Votes at a glance: WeGo board approves bus purchases, safety plan update, Link pilot zones and security contracting

The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority board approved five action items during the meeting: a 12-bus purchase under an existing Gillig contract, the agency—s annual public transportation agency safety plan update, permanent adoption of three WeGo Link pilot zones after a Title VI review, award of a contracted security services agreement, and an amendment increasing the outgoing contractor—s ceiling during the transition.

1) Purchase of 12 40-foot clean diesel buses (MA25006) The board approved staff authorization for the chief executive officer to execute a contract for 12 expansion 40-foot clean-diesel buses from Gillig under an existing five-year contract. Staff said the buses are expansion vehicles tied to the Choose How You Move service expansion and estimated delivery in Q2 2026. The staff-requested not-to-exceed price was $666,483 per bus plus $12,000 per bus for tools and training, for a total per-bus price of $678,483 and a purchase authorization of $8,141,796. The motion passed on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

2) Agency Safety Plan update and safety performance targets (MA25007) Staff presented the annual public transportation agency safety plan update required under the FTA rule and the safety committee—s performance targets. Nick Oldham summarized historical performance and proposed FY25 targets (example: bus-side projection 34 safety events, 38 injuries; projected miles between mechanical breakdowns). The board authorized the chief executive officer to execute the updated safety plan to maintain compliance with the FTA rule; the motion passed by voice vote.

3) WeGo Link pilot zones and Title VI analysis (MA25008) Staff presented three proposed permanent additions to the WeGo Link microtransit pilot zones following Title VI equity analysis. Felix said the Title VI review found no disparate impact beyond the 20% threshold used for screening and recommended adding the three zones permanently. Board member Aron Thompson moved to accept MA25008; the motion was seconded and carried on voice vote.

4) Contracted security contract award (MA25009) After Marine Tiger presented its assessment and staff completed a competitive solicitation, the evaluation committee recommended Archangel Protective Services. The board authorized staff to execute a three-year base agreement with Archangel with two one-year options; baseline not-to-exceed three-year cost reported as $8,172,170.88. The board approved the award by voice vote; staff reviewed Archangel—s references and described reporting and GPS tracking requirements in the solicitation.

5) Amendment to existing security contract (MA25010) Staff requested an increase of $540,000 to the existing Allied Universal Security Services contract to cover the remaining months of the extension and to ensure continuity during transition to the new vendor. The board approved the amendment by voice vote.

Ending: For several items the board asked staff to return with more detailed implementation timelines and performance reporting; for the security contracting the board asked for follow-up briefings after the contractor is operating and for defined KPIs to be included in the contract.