Mayor and Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening.

Good evening.

Thank you all for joining us today for our first council meeting for the month of April. If you do not have a agenda packet for tonight's meeting, uh there may still be some in the foyer, but there is a QR code on the door of the ratunda where you can scan and follow along on your electronic device. We will have the opening prayer today led by Pastor Peter Rmulan. How much did I mess it up? Okay. Pastor Peter Ramuan of Christ United Methodist Church and the pledge of allegiance will be con given by Michael Doe and Nisha Perijapi from the house and county high school NTHS. So if everyone would please stand while pastor starts us off in prayer. Um, my name is Peter from Yellen and this is a southern accent from South Africa. I I want to thank all the servicemen and police and other personnel for serving. Mayor, I enjoyed your speech at the NAACP um when you were just reelected and I enjoyed especially when you did it to that beautiful hymn and you used it as your outline. I am am sovereign by the grace of God but I am a American by choice. I've been American since 19 97. One of the reasons I like to do these things is because I am a American and I have enjoyed the privileges of being an American and I'd like to give back a little bit to civil community service whenever I can just to

say thank you for all the opportunity this beautiful country has given me with education, finance, es a beautiful wife, a beautiful church, and beautiful people like you. And I am so grateful that I get to bring you before the throne of God. Let us pray. Dear God, I love you with all my heart and soul. And so for these people, I ask that you give them the heart of David. Teach them to be courageous and have their hearts burn like a lion. Teach them to be like Thomas, doubt those things that don't sound correct and tell them to test them. Give them a heart like Timothy, quiet, wise, a heart that is easy to work with. Give them wisdom like Paul so that the choices they make for our community are wise and worthy. We ask that you bless our police and keep them safe. Give them hearts of love and courageous and a deep joy of being those that bring justice to all. We thank you for our service people here that keep us safe and give us an opportunity not only to be able to have freedom of speech but even more importantly freedom after speech. Dear Lord, we ask that you also help us

to remember that your grace and your love is greater than all the brokenness and hurt in our community. And your love and your grace is greater than all the brokenness in me and these beautiful people. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. We would like to thank Pastor Peter and also uh our two students from House County High for starting us off in meeting today. We would like to do a a picture with you here in the middle. Council, let's take our places. We'll start with the students first and then we'll move to pastor Mhm. What is that?

I officially call today's meeting to order. I'll first start with a an adoption of the agenda. Mayor, I move that the agenda be adopted as presented.

And I second that, mayor. Motion by Councilman Holmes, seconded by Councilman Mack. All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. Motion carries. Now, on to announcements. I have some announcements to share with you all today. And these are uh some things to keep in mind as we celebrate the 250th anniversary/ birthday of the United States. So, this is our America 250 series. for celebration. We have our take flight tour that's going to be coming up and right now we have applications for businesses who want to participate in this experience and those applications will be open on our website until April the 17th. So, April the 17th, if you have a business who wants to participate in the TakeFlight tour, showing um you know, a flight of sliders, a flight of popcorn, cookies, cupcakes, drinks, whatever you can think about. Um please submit your application now until until April the 17th. Next up is Hometown Heroes Celebrating Military Kids Food Truck Roundup and that's taking place next week. Is next week the middle of April already? Didn't it just start yesterday?

Sheesh. Wow. Okay. Next week, Thursday, April the 16th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Perkins Field will be a celebration for military children. Um, as they support their their their parents, their families um in military service, we want to make sure we celebrate those children. Um, I I am one of those children. Um, so this always a great time to paint our city purple for our military kids next Thursday 6:00 to 9:00. And then we have the spring shred day that's going to take place next week as well on Friday, April the 17th from 900 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Happy Hour Parking Lot. uh take all your old papers or do your spring cleaning the mail we keep in a corner that we never open. Drop it off 9 to 1 next Friday. And the last thing to to share this week is parents night out is taking place Friday, this Friday, April the 10th from 6:00 to 10:00 at North Hston Sports Complex. Um, this is our our recreational facility on North Hston Road. The cost is $25 for city residents and $5 discount for any additional child. Um, pizza is provided during the parents night out. 6 to 10. Uh, it's cheaper than any babysitter rate. Trust me, I've looked. So, if you want a parents night out, check it out. Friday 6 to 10, North House and Sports Complex. Thank you for um sharing those announcements so I can share it to our community. Next up, we have proclamations, awards, and presentations. Today, we'll be doing three proclamations. The first one is for the month of the military child.

Then we will have one for our 911 operators, National Public Safety Telecom Telecommunicators Week. And the third is Community Development Week. If you are here to receive any of these proclamations once I begin reading, please come up to the middle so that I can read it to you and then present it to you with a photo um at the conclusion. So, first up is month of military child. Anyone here to accept this proclamation, please move to the middle of the retunda. Thank you. I can't believe it's already middle of April. All right. So, month of the military child is April 2026. Whereas thousands of brave Georgians serve in the military and have taken the oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And whereas the children of these brave men and women make significant contributions to our schools and communities and the city of Warner Robbins despite prolonged and repeated absences of one or both parents. And whereas the WR Robbins military children are a source of pride and honor to us all. And it is fitting that we take time

to recognize their contributions, celebrate their spirit, and let our men and women in uniform know that while they take care of us, we will take care of their children. And whereas there are uniformed foreign military members and their families stationed at Robins Air Force Base from roughly 19 countries. Their dedication to preserving peace and supporting the United States military missions both abroad and here in the United States is above reproach. Their children also live and play in our populace. They attend local schools, recreation facilities, and churches. We welcome them with open open arms into our communities. And whereas the recognition of April as a month of the military child provides a special opportunity to pay tribute to military children for their commitment, their sacrifice, and their unconditional support of our troops. Now therefore, be it proclaimed by myself, on behalf of city council and the citizens of our great city, do hereby proclaim the this month as month of the military child in Warner Robbins, Georgia. I ask for the observance of this month by connecting with military children and families to provide support to all children affected by the development sorry affected by the deployment of parents and other caring adults in their lives. Let's give a great round of applause for the month of the military child. All right. I'm not sure did anyone have some words to share? if you were planning.

Okay. So pretty.

Hi, I'm Colonel Sherry Graham. I'm the deputy wing commander at the 78th Air Base Wing at Robins. And thank y'all so much for welcoming us into your city. Um, some of the things that Mayor Patrick talked about as being a military child herself, some of these kids from uh, ages K through 12 will probably attend a minimum of nine different schools. So, they are full of resilience. They are um, in support of their families. They didn't sign up for this, but they serve, too. And we certainly do thank all of y'all for supporting us, and we're happy to be here in support of y'all. Thank you all.

Thank you, Colonel Graham. And she too has children uh who are serving with her. So, let's get this photo. We're going to take the photo and then I'm going to ask council if they want to join on the second photo if that's okay. All right. Three smile. Congratulations.

All right. Next up is a proclamation for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Do we have anyone here to accept this proclamation? Okay. All right. We will still read this in their absence as they serve our community. So the week of April the 12th through the 18th, 2026 is National Public Safety Communicate Communicators Week, telecommunicators week. And it goes, "Whereas emergencies that require police, fire or emergency medical services can occur at any time and once prompted, the response from police officers, firefighters, and paramedics is critical to the protection of life and preservation of property. And whereas the safety of our police officers, firefighters, and paramedics is dependent upon the quality and accuracy of information obtained from citizens who contact Hston County 911 emergency communication center. And whereas public safety telecommunicators are the first and most critical contact our citizens have with emergency services and serve as a single vital link for police officers, firefighters and paramedics by monitoring their activities by radio, providing them with information and ensuring their safety. And whereas public safety telecommunicators of the house and county communications division have contributed substantially to the apprehension of crim criminals, suppression of fires, and treatment of patients. And whereas each dispatcher has exhibited compassion, understanding, and professionalism during the performance of their job in the past year. And now therefore, be it proclaimed by myself on behalf of city

council and the citizens of our great city the week of April the 12th through the 18th, 2026 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in the city of Warner Robbins. I ask all citizens to join me in honoring the men and women whose diligence and professionalism keep our city and citizens safe. Let's give a great round of applause for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. All right. And finally, we have the proclamation for community development week. Anyone here to accept this proclamation, please come forward. Okay. So, Community Development Week is April the 6th through the 10th, 2026. And the proclamation goes, "Whereas the community development block grant, we call it the CDBG program, has operated since 1975 to provide local governments with the resources required to meet the needs of persons of low and moderate income. And the CDBG funds are used by thousands of neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations throughout the nation to address pressing neighborhood and human services needs. And whereas the community development block grant program has had significant impact in our local economies through job creation and retention, physical redevelopment, and improved local tax bases. And whereas the city of Warner Robbins Department of Community and Economic Development has clearly demonstrated the capacity to administer and customize the CDBG program to identify and resolve pressing local problems such as

affordable housing, neighborhood and human service needs, job creation and retention, and physical redevelopment. And now therefore, be it proclaimed by myself on behalf of city council and the citizens of Warner Robbins, Georgia, I do by I do hereby proclaim the week of April the 6 through the 10th, 2026 as community development week in the city of Warner Robbins. And I urge all citizens to join us in recognizing the community development program and the importance it serves to our community. Let's give a great round of applause for community development week. And we have our director of community uh sorry we have our director uh Miss Kate Hogan of the department of community and economic development for the city of honor Robins here also with Miss Hyestent who um manages uh there with her um is it the CDBG program? Okay. She's one of our project managers over in CDB in the uh department. Sorry, I'm seeing a lot of words and they're all running together, but um thank you all for all that you do inside of our community. Congratulations.

All right. Now that we've completed our proclamations, we now move into the work session items. Starting with the agenda for today and also we will have a portion talking about the adopt a box a presentation from Miss Kate Hogan from the community and economic development department. Uh Mr. James Rinker, he will start us off in the discussions of the current agenda.

Good evening, mayor and council. Uh thank you for the opportunity to work our way through tonight's agenda and respond to questions that you may have. Um the two most involved items on tonight agenda uh tonight's agenda are two land use cases. So has become our custom uh we'll address those upfront to provide the most time uh possible. And I'll ask Darren Curtis, our planning and zoning manager, uh to come forward and present on those two cases. Thank you. All right. Um, any particular order? Just

Okay. Uh, the first item on, uh, the agenda, uh, for zoning action refers to a reasonzoning for property totaling 309.4 acres. Um, this property has frontage along Moody Road, uh, but primarily shares frontage with the existing Woodlands subdivision development. Um, obviously a large tract of land um, adjoining the Woodlands and the stated intent uh, for the resoning is in order to expand the existing Woodlands subdivision. Um if if approved, obviously uh this would likely include an access along Moody Road for this development. Um I will point out that the uh the use of the property will remain the same if approved. Um it's uh currently limited to a a single family um use. Uh R3 uh does allow for, you know, a denser use of this property, but the developer has has stated that it is intended for single family detached use, uh in conformance with the rest of the Woodland subdivision. Um not a lot more for me to say about it. Uh happy to answer questions. Staff recommended approval for the request to reszone. Uh the planning commission also recommended approval uh for this petition.

Mr. Curtis, can I ask you a question? Yes. That access from Moody is already there, correct? Has that already been established?

There is a uh un uh improved driveway uh that is currently stubbed out on Moody Road. um whether that is the location of the um eventual driveway for this development um that is has not even been um decided yet. So um we would we would typically um you know start to evaluate that once we have uh a formal submitted plan. Um, and so, uh, the location of the driveway is going to obviously we're going to make sure it's in the safest place. Um, and whether they can use what's already there or not, it's we're not sure at this time.

M Mr. G, one question.

You stated that the staff has approved this as well as the committee. Who's the staff? Uh I well to clarify we we have recommended approval of of this petition and uh as far as who the staff uh that recommend I'm the staff that recommends uh on the on the staff report but uh we also uh consult with other departments um those would include the community economic development department engineering um you know all of all of our city departments have an opportunity to provide input uh related to zoning action. Um so police, fire, um all of the departments, uh you know, utilities all get to uh review this and and when and we compile this report based on any feedback we receive. Um and and given that the uh joint comprehensive plan refers to this property as a suburban residential area uh and that the intended use of this property is residential uh in in conformity with the existing development um the recommendation uh was to approve.

Hey Mr. Curtis, how you doing? Um I have two questions. um one, how many units plan to be in this um development? And with that being said, on Moody Road, does it have to be a deceleration and acceleration coming in and out of that that neighborhood?

So, uh we we do not currently have uh a formally submitted plan. Um, and it's it's not uncommon for a developer to seek to reszone the site in order to commission a design. Um, you know, we could run some uh very high level, you know, numbers uh to determine what potentially there could be, but topography and things like that, they all play a vital role in and really figuring out how much of this property is is usable. What I do know is that uh there's about a hundred or so acres that are are wetlands and and won't be developed. Um so, you know, a good third of this property is is not going to to see construction. Um, now in terms of access and and kind of circling back to uh what Councilman Bib uh talked about as far as the location and and not only that, the the configuration and design of an access uh we will um we will meet to discuss that with our con uh consultant engineers. Um and and we're going to take in things into account such as the number of proposed units, the uh the speed limit, um the overall existing volume of Moody Road and and so those things uh play factors into determining whether uh deceleration lanes, etc. are typically required. Um, I will say that generally speaking, um, a a a project of this size, as the Woodlands already is, uh, it's very very unlikely that there would not be a requirement for a deceleration lane. Now, acceleration lane gets into a bit of a different category. And typically you don't see acceleration lanes um except for uh certain types of intersections um or industrial uh projects where you know you have large trucks that are

exiting onto a roadway. So whether there's an acceleration lane that's uh that's a probably a different conversation but certainly I would imagine a deceleration at minimum. Thank you. Mhm. We do have a representative here party to petition that's available to answer additional questions if you if you have them. Do we have a number a proposed number of units going in that? No sir. Just just for clarification um this project is a another phase of the woodlands. Correct.

Okay. Thank you. I have a question. Sure. The the current covenants on the woodlands will still apply. Is that correct? So So I would defer that question to the applicant who again is present and able um to to answer questions if necessary. Okay. I'll figure it out.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Thank you for the time to be here tonight. I'm Keith Newton, uh, representing Alexis Investments. Uh, the owner of the property, 3528, Highway 41 North, Sweet B, Byron, Georgia 31008. Uh, our family has owned this land for over 23 years. um actually purchased it, believe it or not, from Governor Sunny Purdue and his sister many, many years ago. Um I'd like to echo a few things. One, I'm proud to be this project in Warner Robbins is continuation of the Woodlands, and I would um I know most of you all been out there, but I would encourage you to come out and look. Everything that's in Warner Robbins is R3 uh in the city of Warner Robbins. We worked many years working with the county and the city. When we first came into the city, it was uh a little challenging, but we got there. Moody Road was widened years ago. Hston County came to our family and they set up the access point. So, that's where it's going to be. And this a county road. The county would dictate. Part of this is the county has to review this project. It was part of a more memorandum of understanding many years ago. So this Calston County will review the plans as well as Warner Robbins. Currently we have uh a preliminary layout. We submitted a Warner Robbins earlier. Um nothing's changing. The access point will be where Hston County dictated where we would have it. And Hston County will dictate Axel Del. It's their road and our engineers will work with excuse me with the city engineers in determining all that. And I'd like echo that your staff being um police, fire, utilities, everybody reviewed recommended approval. Uh unanimously approved through planning and zoning. We're not changing anything, but I will encourage you to look at right now.

Currently, we're about $185 to $186 per square foot. I would put our development up against any development in Middle Georgia as far as a square foot price. And that is by far the most important thing you want to look at, the quality of the product being presented. We have about a 100 acres of wetlands. We have a major transmission line. We have some design uh challenges and we're going to work around those. That's just part of it. But uh we look forward to working with Warner Robbins just like our family has in this city for over 50 years. Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Mr. Newton. Okay.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Newton.

All right. U the next zoning action refers to a reszoning petition uh involving 8.75 acres located along the east side of Highway 41. uh and that is a neighboring vacant parcel uh just to the west of the Rose Hill subdivision. Uh the current zoning of the property is R1 uh as is the Rose Hill subdivision. Um and the proposed zoning is a planned development extraordinary district. Um, and just a a quick refresh on on what that means uh substantially for the city is that it is uh unlike other zoning categories in that uh it requires the developer to submit a conceptual site plan. uh to to that end, the city uh reviews that site plan and um it would basically um consider that on the on the merit of its design. Um having said that, this uh this proposed development includes 39 twostory units. Um those are attached uh in a uh condominium style arrangement. Um, this would also include a uh commercial component. Um, they've they've shown two uh undefined amenity areas on the site. Um, and as the Rose Hill subdivision, in fact, um, it's Rose Hill Drive, uh, deadends into the boundary of this property, um, the conceptual site plan shows a a roadway configure, uh, configuration where, uh, the the road is continued

along to 41, but is uh is given a a locked gate with a NOX box for first responders. Um I I do think it's important to point out that this was a requirement uh that uh city staff um required of the designer. Um this was not a this was not possible uh except for the fact it is a proposed planned development district. So in any other zoning category that's not something that we can require. So I just obviously that's a u been the point of a lot of the discussion surrounding this petition. So I want to just make sure I point that out. Um otherwise it is also within a suburban residential character area and the proposed uses of this site. um do not introduce anything that is uh generally uncharacteristic of the area as a residential use and um and as far as a commercial use. Um a little bit of context on that though is the uh overall layout um has um you know obviously left staff with um some areas of concern. you know, we we with the way it's laid out, um we felt it would be more appropriate to have the commercial component of this property uh located alongside the neighboring commercial property to the north, which is a daycare facility. Um and we've also um you know in terms of the uh the recommendation uh because of the you know it doesn't propose any new uses of the property that are out of character for the area. We we opted not to issue a formal recommendation on the staff level. Um, this did go before the planning

commission and the planning commission voted three to two to recommend approval uh with the stipulation that the commercial component be limited in its use uh to office space uh rather than the uh climate controlled self- storage as they proposed. Um, and the other stipulation being that the street that I mentioned having access from Highway 41 and extending to Rose Hill Drive uh remain a private road, not public right away. Again, that is uh sort of essential to any uh access being cut off. Um, you know, the idea that accessibility from 41 would sort of create a a cut through. Um, that was the origin of that requirement. So, um, again, happy to answer questions. I know this is a a lot of nuance with this particular, uh, design, but, um, happy to discuss it.

And, and we do, we do have a representative present, uh, from the petitioner. Um, Mr. Curtis, could you tell me the current zoning for the Rose Hill subdivision? It's R1. Um, I I will mention Carlton Ridge, which is the adjoining subdivision directly to the south, is R3. All right. And the uh so if it was to maintain say if it was R3 or R2 even, do we have any idea how many homes could be built on that eight acres?

Um I again I can I can run uh some general numbers on that. So if that were the case then we would uh expect to see public rightway versus a private road. Um obviously adding public rightway uh you know um takes away from um lot sizes um because this is private you know we've we've seen a little bit of u minimization of that space that it occupies. um particularly the the row of units that uh align the the back side of this property closest to Rose Hill subdivision uh are accessible via an alley which is really kind of a single lane. it's not a, you know, so um if if we were to include public rightway, um you know, that would detract. And so it it probably boils down to the um design, but um you know, generally speaking, at R1, uh which requires 14,000 square foot per unit, uh we could we could run a a quick calculation. Um but

yep,

Mr. Curtis. Yes, sir.

I I'm sitting here thinking about one statement you just made. the road would be and excuse my my interpretation of it but the road would be similar to an alleyway. Now before you before you respond I'm still living with something we did and I'm very very reluctant about this and I don't want to be guilty. I wasn't guilty last time. I voted against it. But anyway, I'm not going to be guilty this time either. I need some clarification. Is it going to be a road? What about entrance to the the present neighborhood or the existing neighborhood? So um the the units are arranged in such a way that uh the backyards of some units um are bordered by the backyards of another unit. So in other words, you've got opposite facing units. And for the units uh whose backyards um for the units located in the backyard of the other units, those units are only accessible via an alleyway which goes along the back side of this property. Um the the thing I you know probably to mention about it is again that this would all be private. uh meaning the developer or HOA that they have to set up would retain ownership. Um all of those um alleys would would be part of that ownership. So they would they would own that.

You may want to explain to the existing neighborhood.

That's right. Okay. So, um, and and as Mr. Drinker pointed out, I think it's a good clarification, too, that um when we say alley, we're we're talking about um the the roads uh width. It's not uh so generally speaking for public rideway, you're expecting 50 to 60 feet of uh of overall width. Um and that's in order for the city to be able to run utilities under it and uh things like that. This would be more of a single lane, probably not striped, um just single lane access road for the purpose of the residents who live um in the units that are accessible uh via the alleyway just

just along the back side of the property. That's right. So, um the the Rose Hill Drive situation again because this is a planned development district um is is being shown to have a locked gate with a Nox box. That's for our first responders to access. That's not for the general public. It's not it's also not for um maintenance companies to to get in to do any kind of work. Um, so outside of first responders, the only access to this site would be from Highway 41. Um, having said that, um, that's not a requirement that staff can place on, uh, on this development. Uh, except for the fact that it is proposed to be a planned development, which gives us the control to be able to do that. Um, beyond that, in any other zoning category, uh, we would expect that because the road, uh, Rose Hill Drive dead ends directly into this property line, the developer could legally pick that up and continue the road to 41, provided that uh, Georgia Department of Transportation uh, issues a driveway permit.

You just at the end, you just answer the questions running through my mind. Will the city be required a need to put a road in? No, sir. I want to be sure you said no to that. Yes, sir.

Mr. Curtis, I have a few questions. the access with the gate and the number code. Who all is going to have that code? Is every one of these uh people that buy these town homes going to have access to that code? And are all these people that are going to rent in this storage unit going to have access to that code in that that street right there? So, my understanding is that the Knox box is more of a proprietary key uh versus a code. Um, and that key should only be provided again to to first responders. Um, and and no, no one from general public, whether it's even the developer themselves, would have access to that.

Thank you for clarifying that. I appreciate that. Um, so, and I'm just want to say this alleyway. So, when you say it's going to be a single alleyway on the back side of this whole um drawing right here, uh it's only going to have access for one car. The the actual width of this alleyway is not um is not shown. Um I I'm basing that comment on uh the way it appears to be shown on this. Um it says that it is a uh proposed 22 ft paved alley which is private. Um it it doesn't show any particular striping though. So conceivably at 22 ft you you probably could get two cars. Um but you know saying that just to say it's not so with a public rideway obviously you typically see your your center line and all of that. Um, this has a uh obviously because of the the sidewalk throughout this, there is a crosswalk at the intersections and uh there appears to be traffic markings at the intersection in terms of uh which way, you know, stay stay right um stay left, that sort of thing. But, uh that that is the only place that's shown.

Mr. Um, I may have missed it, but um, just clarify for me before I can get a clearer understanding. For the storage unit that's on this parcel, would that be restricted to the people that are in these units or for the open public? So, um, it was stated at the planning commission meeting that it would be, um, for the general public. However, um, I again, just to re-emphasize that the planning commission recommended approval. It it was a split vote three to two but they recommended approval with the stipulation that that be limited to office space not climate controlled self storage. It says that on here it says climate controls.

Correct. That was their proposal and the and then the recommendation was that that be restricted to office space only. So, uh, any motion that, you know, would approve this request, uh, should account for those if if that's, uh, council's intent. So, I'm not knocking you. I'm just saying what we've been looking at since Friday is incorrect.

It's not incorrect. I mean, that's still their proposal. Um, and and we've issued a recommendation based on what we believe would be a better alternative. So, um, that's still their proposal. And so that's why we would ask that if if you agree with that stipulation that you you place that as part of your motion if if that's what you decide to do. I just question. I'm sorry. If I presented something to you and it didn't seem to fit the mode and you make a recommendation, how did it get up here to us to vote on it? Okay.

Exactly.

So, Councilman staff's staff's role on applications for resonings and land use is to provide an evaluation uh of the application and give to you a recommendation. Staff does not have the ability to tell an applicant you cannot bring that forward in this fashion. We will not you know bring it forward. We can tell them uh that staff's recommendation will be a recommendation for denial or a recommendation for approval with certain conditions etc. But we cannot tell them they cannot bring an application forward. Um so the applicant came forward to planning commission. Planning commission is a recommending body. Uh so just like staff they cannot say you cannot carry it forward in a manner that you so choose. Uh so planning commission made the recommendation uh that it be approved with the condition that the commercial space be limited to office use only and that uh climate controlled storage not be allowed and that is how it's being brought forward tonight with that recommendation. However, that recommendation does not change what the applicant has requested or is applying for.

So, I think to to Councilman Holmes's point, if no one had asked that question, we would not have known about that suggestion that was made because what it says here.

No, sir. It's actually in the staff report that and Mr. Curtis did bring that up in his in his uh comments at the beginning. I just wanted to echo e echo what Mr. Drinker said that planning and zoning commission is a recommending body and they make recommendations to the governing authority which is you gentlemen and madame mayor and ultimately you gentlemen and madame mayor make the binding and in most cases uh though not all final decision regarding land use in the city limits of Warner Robbins. I would just say and ask for clarity of future uh action which may or may not occur that any stipulation you wish to have run with the land which is effectively what your motion will do if it is passed you uh by majority vote uh be clear and explicit. Now planning and zoning has made a recommendation for a stipulation that the commercial use be limited to office space and not storage space. But there's also been some conversation regarding locating the commercial space adjacent to the daycare. If that were something you wish to do, you could also add that stipulation. Any stipulation which is reasonably related to the use of the land can be added by you gentlemen and madame mayor. And I would just ask that if you choose to make any stipulations, we just make sure it's explicit and clear so there won't be any confusion.

Could could I piggy back off that? um just because of the nature of a plan development which requires uh a conceptual plan. I would say that if there are stipulations outside of things that in other words if there's a stipulation that requires a change in the layout, um that may be something we want to consider for a more of a tableling. So that way the developer can actually show that on a uh on a drawing and and we can uh review that again uh rather than um stipulating an idea of something, you know, you know. So

I have a question about the Knox box and the gate um that would be a barrier for this new development to access the Rose Hill subdivision. I heard you say that. Um, by law, the developer can connect to the Rose Hill um, street as an access point as long as G dot allows the development access from 41, which they can't have it if they don't have access to 41. Um, so the ability to access Rose Hill is inevitable that that will happen. Now, the gate and the Knox box, is there any protection that would make it mandatory that that gate stay in place, the Knox box stay in place, never is moved or left open or broken? And that would be a concern I have um when it comes to this gate. So, um I I did um speak to some of the residents who who stood in opposition at Rose Hill Subdivision. Um effectively, uh my first impression of that is that as as it would remain, uh private property um all of it. um and the either the owner developer uh at the time or the HOA uh would retain ownership of of the property including the gate. Um it may be something that we would uh opt to collect more of a shurity on that on the front end um to say that uh they should go ahead and establish an HOA um so that we can uh review its language and ensure that they uh you know maintain the gate in perpetuity. Um that would be a

suggestion. Um it's it's really uh in in my opinion as as private property um it's an unlikely scenario that uh the gate I mean obviously anything could happen um you know someone could run through it with a vehicle or or etc. But um generally speaking the the property owner or the um HOA would be sort of uh liable and and responsible for its maintenance. Well, thank you. Since it's private property, will the city be responsible to maintain No, sir. Roads.

Anything else for Mr. Curtis? Thank you. Thank you,

Mayor and Council. Thank you for working with us through that. I know that those land use uh items can get a little lengthy and they are fairly involved. Uh so I appreciate your patience um as we work through that. As we look at other items on the agenda, our consent agenda is fairly lengthy tonight. Obviously, we had the meeting minutes of the March 16 meeting. Um we have a commercial services agreement with Cox uh communications for uh internet services for the city hall complex. Um as part of that we are actually increasing our connections uh from a 1 gigabyte uh connection to a 10 gigabyte connection. That's reflective of the the transition uh that we see um with respect to software and more cloud-based solutions becoming the norm. Um, obviously those cloud-based uh connections and and solutions require a faster pipe. Um, so that is a $26,040 annual agreement. Um, we have excess cyber insurance policy renewal. Uh, the city does maintain a standard uh cyber insurance policy uh through the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency. Uh, that is a $250,000 policy, which is their standard cyber insurance policy. Um but then we uh also have a $1 million policy that we have traditionally maintained on top of that. Um and that is the renewal that's being considered tonight. That is a $36,140 expense, which is the same as it has been uh for the current fiscal year. Up next, we have an annual uh unit price contract with bumper-to-bumper uh at a value of uh estimated value of $16,160.17. That's based on previous year's uh purchases. Um this is for um uh

provision of fuel, air, oil, and coolant filters for our vehicle fleet. So, pretty standard. I will note this is not the low price vendor. The low price vendor came in at about $1,700 cheaper. However, this vendor is local and the uh the low uh price vendor is not. And so we do have a preference for uh local vendors uh within certain pricing ranges. Up next, an amendment uh second amendment to task order three with our DURA. Uh that's one of our uh engineering firms that works in our uh utility side. Um, this is a $72,500 engagement. It's for the relocation, installation, and maintenance of three flow monitors at selected locations on the city's sewer system. The collection and analysis uh of the data over a six-month period. This is something uh you have to do these uh uh uh data collections and analysis, and this is something that Ardura has performed for us for a number of years. Uh up next, PAC landscaping uh contract for 39,000. Uh this is for annual watering of about 148 trees uh scattered throughout the city. These were funded through our Trees Across Georgia grant. Um as a reminder, uh we did uh receive a grant, a four-year grant, $750,00. We're currently in year three of that grant. Um the watering of these trees allows those roots to establish uh in areas where we don't have irrigation systems. Um so once we get through that then the trees will be okay. Up next uh Zyllem Water Solutions at a cost of $25,559.30. This is for the replacement of a 15 horsepower pump uh that is necessary for

operation of our lift station at out at Veterans High. Um, Zyllem is the solelicicensed dealer um and serer uh for uh these pumps in Georgia. So uh it is a sole source. We then have several purchasing items. The first being our monthly charges for associated systems. Um, this is for our AS400 system, which is our uh existing uh system that we're we're moving away from, but we do have to maintain it while we we continue the implementation um of our Tyler system. Uh that is a purchase at $15,851.25 for services rendered. We then have two items with Gallagher risk management. These are two separate items. The first uh relates to our workers compensation insurance for calendar year 2025. Uh each year there's an audit that has to be performed. We start the year with an estimate of what our projected total payroll for the city for the year will be. The end of the year there's an audit and if there's a difference uh between the initial uh projected amount and the audited amount, we either have to pay if uh if our payroll is higher or we get a refund if not. Um so for 2025 um the total premium uh ended up being a little higher uh came to a total of $171,161. So this item is for $31,691 which is what we would owe due to that delta. Excuse me, I got that backwards. I skipped. That is for 2024. Um Gallagher was late in doing the audit and providing the report. Uh so they just got us the 2024 numbers. So the

numbers I just gave you TW uh are 2024 numbers uh for 2025. Um the uh the amount owed is only $15,997. So it's two items and I just gave them to you in reverse just to see if you were paying attention. It's the only reason I did that. Um, up next, Central Square. This is a primary software utilized by our police department. Um, it is the annual software license and maintenance agreement. $170,5310. The software uh covers about 75 platforms used by our police department, including our computerated dispatch, booking software, and reporting software. It is uh a cornerstone of how uh police departments operate now. Um it is the same software used by other uh law enforcement agencies throughout county uh which helps us with interoper interoperability uh and coordination. Finally, in purchasing we have uh GIS webte. This is again a software uh maintenance and and licensing agreement at $11,741.34. Uh this software is used by our community and economic development department as they work with uh various uh in uh business interests that are considering location uh in Warner Robbins. Uh they use this software to help them identify potential locations. Um and generally they're they're running about 30 to 40 uh location assistance projects a year. Um they also use uh this platform for other research. Finally, we'll move into new business. The first two items you've already uh been discussing, which are the two reasonzoning cases. The first one, Alexis Investments, and the second Alamo Opportunity Fund. Uh so we'll skip

through that. Up next, uh, an opioid antagonistic training and administration policy. Say that a few times fast. Um, Narcan is basically what we're talking about. We talked about this uh at the last meeting in work session. Uh, we are required uh under OCGA 312A-20 uh to maintain at least three doses of Narcan in all qualified city buildings. um and provide training for employees in how to use that and have an adopted policy. This is the policy that will uh bring us into compliance. Also discussed as a workshop item a couple of meetings back uh is the lifeguard retention incentive program. This is a proposed uh um uh $500 incentive to be paid at the end of the lifeguard season. Uh, under this policy, the lifeguards would have to work a minimum of 25 hours per week from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and not miss more than three scheduled shifts during that period. It would be paid out after the final paycheck is issued uh for the season. And this is in response to the problems we've had in uh recruiting and ret retaining lifeguards for the past few years. It's been a struggle uh which has impacted the hours that we can uh keep our pools open. Finally, we have a right-of-way abandonment request. Um this uh this is for about uh6 acres uh of rideway along C Jose. Um the utility companies have reviewed this uh and have all signed off. The city will need to maintain a utility easement in this uh in this area. Um but it uh the request is being made by the sole property owner

in that area because it allows them to unify their site uh for development purposes. Mayor and council, that is all of the items on tonight's agenda. Are there any questions that I can answer for you or that uh other staff members can assist with? Yeah. Um, Councilman, thank you, Mr. Drinker. Uh, the one thing I did want to ask a question on on uh the one for Palk Landscaping, I understand it is not an area that we have actual irrigation that runs to yet, but have we even have we looked at or have we considered a bit or a estimate for running irrigation through that area? It would be quite costly.

I know it would be. Yeah. I just I just want to know if we so so this is not an uncommon uh practice in areas like this and it's there's areas scattered throughout the city um and you'll you'll find that list in your staff report but um typically if uh for these types of trees if we uh provide this type of for lack of better term handwatering uh for a period of time usually the first year or two the root systems establish and then they are quite capable of of surviving on their own. Correct. Um, also would like to also comment just not in relation to that, but how quick those trees got planted. Oh, on Russell. Yeah, that was amazing.

I I went out of town for a week, came back, I was like, "Look at all the trees." Yeah, that was amazing. They look beautiful, too. Big improvement over that old fence. Yes. Very nice. Yeah. Um, I'm not sure all departments that were involved in the tree planting, but I do want to say thank you to keep on Rama's beautiful and community economic development department and our public works because those are ones I saw planting the trees. I don't know about others. So, there are others. Please be sure to state it because I don't want to leave. Okay, that the list is complete. Yeah.

Um, so thank you. I will point out um that the idea to to uh take that fence down and put uh trees in its place. The the request came in from a couple of members of council to take the fence down, but there was concerns about uh traffic going into Russell Parkway from some of the cross streets. The idea to use trees in that area to both beautify and address the safety concern actually came from our public works director, Craig Clifton. That's uh not the type of thing that I think people expect to hear from Craig, you know, uh they they think of they think of him as the tough guy. Uh but he is in fact a tree hugger.

He's now dodging behind people to to hide. I'll I'll pay for that later. I know.

Um I will say that too. Y'all took it to a whole another level and I and I appreciate that. The concern was the ugly fence that has been there for years that all of us had stared at for a while and them ugly post over there and there was no sense of that not being beautified in a whole way and they did take it to everybody involved took it to a whole another level and for years to come we're going to look over there and see the great minds and hard work that uh went into beautifying that area and I hope that's one of many areas in the city of Warner Robbins that we continue to do that too. Definitely. Speaking of beautifification, if there are no other questions relative to tonight's agenda, uh, Miss Stella.

Sure. Uh, we can call that out. Um, so council members, uh, I sent this to you in email, um, but for general notification to the public. Um during the last council meeting uh there was discussion of uh a concessions contract for our recreation parks department. Uh that item was tabled. Subsequent to that uh the recommended vendor uh withdrew their bid and as a result of that and as a result of uh the remaining bids and the condition of those uh that item now has to be rebid. Uh so we will be issuing a new bid uh new RFP uh for uh for concessions at our recreation facilities.

With that being said, sir, what's the method of the bidding process and where can people that would like to bid go bid on those concessions for clarity for the public?

Sure. Uh so as always uh all of our bids are put out through our ion wave system. So those are available via the city website. Uh we also uh do publish uh depending on the nature of the bid um and what we're requesting uh we'll push that out to other resources. Um vendors also have the opportunity to register on ion wave. I want to make sure we get this out there. Uh vendors can go ahead whether there's a active bid on something they're interested in or not. They can register on our ion wave system. All they have to do is go to the purchasing page of our website. They'll see a registration link there and uh they can select the types of uh bids that they may be interested in and then they will get direct notification uh of those bids. Um so there's a number of ways. We also uh will uh for for some of the bids, some of the larger bids, we also will publish those on other sites, push it out through ads, things like that.

So you said something very interesting there. So, I want a little clarity behind that. You said because the person pulled out, correct? And then you said due to the other biders that were there, correct? They those people were eliminated at that point. So, we had we had two other bids come in on that one uh which was the third ranked vendor. Uh the prices were too high. They they were way out of market for Warner Robbins. Uh they were way out of market from the community I was in before. You said that was the third person.

That was the third one. The number two vendor did not provide a response that was reflective of all uh all parts of the bid uh or the RFP. Uh so we do have to go back out. Um, so if if I got another question now. You said the third person was way out of price. Well, where was the first person at if they won the bid? They were within I I don't understand the question. They they they offered Well, you said the third person was way out on their bid. Correct. You categorized them as the

last pricing was too high from the third vendor. That's why they rated third. The next vendor had decent pricing, but they did not include all of the facilities that were part of the bid package. And then we had the recommended vendor that had good pricing and uh were were covering all of the facilities. Thank you. Yeah, I appreciate that. Sorry, it took me a second to figure out what you were asking. I apologize.

All right. are there. If there are no further questions, going back to beautifification, I'm going to ask Miss Kate Hogan to come forward from our community and economic development program. She's going to talk with you a moment uh about our adopt a box program. We've been getting a lot of really good feedback uh on that program. Uh Miss Hyestence will will be uh part of that as well. This is one of the projects she's been coordinating. Um and I believe they have some of the artists here tonight as well. Okay, you got it.

Thank you so much. later.

Pretty so far.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Thank you so much for allowing us the opportunity to circle back with you on this project that came before you in July of last year. We are very honored to provide you guys with a update on phase one of our boxes this evening. So, as a quick overview, our adopt a box program is a public art initiative really aimed to beautify those traffic signal boxes at each individual intersection. They are family-friendly arts um contributed by local artists and we are also funding this project through grants and sponsorships. Um we are currently completed with phase one as far as we have published the design guidelines for the call for artists. We have applied for numerous grants in order to present this project um with strong funding sources and we have also had a committee that has been meeting choosing our artists making sure that they do meet the standards set out in our design guidelines. Um and we are again happy to show you guys kind of how we have managed to work through the process and actually delivered on that promise of eight traffic boxes completed. So our first artist um is Miss Callie Collins and if you will Calie join us up here. Um Callie has two boxes Pollinators of Georgia and also Aquatic Life of Georgia. She is a Georgia Georgia born and is making art um since her first art class here in Perry Primary or sorry here in Hston County at Perry Primary. Art has always been a way that she expresses herself and she tries to incorporate in every aspect of her life. Her friends and family have always supported her art no matter how big or small and it's what encourages her to keep on creating and striving to improve. You can check out her boxes at Davis Drive and Thomas Boulevard and Davis Drive and Moody Road.

and Jeremy, we'll get one picture of all the artists together at the end. Um, our next artist is Aake Roberts. Ake is a husband, father, artist, and therapist whose work explores themes of personal growth, resilience, and self-reflection, drawing from both creative expression and his understanding of human experience. His artwork often uses symbolism to highlight the quiet processes of healing and transformation. Through his work, Roberts aims to encourage deeper thought, challenging limiting labels and creating mo moments of connection that invite viewers to reflect on their own journeys. His box is located along Green Street at Davis Drive. We also have Miss Kathy Compton. She has been painting since her retirement in 2021 and enjoys painting wildlife landscapes around Middle Georgia. Her box is located at Davis Drive and Igno Drive. Ashley E. Johnson is a visual storyteller. Ashley's work brings energy, culture, and meaning into everyday spaces. Ashley believes art should meet people where they are on the streets, at corners, and in motion, sparking reflection and pride in the community. Ashley's Box is located at Davis Drive in MLK Boulevard. We also have Marian Meccmore. Um, she is a mixed media artist who creates vibrant florals and whimsical birds with a touch of sentimentality that brings a little more joy, hope, and nostalgia into everyday life. Her boxes are located at Davis Drive and Taber Drive and Davis Drive and Scott Boulevard Street.

And then Kamari couldn't be with us this evening, but she was born and raised in Warner Robbins area and is an emerging talent. She draws inspiration from cartoons and urban influences through the use of paint and creativity. She hopes to spread joy and smiles all over the world. In her box is located at Russell Parkway and Davis Drive. I just want to thank Mayor and Council so much for believing in the vision that was presented back in July. This is such an easy way to help our art community, but then also create beautifification in everyday spaces. So, thank you guys again and I invite you to come down and take a picture with our artists. Thank you so much.

And Councilman Bib did stop me and wanted me to make a point of clarification. This is just phase one of our boxes. And so we aim to continue to implement this project strategically while fund using um funding sources outside of our general fund. So, we have a new grant that we should hear back about in the next couple of weeks and hopefully we will be implementing phase two. So, stay tuned.

Can't tell you how many comments that I've received uh out in the community and also on my job of people noticing that and uh al also noticing Russell Parkway flooded with comments from the citizens of Warner Robbins about uh the attention that we're putting to the city and that means a lot to all of us. I know one of the biggest things when we started this administration was the beautifification of our city and public works and all that was going on and I want the citizens of Warner Robins to know that we hear you and we're paying attention and we're right there with you of beautifying the city of War Robson and it looks absolutely gorgeous.

It's our pleasure. Um Mayor Patrick wanted me to make a clarification. This was eight out of 50 total boxes throughout the city and we aim to implement art as as many of them we can. All right. Work session is now complete and we'll move on to our second agenda item which is formal public comments pertaining to items that are on our numbered agenda. If anyone is here who has a comment about agenda item 3 through 8 only. This is your time to speak. There will be another opportunity once the agenda concludes for general public comments. Again, if you have a comment, concern, question about any agenda item, items 3 through 8, you will have an opportunity to approach the podium. Be sure to state your name and address for the record. You will have three minutes on the clock, which is timed at the top of that rotunda. Um, please note that council and I are listening to you, though we

may not respond to you. So, the floor is now open if you have a comment about a specific agenda item and be sure to mention that item uh before you begin speaking. Thank you. Okay, ready. My name is Heather Hensley, 117 Clarissa Drive. Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the residents of the Rose Hill subdivision regarding the proposed development at the end of Rose Hill and Rosewater Drive. Agenda item number five. This land was originally zoned R1 for single family homes with low density. The current proposal for multif family units next to established single family neighborhoods does not align with the original intent. City code calls for development to be compatible with surrounding areas. As proposed, attached housing units with an office complex does not align with the character of the neighborhoods it attaches to and moves away from the purpose of zoning, which is to protect the integrity of the area and help manage density. Beyond that, we're concerned about the impact on our zone schools. Based on the most recent CCRPI reports on the GDAU website, each of the campuses are already serving large student populations. Over the past decade, our area has added multiple highdensity developments with the construction of the pines at Westdale in 2018, Tupelar Ridge in 2019, and the flats at Lake View in 2025. Each one bringing additional strain. At some point, we do have to acknowledge the cumulative impact on students, teachers, and resources. If the development process is to move forward, our focus is on protecting the safety of our neighborhood. The current plan includes an emergency access gate with a NOX box connecting the new development to Rose Hill and Rosewater Drive. While it is described as emergency access, systems

like this often allow broader use over time. That raises important questions. Who controls the access? Who determines how and when codes or entry permissions are shared? How is that monitored? And what safeguards are in place to prevent misuse? If that access is used beyond true emergencies, whether for maintenance, deliveries, or convenience, it effectively turns our neighborhood into a pass through. And once that door is opened, it's very difficult to close. What recourse would residents have if that happens? Who enforces it? And how consistently? There's also a long-term concern. What prevents the gate from eventually being removed or permanently opened, creating a direct cut through from Highway 41? With traffic already backing up near the roundabout, it's not hard to imagine drivers looking for alternate routes. Our neighborhood becoming one of them. This is where families live, kids ride bikes, play outside, and neighbors walk the streets every day. Increased traffic, especially cutth through traffic, changes that environment and puts people at risk. If this development is going to move forward, we are asking for a clear and simple solution. Maintain the first plan of a culde-sac at the end of Rose Hill Drive with no access connecting the new development to our neighborhood. We also ask that a dedicated entrance from Highway 41 be established before construction begins so construction traffic does not come through our neighborhood streets as has as it has done for the past several months. At the end of the day, this comes down to a simple perspective. If this were your neighborhood, would you feel comfortable knowing the only thing preventing it from becoming a US highway cutthrough is a gate? We are not just thinking about the value of property, but about the value of safety, children, and preserving the neighborhood people chose to live in. and we respectfully ask that you consider these concerns and help protect the integrity, character, and safety of our area.

Thank you, Miss Hensley. Madame Mayor, on behalf of the uh the owner of this property and the applicant, I felt it might be best to at least come and present our side of this. Huh?

My name is Rob Frics. My office is at 466 South Hston Lake Road in Warner Robbins, Georgia. And I represent the owner of this property. The property was presented um like she said a moment ago, the citizen comment that this was originally going to be a culde-sac uh area that there was going to be no connect through to Rose Hill. the city through the planning and zoning department told us that we needed to change that plan and make that plan um where there was the Knox box. Okay, there's a daycare to the north, R3 to the south, Rose Hill. If we were to make this an R3 neighborhood, okay, it would have to connect to the existing Rose Hill Drive, which be would become the cut through. That's our understanding. If it was an R1, the same thing. It would have to connect. If it comes off of the the road there, off of 41, it would then become again a cutthrough. The only way that this is not a cutth through is to do it either the way that the city suggested or the way that we proposed this originally, which was plan development extraordinary. The good thing about this zoning is that it enables the planning and zoning and the city to control what goes out there. as an accommodation to the city and as part of us proceeding in this process. We chose and with the help of planning

and zoning to say okay we're not going to do any sort of uh commercial uh storage unit. rather they suggested that we do small offices or a small office arrangement which is what we move forward and what we submitted going forward. It was our understanding that when this uh council heard today what they were going to hear was the planning and zoning vote that said yes we approve this with these conditions and we're honoring those conditions 100%. We're talking about 39 units. If this was converted to a straight R3, which we feel would be certainly a a viable alternative, um there would be probably 75 units there, which would add more. this particular use is the highest and best use for this property while allowing the county to retain control or the city to maintain control over what we can put out there because under this special PDE we have to submit it with the plans and the council and planning and zoning has to approve it at each phase you retain much more control over it this way we've heard about the road or the access way, the alleyway. This is not really an alleyway. What this is is this is a private road 22 feet in width that then has a 30-foot buffer. So, what you're doing is you're giving in essence a 50-foot buffer or 52 foot buffer between the back neighborhood and the property that where where it starts. Whereas if we were

doing this as an R3 or an R1, you would have a 25 ft setback. Thank you, Attorney Frics. Okay. So, we appreciate it. I um my time is up. So, um Okay. I didn't really talk that long. It just it just goes fast. Trying to lawyer talk either. I know. But we do appreciate it. Thank you, sir. Will there be any others?

Hello, I'm uh Richard Chamberlain from Lake Point subdivision. This is about uh agenda item four, rezoning Moody Road. We have some questions and concerns. I was here March 10th and it was brought up that uh that the the it was going to be single family uh dwellings detached foursided brick. I want that, you know, confirmed. Also, we'd like to have it amended where we have the buffer of the tree line that is currently there about 30 feet. And also, we're really disappointed there was no site plan. Uh, no street layouts. Um, nothing said about how much traffic is out there. I live out there. There's a lot of traffic out there. There's a hill right there that makes it pretty dangerous, too. And I've seen there's at least two cutouts for entrances into that property. So, that's a concern with me. Then again is how much traffic because the hills and such out there and the curves because people go pretty quick fast out there. Uh darn one more thing.

Oh good. Uh oh. What was never answered was how many homes and what size the lots are going to be. And there again, I I would think that would be in the in the site plan or the you know the Yeah, the site plan. So, uh also the marsh land there, the the wetlands, is that free flowing water or is that just going to be stagnant water? from what I seen in woodlands before back in there. It's all kind of fenced in a lot of areas that I saw and it's just looks stagnant to me and and if it's annexed in the city's going to be your problem when mosquitoes get going real good. So I believe that's about all I have. Anything else? All right, one other person. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chamberlain. Hello, I'm Kima Pool. Um, I live in Country Estates, 117 Country Lane, Kathleen, Georgia. Um, Country Estates is 75 acres and we have 17 homes and uh, we did get um, him to say it'd be single family. This is on item four, I'm sorry, motion four. Um, that it would be single family detached units, but it's still going to be R3. And I'm not quite sure. I can't remember what R3 is, but it could be up to 2,000 homes. And that's much bigger than what the Woodlands is now. We have no plan. There's no plan. We have not seen how many units. Um, so I would like to ask that it be tabled until something's presented because once it goes to you, we don't see it anymore. The other question is there's a power plant that's just been put in near Country Estates and there's a um power line that runs. Um I know y'all can't see this, but there's just a strip of trees on Moody Road that if they cut those down to put home zone, then there'll be the power line, then it'll just be a wide opening where if they left that buffer of trees and built behind the power line, they may lose a few houses. But I think it would be um you can cut a tree down a Moody road and the people on Moody where their houses are can hear more. We had a neighbor in our neighborhood that cut down the wood line and then everybody in our neighborhood can hear the traffic so much more. So if you had that buffer of trees, it would be much more aesthetic and also better for road noise. So that would just be my suggestion. But again, I can't quite understand y'all approving any motion that you do not have the number of units, the way it's laid out, if there's going to be a tree buffer.

All of these are questions that are very important for our our city and our county. And I just would like to ask y'all to look at that before y'all approve this. I would like it tabled. Thank you, Miss Pool. Would there be any others? Hello, Keith Newton again, Alexis Investments. I'd like to clarify a few things. One, most importantly, I love being in Warner Robbins. I love helping to build and grow Warner Robbins, this city. And uh I said our family has been here over 50 years. We've owned the land for 23 years. And we are just continuing the woodlands is all we're doing. There's no planter buffer on the other side of five lane Moody Road. Moody Road is not busy. I'm out there every single day. We um also we were chosen by St. Jude to have five St. Jude homes, giveaway homes. I don't know of another development in the state of Georgia that was selected five years in a row. I'm very proud of the development we have done in the city. Every time we start a development, we have plans submitted to the city of Warner Robbins. Your staff will review these plans. The county will review these plans. And we'll continue on just like we're doing. Local developer and local builders. Square foot price is by far the most important thing. And I'll tell you, our square foot price is higher than any other development in our area on the average. and we love being in Warner Robbins again. Thank you all so much.

Thank you, Mr. Newton. So, you can be a penalty for that, but if you're going to do it, you better do it quick.

That's what I was trying to figure out. I'm trying to read everybody. I can't help you with that. I know that. I know that. If we draw it back, let's just switch the plans. Mayor Patrick, I'm going to um help your evening be a little bit shorter. Okay. Um and I'm not going to lawyer talk, but uh we're going to withdraw number five right now. That's okay. those questions.

All right. Right now, Mr. Attorney Frics has the floor. Um Mr. Frics, you can continue. Um I I'm certainly happy to answer any questions, but at this point, um based upon um the fact that maybe some suggestions need to be made otherwise, it probably makes the best sense for uh us as the owners and me representing the owner to withdraw number five at this time. Thank you, sir. We appreciate it. Is that Can we do that? Is that Yes. I think as the representative of the applicant, if you're withdrawing the item, there would be nothing for mayor and council to consider at this juncture. Okay, that's what we're doing. Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Attorney Frics.

All right. Will there be any other comments about numbered agenda items? Going once. Going twice. Yes, the door is now closed. All right, we now uh need to amend our agenda. So, I will propose a motion to amend the agenda removing item number five at the request of the representative of the applicant. Mayor, I move to adopt the to amend the agenda to remove item number five um at the request of the representative of the property. I'll second that. Mayor

motion by Councilman Lawrenson, seconded by Councilman Bib. Any discussion? All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. Motion carries unanimously. All right. Now, starting with agenda item three, which is the consent agenda to be discussed by Councilman Curtis. Thank you, Madame Mayor. Uh, being that nobody had any when um Mr. Drinker went over the consent agenda, I make a motion for approval of the consent agenda. A second.

Motion by Councilman Curtis, seconded by Councilman Holmes. Any discussion? All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. Motion carries unanimously. Item number four is a motion for resoning petition to be discussed by Councilman Lawrenson.

Thank you, mayor. A motion to approve a reszoning request from Alexis Investment LLC of property, including all rideways totaling 309.4 4 acres located along the east side of Moody Road, situated across Moody Road from the country estate subdivision, also known as tax parcel 0W1330890000 from R2 single family residential to R3 general residential district. I'll second that, Mayor.

Motion by Councilman Lawrence, seconded by Councilman Bib. Any discussion? And the motion before us is for resoning only. For reasonzoning petitions, we do not require the details of what the development will include, but our team will be the ones who have to work with that and make sure everything is acceptable um for this development. Any further discussion? All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. I

opposers the same. Motion carries. Item number six, as amended, is a motion for opioid training to be discussed by Councilman Mack. Thank you, Madam Mayor. I'd like to make a motion to approve the opioid antagonist training and administration policy in order to comply with the requirements of the official code of Georgia annotated section 31-2A-20. This policy ensures that all qualified government buildings and the court house maintain a supply of at least three unit doses of opioid antagonists and that such supply is readily available and accessible during regular business hours as well as outside of regular business hours for all government entity events. A list of the city of Warner Robbins qualified government buildings and courthouse that maintain this supply will be kept on file and included in this policy.

I'll second that. Mayor motion by Councilman Mack, seconded by Councilman Bib. Any discussion? All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. I. Motion carries unanimously. Item number seven is a resolution for lifeguard retention incentive agreement to be discussed by Councilman Bib.

Thank you, Madame Mayor. I make a motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and council of the city of Warner Robbins to authorize Mayor Londa W. Patrick to execute the Warner Robbins lifeguard retention incentive agreement together with those qualified employees who meet specific requirements as outlined in the attached retention incentive agreement. I second that. Mayor motion by Councilman Bib, seconded by Councilman Mack. Any discussion?

Madame Mayor, I would just like to thank Pooer for um bringing this and making this happen. I think this is a great incentive to keeping our lifeguards. We appreciate you and the thought that went into this. Any further discussion? All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. I

motion carries unanimously. Item number eight is a resolution for right-of-way abandonment to be discussed by Councilman Holmes. Thank you, Madame Mayor. I bring to you a motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and council of the city of Warner Robbins who determined that the described portion of this roadway has ceased to be used by the public and to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by it and authorized Londa W. Patrick Mayor and Manda Stella, city clerk, to execute a quick claim deed releasing the city's interest in and to that portion of the roadway to be abandoned. Again, I move this to be adopted.

I'll second. There's a motion by Councilman Holm, seconded by Councilman Lashley. Any discussion? I recuse from the vote. Right. We have Councilman Curtis recusing. Any further discussion? All those in favor, please state I and raise your hand. I.

Motion carries. All right, we have completed the numbered agenda items for tonight. Uh the next portion will be for citizen comments. Uh if you have any general comments to make, you may approach the podium. Please be sure to state your name and address for the record. You will have three minutes on the clock which is countdown right at that retunda. Please note that council and I are listening to you though we may not respond. Good evening mayor and council members. My name is Mike Hatcher. I'm the president of the cobblestone crossing HOA. We're a community that sits in the NX portion of Peach County and uh we're right on the Hston County and Peach County line at the Gun Road area. Um, for lack of a better term, at this point in time, it feels like our HOA is under assault. Um, like like the other areas that sit in the area of West uh of West Watson Boulevard, we're caught in the middle of what seems like some unbridled construction and expansion. And although there are other issues that are are affecting our our small community right now, these are the most pressing. We have construction going on to our immediate north and our immediate west. We have a utility company who's unneeded and unwanted, digging their way through our neighborhood without respect for property boundaries or utility rightways. We have heavy equipment and other construction vehicles that are speeding through our neighborhood. As stated earlier, we're situated on the county line between Hston and Peach. However, because of where we are, our 911 calls are routed to Peach County, but we're immediately routed to Hston County. Um, we're placed on hold. We're not given an an an option to uh to tell them what's going on, but we're transferred to Peach to Hston County without regard to our safety or without regard to the urgent need. I hate it when this happens. Um, another issue is the fact that we've received zero attention at this point from law enforcement, meaning the Peach County Sheriff's Office, where we pay the bulk of our taxes, and the Warner Robbins Police Department. According to a Warner Robbins police officer that did respond to a call for assistance after

nearly an hour of trying to get somebody from Peach and Hston to bring him out to our area, he informed us that he was unaware that our neighborhood was even the responsibility of the Warner Robbins Police Department. After numerous calls to various departments in both Peach County and Warner Robbins by several of our residents, myself included, I started to make some inquiries to see if I could find a solution to the issues. And I thank Mr. Drinkard and M. and Mr. Lashley for the uh for the assistance they've given us. Um, I've also contacted Mr. James Banter. He's the attorney for Peach County with whom we have a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM. Mr. Drinker has responded and we're appreciative for the following. He provided me a PC for Cox since their installers speak no English and they don't have any uh English speaking supervisor on site. The PC that Mr. Drinker provided to Mr. Kirby contacted me today and stated that he is on the business end of the company and not the residential and that he could be of no help in this matter. He did however ask what the issue was. I explained it to him and he promised to pass it to someone who can help us. We'll see how that goes. Regarding the 911 issues, our community is a retirement community and the average age for our residents is north of 72 years old. We have in the past and will have in the future medical emergencies. Mr. Drinker stated that he's working on the New Peach County working with the New Peach County manager and their commissioners to remedy this situation with 911. So, the medical issues are routed to the nearest medical facility rather than asking Hston to dispatch someone from EMS from the Emery, which is about 9 miles away through traffic down Watson Boulevard. Additionally, Mr. Drinker stated he's looking into a joint response facility to be located at the industrial park along Highway 41. Wow, that went quick. If you don't mind, a little indulgence would be nice. I'd appreciate it if you could. I'll finish up in about about 40 seconds.

Uh 30 seconds granted.

30 second. Thank you so much, ma'am. Um and hopefully that will reduce the bickering between the uh between the two counties. And it is noteworthy to mention that uh whenever we whenever we call uh that uh the Hston County Fire or the Warner Robbins Fire Department is Johnny on the spot. We really appreciate that. Thank you so much. Um, also Chief Fischer has briefed his folks that uh that they are responsible for our area and if possible we'd like to see some uh patrols between 0700 1900 which is when the uh construction vehicles are are the heaviest out there. Um in conclusion, I'd like to thank Mr. Drinkard and the city departments for their attention to these issues, but as a reminder, we as a community will be vigilant uh to ensure that uh that we get the services that we paid for from both city and county. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hatcher. Will there be any others?

Good evening. Thank you, Madame Mayor and City Council. My name is Kelly Atinson. Uh my address is 108 Nelon Circle in Warner Robbins and I have a business at 107 Independence Drive, Sweet D, Warner Robbins. I am a licensed massage therapist with 20 years experience or according to our city ordinance for massage therapy, I am a misogynist. I am asking that this verbiage be changed within our ordinances due to its disrespectful and offensive nature. The word misogynist is not found in any current dictionary. Thank you. Yeah, I agree. I laugh too. It's also been insulting. Um, I have looked in Miam Webster, Oxford, American and American Heritage, uh, and also in Oxford's English dictionary from 1904, and I've not yet been able to find the word. I've had a goo, uh, a client of mine had Googled the word misogynist, and it's spelled m- s a g i n t. Uh, Google at first brought up definitions for misogynist, m i s o g y n i s t. When continuing to search the term misogynist, the top results included a rap song with sexually explicit lyrics and a pornographic television episode of The Dirty Msure entitled The Misogynist, spelled with a Y N. Historically, massage unfortunately is an industry that is far too often sexualized by the general public. We really don't need our city ordinances to add to that. In light of current sex trafficking arrests in our area and the recent release of the Epstein files in which massage is used as a code word for sexual activity, I think we can agree that we do not need to continue to have a legitimate profession that is recognized by health practitioners for pain and stress management tainted by a

word that many find questionable. The term misogynist also undermines our level of professionalism, education, and required state lensure. In the state of Georgia, a person performing massage must be licensed. Currently, the state lensure requires the completion of a 500 credit hour course uh that includes anatomy and physiology, universal safety precautions, ethics, and uh business classes in conjunction with several uh massage modalities. The state board is currently working to increase this requirement to a 625 hour program. In addition, the state board requires licensed massage therapists to complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years for license uh renewal. This is equal to the amount of uh that is required for occupational therapists and only six less than what is required for registered nurses and uh physical therapists. So again, the licensed massage therapists and Warner Robbins take our our profession very seriously and we ask that you support us in that by changing this word. Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Atkinson.

And that ma'am that that code was from 1977. So we will be looking at that. Thank thank you. Thank you for bringing that to our attention.

Good evening. George Catlet, 300 Lamplight Drive. I want to expand on something Mr. Hatcher said. We had Cox Cable come into our neighborhood and start digging. It seems that no one knows what the utility rightway is. Wouldn't the governing body who issued the permit know that if I call and make a complaint and ask for a stop work order because they're not following the guidelines of the permit? You should be able to tell me what that is. So, I I I I don't understand how no one can know what that is. I went to Peach County Courthouse and looked my the plat that my house sets on says a 5- foot utility easement from the street. They're digging about 12 feet in there. So, somebody needs to figure that out before they show back up and start digging again. Uh the other issue I want to talk about is drainage. The city's been out there numerous times trying to resolve drainage issues. Who approved that drainage plan? Is there a civil engineer on on city staff? I'm going out in the middle of a city street with a bucket and shovel and shoveling clay out of the street so it doesn't get tracked into my driveway. And then I'm going over to a concrete drainage ditch that was put in about six months ago and shoveling that out because it fills with sediment and then it doesn't drain water anymore. So, we've got these uh two developments to the west and north of us. And I'm guessing that the property to the northwest of us will be developed at some point also. But we need a better drainage plan than what we've got. All of that property drains toward our neighborhood. And if you don't if you don't have a civil engineer come up with an overall plan, it's just going to be one problem after another. I'm probably one of the few people that'll stand here and tell you I like to pay taxes because I like

what taxes pay for. I've lived in 17 states, the Philippines, and visited about 12 foreign countries. We have a good life here, and we have that good life because of taxes and governance. So, uh, I don't mind paying for things, but I don't want to pay for them twice. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Keller. Is this what you're talking about? Yes, sir.

Mayor, Councilman, Councilwoman, uh, my name's Phil Johnson. I stay at 104 Statesway. Earlier, uh, it's been a while. Maybe JJ can go ahead and maybe give you, sir, can you repeat your name, please?

Phil Johnson, 104 States. Um, I've emailed everyone about the issues that's going on behind Hatcher Estates. Initially, it was approved to give us a 45 foot buffer from the residents property back. Right now, they got a waterway that goes the entire length of the uh subdivision. It's right against the fence. So, if anybody jumps the fence, they going to fall in the water. The thing that I that I don't understand is is that you approved they approved this this buffer, but they're planning on putting the buffer behind the waterway. So, I don't understand the logic behind that. Um I would I had talked to uh Mr. uh Curtis Darren Darren Curtis and apparently I guess there's a variance that I did not get or didn't I haven't seen it um that says that this can be done. My thing is if if uh if it's going to continue going this way, I I don't see nothing but problems with that being that long and being that close to the property. Um, I don't know exactly why you would go ahead and approve one thing and we get something different at a later time. I don't know, but I'm just trying to prevent something that's going to happen later. Um, not only to my property, but maybe other folks property if we get some torrential rain or whatever. Even though the engineers said they got it, it's going to be okay, but there's no guarantee that that is is is what's going to happen. So my thing is is if they're going to go ahead and and do that, let's stick with what we started with, what we what we approved. And if we don't if you don't want to do

that, I guess I have to go to the next level for EPD or or wherever that takes us. So um that's my my issue. So, and I just want them to go ahead and try to correct it before it gets to a point and then they say they can't do it. So, then it's going to be a city issue. So, if the city is going to be liable and if something comes up, if they're going to go ahead and pay for my property if it gets damaged, I ain't got no problem with it. But that's the issue. That's the road that we're going down and it's it's it's something that we need to correct right now, you know. So, my thing is if you if you give us the uh approval for one thing and it's something different at a later date, I just don't understand it. But I'm glad I talked to James. Maybe we can get a meeting. I'm I'm more than happy to be on the board if y'all have a meeting. I'm good.

Thank you, information. I appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Thank you, sir. How you doing, sir?

Johnny Johnson, Hatrick Estates, HOA president, 103 Hablock Circle. I was here on February 17th, I believe it was, and I brought up some issues then. Uh, we are still having those issues. Mr. Johnson talked about a few things. uh a few neighbors they put that drainage ditch in and of course neighbors yards are flooding in the back because the property line is right at the hole. I don't understand why they did it that way. Uh but I'm asking for some resolutions. Uh I know I asked for help last meeting on the 17th. We got a serious problem out there. I tried to get hold of inspectors. I called them on their phone line. I emailed them. I haven't heard anything yet. Not to call anybody out, but where is our help at? I mean, residents are complaining daily. I have a five-page email from a resident. She wanted to come to the meeting. She's sick, so she can't make it. I didn't bring the email, but I'm going to send it to everybody in here because it's kind of I understand what she's saying cuz I went and looked at her yard. It rained the other day. her yard was full of water. Trust me. So, they said they talked to the contractors out there, said we have inspectors helping us, but till this date, we still haven't received that help. And I know Mr. Johnson talked to Mr. Dreger here about a meeting. I recommend we do have a meeting with somebody because we got to get this fixed. It's just getting worse. And oh by the way, they are driving those heavy construction vehicles in our neighborhood and they have a construction access. So I don't understand it now. They have tore up curves and they have damaged some

streets in our neighborhood. So I'm just asking for help again. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

Will there be any others? Good afternoon, madame mayor and members of the city council. My name is Logan Hurles and I'm a co-o co-owner of the golf pub here at 3035 Watson Boulevard, Warner Robbins, Georgia. We're a veteran family-owned small business, and our family has proudly been a part of this community since 1994. I'm here today to respectfully request an amendment to the current municipal code or the creation of a new provision that better reflects businesses like ours. As it stands, chapter 4, section 4-4 prevents anyone under the age of 21 from entering an establishment that sells beer or wine unless twothirds of the revenue comes from food and beverage sales. While that framework may work for traditional bars or restaurants, it unintentionally restricts businesses like ours that are built around recreation, not alcohol. The golf club is an amusementbased business with over 80% of our revenue coming from the golf and entertainment and less than 20% from the beverage sales. Simply put, we are not a bar. Yet, we are being regulated as if we are one. And because of this, families are being turned away. Youth athletes can't train in our facility. Students we want to support don't have access. And opportunities to partner with local schools and organizations are limited. Not because of safety concerns, but because of how the code is currently written. We are trying to build something positive here in Warner Robbins. A place where families can spend time together, a place where young golfers can practice and grow, and a place that keeps people engaged in a safe structured environment. We've taken Oh, goodness. I got lost my place. We've taken steps to support that vision and uh offering junior golf equipment, creating a game room for all ages and we host many community events along with

becoming a new night program vendor for Robins Air Force Base. Allowing supervised access for those under 21 would not change who we are. It would allow us to fully operate as a community focused business we were designed to be. This request is not about expanding alcohol access. It is about aligning the code with the reality of modern recreational businesses and supporting small businesses that are investing in this community. We are simply asking for the opportunity to serve families, support youth development, and continue growing in a way that benefits Warner Robbins as a whole. Thank you, Madame Mayor, and city council members for your time, your service, and your consideration. Thank you, Mr. Heares.

Mayor, sir, will you give that address again? Yes, sir. 10 what?

It's 3035 Watson Boulevard. Actually, it's sweet 9 to be specific. Thank you. Thank you. Does that conclude our citizen comments? Hello everyone. I am Oops, sorry. I am Gwenolan Jackson. I um live excuse me 41 Co Walker Drive number um 4305. So, I have a concern about sex traffickers and um reporting them. Um I've kind of been I've been a victim in the sense that I reported um you know something that I saw. You know they say when you see something say something. So I reported it anonymously to that report line. you know that 877 whatever that number is. Um evidently it wasn't anonymous because well when I did it I did it online right so I don't know if they got my who do you call it um IP address or whatever. I'm sorry. It's It's emotional for me. But when I reported it, all of a sudden I started being staled.

Um, still being stalked. Um, my phone's hacked, computers hacked, people are following me. Crazy stuff that you can't make it up. I mean, it sounds like something out of a movie, but these are powerful people and they're making money on what they're doing, but my thing is where, you know, how do you get protection, you know, when you're reporting these things and these people are so powerful? And I have called police because where I'm staying now, there's like people walking up in the little attic space. Um, they are listening to my conversations. The people that own that that or manage that, I've mentioned it to them. They blow it off like it's not nothing. And it's almost like they're working with these people. So my I guess my thing is what you know where's the protection? What do you do? You know when it says you know see something say something you know here's the number if you see any sex trafficking this and that but you're you just don't have any help. You don't know what to do. you know, like you have to like watch your back every time. Got to how do you say it? Got to have your head on a swivel all the time because of these people out there. And um I would just also say that um like I've noticed a lot more activity um and I know that there are a lot of things going on in that neighborhood. Um

40 Cornwalker Drive and 41 Cornwalker Drive. Thank you, Miss Jackson. Thank you. And law enforcement is here if you need to make a complaint. That would be my recommendation. Thank you. All right. Well, that will conclude citizen comments. We are now moving on to council comments. All right, we're starting with uh Councilman Mack, you're up first.

Thank you, Mayor. Um based upon citizens comments, I just have one thing to say. It is my immediate suggestion that we do something to mitigate the concerns of the people that live next to that development on Russell Parkway and Lake Joy because I remember specifically about the border of trees being planted prior to any other development. And based upon these pictures, they're doing workarounds and that are honoring what we suggested that they do. So until those issues are addressed or a meeting is set place, it will be my suggestion that there be a stop order and pause on the current development until those issues are met, if that is possible legally. Thank you.

Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Bib.

Uh, Mayor, I can't say that I don't uh kind of concur with Councilman Mack here. Um, I think some of those um um agreements that we made to that land, especially the access to that road. Uh we specifically said no access whatsoever and if they're driving all their commercial vehicles down there, they're breaking that also. And from the pictures that were given to me, too, we didn't agree on that either. We were also uh told that the buffer of trees were going to go against the property, not the ditch. And so I I agree with Councilman Mack. I think we need to address this immediately um for this t particular situation. Um other than that, there's a lot of great things going on, a lot of good things going on the city of Warner Robbins. Proud to keep pushing things forward. Great communities coming. It's a awesome time to be a part of Warner Robbins and what it's doing. So, keep up the hard work to all the city employees. You guys work so hard to make our city great and I appreciate being alongside of you to help you do that. God bless and have a good night.

Thank you, Councilman Councilman Lawson.

Hey, thank you, Mayor. Uh, great night tonight. U, two of the biggest things we looked at tonight were those reasonzoning petitions, and you look at one and you have to decide, um, does it does it go with what's already there? Um, and the one that we approved obviously did. Not only that, I believe that um, it enhances the value of the area surrounding it. Um, if you're if you're currently selling at over $180 a square foot, those are half a million dollar homes that they're going to be building in there. So, I think that's an improvement. However, on the other situation, it's obvious that it's it's not exactly I mean, it's not even close to what's surrounding it with the Rose Hill and the others. So, I think I think we have to continue um it's not that we don't we don't want to um enhance growth in our city. We just want it to be um in a in a way that protects the citizens that are consistently around it. So, so I hope we can continue to do that and I concur with my fellow council members tonight. And that's all I have. Thanks, Mayor.

Thank you, Councilman. Councilman Lashley. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, can't emphasize anymore what's already been said. So, happy Easter to y'all and, uh, we'll see y'all in two weeks. So, thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Now, it's time for Councilman Holmes.

Thank you, Madame Mayor. Uh, the adopter box phase one looks good. Uh, I'm very pleased with that. the trees on Russell Parkway. I'm I'm I'm pleased with that. I asked that that fence be taken down some time ago and it took a while. I'm glad for the resolution. I just hate that it took as long to get the fence down. I have nothing else to say.

Thank you, Councilman Curtis. Thank you, Madame Mayor. I am in total agreement with my fellow council member when it comes to uh Hatcher Estates. Um I just want to say I hope everybody had a happy a great Holy Week. Um happy anniversary to my wife, happy birthday to my father. Uh it is springtime, so you know it's you know that weather is coming. So uh everybody be safe, be ready. Uh weather radios are great. Thank you.

Thank you, Councilman. Okay, so that concludes council comments. Uh for me, I don't have much much to share, but I do want to share I know a group of individuals who were here about item number four um left, right, uh after the vote, but if they are listening or someone who knows them listens, please pass this message on to them for us. Um we have to treat uh motions and their purpose uh in the same way. Someone coming to do a resoning petition, they're asking to be they're asking for resoning. Um if council is comfortable with the development and the descriptions we've received, um we do not require them to show us a plan. Uh there are certain developments that are described um a certain way like a PD which one is it? PTE a PTE that will require approval um for every step of the way. The particular one at issue is not that um but we have seen the projects that are inside of this development. Um this being an additional phase does not ruffle the feathers of council or me. So we feel comfortable with um allowing the law to stay as is and have them um give them the ability to develop their property in that area. The recommendations that were received by the individuals who did take the podium, we were listening to those. We always like to hear ideas. Um though we cannot guarantee that the developer who hears these ideas will actually implement. If there is something that our engineering team and our um our overall team would recommend for the project, those things will be

communicated with the developer um accordingly. So even though some may be unhappy with the vote that took place, I need you to hear and understand um our position as policy makers and what we are supposed to do u when it comes to these type of developments when it comes to I had another point uh when it comes to easements, utility easements. Uh that was a really great uh call out by the individual who spoke the development and the development um where this issue is taking place. Uh the actual developer is responsible for certain things with that. Um and when it comes to looking to see where those easements lie. Uh we will do our job on our end to see if we see an easement. That's all we can provide. But there should be a way for residents to make a report or a complaint about someone digging outside of a granted easement. Um, I encourage you to uh check in to that. Uh, if it's going to take some sort of a civil action, you would need to look into that as well. Um, but just know you taking note and and looking at it is a good thing. Even though we the city may not be your your um we not may not be able to resolve this one for you but we can direct you in a certain place but we will look into it. If there is something that we can do then we will do but we can also encourage you and give you the information you need um for your own success in your property that you own and the city doesn't own it. So if the city doesn't own it, it does it does uh prevent us from certain things uh because a property owner has to do certain things. Anything within our

power, we will do and we will assist with. And with that, um happy April to everyone. Our next council meeting will be in two weeks. We will see you here, same place, same time. And uh have a wonderful rest of your week. Thank you.