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Procedure to Create GHADs The basic steps for formation are: 1. The applicant or local agency prepares a Plan of Control. The Plan of Control must be attached to the formation petition and, thus, is before the public and the legislative body throughout the decision making process. The Plan of Control must be prepared by a certificated engineering geologist and describe geologic hazards, their location, the affected areas, and a plan for prevention, mitigation, abatement and control of these hazards. The Plan of Control serves as a "general plan" for the GHAD and addresses the GHAD's ongoing activities, including the monitoring of geologic conditions, identification of geologic hazards, construction of needed improvements, and the maintenance, repair, and replacement of facilities. 2. The legislative body must adopt a resolution declaring that it will be subject to the statutory provisions for initiating formation proceedings. 3. A petition signed by the owners of at least 10 percent of the property within the proposed GHAD is presented to the legislative body. 4. The legislative body sets a hearing with notice to property owners within the GHAD area. Property owners within the proposed GHAD may object to formation. If it appears that owners of greater than 50 percent of the assessed valuation of the GHAD area object, the legislative body must abandon the formation proceedings. 5. The legislative body determines within 60 days of the close of the formation hearing whether to order formation. 6. If the legislative body orders formation, it must also select an initial board of directors for the GHAD. The legislative body may choose either to select five landowners from the GHAD area, or seat itself on the initial GHAD board. Existing GHADs within the City of Pleasanton Following the steps set forth above, the City has formed four GHADs: Oak Tree Farm subdivision, Moller Ranch subdivision, Laurel Creek Estates (The Preserve, Oak Hill Estates and Kolb Ranch Estates) and Lemoine Ranch Estates. The Oak Hill Estates subdivision and the Kolb Ranch Estates subdivision were both annexed into the Laurel Creek GHAD after the formation of the original district; those annexations occurred on August 1, 2000 and July 20, 2004 respectively. All of the four existing GHADs are located on the west side of Foothill SR 06:136 Page 4 of 32