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processing applications in accordance with what they believed was required by the assumption of the district responsibilities. When this was suggested to LAFCo's legal counsel it was determined that the assumption of responsibility was limited to continuing to provide services to customers existing at the time of district dissolution, but not the responsibility or the requirement to serve future customers. Further, if the City chose to supply services to new customers in the Pleasanton County Township Water District but outside the City boundaries, the City must apply for an OASA for each property connecting to water and/or sewer since 2001. Upon understanding this determination, the City submitted an application for retroactive approval of all 19 connections allowed since 2001. DISCUSSION As stated, OASAs for 19 properties in the unincorporated Remen Tract were recently retroactively approved by LAFCo at its July 13, 2017 meeting. However, as a condition of approval, the LAFCo board is requiring a comprehensive study of the infrastructure in the Remen Tract as is desired by LAFCo staff. Meanwhile, the City continues to receive inquiries from owners, real estate brokers, and developers regarding properties in the unincorporated Remen Tract. Most are interested in developing, but specifically interested in receiving water and sewer services, and not in annexing into the City of Pleasanton. Staff is recommending the City Council adopt an interim policy whereby no applications for water and/or sewer connections be accepted until the infrastructure study is complete and the cost implications are understood. This interim policy would allow a comprehensive evaluation of the existing and needed infrastructure in the Remen Tract to serve all properties, and avoids reviewing requests piecemeal. Once the study is complete, it would be presented to the City Council and LAFCo. Either in conjunction with presentation of the study to City Council or subsequent to LAFCo review of the study, staff will make a recommendation to as to how the interim policy could be updated. The City could either revert to accepting and considering applications on a case-by-case basis, or a consider a proposal that includes how the County or Remen Tract property owners could fund and construct the water, sewer, and other identified infrastructure to adequately serve properties within the Remen Tract. Exceptions to this proposed interim policy could be made for a health and safety emergency(e.g., failed well or septic system)as determined by the Director of Community Development or City Engineer, LAFCo policies, and state law. It should be noted that adoption of this interim policy gives clear direction to staff on how to respond to requests. From a practical perspective it also consistent with how LAFCo would likely treat an OASA application presented to the Board by the City prior to the completion of the study that LAFCo required when retroactively approving the 19 OASAs. Finally, of the 19 OASAs retroactively approved by LAFCo, 16 of those properties are developed and have current utility connections for which they are paying customers. Page 3 of 4