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[00:00:03]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT IS NOW 6:04 PM ON TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2026, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FOR THE DALLAS AREA.

RAPID TRANSIT IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

MR. BIC, WOULD YOU LEAD US? PLEASE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG, 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.

AND NOW FOR THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK

[2. Approval of Minutes: May 26, 2026 ]

YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY, 2026 MEETING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOVE APPROVAL? IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND IN THE OTHER DISCUSSION, SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISE OF YOUR HAND.

UNANIM.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

THAT MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT

[4. Honoring DART Retirees for their Service to DART ]

ITEM IS THE HONORING OF DART RETIREES FOR THEIR SERVICE TO DART.

AND TODAY WE HAVE WITH US TINA BUSH, MANAGER FROM BRUSS OPERATIONS FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

RAY GARTEN, UH, AND TECHNOLOGY.

PMO MANAGER WITH 27 YEARS OF SERVICE AS WELL AS OUR OUTGOING CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER, CHRIS COLIC, UH, FOR 19 YEARS OF SERVICE.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

OKAY, TINA, MR. OKAY, I'M GONNA JUST READ THE BOTTOM PART.

YOU KNOW, THESE RESOLUTIONS HAVE A LOT OF WHERE FORS AND THERE ARE BE FOR THE ROMEOS.

AND SO AT THE BOTTOM IT SAYS, ON BEHALF OF THE DART BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE WANT TO THANK MS. BUSH FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND PASSION OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS WITH THE AGENCY AND WE WISH HER THE VERY BEST IN HER RETIREMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND NEXT WE HAVE RAY GARDEN.

ALRIGHT, ON BEHALF OF THE DART BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE WANT TO THANK MR. GARDEN FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE DART BOARD TO DART OVER THE PAST 27 YEARS AND WE WISH YOU BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS SIR.

ALRIGHT.

AND FINALLY, WAY IN THE BACK.

OKAY.

HE WANTED A GRAND ENTRANCE, I GUESS OUR RETIRING CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER, CHRIS ICK, SORRY, DIDN'T HAVE THE RED CARPET.

ON BEHALF OF THE DART BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE WANT TO THANK MR. ICK FOR HIS ACCOUNTING AND AUDIENCE SKILLS, LEADERSHIP AND PASSION OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS WITH THE AGENCY.

AND WE WISH YOU BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

YOU SAID GOOD LUCK.

OUR, OUR, UH, AUDIT, OUR AUDIT, UH, CHAIR.

SCOOT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

PERFECT.

ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY RIGHT HERE.

BIG SMILE AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO ONE.

ALRIGHT.

HERE, GET OUT OF YOUR'S WAY.

IT'S A PARTY.

OKAY.

[00:05:09]

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON AGENDA ITEMS, SPECIFICALLY, MR. GENERAL COUNSEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ OUR RULES? SURE.

THANK YOU.

AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH, UH, DART BOARD MEETING, TIME IS, TIME IS ALLOCATED, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE 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 FORM IN PERSON OR ONLINE PRIOR TO SPEAKING.

SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLING THE ORDER IN WHICH THEIR FORMS ARE RECEIVED.

FORMS THAT DO NOT SPECIFY AN AGENDA ITEM WILL BE TREATED AS A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

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 SIX MINUTES TO ENSURE THAT ALL SPEAKERS RECEIVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

GREEN LIGHT ON THE PODIUM WILL INDICATE WHEN YOU CAN BEGIN.

THE YELLOW LIGHT INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING AND THE RED LIGHT INDICATES THAT YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED.

SPEAKERS WILL REMAIN AT THE PODIUM DURING THEIR COMMENTS.

BOARD MEMBERS WILL NOT ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER THEIR OWN COMMENTS OR OTHERWISE INTERACT WITH SPEAKERS DURING THE COMMON PERIOD.

BOARD MEMBERS CANNOT RESPOND TO PERSONNEL MATTERS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

THEREFORE, EMPLOYEES SHOULD DIRECT THERE COMMENTS TO ARE SUPERVISED THE CHAIN OF COMMAND OR CONTACT HUMAN UH, RESOURCES.

HEIAN IS ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM APPLAUDING OR OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.

A COPY OF THE FULL PUBLIC COMMON GUIDELINES THAT'S POSTED ON THE LOBBY AND MAY BE FOUND ON THE DAR.ORG WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

OKAY.

ALL THE SPEAKER CARDS I HAVE ARE FOR GENERAL COMMENTS AND SO THEY WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF OUR MEETING.

UH, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM

[Consent Items]

IS THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTING OF ITEM SIX THROUGH 22.

IS THERE A, UH, BOARD MEMBER THAT WISHES TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SIX THROUGH 22.

SO SECOND MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEND ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.

JUDGES.

JUDGES.

UM, WHO ELSE ON THAT COMMITTEE? WHAT ELSE ON THAT COMMITTEE? IT HAS THE MOTION.

HAS THE MOTION.

LET'S SEE.

WE GOT MICHELLE, NATHAN.

NATHAN CAN DO'S NOT HERE.

YOU APPOINTED CARMEN.

ALRIGHT.

APPOINTED CARMEN TO, TO ADMIN.

I AM HERE.

BUT DO YOU BUT DO YOU HAVE THE MOTION THOUGH? NO.

OKAY.

I DON'T MIND MAKE, I DON'T MIND MAKING MOTION FROM WE'RE GONNA, UH, MOVE ON TO ITEM 24 AND COME BACK TO 23.

UM, ITEM 24 IS

[24. Appointment of Interim Chief Audit Officer (Roy C. Lopez/Randall B. Bryant/Rosa Medina-Cristobal)]

THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INTERIM CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER.

MR. LOPEZ, YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

UH, MOVE TO APPROVE MS. MANDY CHURCH AS OUR INTERIM CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER COMMENCING ON JULY 1ST, 2026 UNTIL WE FIND A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT.

THERE IS SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND YOUR OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

AND MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE RECOMMENDATION

[25. Recommendation of Candidate for Position of Chief Audit Officer (Roy C. Lopez/Randall B. Bryant/Rosa Medina-Cristobal) ]

OF A CANDIDATE FOR POSITION OF CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER CHAIRMAN LOPEZ.

UH, MS. MILLIGAN, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND CANDIDATE A FOR THE POSITION OF CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS

[26. Authorization to Negotiate Employment Agreement with Chief Audit Officer Candidate (Roy C. Lopez/Randall B. Bryant/Rosa Medina-Cristobal) ]

THE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER.

[00:10:01]

MS. MILLIGAN, I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CHIEF AUDIT OFFICER.

BEEN MOVES THERE A SECOND.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

AND YOU OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUS.

UM, ITEM 27 WAS, UM, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, IT WAS DEFERRED TO THE NEXT MEETING.

AND SO JUST SOMEBODY WHERE IS THAT BECAUSE MICHELLE DID IT.

WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO, UM,

[30. Public Comments – General ]

OUR GENERAL COMMENTS AND THEN COME BACK TO 23.

SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER FOR GENERAL COMMENTS IS ANDREA WHITE, FOLLOWED BY MS. L RAY.

MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY COMMENT ON THE, ON THE EARLIER COMMENT THAT THERE'S A, UH, INTERPRETER AVAILABLE.

IT SHOULDN'T THAT ALSO BE STATED IN SPANISH? YEAH, IF, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE THAT DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AND WANTS TO SPEAK IN SPANISH, THEY WOULD NOT KNOW THAT.

THEY WOULDN'T KNOW THAT.

UH, IT'S, WE DO, BUT WE LOOK AT THE CARDS AND THEY MAKE A REQUEST ON THE CARDS AND THERE WAS NONE ON THE CARDS.

OH, GOT IT, GOT IT.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE ONLY STATE THAT ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THAT'S WHEN, THAT'S WHEN YOU NORMALLY READ THAT WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

YEP.

OKAY.

SO ANDREA WHITE, ACTUALLY I, IF THERE'S ANOTHER ANDREA WHITE, BUT SIGN UP ANY COMMENTS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK DAR IS ONE OF THE VICTIMS. WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU MIND COMING OR COULD SOMEONE GET THE MICROPHONE TO HER PLEASE? YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THIS.

I HAD, I ACTUALLY DID NOT SIGN UP TO DO ANY TYPE OF COMMENTING, BUT I WILL MAKE A COMMENT.

I LIKE TO STATE THAT.

I THINK, UM, DART IS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES THAT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.

I DO REMEMBER MOVING HERE IN 87.

I DO REMEMBER MY FIRST DART RIDE AND, UM, IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE AND I SEE THAT, UM, HOPEFULLY IT'S GONNA START INCREASING AGAIN.

BUT I THINK THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES AND I APPRECIATE YOU AS A BUSINESS AND THE WAY THAT YOU'VE TREATED ME AS A CUSTOMER.

CUSTOMER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. L RAY, FOLLOWED BY STANLEY SMALLS.

EXCUSE ME, I TURNED THE MICROPHONE OFF.

LEMME TURN THAT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I ALSO DO RE MY NAME IS MS. RAY LYNN RAY.

I ALSO DO RECALL MY FIRST TIME RIDING.

I GOT ON THE BUS AND THE BUS DRIVER SAID, SHE SAID, WE DON'T TAKE QUARTERS NEXT TIME.

BRING BILLS.

THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE THE FIRST TIME.

ALSO, I WANT TO READ THIS HERE.

WELL, FRIDAY, THIS PAST FRIDAY, THE BUS DRIVER PICKED ME UP.

HER NAME IS GIA.

AND IT'S A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON WITH BUS DRIVER AND MANAGEMENT IS CONDONING IT AND IT'S MAKING ALLOWANCE FOR THEM.

I END UP HAVING TO GO TO EMERGENCY AT CHARLTON METHODIST.

MY BACK HAS, IS WREAKING RIGHT NOW.

IT FEELS LIKE AS IF A MAN'S STRENGTH IS HITTING ME WITH A BAT UP AND DOWN MY SPINE.

MULTIPLE SURGERIES, SPINAL SURGERY AS A MATTER OF FACT, 5 6, 5 6.

AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING ELSE TO MY BACK NOW TO TRY TO RELIEVE THE PAIN.

BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

WHEN I GOT, WELL, SHE WENT OVER THE SPEED BUMPS.

I'M ALL, I HAVE ENOUGH INTEGRITY AND MATURITY TO SAY WHAT I SAID, HOW I SAID IT WHEN I SAID IT.

I NEVER, I DON'T GO AROUND CALLING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR NAME UNLESS IT'S PROVOKED AND IT'S ALWAYS PROVOKED.

SHE KEPT GOING OVER THE SPEED BUMPS.

I HAD MR. HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER HARRIS ON THE LINE ON THE PHONE AT THE TIME, AND I TOLD HIM, SHE'S GOING OVER THESE BUMPS AND IT'S IN THERE TO SLOW DOWN.

SHE WAS GOING SO BAD, HEAVY OVER THEM, FAST AT THE BACK, AND YOU CAN FEEL EVERYTHING TILL IRON AND WREAKING WITH PAIN.

THIS IS THE AFTER VISIT SUMMARY RIGHT HERE.

MY PRESSURE FINALLY WENT DOWN.

MY BLOOD PRESSURE WHEN I GOT DISCHARGED, IT WAS 1 72 OVER 91.

MY BLOOD PRESSURE THAT IS STILL

[00:15:01]

HIGH WHEN I GOT DISCHARGED ALMOST FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND I DROVE HOME IN MY CHAIR AND I GOT SUSPENDED.

YES, I DID CALL HER INCOMPETENT BUFFOON, THE N WORD.

I HAVE NEVER EVER CALLED ANYONE THAT NAME.

I HATE IT WITH THE PASSION ALSO.

BUT YET, AND STILL I GET SUSPENDED FOR THREE DAYS.

AND THEY KNEW, THEY KNOW THAT I HAVE THREE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, SPECIALISTS ON THE 22ND, 23RD AND 24TH, WHICH THEY SUSPENDED ME.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.

THE, THE, IN THE, UH, CONSTANT, UH, UH, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, RACISM, PREJUDICE, MALE CHAUVINISM, ALL THAT.

THEY LIE TO THE CUSTOMERS.

THEY, THEY'RE MAKING MY RIDES.

THEY KEEP CHANGING MY RIDES EVERY, EVERY SINGLE TIME.

THE WORST TIME I EVER HAD, I HAD AN APPOINTMENT ONE TIME AT 10:05 AM AT CHARLESTON SPECIALIST.

I GO TO UT SOUTHWEST AND THEY DIDN'T PICK ME UP TILL 10:37 PM THAT NIGHT.

I'LL NEVER LIVE, I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT AS LONG AS I LIVE.

ALSO, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO, MR. CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND ME A COMPLAINT, HOW TO DO A FORMAL COMPLAINT.

BUT MY RESOURCES THROUGH PARATRANSIT AND TRANS DEV HAVE SENT ME THAT KY F*****R SEND THAT TO ME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STANLEY SMALLS, FOLLOWED BY LESLIE CHALMERS.

GOOD EVENING.

STANLEY SMALL'S, A TU INTERNATIONAL.

I GUESS I GOTTA WATCH WHAT I SAY BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME.

BUT, UM, NO, WE COME BEFORE YOU.

I KNOW OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, UM, PEOPLE BEEN CALLING THE LOCAL UNION WONDERING WHAT IS THE A TU GOING ON STRIKE OR ARE WE WALKING OFF THE JOB? AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS BECAUSE NOBODY WANT TO DIS DISENFRANCHISE ANY PASSENGERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT I'M, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, UM, WITHIN THE LAST TWO HOURS WITH TRANS DEATH.

SO THERE WILL BE NO STRIKE.

WORKERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND HOPEFULLY THAT IN THE FUTURE, IT DOESN'T COME DOWN TO THE WIRE LIKE THIS.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS THAT DO WORK AT TRANS DEATH, THEY ARE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE BOARD THAT YOU GUYS PUT SOME LANGUAGE IN THAT CONTRACT THAT WE BELIEVE BENEFIT WORKERS AND KEEP WORKERS OUT OF POVERTY AND GIVE THEM A PATH, PATH FORWARD.

UM, AND WHILE WE DO, UM, TRANS DEVIN, A TU PROBABLY DISAGREE ON THE LANGUAGE'S WRITTEN, WE ARE PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND HOPEFULLY THAT, UM, IT DOESN'T GET TO A CLOSE CALL LIKE THIS BECAUSE AS I'VE I'VE SAID OPENLY AND I DON'T MIND SAYING IT, I, I THINK NO PASSENGERS SHOULD EVER HAVE TO WORRY, UM, EVERY DAY WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SERVICE, THEY HAVE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS TO WORRY ABOUT AND WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER A PARATRANSIT BUS IS COMING TO PICK THEM UP TODAY OR TOMORROW SHOULD NEVER BE THEIR WORRY.

UM, ALTHOUGH WE, WE, WE PLAY A PART IN THAT, UM, A SMALL PART, NOBODY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

AND, UM, AGAIN, I'M, I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS BOARD AND DART FOR PUTTING THAT LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT, AND I'M THANKFUL TO TRANS DEV FOR ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVE AND WORKING WITH WITH A TU AND, UM, PLAYING A ROLE INTO GIVING OUR MEMBERS, UH, A PATH FORWARD, UM, WHERE, UH, AFFORDABILITY LOOKS SOMEWHERE DECENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LESLIE CHALMERS, FOLLOWED BY KATRINA HEINEKEN.

HELLO, MY NAME IS, UH, LESLIE CHARMERS.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE AT AND T SECTION INSIDE OF THE, UH, NORTH ACKER BUILDING.

UM, AND WE JUST WANTED TO COME IN FRONT TO TRY TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR SOME OF THE DARK MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND SET UP SERVICE FOR THEM AND GO OVER SOME OF THE AT AND T DISCOUNTS AND PRODUCTS THAT WE OFFER THEM, KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE A BUSY JOB AND BEING OUT ALL DAY, BEING ABLE TO COME TO THEM TO RELIEVE SOME OF THAT STRESS OF SOME OF THE SERVICE THAT WE HAVE, UM, WHICH IS WHY WE CAME IN IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS TODAY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THEM, UM, INSTEAD OF THEM TRYING TO FIND AND STRUGGLE THROUGH WAYS OF GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY, UH, TO STORES TO COME AND SET UP TABLE DAYS TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THEM THE SERVICES AND GIVE THEM THE BEST NEED THAT THEY NEED FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THANK

[00:20:01]

YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATRINA HEINEKEN, FOLLOWED BY TAMMY GREENBERG.

GOOD EVENING.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO, TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARATRANSIT AND THE A DA RIDERS, UH, THE DART STAFF AND OF COURSE THE DART BOARD, UM, FOR YOUR PATIENCE DURING OUR RECENT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.

UH, WE KNOW THAT UNCERTAINTY ISN'T EASY AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED TRUST IN US.

AS YOU HEARD FROM THE A TU MR. SMALLS.

UH, WE'RE PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE'VE, WE'VE COME TO A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.

WE'RE, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

UH, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A FULLY ENDORSED CONTRACT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

UM, I THINK WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE GLAD TO GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS AND, AND GET BACK TO, TO SERVING THE PUBLIC WITH, WITH VERY RELIABLE AND SAFE SERVICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TAMMY GREENBERG, FOLLOWED BY BERNARD WADE.

RANDALL, I KNOW YOU GOT MY EMAIL AND CHIEF DID TOO, SO I'M GONNA BE VERY SHORT.

THE BUS 13, THE 1 0 3, WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET YOU EVERY 15 MINUTES PLEASE.

BECAUSE A SIX 16 MEETS US SIX 30 AND THE 13 MEETS US SIX 30.

THEN I HAVE 20 MINUTES TO WAIT.

I'M NOT GONNA WAIT TILL THE WEST TRANSFER CENTER FOR 20 MINUTES.

I GO TO DEER ERRAND, THEN I WENT TO COMMERCE LAND.

THAT WAS A BIG DISASTER.

SO PLEASE, MY SAFETY IS IN LINE RIGHT NOW.

PLEASE.

WE NEED DAR POLICE ON THE WEST TRANSFER CENTER TILL YOU GET THE FIRST BUS IN AND THE LAST BUS END BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS AT WEST TRANSFER CENTER AGAIN AND ALSO THE ROUTE, THE WHEEL WARS AND FIELD, THE SUPPOSED TO WORLD CUP IS GETTING TO BE BAD.

CAN WE GO AND BACK TO A CALL OUT IN THE OLD 39 BUS ROUTE? IT'D BE MUCH EASIER FOR THE BUS DRIVERS AND BE LESS PATIENT AND IT'D BE A LOT EASIER.

SO, AND THE APP, THE APP IS INCORRECT WHEN THE BUS IS SPREAD DOWN.

IT'D BE NICE IF WE KNOW WHEN THE BUS IS BROKE DOWN BECAUSE I'M ON IRVING BEAUMONT NOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE STREET THAT GOES TO DOWNTOWN.

GUESS WHAT, IRVING? BECAUSE ACKER, LAMAR AND GRIFFIN IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE WORLD CUP AND THEY TORE DOWN MY BRIDGE.

WE REALLY NEED TO BE ACKER.

SO I KNOW WHEN MY 13TH BUS COME, SO I CAN'T OR NIGHT I HAVE TO WALK EIGHT MINUTES TO THE TRAIN STATION AND UM, THE WELL TRANSIT SYSTEM.

SUNDAY I WENT TO, I TOOK LYFT.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE.

I TOOK LYFT BECAUSE IT WAS A RAINSTORM.

SO I WENT TO HOLLAND PARK, TO UNIVERSITY PARK, THEN I WENT ALL THE WAY TO MOCKINGBIRD STATION, THEN I WENT TO PLANO AND ADDISON FOR $6.

YOU GUYS HAVE TO PROMOTE THIS.

IF I CAN DO IT, EVERYBODY ELSE CAN DO IT.

ESPECIALLY DURING WORLD CUP BECAUSE THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH TRAFFIC IN THE CITY.

WHAT NOW? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BERNARD WADE.

GOOD EVENING.

THE BOARD DISREGARD.

I WAS JUST GONNA LEAVE MY TIME TO RESERVE IT FOR MR. SMALL, BUT HE SPOKE AND SAID EVERYTHING THAT WAS NEEDED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

WE WILL GO BACK NOW TO

[23. +Appointment of a Panel of Administrative Law Judges (Michele Wong Krause/Jesse Salazar) ]

AGENDA ITEM 23.

MR. BARBERA, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR US? I DO.

UH, GIMME TWO SECONDS.

IT WENT AWAY FROM ME.

I HAVE A MOTION ON THE A LJ.

HERE WE GO.

UH, I MOVE TO APPOINT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES EN LISTED ON THE RESOLUTION.

THESE ADMINISTRATIVE WILL BACK BY BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE AD HOC COMMITTEE.

IT'S BEEN MOVED THERE.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

THEN MOTION CARRIES.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR BUSINESS FOR THIS MEETING.

IT IS NOW 6 29 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU ALL.