Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) September 25, 2025
HIRTA Brd. Mtg. called meeting to order at 9:00AM by Chair Heddens. Present: Heddens, Fitch, Longhorn, Chapman, McCombs, Arnold, Castillo, Ramsey, Collings. Fitch moved to approve brd. agenda, 2nd McCombs; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve August 28, 2025 minutes, 2nd Arnold; motion carried. Longhorn moved to receive and file August 2025 financial reports, 2nd Arnold; motion carried. McCombs moved to approve HIRTA vehicles contract 00009115, 2nd Fitch; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve City of Pella FY2026 Funding Agreement, 2nd Longhorn; motion carried. McCombs moved to approve NeoRide FY2026 Contract, 2nd Fitch; motion carried. Arnold moved to approve Behavioral Health & Disability Services FY2026 Service Agreement, 2nd McCombs; motion carried. Longhorn moved to approve Investment into Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines in the amount of $30,000 in Heart of Transit reserve funds, 2nd Fitch; Heddens abstained; motion carried. Longhorn moved to table approval of moving HIRTA investments into money market account, 2nd Chapman; motion carried. Longhorn moved to approve Jasper County Lease Agreement from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028, 2nd McCombs; motion carried. Fitch moved to approve signing of Vanpool Incentive Program Certification Letter from HIRTA Board for ICAAP Grant, 2nd Arnold; motion carried. Adjourned at 9:33AM.
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