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ARPA committee approves routine invoices, awards Ace Abatement low bid and OKs final dog-show payment in West Haven
Summary
At its April 7 meeting, the ARPA committee approved a series of vendor invoices and proposals—ranging from library broadband and warming-center services to a $11,700 abatement low bid—and authorized the final payment for a Council of the Arts dog show in West Haven.
The ARPA committee on April 7, 2026, unanimously approved a slate of vendor invoices and procurement actions, including a corrected library broadband invoice, a low-bid award for a fire district abatement, a paving proposal for Carrigan School and a final payment to a contracted arts vendor.
Chair called the meeting to order at 5:51 p.m. and confirmed attendance as Rohan Smith, Iris Diaz, Gary Perna, Dwight Novais, David Goldberg (counsel to the committee) and Michael Last. The committee unanimously waived the reading of the minutes and approved them as presented.
On financial items, the committee approved invoice #626264 from Carmody for $9,765 under CARES Act financial management and invoice #630430402 from UHY for $1,187.50. Under broadband access for the West Haven Public Library, members approved the revised invoice WHLP014 for $4,351.15 after correcting the previously recorded March figure.
Procurement approvals included awarding Ace Abatement the low bid of $11,700 for an abatement project at the fire district center and approving a K&W Construction proposal for $28,260 to reconstruct parking at Carrigan School (work described as digging out the area, installing new curbs and seating, and modifying curb configuration for a new bus route). The committee noted the K&W item was a proposal approval only, not payment authorization.
Other vendor approvals covered routine municipal services: Antonacci Associates ($1,145) and Diversity Construction ($17,136.93) for Westshore fire district items; Hearst Media ($690) for digital ads under arts support; Antonazzi Associates ($960.70) for police storage-shed design; Carmody ($1,185) and F&F Mechanical ($8,442.16) invoices; Century Protective Services invoices totaling $21,393.71 for warming-center security services in February; Camp Campbell Commons rent for $12,000 for the cooling/warming center (January–March); and SMG cleaning services for $2,274.85 at the center. Each of these payments was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no extended discussion recorded.
Under new business the committee considered the final invoice to Dale Rogers Studio for a dog show organized with the Council of the Arts in West Haven. The committee confirmed $13,000 of a $16,000 contract had already been paid, approved the remaining balance to complete the contract, and authorized council staff to complete approval forms on the committee’s behalf. One committee member asked where the event would be held; a member recalled it would likely be “on the green,” but specifics were not confirmed in the meeting record.
The committee adjourned following a motion to that effect.
Votes at a glance: multiple vendor and proposal approvals were adopted by voice vote without recorded opposition. Specific motions, where recorded, listed the mover and seconder in the transcript (examples: Rohan Smith moved to approve minutes; Gary Perna or Rohan Smith were recorded as movers or seconders on several items).
