El Paso Mass Transit Board Special Meeting - July 22, 2025
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El Paso Mass Transit Board Special Meeting - July 22, 2025
The El Paso Mass Transit Department Board held a special meeting on July 22, 2025, from 11:33 a.m. to 11:37 a.m. Board Chair Johnson presided, with members Chavez, Acevedo, Rocha, Boyartrejo, Niño, Fierro, Limon, and Canales present. The meeting covered two grant resolutions and a consent agenda, all approved unanimously.
Consent Calendar
- Item 1: Minutes – A motion by Board Member Lee (seconded by Fierro, later corrected to motion by Fierro, seconded by Limon) to approve the minutes passed unanimously.
Discussion Items
- Item 3: Lower Emission Grant and Bus Facilities Grant – Discussion and action on a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign documents for the Fiscal Year 2024 Lower NOx Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program. The combined funding offered is $30,597,000, requiring a total cash match of $5,455,821. The city shall provide local matching funds in the amount of $2,755,221. A motion by Board Member Canales (seconded by Fierro) passed unanimously.
- Item 4: Micro Transit Project Funding – Discussion and action on a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign documents for Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding for Sun Metro’s micro transit project. The funding offered is $720,000, requiring a cash match of $180,000. A motion by Board Member Limon (seconded by Canales) passed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- All three agenda items (minutes, grant resolution for buses and facilities, and micro transit grant) were approved unanimously by the board.
- The meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m.
Meeting Transcript
22nd, 2025. It is now 1133 a.m. Present in presiding is board chair Johnson and also present in the chambers is board member Chavez Acevedo Rocha Boyartrejo Niño Fierro Limon and Canales. There is no public comment, and the only item on the consent agenda are the minutes. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? All right, we have a motion and a second call for the vote. Motion made by board member Lee by more board member Fierro, seconded by board member Limon. And this is to approve item number one, the minutes. No. Yes, I see it. It was let me let me run it again. Do you see it? Do you see it now? Can we just call for the vote? Mr. Fierro. Aye. Thank you, sir. Mr. Mayor. Aye. Thank you. And the item the consent agenda has been approved unanimously. Item number three. It's discussion and action on a resolution that the city manager be authorized to sign the documents related to the fiscal year 2024, lower no emission grant program and the grants for buses and bus facilities competitive program, which offers funding in the amount of thirty million five hundred and ninety-seven thousand, requires a total cash match of five million four fifty-five eight twenty-one, and the city shall provide all local matching funds in the amount of two million seven fifty-five two hundred and twenty-one for said grant. Do we have a motion to approve this item? Who moved? Thank you, sir. So we do have a motion made by board member canales, seconded by board member Fierro, and this is to approve item number three. Is there any discussion on item number three? Okay, call for the vote. And the item has been approved unanimously. Okay, the stake number four. Last item, item number four, discussion and action on a resolution that the city manager be authorized to sign the documents related to fiscal year 2024 community project funding for San Metro's micro transit project, which offers which offers funding in the amount of 720,000 and requires a cash match of 180,000. Motion to approve second. Is there any discussion on this item? All right, hearing nine seen then, please call for the vote. And we do have a motion made by board member limon, seconded by board member canales, and this is to approve item number four. Voting session is open. Yes, sir. Thank you. And the item has been approved unanimously. Is there a motion to adjourn? All those in favor? Anyone opposed? And the special mass transit department board meeting for July 22nd has been adjourned at 1137 a.m. Thank thank you, everyone. Yes, sir. Thank you, council.
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