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CAMPO, Jump Around Carson adopt updated Title VI program for federal fiscal years 2026–2028
Summary
CAMPO and the Jump Around Carson Transit System approved an updated Title VI program required by USDOT for federal funding compliance. The plan updates monitoring language and language-assistance measures and passed unanimously on Sept. 10.
Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization members approved Sept. 10 an updated Title VI nondiscrimination program for federal fiscal years 2026–2028 that CAMPO and the Jump Around Carson Transit System will use to meet U.S. Department of Transportation requirements. The board voted unanimously to adopt the document after staff noted minor editorial fixes.
Transportation and compliance context: Mark Smires, transit coordinator, told the board that maintaining an up-to-date Title VI program is a condition of federal funding and that the update adds language about monitoring and assisting subrecipients, removes references to revoked executive orders and updates language-assistance planning to reflect current dwelling-unit data. Smires said staff held a 15-day public comment period and received no comments.
Specific points raised during discussion: Smires flagged a signature-line error in the draft that identified "Greg Novak as chair of the RTC instead of CAMPO"; staff said that grammatical and signature-line corrections would be made as final edits. Board members asked operational questions related to transit service: typical bus headways at transfer points were described as usually "no more than 10 to 15 minutes," with a Walmart time-stop listed as "no more than 8 minutes." Board members also confirmed that at least two drivers are bilingual, which staff said is beyond the Title VI minimum requirement but benefits riders with limited English proficiency.
Vote and next steps: A board member moved to approve the Title VI program as amended; the motion passed unanimously. Staff will finalize the document with minor editorial and signature corrections and proceed with program implementation and monitoring activities required under federal regulations.
Ending: The Title VI update will be filed to maintain federal funding eligibility and to guide nondiscrimination monitoring of CAMPO and the Jump Around Carson Transit System through the 2026–2028 federal fiscal years.
