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123 Three Month Agenda Planning Report Mr. Walker presented the City Council agenda planning report for the months of October, November, and December, for the information of Council. Adult Softball Program Report Softball FY 1985-86 Mrs. Bengtson presented her report (IR 86:83) dated September 24, 1986, regarding this matter. After brief discussion, no action was taken by Council on the item. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCILMEMBERS Councilmember Wood requested that the resolution adopted on the Consent Calendar relative to drug and alcohol abuse prevention be transmitted to the presidents of PTA's and school officials. Councilmember Mohr stated she had received a call from Senator Lockyer regarding his opposition to diamond lanes on 1-680 and requesting Council sup- port of this position. After discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Mer- cer, and seconded by Councilmember Mohr, that Resolution No. 86-473, express- ing City Council's strong opposition to the placement of diamond lanes on 1- 680, and urging Caltrans and MTC to proceed with improvements as soon as pos- sible, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Mercer, Mohr, Wood, and Mayor Brandes NOES: None ABSENT: None Council instructed staff to transmit the above resolution to the appropri- ate legislators. Mayor Brandes stated that five applications had been received for consid- eration as member on the Tri-Valley Community Television Corporation Board. After discussion, Council scheduled interviews for these candidates on October 28, 1986, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Brandes stated that with regard to recent volunteer drug testing by the Police Department, it was a shame that the press has turned this positive effort around. He advised that the Pleasanton Police Department are the first in the State to voluntarily take the drug test. He stated there is merit into looking to a volunteer program. He advised that when he suggested this type of program he did not know the Police Department was already in the process of taking the tests or that City Management was reviewing the issue. He stated he did not intend to violate anyone's rights. He felt an expansion to the Wellness Program, already instituted by the City, to include drug and alcohol abuse, would be a positive step for city employees. He stated he felt the Police Department did right in voluntarily taking the drug test. He added that if other Councilmembers were not interested in looking into such a pro- gram, that was fine, but he felt there was merit into looking into a voluntary program. Councilmember Mercer stated he was concerned when articles appeared in the newpapers. He stated he did not look at it so much as a negative against the Police Department; as a matter of fact he thought that the Police Department stepping forward to volunteer to take a test was to their credit and was a tremendous example for the entire Police Force to set themselves out as the first in the State of California to do that and he applauded them for that. He did not think that this situation has developed anything negative against 5 - 10-7-86