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Council approves contracts, reduces lien with policy review, appoints Mayor Pro Tem

DestinJan 20, 20264 min read

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At the January 20, 2026 regular meeting the Destin City Council approved several procurement actions including a three‑year pavement marking contract and awarding fire/life‑safety services; acted on a lien reduction for 3861 Indian Trail #102 while directing staff to return with a review of lien‑reduction policy; appointed Councilmember Teresa Hebert as Mayor Pro Tem; directed an RFP for an investment portfolio review; and authorized staff to meet with FDOT about the Marler Bridge. Several consent and agenda items were pulled or tabled for later consideration.

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Approved the agenda as amended (item 6B(1) pulled; Councilmember Trammell requested pulling 6B(1); motion passed 6-0).
Consent Agenda item 3A was pulled for discussion and later tabled to the February 2, 2026 council meeting (motion to table passed 5-1, Councilmember Destin dissenting).
Approved minutes of the December 1, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting (6-0).
Lien reduction for 3861 Indian Trail, Unit 102: substitute motion to assess a $1,000 administrative fee and reduce the lien to $3,000 (combined total $4,000), contingent on correction of the current violation prior to February 2 and without a Special Magistrate hearing — motion passed 4-2.
Directed staff to place the city's lien‑reduction policy on the next council agenda, with requested data on outstanding cases and recommended revisions (motion passed 5-1).
Appointed Councilmember Teresa Hebert as Mayor Pro Tem (motion passed 6-0).
Authorized the City Manager to execute a three‑year contract with Emerald Coast Striping, LLC for pavement marking/road striping through December 31, 2028 (motion passed 6-0).
Awarded RFB 25-14-PW (Fire Equipment, Alarm Monitoring, and Life Safety Systems Services) to B&C Fire Safety, Inc.; authorized the City Manager to negotiate a three‑year continuing services contract with two optional one‑year renewals and to return the contract for council approval in early February (motion passed 6-0).
Directed staff to issue a Request for Proposals to review the city's investment portfolio (motion passed 6-0).
Authorized the Mayor and City Manager to meet with FDOT leadership in Chipley to discuss the Marler Bridge and convey council objectives and concerns (motion passed 6-0).
Moved to approve Ordinance 25-26-LC on first reading with an amendment specifying that billboards may not be improved; final vote on the ordinance is unavailable in the provided excerpts.

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