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.