OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (DART) COMMISSION MEETING – December 2, 2025 CHERRY STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50309

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (DART) COMMISSION MEETING – December 2, 2025 CHERRY STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50309 Commissioners/Alternates Present and Voting: Todd Shafer, Doug Elrod, John Edwards, Connie Boesen, Paula Dierenfeld, Ross Grooters, Angela Connolly, Bridget Carberry Montgomery, Russ Trimble and Lauren Cambell Commissioners Absent: Dean O'Connor, Angela McKenzie, Michael McCoy and Joseph Jones Others Present: Randy Pierce (Altoona City Manager) CALL TO ORDER Chair Connie Boesen called the meeting to order at 12.02 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. The agenda was approved with amendments (adding the Bondurant Withdrawal and Workforce Shuttles Discussion items). It was moved by John Edwards and seconded by Ross Grooters to approve the amended December 2, 2025, agenda. The motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS 8A - Commission Meeting Minutes – November 4, 2025 8B - Funding Formula Service Tiers Approval 8C - Des Moines Area MPO Staff Representation for DART 8D - Weighted Vote Approval 8E - New TRAC Members Approval 8F - Resolution for Membership with NeoRide Approval 8G - Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Approval 8H - October Consolidated Financials It was moved by John Edwards and seconded by Russ Trimble to approve the consent items. The motion carried unanimously. ACTION 9A – Reimagine DART Final Network Approval It was moved by Angela Connolly and seconded by Russ Trimble to approve the Proposed Final Bus Network. New routes will take effect mid-June 2026, and new micro transit zones will be implemented in fall 2026. The motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION Bondurant Withdrawal Discussion *amended agenda item* 10A – Network Redesign Implementation Update 10B – FY 2027 DART Budget Update 10C – Workforce Shuttles *amended agenda item* (tabled for future meeting discussion due to lack of time) ADJOURN Chair Connie Boesen adjourned the meeting at 1.28 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, January 20, 2026, 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 January 20, 2026 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/83772959040?pwd=mkaiWJYx1EYBnStL3Ok0fdA9qgHxxl.1&from=addon Meeting ID: 837 7295 9040, Passcode: 217320 December 12 2025 LIOW0421874