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• Funding to plan for the water supply alternative project design work—$2 million/year is budgeted toward a local solution for the 3,500-acre feet of groundwater the City is currently purchasing from Zone 7. • Funding to pay for the additional purchase of water from Zone 7 over the next 2-3 years, while the water supply alternative is constructed. • Augmented staffing with three positions to manage, plan, and implement solutions for the water distribution system. • Replenishing the Water Enterprise Fund reserve to meet the policy target of 35 percent in Fiscal Year 2025/26 and restoring the enterprise fund's financial position to maintain adequate debt coverage that allows the City to resolve the water supply alternative project and projects identified in the Water System Master Plan. Q:The Public Hearing Notice format is difficult to use, especially the tables. Can you clarify this information? A: We recognize that the tables may be confusing. The "Rates and Charges That Apply to Your Water Bill" tables are on the top and bottom of the column to the right of the explanation on the Public Hearing Notice. The table at the top of the column represents Pleasanton's fixed meter charges and the table at the bottom of the column represents Zone 7's fixed charges. This also applies to the "Proposed Consumption Rates" tables on page 3. The tables on the right column represent the new proposed consumption rates. The Variable Charges tables on page 3 refer to the charges that customers will pay for their water usage, which is dependent on how much water they use each billing cycle. The tables on page 2 are fixed charges that all customers pay regardless of how much water they use. Q: How do I find current rates? They don't appear on the notice. A: Current rates can be found on the City's website. You can also find an example of a current single-family residential bill and a single-family residential bill with the proposed rate changes on the City's New Proposed Water Rates webpage. The Public Hearing Notice has specific and limited information requirements, so we created webpages that provide additional information. Q: How much will my bill go up? A: The bimonthly (every two months/billing cycle) increase the average single-family residence using 10 ccf per month (20 ccf per two-month billing cycle) can expect to see is$33 (bimonthly) in the first year, $25 (bimonthly) the second year, and $17 (bimonthly) the third year of the proposed rate increases. As part of the overall rate recalibration recommended by the water rate study, the first-year increase for the average single-family residence is about$33 per billing cycle (every 2 months), which equates to an approximately 30% increase in the water portion of a utility bill, or about a 13% increase to the overall utility bill. This is the case for approximately 55%of single-family residential customers. Page 12