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Mr. Pickering said he had read the Land Use Protocol Agreement between the County and the City. It was moved by Ms. Michelotti, seconded by Ms. Dennis, to not direct staff to conduct a study of the Rose Avenue area. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers- Ayala, Dennis, Michelotti, Pico, and Mayor Tarver NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Item 6c Approval of Dublin San Ramon Services District's regional sewer expansion projects, ratification of regional sewer connection fee and sewer user charge adjustments for 1999, and approval of City's local sewer user charge adjustments for 1999 (SR 99:269) Randall Lum and Steve Cusenza, Pleasanton staff members, and Craig Lawson, representing the Livermore-AmadorValley Water Management Agency, presented the staff report. Mr. Pico clarified that Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) represents about 41% of the total user costs. He said a question was raised regarding the raise for the DSRSD Board of Directors and asked if the residents of Pleasanton were paying for part of those Directors' salaries. Mr. Lawson agreed that Pleasanton funds part of that expense. The Directors' fees, legislative costs, General Manager funds, are all taken from the interfund transfer, which is 15% of the regional rate, except for the LAVWMA component. Mr. Pico stated we are facing massive increases in local user fees, expansion program costs, and possibly $67 million in expansion costs if CAPP passes. He felt it was not an appropriate time to be raising Directors' fees. His second question referred to Pleasanton's share of the expansion costs, which the proposed increase in fees is designed to pay for. If CAPP passes, will the residents of Pleasanton be responsible for $67 million? Mr. Lawson felt that was unlikely. The obligation is regional. If CAPP is adopted, it may eliminate the San Francisco development, which will the connection fee to go up further. It may put other development further out in the future. When that occurs there will be a higher connection fee. If such an initiative were to go over to DSRSD there would be greater risk. Pleasanton only has 5,600 DUE's to sell, where DSRSD has 29,000. If it is not able to sell the 29,000, that presents risk to the Pleasanton ratepayers. Much of the growth is expected in the near future (8-10 years) and the reserve levels would be such that Pleasanton City Council 16 09/07/99 Meeting