Council Preview: Bikes, Trains and the CUSD

Motorcycles, bullet trains and school district voting boundaries are on the agenda for Monday night's City Council meeting.

Three New Bikes

City staff is urging the council to pay $71,983 to Huntington Beach Honda for three replacement motorcycles for the city’s police services department, according to the agenda.

The city currently maintains a fleet of 11 motorcycles. Two are scheduled to be replaced this fiscal year and a third was damaged in a traffic collision.

Bite the Bullet

In other business, Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht wants her colleagues to support a state Assembly bill called the High Speed Rail Lemon Law. Authored by Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point), it would halt state debt funding for a planned rail line that could link San Francisco with San Diego.

Proponents say the rail line would produce jobs and provide a quick means of traveling the state. Opponents call it a waste of money and say it will not produce that many jobs.

Schlicht calls high-speed rail a “train wreck."

School Board Boundaries

Schlicht has also proposed a resolution opposing Capistrano Unified's new school board trustee election boundaries. 

In a 5-2 vote, the Capo board chose Map J, which divides San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel into three sections each and cuts Mission Viejo, Dana Point and San Clemente in two, but keeps Aliso Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita intact.

In her report, Schlicht said the new boundaries would deprive Mission Viejo students and families of adequate trustee representation.

Miscellaneous Stuff

--City staff is asking the council to approve a change order worth about $11,232 for construction on the Marguerite Tennis Center Project.

--Also, the Council is scheduled to decide whether to offer Keith Rattay the assistant city manager contract.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 200 Civic Center.

To read the full agenda, click here.