Orange Beach is making another step toward continued development of a medical district in the city just north of the city hall complex.

City council will meet on Sept. 15 in a joint regular/work session at 5 p.m. at city hall to discuss a contract to start renovations at the old finance office.

The building on State Route 161, or Orange Beach Boulevard, is north of West Oak Ridge Drive and south of the city’s Medical Arts Center on Orange Beach Boulevard. A city-owned empty lot used for overflow parking and Bonita Avenue separate the two buildings where city leaders envision a complex to offer more medical services.

Langan Development submitted the winning bid of $1.4 million from among eight offered for the project to remove and replace sheathing and wood studs for $175 per sheet.

Also on Sept. 15, council will meet in a less formal setting for an 11 a.m. work session in the south conference at city hall for more extensive discussions about the proposed renovations as well as updates on other city projects

During the regular session, council will discuss and possibly vote on:

Paying vendors $1.6 million for goods and services from Sept. 2-16;

Approving amendments to the sales agreement between the city and The Wharf for the sale of the Orange Beach Event Center, including a sales price of $7.5 million with about $5.5 paid in cash and $1.9 million to be repaid on a 75-25 split of tax revenues generated by the center. There are more than 50 events scheduled at the center for 2027;

Authorizing expenditures and promotional donations of city money on amenities and events in Orange Beach “promoting tourism and attracting visitors for the enhancement of the local economy”;

A contract with paralegal Renee Smith to provide legal services for the city;

Awarding the bid for a permanent traffic signal at the intersection of Canal Road and Wharf Parkway East on the north and Money Bayou Drive on the south. Big River Electric had the lowest of two bids at $345,000. There is a temporary signal operating at the intersection now;

Purchasing a 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe for $60,011 for the police department. The request is using insurance reimbursement money to replace a 2024 Ford F-150 pickup involved in a crash on Aug. 21. The T-bone accident happened at Roscoe Road and the Foley Beach Express when another vehicle ran a stop sign totaling the city’s vehicle;

Purchasing a video surveillance system for the jail for $26,123 from Vision Security;

A contract with Gerald Mills for the 2027 spring theater production of “Finding Nemo: The Family Musical” and other productions for the city’s performing arts division. The city will pay a total of $6,000 to Mills at $2,000 a month for October, November and December and;

A second contract for work on “Finding Nemo: The Family Musical” with TIDULHUE Creative Shannon Gray for professional services for 2027 spring production for $2,000, according the agenda.

During the committee of the whole work session, council will discuss:

The annual bid for the 2026 road resurfacing project. Bids will be opened on Oct. 1;

Authorizing a contract for a comprehensive safety action plan for Orange Beach. The city is currently evaluating three proposals received on Sept. 4;

A software agreement with Magnet Forensics for digital forensics for the police department. According to a memo from Police Chief Trent Johnson, Gray Key, the parent company for Magnet Forensics, has the only tool able to override passwords on iPhones taken with a valid warrant “when a suspect refuses to provide a password.” This is a renewal of a previous contract;

A contract with Safe Span for bridge safety inspections for $2,800 to meet the requirement for inspections every two years;

Authorize amending a contract with the National Audubon Society “for the stewardship of coastal Alabama beach nesting bird habitat”;

A contract with Carolyn K. Collings for water fitness instruction at the Aquatics Center;

A contract with NEOGOV to better manage employees’ subscription services to increase efficiency, mitigate risk and compliance management as well as supplement training for $47,446 for the first year and $76,735 for the second;

Authorizing a contract with Motorola Solutions for a drone for a first responder trial program for one year at no charge; and

Setting a public hearing date for a conditional use permit for All About Storage expansion at 24140 Canal Road. The suggested date was Oct. 6.

During the morning work session, council will additionally discuss:

Updates at the Recreation campus;

Holiday lighting;

A Lindsey Lane request;

The city’s noise ordinance; and

Any additional items for upcoming council meeting agendas.