Anyone opposed?

And the council meeting is in recess at 11 30 a.m.

to conduct the mass transit department board meeting.

Good morning.

This is a meeting of the El Paso Mass Transit Department Board for Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026.

It is now 11 30 a.m.

Present and presiding is board chair Johnson also present in the chambers.

Our board members Chavez Acevedo Maldonado Rocha Boyartrejo Nino Fierro Limon and Canales.

Mr.

Chair, there is no public comment.

Okay.

So 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 and that 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, we consider any item at any time during the meeting.

And we do have all items on the consent agenda, the minutes, and the resolutions for item three and four.

Okay.

There's a motion and second, okay.

Represent Canales.

Thank you, Mayor.

I'd ask if we can move item number four to the regular agenda.

I understand uh four post garrison commander Colonel Soika is here and would like to speak on the item, so we can give them the opportunity.

Sure.

Is uh all those in favor to move item number four to the regular agenda?

Aye.

And the item will be moved to four, but if we can get a vote to vote on the consent agenda.

We can do that.

There's a motion and second on the consent.

Uh representative Chavez.

Thank you, Mayor.

Um item number three on the consent agenda is related to items number four and five on our um agenda.

And those are the ones that I have questions on.

So I don't, I'm happy to vote on it, but I do have several questions regarding the termination of this contract that I would like uh our legal department and others to answer.

That is on a separate meeting, yes, I have so you would have to ask your question regarding item three at this time.

Yeah, it they're all related, but I'll just wait till we get back to our other agenda then.

But they are all related because it's the same company.

You just won't be able to uh refer to this specific item when we go into executive for the other item since it's a separate meeting.

Can I get clarity on the termination of this contract?

Then for Trans America in this item specifically is just for Sun Metro.

Is that correct?

Okay, and the ones I'm assuming on our other agenda are for other departments.

Separate from Sun Metro.

Okay, purchase department, yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Okay, then let me ask specifically on this termination of this contract specifically for Sun Metro.

Were was any money mishandled by this company specifically related to Sun Metro?

For this contract, there was none for Sun Metro.

Okay.

There was no no mishandling of any funds for this contract specifically.

Representative, if I may address uh Joyce Garcia, Assistant City Attorney.

Um, we do advise that you all take um items four and five before you take this item because the main issues are in items four and five.

Um so item three is a companion.

The reason for the termination is related to the circumstances and facts in items four and five, which you all will be receiving advice on.

Um so we do um advise that you all uh table this item and then um recess the mass transit board once you resolve the other items and then um resume the city council and address items four and five, and then you can return to address this item after.

Okay, then I make a motion to table item number three.

Okay, there's a motion and second.

To table item number three, representative.

Just um quick clarification on on this.

We're going to see this in executive session.

We're gonna move into executive session for this item later.