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Ms. Ayala asked if there were three shared wells in that area? Mr. Swift believed there were only two currently shared wells: the Chrisman/Brozosky well and the Roberts/Sarich well. There was a shared well between Reznlck and Berlogar, but the Berlogars drilled a new well which they use. The Berlogars may still have a legal right to a portion of the Reznlck well even though they no longer use it. Ms. Ayala felt if the Reznicks or Berlogars sold their property, there could potentially be new parties who could argue about the well. Since there are three different wells in that area, and it seems to depend on who owns the land whether there are problems or not. She felt problems will only continue if the wells are shared. She wanted staff to find a solution that would lead to one owner of a well. She would like a program that would provide that if a property owner developed their property, they would have access to city water and would relinquish rights to the well, since they now have access to city water. She did not want Council to have to resolve disputes between property owners about wells. Mayor Pico felt the other wells were not part of this application. Council needs to move on. The parties have had ample time to resolve their issues and have not reached agreement. It is now Council's responsibility to make a decision. He felt there were options such as a water storage facility or a dedicated water line for the Brozoskys with a separate meter. He related past well issues that Council was able to resolve. He did not want to drag this out any longer. Mr. Campbell also wanted to take action. There are only three shared wells and he felt Council could handle each on a case-by-case basis. Ms. Hosterman wanted to resolve the well issue at this meeting so Council could go on to discuss the development issues. She would like to discuss the two issues separately. It appears the Chrisman/Brozosky well is on a healthy stream and neither party has ever suffered a reduction in water flow. In the future both parties will be connected to city water when they develop their properties. She asked how much a storage tank would cost? Mr. Swirl did not know the cost, but felt it was easily obtainable. It would also require additional plumbing and timing devices for the pump. Mayor Pico said there are thousands of agricultural operations that use this kind of facility. If the parties have not discussed this, he felt they could do so at this meeting. He did not want to wait any longer to make a decision. Mr. Campbell asked if the situation was alleviated any by the fact that the Brozoskys were willing to grant the Chrismans an easement to the well. Mr. Swift did not think so. The issue is the Chrismans getting access to the Brozosky property in order to maintain the well. The electrical line is not within an existing easement. Pleasanton City Council 8 08/19/03 Minutes