Regional Transportation Commission Meeting - January 14, 2026: STBG Applications, Contract Award, and Paratransit Amendment Approved
Regional Transportation Commission Meeting - January 14, 2026
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) met on January 14, 2026, to approve minutes, elect officers, and take action on several transportation funding and project items. Key actions included approving submission of STBG applications for pavement preservation and complete streets, awarding a contract for Airport Road and College Parkway rehab, and approving an amendment to a paratransit interlocal agreement. Commissioners also received reports on transportation projects, street operations, and discussed future agenda items.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes (December 10, 2025): The minutes were approved unanimously with one abstention (4-0-1).
- Election of Chair and Vice Chair: Commissioner Lori Bagwell was appointed Chairperson and Commissioner Lisa Shooty was appointed Vice Chairperson for one-year terms expiring at the first regular meeting of the RTC in 2027. The vote was unanimous.
Discussion Items
5B – STBG Applications for District 3 and Curry Street Projects
- Chris Martinovich, Transportation Manager, presented two applications to the Carson City Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) for Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding:
- District 3 Fairview Drive Preservation Project: Requesting $901,100 (with 5% match) for safety improvements and pavement reconstruction on Fairview Drive between US 50 and 5th Street. The funds would replace local funding already programmed.
- Curry Street Complete Streets Project: Requesting $325,000 for a complete streets project on Curry Street. This project had previously been denied HSIP funding from NDOT.
- Commissioner Costa asked about potential widening of Curry Street; staff indicated a discussion item would be brought to the board in spring with preliminary designs.
- Vote: Motion to approve submission of applications as presented passed unanimously.
5C – Award of Contract for Airport Road and East College Parkway Pavement Rehab
- Casey Sylvester, Transportation and Traffic Engineer, presented the award to Sierra Nevada Construction for $2,284,007, plus an 8% contingency of $182,720, for a total not-to-exceed $2,466,727. The project includes crack repair, patching, resurfacing, and replacement of barrier rail.
- Commissioner Costa noted only one bid was received and asked about future technologies. Staff acknowledged the issue and indicated internal research on alternative pavement types.
- Vote: Motion to award contract and authorize the Public Works Director to approve contingency expenditures passed unanimously.
5D – Amendment to Interlocal Contract with Nevada Health Authority for Paratransit Services
- Marcus Myers, Transit Coordinator, presented the first amendment to interlocal agreement CETS 28673 with the Nevada Department of Health Care Financing and Policy (now Nevada Health Authority). The amendment:
- Updates the entity name to Nevada Health Authority.
- Increases the maximum funding amount from $51,721 to $122,536 due to higher-than-anticipated ridership and costs.
- Revises Attachment A to clarify indirect cost rate percentages and broker terminology.
- Commissioner Costa asked about per-trip reimbursement ($6.14 per trip, ~$8,000 per quarter) and ridership numbers.
- Commissioner Maloney thanked staff for their work on this important service.
- Vote: Motion to approve the amendment and authorize the Transportation Manager to sign and approve minor changes (up to 10% of current amount) passed unanimously.
Reports
6A – Transportation Manager’s Report (Chris Martinovich)
- The Board of Supervisors approved renaming and continuation of the V infrastructure tax as the Street and Highway Infrastructure Fund, dedicated exclusively to local road projects. Staff will bring a local road prioritization plan to the RTC in March.
- Several projects are out to bid: Roop Street (Fifth to Robinson), Carmine Street, and a vulnerable user safety improvement project on the west side.
- Staff is coordinating with the state legislature on Stewart Street and Fifth Street projects to avoid conflicts.
- Data collection is underway for the North Carson Street Complete Streets Corridor Study, with public outreach planned.
- The Transit Development and Coordinated Human Services Plan is under internal review and will be released for public comment in late January/early February, with adoption likely in March.
6B – Street Operations and Control Systems Report
- Staff highlighted completion of two ADA ramps in November on Patton and Terrace near Fifth Street.
- Year to date, 8,703 square feet of sidewalk (approximately 2,200 linear feet) have been repaired by city crews, often at lower cost than contractors.
- Commissioners discussed sidewalk responsibility (adjacent property owners) and snow shoveling obligations.
Board Comments
- Commissioner Costa requested future agenda items to:
- Discuss potentially changing the five-district pavement maintenance cycle (currently visited once every five years) to address roads more frequently, especially with new local road funding.
- Receive a progress report on new pavement technologies being researched by staff.
Key Outcomes
- Approved minutes of December 10, 2025 (4-0-1 abstention).
- Elected Lori Bagwell as Chair and Lisa Shooty as Vice Chair for one-year terms (unanimous).
- Approved submission of STBG applications to CAMPO for Fairview Drive Preservation ($901,100) and Curry Street Complete Streets ($325,000) (unanimous).
- Awarded contract to Sierra Nevada Construction for Airport Road and College Parkway pavement rehab (total not to exceed $2,466,727) (unanimous).
- Approved amendment to interlocal agreement with Nevada Health Authority, increasing paratransit funding to $122,536 (unanimous).
- Directed staff to bring future discussion on pavement district cycle and new pavement technology.
Note: No public comments were made during the meeting.
Meeting Transcript
And I'm gonna call the Regional Transportation Commission to order. May I have a roll call, please? Chair Bagwell. Here, Vice Chair Shooty. Here. Commissioner Costa. Here. Commissioner Maloney. Here. Commissioner Novak. Here. A quorum is present. Thank you so much. I'm now on agenda item number three, our opening public comment. Is there any beginning public comment? Okay, seeing none. We'll move on then to approval of our minutes of December 10th. Do I have any corrections or changes by any member? Seeing none, I'll accept a motion. I'll do your I I'll get yours on the end. Okay. Okay. I move to approve the minutes of December 10th as presented. I will second. I have a motion and a second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Those opposed say no. Any abstentions? Yes. Let the record reflect. We have four yeses, zero no's and one abstention, please. Uh thank you. We'll now move on to agenda item five A. This is the discussion and possible action for what we just did in the other meeting. Um, to elect the chair and vice chair. Um, the chair has to be um a board of supervisor members, so you don't get a lot of choice there, but uh maybe that's easier on you as to not have choices. Um so do we have discussion on is everybody okay with who we've had been doing it? It's been Laurie and Lisa, but is anybody jumping at the you're on the campo and we'll do the RTC? Yeah, you get to take care of the money question. So then uh Greg, did you want to make a motion? Yeah. I move to appoint Lori Bagwell as chairperson for one year term expiring at the first regular meeting of the RTC in 2027. I move to uh appoint Lisa Shooty as Rice Chairperson, vice chairperson for one year term expiring, the first regular meeting of the RTC in 2027. Okay, do I have a second? Second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, say no, or I let the record reflect that was unanimous. Thank you.
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