actual projects in the City include Durant Road, Madison Avenue, S. Alleghany Ave., Maple. Avenue Phase 3 Improvements andI Maple Avenue Streetscape. Projects noted for the Smart Scale application include the Paper Trail Pedestrian Bridge, Jackson Street improvements, Edgemont Drivei improvements, E. Madison. Avenue sidewalk, Thacker. Avenue and the Rayon Bridge replacement. Ms. Hammond is expecting additional information in the next month regarding the funding status as dollars become available. Mayor Sibold noted that Phase 2 oft the Maple Avenue project began Monday, August 3rd. Allen] Dressler, Director of Parks and Public Works, noted that the contracts havel been signed: for the S. Alleghany Avenue project. Council AI Public Hearing was held to consider vacation of certain paper streets and alleys previously platted as part of the Edgemont Subdivision, now owned and operated by the City ofCovington ast the. Jackson) River Sports Complex. City Attorney Popovich presented information regarding this action stating thatt there is thej possibility ofa $115,000 State Grant for the City by eliminating the paper streets and alleys. There were no comments from the citizens. Thel Public A) Public Hearing was heldt to consider aj proposed Omnibus Ordinance Amending and Reenacting Certain Sections of Chapter 6, Animals, of the Code of the City ofCovington. City Attorney Popovich presented an overview of the components discussed inj prior meetings. His intent was toi incorporate these int the ongoing reviewi int the Chapter on Animals. There were no comments from the citizens. The. Public) Hearing was closed. Mayor Sibold requested several Upon a motion by Vice Mayor Crosier, seconded by Mr. Tucker, Council voted to approve, on first reading, Ordinance 0-20-02 regarding Chapter 6, Animals, oft the Code of the City of Covington. Motion carried 5t to 0. Mayor Sibold, For; Vice Mayor Crosier, For; Mr. Entsminger,  expressed appreciation to Ms. Hammond for her presentation.  Hearing was closed.  word corrections for the second reading.  For; Mr. Hunter, For and Mr. Tucker, For.  No further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned.    8/4/2020 PG.2  THOMAS SIBOLD, JR., MAYOR PRESIDENT OFT THE CITY COUNCIL. AND, ARS AS SUCH, EX-OFFICIOOFFICER: OFTHE CITY OFCOVINGTON, VIRGINIA  ATTEST:  lbe EDITHS S. WOOD, CITYCLERK  2