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Campo approves one-year extension to NDOT cooperative agreement to preserve $160,000 in planning funds
Summary
Campo voted unanimously to amend its cooperative agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation, extending the termination date to June 30, 2026, and authorizing the transportation manager to sign future minor amendments to preserve carryforward consolidated planning funds (approximately $160,000) while NDOT awaits federal reimbursement.
Campo voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Amendment No. 1 to a cooperative agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation that extends the agreement termination date to June 30, 2026, and preserves the regional planning organization’s ability to draw down previously obligated consolidated planning grant funds.
The amendment keeps the current agreement’s not-to-exceed amount of $726,172.03 unchanged and allows the transportation manager to sign the amendment and future amendments that extend the time for performance or approve funding changes not to exceed 10% of the present agreement amount. "This item is to amend our current cooperative agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation that funds, in other words, is the monetary funding agreement for Campo’s Unified Planning Work Program," said Chris Martinovich, Transportation Manager, explaining the change.
Why it matters: the amendment was presented after NDOT notified Campo that, because of state budget timing and pending Federal Highway Administration approval, NDOT cannot immediately seek federal reimbursement for fiscal 2026 funds. Campo had a projected carryforward balance of about $160,000; without the extension those funds could remain inaccessible. Martinovich said, "We estimate the $160,000 can get us through November, maybe all of December," and warned that if additional funds programmed for fiscal 2026 do not arrive, an amendment to the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) will be required.
The meeting included a conflict-of-interest disclosure under Nevada law from an elected member who identified a familial relationship with the presenter but stated the family tie would not require abstention. That member said they would vote on the matter.
A motion "to approve the amendment as presented and to authorize the transportation manager to sign the amendment as well as future amendments to extend the time for performance or approve funding changes not to exceed 10% of the present agreement amount" was made and the motion passed unanimously. No individual roll-call vote tally by name was recorded in the public transcript.
Background and next steps: Martinovich said the amendment is intended to let Campo continue to draw down previously allocated funds for planning activities while NDOT obtains FHWA approval to request federal reimbursement. If NDOT later receives federal authorization for fiscal 2026 funds, the agreement will be amended again to increase dollar amounts to match the UPWP. Board members urged staff to track the situation closely and to return sooner than later if additional changes or shortfalls appear.
The amendment and the executed agreement were provided to the board as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 on the meeting agenda; the board approved the amendment by unanimous voice vote.
Votes at a glance: The board adopted the amendment on a unanimous voice vote; the motion was moved by the Mayor (unnamed in the transcript) and no second was recorded in the public transcript.
