An agreement to purchase a train from St. Anne's Catholic Church in Pensacola was one agenda item among many at Monday's Foley City Council meeting.

The council agreed to pay up to $6,000 for the train, which can run on grass or pavement and can be used at city functions such as Heritage Harbor Days and Christmas in the Park.

The train and trailer would be used by the Depot Museum.

During visitors' comments at the conclusion of the council meeting Brian Johnson of Pascagoula, Miss., asked the council about a locomotive in Mobile that was under consideration by the city for the Depot Museum.

Mayor John Koniar told Johnson the locomotive in question probably has more significance for the Mobile area than it does for Baldwin County. Also, the $30,000 to $40,000 cost of moving the locomotive to Foley resulted in a consensus not to follow through on the locomotive, the mayor said.

Council members agreed not to exceed $29,500 in approving a resolution for an expansion of the Pedestrian Trail as submitted by Volkert & Associates. Councilman Wayne Trawick abstained.

But a resolution hiring Volkert as the landscape architect to design a re-landscaping of the Foley Public Library and City Hall for $11,000 died for lack of a second.

With Councilman Bob Schreiber out of town and Councilman Walter Heard ill, Councilman Charlie Ebert III chose not to provide a second to a motion to that effect. Trawick abstained from the action.

"I think the landscaping in front of City Hall is fine, and I didn't want to spend the money to re-design something that looks good," said Ebert following the council meeting.

"I'm all in favor of re-landscaping the library," he said.

With Trawick abstaining again, Volkert was approved to develop a Master Plan for the Foley Soccer Park.

Among other approvals were the following:

A one-time resolution for up to $12,000 in fuel costs to underwrite rides at the Gulf Coast Balloon Festival to be held Father's Day weekend; a resolution not to exceed $42,000 to purchase right of way on County Road 20 in connection with the widening project; a resolution to expend $17,000 for installation of standard street lighting in Graham Creek subdivision.

Also approved was the first reading of an ordinance to accept the infrastructure of Miflin Manor Phase II for maintenance; a resolution to apply for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant for drainage (the city's match would be approximately $53,000); a resolution to use GovDeals for the selling of surplus items; a resolution to participate in the "Tax Free Weekend" in August; and a resolution to purchase a vehicle for the Recreation Department.

A first reading was approved of a petition by Ace Mini Warehouse, south of Miflin Road, east of South Juniper Street and west of the Beach Express, to annex. Requested initial zoning of the 9.24 acres is Planned Unit Development (PUD).

Those on hand heard the mayor say that a report on the Foley Police Department will be released this week and made available to the media and those interested. "I am very proud where we are now," the mayor said.