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Plainview adopts SPAG safety plan to qualify for federal SS4A implementation grants
Summary
The Plainview City Council unanimously adopted resolution R25-668 to endorse the South Plains Association of Governments' regional comprehensive safety action plan, a step councilmembers said will allow the city to apply for U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) implementation funding.
The Plainview City Council on July 22 adopted resolution R25-668 endorsing the South Plains Association of Governments' regional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, a move city staff said will make the city eligible to pursue federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) implementation grants.
Captain Gabe Carrillo, who briefed the council on the plan, said the SPAG planning effort included an “in-depth analysis of serious fatal crashes, GIS mapping, public engagement, and extensive stakeholder outreach” and that adopting the plan will allow Plainview to seek SS4A implementation funding for projects identified in the plan. “It helps reduce areas where there's serious accidents or fatalities on the roadways,” Carrillo told the council.
The presentation said the planning work was completed with a SPAG planning award and that the resulting draft plan identifies priority locations and project concepts across the 15-county SPAG region. Carrillo pointed the council to a map showing a concentration of crashes near Highway 70 and other locations in and around Plainview.
Councilmembers discussed the local crash counts and urged caution on city roadways; members noted the plan gives the city a framework to target and apply for federal funds rather than leaving safety work without an adopted regional plan. The council voted to adopt the resolution by voice roll call; the motion was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Weiss and seconded by Councilmember Rodriguez and the resolution was approved unanimously.
Adopting the SPAG plan does not itself obligate the city to specific projects or to accept grant funds; it makes the city eligible to apply for SS4A implementation grants identified in the regional plan. The council did not vote on any individual project at the July 22 meeting.
The vote: resolution R25-668, moved by Mayor Pro Tem Weiss, seconded by Councilmember Rodriguez; outcome: adopted (council recorded the vote as unanimous).
