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June 15, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING - None PUBLIC COMMENT o Bob Muhlbauer, Chairman from the Planning Board, has a few concerns. Last week he was at Houghton for classes and Battery Energy Storage Systems and AI Data Systems were brought up. Word of warning, if there are no regulations in the code, things can happen that the Village may not want. He is asking the Board and the Village attorney to think about creating a moratorium on both issues to give the Village time to get regulations in place. NEW BUSINESS o Mayor Belscher is requesting a resolution to set a public hearing for Local Law 9 (LL9) of 2026 – Meeting Decorum. A motion was made to set a public hearing discussion by Trustee Schuster and seconded by Trustee Baker. After a lengthy discussion, Mayor Belscher would like to table LL9 until a committee is formed and can review. The motion to table was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Baker and carried with unanimous approval. A motion to from a committee to include Duane Boberg, Trustee Baker and Trustee Lipka to review LL9 - Meeting Decorum - and bring any changes and comments to the July 13 Village Board Metting. This motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Lipka and carried with unanimous approval. There will be a recommendation from the committee at the July 13 meeting and then the board will pass a resolution to adopt the recommendation from the committee to advertise as the local law if that is the intent of the committee. o Trustee Schuster and the CPIC met with Barton & Loguidice (B&L) about a grant that is available for $100,000 which requires a $25,000 match from the Village. B&L would be completing the grant writing services for NYS DOS Smart Growth Community Planning & Zoning Program. There is urgency to pass this tonight as the deadline is 7/31/2026. Asking for a resolution to authorize up to $5,000 to B&L to prepare the grant for submission by the 7/31/2026 deadline. This motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Lipka and carried with unanimous approval. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Clerk/Treasurer Resolutions: Discussion: o Village tax bills will be mailed to owners on record on May 31st. The bills are due July 1st without penalty. o Financial reports (Treasurer’s Report) – Balance Sheets, Rev & Exp Summaries have been submitted to the village board for April 2026. o Free Summer Concerts start June 25th, and a flyer is on the Village website Facebook and was sent out in the utility bills. Superintendent Report Resolutions: o To declare surplus (2) sets of hydraulic jaws of life (35 yrs old end of life), Bush guard off of old chief vehicle (selling to Millgrove Fire Department for $200.00) and old cascade system from truck 7. Motion was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Lipka, and carried with unanimous approval. o To Set Public Hearing for July 13,2026 at 7:01 PM for Local Law 8 of 2026. Chapter 200 Greenhouses. Motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Schuster, lengthy discussion followed and it was decided that this is being tabled as this is not the original wording of LL8 of 2026, due to clerical error in minutes from June 1, 2026. Motion was made to table this resolution, which is renamed to LL10 of 2026, by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Lipka and carried with unanimous approval. There will be a motion for a resolution to advertise for a public hearing for the original LL8 of 2026 at the July 13 board meeting. o Application for Publicity Fund from Springville Vol. Fire Department (car show fundraiser) for $1,000. Resolution on approved amount, motion made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Lipka and carried with unanimous approval. Page 2|9