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President Hintzke asked, "If we were not to have a shortage, are we allowed to use the water in people's swimming pools if we had bad fires?" Mr. Smith responded, "No, only if the person's structure is right next to it. The Fire Department would be able to use it." Ms. Hintzke added, "Do our neighbors know that if we are short on water their pools could be used to tap their water in case of an emergency?" Mr. Smith stated, "I'm not sure if the law would allow us to but if we really needed it." Ms. Hintzke noted there are families who live in rural areas and had to install pools for that very reason if the house or nearby land caught on fire. Mr. Fialho responded, "If life and safety is at risk, the Fire Department will do what they need to do to address the situation. If that means taking water momentarily from someone and having the City replenish that because we didn't follow the right process then we would do that. Alternatively, I think in a declared emergency as proposed by the State, broad powers are giving to local jurisdictions to do just that." President Hintzke asked, "For longer term planning, shouldn't the new buildings throughout Pleasanton have roof guard plans to hold enough water to water its own landscaping? Not sure if the City has this in place or has discussed this." Mr. Fialho responded, "We do. No one has anticipated this level of conservation in our green building standards, but a lot of technology that architects are utilizing includes irrigations that are fed off of rooftops, especially apartment complexes we have been approving are designed to include those things. It will evolve in the next couple of years." Councilman Brown noted there are large water users such as HOA's (Home Owners Associations) and Mr. Smith stated there's information that can be accessed through the City and it's all free. She added, "When we talk about recycled water, it's cheaper than potable water for schools. If you do that conservation you should see a reduction in your rates." Mr. Fialho asked Mr. Smith to address the cost of build out of the recycled water infrastructure, which isn't an immediate fix, but a couple of years out and what the community can expect in terms of our golf courses, our sports park, our treasured neighborhood parks and our landscape. Mr. Smith responded, "We will lead by example and we're not at 20% voluntary but we are at 20% mandatory. We have our golf courses, parks and our facilities looking at everything they can do to reduce by 20%. There could be some areas that go brown this year; however, if there's rain next year, it can be recovered. We would also like the school district to join us in leading by example. We will come out and help you with your sprinkler systems and any area. The cost of recycled water program can range from $17M to$30M which is a big gap. The$17M builds infrastructure throughout the Hacienda Business Park which would cover the north part of Pleasanton. We have a scalping plant that could be built near Bernal to water the Bernal Park and the Callippe Golf course, which are both big users of water. The State is voting on some money tomorrow. They put $600M into recycled water project for the next two years which is a big amount. The State's in big trouble and they know it. The short term resolution is conservation. The long term fix is the State Water Project and the Delta which could be twenty years away." Mayor Thorne commented, "The biggest user of water in the State of California is agriculture at about 85%. If we can get a 1% reduction from agriculture that would mean a 10% increase in what is available to us. I believe there's going to be work with the leaders of the valley to make sure they are doing their share." Mayor Thorne opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Mayor Thorne closed the public hearing. 5. OVERVIEW OF LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY(LCAP) AND LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA(LCFF) Superintendent Ahmadi introduced the item and Deputy Superintendent Cazares. Ms. Cazares who highlighted the new funding model. Ms. Cazares stated, "Even though we have begun to use this new funding model this current fiscal year, it's not fully funded yet. We can expect the full dollar amounts to come in during the year 2020-2021." Joint City Council Page 3 of 11 March 17,2014 PUSD Board Minutes