Foley City Council to Consider Downtown Design Review Guidelines Agreement and Barin Field Museum Planning

K. Cooper • November 2, 2026

City leaders will review historic district guidelines, heritage center expansion, and trail grants during their regular meeting.

Foley City Hall

Foley, Ala. — (OBA) —  At this evening’s meeting, the Foley City Council will consider a professional services agreement for the downtown historic district design review guidelines, discuss planning for the WWII Barin Field Museum and Heritage Center, and review multiple grant agreements and municipal ordinances.


The work session and regular meeting will take place this evening, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 4:00 PM in the Council Chambers at Foley City Hall.


Council members will consider a resolution approving a professional services agreement with The Walker Collaborative, LLC to update the Downtown Historic District Design Review Guidelines. During the work session, the council will also review the next phase of planning and development for the WWII Barin Field Museum and Heritage Center, including the recommended initial steps and anticipated costs outlined in the M.A.P.S. reports.


Additionally, the council agenda includes the following items:


  • Public Hearings & Floodplain Regulations: Conduct a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending Ordinance 24-2006 (the Floodplain Development Ordinance) to re-title it the FEMA-recognized Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, followed by consideration of the ordinance on second reading.
  • Nuisance Abatements: Hold a public hearing to declare weeds a public nuisance and order abatement at 406 E. Myrtle Ave.; consider a resolution authorizing city employees to enter 406 E. Myrtle Ave. to abate the nuisance; and consider a resolution accepting completed weed abatement costs for 406 E. Myrtle Ave. to be sent to the Baldwin County Tax Collector.
  • Public Hearing Resolutions: Consider resolutions setting public hearings to declare weeds a public nuisance and order abatement at 19121 County Road 20, 519 W. Magnolia Ave., and 817 Chestnut St. South, as well as a public hearing declaring the accumulation of junk a public nuisance at 817 Chestnut St. South.
  • Ordinance Introductions: Hear the first reading of an ordinance regulating the operation of bicycles and personal mobility devices in the City of Foley, consider a resolution setting a public hearing for that ordinance, and hear the first reading of an ordinance amending various sections within the City of Foley Zoning Ordinance.
  • Program & Planning Discussions: Conduct a work session discussion regarding amendments to the Façade Grant Program.
  • Intergovernmental Agreements & Hazard Planning: Consider a resolution adopting the 2026 Baldwin County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and consider a resolution entering into a School Resource Officer Reimbursement Agreement with the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff's Office.
  • Grants & Infrastructure Agreements: Vote on resolutions accepting the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Recreational Trails Program Grant and the FY2027 Alabama Coastal Area Management Program Grant for the Wolf Bay Watershed Stormwater Management Plan.
  • Community Initiatives & Property Agreements: Review a resolution requesting approval for financial support of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program for Foley residents, and consider authorizing the execution of a license agreement with PowerSouth Energy Cooperative for improvements within its transmission line easement at Graham Creek Preserve.
  • Internal Operations: Consider a resolution amending Resolution 26-1394 approving two trucks within the Street Department – Road Crew, and consider approving the minutes from the Oct. 19, 2026, work session and council meeting.


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