Regular City Council Meeting - Sept. 16, 2026

The City of Ephrata’s regular City Council meeting, held September 16, 2026, approved Resolution R26-060 to accept a completed water infrastructure project originally awarded in July 2024 for just over $9.6 million. The project finished approximately $65,000 below the awarded amount and increased system storage, water supply, and fire-flow capacity. Council also approved Resolution R26-061, authorizing the next step in the city’s flood-hazard mitigation planning and engineering services under amendment No. 18. The work includes flood modeling to support a FEMA-approved mitigation plan; no amendment cost was stated. The plan is intended to help the city pursue future FEMA funding for mitigation improvements, which officials said could require multiple grants and substantial investment.

Officials also reported that a contractor had begun surface preparation on a project expected to be playable by late September or early October, and that the project’s preliminary score ranked it second among small-project applications for an RCO grant; future funding remained uncertain. No additional procurement approvals or spending amounts were identified. The council recessed to an executive session to review a public employee’s performance and stated that it would take no action afterward.