Foley, Ala. — (OBA) — Foley is being asked to give a waiver of a moratorium suspending applications for certain residential-mixed-use projects in the city. The ban was voted on in the May 5 council meeting. The 37-acre site in question is at the intersection of Pride Drive and South Juniper Street.

The council will discuss the request at its July 21 combined regular/work session meeting at 4 p.m. in council chambers at city hall.

There are three components to the project, including commercial/retail, townhome and garden/patio homes.

“The Nickle Creek developer has been informed that it is the City’s position that the garden patio home component of this mixed-use development is subject to the temporary suspension imposed by the ordinance and that the other two components of this development are not subject to the suspension and can proceed through the remaining application and approval process,” a letter to the council from the law firm Hand Arendall Harrison Sale states.

The commercial/retail portion of the project would front Pride Drive, with the townhomes the next component and the garden/patio homes on the northernmost portion of the 37 acres.

“Importantly, approval of a waiver does not constitute approval of a development project,” a memo from Infrastructure and Development Executive Director Wayne Dyess states. “Rather, it allows the proposed development to proceed through the normal review channels (such as the planning commission, land development permits, and building permits) without being restricted by the moratorium.”

The council will also hear a petition for a waiver on the moratorium for a project planned at the southeast corner of County Road 32 and Bucolic Lane.

During the joint regular/work session, the council will also:

• Have a public hearing to declare weeds at 24269 Bay View Drive a nuisance and order its cleanup. The council will also consider a resolution allowing city crews to enter the property for the cleanup.
• Consider approving a new District 3 council member who has no opposition in the Aug. 26 municipal election.
• Discuss approving or denying a business license application for Southern Grace Bridal and Tuxedo.
• Consider denying or approving a business license in a public hearing. The name of the business in question wasn’t mentioned in the agenda.
• Have a public hearing on the revocation of the business license for Colt Grill. The restaurant was the scene of a raid after a three-year, multi-state investigation into labor exploitation at the restaurant.
• Receive a report on tax collections in June, including $3.4 million in sales tax or about $133,000 less than 2024 collections and about $200,000 over budget projections. In lodging taxes, the city collected $263,766 or about $27,000 over 2024 and $40,000 over budget projections.
• Receive a report from Community Development on activity in June, including 17 permits for single-family residences with a valuation of $4.7 million. No permits were issued in June for new commercial projects.
• Receive a police report showing 269 inmates were processed through the city jail for a total of 1,572 in 2025. Arrests include 11 for theft and there were nine death investigations. Police officers were dispatched 2,532 times in June.
• Receive a report on fire department activity showing crews were called out 46 times to assist EMS crews, 38 times for traffic accidents with no injuries and 24 accidents with injuries and 36 times to assist an invalid. Crews responded to a total of 235 incidents and were dispatched and canceled en route 21 times.
• Receive a report on how the city spent $15.8 million in June for goods and services.
• Have a second reading on an ordinance establishing an entertainment district in downtown where residents can walk about with a beverage. The measure was approved on the first reading.
• Consider a request to waive fees for the use of Max Griffin Park for the Women’s Care Medical Center in Robertsdale to have a Walk for Life on March 14.
• Set a public hearing to declare weeds at 607 E. Orange Ave. a nuisance and order their cleanup.
• Consider approving the purchase of a drone and accessories for the police department for $39,973.
• Discuss purchasing a UTV for the police department for $17,960.
• Consider accepting a $9,108 grant from the National WWII Museum to “provide assistance to government, non-profit, and educational organizations within designated American World War II Heritage Cities to better interpret and preserve their WWII Home Front heritage.”
• Discuss bids awarded by the city in June, including construction pipe and culvert materials to Alabama Pipe & Supply and Evans & Company, erosion control products to White Cap Supply and pressure washing to Ducky’s Pro Wash. No bids were received for an annual flowers proposal.
• Consider purchasing a Ventrac tractor and edger from JPT Power for $37,045 and a stand-on blower from Robertsdale Power Equipment for $11,192. The equipment being replaced will be declared surplus.
• Discuss declaring weeds at 12493 John Arthur Drive as a nuisance and ordering its cleanup.
• Consider adding a $3,950 donation to the police department’s small tools account.
• Discuss approving a special event application for the Chicago Street Supper Club planned for Oct. 17. The event includes several chefs cooking and selling food on site and beverages will be available.
• Consider paying for a project to grind and seal the rafters and replacing pipes at the Coastal Alabama Farmer and Fishermen’s Market for $80,000. The council will also consider an amendment to the contract for the operations manager for the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermen’s Market.
• Discuss approving Engineering Design Group’s survey proposal for lot seven at the Foley Industrial Park.
• Consider appointing former police chief Thurston Bullock as Executive Director of Public Safety and consider appointing a new police chief. There was no replacement named in the agenda.
• Discuss reappointing Rick Blackwell to the Public Facilities Cooperative District Board.
• A change order for the Finance Building project to add LVP flooring throughout the building, adding $18,119 to the project for a total of $540,027.
•  Consider reappointing Jennifer Laughlin to the Senior Center Advisory Board.