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system on the property; (d) pay all City and County processing fees for the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) approval; (e) not oppose any future annexation initiative affecting the property; and (f) obtain City design review approval for any proposed addition or alteration to the property requiring a building permit from the County. In some pre-annexation agreements, conditions have also been included that control potential future subdivision of the property. LAFCo Effective January 1, 1994, the Government Code was amended to require a city that wishes to provide utility service beyond its jurisdictional boundary to obtain approval from the County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). This legislation was sponsored by the LAFCo from San Diego because it felt that the cities and districts in the County were extending their utility services without involving LAFCo. Consequently, if sanitary sewer and water service is to be extended to properties outside of City limit boundaries, Council must not only approve the request and the pre-annexation agreement, but also file an application with LAFCo for its consideration. LAVWMA Joint Powers Agreement In the joint powers agreement for the Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency (LAVWMA), a policy was established limiting sanitary sewer service provided to unincorporated areas adjoining the City. As provided in Paragraph 14.2.2 of that agreement: "14.2.4 In the interest of protecting public health and safety, a Member Agency may also provide wastewater treatment and disposal service to unincorporated properties adjoining a city. If the cumulative amount of proposed service in any one contiguous unincorporated geographic area exceeds ten (10) residential connections or the equivalent, service in excess of ten connections will require unanimous approval of the LAVWMA Board. " Based on the this provision of the joint powers agreement, when the cumulative requests for sewer service exceed ten (10), approval of the LAVWMA Board must be obtained prior to approval by the City Council and the execution of a pre-annexation agreement. HISTORY OF SERVICE REQUESTS Generally, there have been three areas outside of the City limits that have requested hook-ups to water and sewer services: the Remen Tract, Foothill Road, and the Happy Valley area. SR:02:284 Revises SR 02:276 11/19/02 Page 3 of 10