OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (DART)
COMMISSION MEETING – September 2, 2025 CHERRY STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50309
Commissioners/Alternates Present and Voting:
Dean O'Connor, Todd Shafer, Angela McKenzie, Michael McCoy, Connie Boesen, Paula Dierenfeld, Len Murray, Angela Connolly, Bridget Carberry Montgomery, Russ Trimble and Joseph Jones
Commissioners Absent:
Ross Grooters
Other Commissioners Present:
Marketa Oliver, Chris Coleman and Lauren Campbell
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Connie Boesen called the meeting to order at 12 p.m. Roll call was taken, and a quorum was present.
Notice of the meeting was duly published.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Connie Boesen requested a motion to approve the agenda as presented.
It was moved by Dean O'Connor and seconded by Bridget Carberry Montgomery to approve September 2, 2025, agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
CONSENT ITEMS
6A - Commission Meeting Minutes – August 5, 2025
6B – FY 2026 State Transit Assistance (STA) Special Projects Grant Application
6C – DART Central Station Exterior Painting Approval
6D – DART CEO FY26 Goals Approval
6E – July Consolidated Financials
It was moved by Dean O'Connor and seconded by Angela Connolly to approve the consent items. The motion carried unanimously.
DISCUSSION
7A – Reimagine DART Draft Network
ADJOURN
Chair Connie Boesen adjourned the meeting at 12.58 p.m.
***OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE NEXT DART COMMISSION MEETING DATE IS HEREBY PUBLISHED:
The next regular DART monthly Commission Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. in the DART Multimodal Room at 620 Cherry Street, Des Moines, Iowa. Both in-person and virtual options for attendance of the October 7, 2025 Commission meeting will be offered as follows: (1) Commission members, staff, and the public will be allowed to attend this Commission meeting in person in the DART Multimodal Room at 620 Cherry Street, Des Moines, Iowa; and (2) Commission members, staff, and the public will be allowed to attend this Commission meeting via a virtual platform such as Zoom. Participation directions for such virtual meeting option are as follows: https://ridedart.zoom.us/j/89782619978?pwd=mR7joG4rVEkoWMrvbIRmSVA6zZd2Ad.1&from=addon
Meeting ID: 897 8261 9978, Passcode: 115948
September 9 2025
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