Mass Transit Department Board

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 300 N. CAMPBELL AND VIRTUALLY

Agenda — 22 items

1. 1 Teleconference phone number: 1-915-213-4096 Toll free number: 1-833-664-9267 Conference ID: 819 158 096#
2. 2 Members of the public may view the meeting via the following means: Via the City’s website. http://www.elpasotexas.gov/videos Via television on City15, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofelpasotx/videos In compliance with the requirement that the City provide two-way communication for members of the public, members of the public may communicate with Council during public comment, and regarding agenda items by calling either of the numbers listed above and entering the corresponding conference ID.
3. 3 The public is strongly encouraged to sign up to speak on items on this agenda before the start of this meeting on the following links: https://www.elpasotexas.gov/city-clerk/forms/ https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7086be5f4ed44a239290caa6185d0bdb A quorum of the Mass Transit Department Board must participate in the meeting.
4. 4 ROLL CALL
5. 5 CALL TO THE PUBLIC – PUBLIC COMMENT: Approve Pass ▶ jump to 5:30
6. 6 This time is reserved for members of the public who would like to address the Mass Transit Department Board on items that are not on the Mass Transit Department Board Agenda. Members of the public may communicate with Board Members during public comment, and regarding agenda items by calling 1-915-213-4096 or toll free number 1-833-664-9267 at the prompt please enter the following Conference ID: 819 158 096# A sign-up form is available on line at: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dfad29e838da41fd86052bb264abd397 for those who wish to sign up in advance of the meeting date. Requests to speak must be received by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the meeting. Thirty minutes in total is allotted for speakers.
7. 7 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
8. 8 CONSENT AGENDA - APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ▶ jump to 5:20
9. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Mass Transit Department Board Special Meeting of June 23, 2026. 26-0794
10. 10 CONSENT AGENDA – REQUEST TO EXCUSE ABSENT MASS TRANSIT DEPARTMENT BOARD MEMBERS
11. 2. Request to excuse absent Mass Transit Board Members. 26-0805
12. 12 REGULAR AGENDA - OPERATIONAL FOCUS UPDATES ▶ jump to 6:20
13. 3. Presentation and discussion on a report by El Paso Transportation Authority (ETA) on the transit services offered in El Paso County by ETA. The report to the Mass Transit Department Board will also include a brief history and overview of the transit agency. 26-0659 ▶ jump to 6:19
14. 14 REGULAR AGENDA - OTHER BUSINESS:
15. 4. Discussion and action on a resolution 1) authorizing the Mayor to sign an amendment extending the term of Interlocal Agreement 2023-0067 between the City of El Paso and the Texas General Land Office for the purchase of natural gas for two additional years; 2) authorizing the Mayor to accept, reject, alter, amend, or terminate this Interlocal Agreement without further action by the Mass Transit Department Board; and 3) that the expenditures under this agreement are governed by Mass Transit Department Board’s approval of the City’s annual budget. 26-0795 Approve Pass ▶ jump to 28:46
16. 16 EXECUTIVE SESSION
17. 17 The Mass Transit Department Board of the City of El Paso may retire into EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to Section 3.5A of the El Paso City Charter and the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, to discuss any of the following: (The items listed below are matters of the sort routinely discussed in Executive Session, but the Mass Transit Department Board of the City of El Paso may move to Executive Session any of the items on this agenda, consistent with the terms of the Open Meetings Act.) The Mass Transit Department Board will return to open session to take any final action and may also, at any time during the meeting, bring forward any of the following items for public discussion, as appropriate.
18. 18 Section 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY Section 551.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY Section 551.073 DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFTS Section 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS Section 551.076 DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS Section 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS Section 551.089 DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED MEETING
19. 19 ADJOURN ▶ jump to 29:32
20. 20 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
21. 21 MASS TRANSIT BOARD AGENDAS ARE PLACED ON THE INTERNET THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO EACH MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
22. 22 Rollcall ▶ jump to 0:27