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Page 7 of 9 <br />connection fees on an equivalent meter unit basis relative to the connection fees of other <br />nearby agencies that also import water from Zone 7. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Water and Sewer Rate Setting Process <br />Increases in property-related charges are subject to provisions of Proposition 218 that <br />mandate public involvement in the rate-setting process. In addition, City Ordinance No. 2292 <br />establishes procedures whereby a ratepayer must exhaust all administrative remedies to <br />contest a new or increased charge for that ratepayer to be eligible to bring a contesting <br />lawsuit. The process for this water and sewer rate setting process is as follows: <br /> <br />1. City Council receives background on proposed water and sewer rates. <br />o Refer to City Council Meetings on March 4, 2025, May 6, 2025, June 3, 2025, <br />and July 15, 2025. <br />2. City Council authorizes issuance of Proposition 218 Public Hearing Notice to all <br />customers. <br />o See Attachment 2 for Proposition 218 Public Hearing Notice authorized by City <br />Council on July 15, 2025. <br />3. City mails Proposition 218 Public Hearing Notice to all customers no less than 45 days <br />prior to the public hearing. <br />o Proposition 218 Public Hearing Notice was mailed on August 1, 2025, and a <br />public hearing date was set for October 7, 2205. <br />4. City posts information on the water and sewer rates, including the 2025 Water Rate <br />Study report, on the City’s website. <br />o Refer to PleasantonWater.com/Rates. <br />5. City Clerk receives valid written protests. Valid written protests can be received up to <br />the end of the public comment period at the public hearing. If valid written protests are <br />received for a majority of properties served by the City, the City is prohibited from <br />implementing rate increases. <br />o Refer to Attachment 3 for a summary of valid written protests received as of the <br />preparation deadline for this agenda report. <br />6. The City provides written responses to valid written protests for City Council <br />consideration at the public hearing. The City Council may adjourn the public hearing to <br />another date if necessary to respond to written comments received after the agenda is <br />posted. <br />Page 214 of 376