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In response to Councilmember Balch, Director Yurchak advised if the City Council does not approve the project and wanted to redirect the money to its ongoing civic conservation efforts it would be an option. She noted the City Council has already approved additional funding for the landscape conversion program and staff is applying for grants as well. She advised staff feels they have reached market saturation with previous initiatives such as low-flow toilets. She noted there could be other technology-based programs to research where the City could collaborate with other agencies. In response to Councilmember Balch, Director Yurchak estimated staff would be asked for 10 hours a month worth of support for the filling station. She advised the City had been asked to handle the financial management and season pass sales as its portion of the shared administrative work. Staff estimated if the City sold 3,600 seasonal passes it would take five years to break even. Mayor Brown noted there were 2,500 participants in 2015 when the service was both free and located in Pleasanton. Director Yurchak advised 1,600 of the 2,500 were Pleasanton residents. She clarified the staff estimation of 2,500-12,000 users is how many passes would be sold for this program throughout the entire Tri-Valley and not only in Pleasanton. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Director Yurchak advised the project could end up costing even more in consideration of the current construction market. In response to Councilmember Testa, Director Yurchak confirmed the reasons they cannot use the current DSRSD facility are traffic and safety concerns. DSRSD had multiple concerns in 2015, including an ongoing construction project and traffic backups. She advised a 2016 DSRSD staff report did not recommend using the same site again and the DSRSD Board decided it would not open the filling station on the previous site again. Mayor Brown advised the project is getting expensive and she was already reticent when the price tag to the City was only $433,000. Mayor Brown opened the public hearing. John Bauer reported he was an early adopter of the recycled water system in 2015. He advised he never saw a backup extending onto 1-680 but he did see smaller ones spilling into the Val Vista neighborhood. He commended when the filling station upgrade to fire hoses for speeding up the process. He noted the previous site was near several major streets which benefits weight-overloaded vehicles as opposed to smaller streets. He encouraged the City Council to keep the previous commercial fill station open. Mayor Brown closed the public hearing. Councilmember Balch reported this project is expensive and that the final price tag could still go higher. He advised Pleasanton, the City of Livermore, and DSRSD are working to improve a piece of land for five years and those years must be conditioned for drought. He advised there is no benefit to the City at the back end of the agreement if the drought does not last five years. He noted he is challenged to support this investment with the increased pricing. Councilmember Balch advised he is aware of the regional collaboration needed to manage the Tri- Valley's water supply. He questioned the construction costs, location, and if it sufficiently benefits Pleasanton's residents. He expressed concerns about how long until the station is operational and the length of time for which it will be useful. He advised there are other ways to bolster potable water conservation in the City. He noted it is too great of a subsidy benefitting too few. City Council Minutes Page 13 of 15 April 19,2022