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THE CITY O +F <br />pLEASANTON. <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br />18 <br />July 21, 2015 <br />City Attorney <br />Operation Services <br />TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING GUIDELINES FOR THE <br />SUBMISSION AND TABULATION OF PROTESTS IN CONNECTION WITH <br />WATER AND SEWER RATE HEARINGS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO <br />ARTICLE XIIID, SECTION 6, OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION <br />SUMMARY <br />Proposition 218 added provisions to the California Constitution regarding local <br />government finance laws. Most water and sewer service charges are subject to the <br />procedural (notice and majority protest) requirements and substantive limitations <br />of Proposition 218. The attached resolution sets forth guidelines for the submission and <br />tabulation of any protests regarding water and sewer charges. The guidelines provide <br />clarity about when protests are due, their required format, who can sign a protest if <br />there are multiple property owners, how protests can be withdrawn, and tabulation <br />specifics Guidelines are recommended because neither Proposition 218 nor California <br />law have such provisions. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt the attached resolution. <br />FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br />No anticipated fiscal impact. <br />