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February 17, 2026 VILLAGE OF SPRINGVILLE BOARD MEETING February 17, 2026, Minutes – 7:00 PM The Regular Meeting of the Trustees of the Village of Springville was held at the Village Municipal Building, 65 Franklin Street, Springville, New York at the above date and time. Present: Mayor Timothy Michaels via Teams Deputy Mayor Russ Belscher Trustees Mary Padasak Jessica Schuster Village Attorney Paul Weiss Code Enforce- John Baker Ment Officer Clerk/Treasurer Jennifer Haberl Also Attending: Andy Avery – Police Officer Matthew Malican - ECSO Kelly Baker - Historic Preservation Committee Kristine Klein – 112 Elm Street Michael McCory – 200 Elm Street Rollin Miller – 33 Elm Street Archie Burger – 61 Elm Street 10 members of the public Absent: Trustee Lindsay Buncy Police Officer Nick Budney In Charge Superintendent Duane Boberg Deputy Mayor Belscher called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. MINUTES o Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 2, 2026, were approved as written by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. PUBLIC HEARING - None PUBLIC COMMENT – Deputy Mayor Belscher made it known that there would be no action taken at this board meeting regarding the Elm Street Project. o Kristine Klein from 112 Elm Street lives directly across from the parcel that was the subject of the Planning Board’s January 23 decision. While there will be no decision made tonight, she understands that there may be potential future motions regarding overturning the Planning Board’s determination and listed a few of her concerns, namely spot zoning. She stated that spot zoning is illegal in NYS. She requests that all decisions be made through a transparent, unbiassed and community centered process. Page 1|9

February 17, 2026 NEW BUSINESS o Update to Village Code regarding signs - amend our code to reflect 1st amendment protections as defined by the United States Supreme Court. A motion was made by Trustee Schuster to set a Public Hearing on March 16, 2026, to address concerns regarding the code as it relates to signage, seconded by Mayor Michaels, and unanimously approved. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Clerk/Treasurer Resolutions: o Authorize to Advertise for Public Hearing on Tentative Budget for 2026-2027 to be held on Monday March 2, 2026, at 7:01 pm at 65 Franklin St. This was approved by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. Trustee Schuster commented that she believes the proposed budget is a fair budget for the Village. Discussion: o Election information is on the village website www.villageofspringvilleny.gov. Please see NYS Board of Election website www.elections.ny.gov for more information or contact your attorney o Budget hearings took place as scheduled Feb 10 & 12 2026. o Last day to pay any unpaid water/sewer and lawn mowing invoices is April 20th. Any accounts left unpaid after that will be relevied onto the Village tax bill for June 1st. o Published the Notice of General Village Election setting forth the (1) Polling Place; (2) hours during which the polls are open; and (3) names and addresses of candidates, offices, and term nominated for. This notice will be in the 2/19/2026 Journal. (March 7 is last day to publish this notice per NYCOM) o Kevin Parrett from Hometown Firefighters can come to the board meeting on April 20, 2026 to discuss the LOSAP investment options and answer any of the Boards questions/concerns. Superintendent Report Resolutions: o Resolution: To hire Joshua Rice - Mileblock Rd North Collins, NY 14111, for a per diem position with the Village of Springville Control Center. He will be on a six-month probation with a starting wage of $22.00 per hr. Training to start as soon as possible. This was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Schuster and carried with unanimous approval. Trustee Schuster commented that she is grateful for the help to have the overnight shifts covered. o Resolution: To suspend late fees on Village electric utilities until May 20th. The letter below will go out with the March bills: Page 2|9

February 17, 2026 This was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Schuster. Trustee Schuster commented that this is a big effort by the constituents to show that they care and try to give people the opportunity to make staggered payments without late fees for 2 months. It is important to know that payments still need to be made on time. Additional payments will always be accepted during the months when the bill might be lower to apply it to the higher winter months. We are doing our best to keep the Village affordable. This was carried with unanimous approval. Police Report o Police Officer Avery - no report this evening. o ECSO Matthew Malican reported on the following: - Tip411 app is a tool designed for law enforcement agencies to facilitate communication between citizens and law enforcement. You can anonymously report anything you feel worthy of reporting to the Sheriff’s office. This part of the app is up and running. Alerts and warnings can be pushed out based on your location. - Shane Miller will be taking time off in March and April and Sheriff Malican will be his replacement during that time. Fire Report – No report this evening. Code Enforcement Officer – CEO John Baker updated the board on the following: o Working on the annual report required by NYS. o Working on the Short-Term Rental (STR) legislation. A motion was made by Trustee Schuster to set a Public Hearing on March 16, 2026, to address concerns regarding the changes to the STR guidelines to the village code, seconded by Trustee Padasak, and carried with unanimous approval. This will be available to review on the website. Control Center – No report this evening OLD BUSINESS – None BILLS – Bills, as examined by members of the Board of Trustees, were approved for payment in accordance with Abstracts # 247- 262 of 2025/2026 total of $339,049.79 for the General, Water/Sewer, Electric, Trust and Agency Funds by motion of Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. CONSENT AGENDA – The motion was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval.to accepting the permits and applications below. Page 3|9

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February 17, 2026 VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT – No report. TRUSTEE NOTES & PROJECT REPORTS Trustee Belscher o Next Planning Board Meeting is February 24. Trustee Schuster o Thank you to everyone who attended the budget hearings and for everyone’s willingness to work on the budget. Trustee Padasak – No report. Mayor Michaels – No Report TREE COMMITTEE REPORT - None PUBLIC COMMENT o Rollin Miller of 33 Elm Street commented on the narrow intersection at Elm & Main and the large amount of traffic already, adding more housing would make the traffic problems worse and more unsafe. The end of Elm Street at Main should be opened more. o Archie Burger of 61 Elm Street bought his home 3 years ago and wants to raise his small family on this quiet road. He likes the idea of homes being built there but not apartment buildings. He thinks apartment buildings will look out of place in this residential neighborhood. o Mike McCrory of 200 Elm Street would like to see single family homes built in this neighborhood, not a 12-unit apartment building. He also mentioned how the opening to get on Elm from Main is very tight especially with the snow in the winter months. o John Baker, Code Enforcement Officer, explained the process of rezoning. The Planning Boards recommendation to the Village board was to deny the Elm Street Project’s petition to rezone. If this is to be appealed, there would have to be another public hearing with a 10-day notice that would be in the Springville Journal, Facebook and the Village of Springville’s website, along with a sign on the Elm Street property. No action can be taken without public notice for that petition to amend the zoning map. Per Village Attorney, Paul Weiss, if you would like to refer to the code, see 200 97-105 for the procedures that have to be followed in the Village code. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None ADJOURN Motion was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak, and carried with unanimous approval to adjourn the Regular Session at 7:36pm. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Haberl Clerk/Treasurer Page 9|9