El Paso Mass Transit Department Board Meeting - August 5, 2025
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El Paso Mass Transit Department Board Meeting - August 5, 2025
The meeting of the El Paso Mass Transit Department Board was called to order at 11:41 AM on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, with Chair Johnson presiding and board members Chavez, Acevedo, Maldonado, Rocha, Boyar, Trejo, Niño, Fierro, Limon, and Canales present. The board considered three agenda items, all of which were approved unanimously.
Consent Calendar
- Item 2: Resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a marketing partner agreement between the City of El Paso and Van Wagner. Approved unanimously without separate discussion.
Discussion Items
- Item 3: Discussion and action to issue a purchase order for solicitation 2025-0136 for camera systems parts and service to Iris Infrared and Intelligent Sensors & A Incorporated, the sole authorized distributor of IRIS cameras (proprietary onboard camera systems) for a term of three years for an estimated amount described as "two million four hundred and ninety-nine dollars and four hundred and ninety-nine hundred and five hundred and sixty-four dollars" (transcription unclear; likely $2,499,564). Motion by Limon, second by Chavez; approved unanimously (with Fierro present).
- Item 4: Discussion and action to authorize issuance of a purchase order for solicitation 2025-0462 for TRPE software and equipment maintenance to TRP Software Group Inc. doing business as Bontas, the sole authorized distributor of Transit Master and Response Master CAD and ADL software, for a term of five years for an estimated amount described as "two million zero sixty-six nine hundred eleven" (likely $2,066,911). Motion by Limon, second by Canales; approved unanimously (with Fierro not present for the vote).
Key Outcomes
- All three items were approved unanimously by the board.
- No public comments were received.
- No further actions or discussions were recorded.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning. This is a meeting of the El Paso Mass Transit Department Board for Tuesday, August 5th, 2025. It is now 1141 a.m. Present in presiding is board chair Johnson. Also present in council chambers are board members Chavez Acevedo Maldonado Rocha, Boyar Trejo, Niño, Fierro, Limon, and Canales. There is no public comment. All matters listed under the consent agenda will be considered by Mass Transit Department Board to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless separate discussion is requested by board members. Prior to the vote, members of the audience may ask questions regarding items on the consent agenda when the vote has been taken. If an item has not been called out for separate discussion, the item has been approved. The Mass Transit Department Board may, however, reconsider any item at any time during the meeting. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? Thank you. Motion made by board member Limon. Seconded. Seconded by Board Member Fierro. And this is to approve item number two. Let me read it into the record. And it's a resolution that the city manager be authorized to sign a marketing partner agreement between the City of El Paso and Van Wagner. Voting session is open. The voting session has closed. And the item has been approved. Unanimously. Okay, let's take uh agenda item number three. Item number three is discussion and action to issue a purchase order for solicitation 2025 0136 camera systems parts and service to Iris Infrarated and Intelligence Sensors and A Incorporated, the sole and authorized distributor of IRIS cameras, a proprietary on board camera systems for a term of three years for an estimated amount of two million four hundred and ninety-nine dollars and four hundred and ninety-nine hundred and five hundred and sixty-four dollars. Is there okay? There's a motion to approve. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion on this particular item? All right, call for the vote. Moved by Mr. Niño. Representative Limon. Limon, okay. To approve item number three. Motion made by board member Limon, seconded by board member Chavez. Rocha. Rocha. Voting session is open. Voting session is closed. And the item has been approved unanimously with Mr. Fieron at present for the vote. Okay. Item number four. Yes. Is discussion in action to authorize the issuance of a purchase order for solicitation 2025 0462? Trepe Software and Equipment Mainten to TRP Software Group Incorporated doing busin business as Bontas. The sole and authorized distributor of the Transit Master and Response Master CAD and ADL software for a term of five years for an estimated amount of two million zero sixty-six nine hundred eleven. Okay, there's a motion and there's a second. Any discussion on this agenda item.
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