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Mayor Tarver said staff is a little reluctant to tell residents it may be one figure, then raise it later. Staff does not want to state the exact figures until it has more information. The option is the residents can connect or not connect. The people have to make a decision as to whether they want to participate in the sewer and water processes. The City has proposed many different kinds of financing. The City needs to know what kind of infrastructure it needs to build for the project. The people that choose not to participate could potentially not have the resources to hook into the system. This will create a problem for the City. What happens to a property owner if the well becomes contaminated and there is no choice, yet the infrastructure has been undersized. Mr. Temple said with the statistics presented by staff, right now everyone will probably be hooked up within ten years. He said the people are interested as long as it is being reasonably calculated for them. To date the reports do not show this. Ms. Michelotti felt the City is going out of its way to make sure that the amount is reasonable and the residents are not paying more than they should. Ms. Dennis said the City must pay its pro-rata share. Mr. Temple said the residents understand the City cannot pay the full share. . He believed a preannexation agreement could say the City recognizes that the residents are bringing something to the City. Anyone who builds after this project should have to pay full price to hookup to the sewer and water. Mayor Tarver wanted staff to do as much as it could before the annexation date to let the residents know the assumptions, the splits, the allocations, etc. so the residents will know what the exact figures are before the annexation. Ms. Acosta said staff is already working on this. The split studies have already been done regarding the $42,000. She will go over the figures again with Mr. Temple. She said the figures will be fine tuned as time goes on. This just begins the process and when the final annexation decision comes before Council, the resolution will set forth exactly how annexation will affect the properties. Mr. Pico asked if Council will have the opportunity to delete those residents that do not want to participate prior to the final annexation date. Ms. Acosta said a protest hearing will be held sometime in the future. Mr. Temple asked at what point will the residents of the area have the last opportunity to make a decision. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 8 09/15/98