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Mass Transit Department Board Meeting - September 3, 2025

City Council — Wednesday, September 3, 2025
BodyEl Paso, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, September 3, 2025
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0:26

Good morning.

0:28

This is a meeting of the Mass Transit Department Board for Wednesday, September the 3rd, 2025.

0:34

It is 11 50 6 a.m.

0:39

Present in presiding is board chair Johnson and also present in council chambers are board members Chavez Acevedo Nino Limon and Canales.

0:54

Mr.

0:55

Chair, we don't have any public comment.

0:58

Mayor, can we move the conversation out of the chamber?

1:01

Yes.

1:03

If there's a way we can keep it a little bit quieter in council chamber so we can conduct this meeting, we'd appreciate it.

1:10

Okay, go ahead.

1:11

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.

1:22

Prior to the vote, members of the audience may ask questions regarding items on the consent agenda.

1:28

When the vote has been taken, if an item has not been called out for separate discussion, the item has been approved.

1:34

The Mass Transit Department Board meeting may, however, be considered any item at any time during the meeting.

1:42

And we do have items one and two and three on the consent agenda.

1:47

And item one, there's a request to revise.

1:51

It should read that the mass transit department board meeting minutes of July 22nd, 2025 instead of June.

2:00

Got it.

2:01

Or is there a motion to approve the approval?

2:03

Okay.

2:04

All right, Representative Chavez.

2:06

I was just gonna read it into the record, but thank you.

2:08

Okay.

2:09

Thank you, ma'am.

2:10

Okay.

2:11

And who seconded?

2:12

Is there a second?

2:14

Thank you.

2:17

Okay.

2:17

Call for the vote.

2:19

Yes, sir.

2:19

And we do have a motion made by board member Limon, seconded by board member Fierro.

2:27

I mean Niño.

2:28

And this is to approve the consent agenda as revised.

2:40

And I do note that board member Boyar Trejo just joined the meeting at 11:58 a.m.

2:52

Voting has closed, and the item has been approved unanimously.

2:57

With board members Rocha.

3:02

He didn't he didn't do the okay.

3:08

Board member Acevedo.

3:10

Sorry, it didn't come up.

3:12

Um okay.

3:14

So the item has been approved unanimously, and this is with board member Maldonado Rocha and Fierro not present for the vote.

3:22

Okay.

3:22

Let's take the regular agenda items.

3:24

Item number four.

3:29

Is discussion and action on the request that the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing be authorized to issue purchase order for solicitation 2025-0498, new flyer training to new flyer of America Incorporated, the sole provider of new flyer bus training for a three-year term and for a total estimated amount of 354,375.

3:54

I move to approve.

3:56

There's a motion and a second.

3:58

Any discussion on the representative canales?

4:00

Just a quick question for the department.

4:02

Uh more for my own curiosity.

4:04

Is are these is this an ongoing training program that's in person or is it a digital training?

4:11

It's a combination of in-person and then they supply various modules.

4:15

So like the air conditioning module, they'll have it set up in our training room, and we'll be able to work independent of new flyer.

4:23

Okay, and it's the trainer and then the materials coming to us.

4:26

Yes.

4:27

Okay, thank you.

4:28

Thanks, Mayor.

4:29

Okay.

4:30

We have a motion in the second to approve agenda item number four.

4:34

Any further discussion?

4:36

All right, Miss Nunes.

4:37

Motion made by board member Limon, seconded by board member Chavez, and this is to approve item number four.

4:44

Voting session is open.

4:53

Mr.

4:53

Chair.

4:54

Oh the voting session has closed.

5:02

Just second.

5:04

And the item has been approved unanimously.

5:06

Okay, let's take agenda item number five.

5:09

Moving over to item number five.

5:11

And this is discussion and action on the request that the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing be authorized to issue purchase order for solicitation 2025-0503 hardware.

5:29

Support service and software maintenance for passenger information display PID to Trapeze Software Group Incorporated doing business as Vontas, the sole and authorized distributor of the on-route for a term of three years for an estimated amount of 172,192 dollars.

5:47

I make a motion to approve second second.

5:49

Okay.

5:49

There's a motion and a second to approve agenda item number five.

5:55

Yep.

5:56

Any further discussion?

5:59

All right, Ms.

6:00

Nunes.

6:02

Voting session is open, and we do have a motion made by board member Limon, seconded by board member Canales to approve item number five.

6:19

The voting session is closed, and the item has been approved unanimously.

6:24

Is there a motion to adjourn?

6:26

So moved.

6:27

Second.

6:28

We have a motion to

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Summary of Proceedings

Mass Transit Department Board Meeting - September 3, 2025

The Mass Transit Department Board met on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 11:50 a.m. Board Chair Johnson presided, with members Chavez, Acevedo, Nino, Limon, Canales, and Boyar Trejo (who joined at 11:58 a.m.) present. Members Maldonado, Rocha, and Fierro were not present. No public comments were received.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent agenda (items 1-3) was approved unanimously after a revision to item 1 to correct the meeting minutes date from June to July 22, 2025. The motion was made by board member Limon and seconded by board member Nino.

Discussion Items

  • Item 4 – New Flyer Training Purchase Order: Discussion and action on authorizing the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing to issue a purchase order for solicitation 2025-0498 to New Flyer of America Inc., the sole provider of New Flyer bus training, for a three-year term at a total estimated cost of $354,375. Board member Canales asked if the training was in-person or digital; the department clarified it is a combination of in-person training and digital modules (e.g., air conditioning module) with trainers and materials provided by New Flyer. The item was approved unanimously on a motion by Limon, seconded by Chavez.
  • Item 5 – Hardware Support and Software Maintenance for Passenger Information Display: Discussion and action on authorizing the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing to issue a purchase order for solicitation 2025-0503 to Trapeze Software Group Inc. (doing business as Vontas), the sole authorized distributor of the on-route system, for a three-year term at an estimated cost of $172,192. The item was approved unanimously on a motion by Limon, seconded by Canales.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent agenda (as revised) approved unanimously.
  • Item 4 (New Flyer training) approved unanimously.
  • Item 5 (Trapeze/Vontas maintenance contract) approved unanimously.
  • Meeting adjourned by unanimous consent.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. This is a meeting of the Mass Transit Department Board for Wednesday, September the 3rd, 2025. It is 11 50 6 a.m. Present in presiding is board chair Johnson and also present in council chambers are board members Chavez Acevedo Nino Limon and Canales. Mr. Chair, we don't have any public comment. Mayor, can we move the conversation out of the chamber? Yes. If there's a way we can keep it a little bit quieter in council chamber so we can conduct this meeting, we'd appreciate it. Okay, go ahead. 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 meeting may, however, be considered any item at any time during the meeting. And we do have items one and two and three on the consent agenda. And item one, there's a request to revise. It should read that the mass transit department board meeting minutes of July 22nd, 2025 instead of June. Got it. Or is there a motion to approve the approval? Okay. All right, Representative Chavez. I was just gonna read it into the record, but thank you. Okay. Thank you, ma'am. Okay. And who seconded? Is there a second? Thank you. Okay. Call for the vote. Yes, sir. And we do have a motion made by board member Limon, seconded by board member Fierro. I mean Niño. And this is to approve the consent agenda as revised. And I do note that board member Boyar Trejo just joined the meeting at 11:58 a.m. Voting has closed, and the item has been approved unanimously. With board members Rocha. He didn't he didn't do the okay. Board member Acevedo. Sorry, it didn't come up. Um okay. So the item has been approved unanimously, and this is with board member Maldonado Rocha and Fierro not present for the vote. Okay. Let's take the regular agenda items. Item number four. Is discussion and action on the request that the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing be authorized to issue purchase order for solicitation 2025-0498, new flyer training to new flyer of America Incorporated, the sole provider of new flyer bus training for a three-year term and for a total estimated amount of 354,375. I move to approve. There's a motion and a second. Any discussion on the representative canales? Just a quick question for the department.

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