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and sewer connections in the unincorporated Happy Valley area. The resolution is much the same as the policy that was put in place in 2002, with one additional but fairly significant requirement. The resolution gives the City Engineer the authority to use the water and sewer study prepared by RMC Engineering and presented to City Council on February 21, 2017 when determining how a property makes connection. This would mean that the case-by-case process could include as an additional condition of connection approval that the property owner construct a portion of the public infrastructure identified in the study, or be required to pay a pro-rata share of infrastructure already constructed by prior development. Note this condition could add significant expense to a requested connection. However this additional condition, like all conditions applied in the case-by- case process, would ultimately be decided by City Council when a pre-annexation agreement is presented for approval by Council as is necessary before application is made to LAFCo for annexation or an OSA. The reason the condition could add expense to a requested connection is the water and sewer study determined how to connect every property within the unincorporated Happy Valley area to a public water and sewer system that complies with Pleasanton Municipal Code. This generally means installation of water and sewer piping in the easements (roadways) that property owners use to access their properties. It is conceivable that some properties, when considered on a case-by-case basis, could find an alternative method to make utility connections. For example, they may work with a neighbor to obtain a private easement thereby creating shorter pipe run and less costly way to connect to an existing public water or sewer pipe. The private lateral in a private easement conforms with the municipal code, but allowing such a connection would not accomplish the goal of building components of the water and sewer systems identified in the study. But again, the resolution allows staff to recommend the public infrastructure be installed consistent with the study, but City Council would ultimately decide when the conditioned approval recommendation is presented to them for final approval. Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approv by: 1://k Stephen patrick Tina Olson Nelson Fialho Director of Engineering Director of Finance City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution 2. County of Alameda June 7, 2017 letter Page 4 of 4