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1. Existing (Old) Policy - No connections without a failed service (water well or septic system) serving an existing residence. 2. Existing Residences - New connections to serve any existing residence, with or without a failed system. 3. Existing Lots - New connections to serve any vacant, legal lot now existing. 4. New Lots Plus Existing Lots - New connections to serve any vacant lot, existing or created through an Alameda County subdivision. The City has routinely coupled service with a number of conditions which staff believes would apply to any of the options. These include: • Pre-annexation agreement assuring no protest of a future, larger annexation; • Full payment of all connection fees, shares of jointly-funded infrastructure, and on-going service charges; • City review of new improvements (house remodels, additions, accessory structures, new homes, etc.) for conformity with City development policies/standards for the area; and • Payment of all other City costs associated with the provision of service, including LAFCo fees. The City has found that the pre-annexation agreement requirement fulfills the General Plan requirement for "annexation" to receive utilities. All of the areas where these have occurred are infill sites within Pleasanton's Sphere-of-Influence and where Pleasanton anticipates ultimately annexing. The Happy Valley Specific Plan requires lot owners to pay their pro rata shares of mains, tanks, pump stations, etc. These were going to be installed everywhere in the Happy Valley area with the larger annexation and, with an agreement with the area's major developers, the lot owners' shares of core infrastructure would have been paid by the developers. This arrangement is no longer possible. Only the infrastructure in Alisal Street is being built now, and the developers have not agreed to pay the lot owners' shares. Thus, anyone connecting to the utilities will bear the full pro rata cost of all of the core infrastructure as well as connection fees and laterals. On Alisal Street, the final pro rata shares will be determined following construction of the improvements now underway. On Sycamore Road, the costs, based on staffs determinations with Greenbriar Homes, is limited to the costs of the laterals only; final reimbursement agreements and costs have not yet been fmaled. Based on last year's estimates, sewer and water shares of infrastructure ranged from $34,000 to $50,000, depending on the service area. The estimated cost includes connection fees, and service laterals to property line. Continuation of service laterals to the dwelling and septic SR:02:284 Revises SR 02:276 11/19/02 Page 8 of 10