OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (DART) COMMISSION MEETING – March 3, 2026 CHERRY STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50309

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (DART) COMMISSION MEETING – March 3, 2026 CHERRY STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50309 Commissioners/Alternates Present and Voting: Dean O'Connor, Todd Shafer, John Edwards, Connie Boesen, Paula Dierenfeld, Ben Champ, Angela Connolly, Bridget Carberry Montgomery and Joseph Jones Commissioners Absent: Matt Sillanpaa, Russ Trimble Other Commissioners Present: Justin Hollinrake, Sadie Gasparotto, Josh Mandelbaum CALL TO ORDER Chair Connie Boesen called the meeting to order at 12.00 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 Todd Shafer to approve March 3, 2026, agenda. The motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS 7A - Commission Meeting Minutes – January 20, 2026 7B – Set FY 27 Budget Hearing Date 7C – Uniforms Services Contract Amendment 7D – December Consolidated Financials 7E – January Consolidated Financials It was moved by Dean O'Connor and seconded by Bridget Carberry Montgomery to approve the consent items. The motion carried unanimously. ACTION ITEMS 8A – Audited FY25 Financials It was moved by John Edwards and seconded by Todd Schafer to approve the FY25 Audited Financials as presented. The motion carried unanimously. 8B – Reimagine DART Implementation It was moved by Joseph Jones and seconded by John Edwards to approve the following actions related to the June 2026 service change. The motion carried unanimously. A. Approve the Title VI Service Equity Analysis for the June 2026 Service Change/B. Approve service changes effective June 14, 2026; including Fixed Route changes, ending Flex Connect and On Call zones, updated hours of service, and updated paratransit zone/C. Approve Paratransit Zone/D. Approve the Fare Policy/E. Approve the Bus Stop Design Guidelines DISCUSSION 9A – Paratransit Service Area Analysis 9B – FY 2027 DART Budget Update ADJOURN Chair Connie Boesen adjourned the meeting at 1.06 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, April 7, 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 April 7, 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/84116813594?pwd=QOGC90XPNVBE35zdAbVLDRxwaslT8n.1&from=addon Meeting ID: 841 1681 3594/Passcode: 347919 March 25 2026 LIOW0483440