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Section 1. The City of Pleasanton supports the position that the "Spheres of Influence" for existing communities should include all urban development adjacent to the Valley com- munities which is logically related to future growth of the Cities of Pleasanton and Livermore and, based on this philosophy, believes that the proposed new town of Las Positas should be included within the "Spheres of Influ- ence" of the City of Livermore. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Pleasanton supports the policy of the Local Agency Formation Commission that the priorities for annexation of governmental entities should occur in the following order: a. Annexation to a city, rather than a special district, if both can provide the same services at approximately the same cost of environmental impact. b. Annexation to a district or a city rather than the formation of a new special district or city. c. Formation of a new political entity is the last alter- native. Whenever a new political or taxing entity is indicated, the formation of a self-governing special district is the least ~esirable. Section 3. The Council is of the opinion that it has been the position of the City Council and of t~e various agencies in the Livermore-Amador Valley that said Valley could support only three communities, the City of Pleesan~on, the City of Livermore and that portion of the Valley C~n- munity Services District within the County of Alameda. This determination is based upon the potential size of the communities and the effect of urban growth upon the general environment of the Valley. Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission, the City Council of the City of Livermore, the -2-