Laguna Niguel awards summer trolley contract, adds five stops on northern route

Laguna Niguel City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to award professional services for summer trolley operations and special-events shuttle services to LA LAWS Parking California.

Council Member Otto highlighted the item during the consent-calendar discussion and asked about timing and continuity for five new stops on the trolley's northern route. "This is an important item to help the mobility of our residents, and it's a free service," Otto said.

Public works staff responded that the five stops are included in the grant supporting the service and "they'll initiate this summer at Memorial weekend and continue through Labor Day weekend." Staff did not provide a clear grant end date in the meeting record; the transcript contains a garbled date when staff described the grant term, so the meeting record does not specify the grant expiration date.

Council approved the contract and the consent-item motion by a 5-0 vote (moved by Otto; seconded by Jennings). Staff noted residents can find service information at lntrolley.com. The vote was taken as part of the consent calendar; no public comment was recorded on the item.

The contract award expands the city's summer trolley program; earlier in the meeting City Manager LeTourneau referenced the program as an item in the 2025 strategic plan under economic and community development and transportation strategies. Implementation details such as the contract's term, the contractor's administrative contact, and funding expiration should be confirmed in the city's contract files for precise dates and amounts.