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LIVERb?ORE/AMADnR VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY <br />JOINT FYERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT <br />THIS P.GRF.EI~?ENT is entered into by and between the County of <br />Alameda, the City of Dublin, the City of Livermore, and the City <br />of Pleasanton (hereinafter "members," "member ;jurisdictions," or <br />cognate terms) and any additional public agency within the <br />Service Area meeting the requirements of Section 15 hereof. <br />1. Background. This agreement is made with respect to the <br />following basic facts: <br />a. Need for Public Transoor.tation,Services. Through <br />their collective efforts, member jurisdictions have determined <br />that the area (hereinafter "Service Area") generally encompassed <br />by member jurisdictions and certain unincorporated portions of <br />Alameda County, while within the Bay P.rea Rapid ?'ransit District, <br />does not receive adequate, coordinated public transportation <br />services. N-ember jurisdictions desire to provide such services <br />to assist the transit dependent as an alternative to the private <br />automobile, to meet environmental goals, to improve fuel <br />conservation, and to secure the efficiencies of joint operation <br />and service that are available through a unified, cooperative _ <br />effort. <br />b. Joint Exercise of Powers. California Government <br />Code Sections 6500, et seq. authorize the joint exercise of any <br />power common to two or r.;ore public aaenci.es. Member <br />jurisdictions have in common, among others, the powers to <br />contract for and/or operate public transportation systems. In <br />support of such powers, member jurisdictions are further <br />