Foley, Ala. – (OBA) – The Foley City Council will consider an emergency measure to replace a failing air conditioning unit at city hall. The issue will be taken up during its regular meeting. The council will also address a lengthy agenda of city matters. The meeting takes place in council chambers.

The council will meet at 4 p.m. on May 5. Shearer Supply submitted the lowest bid to replace the unit at $8,929. The city is requesting a total of $11,000 to complete the project. Funding includes parts, labor, and any contingencies.

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

• Have a public hearing and second reading to consider changes in the city’s zoning ordinance concerning domesticated animals and joint occupancy or more than one dwelling on a lot.
• Declaring May 4-10 as Small Business Week, the month of May as Building Safety Month and May as Mental Health Month in Foley.
• Have a first reading of an ordinance to accept rights-of-way and infrastructure maintenance in phases two and three of Lakeview Gardens.
• Have a second reading on an ordinance change for southwest quadrant traffic-calming and standardization of speed limits.
• Have a second reading of an ordinance to change the speed limit on a section of James Road north of County Road 12.
• Have a second reading of an ordinance establishing the use of electronic vote-counting devices for the city’s Aug. 26 municipal elections.
• Consider a moratorium on certain types of residential projects in the city. The agenda didn’t specify which residential projects are on hold or how long the ban is to last.
• Discuss a liquor license for the Fairfield Inn and Suites Foley, located east of Texas Roadhouse and south of El Paso restaurant.
• Consider purchasing an equipment trailer for the Street Department from Trailer World Acquisition in Robertsdale for $5,100.
• Consider setting a public hearing to declare weeds at 9475 S. Hickory St. a public nuisance and order it be cleaned up.
• Discuss approving a proposal from Goodwyn Mills and Cawood for survey work on the South Alston Street proposal for $14,000. The extension will head south behind McDonald’s and O’Reilly’s Auto Parts to the Paris Hardware.
• Consider purchasing a ride-on blower from Robertsdale Power Equipment for $11,192 for the Street Department and putting the old blower up for auction.
• Discuss purchasing a 2025 Ford F-150 crew cab pickup for the Public Works maintenance shop for $45,990.
• Discuss an agreement with Baldwin County to help improve the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Hickory Street.
•  Consider reappointing Sandy Russell to the Museum Archive Board.
• Discuss hiring WAS Design to write a manual to “assist in creating a design standard’s manual or pattern book that will guide the selection and procurement of urban design elements for Foley’s parks, street scapes, and outdoor public spaces” for $7,500.
• Discuss setting special-called council meetings to certify the municipal election results.
• Consider waiving fees for Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church for an event in Beulah Heights Park on May 17.
• Discuss waiving fees to the minimum for The Dream Center of Baldwin County to construct a new facility at 18464 Underwood Road.
• Consider approval to share the cost of a gravity sewer line installation on East Section Avenue in the area of the Local & Co. restaurant. The total cost of the project is $18,149.