* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS NOW 6:07 PM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2026, AND THE DART BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MR. ABRAHAM, COULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US? OKAY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL. OUR [2. Approval of Minutes: March 24, 2026, April 3, 2026, and April 16, 2026] NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 24TH, 2026. APRIL 3RD, 2026, AND APRIL 16TH, 2026 MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? NO, IT'S BEEN MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE ON YOUR MACHINE AND THAT PASSES. 13 TO ZERO. UH, THE NEXT ITEM ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS SPECIFIC. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY, UH, SIGNUPS. WE WILL READ THE RULES FOR GENERAL COMMENTS. NEXT, [Consent Items] WE WILL TAKE UP, UH, THE CONSENT. UM, ITEMS. YOUR CONSENT ITEMS CONSIST OF ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 16. IS THERE A MEMBER THAT WISHES TO, UM, TAKE UP ANY OF THESE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY? SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEM. IT'S BEEN MOVED THERE. SECOND. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE ON YOUR MACHINE. AND THEN MOTION PASSES. OKAY, SORRY. NEXT WE'LL [17. Approval of Financial Standards for FY 2027 Budget and 20-Year Financial Plan (Gary Slagel/Jamie Adelman)] TAKE UP ITEM 17, APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STANDARDS FOR FY 2027 BUDGET AND 20 YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN. THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE APPROVAL. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND INTO DISCUSSION. MR. ELLI. THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. UH, CHAIR. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THIS. YOU KNOW, I BROUGHT UP SOME QUESTIONS LAST TIME, AND I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE WAY THESE STANDARDS ARE WRITTEN CURRENTLY, IF EXCESS FUNDS ABOVE WHAT WE'VE BUDGETED COME IN, WE COULD PERMISSIBLY USE THAT TO PAY OFF DEBT EARLY IF WE HAVE DEBT THAT THAT'S REACHED A POINT WHERE IT'S CALLABLE. UM, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT IS ACCURATE. OKAY. AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IN THE CONVERSATION WE HAD LAST TIME, THERE WERE A BUNCH OF MOVING PIECES WITH THIS. SO I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS AS IS TONIGHT SINCE WE, WE COULD USE IT THE WAY THAT I WOULD PREFER TO USE EXCESS REVENUE, WHICH IS PAYING OFF DEBT. NEXT YEAR I MAY, IF I'M STILL ON THIS BOARD, I MAY, UH, YOU KNOW, OFFER SOME, SOME FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THESE FINANCIAL STANDARDS. BUT FOR TODAY, I, I THINK THEY ALLOW US TO DO WHAT, WHAT I WOULD WANNA DO WITH THE EXCESS FUNDS. AND SO I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT ANY TIME. WONDERFUL. YEAH. THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE? AND FOR THE RECORD, THIS REQUIRES TWO THIRDS VOTE. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTES ON YOUR MACHINE AND IT PASSES 12 TO ONE. OUR NEXT ITEM [19. Approval of Contract for DART Police Motorcycle Replacements (Patrick J. Kennedy/Charles Cato)] IS APPROVAL, UH, NO 19 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR DART, UH, POLICE MOTORCYCLE REPLACEMENTS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE. AND THAT PASSES 12 TO ONE. NEXT [20. Approval of Second Amendment of Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County Hospital District D/B/A Parkland Health for the DART Cares Program (Patrick J. Kennedy/Charles Cato)] ITEM IS APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA PARKLAND HEALTH FOR THE DARK HAIRS PROGRAM. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND HAS BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE [00:05:06] AND THAT PASSES 11 TO ONE. NEXT [21. Approval of Contract for Enterprise Resource Planning Software Subscription for Financial and Procurement Modules (Patrick J. Kennedy/Jamie Adelman)] IS NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE, SUB SUBSCRIPTION FOR FINANCIAL AND PROCUREMENT MODULES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MARK I THE BLUE SHEET? SORRY. YEAH, WE RECEIVED THE BLUE SHEET. YEP. SO I MOVE THAT THE DOCUMENT SHEET, I'LL SECOND IT. SO MOVE AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION C NINE. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE AND THAT PASSES 11 TO ONE. ITEM 22, [22. Approval of Contract for Enterprise Resource Planning Phase 2 Software Implementation and Support Services (Patrick J. Kennedy/Jamie Adelman)] APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING, PHASE TWO SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO WHO AND A SECOND. I HEAR BOTH OF Y'ALL. YEAH, MAURICE, I MOVE ANY SECOND. GOT IT. OKAY. SORRY. IT WAS AT THE SAME TIME AS WHAT I WAS LOOKING DOWN. MY APOLOGIES. UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE AND THAT PASSES 11 TO ONE. [24. Public Comments – General] UH, NEXT ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MADAM GENERAL COUNSEL, COULD YOU PLEASE READ OUR RULES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH DART BOARD MEETING, TIME IS ALLOCATED FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE DART BOARD ON SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. ADDITIONAL TIME FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE MEETING. ALL SPEAKERS MUST COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT. REQUEST FOR FORM IN PERSON OR ONLINE PRIOR TO SPEAKING. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEIR FORMS ARE RECEIVED. FORMS THAT DO NOT SPECIFY AN AGENDA ITEM WILL BE TREATED AS A GENERAL PUBLIC ITEM. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. SPEAKERS WHO NEED AN INTERPRETER MAY HAVE AT LEAST FOUR MINUTES TO ENSURE THAT ALL SPEAKERS RECEIVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE PODIUM WILL INDICATE WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU CAN BEGIN. THE YELLOW LIGHT INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING. AND THE RED LIGHT INDICATES THAT YOUR TIME IS, HAS CONCLUDED. SPEAKERS MUST REMAIN AT THE PODIUM DURING THEIR COMMENTS. BOARD MEMBERS WILL NOT ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER THEIR OWN COMMENTS OR OTHERWISE INTERACT WITH SPEAKERS DURING THE COMMENT PERIOD. BOARD MEMBERS CANNOT RESPOND TO PERSONNEL MATTERS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THEREFORE, EMPLOYEES SHOULD DIRECT THEIR THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR SUPERVISORY CHAIN OF COMMAND OR CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES. THE AUDIENCE IS ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM APPLAUDING OUR OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. A COPY OF THE FULL PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDE GUIDELINES AS POSTED IN THE LOBBY AND MAY BE FOUND ON THE ON THE DART.ORG WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE, UH, GENERAL COMMENT FROM TAMMY GREENBERG. THANK YOU RANDALL. MY NAME IS TAMMY GREENBERG. UM, COUPLE QUESTIONS IS I WANNA APPRECIATE, UH, ADRIAN LEWIS AND MS. THOMPSON FOR WORKING WITH ME IN THE MORNINGS AND STUFF, AND THAT AT NIGHTTIME, WHETHER WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE BUS 1 0 3 AND THE BUS 13. UM, THE SCHEDULING DEPARTMENT, CAN WE GET BACK THE 13 EVERY 15 MINUTES BECAUSE THE BUS, IF YOU NOTICE, BUS 16 LEAVES AT OAKLAWN SEARS SPRINGS AND THEN ARRIVES THERE AT 6 29. THE BUS ONE, THE BUS 13 LEAVES AT 6 29, 6 30. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO ONE FROM BUS 1 0 3 TO THE BUS 13. SOMETIMES I HAVE A HEAVY THINGS SO I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. SOMETIMES I'M ABLE, UH, THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE, BUT I CAUGHT THE 18 BUS WHEN THE BUS 13 PULL OFF. THEN I WENT TO COMMERCE JUMP OFF THE BUS 18 BUS AND THE BUS 13 WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BURLEY SKINNED MY TEETH. YES. THAT'S HOW I LEARNED IN BOSTON. WHEN I WAS IN BOSTON FOR 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO. UM, GOAL LINK, THE, I EVEN IF I MISS MY BUS 13, I GO TO THE CITY HALL, [00:10:01] THE CONVENTION CENTER AT AT GOAL LINK CASE, THE GOAL LINK TO, TO, UM, SIERRA STATION. THEN I HAVE TO BOOK AGAIN FROM CEDAR STATION TO WHERE I LIVE. IT'D BE NICE IF I COULD JUST BOOK AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I CAN'T. AND THEN I HAVE A, I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER EIGHT TO 20 MINUTES. IT DOESN'T MATTER. AND I HAVE A EIGHT MINUTE WALK. BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES WELL ON MAY 2ND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, FOR GENERAL COMMENTS, IT IS NOW 6:17 PM AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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