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Votes at a glance: MTA board meeting (April 2025) — minutes, resolutions, contract and service approvals
Summary
Key board actions: approval of meeting minutes; adoption of a resolution honoring Janet Miller; consent agenda approvals; authorization of Trapeze EAM contract; adoption of reserve fund policy (amended); amendment to the FY2025–2030 capital plan; and approval of summer 2025 service changes (WeGo Link and Access On Demand expansions).
At its April 2025 meeting the Metropolitan Transit Authority board took the following formal actions (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
1) Approval of minutes — Approved minutes for the February 27, 2025 MTA board meeting (motion and second recorded; board chair called for the vote and members responded in the affirmative).
2) Resolution honoring Janet Miller — Adopted a ceremonial resolution recognizing Janet Miller’s service to the board and granting her lifetime free rides and privileges (ceremonial; vote recorded by voice).
3) Consent agenda — Approved the consent agenda (two items): procurement for computer server storage, equipment, software and related services; and State WeGo Ride contract renewal (motion and second; voice vote).
4) Enterprise Asset Management contract (MA‑25‑014) — Authorized the CEO to enter into a contract with Trapeze Software Group for a total amount of $10,275,000 (including 10% contingency) to implement an enterprise asset management system, subject to final contract negotiation and counsel review; staff projected an 18–24 month implementation timeline and will include ongoing subscription costs in future operating budgets.
5) Reserve fund policy (MA‑25‑015) — Adopted the reserve fund policy as amended to clarify that staff may use reserves without prior board approval only to address unforeseen state or federal grant timing issues that are less than or equal to 180 days; initial Metro Council supplemental appropriation of $36,465,000 was referenced as seed funding and staff noted an additional FY26 budget request of $10,735,000.
6) Amendment to FY2025–2030 Capital Investment Plan (MA‑25‑016) — Adopted an amendment reflecting Choose How You Move appropriations and recent TDOT grants; staff said funding rose from $544 million to $1.5 billion and total project investments rose from $435 million to $1.3 billion; projects called out included training facility renovations, Elizabeth D. Transit Center improvements, an Upper Dickerson Transit Center award of $6,250,000, security upgrades, a new bus operations and maintenance facility and fleet expansion.
7) Summer 2025 service changes (MA‑25‑017) — Approved service changes including Route 6 midday frequency improvements, weekend and evening frequency improvements on select high‑ridership routes, school‑time service adjustments, expansion of WeGo Link to two new zones (Elm Hill Pike and Maplewood) and extension of Access On Demand service to weekends and holidays; staff will implement Link/Access changes May 31 and fixed‑route changes July 6 and provide follow‑up performance data.
Procedural notes: most votes were taken by voice; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript. Items presented for information only (no board action) included the annual vehicle maintenance audit and the appointment/introduction of Captain Brian Williams as the MNPD transit liaison.
