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Adoption of Resolution No. 80-296, declaring surplus in Improvement Fund, Assessment District No. 1974-1, Stoneridge Center, in the amount of $346,280.46. e. Adoption of Ordinance No. 949, amending Title II (Zoning and Development) by adding Chapter 14 relating to Flood Damage Prevention. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Kephart, Mohr, Wood, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: None MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL~L~MBERS Councilmember Wood asked Councilmembers to consider establishing a Valley-wide planning committee to review matters of Valley interest such as gravel trucks, 1-580, growth and development. He suggested that a member from City Council, Planning Com- mission, and City staff be represented on this committee. Mayor Mercer and Council- members Kephart and Butler expressed opposition to the formation of such a committee and stated that any Valley-wide problems or projects could be reviewed as individual items on an ad hoc basis. Mayor Mercer stated that the Criminal Justice Planning Board is again consider- ing the proposal of a Women's Correctional Facility at Santa Rita, and the Planning Board has invited Pleasanton representatives to a meeting to further discuss this matter. Mayor Mercer and Councilmember Kephart stated they would like to attend this meeting and they requested the City Manager to confirm the date and place of the meeting. Councilmember Kephart reiterated his opposition to such a facility and refuted the reasons in favor of reconsidering this matter listed in a recent letter from the District Attorney. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilmembers presented various Con~ittee Reports for the information of the Council. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC No one in the audience addressed the Chair. SPECIAL REPORTS Report on Rear-yard Setback Requirements in Residential Districts Mr. Harris presented his report (SR 80:344) dated November 19, 1980, regarding this matter. Mr. Richard Boell, 35500 Dante Place, Fremont, representing Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ziegler, stated he concurred with the staff report for a change in the rear-yard setback requirements, and felt it would be a benefit to the entire City. He asked the timetable for such an ordinance amendment to become effective. The City Attorney advised it would take two or three months to have the ordinance amendment in effect, depending on how soon it could be acted on by the Planning Commission. After discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Wood, and seconded by Council- member Butler, to initiate the following amendment deleting Section 2-5.38(e), Article 3, Chapter 2, Title II of the Ordinance Code of the City of Pleasanton by adding the following: "At the time of initial construction, principal structures in the R-1-8500, R-1-7500, R-1-6500 and RM-4000 Districts may encroach into otherwise required rear yards to within 15 ft. of the rear lot line provide~ that there remains a single unobstructed open sapce with an 2o 11/25/80