Mass Transit Department Board · 11:30 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 N. Campbell And Virtually
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All Briefings · Citywide scope
Case File 26-0659
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Obtain transit authority report and any city-county service agreement
Why now: The July 7 and June 9 agenda items are framed as presentation and discussion of an El Paso Transportation Authority report on transit services offered in El Paso County, with no accompanying authority, agreement, or action item disclosed in the record.
What to do: Request the El Paso Transportation Authority report delivered to the Mass Transit Department Board and ask staff whether any written interlocal or service agreement governs the authority's operation of transit service inside El Paso County alongside the city department. Without those documents you cannot assess whether the briefing is a precursor to a service-area or funding arrangement that would require board action.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why El Paso transit agency report slipped a month
Why now: The same agenda item — an El Paso Transportation Authority report on county transit services plus agency history and overview — appears twice with identical text, on 2026-06-09 and 2026-07-07, with no recorded outcome.
What to do: The identical El Paso Transportation Authority presentation was agendized for the Mass Transit Department Board on June 9 and again on July 7 with word-for-word the same description — ask the board secretary whether the June item was actually presented, deferred, or pulled, and request the minutes and any written report or slide deck for both dates. If you wait, the June packet materials become harder to distinguish from the July version in the online archive.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Analysis
Governance & Oversight
Insights by Role
Journalist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe Board delegated ongoing control over the City's natural gas interlocal agreement with the Texas General Land Office to the Mayor, removing the requirement for future Board votes on amendments to that agreement.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe City's natural gas purchasing relationship with the Texas General Land Office was renewed for two more years, and future amendments to that agreement will now be decided by the Mayor's office rather than requiring a Mass Transit Department Board vote.
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Teleconference phone number: 1-915-213-4096 Toll free number: 1-833-664-9267 Conference ID: 819 158 096#
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/cityofelpa
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.smartsh
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
#2Request to excuse Mass Transit Board members who were absent from a recent meeting.
#3Presentation to the Mass Transit Department Board by the El Paso Transportation Authority (ETA) covering the transit services it provides in El Paso County, along with a history and overview of the agency.
#4Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a two-year extension of an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas General Land Office for the purchase of natural gas, granting the Mayor authority to modify or terminate the agreement, with expenditures subject to the Board's annual budget approval.
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
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 551.0
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