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Council hears DART legislative update; staff briefs on withdrawal election process and financial obligations
Summary
City staff and the city's DART representative briefed council on competing state bills about governance and revenue allocations for Dallas Area Rapid Transit and reviewed the statutory withdrawal election process and continuing financial obligations if Irving votes to leave DART.
Irving — City staff, the city’s legislative officer and the city’s DART representative briefed the Irving City Council May 4 on pending state legislation affecting the Dallas Area Rapid Transit district (DART), and on the statutory process and financial consequences of a withdrawal election under Texas law.
Orlando Sanchez, assistant city manager (first reference: Orlando Sanchez, Assistant City Manager), opened an informational presentation on DART. He said DART is a regional transit agency created under Texas Transportation Code Chapter 452 and funded by a 1¢ transit sales-and-use tax approved by local voters in 1983. John Wiese, the city’s legislative officer (first reference: John Wiese, legislative officer), outlined the status of several bills: House Bill 3187 (filed by Rep. Matt Shaheen) would…
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