Tod Newberry

The council meeting included a proclamation for the 50th annual Dixie Crow Technical Symposium and employee service awards. The agenda focused on land use and zoning requests, specifically a proposal for a gated community at 1302 Fagen Mill Road. Several contracts and administrative items were reviewed, including utility department promotions, a pest control services contract, debt collection services, HVAC maintenance for city facilities, public works inventory, landscape maintenance for Keep Warner Robbins Beautiful, and water quality monitoring. Additionally, the council addressed fire department needs, specifically mold remediation at fire station 4 and window replacement at fire station 6.

The council meeting included an opening prayer and pledge of allegiance, followed by the adoption of the agenda with amendments regarding sewer availability and an executive session for personnel matters. Various proclamations were presented, recognizing Administrative Professionals Week, Startup Warner Robbins Week, and Safe Digging Month. Additionally, the meeting featured employee service award presentations for staff members ranging from five to thirty-five years of service. A work session was conducted to discuss board appointments for the Veterans Issues Board and the Engage Warner Robbins board, as well as a request for a purchase and sale agreement extension for 133 South Commercial Circle.

The council meeting included the adoption of the agenda and the presentation of announcements regarding the America 250 series, a military kids celebration, a shred day, and a parents' night out. Proclamations were issued for the Month of the Military Child, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and Community Development Week. The work session featured a discussion on two land use cases involving the expansion of the Woodlands subdivision, including considerations regarding unit density and necessary traffic infrastructure on Moody Road.

The joint meeting commenced with a Public Hearing for the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Update, which concluded shortly after. Key discussions included a review of the GDOT PM1/Safety Targets for 2026, noting a regulatory change allowing for annual totals instead of strict rolling averages, and a question regarding a discrepancy in the Non-Motorized Fatalities target, which was to be investigated. The committees also addressed recommended amendments to the 2045 MTP and the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), covering specific road projects like SR 7 and SR 11. Finally, the committees reviewed the adoption of the 2050 MTP, including its financially constrained project list, which involved a discussion regarding the inclusion of transit and bicycle projects. A WRATS Project Status Report was also provided.

The meeting commenced with an opening prayer led by Pastor Damen Walker and the pledge of allegiance led by two cadets from the Veterans High School Air Force Junior ROTC program. Key agenda items discussed during the work session included an ordinance for a $7,000 budget transfer to install street lights on South Pleasant Hill Road as part of an improvement project. A change to the classification plan involved converting three captain positions in suppression to battalion chiefs to improve the supervisor-to-employee ratio for fire operations, increasing supervisory capacity and firefighter safety, at an additional cost of $12,000. A resolution was presented for a road name change within the joint industrial park to unify Lu Kenny Parkway and Pete's Way into a single road name. Furthermore, two individuals, Christine O'Brien and Mark Yarborra, were nominated for vacant seats on the Engage Warner Robbins board. The consent agenda covered the approval of previous meeting minutes, acceptance of a $2,000 grant from the Georgia Municipal Association for the economic placemaking collaborative to fund seven artworks under the adopt a box program, an amendment to the 2024 CHIP contract to reduce administrative fees from $45,000 to $27,000, a contract extension with Ardura for utility engineering services, and a $450,000 addition to a task order for the federally mandated lead and copper pipe identification and replacement project. Additional purchasing items included $129,144 for ballistic armor defense and equipment for the police department (with a 50% reimbursement anticipated), ratification of an emergency purchase for glass repair at the mechanical building due to interior damage from severe cold, and approval of the annual service and maintenance agreement for the Tyler software ERP system.