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October 27, 2020 Opening Remarks W Mayor Brindle's Opening Remarks October 27, 2020 As always, there is a lot to report at our Council Meetings, but tonight I am going to devote most of my time to one important topic, smart redevelopment, to give this issue the necessary context it deserves. Details on the other current topics at hand, including updated COVID numbers and Halloween reminders, are posted on our website. Now I’d like to talk about what we are undertaking this evening. Tonight, this Council is taking a giant leap forward towards fulfilling our commitment to revitalize our downtown and reimagine Westfield’s future by introducing an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for our recently designated downtown properties. I would like to take a few minutes to recap the steps we’ve taken to bring us to this important point and ensure that the community has the facts. In recent months, we have designated for redevelopment the Lord & Taylor properties (the site where the store is located, plus the two lots they own across North Avenue); our eight municipal parking lots; and the Rialto building. These properties comprise just over 20 acres, all located within our downtown. This has been an unprecedented planning accomplishment for which I would like to thank our Town Planner Don Sammet, along with our redevelopment team -- including legal counsel Bob Goldsmith and Steve Mlenak, planners Phil Abramson and Chris Colley from Topology, Economic Development advisor Liz Jeffery, Town Administrator Jim Gildea, and Town Attorney Tom Jardim. I would also like to thank this Council for supporting a shared vision of progress, and our Planning Board, led by Chairman Robert Newell, for adopting the Master Plan Reexamination report last year, as well as to our residents for their input and participation in that process which laid the groundwork for where we are today. As I have said repeatedly, in order to create and maintain a vibrant downtown, it is essential to have people living, working, dining, and shopping there. Now more than ever, those activities are critical to retaining and supporting our existing businesses, while also attracting new ones to occupy vacant storefronts. And based upon the input we received from residents as part of the Master Plan process, you agree! This is what we heard from you: • 75% agreed that the Town should encourage redevelopment and the attraction of major employers (particularly in high tech industries) • 67% viewed new office, retail, or mixed-use in the downtown very favorably • Parking in the downtown ranked as the third most important issue affecting Westfield Additionally, 70% of respondents said that our downtown was one of the main reasons they chose to live here. To that end, the Master Plan Reexamination Report -- the Town’s guide for future development -- includes the following recommendations to ensure the long-term vibrancy of our downtown: • Support appropriately scaled mixed-use development on underutilized properties, such as municipal parking lots • Establish a parking plan that integrates community structured parking into future development • Consider the creation of high tech and medical/wellness office space to introduce new tax ratables • Connect the North and South-side of our commercial downtown • Prioritize the creation of public community gathering spaces • Embrace and showcase arts and culture • Create and implement a streetscape improvement plan which includes sidewalks, lighting, signage, and landscaping These recommendations echo what we see in surrounding towns that are far along in their redevelopment initiatives, which is the reason many have surpassed Westfield in their downtown occupancy rates and transformations. • Summit, for example, is in the process of transforming approximately ten acres adjacent to their train station. This project is anticipated to produce at least 150 new diverse housing units, additional parking, 50K square feet of retail space, and significant pockets of open space. • Cranford recently designated another two acres in their downtown for their fourth downtown redevelopment project to make way for additional mixed use projects. Their initial project, which was completed in 2005, included apartments, retail space and parking, which sparked the transformation of their downtown. • Scotch Plains recently designated their entire downtown as a redevelopment area and plans on relocating their municipal building in order to build a new state of the art library and mixed use projects in its place. Fanwood is in the midst of their second redevelopment project and continues to enjoy a 95% retail occupancy rate in their initial development site. What is proposed in other towns will not dictate what we pursue in Westfield, as we prioritize a plan that will be specific to our unique needs, and one that also considers post-pandemic lifestyle changes. However, it’s important to note that all of these projects are currently underway during this pandemic, because these neighboring communities know, as I do, that we can’t afford to wait. As the future of brick and mortar retail continues to shift, our downtown’s success must rely on a model that supports a wider variety of professional services, residential options, mixed use buildings, and public spaces -- as well as evolving commuting and work-from-home patterns. Our future prosperity will be driven not by controlling the rental prices in a free marketplace, but by growing and diversifying our tax base. This will bring the added advantage of decreasing our over reliance on residential property taxes, which, at 90% of our tax collections, is the highest in Union County. The lack of a broad commercial tax base makes it difficult to maintain and enhance existing services without overburdening our residential taxpayers. Our list of needs is long: A $45mm, long-term parks plan to give us the parks and recreational facilities we deserve. A new firehouse to replace the one that no longer meets current safety standards. A community center to meet the needs of both teens and seniors. New sidewalks, enhanced street lighting, expansive road repaving, and upgraded infrastructure for sewage and storm water management, to name just a few priorities. In the absence of new significant revenue streams, the ability to deliver these services will always be limited. Conversely, towns that are fortunate enough to attract new investment and development have a means to deliver needed upgrades and improvements, as well as quality of life amenities that residents expect and deserve. Using redevelopment law and tax abatements proactively to drive economic progress and fiscal health is smart and necessary. In addition to our neighboring towns, we’ve seen it done in Morristown, Montclair, Red Bank and Princeton, to name just a few. Indeed, Westfield is one of the few “Main Street” communities that hasn’t taken advantage of redevelopment incentives, and we have suffered as a result. How do we get there from here? Tonight, we are introducing a redevelopment plan for our designated properties which will invite and inform development proposals. On November 2, this ordinance will go to the Planning Board for their review before a final expected Council vote on November 10. What is the redevelopment plan we are introducing tonight? It is simply a framework to explain what type of investment the Town is seeking on those properties based upon the Master Plan Reexamination recommendations, and paves the way for us to collaborate with commercial property owners, investors, and developers on meeting our mutual goals. Any and all future proposals must not only be compliant with the Master Plan and be supported by circulation and traffic studies, but must also include a robust public input component. I assure you, your voice will be critical to ensuring the best outcome for our community. It is now time for Westfield to lead with confidence and reaffirm its reputation as one of the premier communities and most vibrant downtowns in the state. We must embrace the opportunity in front of us because doing nothing is irresponsible and economically self destructive. As always, there will be those who will be vocal about resisting change. But decrying change and lamenting the state of our downtown are indeed mutually exclusive. I have always said that great towns don’t just happen. They are built with purpose and with passion by people from all walks of life. They are the consequence of key decisions taken at critical times in the life of the town by people of vision and leadership. So it is now time for us to lead. And with your input and support, together, we will make Westfield a national model for a post-COVID 21st century community. .
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