Council accepts $10 million drinking‑water loan (with $3 million grant) and authorizes DLCD technical assistance grant application for economic opportunity work
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On the consent calendar the council accepted a $10 million Safe Drinking Water loan award (staff said $3 million of that is waived as a grant) for the city’s water treatment project and authorized a DLCD technical assistance grant application for an economic opportunity analysis.
The Grants Pass City Council, on its consent calendar, accepted two items related to infrastructure and planning funding.
City staff announced the Infrastructure Finance Authority awarded a $10,000,000 Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund package to the city for the water treatment plant replacement project; staff said $3,000,000 of that award is being waived as a grant (resulting in a $7,000,000 loan at 1% interest, per staff presentation). Council accepted the award and authorized required actions to receive the funds.
On a second consent item, Economic Development staff requested council authorization to apply for and, if awarded, enter into an agreement with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) for a technical assistance grant to perform an economic opportunity analysis (EOA). Staff said an up‑to amount of $8,068,000 was indicated in the presentation and that the city budgeted $12,000 in FY26 as a possible 15% match (staff said the match is capped at the $12,000 set aside). The study would inventory employment lands in the urban growth boundary, project 20‑year land demand, and recommend economic development policies and code updates as needed.
Both consent items were adopted as presented.