[clears throat and cough]
>> Adequate notice of this meeting as
required by the Open Public Meetings Act
was provided through the posting,
mailing, and filing of the annual notice
of regularly scheduled meetings of the
Town Council on December 10th, 2025.
This notice was on that date posted on
the bulletin board of the municipal
building, provided to the Westfield
Leader and the Star-Ledger,
and filed with the clerk of the Town of
Westfield. Ms. Lauchy, may I have a roll
call?
>> Mayor Brindle
>> Here.
>> Councilwoman Gilman
>> Here.
>> Councilman Galligan
>> Here.
>> Councilman Becker
>> Here.
>> Councilman Kiefer
>> Here.
>> Councilman Saunders
>> Here.
>> Councilwoman Adwar
>> Here.
>> Councilwoman Mento
>> Here.
>> Councilwoman Carrubba
>> Please rise for the invocation which
will be given by Councilman Galligan and
then remain standing for the salute to
the flag.
>> We gather to make decisions for our
community.
May we use our best skills and judgment,
keeping ourselves impartial and neutral
as we consider the merits and the
pitfalls of each matter that is placed
before us.
And always act in accordance with what
is best for our community and our fellow
citizens.
» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
» Good evening. Before I give my opening
remarks, uh Jim is going to give us some
updates on things around town.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh couple quick things
for the public and the mayor and council
to know. Road paving, uh since we we
last met has started.
Uh last time we spoke, uh the ADA ramps
and concrete work was going to start.
That's all been completed now. Uh and
the milling and paving work has begun.
Uh this week, yesterday and today,
Rahway Avenue, major thoroughfare
through Westfield, is um
uh being repaved, a good section of it.
So, it's impacting lots of people, but
it is August, so it's quieter. So, uh
Rahway between roughly Cutting Avenue
area and Willow Grove Road is being uh
paved. It was milled uh late last week
and early this week. So, it's a big road
and that's also one of our state aid
jobs that was carried over from the last
year.
Um so, we have about 16 roads or
sections of road that are expected to be
finished, that are all impact school
areas. We helped get those done. We're
on track to get those done before the by
the end of the month before school
opens. And then the remaining
>> [clears throat]
>> roughly 28 or so roads
will be done over the course of
September, early October that are less
impactful to school areas. So we have a
40 roads that are going to be impacted
in some way, but thanks to Mike Bignell,
our town engineer, and the staff of
public works for coordinating with the
contractor and so far working very well.
Um another update, we did have two
storms last week, particularly the
Friday storm, very short-lived, but
you know, rather impactful.
Want to thank PSEG with power outages
again, but they were also short
and restored quickly. We are going to
open the well, the conservation center
is open this Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday as usual, but we're going to
allow residents if they have debris,
organic debris from the storm last
Friday particularly or anytime last
week, they can bring it to the center
for no cost without a permit.
And so there's branches and things came
down in people's backyard. So again,
next this coming Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, a permit is not
required to dispose of organic debris if
you have it from the storm.
And last two updates, we have two
recreation projects that are underway.
One is a partnership with the Westville
Baseball League at Gumper Park. We are actually working with them and
their third-party contractor to replace
the two infields with grass infields,
natural grass infields at Gumper. That
work has started. It's been delayed due
to the storms and rain,
but want to thank baseball for being a
great partner and of course
their contractor and hoping to have that
we make all three fields there have
grass infields. And Gumper is one of our
premier baseball facilities. The second
project is the replacement of the turf
fields at Hoolahan and Sid Fay.
Hoolahan field has been removed
completely, the old field and being
prepped for the new field going down.
Sid Fay's old turf is being removed as
we speak
this week and also will be prepped and
ready for turf. So,
we expect that we're still on track
despite some of the weather delays that
we will have the turf fields done by the
end of the month of August and then we
will [clears throat] parlay to the next
project which is the parking lot
bathroom storage facility.
We're going to have a pre-con meeting on
that in the next week or two and that'll
be a September, October, November
project and that'll be coming next. So,
a lot of action out there on many
fronts, recreation, paving, etc. but
those are some updates and as far as the
public, follow us on Instagram, of
course, Nixle if you want to as well and
look at the website for the list of
roads and any other updates out there,
social media as well. So, thank you,
Mayor.
>> Thank you, Jim. Good evening and thanks
to everyone who is joining us tonight
both here in a person and via the live
stream on the town's YouTube channel. As
always, the replay of the meeting will
be available on Facebook, YouTube, and
TV 36. Public comment will be accepted
in person only and I have a few brief
remarks before we begin our agenda. I'd
like to start by remembering Judge
Brenda Cuba who recently passed away.
Judge Cuba lived in Westfield for more
than 50 years and served as the town's
municipal prosecutor and judge for 16
years from 2001 through 2017 before
being appointed presiding judge of Union
County. We are grateful for her for her
many years of public service to
Westfield and throughout the county.
Thanks to everyone who participated in
the second and final street sign auction
over the past few weeks. In total, there
were over 2,900 bids placed and we
raised over $27,000
that will help fund town events in the
future. In this most recent auction, the
highest bid was $351 for Harrison Avenue
and the sign with the most bids, which
was 45, was for Arlington Avenue.
Congratulations to all of our winning
bidders. Between this auction and In
previous one last fall, the town raised
over $114,000
and sold 1,512
signs.
On the events side, we have a few
upcoming events to put on your
calendars. This Sunday, August 16th,
please join us from 12:00 to 4:00 in
Mindowaskin Park for the 7th annual
March to Yorktown Day, which this year
will also include the dedication of the
recently renamed Washington-Rochambeau
Trail Park as part of Westfield's
America 250 Commemoration.
Uh and on Sunday, August 30th, our
recreation department will host the 5th
annual Tour de Westfield. This free,
family-friendly, 3-mile bike parade is
always a fun way to get out and enjoy
Westfield all together. Details and
registration for the events are
available on the town website.
Uh looking ahead to September, this year
marks 25 years since the terrorist
attacks of September 11th, 2001,
and we will gather for our annual
remembrance ceremony on Friday,
September 11th, at 8:30 a.m. in
Westfield's 9/11 Memorial at North and
Broad Street. This milestone anniversary
carries particular significance as we
remember the lives lost on that day,
including the members of our own
Westfield community, and honor the
memory together.
I hope you will join us for this
important observance.
So, before we um get to our legislative
agenda, I just want to mention a couple
notes. Uh first, the Mindowaskin Park
benches. We will vote tonight on a
resolution awarding a contract for the
purchase of replacement slats
for all 65 benches in Mindowaskin Park.
Many of these benches have deteriorated
significantly over time and are in need
of repair.
While their maintenance historically has
been handled by the Friends of
Mindowaskin Park, the town is stepping
in to ensure the project gets done and
will assume all park maintenance going
forward. This contract will provide the
materials needed to refurbish the
benches as we look forward to restoring
them for the many residents who enjoy
the park every day.
Uh moving on to 18 Stoneleigh Park.
Tonight's agenda is the second reading
of an ordinance to remove the local
historic landmark designation from 18
Stonely Park. This proper property was
voluntarily designated less than 5 years
ago and remains under the same ownership
as when the designation occurred.
This request from the property owner to
de-designate his home
prompted an important discussion within
our review and town property committee
about balancing the circumstances of
this particular property with the need
to protect the integrity of our historic
preservation program.
Because local historic designation is
voluntary, we also believe it is
important to respect the rights of
property owners while ensuring that the
de-designation does not become a routine
path for future purchasers or
developers.
Simply put, sometimes personal
circumstances change.
And as a governing body, we need to be
able to offer property owners a path
forward to retain the decisions about
their own homes, which is what this
ordinance aims to accomplish.
We'll also hear a presentation tonight,
uh, to the council this evening by our
consultant Arterial to share the current
concepts for the Quimby Street redesign.
As a reminder, following the public RFP
and RFQ process,
the town awarded a contract to Arterial
last August under the previous
administration to produce engineering
and design plans for the new streetscape
and permanent pedestrian plaza.
These plans are being guided by our
Quimby Street Steering Committee, which
includes myself, Council members
Saunders and Venkatraman, Planning Board
Chair Mike Ash, DWC Executive Director
Dan Tager, and key members of our
municipal staff.
The concepts that we see tonight, which
will also be posted on the town website,
are being presented for council and
public input and will also be shared in
stakeholder meetings with local
businesses and tenants.
Our goal is to finalize these plans and
go out to bid for construction by year
end, with the project anticipated to be
complete during the summer of 2027.
Before we get to our materials
presentation, I do want to recognize a
very special milestone.
On August 1st, our town administrator
Jim Gildea celebrated 25 years in this
role. An extraordinary accomplishment
and only part of his long history of
service to Westfield.
Jim is truly a son of Westfield. He grew
up here, graduated from Westfield High
School, and began his municipal career
as a lifeguard at Memorial Pool in 1988.
From there, he held several positions in
the recreation department before being
appointed assistant town administrator
and ultimately assuming his current role
as town administrator in 2001.
I'm not sure that that young lifeguard
could have imagined where the career
with this town would take him, but
Westfield has certainly benefited from
the path he chose.
Over the past 25 years, Jim has been a
constant through changing
administrations, countless projects,
requests, emergencies, celebrations,
and nearly every municipal issue
imaginable.
His institutional knowledge is
unmatched, but even more important is
how deeply he knows and cares about this
town and the people who live and work
here.
For so many of us, Jim is quite simply
synonymous with Town Hall.
His expertise and leadership are also
recognized well beyond Westfield. Jim is
highly regarded by his peers throughout
New Jersey and is widely considered
among the very best municipal
administrators in the state.
We are incredibly fortunate to have his
level of experience, professionalism,
and unwavering commitment to our
residents.
On behalf of our town council, our
municipal employees, and a very grateful
community, I want to congratulate Jim on
this remarkable milestone and thank him
for everything he continues to do for
Westfield each day. We're very lucky to
have him, and I know I speak for all of
us when I say we look forward to
continuing to work alongside him. Please
join me in congratulating Jim on 25
years as our town administrator.
» [applause]
>> Just what I love.
Attention.
>> Attention.
Thank you very much. And again,
um I don't like these kind of things. I
don't do it for the attention, but
um very lucky to work in the town that I
grew up in and live in. So, thank you.
>> Thank you, Jim.
Uh now we're going to call up Arterial
to give the presentation about Winby
Street.
» All right.
Uh Okay, so uh
I'll start just with my name. I'm James
Ruberto. I'm with Arterial, partner and
director of operations. Uh Lexi Small
Doe, our project manager, is joining me
tonight. And
we're again thankful for the opportunity
to share the design progress with you
all for Winby Street. So, tonight we're
going to walk through the design,
highlighting some of the key
uh ideas that have shaped the project
from the start. Uh much of what you'll
see really reflects the range of
experiences and input our team has heard
from the community over the past several
years.
Turn that off.
Here we go.
So, just a brief agenda of what this
presentation is going to cover. And I
promise to be as concise as I can.
There's a lot of thought in here, but
we're going to try and just pick out the
highlights. Um
so, we're going to jump in and start
with just the project limits. It's
really important to understand what the
limits of the actual project are. And
we're looking at Winby Street from
Central Avenue intersection to the Elm
Street intersection. And two two points
to to uh kind of point out here.
One is the Snickleway is being done but
at a later date. It's being decoupled
from this just so that the project can
move forward. There's still some things
that need to get worked out with
Snickleway.
The alley. Uh my laser pointer doesn't
work, of course. Here, right. Here
[music] we go. This right here.
>> Yeah, there's an alleyway that cuts
through from Quimby to North Avenue.
It's something we're going to do, but we
don't have ownership of the properties
or but that's something that will happen
in the future. But just for this
purpose, Quimby is the scope.
>> Snickleway. [snorts]
Yeah. Snickleway is how it's referred to
as.
So, yes, the alley.
Um and then the other thing that's obviously important is parking.
That's a central piece of the project.
And currently and I want to note this
now because we're going to come back to
it later, but there are 26 angled and
parallel parking spaces on Quimby
Street. There's approximately 20
parallel spaces on Elm Street. And
thanks.
And it won't doesn't go off. There we
go.
Yeah, well.
And then also zero, this is important to
note, on Central Ave on the northwest
side. So, between Broad Street and the
municipal parking lot, there are no
parallel parking spaces.
So, at the outset of the project, the
vision statement was put together with
some goals. And and I'll just read it.
Quimby Street is one of Westfield's
defining public spaces and the heart of
a vibrant connected community. It's
beautiful, flexible design adapts to the
seasons and evolving needs of the town,
creating a year-round destination where
people are inspired to linger, explore,
and celebrate community life.
So, five goals of the project. Design a
timeless public space that bridges
Westfield's historic charm and
contemporary spirit. Create a flexible
street that adapts easily to community
needs without requiring heavy equipment.
Balance the on-street allocation to
appropriately balance public gathering
spaces and private commercial space,
such as outdoor dining, etc.
Number four, equip the street to
comfortably support events such as
music, markets, performances, and the
things that are going on uh that happen
all the time on Quinby Street. And
number five, to improve curb management
to better support nearby businesses,
including drop-off, pick-up, and
delivery needs.
So, our inspiration was pretty
straightforward, pretty simple.
Westfield is a unique place, and the
design should really reflect that.
Looking at the project schedule and
expected net next steps, I'll be brief
here, but here we are at the council
presentation, August 11th. After we
present this evening, as was mentioned,
we'll then go back out with these ideas
and and share them again with the
various stakeholders over the next
couple months. Uh once we get that input
from both tonight and from those
stakeholders, we'll incorporate that,
and we'll put bid-ready documents
together for anticipation of
construction kickoff sometime Q1 Q2 of
2027.
Now, just briefly looking and and
speaking of stakeholders, uh the next
two slides contain highlights of a lot
of what we've heard so far and what
we're responding to, what the design is
responding to. I'm not going to read all
these bullet points right now, but I
want to summarize them just briefly.
The stakeholder comments really spoke of
a timeless, shaded, flexible gathering
space, while also raising practical
concerns around parking, utilities,
curbside management, pedestrian safety,
also with technical input from the
county, from the fire department, and
such, like vehicular turning movements,
radii, uh ladder clearance, all those
things. So, all of that input has been
collected and has gone into what you're
going to see tonight.
Okay. So, the schematic design, the
progress that that we have
um gotten to this evening. So, the
following three slides, we're going to
lay out the materials and the furniture
that is being proposed. And the
selection really aims to support that
idea of a timeless design approach,
which I think you'll see reflected in
the materials.
They're classic materials. They're real
materials. It's not faux materials.
They're not fake. It's not stamped or
pressed. And that really supports that
idea of being timeless. That this is
going to be something that will stand
not for 5 years or 10 years, but
hopefully much longer than that. And I I
won't go into much detail, but real
brick, uh
granite cobble pavers as a highlight,
textured concrete,
and then a an alpine blue limestone,
which is reminiscent of a bluestone. A
little bit different. It's much more
durable. It holds up to salt and those
kinds of things.
Same with the furniture palette. It's
something that's sophisticated and
timeless.
Uh you can see the the benches,
different bench types, materials, but
then also backless versus backed, which
allows us to create social seating
spaces. Uh the backs obviously are for
those um
who are elderly. It's much easier to
have a support arms, so that helps them
get up. Um
bollards, both removable bollards and
semi-automated bollards. And the
difference there is the removable has a
sleeve. You can take it and move it to
another area that might have a sleeve,
so you can take it out of the ground.
The semi-automated bollards basically
have a latch on top, and you can push them
into the ground. And that same latch
allows you then to push them back up.
So, that again, and we'll get into the
theme of flexibility as we move through
this. You could see some of that
timeless nature coming with the
light fixtures. And then I just wanted
to highlight the two images on the side
here. And we'll we'll you'll see how
they
um go into the design, but the first,
the top one is a gateway planter with
seating. And we thought that this could
be used as a place where people can sit,
but there's branding opportunities for
the street itself subtly and actual
branding branding on the surface on the
sides there. And then also things like
seasonal planting. So you can imagine in
the seasons, you know, having tulips,
you know, a nice tulip show or
daffodils, those types of things
seasonal plantings. And you'll see where
we're positioning them on the street.
And then the lower
picture is of a featured seating
element, which we were playing off of
the example that exists uh
although I saw the bench was missing
tonight and so was the lettering. But uh
right by the the pizza place where the
there's the vertical faux green wall and
there was the bench with the letters.
It's one of those moments that as people
walk along along the street, they're
attracted to, they sit, you know, take a
selfie, put it up on Instagram. And so
we're looking at potentially having
something like that uh where we
introduce a playful lounge seating
similar to what you see in that picture.
So this is just a good
collection of images that show how some
of these things can come together using
really nice materials. You know, you
create this space that is more than just
a street. It functions as a street as
you can see in the upper left. There's
parking. Um you're able to drive up and
down the street, but they can close it.
They can have events. It feels like a
plaza with the street string lights
above it. Um so this we thought was a
really good precedent to start to get to
understand what we're aiming for here.
The next
slide is a plan running, which I'm not
going to spend a ton of time on this.
Sometimes they're hard to understand
what you're looking at. We're going to
walk through a series of perspective
images, which will help give you an idea
of what we're what we're looking at a
little bit better, but there's a few
things I do want to highlight on on
this. The first is that what we're
talking about is a flush curbless
one-way configuration that allows for
daily flexibility and programming with
the ability to open and close the street
with events. And I think that's a key
that it's not for long stretches of
time, but when an event is going to come
in,
the bollards can be pushed down or
brought up. They can be moved and the
event can happen and then when the event
is finished, the bollards can be put
back in place so that it's
acting like a street with parking and
all those things.
And again, this is achieved with
parallel parking spaces.
They're a better configuration than
angled parking spaces for getting extra
sidewalk space and there are bollard
sleeves that will be placed on the
inside and the outside edge and those
that can be moved and I'll show you a
section that will explain that a little
bit more.
Going from angled spaces again to
parallel spaces,
um,
helps that flexibility, but it also does
reduce parking on Quinby Street. So,
parking on Quinby Street in this
configuration goes from 26 spaces to 16
spaces. Then we're going to cover a
little bit where some of those spaces go
and where we can recover some of them.
We reconfigured the intersection to
maximize pedestrian safety along with
better vehicular movements and and
additional parking. So,
by
straightening out those intersections,
making them T intersections, we're able
to pick up some efficiency. We can pick
up some spaces, um, at those
intersections. Also,
>> [clears throat]
>> I didn't mention it, but it was in those
notes. One of the things that the
Township is talking to the county with
about is ownership of Central Ave
between
Broad Street and um, municipal lot
seven. Well, further than that, but
that's where we can gain additional
parallel parking spaces. So, we can pick
up an additional 15 spaces along that
run,
um, and then we can also get an
additional spaces on Elm Street and
Central at those intersections. So,
roughly
that brings the total to about 55
spaces. So, in the existing
condition, it's 46 spaces. In this,
Quimby and Central and Elm are 55
spaces. So, we're in the plus.
Okay.
I'm going to move on. We will see, I
think as we move through this. This is a
section showing how that works. So, in
the middle where it's striped, that's
where cars would would potentially be.
The one-way configuration down the
middle and the parallel parking spaces
on the sides. On the pic on the parking
slot on the right, you could see there's
a bollard at the in the edge of the
traveling there. That then
extends the sidewalk. So, you have
18-ft sidewalks in this in this
situation, but then you add an
additional 11 ft to that sidewalk when
you push that bollard out. On the left
side, it shows when the bollard's on the
inside edge with the 18-ft sidewalk
allowing you to have parallel parking.
And again, those spaces are 11 ft.
They're They're extra generous to allow
for maneuverability, opening and closing
of doors, and things like that.
I'll keep moving through. Now, we're
going to walk through a series of images
that'll just help again you understand
what we're talking about. I think pic
pictures like this usually make it a
little bit easier. So, we're hovering
here above Central um Ave intersection.
And what you're seeing is a raised
intersection. So, the intersection is at
the sidewalk level there. That maximizes
pedestrian safety. It allows people to
cross at the sidewalk level,
prioritizing them. Uh it's a traffic
calming measure so that cars will slow
down. Um high-visibility crosswalks, as
you can see the the white stripes there.
Uh some additional planting that can be
gained, and you can see some of the
parking spaces. Um if we keep walking
down the street, we'll get down on on
ground here now. This is that same
intersection.
Those are those gateway planters that
could have some kind of branding on
them. This is obviously just a
placeholder, but they could be seasonal
stuff with seasonal plantings. Um you
can see
uh the extra space that you start to
gain as we walk down the street, wide
sidewalks.
The bollards are pushed out on this
right side, so you can see activity
happening in those parking spaces. On
the left side, you can see some trucks
where you're retaining the parking.
Moving further down, this is where we're
showing a a crossing, a proper mid-block
crossing across the street with some of
that furniture that we looked at
earlier.
Plantings, street trees, you can see the
string lights,
the lighting, the light fixtures. This
is then crossing the street looking
towards uh Central, uh sorry, Elm.
And then getting to that corner, you can
see nice wide corners. You could see on
the left the bollards are on the inside
and how the cars can park there.
And then coming back up, uh looking back
down now on Elm Street and that corner.
So, nice wide corners, uh nice
materials, really treating this as a
plaza so that when people are using it
for events, it doesn't feel like you're
in the middle of a street. It really
does feel like you're in a plaza.
Okay. Now,
the flexibility of the street. This was
very important and emphasized to us, how
can we make sure that this is flexible
for events? So, this is just a a
bird's-eye aerial looking at the street
and we're going to go through a series
of basically suggestions, just things
that we put together so you can
understand how it could be programmed
and and how that can work. So, the first
shows a typical day.
Quimby Street is open to traffic. The
bollards are
in different um configurations. So, in
some of these, they're on the inside of
the sidewalk allowing for parking, which
you can see, I'll hover my mouse here so
you can see that here. You can see that
here.
they're pushed out to the edge of
the parking towards the street so that
you can allow for extra outdoor dining
or you can have different various
programming and activities whether it's
different kinds of outdoor seating and sofa seating and things like that make it really feel like an outdoor
space, an outdoor living room.
Then looking at a sidewalk sale or a
farmers market. This is one way it could
be set up where the street remains open
to traffic. The bollards are
at the edge of the sidewalk so facing
the street and vendors are taking that
uh
parking space and they're facing the
sidewalk and people can walk along the
sidewalk and they can shop those
vendors. It's going to be a farmers
market.
You could also close the street and
allow the vendors to actually park on
the street and use it to be closer to
their to their booths, their tents. Um
you can then maybe set up some central
tents in the middle with extra seating
where people are crossing.
A winter market. The street could be
closed and you can see
here these bollards are up
and the space down the middle can be
used for different types of programming,
ornaments, vendors, whatever it might
be.
A concert or a watch party. The street's
closed, those bollards are up. The
bollards here are all pushed towards the
inside of the sidewalk to allow for
maximum space. There's a stage set up
here. The stage is roughly 12 by 18 so
it can accommodate a nice size stage.
You know, these people can enjoy that.
There can be space then for food trucks,
tents, things like that to support an
event like that. Um one of the things
that's important that I wanted to note
and I of course forgot but on this slide
you can see all those green spaces.
These planting beds are used
strategically to allocate some of the
space between the parking, have space
for where outlets can be put so that
when vendors and events are set up,
there's proper outlets and places to
plug in so that we're not running
extension cords and all kinds of things
like that.
And I promised to get through this
quickly as I could.
And that's it.
Thank you.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Joe. I just want
to make one other observation that we
talked about in these concepts which it
was on that slide a couple slides.
Pedestrian
you know changes. So each intersection
at Central and Elm now has a
extra crosswalk that doesn't exist
today. And so again raise intersection
extra crosswalk we're trying to enhance
the pedestrian environment in addition
to
the key thing and and the committee
steering committee talked about this a
lot and we heard from the stakeholders
last year. Right now when we do the open
Quinby concept we're starting it in
roughly May ending in October and
because of how we have to set it up for
safety issues the concrete blocks it's
closed except for you know you can close
permanently that three quarters of the
street. In this new configuration
because of the semi-automatic bollards
and the removable bollards moving around
you literally can have an event for
three or four hours and then half hour
after it's cleaned up the street's open
again. So some of the comments we heard
from the stakeholders downtown business
owners and landlords we're not closing
the street on one side of the street
permanently for for multiple months.
It's opening and closing for various
events and access to the people's
businesses upstairs and downstairs will
be open much more frequently. So just
another extra point. So if anyone on the
council has questions for Joe and and
Lexi again.
>> Um
is there any
I don't know if this would go to you. So
is the intention that the speed limit on
the street would remain the same as it
is today or is that
something that would change?
>> Yeah, there was no no no intention to
change it but again that that's up to
the council to decide.
It's something that 25 is what it is
today but obviously a street like this
tends to be like 15 or something similar
to like Park Drive here. But that's
something the council could can change.
Yeah.
>> Just just to respond to that, too. A lot
of times it's not about the speed limit
that's posted, it's how the street's
designed. So, this street naturally
would feel more would feel much more
uncomfortable going faster because
there's things going on. So, people are
going to slow down naturally.
>> Um when you do the construction
documents, the drawings, at the end of
this year, will you also be providing
some sort of estimate that we can use to
evaluate this?
>> That will be more So, as we move into
developing those, we'll have early
benchmarks. So, we'll start to put an
estimate together that we can, you know,
circulate that starts to kind of give an
idea of where this is, and then we can,
depending on the feedback, we can kind
of move that needle as need be.
>> Got it. And and you're confident that
there's a ample amount of contractors
out there that can do this sort of work
and or specialize in this sort of work?
>> Yes, we we've had a lot of contractors that we
feel good about that, you know,
do a good job. You know, obviously
probably what we bid, you're going to
get a lot of contractors. Some, you
know, are better than others, but um
yeah, there's there's a lot out there
that that do good work.
» For the raised crossing on Central Ave,
has there been discussion around traffic
implications and how that might
change traffic patterns or flow and what
other considerations might need to be
taken um since it's a much larger
crossing area and might have way more
people crossing.
>> Yeah, that that's a good point. That's
something that we're going to continue
to study and look at. So, initially
this was the idea to match Elm Street to
really create a good place for for pedestrians, but in
talks with the county, in looking at the
signals there, there has to be another
level to to look at that, and we will be
doing that as we move.
>> And just one additional point to that.
So, part of our discussion is, Joe
mentioned, with the county,
um
we have other sections of county road,
East Broad Street, for example, where um
it's a county road, but we maintain a
certain section of it. So, we've already
been in discussions with the county
engineer, the steering committee knows
this, um
and we've requested
uh to uh take over maintenance of the
section of Central between
uh East Broad and North Avenue.
Um and that will obviously allow for
some more flexibility, but in reference
to your question, Councilwoman,
um a lot of the traffic stuff was looked
at last year,
um particularly one-way pattern, right
turns, what happens in that open Quimby
timeframe versus and the impact was very
minimal.
Um but of course the county um has
specific rules about their roads and
what's allowed on the road because
again, county roads are designed for
traveling or carrying larger volumes of
traffic, which is good because you don't
want those larger volumes on the side
roads. So, that's still going to be some
details worked out and we'll see what
the county allows us to do or take over
maintenance of that section and that'll
dictate next steps on that.
>> Uh
I think it's interesting just to go
ahead and see you go through the
seasons. Um in considering the fact that
it is going to be going through the
seasons, we have snow to consider.
Um has there been a plan put together to
figure out where this snow goes? We use
the whole land in the spring, but
obviously on Quimby and there's a lot of
things going on here that you have to
work around.
Um wondering about the staffing to make
sure that it's up and
running properly. And then I think uh
also at the same time, because there are
so many items up here,
where will they be stored?
>> I'll I'll I'll address that. So, um no, no, no, good question. So, um Craig
Gibson, our public works director, is a
member of the steering committee.
Um so, we discussed He asked questions
specifically about materials being used
for durability of salt, snow plowing,
etc. He also asked questions about um
the bollards and making sure that
they're flat to the surface. If you've
ever driven in a plow truck, for those
of you know, you hit a sewer cap, that's
enough. So, those are questions we've
kind of talked about already. Uh snow
storage, of course, is something we
talked about as well, so that's being
talked about. But lastly,
um
sort of the the decision of the bollards
that are being chosen
and other street furniture,
a lot of it's permanent.
Um and that's for storage reasons, but
also we're talking about other areas
downtown we can use to store things in
the downtown rather than having to go
all the way back to public works or the
conservation center. And some smaller
materials, so some of the movable
bollards with the sleeves easy to store
in a truck and put somewhere in a in a
small shed. The semi-mechanical bollards
could be just pushed down and flushed to
the ground. So, we've talked about all
those things and the furniture as well,
the same kind of thing to make it mostly
permanent. Some of the furniture you saw
is actually like granite block versus a
movable bench, so it acts as a
decorative piece, but a multi-functional
backless bench and a decorative piece as
well. So, uh yeah, those are all good
questions and Craig Gibson's asked all
those, so.
>> Thank you.
I just have one question that we didn't
really cover in the committee, but
downtown are the businesses responsible
for removing the snow in front of the
sidewalk or is it the town? And the
reason I ask is cuz now it's confusing
where the sidewalk is or isn't.
>> So, uh yes, technically every
property owner is responsible for the
snow removal for their property or the
in this case sidewalk moving or budding
a property.
In this case, we're creating a for lack
of a better way of saying festival
street,
likely we're going to be responsible for
clearing that street to to the
councilman's point. We are figuring out
now obviously details about snow
storage, equipment to use on the street
that would not also be just a normal
plow truck. We have other smaller pieces
of equipment that we're going to
actually either have to purchase or use
that we have already.
>> When you say street, it's sidewalk, too?
>> Yeah, the whole As as Joe said, the
whole street's going to be curbless, so
it's going to even though it's going to
be designated by different materials, so
we physically see where separate spaces
are, it's going to be one flat surface.
>> Yeah, that was my question, like where's
the business owner going to start and
stop? know where
>> exactly. So, and well, we're going to
have to take care of that, which is not
unusual for streets like this.
» Is there
any [clears throat] thoughts since it's
curbless and there's a lot of
flexibility? If you go down Quinby in
the middle of December, January, the
reality is people are not going to be
outside. Why in the wintertime from
November to February when the weather is
terrible, can't it be two-ways? You
know, because if there's a lot of
flexibility, there's no curbs.
You have plenty of room to make it back
to two-ways. The times that it's not
going to be used, just
asking that the question.
>> Can you actually show that like
Cuz I had the same question. We asked it
a lot, but I think when he talks about
when he shows this one, that one.
>> So,
a couple of things I'll mention on this.
So, the the two-way discussion really
was was deep dive into it last year.
When we did the scope of work for this
project last year, that was already a
decision was made it's being one-way.
And part of the reason is
the flexibility, but you go to this
slide
>> before that, I think it's
>> when you have the one-way
process or ability, it creates much more
flexible opportunity at the at the new
corners to create much more pedestrian
activity and bump-outs and pedestrian
access. So, and our experience with Open
Quinby over the past number of years is
that the one-way pattern has not
detrimentally affected traffic
and the one which is why the one-way
pattern has been chosen under the scope
of work to go permanently.
>> I know, I understand during the
summertime, but when the wintertime when
there's no
>> No, but we're going to
>> because you're going to be cement
ballots up there, is that why?
>> Yeah, the ballots are going to be moved
back. And of course, the the difference
now is the street can be programmed
differently. In the winter, we don't
have Open Quinby, right? It's just a
normal street. So, but now we have the
ability and again, we've had hugely
successful watch parties with the World
Cup. Doesn't mean we can't have a Super
Bowl party. We can have other things.
So, the programming and that's I think
our executive director DWC and the chair
are here for that purpose because
they're going to be in charge of a lot
of the programming downtown, which
cannot can be expanded year-round versus
now focusing just on Elkin and Queeny.
>> All right, thanks.
>> Can you go back to the project timeline,
please?
Uh, okay.
So, the stakeholder follow-up will be
Will that be publicly available, too, or
just the stakeholders that you
identified earlier? So, will this be
available to the public for further
input?
>> So, So, tonight it's council feedback.
I'm sure we'll hear We're going to you
know, hear some comments tonight, but
also after this, this will be publicly
posted on our website. We're going to
have I'm sure the mayor and council will
receive emails as part of public input.
The stakeholder input is really circling
back with the stakeholders we met first
time and anyone else that's interested.
So, business owners downtown, first and
second floor, uh landlords in the
downtown. We had a pretty good response
back in October and November of 2025.
Revisit this new read of redesign
concept with them, which is still be
evolving a little bit with the county
input, uh and then getting their
feedback with anything that might be
something that we didn't cover in the
first time. Uh making sure that all the
pieces are factored into the designs.
Because after that's done, and any of
all the public input we get over the
from tonight on, uh will be factored in
and then basically they're going to be
deep diving into the bid spec process,
so that by year's end we can be done
with that, out to bid, and then you
know, going on to uh public view. The
council will be looking to authorizing
money, back to the question by
Councilman Kiefer. Estimates will be
provided, so that you'll be authorizing
money, I assume in the first quarter for
this project. Whatever you do do design
pieces are you want to include in the
project. So, um so, the first quarter
second quarter next year will be a lot
of activity about authorizing funds,
finalizing bid specs, out to public bid,
awarding contracts, etc.
>> Thank you.
>> The other thing about the timeline that
we talked a lot about was um some of
this construction can only happen when
it's warm out. So, there's going to be
some overage into the summer months that
I think we're won't be used to, but
that'll definitely come up. Um
We tried to avoid it, but you can't do
some parts of this construction when
it's cold out.
» Any other questions from the council?
All right. Well, thank you, Joe, and uh
thank you, Arterial. And uh again, I
just as a reminder to to councilman's
questions. So,
this is a
presentation publicly presented tonight
will be on the website, will be shared.
People can and we encourage people to
email mayor and council members the town
with any feedback questions. And then
again, as I said, stakeholder feedback
will be going in in September, October.
And parallel to that, working with the
county and working on there'll be work
on the final designs in the plan. So,
thank you.
>> Thank you, Jim, and thank you, Arterial.
Ms. Lausch, are there any advertised
hearings?
>> Yes, Mayor, we have two advertised
hearings tonight starting with General
Ordinance 2026-14, an ordinance to amend
the code of the town of Westfield,
chapter 13. Anyone wishing to be heard
on General Ordinance 2026-14, please
come to microphone, state your name and
address for the record.
Seeing no one, Mayor, you may close the
hearing.
>> This hearing is closed.
>> Next is for General Ordinance 2026-15,
an ordinance removing the designation of
18 East Stoney Park shown on town of
Westfield tax map as block 4209, lot 7,
as an historic landmark and modifying
the zoning map to reflect such
redesignation. Anyone wishing to be
heard on General Ordinance 2026-15,
please come to the microphone, state
your name and address for the record.
» Uh Jennifer Jaroszewski, 210 South
Euclid Avenue.
A good evening, Mayor Berman and members
of the town council. Thank you for the
opportunity to comment on this
proposed ordinance on behalf of the
Westfield Historic Preservation
Commission.
As you are aware, the commission voted
unanimously at its July 27th meeting to
recommend against passage of this
ordinance.
The planning board also voted
unanimously at its August 3rd meeting
that the proposed ordinance is
inconsistent with the the the master
plan.
Stoney Park is listed on the state and
national register of historic places and
is Westfield's only nationally
recognized neighborhood.
It is considered one of the earliest
planned communities and the master plan
specifically cites the designation of
its historic homes as a priority action
item.
This de-designation request is
unprecedented not only in the town's
history, but in the professional
experience of our preservation
consultant.
18 Stoneleigh Park was voluntarily
nominated and strictly followed the
criteria and process for designation as
a local historic landmark.
Nothing has changed that would
invalidate this process or justify the
home's de-designation.
While the commission recognizes the
difficult circumstances surrounding the
designation, Mr. Furr has demonstrated
no hardship or burden stemming from his
home's landmark status.
Westfield has earned statewide
recognition and become a model for
neighboring communities since the
adoption of our strengthened 2020
preservation ordinance.
This proposed ordinance tonight
threatens to undermine the integrity of
the preservation process with
far-reaching consequences.
The commission respectfully urges the
council to uphold Westfield's
long-standing commitment to historic
preservation and vote against this
ordinance. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
I mean
It's your right.
» I'll Bridget.
Anastasia Harrison, 240 Twin Oaks
Terrace in Westfield.
Um
I'm an architect uh
who works in historic architecture and
preservation and formerly the homeowner
of 23 Stoneleigh Park, one of the first
homes that was designated in the
neighborhood. I'm here tonight to
respectfully ask the council to vote no
on ordinance 2615
removing the designation of 18
Stoneleigh Park. I believe strongly in
our property rights. Our homes are
deeply personal and homeowners should
have considerable freedom on how they
live in them. But historic homes are
different. When we own a home, we are
the steward to a relatively short period
in its much longer life. It existed
before us and hopefully it will exist
long after us.
Westfield established a historic
preservation framework for a reason.
Once we determine that a property has
historic significance, that designation
needs to mean something.
My greatest concern tonight is the
precedent this creates. If we remove a
historic designation today, what happens
tomorrow?
What happens when other designated homes
may be sold and the new owner wants to
have the designation removed?
What if we say yes today, on what basis
do we say no tomorrow?
We are already losing too many
architectural homes and the fabric that
makes Westfield so special.
Once these historic homes are gone, they
are gone forever. But I also believe
Westfield should learn from this
situation.
Perhaps we need a dedicated preservation
liaison.
Someone on the town committee or an
employee or even a volunteer who becomes
the first point of contact for
homeowners of historic and
architecturally significant homes, not
only ones that are designated.
Someone who understands preservation,
listens to homeowners, and helps them
navigate the process to work towards
solutions before problems reach a
boiling point like we are at today. We
should make preservation easier to
navigate and not easier to undo. Thank
you.
>> Thank you.
Anyone else?
Seeing
none,
Mary Micou, is that right? hearing.
>> This hearing is closed. Councilwoman
Gilman, please move for the adoption of
these ordinances.
>> Thank you.
Mayor. I would like to move
on second reading general ordinance
number 2026-14,
an ordinance to amend the code of the
town of Westfield chapter 13.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Seconded by Councilman Armento. Any
discussion?
Please call the roll.
>> Councilwoman [clears throat] Gilman?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Galligan?
>> No.
Stop. Sorry.
Stop.
>> Yes.
Apologies. Should I start again?
>> Mhm.
I'm going to start over, okay?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. Councilwoman Gilman?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Galligan?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Packer?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Kiefer?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Saunders?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Ardmore?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Armento?
>> Yes.
>> Mayor Brindle?
>> Yes.
This motion is carried.
Councilman Packer, please move the next
ordinance on second reading.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to move on
second reading general ordinance number
2026-15,
an ordinance removing the designation of
18 Stoney Park shown on the town of
Westfield tax map as block 4209 lot 7 as
a historic landmark and modifying the
zoning map to reflect such
de-designation.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Seconded by Councilman Kiefer. Any
discussion?
» Discussion on it?
Uh
>> You may proceed.
>> Mike Armento.
>> [clears throat]
>> So, um I am the representative to the
historical preservation committee. Um
>> [clears throat]
>> and I've wrestled it with this one since
it has come up. Uh this is a a big back
and forth for me. I am a huge proponent
of people being able to do the things
they'd like with their property.
Um I kind of equate this to
something that is a charitable event
versus being forced to do something like
taxes. Um this was something that was
given kind of volunteered by this
person.
Um
I watched both
of the council meetings where this
occurred, 2023. So that was April 28th
and May 8th, I believe.
Watched from beginning to end to see
what the discussions were about. Um
the residents that own the home were
incredibly happy in that moment. Like
you could definitely viscerally see that
they thought they were doing a good
thing.
Now,
I understand the back and forth on this.
To go ahead and lose something which is
of historical value, um
I think it's kind of a grievous wrong.
Um
I think there's a lot of latitude in the
laws that we have in town in order to do
work to your property that is of
historical value.
I think that
we probably could have as a town
navigated this way better.
Um that comes down to HPC getting the
word out to all 300 homes that are in
town that could be up for some
historical significance. Um this comes
down to the town planning group itself
um to be able to go ahead and to better
describe what they could or couldn't do,
when they could do it, um and how they
could go ahead and work with somebody to
do it.
I think the
uh
piece of information that Ms. Harrison
had where we potentially create kind of
that liaison type of person for dealing
with these types of situations, whether
they're on call or they're somebody that
could be as a contact, I think is is a
great idea.
Um
It's really hard for me to balance out
because I am a huge proponent of being
able to have your own liberties and your
own freedoms. Um I could see this being
struggled with in the videos that I
watched with the original group
uh that voted on it, and none of us were
here. There was one Republican, all
others Democrats, every one of them
voted for
this to be in place.
Um it is tough. We have 18 homes, it
will be 17.
We have 300 potentials.
Um
I think we should use this as the
opportunity to concentrate on those 300
potentials, shop it to them, and make
sure that they understand the ins and
outs of what happens. So, at the very
least
this, like you said, can be an
educational aspect of it.
>> Thank you, Councilman. Any other
comments?
>> I just I don't I don't say something. Um
I've also been torn a little bit. I was
on I'm on the code committee.
Um
obviously one of our big things is
keeping the historic nature of
Westfield. And you have to balance that
with homeowners rights. I think that
there are special circumstances as was
presented to us in this situation uh in
terms of life circumstances, and I think
that's important.
Um it's easy for someone who's not
involved in those life circumstances to
say, "Oh,
everyone has issues." But in this case,
the way what was presented to us, there
was life circumstances that occurred.
This occurred This This was approved
less than 5 years ago. It's not a change
of ownership. I don't think anyone on
this council would vote yes if the
somebody sold a historic house to a
developer and then de-designated. I
think this is a one-time special
circumstance. The goal is not to set a
precedent, and I don't think we are. We
did our due diligence in reviewing this
case, and therefore I feel comfortable
de-designating this one property for the
homeowners situation.
>> I can't
I I agree with that. And um
not only do I think that this precedent
is
easily to distinguish in the future and
fairly unique, but I think you have to
be worried about or conscious of
unintended consequences for those who
are
uh full-throated about historic
preservation and and stand by it, which
I think we all do at some level. Um I
would encourage you to think about uh
what message it sends if we all voted no
today because there are people that view
the historic preservation mission
somewhat skeptically and view it as
somewhat cold and unfeeling as you said.
And so what message does it send that we
can't reverse course in certain
circumstances when they're warranted?
Um it could create a disincentive for
people to want to get involved with
historic preservation. So
I think it's a unique circumstance. I
think the council is right to step up
and do the right thing and I think just
I would encourage people to think about
all angles, not just the one that
they're uh pushing.
» Members?
>> Um so real quick, I think it's been
discussed more or less enough, but just
to give a sort of a highlight of goal of
I think how we more or less approach
this on ordinance for code review. Just
our goal is to create an even-handed uh
you know, rules-based system for what
happens when something like this comes
up. As people mentioned, this has been
unprecedented and in the code we didn't
really have any good way of uh reviewing
it within the existing systems. So here
we we thought long and hard and had
discussions about how we thought best to
uh accommodate something like this
without setting a precedent that anytime
a new builder comes in, they can knock
down a historic home. That's certainly I
think something that uh nobody here
would would support. Um so in that
spirit, that's how this ordinance was
created to um again, not create that
kind of precedence.
>> Got one more.
>> Could you describe to me the process in
which you've
uh
I guess kind of approached this from the
code committee perspective. Um
Did you go ahead and separate this from
any other future occurrence?
>> Yeah, sure. So uh I guess so as things
that are listed in this, um one is the
original owners, two it's within a short
time period, and three it was through
this program that was voluntary. So,
those three things, I think, are are the key points. I That's what I focus on
the the good degree. All right.
>> And then, how do we decide upon that
time period?
>> Um, seemed reasonable. So, we always
give something of a a reasonableness
standard. I think 5 years is about a
reasonable amount of time where you
would have to review or something to
come up, whereas you don't have somebody
who's buying a house, paying off their
mortgage 30 years later, and then wants
to sell it and say, "Hey, now that I'm
selling my house, I want to get rid of
this."
So.
» There's
>> Please call the roll.
>> Councilmember Gilman?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Damagala?
>> No.
>> Councilman Tucker?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Kiefer?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Saunders?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Ardour?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Armenta?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Neibaur?
>> Yes, this motion is carried.
May have a motion to approve the minutes
from the Town Council conference,
executive, and regular meetings of July
14th, 2026.
>> So moved.
>> Councilman Damagala second.
>> Second.
>> Councilman Saunders, any discussion?
All in favor?
>> Yes.
>> Opposed? The motion is carried. Now, it
is time for open discussion by citizens.
Anyone may come up to the microphone and
speak to the council on any subject on
which this council has jurisdiction.
Please state your name and address for
the record and limit your comments to 5
minutes.
» Um, my name's Kevin Monroe, 307 Winsey
Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey. I'm
here about the, uh, speed bumps. We had
a big incident this past Sunday. We
getting ready for our Unity Day,
which will be 33 years, and we've been
promised speed bumps for years,
But we haven't received them yet. We
thought we would get them when they put
in a new pavement.
So, we're trying to find out when will
they be purchased in our neighborhood
cuz we definitely need them.
We had a big incident this weekend. A
guy from Plainfield speeding down the
block. Kids playing ball. Somebody threw
ball at his car. He talking about
calling people from Plainfield.
It was about to be a big mess out there.
So, whenever
I mean, we've been promising for years.
So, I'm here to bring it to the council
when it's going to happen. And And other
thing is we don't even know our third
ward council
councilman. They don't come out. They
don't say nothing.
Usually all the other years they came
out.
Did I We We don't know who our third
ward councilman is. I don't even know.
And I come down here often. The mayor
know. Jim know. So,
whoever the third ward councilman is, I
wish they come and, you know, represent
theirself sometime.
>> And we have any events on the street
capital as well.
>> Huh?
>> We have any capital. We have a
participating events.
>> We haven't been on Windsor though.
We've been doing this thing for 33
years.
Windsor Avenue Park. It's called Unity
Day. You're welcome to come. It's It's
September 6th. I'm going to give you the
date now. I will put up flyers. You'll
see them in town and everything. Plus,
not only that, I worked with Jim for
years in the recreation department.
>> basketball together. He beats me every
time.
>> Well, [laughter]
>> Um just a quick update. Uh so, to to the
questions, um
Unity Games obviously as Bud said has
been going on for Kevin Monroe, excuse
me. I'm calling you as Bud. Uh
for 30 plus years. Windsor Avenue, Park, which the town
recently redid. Uh and the basketball
courts is the next uh thing to be
redone. Speed bumps can't just be put
down. Has to be a study done. And in the past,
the study was done on Windsor and it
didn't meet the requirements. So, what
the town did instead, put that solar
speed sign that's there that shows the
speed. I know, but so we that's what we
did instead. Happy one of your third
ward council members, both of them are
on the public safety committee. So, with
this request you made personally, we
will put it back on the committee. We'll
have our consultant look at the speed
data again and see if it meets the
warrants for speed bumps or some other
mechanism that can be done.
>> is the new recreation center, is he
here, Dan?
>> No, he's not here.
>> All right. We had three special need
kids.
The other kids is going to the Y.
I
coach high school basketball summer
league, so
I can't bring them to the Y in the
evening. So, we asked him, it took him a
week to get to me.
So, he says, "We can't do it till next
year." I was like, "Wow, three one day
for the whole summer?"
So, I've been observing the pool.
It's days nobody It's not that many
people in the pool. I can't understand
why he can't give three special need
kids one day.
>> Okay. So, I I'm not a
>> I'm going to ask him again because he
don't know that I actually worked for
the rec before and I know how it go.
And the other thing is uh
the pool's not packed every day,
especially with the terrible weather we
had this summer. So, if we have to pay
for them, we already talked to some guys
in my neighborhood. If we have to pay
for the three kids to go for the one
day, we'll do that. But
>> Okay.
>> And and he made it so
>> Your third ward council member is also
the liaison to the recreation commission
where this request would go. So, we'll
have her follow up with Dan and get back
to you.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> All right, thanks.
» Thank you. Councilman, do you have
Okay.
Any others?
Seeing no others, I close this portion
of the meeting and move to bills and
claims. Councilman Pecker.
» Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to move bills
and claims in the amount of $829,372.62.
» May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Councilwoman Gilman, any discussion?
All in favor?
>> Yes.
>> Opposed? This motion is carried.
Next on the agenda is reports of the
standing committees beginning with
finance policy committee, Councilman
Pecker.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I have nice and
resolutions I would like to move as a
package. One resolution authorizing the
chief financial officer to refund
recreation department fees. Two
resolution authorizing the chief
financial officer to refund police
department fees. Three resolution
authorizing the chief financial officer
to refund street opening cash bond. Four
resolution authorizing the chief
financial officer to draw warrant for
unused parking permit fee. Five
resolution authorizing the chief
financial officer to draw warrant for
dog licenses for July 2026. Six
resolution authorizing the chief
financial officer to draw warrant for
board of adjustment escrow monies. Seven
authorized resolution authorizing the
chief financial officer to draw warrant
for second quarter construction official
state permit fees. Eight resolution
authorizing the chief financial officer
to draw a warrant for overpaid taxes.
Nine resolution authorizing the tax
collector to participate in electronic
tax sale. 10 resolution authorizing the
assignment of municipal lien. 11
resolution authorizing the chief
financial officer to issue warrants for
Union County and Union County open space
taxes. 12 resolution authorizing the
chief financial officer to issue
warrants for special district taxes. 13
resolution authorizing change order
number one for roof repairs for the
Westfield Fire Department. 14 resolution
authorizing an award of contract for
sanitary system assessment services. 15
resolution authorizing an award of
contract for the replacement of bench
slats at Mindowaskin Park. 16 resolution
authorizing submission of an applicant
for kids recreation trust fund grant
program. 17 resolution authorizing
submission of an application for
Greening Union County grant program. 18
resolution to approve insertion of
special item of revenue national opioid
settlement. Number 19 resolution
authorizing I'm sorry, resolution to
approve inner insertion of special item
of revenue body armor.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Councilwoman Adwar, uh any discussion?
All in favor?
>> Yes.
>> Opposed?
This motion is carried. Councilwoman
Gilman, please move the items for public
safety.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to move a
resolution authorizing an award of
contract for the purchase of mobile data
computing systems for the Westfield
Police Department.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Councilman Saunders, any discussion?
All in favor?
>> Yes.
>> Opposed?
This motion is carried. Councilman
Pecker, please move code review and town
property items.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to move a
resolution [snorts] providing the
required findings of reasons under NJSA
40:55D-62A
for the adoption of general ordinance
number 2026-15.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Seconded Councilman Don Magala, any
discussion?
Please call the roll.
>> Councilwoman Gilman?
>> Yes.
>> Don Magala?
>> Yes.
>> Pecker?
>> Yes.
>> Kieffer?
>> Yes.
>> Saunders?
>> Yes.
>> Adwar?
>> Yes.
>> Armento?
>> Yes.
>> Mayor Brindle?
>> Yes, this motion has carried.
I would also like to move general
ordinance number 2026-16 on first
reading an ordinance to amend the land
use ordinance of the town of Westfield
by defining a medical spa.
May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Seconded Councilman Armento, any
discussion?
Please call the roll.
>> Councilwoman Gilman?
>> Yes.
>> Don Magala?
>> Yes.
>> Pecker?
>> Yes.
>> Kieffer?
>> Yes.
>> Saunders?
>> Yes.
>> Adwar?
>> Yes.
>> Armento?
>> Yes.
>> Mayor Brindle?
>> Yes, this motion has carried.
Councilwoman Adwar, please move public
works resolution.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to move a
resolution authorizing the execution of
a shared services agreement with the
Borough of Fanwood for the use of the
Westfield Conservation Center.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
by Councilman Armanto. Any
discussion?
All in favor?
>> Yes.
Opposed?
This motion has carried. May I have a
motion to adjourn?
>> So moved.
>> Councilman Packer second?
>> Second.
>> Just uh Councilman Kiefer, all in favor?
>> Yes.
>> Opposed? This motion has carried. This
meeting is adjourned. Thank you all.
Have a good night.