City Council Regular 11 10 2026 Video

The City of College Place City Council held its regular meeting on November 10, 2026 (the transcript’s stated meeting date; metadata lists November 12). At public hearings on the preliminary FY2027 budget and Capital Facilities Plan, staff described significant budget constraints, proposed a 3% utility-rate increase, and noted that approximately $8 million in TIF funds received in 2024 must be spent by the end of 2027. The roughly $41 million capital plan includes TIF-funded street work, the East-West Road and College Avenue roundabout; pickleball-court resurfacing was deferred. Staff also removed about $830,000 in proposed equipment replacements from the 2027 plan. The hearings were closed; budget adoption was anticipated in December.

Council approved several procurement and project actions: award of the Wastewater Treatment Plant 1B project to Tapony, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, for $19,810,750 plus a 5% contingency, for a total of $20,801,287.50; a Jacobs agreement for wastewater SCADA secure remote-access upgrades, reported at approximately $52,127; and a Control Systems Northwest agreement for water-system SCADA upgrades for $248,582.13 plus a 10% contingency, totaling $273,440.34. Council also approved an Apex supplemental agreement for Benja Road reconstruction and water-main construction management and inspection services for $1,197,639.13, and authorized a memorandum with Columbia Rural Electric Cooperative covering utility relocation reimbursement capped at $750,000. The SCADA actions address aging system equipment and secure remote access, including identified cybersecurity concerns; the wastewater SCADA expense was described as unbudgeted and to be paid from wastewater funds.