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IT IS NOW 4:01 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2026, AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, FOR THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT BOARD, IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
[2. Approval of Minutes: October 13, 2026 ]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 13TH, 2026 MEETING.IT IS OUR MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, HOLD ON.
LEMME GET THE, LEMME GET THE MOTION FIRST AND THEN I'LL GET YOUR, GET YOUR CORRECTION.
UM, WELL, I, I MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, THE MINUTES, EXCEPT THAT ONE ITEM, ITEM NUMBER SIX, UH, NEEDS A CORRECTION.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO US.
WHERE IS IT? IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED NOW.
SO MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH A CHANGE, UH, THAT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.
THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE ITEM SIX AS AMENDED WITH THE HANDOUT THAT'S PROVIDED TO YOU BY, UH, MR. MCGREGOR.
GRADY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? C.
OH, WE HAVE, WE, WE, I'M SORRY.
WE HAVE A VIRTUAL ATTENDEE TODAY.
UM, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THIS WORKS 'CAUSE YOU ALL DON'T WANNA KNOW WHERE HE ACTUALLY IS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN THAT CARRIES.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE ITEMS OF INTEREST.
UM, BY MR. IC, THE NEXT ITEM WILL
[3. Items of Interest ]
BE THE APPROVAL OF, I'M SORRY.THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE ITEMS OF INTEREST.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR NEW PERMANENT PRESIDENT AND CEO MR. NAT FORD.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
IT'S MY HONOR TO GIVE YOU MY FIRST, UH, ITEMS OF INTEREST REPORT.
AND THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT I NEED TO COVER AND TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.
DART HOSTED OUR FIRST DFW AMBASSADOR TRAINING.
DART AND DFW AIRPORT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT 350 DFW AIRPORT AMBASSADORS KNOW THE TRANSIT OPERA OPERATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEIR PASSENGERS AT THE AIRPORT.
ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, DARTH STAFF WILL CONDUCT HANDS-ON TRAINING IN PERSON OR ON A RIDE ALONG ON THE DART SYSTEM.
43 DFW AIRPORT AMBASSADORS WE'RE HERE TODAY AND GIVEN A RIDING TOUR AND TRAINING FROM THE DFW AIRPORT TO ARD STATION, THEY WERE EDUCATED ABOUT OUR VARIOUS SERVICES, HOW TO USE THE OUR GO PASS APP, AND OUR STAFF WERE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THE AMBASSADORS OFTEN RECEIVE AT THE AIRPORT.
OUR NEXT QUARTERLY TRAINING WITH DFW AIRPORT AMBASSADORS WILL BE ON JANUARY 26TH, 2027.
ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, THE SILVER LINE CELEBRATED ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE DART JOINED THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, CELEBRATION OF THE INAUGURAL LIGHTING OF THE US 75 SILVER LINE BRIDGE ARCHES.
AND FROM, UH, DECEMBER, 2025, OUR FIRST FULL MONTH OF REVENUE SERVICE WITHOUT FAIR PROMOTIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2026, RIDERSHIP HAS INCREASED BY 38% ON WEEKDAYS AND 27% ON WEEKENDS.
LAST WEEK IT WAS DART'S TURN TO HOST OUR COLLEAGUES FROM THE ANNUAL ENO MAX LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION.
WE WELCOMED 16 TRANSIT PROFESSIONALS FROM THE PITTSBURGH REGIONAL TRANSIT, AAU TRANSIT, AND THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, ALONG WITH STAFF FROM ENO, AS WELL AS OTHER TRANSIT AGENCIES.
THANK YOU TO THE DART STAFF WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SESSIONS AND FACILITY TOURS, WHICH HELPS STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EXPAND TRANSIT AND OPERATIONS KNOWLEDGE, AND ENCOURAGE INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.
INTER OUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL HOST A CANDY TABLE AT THE EIGHTH ANNUAL DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC.
TRICK OR TREAT ON DOWNTOWN STREETS FROM 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.
AND WE WILL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DART TRANSFORM PROJECTS AND ATTENDEES WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO EXPLORE ONE OF OUR NEW C AND G BUSES.
DART POLICE HAS ALSO, UH, AL ALREADY STARTED A SOFT LAUNCH, UH, FOR STAFF DEPLOYMENT AS PHASE ONE OF OPERATION ACCESS 90 DAY SECURITY INITIATIVE.
OPERATION ACCESS IS A NEW SECURITY INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING SAFETY, INCREASING FAIR COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCING DART'S RIDER CODE OF CONDUCT ACROSS THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM.
THE 90 DAY SIMULATION WHEN LAUNCHED, UH, IT WILL BE ASSIMILATING A CLOSED RAIL SYSTEM AT SEVEN KEY STATIONS AND WILL OFFICIALLY START LATER THIS WINTER.
WHEN BARRIERS ARE INSTALLED AT WEST END AND PEARL ARTS DISTRICT STATIONS, DART WILL PROVIDE FREE RIDES.
DART WILL PROVIDE FREE RIDES TO VOTERS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD ON ELECTION DAY.
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DART BUSES TRAINS AS WELL AS PARATRANSIT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO HELP ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS TO VOTING FOR PARA TRANSFER, UH, PARATRANSIT RIDERS.TO RECEIVE THE ELECTION DAY PROMOTION, RIDERS MUST SCHEDULE THEIR TRIP BY NOVEMBER 3RD BY CALLING 2 1 4 5 1 5 7 2 7 2 GO.
LINK RIDER WILL USE THE PROMO CODE VOTE NOVEMBER 3RD, V-O-T-E-N-O-V THREE.
WHEN BOOKING ON NOVEMBER 7TH, DART WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL RADIO AND RODEO AT 8:00 AM AT THE WESTMORELAND STATION.
THE WINNERS OF THE DART COMPETITION WILL MOVE ON TO COMPETITIONS AT THE STATE AND OR THE APTA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.
DART EMPLOYEES, DART BOARD MEMBERS, AS WELL AS YOUR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO WATCH THE EVENTS WHILE ENJOYING FOOD ACTIVITIES, WELLNESS CHALLENGES AND MORE.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE COMMUTER RAIL COALITION IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL COMMUTER RAIL SUMMIT IN FORT WORTH, NOVEMBER 9TH THROUGH THE 11TH.
THIS SUMMIT WILL HIGHLIGHT COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND WILL FEATURE SESSIONS AND PANELS WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM DART TRINITY METRO, AS WELL AS DENTON COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBER OF THE BOARDS AND FOR THE PUBLIC AND STAFF.
THAT COMPLETES THE CEO ITEMS OF INTEREST.
THANK YOU, MR. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? MR. MCGREGOR? THANK YOU, CHAIR.
UM, MINE IS BRIEF AS, UH, I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING I TOOK THE ORANGE LINE FROM DFW TO COME HERE.
UH, IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY GOOD RIDE, VERY CONVENIENT AND, AND REALLY SMOOTH.
UH, THE REASON I BRING IT UP, THOUGH, WELL, A FUN STORY ON THE SIDE.
AS I WAS ON THE PHONE, UH, UH, CONNECTED TO OUR EARLIER COMMITTEE MEETING, A FAIR AGENT CAME UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE
I OPENED GO PASS AND IT WASN'T PRODUCING THE, THE, THE, THE ACTUAL PASS, UM, FOR CONNECTIVITY ISSUE.
AND I ALMOST, UH, GOT KICKED OFF OF THE TRAIN, BUT THAT'S
UH, THE, THE REASON I BRING IT UP THOUGH, IS SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS AND, AND IT'S THIS, AND I'VE, I'VE BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING CONCRETE HAPPEN ABOUT THIS.
UM, AT DFW, THE, THE WAY FINDING FOR THE DART STATION IS ATROCIOUS.
I DID NOT SEE A SINGLE, UH, ANY SIGN WHATSOEVER INDICATING WHERE THE STATION WAS UNTIL I STEPPED OUTSIDE.
NOW, PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH TERMINAL LAYS UNDER SOME CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
SO THE ONE SIGN I USED TO SEE BEFORE WAS NOT THERE.
UM, BUT I, I THINK, UM, WE'RE DOING OURSELVES AND THE PUBLIC A DISSERVICE BY NOT ADDRESSING THAT.
UH, IT, IT'S SUCH A USEFUL, UM, WAY TO GET TO, TO TOWN FROM THE AIRPORT.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ITEMS OF VENTURES? UM, I DO HAVE TWO.
UM, I WANNA FIRST THANK, UM, THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED THE OAK CLIFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UH, TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT, UM, AND OUR STAFF, UM, THAT WERE PRESENT ON LAST WEEK.
UM, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON, UH, NEW ERA IN TRANSIT FOR NORTH TEXAS.
UM, LAID OUT SOME THINGS THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN DISCUSSING, LAID OUT SOME THINGS THAT WERE, UH, MORE OF MY PERSONAL OPINION, UH, CREATE, UH, ENSURED THAT THERE WERE, UM, CONSISTENT ASTERISKS, UH, ACCOMPANIED WITH THOSE THINGS THAT WERE OF MY OPINION AND NOT, UH, OF BOARD SUPPORT AT THIS TIME.
UM, ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF AN, AN EVENT THAT DART IS HOSTING IN CONNECTION WITH, UH, OR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER.
AND, UH, THE GREATER DALLAS PLANNING COUNCIL, WHICH WILL BE, UH, ENTITLED CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, UH, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING, UM, UM, FOUR CITIES IN SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT MEMBER CITIES OF DART AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN, UM, LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN THOSE CITIES.
UM, IT WILL BE AN ALL DAY SUMMIT ON THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER FROM 8:00 AM TO 3:30 PM UH, YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED, UH, IN, UH, AN INVITATION SPECIFICALLY TO IT.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE, UH, WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND IF THERE ARE, UM, NO AGENDA ITEMS, NO, I'M SORRY, NO SPECIFIC, UH, ITEMS OF INTEREST.
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS, THEREFORE, WE WILL FOREGO THE READING OF, OF THE RULES.
[Item 22 & 23]
OF BUSINESS WILL BE 22 AND 23.WE'LL TAKE THEM TOGETHER, UH, AS A BRIEFING, BUT HAVE TWO DIFFERENT MOTIONS FOR THEM.
22 FOR THE RECORD IS THE APPROVAL TO PAY PREMIUM, UH, PREMIUM AND SURPLUS LINES FOR ANNUAL RENEWAL OF MASTER PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICY.
AND 23 APPROVAL TO PAY PREMIUM AND SURPLUS LINES FOR ANNUAL RENEWAL OF RAIL OPERATING LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY.
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ALMAN.GOOD AFTERNOON, JAMIE ALMAN, EVP AND CFO.
CURIOUS IF YOU WANT US TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
THESE ARE STANDARD INSURANCE RENEWALS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.
UM, BUT I KNOW THERE IS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE DENISE MARTIN COME UP.
SHE'S OUR INTERIM A VP OF RISK MANAGEMENT.
AND WALK THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PRESENTATIONS, ONE FOR PROPERTY AND ONE FOR, UH, THE, UM, RAIL LIABILITY.
IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I'M THE INTERIM A BP OF RISK MANAGEMENT.
TODAY WE'RE IN RESOLUTION OF PAYING FOUR THOU $4,457,692 IN PROPERTY INSURANCE, PREMIUM PREMIUM, 45,000 IN TERRORISM, 200,000 IN SURPLUS LINES, TAXES NOT TO EXCEED A 4,755,000 AND $192 TO RENEW OUR MASTER PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICY.
OUR MASTER PO OUR MASTER PROPERTY PROGRAM IS A $500 MILLION LIMIT.
THERE'S A $1 MILLION DEDUCTIBLE AND IT COVERS THE SILVER LINE, THE TRE, OUR HEADQUARTERS, THE BUS AND RAIL FACILITIES, RAIL STATIONS, THE ARY SYSTEMS, AND IT'S MARKET ADMINISTRATED THROUGH WILLIS TOWER.
WA WATSON IS OUR BROKER OF RECORD WILLIS TOWERS WALK.
WALKINS HAS MARKETED 600 CARRIERS.
THEY RECEIVED 40 PLUS QUOTES, PLUS 22 PER PARTICIPANTS.
LISTED OUT IS A LAYERED PROGRAM, HOW THEY'LL COVER THE PREMIUMS. THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS YEAR OVER YEAR, UM, THE TOTAL COST AND THE DEDUCTIONS.
AND THIS YEAR THE TOTAL PREMIUM WILL BE 4,000,705 AND $102, AND IT'S A 19% INCREASE.
THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS THE COST ALLOCATION.
WE SPLIT THIS COST WITH THE TRE TODAY, I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR $4,750,192 TO RENEW OUR MASTER PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICY.
ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MCGREGOR? THREE MINUTES.
UM, THIS IS ONLY ITEM 22, RIGHT? WE HAVE 22 OR 23.
ALRIGHT, SO I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND HERE I I NEED YOUR HELP EDUCATING ME 'CAUSE I'M NOT AN INSURANCE EXPERT.
UM, SO THE, THE, THE INSURANCE IN ITEM 22 COVERS 500 MILLION, BUT THE VALUE OF DART'S PROPERTY IS 6.5 BILLION.
HOW'S THAT COVERAGE DETERMINED? I MEAN, I, I GUESS WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING IS THE OBVIOUS WE'RE, WE'RE COVERING FOR JUST A FRACTION OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN.
SO, UM, THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE A, A, A RISK REWARD WITH INSURANCE, RIGHT? SO AT, UH, LITTLE OVER $6 BILLION IN TOTAL ASSETS AND 500 MILLION IN INSURANCE COVERAGE, WE'RE COVERING ABOUT 8% OF OUR TOTAL ASSETS, WHICH IS KIND OF IN THE BALLPARK OF WHERE MOST TRANSIT PROPERTIES STAND.
UM, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS IF YOU'VE GOT PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO MORE NATURAL DISASTERS WHERE YOU HAVE A GREATER RISK OF LOSS OF LIKE AN ENTIRE YARD, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT? LIKE IF WE LIVED IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAD SIGNIFICANT RISK OF HURRICANES, EARTHQUAKES, MAJOR NATURAL DISASTERS WHERE WE COULD LOSE OUR ENTIRE FLEET IN ONE GO, THAT'S WHEN YOU WOULD SEE A HIGHER LEVEL OF INSURANCE.
SO 500 MILLION IS WHERE WE HAVE STOOD FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS AN AGENCY AND IT HAS PROVIDED US SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE AND ALSO THEN NOT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BURDEN TO THE AGENCY FOR, UM, INCREASING THAT COVERAGE.
I STILL HAVE THIS FEELING THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A, OF AN ART SELECTING WHICH LEVER COVERAGE.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, NOT TOO MUCH.
I MEAN, ISN'T THERE MORE, UM, DIRECT ANALYSIS FORMULA? YEAH.
CAN, DOES ANYONE GIVE ADVICE ON WHAT LEVEL OF COVERAGE TO GET FOR, FOR YOUR PROPERTY? SURE.
I MEAN, LIKE MY, MY HOUSE IS INSURED FOR ITS FULL VALUE, NOT JUST FOR THE KITCHEN, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S WHY THIS IS WHERE, THIS IS DISCONNECT FOR ME, RIGHT? WELL, AND THAT'S WHERE IT COMES INTO HOW MUCH YOU WANNA PAY TO COVER 6 BILLION IN ASSETS.
WE'RE LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT? UNDERSTAND WE'VE GOT UNDERSTAND 500 MILLION IN COVERAGE AND WE'RE AT $6 MILLION ANNUALLY.
IF WE WERE TO INCREASE THAT TO A $6 BILLION COVERAGE, WHAT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE AND BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER TO GET THE INSURANCE, ESPECIALLY AT THOSE DOLLAR VALUES.
I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND WE ALSO, THE OTHER PART OF IT IS LOOKING AT OUR LOSS HISTORY.
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UM, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AND I KNOW GENERAL COUNSEL CAN CHIME IN AS WELL, WE HAVE NEVER SEEN AN INCIDENT WHERE WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO OR EXCEEDED THAT $500 MILLION COVERAGE WHERE WE'VE ACTUALLY NEEDED TO DIP INTO THOSE DEEP EXCESS LAYERS TO COVER SOME KIND OF LOSS FOR THE AGENCY.AND I UNDERSTAND, KNOCK ON WOOD THAT IT STAYS THAT WAY.
BUT I, I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS.
I MEAN, DON'T, DON'T TAKE ME WRONG, BUT I SURE I I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE, UM, PERHAPS THE INPUT FROM SOMEBODY WITH EXPERTISE INSURANCE TO SAY, OH, THIS IS, THIS IS THE RULE OF THUMB, OR THIS IS HOW YOU, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE SOMEBODY HAS A FORMULA ON ON STUFF LIKE THAT AND, AND I DON'T KNOW, LIKE WE CAN WORK WITH IT AND COME BACK TO YOU, BUT ALSO WE HAVE A BROKER OF RECORD THAT WE'VE HAD FOR, FOR YEARS AND YEARS AT DART WILLIS TOWERS WATSON, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ALSO ADVISE US ON POTENTIALLY MAKING CHANGES TO COVERAGE OR THE TYPE OF COVERAGE THAT WE DO OBTAIN YEAR OVER YEAR.
SO WE ARE SEEKING, UM, ADVICE FROM OUR BROKER OF RECORD, UH, WHENEVER WE ARE GOING AFTER THESE INSURANCE COVERAGES.
AND SO YOU'RE IMPLYING THAT THEIR ADVICE WAS 500 MILLION? YES.
THEY, THEY FEEL THAT 500 MILLION IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE AGENCY.
AND THE OTHER QUESTION I KNOW I SAID AHEAD OF TIME IS, UH, DO, CAN WE COMPARE COSTS TO LAST YEAR? HOW, HOW ARE WE DOING IN TERMS OF, UM, INCREASING COST? YOU WENT TO THE SLICE REALLY QUICK, SO IF IT WAS IN YOUR YEAH, SO THERE'S A, A SLIDE ON HERE.
UM, THIS SHOWS THE YEAR OVER YEAR COSTING DECREAS.
UM, SO WE ACTUALLY CAME DOWN FOR 26 COVERAGE AND THEN BACK UP SLIGHTLY FOR, UM, WELL, EXCUSE ME, IT'S DOWN FOR 26 DOWN TO 18.2%.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS THROWN IN THERE, THE TERRORISM UNBUNDLED JURISDICTION AND THE SURPLUS PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TAXES AND FEES.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT SWINGS GREATLY AND A LOT OF THIS DEPENDS NOT ON DART'S ACTUAL PERFORMANCE, BUT EVERYONE ELSE THAT IS COVERED BY THE INSURANCE CARRIERS AND, AND WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE, THE FIRES IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAPPENED WILL AFFECT OUR INSURANCE RATES AS WELL.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, UH, I THINK YOU HAD THIS, THE, HOW DID WE DETERMINE THE ALLOCATION ON, ON ITEM 23 WAS, WAS ALLOCATED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, ENTITIES? SURE.
HOW DID WE DETERMINE, HOW DOES DOES THAT DETERMINE? YES.
SO THERE ACTUALLY IS AN MOU, UM, THAT WAS AGREED TO, WAS ACTUALLY, UM, I THINK COG WAS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY STARTED THE PROCESS.
AND IT'S AN AN MOU BETWEEN DART TRINITY METRO.
TRINITY METRO ALSO ACTS ON BEHALF OF GRAPEVINE AND DCTA AND REALLY THE ALLOCATION OF THE RAIL LIABILITY IS BASED ON TRACK MILES AND WHO OWNS THE TRACK MILES, UM, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT COVERAGE.
SO DART HOLDS ABOUT 43%, 44 ISH PERCENT OF THAT WITH THE SILVER LINE NOW INCLUDED IN THERE.
UM, 'CAUSE EACH OF OUR LINES ARE EERILY CLOSE IN LENGTH OF, YOU KNOW, LIKE BETWEEN LIKE 20 AND 25 MILES.
SO IT SPLITS UP, UM, PRETTY EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE AGENCIES.
OKAY, ANYONE ELSE? I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 22.
SO MOVE AND MOVE ON MR. MCGREGOR A SECOND BY MR. WEST.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
WE GOT MR. ENOCH AS WELL ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
AND THAT CARRIES NEXT ONE, ITEM 23 FOR MOTION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MCGREGOR, SECOND BY MR. WEST.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
[24. +Approval of 2027 DART Board Meeting Dates (Presenters: Randall B. Bryant/Jesse Salazar) ]
THE APPROVAL OF THE 2027 DARTBOARD MEETING DATES.THERE IS NOT A PRESENTATION ON THIS.
YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED A HANDOUT, UM, UH, AT YOUR DESK PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
JUST WANNA POINT OUT, UH, TWO THINGS BEFORE.
THE MOTION IS CALLED ON JANUARY THE 12TH.
THAT IS, UH, THE, UH, OPENING DAY OF THE TEXAS, THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SE SESSION FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UM, IT IS MY FULL INTENT TO BE AT THAT MEETING OR AT AT AT THAT OPENING.
UM, SO, UH, MR. ENOCH, YOU'LL BE CHAIRING THE MEETING THAT DAY AND THEN, UH, MARCH THE 30TH UNDER BOARD WORKSHOPS.
UM, IT IS SCHEDULED TENTATIVELY RIGHT NOW FOR US TO HAVE, UH, WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE THE FIRST ROLLING BOARD WORKSHOP ON THE SILVER LINE.
WITH THAT, THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 24.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY MS. GARCIA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, SIR.
MR. MCGREGOR FOR THREE MINUTES.
UH, JESSE, CAN WE, WILL THESE BE PUT INTO OUR CALENDAR? ABSOLUTELY, SIR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
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OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2026.AND THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING IS GOING TO CLOSE SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 51 0.074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE DELIBERATION OF A PERSONNEL MATTER TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING.
IT IS NOW 6:44 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2026, AND THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
WE WILL PICK BACK UP ON ITEM 25.
[25. +Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Performance Evaluation and Compensation for Board Administrator (Presenters: Gary Slagel/Jesse Salazar) ]
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND YOUR NEXT OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
[26. +Approval of Amended Employment Agreement for DART Board Administrator (Presenters: Gary Slagel/Jesse Salazar) ]
ITEM, UH, 26.UM, CHAIR SEGO, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO AGREE UPON WHAT WE STATED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION 26, MOVE APPROVAL.
GARY, ITEM NUMBER 26, MOVE APPROVAL.
THE AMENDED DEPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR DART BOARD ADMINISTRATOR.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY SECOND AMENDMENT.
MR. GRADY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
[27. +Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Performance Evaluation and Compensation for General Counsel (Presenters: Gary Slagel/Gene Gamez)]
OF 27, APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2026.PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, COMPENSATION FOR GENERAL COUNSEL.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CHAIR LALE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISE YOUR HAND.
[28. +Approval of Amended Employment Agreement for DART General Counsel (Presenters: Gary Slagel/Gene Gamez) ]
MOVE APPROVAL FOR ITEM 28 TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR DART GENERAL COUNSEL.THIS WILL BE MOVED BY CHAIR SLAGEL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
IT IS NOW 6:47 PM AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.