Votes at a glance: Westfield Board of Public Works and Safety, April 23, 2025

The Westfield Board of Public Works and Safety held a lengthy meeting on April 23 and approved a range of items by voice vote. Below are the action items the board voted on and short details captured in the meeting record. Where the transcript did not provide full numeric details, an item is marked “not specified.”

Votes at a glance (selected items from the agenda):

- Resolution 25-121 — Lease with Pattern Inc.: Approved. The city will enter a one-year lease with Pattern Inc., a nonprofit, to use a donated Indigo bus as a public-art-wrapped pop-up retail space on Jersey Street near the farmers market. Staff said monthly rent was set to make short-term retail testing affordable (rent referenced as $350/month in discussion). Pattern may sublease to vendors; city economic development staff will approve uses. (Agenda item 3; motion carried by voice vote.)

- Resolution 205-125 — Declare personal property surplus and transfer duty weapon to retiring Assistant Chief Scott Jordan: Approved. Westfield Police Department requested the routine approval to allow decades-of-service retiree Assistant Chief Scott Jordan to receive his duty weapon as part of retirement process. (Agenda item 4; motion carried by voice vote.)

- Action item 5 — Final RFP for residential solid waste, yard waste, recycling and disposal: Approved. Staff said the final RFP made only minor edits and proposals are due June 2; scoring and selection to follow. Board asked staff to report how resident performance complaints are logged and tracked. (Agenda item 5; motion carried by voice vote.)

- Action items 6 & 7 — Signing authority for utility easement…