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RESOLUTION NO. 16-828 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM CITY POLICY TO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-ANNEXATION OR ANNEXATION IN HAPPY VALLEY; WITH EXCEPTIONS FOR A HEALTH AND SAFETY EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City Council adopted policies on December 3, 2002 regarding when to consider approval of water and sewer connections within the unincorporated Happy Valley, and directed staff to accept applications to connect any existing house or new house on an existing, vacant lot; and WHEREAS, at the meeting of September 11, 2014, the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) directed the City to complete a study, in consultation with the County, to identify how water and sewer services could be provided to the unincorporated Happy Valley area properties; and WHEREAS, at the meeting of February 16, 2016, the City Council received a report from the Director of Engineering and Director of Community Development regarding recent requests from Happy Valley property owners to annex or connect to City water and/or sewer services; and WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering will be undertaking a water and sewer study to evaluate the existing and needed infrastructure in Happy Valley in response to these utility connection requests and LAFCo's request; and WHEREAS, the objective of the Happy Valley water and sewer study is to comprehensively evaluate existing and needed utility and public infrastructure to serve all properties in Happy Valley; and WHEREAS, this interim policy is exempt from any further requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act as provided by Title 14 California Code of Regulations §15262 as it relates to a feasibility and planning study for Happy Valley utilities. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1: The City Council directs staff to not accept applications for pre-annexation agreements and annexation requests for properties within Happy Valley until the water and sewer study is completed and reviewed by the City Council. The City Council may revise this interim policy in the future to accept applications. Exceptions to this interim policy include cases of an emergency as determined by the Director of Engineering and LAFCo's policies and California law regarding an "existing or pending public health and safety threat" pursuant to Government Code §56133(c). SECTION 2: Formal applications for annexation or pre-annexation already accepted by the City would be processed. SECTION 3: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.