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all costs, making it unaffordable to live in <br />Discount Programs, no changes have been proposed <br />Pleasanton. Requests that the City maintain the <br />at this time. <br />senior discount program. <br />At this time, the City will continue to offer a 20% <br />discount for seniors (65 years or older) and a 30% <br />discount for qualified low-income households, <br />limited to 30 CCF of bi-monthly usage. These <br />programs, which assist over 3,400 customers each <br />year, are funded by the City's General Fund, since <br />Proposition 218 prohibits discounts from being <br />funded through water rates. <br />The City may revisit these program changes in the <br />future. More information is available at <br />www.PteasantonWater.com/Rates. <br />5 <br />Sep. 4, 2025 <br />Yes <br />Opposes change from tiered to uniform rates. <br />Over the past three years, several court cases in <br />Opposes the change in the drought surcharge <br />California have addressed the legality of tiered rates, <br />from 10 CCF to 8 CCF. Requests a more precise <br />primarily focusing on Proposition 218 requirements, <br />breakdown of the use of the increased revenue. <br />which include: <br />In particular, what percent is dedicated to <br />• Rates must be proportional to the cost of <br />infrastructure versus variable costs, and what <br />service <br />percent of the infrastructure will be improved by <br />• Revenue cannot exceed the funds required to <br />the increase? <br />provide the service <br />• No user should pay more than their <br />proportional share <br />• Agencies must demonstrate the cost basis for <br />the rates. <br />In 2022, the City decommissioned its groundwater <br />wells and began purchasing all of its water from the <br />