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reflected in the Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) — All Urban Consumers for the San Francisco - Oakland -San Jose, CA area available as of March 31. The rates will be recalculated in April of each year and will be effective the following July 1 of that year. Customers will be notified on the billing they receive prior to July 1. Pass Through of Future Regional Rate Increases The City does not own or operate a wastewater treatment plant. Instead a majority of the City's wastewater is treated by Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) and the remaining area is treated by City of Livermore. Government Code §53756 (AB 3030 [2008]) permits the City to automatically pass- through the increases or decreases in DSRSD and City of Livermore wholesale regional sewer treatment charges. This law still requires that the City provide rate payers with notice 30 days prior to such automatic adjustments taking effect. And, this law only allows for such pass- through for five years until the need for Council reauthorization. The City is proposing that for the next five years anytime DSRSD or the City of Livermore increase their regional sewer rates that apply to Pleasanton customers; the City will notify its customers 30 days prior to such automatic adjustments taking effect. Structural Changes — Ruby Hill Local Sewer Rates The City of Pleasanton is required to maintain the collection system within Ruby Hill which receives treatment services from Livermore. Based on this Pleasanton staff have been charging Ruby Hill customers an administration fee in order to pay Pleasanton for the maintenance of the local collection system. This fee, however, is not sufficient to pay for the costs which the service to Ruby Hill incurs. Given this, the City is proposing to transition the customers in Ruby Hill to the full single family local collection charge over the next two years. Effective October 15, 2015, the Ruby Hills local sewer collection fee will be increased from $4.32 to $12.60 and on July 1, 2016, will be increased to match the full single family rate. Consequently, the City will no longer collect the administration fee from the customers. COMPARISON OF WATER AND SEWER RATES WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS For water and sewer user fees, the study shows the need for an approximately 6% water rate increase (depending on customer classification and water consumption) effective October 15, 2015 and the ability to pass through 100% of all Zone 7 water rate increases in the future plus an annual CPI increase starting January 1, 2016 on distribution costs and meter charges. It is also proposed for local sewer rates to be increased 3% effective October 15, 2015 and then annually starting July 1, 2016 increased by the change in CPI. The final step in the analysis and development of the rates is how Pleasanton's water and sewer rates compare to other agencies that provide similar services. The following table is a comparison of our current and proposed water rates to the surrounding jurisdictions. As you can see our water rates are considerably lower than surrounding jurisdictions for a household consuming 20, 40 and 60Ccf of water per bi- monthly period. Page 15 of 18