[1:46] [clears throat and cough]

[1:47] >> Adequate notice of this meeting as

[1:48] required by the Open Public Meetings Act

[1:51] was provided through the posting,

[1:52] mailing, and filing of the annual notice

[1:54] of regularly scheduled meetings of the

[1:56] Town Council on December 10th, 2025.

[1:58] This notice was on that date posted on

[2:00] the bulletin board of the municipal

[2:01] building, provided to the Westfield

[2:03] Leader and the Star-Ledger,

[2:04] and filed with the clerk of the Town of

[2:06] Westfield. Ms. Lauchy, may I have a roll

[2:08] call?

[2:09] >> Mayor Brindle

[2:09] >> Here.

[2:10] >> Councilwoman Gilman

[2:12] >> Here.

[2:12] >> Councilman Galligan

[2:13] >> Here.

[2:14] >> Councilman Becker

[2:14] >> Here.

[2:15] >> Councilman Kiefer

[2:15] >> Here.

[2:16] >> Councilman Saunders

[2:17] >> Here.

[2:17] >> Councilwoman Adwar

[2:18] >> Here.

[2:18] >> Councilwoman Mento

[2:19] >> Here.

[2:20] >> Councilwoman Carrubba

[2:22] >> Please rise for the invocation which

[2:23] will be given by Councilman Galligan and

[2:25] then remain standing for the salute to

[2:27] the flag.

[2:29] >> We gather to make decisions for our

[2:30] community.

[2:32] May we use our best skills and judgment,

[2:33] keeping ourselves impartial and neutral

[2:35] as we consider the merits and the

[2:37] pitfalls of each matter that is placed

[2:38] before us.

[2:40] And always act in accordance with what

[2:41] is best for our community and our fellow

[2:43] citizens.

[2:46] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[2:48] United States of America and to the

[2:50] republic for which it stands, one nation

[2:54] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[2:57] justice for all.

[3:02] » Good evening. Before I give my opening

[3:03] remarks, uh Jim is going to give us some

[3:06] updates on things around town.

[3:08] >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh couple quick things

[3:10] for the public and the mayor and council

[3:11] to know. Road paving, uh since we we

[3:13] last met has started.

[3:15] Uh last time we spoke, uh the ADA ramps

[3:18] and concrete work was going to start.

[3:19] That's all been completed now. Uh and

[3:22] the milling and paving work has begun.

[3:24] Uh this week, yesterday and today,

[3:25] Rahway Avenue, major thoroughfare

[3:27] through Westfield, is um

[3:30] uh being repaved, a good section of it.

[3:31] So, it's impacting lots of people, but

[3:33] it is August, so it's quieter. So, uh

[3:35] Rahway between roughly Cutting Avenue

[3:37] area and Willow Grove Road is being uh

[3:40] paved. It was milled uh late last week

[3:42] and early this week. So, it's a big road

[3:44] and that's also one of our state aid

[3:45] jobs that was carried over from the last

[3:47] year.

[3:48] Um so, we have about 16 roads or

[3:49] sections of road that are expected to be

[3:52] finished, that are all impact school

[3:53] areas. We helped get those done. We're

[3:55] on track to get those done before the by

[3:57] the end of the month before school

[3:58] opens. And then the remaining

[4:01] >> [clears throat]

[4:01] >> roughly 28 or so roads

[4:04] will be done over the course of

[4:06] September, early October that are less

[4:08] impactful to school areas. So we have a

[4:10] 40 roads that are going to be impacted

[4:11] in some way, but thanks to Mike Bignell,

[4:14] our town engineer, and the staff of

[4:15] public works for coordinating with the

[4:16] contractor and so far working very well.

[4:19] Um another update, we did have two

[4:22] storms last week, particularly the

[4:24] Friday storm, very short-lived, but

[4:26] you know, rather impactful.

[4:29] Want to thank PSEG with power outages

[4:31] again, but they were also short

[4:34] and restored quickly. We are going to

[4:36] open the well, the conservation center

[4:38] is open this Thursday, Friday, Saturday,

[4:39] Sunday as usual, but we're going to

[4:42] allow residents if they have debris,

[4:44] organic debris from the storm last

[4:46] Friday particularly or anytime last

[4:48] week, they can bring it to the center

[4:50] for no cost without a permit.

[4:52] And so there's branches and things came

[4:53] down in people's backyard. So again,

[4:54] next this coming Thursday, Friday,

[4:56] Saturday, Sunday, a permit is not

[4:58] required to dispose of organic debris if

[5:01] you have it from the storm.

[5:02] And last two updates, we have two

[5:05] recreation projects that are underway.

[5:07] One is a partnership with the Westville

[5:09] Baseball League at Gumper Park. We are actually working with them and

[5:13] their third-party contractor to replace

[5:15] the two infields with grass infields,

[5:18] natural grass infields at Gumper. That

[5:19] work has started. It's been delayed due

[5:22] to the storms and rain,

[5:23] but want to thank baseball for being a

[5:25] great partner and of course

[5:27] their contractor and hoping to have that

[5:30] we make all three fields there have

[5:31] grass infields. And Gumper is one of our

[5:34] premier baseball facilities. The second

[5:36] project is the replacement of the turf

[5:38] fields at Hoolahan and Sid Fay.

[5:40] Hoolahan field has been removed

[5:42] completely, the old field and being

[5:43] prepped for the new field going down.

[5:46] Sid Fay's old turf is being removed as

[5:48] we speak

[5:49] this week and also will be prepped and

[5:51] ready for turf. So,

[5:53] we expect that we're still on track

[5:55] despite some of the weather delays that

[5:58] we will have the turf fields done by the

[6:00] end of the month of August and then we

[6:02] will [clears throat] parlay to the next

[6:03] project which is the parking lot

[6:05] bathroom storage facility.

[6:07] We're going to have a pre-con meeting on

[6:08] that in the next week or two and that'll

[6:10] be a September, October, November

[6:12] project and that'll be coming next. So,

[6:14] a lot of action out there on many

[6:15] fronts, recreation, paving, etc. but

[6:18] those are some updates and as far as the

[6:19] public, follow us on Instagram, of

[6:22] course, Nixle if you want to as well and

[6:25] look at the website for the list of

[6:26] roads and any other updates out there,

[6:28] social media as well. So, thank you,

[6:30] Mayor.

[6:31] >> Thank you, Jim. Good evening and thanks

[6:33] to everyone who is joining us tonight

[6:35] both here in a person and via the live

[6:36] stream on the town's YouTube channel. As

[6:39] always, the replay of the meeting will

[6:40] be available on Facebook, YouTube, and

[6:42] TV 36. Public comment will be accepted

[6:45] in person only and I have a few brief

[6:47] remarks before we begin our agenda. I'd

[6:50] like to start by remembering Judge

[6:52] Brenda Cuba who recently passed away.

[6:54] Judge Cuba lived in Westfield for more

[6:56] than 50 years and served as the town's

[6:58] municipal prosecutor and judge for 16

[7:00] years from 2001 through 2017 before

[7:04] being appointed presiding judge of Union

[7:07] County. We are grateful for her for her

[7:09] many years of public service to

[7:10] Westfield and throughout the county.

[7:13] Thanks to everyone who participated in

[7:16] the second and final street sign auction

[7:18] over the past few weeks. In total, there

[7:20] were over 2,900 bids placed and we

[7:22] raised over $27,000

[7:24] that will help fund town events in the

[7:27] future. In this most recent auction, the

[7:29] highest bid was $351 for Harrison Avenue

[7:32] and the sign with the most bids, which

[7:33] was 45, was for Arlington Avenue.

[7:36] Congratulations to all of our winning

[7:38] bidders. Between this auction and In

[7:40] previous one last fall, the town raised

[7:41] over $114,000

[7:43] and sold 1,512

[7:46] signs.

[7:47] On the events side, we have a few

[7:50] upcoming events to put on your

[7:51] calendars. This Sunday, August 16th,

[7:54] please join us from 12:00 to 4:00 in

[7:55] Mindowaskin Park for the 7th annual

[7:57] March to Yorktown Day, which this year

[8:00] will also include the dedication of the

[8:01] recently renamed Washington-Rochambeau

[8:04] Trail Park as part of Westfield's

[8:06] America 250 Commemoration.

[8:09] Uh and on Sunday, August 30th, our

[8:11] recreation department will host the 5th

[8:12] annual Tour de Westfield. This free,

[8:15] family-friendly, 3-mile bike parade is

[8:17] always a fun way to get out and enjoy

[8:18] Westfield all together. Details and

[8:21] registration for the events are

[8:22] available on the town website.

[8:25] Uh looking ahead to September, this year

[8:28] marks 25 years since the terrorist

[8:30] attacks of September 11th, 2001,

[8:33] and we will gather for our annual

[8:34] remembrance ceremony on Friday,

[8:36] September 11th, at 8:30 a.m. in

[8:39] Westfield's 9/11 Memorial at North and

[8:41] Broad Street. This milestone anniversary

[8:44] carries particular significance as we

[8:46] remember the lives lost on that day,

[8:48] including the members of our own

[8:50] Westfield community, and honor the

[8:51] memory together.

[8:53] I hope you will join us for this

[8:54] important observance.

[8:56] So, before we um get to our legislative

[9:00] agenda, I just want to mention a couple

[9:01] notes. Uh first, the Mindowaskin Park

[9:03] benches. We will vote tonight on a

[9:05] resolution awarding a contract for the

[9:07] purchase of replacement slats

[9:09] for all 65 benches in Mindowaskin Park.

[9:12] Many of these benches have deteriorated

[9:14] significantly over time and are in need

[9:16] of repair.

[9:17] While their maintenance historically has

[9:18] been handled by the Friends of

[9:20] Mindowaskin Park, the town is stepping

[9:22] in to ensure the project gets done and

[9:23] will assume all park maintenance going

[9:25] forward. This contract will provide the

[9:27] materials needed to refurbish the

[9:29] benches as we look forward to restoring

[9:31] them for the many residents who enjoy

[9:33] the park every day.

[9:35] Uh moving on to 18 Stoneleigh Park.

[9:38] Tonight's agenda is the second reading

[9:39] of an ordinance to remove the local

[9:42] historic landmark designation from 18

[9:45] Stonely Park. This proper property was

[9:48] voluntarily designated less than 5 years

[9:50] ago and remains under the same ownership

[9:52] as when the designation occurred.

[9:54] This request from the property owner to

[9:56] de-designate his home

[9:58] prompted an important discussion within

[9:59] our review and town property committee

[10:02] about balancing the circumstances of

[10:04] this particular property with the need

[10:06] to protect the integrity of our historic

[10:08] preservation program.

[10:10] Because local historic designation is

[10:12] voluntary, we also believe it is

[10:14] important to respect the rights of

[10:15] property owners while ensuring that the

[10:18] de-designation does not become a routine

[10:20] path for future purchasers or

[10:22] developers.

[10:24] Simply put, sometimes personal

[10:26] circumstances change.

[10:28] And as a governing body, we need to be

[10:29] able to offer property owners a path

[10:31] forward to retain the decisions about

[10:33] their own homes, which is what this

[10:36] ordinance aims to accomplish.

[10:40] We'll also hear a presentation tonight,

[10:42] uh, to the council this evening by our

[10:44] consultant Arterial to share the current

[10:46] concepts for the Quimby Street redesign.

[10:48] As a reminder, following the public RFP

[10:51] and RFQ process,

[10:53] the town awarded a contract to Arterial

[10:55] last August under the previous

[10:56] administration to produce engineering

[10:59] and design plans for the new streetscape

[11:01] and permanent pedestrian plaza.

[11:03] These plans are being guided by our

[11:05] Quimby Street Steering Committee, which

[11:06] includes myself, Council members

[11:08] Saunders and Venkatraman, Planning Board

[11:10] Chair Mike Ash, DWC Executive Director

[11:13] Dan Tager, and key members of our

[11:15] municipal staff.

[11:17] The concepts that we see tonight, which

[11:18] will also be posted on the town website,

[11:21] are being presented for council and

[11:22] public input and will also be shared in

[11:25] stakeholder meetings with local

[11:26] businesses and tenants.

[11:28] Our goal is to finalize these plans and

[11:30] go out to bid for construction by year

[11:31] end, with the project anticipated to be

[11:34] complete during the summer of 2027.

[11:38] Before we get to our materials

[11:39] presentation, I do want to recognize a

[11:42] very special milestone.

[11:44] On August 1st, our town administrator

[11:46] Jim Gildea celebrated 25 years in this

[11:49] role. An extraordinary accomplishment

[11:51] and only part of his long history of

[11:53] service to Westfield.

[11:55] Jim is truly a son of Westfield. He grew

[11:57] up here, graduated from Westfield High

[11:59] School, and began his municipal career

[12:01] as a lifeguard at Memorial Pool in 1988.

[12:05] From there, he held several positions in

[12:06] the recreation department before being

[12:08] appointed assistant town administrator

[12:11] and ultimately assuming his current role

[12:13] as town administrator in 2001.

[12:16] I'm not sure that that young lifeguard

[12:18] could have imagined where the career

[12:19] with this town would take him, but

[12:21] Westfield has certainly benefited from

[12:23] the path he chose.

[12:25] Over the past 25 years, Jim has been a

[12:27] constant through changing

[12:28] administrations, countless projects,

[12:30] requests, emergencies, celebrations,

[12:34] and nearly every municipal issue

[12:35] imaginable.

[12:37] His institutional knowledge is

[12:38] unmatched, but even more important is

[12:40] how deeply he knows and cares about this

[12:43] town and the people who live and work

[12:45] here.

[12:46] For so many of us, Jim is quite simply

[12:47] synonymous with Town Hall.

[12:50] His expertise and leadership are also

[12:51] recognized well beyond Westfield. Jim is

[12:54] highly regarded by his peers throughout

[12:56] New Jersey and is widely considered

[12:58] among the very best municipal

[12:59] administrators in the state.

[13:02] We are incredibly fortunate to have his

[13:03] level of experience, professionalism,

[13:06] and unwavering commitment to our

[13:08] residents.

[13:09] On behalf of our town council, our

[13:11] municipal employees, and a very grateful

[13:13] community, I want to congratulate Jim on

[13:16] this remarkable milestone and thank him

[13:17] for everything he continues to do for

[13:19] Westfield each day. We're very lucky to

[13:21] have him, and I know I speak for all of

[13:23] us when I say we look forward to

[13:24] continuing to work alongside him. Please

[13:27] join me in congratulating Jim on 25

[13:28] years as our town administrator.

[13:33] » [applause]

[13:45] >> Just what I love.

[13:47] Attention.

[13:48] >> Attention.

[13:49] Thank you very much. And again,

[13:51] um I don't like these kind of things. I

[13:52] don't do it for the attention, but

[13:54] um very lucky to work in the town that I

[13:56] grew up in and live in. So, thank you.

[13:58] >> Thank you, Jim.

[13:59] Uh now we're going to call up Arterial

[14:01] to give the presentation about Winby

[14:03] Street.

[14:17] » All right.

[14:19] Uh Okay, so uh

[14:21] I'll start just with my name. I'm James

[14:23] Ruberto. I'm with Arterial, partner and

[14:26] director of operations. Uh Lexi Small

[14:28] Doe, our project manager, is joining me

[14:30] tonight. And

[14:31] we're again thankful for the opportunity

[14:33] to share the design progress with you

[14:35] all for Winby Street. So, tonight we're

[14:37] going to walk through the design,

[14:38] highlighting some of the key

[14:40] uh ideas that have shaped the project

[14:42] from the start. Uh much of what you'll

[14:44] see really reflects the range of

[14:46] experiences and input our team has heard

[14:49] from the community over the past several

[14:51] years.

[14:54] Turn that off.

[14:55] Here we go.

[14:56] So, just a brief agenda of what this

[14:58] presentation is going to cover. And I

[14:59] promise to be as concise as I can.

[15:01] There's a lot of thought in here, but

[15:03] we're going to try and just pick out the

[15:04] highlights. Um

[15:06] so, we're going to jump in and start

[15:07] with just the project limits. It's

[15:09] really important to understand what the

[15:10] limits of the actual project are. And

[15:12] we're looking at Winby Street from

[15:14] Central Avenue intersection to the Elm

[15:17] Street intersection. And two two points

[15:19] to to uh kind of point out here.

[15:23] One is the Snickleway is being done but

[15:26] at a later date. It's being decoupled

[15:28] from this just so that the project can

[15:30] move forward. There's still some things

[15:31] that need to get worked out with

[15:33] Snickleway.

[15:35] The alley. Uh my laser pointer doesn't

[15:38] work, of course. Here, right. Here

[15:39] [music] we go. This right here.

[15:42] >> Yeah, there's an alleyway that cuts

[15:43] through from Quimby to North Avenue.

[15:45] It's something we're going to do, but we

[15:47] don't have ownership of the properties

[15:48] or but that's something that will happen

[15:50] in the future. But just for this

[15:51] purpose, Quimby is the scope.

[15:54] >> Snickleway. [snorts]

[15:55] Yeah. Snickleway is how it's referred to

[15:58] as.

[15:59] So, yes, the alley.

[16:00] Um and then the other thing that's obviously important is parking.

[16:04] That's a central piece of the project.

[16:06] And currently and I want to note this

[16:08] now because we're going to come back to

[16:09] it later, but there are 26 angled and

[16:12] parallel parking spaces on Quimby

[16:14] Street. There's approximately 20

[16:16] parallel spaces on Elm Street. And

[16:19] thanks.

[16:21] And it won't doesn't go off. There we

[16:23] go.

[16:25] Yeah, well.

[16:27] And then also zero, this is important to

[16:29] note, on Central Ave on the northwest

[16:32] side. So, between Broad Street and the

[16:35] municipal parking lot, there are no

[16:36] parallel parking spaces.

[16:41] So, at the outset of the project, the

[16:42] vision statement was put together with

[16:44] some goals. And and I'll just read it.

[16:46] Quimby Street is one of Westfield's

[16:47] defining public spaces and the heart of

[16:49] a vibrant connected community. It's

[16:51] beautiful, flexible design adapts to the

[16:53] seasons and evolving needs of the town,

[16:56] creating a year-round destination where

[16:58] people are inspired to linger, explore,

[17:00] and celebrate community life.

[17:02] So, five goals of the project. Design a

[17:05] timeless public space that bridges

[17:07] Westfield's historic charm and

[17:09] contemporary spirit. Create a flexible

[17:11] street that adapts easily to community

[17:13] needs without requiring heavy equipment.

[17:16] Balance the on-street allocation to

[17:18] appropriately balance public gathering

[17:20] spaces and private commercial space,

[17:23] such as outdoor dining, etc.

[17:25] Number four, equip the street to

[17:27] comfortably support events such as

[17:29] music, markets, performances, and the

[17:31] things that are going on uh that happen

[17:33] all the time on Quinby Street. And

[17:34] number five, to improve curb management

[17:37] to better support nearby businesses,

[17:38] including drop-off, pick-up, and

[17:41] delivery needs.

[17:44] So, our inspiration was pretty

[17:45] straightforward, pretty simple.

[17:46] Westfield is a unique place, and the

[17:49] design should really reflect that.

[17:53] Looking at the project schedule and

[17:54] expected net next steps, I'll be brief

[17:56] here, but here we are at the council

[17:58] presentation, August 11th. After we

[18:01] present this evening, as was mentioned,

[18:04] we'll then go back out with these ideas

[18:06] and and share them again with the

[18:08] various stakeholders over the next

[18:09] couple months. Uh once we get that input

[18:12] from both tonight and from those

[18:14] stakeholders, we'll incorporate that,

[18:16] and we'll put bid-ready documents

[18:18] together for anticipation of

[18:20] construction kickoff sometime Q1 Q2 of

[18:23] 2027.

[18:26] Now, just briefly looking and and

[18:29] speaking of stakeholders, uh the next

[18:31] two slides contain highlights of a lot

[18:33] of what we've heard so far and what

[18:35] we're responding to, what the design is

[18:36] responding to. I'm not going to read all

[18:38] these bullet points right now, but I

[18:40] want to summarize them just briefly.

[18:43] The stakeholder comments really spoke of

[18:45] a timeless, shaded, flexible gathering

[18:47] space, while also raising practical

[18:50] concerns around parking, utilities,

[18:53] curbside management, pedestrian safety,

[18:55] also with technical input from the

[18:58] county, from the fire department, and

[19:00] such, like vehicular turning movements,

[19:03] radii, uh ladder clearance, all those

[19:06] things. So, all of that input has been

[19:07] collected and has gone into what you're

[19:09] going to see tonight.

[19:12] Okay. So, the schematic design, the

[19:16] progress that that we have

[19:18] um gotten to this evening. So, the

[19:20] following three slides, we're going to

[19:21] lay out the materials and the furniture

[19:23] that is being proposed. And the

[19:25] selection really aims to support that

[19:27] idea of a timeless design approach,

[19:30] which I think you'll see reflected in

[19:32] the materials.

[19:34] They're classic materials. They're real

[19:36] materials. It's not faux materials.

[19:38] They're not fake. It's not stamped or

[19:39] pressed. And that really supports that

[19:42] idea of being timeless. That this is

[19:44] going to be something that will stand

[19:47] not for 5 years or 10 years, but

[19:48] hopefully much longer than that. And I I

[19:51] won't go into much detail, but real

[19:53] brick, uh

[19:55] granite cobble pavers as a highlight,

[19:57] textured concrete,

[19:59] and then a an alpine blue limestone,

[20:02] which is reminiscent of a bluestone. A

[20:04] little bit different. It's much more

[20:05] durable. It holds up to salt and those

[20:07] kinds of things.

[20:08] Same with the furniture palette. It's

[20:10] something that's sophisticated and

[20:11] timeless.

[20:12] Uh you can see the the benches,

[20:14] different bench types, materials, but

[20:17] then also backless versus backed, which

[20:20] allows us to create social seating

[20:22] spaces. Uh the backs obviously are for

[20:24] those um

[20:25] who are elderly. It's much easier to

[20:27] have a support arms, so that helps them

[20:29] get up. Um

[20:31] bollards, both removable bollards and

[20:33] semi-automated bollards. And the

[20:35] difference there is the removable has a

[20:37] sleeve. You can take it and move it to

[20:39] another area that might have a sleeve,

[20:40] so you can take it out of the ground.

[20:41] The semi-automated bollards basically

[20:44] have a latch on top, and you can push them

[20:47] into the ground. And that same latch

[20:48] allows you then to push them back up.

[20:51] So, that again, and we'll get into the

[20:53] theme of flexibility as we move through

[20:54] this. You could see some of that

[20:56] timeless nature coming with the

[20:59] light fixtures. And then I just wanted

[21:01] to highlight the two images on the side

[21:04] here. And we'll we'll you'll see how

[21:05] they

[21:06] um go into the design, but the first,

[21:08] the top one is a gateway planter with

[21:10] seating. And we thought that this could

[21:12] be used as a place where people can sit,

[21:15] but there's branding opportunities for

[21:17] the street itself subtly and actual

[21:19] branding branding on the surface on the

[21:22] sides there. And then also things like

[21:25] seasonal planting. So you can imagine in

[21:27] the seasons, you know, having tulips,

[21:30] you know, a nice tulip show or

[21:31] daffodils, those types of things

[21:33] seasonal plantings. And you'll see where

[21:35] we're positioning them on the street.

[21:37] And then the lower

[21:39] picture is of a featured seating

[21:41] element, which we were playing off of

[21:43] the example that exists uh

[21:45] although I saw the bench was missing

[21:46] tonight and so was the lettering. But uh

[21:49] right by the the pizza place where the

[21:51] there's the vertical faux green wall and

[21:53] there was the bench with the letters.

[21:54] It's one of those moments that as people

[21:56] walk along along the street, they're

[21:58] attracted to, they sit, you know, take a

[22:00] selfie, put it up on Instagram. And so

[22:02] we're looking at potentially having

[22:04] something like that uh where we

[22:06] introduce a playful lounge seating

[22:08] similar to what you see in that picture.

[22:12] So this is just a good

[22:15] collection of images that show how some

[22:17] of these things can come together using

[22:19] really nice materials. You know, you

[22:21] create this space that is more than just

[22:23] a street. It functions as a street as

[22:25] you can see in the upper left. There's

[22:27] parking. Um you're able to drive up and

[22:29] down the street, but they can close it.

[22:31] They can have events. It feels like a

[22:34] plaza with the street string lights

[22:35] above it. Um so this we thought was a

[22:37] really good precedent to start to get to

[22:38] understand what we're aiming for here.

[22:42] The next

[22:44] slide is a plan running, which I'm not

[22:46] going to spend a ton of time on this.

[22:48] Sometimes they're hard to understand

[22:49] what you're looking at. We're going to

[22:50] walk through a series of perspective

[22:52] images, which will help give you an idea

[22:54] of what we're what we're looking at a

[22:56] little bit better, but there's a few

[22:57] things I do want to highlight on on

[22:59] this. The first is that what we're

[23:02] talking about is a flush curbless

[23:05] one-way configuration that allows for

[23:08] daily flexibility and programming with

[23:11] the ability to open and close the street

[23:13] with events. And I think that's a key

[23:16] that it's not for long stretches of

[23:18] time, but when an event is going to come

[23:20] in,

[23:21] the bollards can be pushed down or

[23:23] brought up. They can be moved and the

[23:25] event can happen and then when the event

[23:26] is finished, the bollards can be put

[23:28] back in place so that it's

[23:29] acting like a street with parking and

[23:31] all those things.

[23:33] And again, this is achieved with

[23:34] parallel parking spaces.

[23:37] They're a better configuration than

[23:38] angled parking spaces for getting extra

[23:40] sidewalk space and there are bollard

[23:42] sleeves that will be placed on the

[23:44] inside and the outside edge and those

[23:46] that can be moved and I'll show you a

[23:47] section that will explain that a little

[23:48] bit more.

[23:50] Going from angled spaces again to

[23:52] parallel spaces,

[23:53] um,

[23:54] helps that flexibility, but it also does

[23:56] reduce parking on Quinby Street. So,

[23:59] parking on Quinby Street in this

[24:00] configuration goes from 26 spaces to 16

[24:03] spaces. Then we're going to cover a

[24:05] little bit where some of those spaces go

[24:07] and where we can recover some of them.

[24:09] We reconfigured the intersection to

[24:13] maximize pedestrian safety along with

[24:15] better vehicular movements and and

[24:17] additional parking. So,

[24:19] by

[24:21] straightening out those intersections,

[24:22] making them T intersections, we're able

[24:24] to pick up some efficiency. We can pick

[24:25] up some spaces, um, at those

[24:27] intersections. Also,

[24:29] >> [clears throat]

[24:30] >> I didn't mention it, but it was in those

[24:32] notes. One of the things that the

[24:33] Township is talking to the county with

[24:35] about is ownership of Central Ave

[24:38] between

[24:40] Broad Street and um, municipal lot

[24:43] seven. Well, further than that, but

[24:45] that's where we can gain additional

[24:47] parallel parking spaces. So, we can pick

[24:49] up an additional 15 spaces along that

[24:52] run,

[24:53] um, and then we can also get an

[24:54] additional spaces on Elm Street and

[24:57] Central at those intersections. So,

[24:58] roughly

[25:00] that brings the total to about 55

[25:02] spaces. So, in the existing

[25:05] condition, it's 46 spaces. In this,

[25:08] Quimby and Central and Elm are 55

[25:11] spaces. So, we're in the plus.

[25:15] Okay.

[25:17] I'm going to move on. We will see, I

[25:20] think as we move through this. This is a

[25:21] section showing how that works. So, in

[25:23] the middle where it's striped, that's

[25:26] where cars would would potentially be.

[25:28] The one-way configuration down the

[25:30] middle and the parallel parking spaces

[25:32] on the sides. On the pic on the parking

[25:35] slot on the right, you could see there's

[25:37] a bollard at the in the edge of the

[25:39] traveling there. That then

[25:42] extends the sidewalk. So, you have

[25:45] 18-ft sidewalks in this in this

[25:47] situation, but then you add an

[25:49] additional 11 ft to that sidewalk when

[25:51] you push that bollard out. On the left

[25:53] side, it shows when the bollard's on the

[25:54] inside edge with the 18-ft sidewalk

[25:57] allowing you to have parallel parking.

[25:59] And again, those spaces are 11 ft.

[26:01] They're They're extra generous to allow

[26:03] for maneuverability, opening and closing

[26:06] of doors, and things like that.

[26:09] I'll keep moving through. Now, we're

[26:10] going to walk through a series of images

[26:12] that'll just help again you understand

[26:15] what we're talking about. I think pic

[26:16] pictures like this usually make it a

[26:18] little bit easier. So, we're hovering

[26:19] here above Central um Ave intersection.

[26:24] And what you're seeing is a raised

[26:25] intersection. So, the intersection is at

[26:27] the sidewalk level there. That maximizes

[26:30] pedestrian safety. It allows people to

[26:32] cross at the sidewalk level,

[26:33] prioritizing them. Uh it's a traffic

[26:36] calming measure so that cars will slow

[26:38] down. Um high-visibility crosswalks, as

[26:40] you can see the the white stripes there.

[26:43] Uh some additional planting that can be

[26:44] gained, and you can see some of the

[26:46] parking spaces. Um if we keep walking

[26:48] down the street, we'll get down on on

[26:50] ground here now. This is that same

[26:52] intersection.

[26:53] Those are those gateway planters that

[26:55] could have some kind of branding on

[26:56] them. This is obviously just a

[26:57] placeholder, but they could be seasonal

[27:00] stuff with seasonal plantings. Um you

[27:02] can see

[27:04] uh the extra space that you start to

[27:05] gain as we walk down the street, wide

[27:08] sidewalks.

[27:09] The bollards are pushed out on this

[27:11] right side, so you can see activity

[27:13] happening in those parking spaces. On

[27:15] the left side, you can see some trucks

[27:17] where you're retaining the parking.

[27:18] Moving further down, this is where we're

[27:21] showing a a crossing, a proper mid-block

[27:23] crossing across the street with some of

[27:25] that furniture that we looked at

[27:27] earlier.

[27:28] Plantings, street trees, you can see the

[27:30] string lights,

[27:31] the lighting, the light fixtures. This

[27:33] is then crossing the street looking

[27:34] towards uh Central, uh sorry, Elm.

[27:38] And then getting to that corner, you can

[27:40] see nice wide corners. You could see on

[27:42] the left the bollards are on the inside

[27:44] and how the cars can park there.

[27:47] And then coming back up, uh looking back

[27:50] down now on Elm Street and that corner.

[27:52] So, nice wide corners, uh nice

[27:54] materials, really treating this as a

[27:56] plaza so that when people are using it

[27:58] for events, it doesn't feel like you're

[28:00] in the middle of a street. It really

[28:02] does feel like you're in a plaza.

[28:05] Okay. Now,

[28:09] the flexibility of the street. This was

[28:11] very important and emphasized to us, how

[28:13] can we make sure that this is flexible

[28:14] for events? So, this is just a a

[28:17] bird's-eye aerial looking at the street

[28:19] and we're going to go through a series

[28:20] of basically suggestions, just things

[28:22] that we put together so you can

[28:23] understand how it could be programmed

[28:25] and and how that can work. So, the first

[28:28] shows a typical day.

[28:30] Quimby Street is open to traffic. The

[28:33] bollards are

[28:35] in different um configurations. So, in

[28:37] some of these, they're on the inside of

[28:39] the sidewalk allowing for parking, which

[28:41] you can see, I'll hover my mouse here so

[28:43] you can see that here. You can see that

[28:46] here.

[28:47] they're pushed out to the edge of

[28:49] the parking towards the street so that

[28:52] you can allow for extra outdoor dining

[28:55] or you can have different various

[28:56] programming and activities whether it's

[28:59] different kinds of outdoor seating and sofa seating and things like that make it really feel like an outdoor

[29:04] space, an outdoor living room.

[29:08] Then looking at a sidewalk sale or a

[29:10] farmers market. This is one way it could

[29:12] be set up where the street remains open

[29:14] to traffic. The bollards are

[29:17] at the edge of the sidewalk so facing

[29:20] the street and vendors are taking that

[29:23] uh

[29:23] parking space and they're facing the

[29:25] sidewalk and people can walk along the

[29:27] sidewalk and they can shop those

[29:28] vendors. It's going to be a farmers

[29:29] market.

[29:31] You could also close the street and

[29:34] allow the vendors to actually park on

[29:36] the street and use it to be closer to

[29:38] their to their booths, their tents. Um

[29:40] you can then maybe set up some central

[29:42] tents in the middle with extra seating

[29:44] where people are crossing.

[29:47] A winter market. The street could be

[29:49] closed and you can see

[29:51] here these bollards are up

[29:53] and the space down the middle can be

[29:54] used for different types of programming,

[29:57] ornaments, vendors, whatever it might

[29:59] be.

[30:01] A concert or a watch party. The street's

[30:04] closed, those bollards are up. The

[30:06] bollards here are all pushed towards the

[30:08] inside of the sidewalk to allow for

[30:10] maximum space. There's a stage set up

[30:12] here. The stage is roughly 12 by 18 so

[30:14] it can accommodate a nice size stage.

[30:17] You know, these people can enjoy that.

[30:19] There can be space then for food trucks,

[30:21] tents, things like that to support an

[30:23] event like that. Um one of the things

[30:25] that's important that I wanted to note

[30:26] and I of course forgot but on this slide

[30:28] you can see all those green spaces.

[30:31] These planting beds are used

[30:32] strategically to allocate some of the

[30:34] space between the parking, have space

[30:36] for where outlets can be put so that

[30:39] when vendors and events are set up,

[30:41] there's proper outlets and places to

[30:43] plug in so that we're not running

[30:45] extension cords and all kinds of things

[30:47] like that.

[30:50] And I promised to get through this

[30:52] quickly as I could.

[30:53] And that's it.

[30:55] Thank you.

[30:57] >> Thank you. Thank you, Joe. I just want

[30:58] to make one other observation that we

[31:00] talked about in these concepts which it

[31:02] was on that slide a couple slides.

[31:04] Pedestrian

[31:05] you know changes. So each intersection

[31:08] at Central and Elm now has a

[31:11] extra crosswalk that doesn't exist

[31:12] today. And so again raise intersection

[31:15] extra crosswalk we're trying to enhance

[31:17] the pedestrian environment in addition

[31:18] to

[31:19] the key thing and and the committee

[31:21] steering committee talked about this a

[31:22] lot and we heard from the stakeholders

[31:23] last year. Right now when we do the open

[31:26] Quinby concept we're starting it in

[31:28] roughly May ending in October and

[31:30] because of how we have to set it up for

[31:32] safety issues the concrete blocks it's

[31:35] closed except for you know you can close

[31:37] permanently that three quarters of the

[31:38] street. In this new configuration

[31:41] because of the semi-automatic bollards

[31:43] and the removable bollards moving around

[31:45] you literally can have an event for

[31:46] three or four hours and then half hour

[31:48] after it's cleaned up the street's open

[31:50] again. So some of the comments we heard

[31:52] from the stakeholders downtown business

[31:53] owners and landlords we're not closing

[31:55] the street on one side of the street

[31:56] permanently for for multiple months.

[31:58] It's opening and closing for various

[31:59] events and access to the people's

[32:01] businesses upstairs and downstairs will

[32:03] be open much more frequently. So just

[32:05] another extra point. So if anyone on the

[32:07] council has questions for Joe and and

[32:10] Lexi again.

[32:11] >> Um

[32:12] is there any

[32:14] I don't know if this would go to you. So

[32:15] is the intention that the speed limit on

[32:17] the street would remain the same as it

[32:18] is today or is that

[32:20] something that would change?

[32:23] >> Yeah, there was no no no intention to

[32:24] change it but again that that's up to

[32:26] the council to decide.

[32:28] It's something that 25 is what it is

[32:30] today but obviously a street like this

[32:32] tends to be like 15 or something similar

[32:34] to like Park Drive here. But that's

[32:35] something the council could can change.

[32:37] Yeah.

[32:37] >> Just just to respond to that, too. A lot

[32:39] of times it's not about the speed limit

[32:41] that's posted, it's how the street's

[32:43] designed. So, this street naturally

[32:45] would feel more would feel much more

[32:47] uncomfortable going faster because

[32:49] there's things going on. So, people are

[32:50] going to slow down naturally.

[32:53] >> Um when you do the construction

[32:56] documents, the drawings, at the end of

[32:58] this year, will you also be providing

[33:00] some sort of estimate that we can use to

[33:03] evaluate this?

[33:04] >> That will be more So, as we move into

[33:07] developing those, we'll have early

[33:09] benchmarks. So, we'll start to put an

[33:11] estimate together that we can, you know,

[33:13] circulate that starts to kind of give an

[33:15] idea of where this is, and then we can,

[33:17] depending on the feedback, we can kind

[33:18] of move that needle as need be.

[33:21] >> Got it. And and you're confident that

[33:22] there's a ample amount of contractors

[33:24] out there that can do this sort of work

[33:26] and or specialize in this sort of work?

[33:27] >> Yes, we we've had a lot of contractors that we

[33:30] feel good about that, you know,

[33:32] do a good job. You know, obviously

[33:34] probably what we bid, you're going to

[33:35] get a lot of contractors. Some, you

[33:38] know, are better than others, but um

[33:41] yeah, there's there's a lot out there

[33:42] that that do good work.

[33:46] » For the raised crossing on Central Ave,

[33:50] has there been discussion around traffic

[33:52] implications and how that might

[33:55] change traffic patterns or flow and what

[33:57] other considerations might need to be

[34:00] taken um since it's a much larger

[34:02] crossing area and might have way more

[34:05] people crossing.

[34:06] >> Yeah, that that's a good point. That's

[34:08] something that we're going to continue

[34:09] to study and look at. So, initially

[34:12] this was the idea to match Elm Street to

[34:14] really create a good place for for pedestrians, but in

[34:18] talks with the county, in looking at the

[34:21] signals there, there has to be another

[34:22] level to to look at that, and we will be

[34:24] doing that as we move.

[34:26] >> And just one additional point to that.

[34:27] So, part of our discussion is, Joe

[34:29] mentioned, with the county,

[34:31] um

[34:31] we have other sections of county road,

[34:33] East Broad Street, for example, where um

[34:35] it's a county road, but we maintain a

[34:37] certain section of it. So, we've already

[34:38] been in discussions with the county

[34:40] engineer, the steering committee knows

[34:41] this, um

[34:42] and we've requested

[34:44] uh to uh take over maintenance of the

[34:47] section of Central between

[34:49] uh East Broad and North Avenue.

[34:51] Um and that will obviously allow for

[34:54] some more flexibility, but in reference

[34:56] to your question, Councilwoman,

[34:58] um a lot of the traffic stuff was looked

[34:59] at last year,

[35:01] um particularly one-way pattern, right

[35:04] turns, what happens in that open Quimby

[35:06] timeframe versus and the impact was very

[35:08] minimal.

[35:09] Um but of course the county um has

[35:11] specific rules about their roads and

[35:13] what's allowed on the road because

[35:15] again, county roads are designed for

[35:16] traveling or carrying larger volumes of

[35:18] traffic, which is good because you don't

[35:20] want those larger volumes on the side

[35:21] roads. So, that's still going to be some

[35:23] details worked out and we'll see what

[35:25] the county allows us to do or take over

[35:26] maintenance of that section and that'll

[35:28] dictate next steps on that.

[35:30] >> Uh

[35:32] I think it's interesting just to go

[35:33] ahead and see you go through the

[35:34] seasons. Um in considering the fact that

[35:37] it is going to be going through the

[35:38] seasons, we have snow to consider.

[35:40] Um has there been a plan put together to

[35:43] figure out where this snow goes? We use

[35:45] the whole land in the spring, but

[35:46] obviously on Quimby and there's a lot of

[35:49] things going on here that you have to

[35:50] work around.

[35:51] Um wondering about the staffing to make

[35:53] sure that it's up and

[35:54] running properly. And then I think uh

[35:57] also at the same time, because there are

[35:59] so many items up here,

[36:01] where will they be stored?

[36:03] >> I'll I'll I'll address that. So, um no, no, no, good question. So, um Craig

[36:07] Gibson, our public works director, is a

[36:08] member of the steering committee.

[36:09] Um so, we discussed He asked questions

[36:12] specifically about materials being used

[36:14] for durability of salt, snow plowing,

[36:16] etc. He also asked questions about um

[36:19] the bollards and making sure that

[36:20] they're flat to the surface. If you've

[36:22] ever driven in a plow truck, for those

[36:23] of you know, you hit a sewer cap, that's

[36:25] enough. So, those are questions we've

[36:27] kind of talked about already. Uh snow

[36:29] storage, of course, is something we

[36:30] talked about as well, so that's being

[36:32] talked about. But lastly,

[36:33] um

[36:34] sort of the the decision of the bollards

[36:36] that are being chosen

[36:38] and other street furniture,

[36:40] a lot of it's permanent.

[36:42] Um and that's for storage reasons, but

[36:43] also we're talking about other areas

[36:45] downtown we can use to store things in

[36:47] the downtown rather than having to go

[36:49] all the way back to public works or the

[36:50] conservation center. And some smaller

[36:52] materials, so some of the movable

[36:53] bollards with the sleeves easy to store

[36:55] in a truck and put somewhere in a in a

[36:56] small shed. The semi-mechanical bollards

[36:59] could be just pushed down and flushed to

[37:01] the ground. So, we've talked about all

[37:02] those things and the furniture as well,

[37:04] the same kind of thing to make it mostly

[37:05] permanent. Some of the furniture you saw

[37:07] is actually like granite block versus a

[37:10] movable bench, so it acts as a

[37:12] decorative piece, but a multi-functional

[37:14] backless bench and a decorative piece as

[37:16] well. So, uh yeah, those are all good

[37:18] questions and Craig Gibson's asked all

[37:19] those, so.

[37:20] >> Thank you.

[37:22] I just have one question that we didn't

[37:23] really cover in the committee, but

[37:25] downtown are the businesses responsible

[37:28] for removing the snow in front of the

[37:30] sidewalk or is it the town? And the

[37:32] reason I ask is cuz now it's confusing

[37:33] where the sidewalk is or isn't.

[37:35] >> So, uh yes, technically every

[37:39] property owner is responsible for the

[37:40] snow removal for their property or the

[37:43] in this case sidewalk moving or budding

[37:44] a property.

[37:45] In this case, we're creating a for lack

[37:49] of a better way of saying festival

[37:50] street,

[37:51] likely we're going to be responsible for

[37:53] clearing that street to to the

[37:54] councilman's point. We are figuring out

[37:56] now obviously details about snow

[37:58] storage, equipment to use on the street

[38:02] that would not also be just a normal

[38:04] plow truck. We have other smaller pieces

[38:06] of equipment that we're going to

[38:06] actually either have to purchase or use

[38:08] that we have already.

[38:09] >> When you say street, it's sidewalk, too?

[38:10] >> Yeah, the whole As as Joe said, the

[38:12] whole street's going to be curbless, so

[38:14] it's going to even though it's going to

[38:15] be designated by different materials, so

[38:17] we physically see where separate spaces

[38:18] are, it's going to be one flat surface.

[38:20] >> Yeah, that was my question, like where's

[38:21] the business owner going to start and

[38:22] stop? know where

[38:23] >> exactly. So, and well, we're going to

[38:24] have to take care of that, which is not

[38:25] unusual for streets like this.

[38:29] » Is there

[38:30] any [clears throat] thoughts since it's

[38:31] curbless and there's a lot of

[38:33] flexibility? If you go down Quinby in

[38:35] the middle of December, January, the

[38:36] reality is people are not going to be

[38:38] outside. Why in the wintertime from

[38:41] November to February when the weather is

[38:42] terrible, can't it be two-ways? You

[38:45] know, because if there's a lot of

[38:46] flexibility, there's no curbs.

[38:48] You have plenty of room to make it back

[38:49] to two-ways. The times that it's not

[38:51] going to be used, just

[38:53] asking that the question.

[38:54] >> Can you actually show that like

[38:57] Cuz I had the same question. We asked it

[38:59] a lot, but I think when he talks about

[39:00] when he shows this one, that one.

[39:04] >> So,

[39:04] a couple of things I'll mention on this.

[39:05] So, the the two-way discussion really

[39:08] was was deep dive into it last year.

[39:11] When we did the scope of work for this

[39:13] project last year, that was already a

[39:15] decision was made it's being one-way.

[39:16] And part of the reason is

[39:18] the flexibility, but you go to this

[39:19] slide

[39:20] >> before that, I think it's

[39:21] >> when you have the one-way

[39:23] process or ability, it creates much more

[39:27] flexible opportunity at the at the new

[39:29] corners to create much more pedestrian

[39:31] activity and bump-outs and pedestrian

[39:34] access. So, and our experience with Open

[39:36] Quinby over the past number of years is

[39:37] that the one-way pattern has not

[39:39] detrimentally affected traffic

[39:41] and the one which is why the one-way

[39:43] pattern has been chosen under the scope

[39:44] of work to go permanently.

[39:46] >> I know, I understand during the

[39:47] summertime, but when the wintertime when

[39:49] there's no

[39:50] >> No, but we're going to

[39:51] >> because you're going to be cement

[39:52] ballots up there, is that why?

[39:53] >> Yeah, the ballots are going to be moved

[39:54] back. And of course, the the difference

[39:55] now is the street can be programmed

[39:56] differently. In the winter, we don't

[39:57] have Open Quinby, right? It's just a

[39:59] normal street. So, but now we have the

[40:01] ability and again, we've had hugely

[40:03] successful watch parties with the World

[40:05] Cup. Doesn't mean we can't have a Super

[40:06] Bowl party. We can have other things.

[40:07] So, the programming and that's I think

[40:10] our executive director DWC and the chair

[40:11] are here for that purpose because

[40:13] they're going to be in charge of a lot

[40:14] of the programming downtown, which

[40:15] cannot can be expanded year-round versus

[40:17] now focusing just on Elkin and Queeny.

[40:18] >> All right, thanks.

[40:20] >> Can you go back to the project timeline,

[40:21] please?

[40:25] Uh, okay.

[40:27] So, the stakeholder follow-up will be

[40:29] Will that be publicly available, too, or

[40:30] just the stakeholders that you

[40:32] identified earlier? So, will this be

[40:34] available to the public for further

[40:36] input?

[40:36] >> So, So, tonight it's council feedback.

[40:39] I'm sure we'll hear We're going to you

[40:40] know, hear some comments tonight, but

[40:41] also after this, this will be publicly

[40:43] posted on our website. We're going to

[40:44] have I'm sure the mayor and council will

[40:46] receive emails as part of public input.

[40:48] The stakeholder input is really circling

[40:50] back with the stakeholders we met first

[40:51] time and anyone else that's interested.

[40:52] So, business owners downtown, first and

[40:54] second floor, uh landlords in the

[40:56] downtown. We had a pretty good response

[40:57] back in October and November of 2025.

[41:00] Revisit this new read of redesign

[41:03] concept with them, which is still be

[41:04] evolving a little bit with the county

[41:05] input, uh and then getting their

[41:07] feedback with anything that might be

[41:08] something that we didn't cover in the

[41:10] first time. Uh making sure that all the

[41:12] pieces are factored into the designs.

[41:14] Because after that's done, and any of

[41:16] all the public input we get over the

[41:17] from tonight on, uh will be factored in

[41:19] and then basically they're going to be

[41:21] deep diving into the bid spec process,

[41:23] so that by year's end we can be done

[41:24] with that, out to bid, and then you

[41:26] know, going on to uh public view. The

[41:28] council will be looking to authorizing

[41:30] money, back to the question by

[41:31] Councilman Kiefer. Estimates will be

[41:33] provided, so that you'll be authorizing

[41:34] money, I assume in the first quarter for

[41:36] this project. Whatever you do do design

[41:38] pieces are you want to include in the

[41:39] project. So, um so, the first quarter

[41:42] second quarter next year will be a lot

[41:43] of activity about authorizing funds,

[41:45] finalizing bid specs, out to public bid,

[41:46] awarding contracts, etc.

[41:48] >> Thank you.

[41:48] >> The other thing about the timeline that

[41:50] we talked a lot about was um some of

[41:52] this construction can only happen when

[41:53] it's warm out. So, there's going to be

[41:55] some overage into the summer months that

[41:58] I think we're won't be used to, but

[42:00] that'll definitely come up. Um

[42:02] We tried to avoid it, but you can't do

[42:04] some parts of this construction when

[42:05] it's cold out.

[42:08] » Any other questions from the council?

[42:10] All right. Well, thank you, Joe, and uh

[42:12] thank you, Arterial. And uh again, I

[42:14] just as a reminder to to councilman's

[42:15] questions. So,

[42:17] this is a

[42:18] presentation publicly presented tonight

[42:20] will be on the website, will be shared.

[42:22] People can and we encourage people to

[42:24] email mayor and council members the town

[42:26] with any feedback questions. And then

[42:29] again, as I said, stakeholder feedback

[42:30] will be going in in September, October.

[42:32] And parallel to that, working with the

[42:34] county and working on there'll be work

[42:36] on the final designs in the plan. So,

[42:38] thank you.

[42:39] >> Thank you, Jim, and thank you, Arterial.

[42:42] Ms. Lausch, are there any advertised

[42:44] hearings?

[42:45] >> Yes, Mayor, we have two advertised

[42:46] hearings tonight starting with General

[42:48] Ordinance 2026-14, an ordinance to amend

[42:50] the code of the town of Westfield,

[42:52] chapter 13. Anyone wishing to be heard

[42:54] on General Ordinance 2026-14, please

[42:56] come to microphone, state your name and

[42:58] address for the record.

[43:01] Seeing no one, Mayor, you may close the

[43:02] hearing.

[43:03] >> This hearing is closed.

[43:05] >> Next is for General Ordinance 2026-15,

[43:07] an ordinance removing the designation of

[43:09] 18 East Stoney Park shown on town of

[43:11] Westfield tax map as block 4209, lot 7,

[43:15] as an historic landmark and modifying

[43:17] the zoning map to reflect such

[43:18] redesignation. Anyone wishing to be

[43:20] heard on General Ordinance 2026-15,

[43:23] please come to the microphone, state

[43:24] your name and address for the record.

[43:36] » Uh Jennifer Jaroszewski, 210 South

[43:39] Euclid Avenue.

[43:40] A good evening, Mayor Berman and members

[43:42] of the town council. Thank you for the

[43:44] opportunity to comment on this

[43:46] proposed ordinance on behalf of the

[43:48] Westfield Historic Preservation

[43:50] Commission.

[43:51] As you are aware, the commission voted

[43:53] unanimously at its July 27th meeting to

[43:55] recommend against passage of this

[43:57] ordinance.

[43:59] The planning board also voted

[44:00] unanimously at its August 3rd meeting

[44:02] that the proposed ordinance is

[44:03] inconsistent with the the the master

[44:06] plan.

[44:07] Stoney Park is listed on the state and

[44:09] national register of historic places and

[44:11] is Westfield's only nationally

[44:12] recognized neighborhood.

[44:14] It is considered one of the earliest

[44:16] planned communities and the master plan

[44:18] specifically cites the designation of

[44:20] its historic homes as a priority action

[44:23] item.

[44:24] This de-designation request is

[44:26] unprecedented not only in the town's

[44:28] history, but in the professional

[44:30] experience of our preservation

[44:31] consultant.

[44:33] 18 Stoneleigh Park was voluntarily

[44:35] nominated and strictly followed the

[44:37] criteria and process for designation as

[44:39] a local historic landmark.

[44:42] Nothing has changed that would

[44:43] invalidate this process or justify the

[44:46] home's de-designation.

[44:48] While the commission recognizes the

[44:50] difficult circumstances surrounding the

[44:52] designation, Mr. Furr has demonstrated

[44:55] no hardship or burden stemming from his

[44:57] home's landmark status.

[45:00] Westfield has earned statewide

[45:02] recognition and become a model for

[45:03] neighboring communities since the

[45:05] adoption of our strengthened 2020

[45:07] preservation ordinance.

[45:09] This proposed ordinance tonight

[45:11] threatens to undermine the integrity of

[45:13] the preservation process with

[45:15] far-reaching consequences.

[45:17] The commission respectfully urges the

[45:19] council to uphold Westfield's

[45:21] long-standing commitment to historic

[45:23] preservation and vote against this

[45:25] ordinance. Thank you.

[45:28] >> Thank you.

[45:33] I mean

[45:35] It's your right.

[45:38] » I'll Bridget.

[45:40] Anastasia Harrison, 240 Twin Oaks

[45:43] Terrace in Westfield.

[45:45] Um

[45:47] I'm an architect uh

[45:49] who works in historic architecture and

[45:51] preservation and formerly the homeowner

[45:53] of 23 Stoneleigh Park, one of the first

[45:56] homes that was designated in the

[45:57] neighborhood. I'm here tonight to

[45:59] respectfully ask the council to vote no

[46:01] on ordinance 2615

[46:04] removing the designation of 18

[46:05] Stoneleigh Park. I believe strongly in

[46:08] our property rights. Our homes are

[46:10] deeply personal and homeowners should

[46:12] have considerable freedom on how they

[46:14] live in them. But historic homes are

[46:16] different. When we own a home, we are

[46:18] the steward to a relatively short period

[46:22] in its much longer life. It existed

[46:24] before us and hopefully it will exist

[46:26] long after us.

[46:28] Westfield established a historic

[46:30] preservation framework for a reason.

[46:32] Once we determine that a property has

[46:34] historic significance, that designation

[46:37] needs to mean something.

[46:40] My greatest concern tonight is the

[46:41] precedent this creates. If we remove a

[46:44] historic designation today, what happens

[46:46] tomorrow?

[46:48] What happens when other designated homes

[46:50] may be sold and the new owner wants to

[46:53] have the designation removed?

[46:56] What if we say yes today, on what basis

[46:58] do we say no tomorrow?

[47:00] We are already losing too many

[47:02] architectural homes and the fabric that

[47:04] makes Westfield so special.

[47:07] Once these historic homes are gone, they

[47:08] are gone forever. But I also believe

[47:11] Westfield should learn from this

[47:12] situation.

[47:14] Perhaps we need a dedicated preservation

[47:16] liaison.

[47:18] Someone on the town committee or an

[47:20] employee or even a volunteer who becomes

[47:23] the first point of contact for

[47:25] homeowners of historic and

[47:26] architecturally significant homes, not

[47:29] only ones that are designated.

[47:31] Someone who understands preservation,

[47:33] listens to homeowners, and helps them

[47:36] navigate the process to work towards

[47:38] solutions before problems reach a

[47:40] boiling point like we are at today. We

[47:43] should make preservation easier to

[47:45] navigate and not easier to undo. Thank

[47:48] you.

[47:50] >> Thank you.

[47:54] Anyone else?

[47:56] Seeing

[47:57] none,

[47:58] Mary Micou, is that right? hearing.

[48:00] >> This hearing is closed. Councilwoman

[48:01] Gilman, please move for the adoption of

[48:04] these ordinances.

[48:06] >> Thank you.

[48:07] Mayor. I would like to move

[48:09] on second reading general ordinance

[48:11] number 2026-14,

[48:13] an ordinance to amend the code of the

[48:15] town of Westfield chapter 13.

[48:17] >> May I have a second?

[48:19] >> Second.

[48:20] >> Seconded by Councilman Armento. Any

[48:22] discussion?

[48:24] Please call the roll.

[48:25] >> Councilwoman [clears throat] Gilman?

[48:26] >> Yes.

[48:27] >> Councilman Galligan?

[48:28] >> No.

[48:30] Stop. Sorry.

[48:32] Stop.

[48:33] >> Yes.

[48:34] Apologies. Should I start again?

[48:36] >> Mhm.

[48:39] I'm going to start over, okay?

[48:41] >> Yeah.

[48:41] >> Okay. Councilwoman Gilman?

[48:43] >> Yes.

[48:44] >> Councilman Galligan?

[48:45] >> Yes.

[48:46] >> Councilman Packer?

[48:46] >> Yes.

[48:47] >> Councilman Kiefer?

[48:47] >> Yes.

[48:48] >> Councilman Saunders?

[48:48] >> Yes.

[48:49] >> Councilman Ardmore?

[48:50] >> Yes.

[48:50] >> Councilman Armento?

[48:51] >> Yes.

[48:52] >> Mayor Brindle?

[48:52] >> Yes.

[48:54] This motion is carried.

[48:56] Councilman Packer, please move the next

[48:58] ordinance on second reading.

[48:59] >> Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to move on

[49:01] second reading general ordinance number

[49:03] 2026-15,

[49:04] an ordinance removing the designation of

[49:06] 18 Stoney Park shown on the town of

[49:08] Westfield tax map as block 4209 lot 7 as

[49:11] a historic landmark and modifying the

[49:13] zoning map to reflect such

[49:14] de-designation.

[49:15] >> May I have a second?

[49:18] >> Second.

[49:19] >> Seconded by Councilman Kiefer. Any

[49:20] discussion?

[49:23] » Discussion on it?

[49:24] Uh

[49:25] >> You may proceed.

[49:25] >> Mike Armento.

[49:27] >> [clears throat]

[49:28] >> So, um I am the representative to the

[49:31] historical preservation committee. Um

[49:33] >> [clears throat]

[49:33] >> and I've wrestled it with this one since

[49:35] it has come up. Uh this is a a big back

[49:38] and forth for me. I am a huge proponent

[49:41] of people being able to do the things

[49:43] they'd like with their property.

[49:45] Um I kind of equate this to

[49:48] something that is a charitable event

[49:51] versus being forced to do something like

[49:54] taxes. Um this was something that was

[49:56] given kind of volunteered by this

[49:59] person.

[50:00] Um

[50:01] I watched both

[50:03] of the council meetings where this

[50:04] occurred, 2023. So that was April 28th

[50:08] and May 8th, I believe.

[50:11] Watched from beginning to end to see

[50:12] what the discussions were about. Um

[50:15] the residents that own the home were

[50:18] incredibly happy in that moment. Like

[50:20] you could definitely viscerally see that

[50:22] they thought they were doing a good

[50:23] thing.

[50:24] Now,

[50:28] I understand the back and forth on this.

[50:31] To go ahead and lose something which is

[50:32] of historical value, um

[50:35] I think it's kind of a grievous wrong.

[50:37] Um

[50:39] I think there's a lot of latitude in the

[50:42] laws that we have in town in order to do

[50:44] work to your property that is of

[50:46] historical value.

[50:48] I think that

[50:49] we probably could have as a town

[50:51] navigated this way better.

[50:53] Um that comes down to HPC getting the

[50:56] word out to all 300 homes that are in

[50:58] town that could be up for some

[51:00] historical significance. Um this comes

[51:02] down to the town planning group itself

[51:06] um to be able to go ahead and to better

[51:07] describe what they could or couldn't do,

[51:10] when they could do it, um and how they

[51:12] could go ahead and work with somebody to

[51:14] do it.

[51:15] I think the

[51:17] uh

[51:18] piece of information that Ms. Harrison

[51:20] had where we potentially create kind of

[51:22] that liaison type of person for dealing

[51:24] with these types of situations, whether

[51:26] they're on call or they're somebody that

[51:28] could be as a contact, I think is is a

[51:30] great idea.

[51:31] Um

[51:34] It's really hard for me to balance out

[51:36] because I am a huge proponent of being

[51:38] able to have your own liberties and your

[51:41] own freedoms. Um I could see this being

[51:43] struggled with in the videos that I

[51:45] watched with the original group

[51:47] uh that voted on it, and none of us were

[51:49] here. There was one Republican, all

[51:51] others Democrats, every one of them

[51:54] voted for

[51:56] this to be in place.

[51:57] Um it is tough. We have 18 homes, it

[52:01] will be 17.

[52:02] We have 300 potentials.

[52:04] Um

[52:05] I think we should use this as the

[52:06] opportunity to concentrate on those 300

[52:08] potentials, shop it to them, and make

[52:10] sure that they understand the ins and

[52:12] outs of what happens. So, at the very

[52:14] least

[52:16] this, like you said, can be an

[52:17] educational aspect of it.

[52:20] >> Thank you, Councilman. Any other

[52:21] comments?

[52:22] >> I just I don't I don't say something. Um

[52:25] I've also been torn a little bit. I was

[52:27] on I'm on the code committee.

[52:29] Um

[52:30] obviously one of our big things is

[52:31] keeping the historic nature of

[52:33] Westfield. And you have to balance that

[52:34] with homeowners rights. I think that

[52:37] there are special circumstances as was

[52:39] presented to us in this situation uh in

[52:41] terms of life circumstances, and I think

[52:43] that's important.

[52:44] Um it's easy for someone who's not

[52:46] involved in those life circumstances to

[52:47] say, "Oh,

[52:48] everyone has issues." But in this case,

[52:51] the way what was presented to us, there

[52:53] was life circumstances that occurred.

[52:55] This occurred This This was approved

[52:57] less than 5 years ago. It's not a change

[53:00] of ownership. I don't think anyone on

[53:01] this council would vote yes if the

[53:04] somebody sold a historic house to a

[53:06] developer and then de-designated. I

[53:08] think this is a one-time special

[53:10] circumstance. The goal is not to set a

[53:12] precedent, and I don't think we are. We

[53:14] did our due diligence in reviewing this

[53:16] case, and therefore I feel comfortable

[53:18] de-designating this one property for the

[53:21] homeowners situation.

[53:24] >> I can't

[53:26] I I agree with that. And um

[53:28] not only do I think that this precedent

[53:30] is

[53:31] easily to distinguish in the future and

[53:33] fairly unique, but I think you have to

[53:34] be worried about or conscious of

[53:36] unintended consequences for those who

[53:38] are

[53:39] uh full-throated about historic

[53:41] preservation and and stand by it, which

[53:43] I think we all do at some level. Um I

[53:45] would encourage you to think about uh

[53:48] what message it sends if we all voted no

[53:50] today because there are people that view

[53:53] the historic preservation mission

[53:55] somewhat skeptically and view it as

[53:57] somewhat cold and unfeeling as you said.

[53:59] And so what message does it send that we

[54:01] can't reverse course in certain

[54:04] circumstances when they're warranted?

[54:06] Um it could create a disincentive for

[54:07] people to want to get involved with

[54:08] historic preservation. So

[54:10] I think it's a unique circumstance. I

[54:12] think the council is right to step up

[54:14] and do the right thing and I think just

[54:16] I would encourage people to think about

[54:18] all angles, not just the one that

[54:19] they're uh pushing.

[54:25] » Members?

[54:27] >> Um so real quick, I think it's been

[54:28] discussed more or less enough, but just

[54:31] to give a sort of a highlight of goal of

[54:33] I think how we more or less approach

[54:34] this on ordinance for code review. Just

[54:37] our goal is to create an even-handed uh

[54:40] you know, rules-based system for what

[54:42] happens when something like this comes

[54:43] up. As people mentioned, this has been

[54:46] unprecedented and in the code we didn't

[54:48] really have any good way of uh reviewing

[54:51] it within the existing systems. So here

[54:54] we we thought long and hard and had

[54:55] discussions about how we thought best to

[54:58] uh accommodate something like this

[55:00] without setting a precedent that anytime

[55:03] a new builder comes in, they can knock

[55:04] down a historic home. That's certainly I

[55:06] think something that uh nobody here

[55:08] would would support. Um so in that

[55:11] spirit, that's how this ordinance was

[55:13] created to um again, not create that

[55:17] kind of precedence.

[55:20] >> Got one more.

[55:21] >> Could you describe to me the process in

[55:23] which you've

[55:24] uh

[55:24] I guess kind of approached this from the

[55:27] code committee perspective. Um

[55:29] Did you go ahead and separate this from

[55:30] any other future occurrence?

[55:32] >> Yeah, sure. So uh I guess so as things

[55:35] that are listed in this, um one is the

[55:37] original owners, two it's within a short

[55:40] time period, and three it was through

[55:41] this program that was voluntary. So,

[55:44] those three things, I think, are are the key points. I That's what I focus on

[55:49] the the good degree. All right.

[55:50] >> And then, how do we decide upon that

[55:52] time period?

[55:54] >> Um, seemed reasonable. So, we always

[55:56] give something of a a reasonableness

[55:57] standard. I think 5 years is about a

[56:00] reasonable amount of time where you

[56:01] would have to review or something to

[56:03] come up, whereas you don't have somebody

[56:05] who's buying a house, paying off their

[56:06] mortgage 30 years later, and then wants

[56:08] to sell it and say, "Hey, now that I'm

[56:10] selling my house, I want to get rid of

[56:11] this."

[56:12] So.

[56:16] » There's

[56:18] >> Please call the roll.

[56:19] >> Councilmember Gilman?

[56:21] >> Yes.

[56:22] >> Councilman Damagala?

[56:23] >> No.

[56:24] >> Councilman Tucker?

[56:25] >> Yes.

[56:26] >> Councilman Kiefer?

[56:26] >> Yes.

[56:27] >> Councilman Saunders?

[56:28] >> Yes.

[56:29] >> Councilman Ardour?

[56:29] >> Yes.

[56:30] >> Councilman Armenta?

[56:31] >> Yes.

[56:32] >> Councilman Neibaur?

[56:33] >> Yes, this motion is carried.

[56:35] May have a motion to approve the minutes

[56:36] from the Town Council conference,

[56:37] executive, and regular meetings of July

[56:40] 14th, 2026.

[56:41] >> So moved.

[56:43] >> Councilman Damagala second.

[56:44] >> Second.

[56:45] >> Councilman Saunders, any discussion?

[56:47] All in favor?

[56:48] >> Yes.

[56:49] >> Opposed? The motion is carried. Now, it

[56:52] is time for open discussion by citizens.

[56:54] Anyone may come up to the microphone and

[56:56] speak to the council on any subject on

[56:58] which this council has jurisdiction.

[57:00] Please state your name and address for

[57:01] the record and limit your comments to 5

[57:03] minutes.

[57:15] » Um, my name's Kevin Monroe, 307 Winsey

[57:18] Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey. I'm

[57:19] here about the, uh, speed bumps. We had

[57:22] a big incident this past Sunday. We

[57:24] getting ready for our Unity Day,

[57:27] which will be 33 years, and we've been

[57:29] promised speed bumps for years,

[57:32] But we haven't received them yet. We

[57:34] thought we would get them when they put

[57:36] in a new pavement.

[57:37] So, we're trying to find out when will

[57:39] they be purchased in our neighborhood

[57:42] cuz we definitely need them.

[57:45] We had a big incident this weekend. A

[57:47] guy from Plainfield speeding down the

[57:49] block. Kids playing ball. Somebody threw

[57:51] ball at his car. He talking about

[57:54] calling people from Plainfield.

[57:56] It was about to be a big mess out there.

[57:59] So, whenever

[58:01] I mean, we've been promising for years.

[58:04] So, I'm here to bring it to the council

[58:06] when it's going to happen. And And other

[58:07] thing is we don't even know our third

[58:09] ward council

[58:11] councilman. They don't come out. They

[58:13] don't say nothing.

[58:14] Usually all the other years they came

[58:16] out.

[58:18] Did I We We don't know who our third

[58:20] ward councilman is. I don't even know.

[58:22] And I come down here often. The mayor

[58:24] know. Jim know. So,

[58:27] whoever the third ward councilman is, I

[58:29] wish they come and, you know, represent

[58:31] theirself sometime.

[58:32] >> And we have any events on the street

[58:34] capital as well.

[58:35] >> Huh?

[58:36] >> We have any capital. We have a

[58:37] participating events.

[58:39] >> We haven't been on Windsor though.

[58:41] We've been doing this thing for 33

[58:42] years.

[58:44] Windsor Avenue Park. It's called Unity

[58:47] Day. You're welcome to come. It's It's

[58:48] September 6th. I'm going to give you the

[58:50] date now. I will put up flyers. You'll

[58:52] see them in town and everything. Plus,

[58:54] not only that, I worked with Jim for

[58:56] years in the recreation department.

[58:58] >> basketball together. He beats me every

[58:59] time.

[59:00] >> Well, [laughter]

[59:01] >> Um just a quick update. Uh so, to to the

[59:03] questions, um

[59:04] Unity Games obviously as Bud said has

[59:06] been going on for Kevin Monroe, excuse

[59:08] me. I'm calling you as Bud. Uh

[59:11] for 30 plus years. Windsor Avenue, Park, which the town

[59:14] recently redid. Uh and the basketball

[59:16] courts is the next uh thing to be

[59:18] redone. Speed bumps can't just be put

[59:21] down. Has to be a study done. And in the past,

[59:25] the study was done on Windsor and it

[59:26] didn't meet the requirements. So, what

[59:27] the town did instead, put that solar

[59:30] speed sign that's there that shows the

[59:31] speed. I know, but so we that's what we

[59:33] did instead. Happy one of your third

[59:36] ward council members, both of them are

[59:38] on the public safety committee. So, with

[59:39] this request you made personally, we

[59:41] will put it back on the committee. We'll

[59:42] have our consultant look at the speed

[59:44] data again and see if it meets the

[59:45] warrants for speed bumps or some other

[59:47] mechanism that can be done.

[59:49] >> is the new recreation center, is he

[59:51] here, Dan?

[59:52] >> No, he's not here.

[59:53] >> All right. We had three special need

[59:55] kids.

[59:57] The other kids is going to the Y.

[1:00:00] I

[1:00:01] coach high school basketball summer

[1:00:04] league, so

[1:00:06] I can't bring them to the Y in the

[1:00:08] evening. So, we asked him, it took him a

[1:00:11] week to get to me.

[1:00:13] So, he says, "We can't do it till next

[1:00:15] year." I was like, "Wow, three one day

[1:00:18] for the whole summer?"

[1:00:20] So, I've been observing the pool.

[1:00:23] It's days nobody It's not that many

[1:00:25] people in the pool. I can't understand

[1:00:27] why he can't give three special need

[1:00:28] kids one day.

[1:00:30] >> Okay. So, I I'm not a

[1:00:32] >> I'm going to ask him again because he

[1:00:33] don't know that I actually worked for

[1:00:35] the rec before and I know how it go.

[1:00:38] And the other thing is uh

[1:00:41] the pool's not packed every day,

[1:00:42] especially with the terrible weather we

[1:00:44] had this summer. So, if we have to pay

[1:00:47] for them, we already talked to some guys

[1:00:49] in my neighborhood. If we have to pay

[1:00:51] for the three kids to go for the one

[1:00:53] day, we'll do that. But

[1:00:54] >> Okay.

[1:00:54] >> And and he made it so

[1:00:56] >> Your third ward council member is also

[1:00:57] the liaison to the recreation commission

[1:00:59] where this request would go. So, we'll

[1:01:00] have her follow up with Dan and get back

[1:01:02] to you.

[1:01:02] >> Yeah.

[1:01:03] >> Okay.

[1:01:03] >> All right, thanks.

[1:01:06] » Thank you. Councilman, do you have

[1:01:09] Okay.

[1:01:15] Any others?

[1:01:21] Seeing no others, I close this portion

[1:01:22] of the meeting and move to bills and

[1:01:24] claims. Councilman Pecker.

[1:01:29] » Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to move bills

[1:01:30] and claims in the amount of $829,372.62.

[1:01:35] » May I have a second?

[1:01:36] >> Second.

[1:01:37] >> Councilwoman Gilman, any discussion?

[1:01:39] All in favor?

[1:01:40] >> Yes.

[1:01:40] >> Opposed? This motion is carried.

[1:01:44] Next on the agenda is reports of the

[1:01:46] standing committees beginning with

[1:01:48] finance policy committee, Councilman

[1:01:49] Pecker.

[1:01:50] >> Thank you, Mayor. I have nice and

[1:01:52] resolutions I would like to move as a

[1:01:53] package. One resolution authorizing the

[1:01:55] chief financial officer to refund

[1:01:56] recreation department fees. Two

[1:01:58] resolution authorizing the chief

[1:01:59] financial officer to refund police

[1:02:01] department fees. Three resolution

[1:02:03] authorizing the chief financial officer

[1:02:05] to refund street opening cash bond. Four

[1:02:07] resolution authorizing the chief

[1:02:08] financial officer to draw warrant for

[1:02:10] unused parking permit fee. Five

[1:02:12] resolution authorizing the chief

[1:02:13] financial officer to draw warrant for

[1:02:14] dog licenses for July 2026. Six

[1:02:17] resolution authorizing the chief

[1:02:18] financial officer to draw warrant for

[1:02:20] board of adjustment escrow monies. Seven

[1:02:22] authorized resolution authorizing the

[1:02:24] chief financial officer to draw warrant

[1:02:25] for second quarter construction official

[1:02:27] state permit fees. Eight resolution

[1:02:29] authorizing the chief financial officer

[1:02:31] to draw a warrant for overpaid taxes.

[1:02:33] Nine resolution authorizing the tax

[1:02:35] collector to participate in electronic

[1:02:36] tax sale. 10 resolution authorizing the

[1:02:38] assignment of municipal lien. 11

[1:02:40] resolution authorizing the chief

[1:02:41] financial officer to issue warrants for

[1:02:43] Union County and Union County open space

[1:02:45] taxes. 12 resolution authorizing the

[1:02:47] chief financial officer to issue

[1:02:48] warrants for special district taxes. 13

[1:02:51] resolution authorizing change order

[1:02:52] number one for roof repairs for the

[1:02:54] Westfield Fire Department. 14 resolution

[1:02:56] authorizing an award of contract for

[1:02:58] sanitary system assessment services. 15

[1:03:00] resolution authorizing an award of

[1:03:02] contract for the replacement of bench

[1:03:03] slats at Mindowaskin Park. 16 resolution

[1:03:06] authorizing submission of an applicant

[1:03:07] for kids recreation trust fund grant

[1:03:09] program. 17 resolution authorizing

[1:03:12] submission of an application for

[1:03:13] Greening Union County grant program. 18

[1:03:16] resolution to approve insertion of

[1:03:18] special item of revenue national opioid

[1:03:20] settlement. Number 19 resolution

[1:03:22] authorizing I'm sorry, resolution to

[1:03:23] approve inner insertion of special item

[1:03:26] of revenue body armor.

[1:03:28] >> May I have a second?

[1:03:29] >> Second.

[1:03:30] >> Councilwoman Adwar, uh any discussion?

[1:03:33] All in favor?

[1:03:34] >> Yes.

[1:03:35] >> Opposed?

[1:03:36] This motion is carried. Councilwoman

[1:03:37] Gilman, please move the items for public

[1:03:39] safety.

[1:03:41] >> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to move a

[1:03:42] resolution authorizing an award of

[1:03:44] contract for the purchase of mobile data

[1:03:46] computing systems for the Westfield

[1:03:48] Police Department.

[1:03:49] >> May I have a second?

[1:03:50] >> Second.

[1:03:51] >> Councilman Saunders, any discussion?

[1:03:53] All in favor?

[1:03:54] >> Yes.

[1:03:55] >> Opposed?

[1:03:56] This motion is carried. Councilman

[1:03:58] Pecker, please move code review and town

[1:03:59] property items.

[1:04:00] >> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to move a

[1:04:01] resolution [snorts] providing the

[1:04:02] required findings of reasons under NJSA

[1:04:05] 40:55D-62A

[1:04:08] for the adoption of general ordinance

[1:04:09] number 2026-15.

[1:04:11] >> May I have a second?

[1:04:12] >> Second.

[1:04:13] >> Seconded Councilman Don Magala, any

[1:04:14] discussion?

[1:04:16] Please call the roll.

[1:04:17] >> Councilwoman Gilman?

[1:04:19] >> Yes.

[1:04:20] >> Don Magala?

[1:04:21] >> Yes.

[1:04:22] >> Pecker?

[1:04:22] >> Yes.

[1:04:23] >> Kieffer?

[1:04:23] >> Yes.

[1:04:24] >> Saunders?

[1:04:25] >> Yes.

[1:04:25] >> Adwar?

[1:04:26] >> Yes.

[1:04:26] >> Armento?

[1:04:27] >> Yes.

[1:04:28] >> Mayor Brindle?

[1:04:29] >> Yes, this motion has carried.

[1:04:32] I would also like to move general

[1:04:33] ordinance number 2026-16 on first

[1:04:35] reading an ordinance to amend the land

[1:04:37] use ordinance of the town of Westfield

[1:04:39] by defining a medical spa.

[1:04:41] May I have a second?

[1:04:42] >> Second.

[1:04:42] >> Seconded Councilman Armento, any

[1:04:44] discussion?

[1:04:46] Please call the roll.

[1:04:47] >> Councilwoman Gilman?

[1:04:48] >> Yes.

[1:04:49] >> Don Magala?

[1:04:49] >> Yes.

[1:04:50] >> Pecker?

[1:04:50] >> Yes.

[1:04:51] >> Kieffer?

[1:04:52] >> Yes.

[1:04:52] >> Saunders?

[1:04:53] >> Yes.

[1:04:53] >> Adwar?

[1:04:54] >> Yes.

[1:04:54] >> Armento?

[1:04:55] >> Yes.

[1:04:55] >> Mayor Brindle?

[1:04:56] >> Yes, this motion has carried.

[1:04:58] Councilwoman Adwar, please move public

[1:05:00] works resolution.

[1:05:01] >> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to move a

[1:05:02] resolution authorizing the execution of

[1:05:05] a shared services agreement with the

[1:05:07] Borough of Fanwood for the use of the

[1:05:09] Westfield Conservation Center.

[1:05:11] >> May I have a second?

[1:05:12] >> Second.

[1:05:13] by Councilman Armanto. Any

[1:05:14] discussion?

[1:05:16] All in favor?

[1:05:17] >> Yes.

[1:05:17] Opposed?

[1:05:19] This motion has carried. May I have a

[1:05:21] motion to adjourn?

[1:05:23] >> So moved.

[1:05:24] >> Councilman Packer second?

[1:05:25] >> Second.

[1:05:27] >> Just uh Councilman Kiefer, all in favor?

[1:05:29] >> Yes.

[1:05:30] >> Opposed? This motion has carried. This

[1:05:32] meeting is adjourned. Thank you all.

[1:05:34] Have a good night.

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