The El Paso Mass Transit Department Board met on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 12:16 p.m. and adjourned at 12:29 p.m., with Board Chair Johnson presiding. Board members Chavez, Maldonado, Rocha, Nino, Fierro, Limon, Canales, and Acevedo were present; Board member Boyardrejo was absent. The board considered two items on the consent agenda, one of which was pulled for separate discussion and approved unanimously.
Good morning. Good morning. Good afternoon. Oh, yes, it is 1216 p.m. Good morning. Well, good afternoon. This is a meeting of the El Paso Mass Transit Department Board for Tuesday, May 12th, 2026. It is now 1217 p.m. Present in presiding is Board Chair Johnson, also present in the council chambers is board member Chavez Maldonado Rocha, Nino, Fierro, Limon, and Canales. There is no public comment, sir. Okay. So all matters listed on the consent agenda will be considered by the Mass Transit Board to be uh 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 the vote 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, and we only have item number one, which is the approval of the board minutes for April the first, and a resolution to authorize to sign a donation agreement with the El Paso Mission Trail Association to accept a donation of the mural. Okay, Representative. Mayor, I wish to pull item number two from the consent agenda, and move to approve item number one. Okay. Is there a second? Okay, there's a motion and second. Miss Bryant, I may miss Nunes. Who's seconded? I'm sorry. Thank you, sir. So we have a motion to approve the minutes by board member Limon, seconded by board member Fierro. Voting session is open, and the item has been approved with board member Acevedo and Boyartrejonat present for the vote for the vote. Item. Go ahead, let's take item number two. Item number two is a resolution that the city manager or designee be authorized to sign a donation agreement between the city of El Paso and the El Paso Mission Trail Association to accept the donation of the mural by the El Paso Mission Trail Association. Okay, Representative. Thank you, Mayor. I make a motion to approve item number two. Sir, second, okay. Representative, you want to say anything on this? Well, I Anthony, if Mr. DeKaiser, I'm sorry. If you would uh do a presentation and then I'll comment a little afterwards. So I don't have a like a formal presentation, but I do I do have things to say. Um mayor, city council, um Anthony DeKaiser, um, director of Mass Transit. So there's a lot to say about the El Paso Mission Trail Association. They've been in our city for a long time. They're a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the historic nine-mile corridor in El Paso Mission Valley. They've led the way in in doing that. Sun Metro partners with them at Mission Valley, while they, the association, have provided visitor service while preserving and informing the community. This mural highlights the historical significance of the area and encourages the use of public transportation. It fosters community pride and enhances the quality of life. The artist is also from here. He's an award-winning artist in El Paso area. A realistic expression of portraits and landscape. This is what they do for our community, and Sun Metro's partnered with them to try to emphasize the things that they do and promote transit in the community.