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APPENDIX D CITY AND COUNTY GENERAL AND ECONOMIC DATA The information which follows in Appendix D is presented as general background data. The Bonds are payable solely from the proceeds of payments upon unpaid assessments and other sources as described herein. The taxing power of the City of Pleasanton, the State of Cahforma or any poht~cal subdtms~on thereof ~s not pledged to the payment of the Bonds. See the section herein entitled "The Bonds." The City of Pleasanton ("the City") is located in south central Alameda County ("the County"), approximately 40 miles east of San Francisco and 25 miles east of Oakland. The City covers approximately 14 square miles in an area known as the Amador Valley. Interstate Highway 580 forms the northern boundary of the City. Interstate 680 traverses the western portion of the City. The City's elevation is approximately 335 feet above sea level. The median temperatures for January and July are 47.6 degrees Fahrenheit and 70.6 degrees Fahrenheit respectively. Rainfall averages 17.35 inches per year. Prevailing winds are westerly with a median speed of 4 miles per hours. Pleasanton is primarily a residential, commercial, and research center with some manufacturing. However, the City is interested in expanding its commercial base, and considerable commercial/industrial development is planned for the area for the next several years. Pleasanton was incorporated June 18, 1894, and is a general law city with a council/manager form of government. A five-member City Council appoints a City Manager who administers daily affairs under the policy guidance of the Council. Population Table D-1 presents City and County population data since 1940. The period of 1940 to 1980 was marked by substantial population increases in both the City and County. Population growth has been less pronounced in the City since 1981. However, it is expected that the commercial and industrial development which is planned for Pleasanton will cause an influx of new residents to relocate to the area over the next fifteen years. In the 1980 Federal Census the median age of City residents was 30 years, compared with a County median of 30.7 years. There were 3.1 persons per household compared with a County figure of 2.53 persons per household.