City Administrator Ford Hanley used the Oct. 7 meeting to thank city staff for recent events and to report on a weekend flood event.

Hanley praised staff and volunteers for FreedomFest and the PAC production of "The Lion King," and noted that traffic counts and participation were up. "We had great weather, which always makes it makes it great," Hanley said, and he commended staff for their effort.

Hanley also reported that the city hosted its first-ever Orange Beach Middle–High School swim meet that night, with 85 swimmers from seven regional schools competing. He informed the council that the city experienced a significant rain/flood event over the weekend with "almost 9 inches in in certain places," and that Community Development (staff including Chris Pappas) had been responding to citizen calls and studying areas of the city for impacts.

The remarks were presented as announcements and situational updates; no council action was recorded in response beyond acceptance of the announcements.