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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF PLFASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 94-82 RESOLUTION UPHOLDING THE DECISION OF THE DEPUTX DIRECTOR OF UTJLITn4:q TO DENY THE REQUEST OF GEORGE SCUN~,IIIER FOR A CREDIT AGAINST WATER CONNECTION CHARGES in 1963, the Ple~;nton Township Water District created an assessment dishict to construct and extend the water system to sexve specific areas generally along FOOthill Road and in the Ridgelands are, a; and WHEREAS, thereafter bonds were sold and the properties which benefitted by these improvements were assessed proportionately; and WHEREAS, certain parcels along Kilkare Road (Alameda County Assessor heel Nos. 941-2200-2,941-2200-1-1,941-2200-1-3 and 941-2200-1-4) located then, as now, outside the City of Pleasanton, were assessed a total of $6,022 for these improvements, which assessments have been paid in full; and George Schneider has represented to the City that he is now the owner of these parcels and has requested that all of the assessments which have been paid with respect to these properties be applied to his purchase of a one-inch water metes to serve the parcels; and the City's Municipal Code (Chapter 14.08) provides that a credit against water connection charges may be permitLed for faeih~ies of general City obligation which have been installed by assessment districts, benefit districts, or other methods not finanesd by the City; and on Februax-y 1, 1994, the City's Deputy Dimeter of Utilities wrote to Mr. Schneider informing him that he was not entitled to the credit because the credit is available only for assessments paid for facilities of general City obligation, but that these assessments were not general City obligations; and WHEREAS, thereafter Mr. Schneider, through his legal counsel, appealed that detexmination to the Pleasanton City Council, which heard testimony and considered all relevant evidence on June 21, 1994 and July 19, 1994. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: