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RESOLUTION NO.2025-057 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR WATER RATES AND CONNECTION FEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton's water program is an enterprise fund which pursuant to sound fiscal management practices must be 100% fee based; and WHEREAS, by State law, delivered water is charged at the cost of service so no profit is made by the enterprise; any revenues not expended at the end of the fiscal year are applied to future years' costs; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton's water customers pay for the cost of water purchased from the Zone 7 Water Agency (Zone 7), a water wholesaler; distribution through pipes, tanks, and pump stations; compliance with federal and state water quality standards; and needed maintenance and capital improvements; and WHEREAS, water rates must be adjusted to reflect City operational, maintenance, and capital improvement cost increases beginning January 1, 2026, and for the next three (3) years ending December 31, 2029, based on the 2025 Water Rate Study report prepared by Water Resources Economics, LLC (WRE); and WHEREAS, water rates must be adjusted to reflect cost increases in pass-through charges for water purchases from Zone 7 beginning January 1, 2026 and include a provision for future rate increases in pass through charges for water purchases from Zone 7 based on the actual rates set by Zone 7 through December 31, 2029, and upon notice to customers as required by law; and WHEREAS, drought/water shortage rates must be updated beginning January 1, 2026, and for the next three (3) years ending December 31, 2029, based on the 2025 Water Rate Study report prepared by WRE; and WHEREAS, the drought/water shortage rates include a bi-monthly water allotment that is exempt from the drought rate surcharge for every customer class and must be adjusted to 8 Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF) based on the 2025 Water Rate Study report prepared by WRE; and WHEREAS, water connection fees must be adjusted to recover the proportional share of capital facility investments to be constructed or previously constructed to accommodate growth per the 2025 Water Rate Study report, beginning January 1, 2026, and include a provision to annually increase by the consumer price index; and WHEREAS, as provided by Pleasanton Municipal Code section 14.04.070, water rates and connection fees shall be specified in the Master Fee Schedule. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. The Master Fee Schedule provisions regarding water rates and connection fees are hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.