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Town Board Meeting June 11, 2026 REGULAR TOWN MEETING Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm Page 9 ARTICLE VI SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE Section 104-11. SEVERABILITY and EFFECTIVE DATE If any section, subsection, phrase, sentence, or other portion of this article is for any reason held invalid, void, unconstitutional, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of New York. Further, all existing short-term rental operators at the time of the effective date of this Town of Colden Local Law, must comply with all provisions within 60 days of such filing, including securing a valid approved entries in all Erie County Comptroller’s Office Short Term Rental registrations, including having a valid Erie County Occupancy Tax Certificate of Registration. Short Term Rental operations existing prior to this Local Law’s filing date must also comply with this Chapter and submit the required Town of Colden license applications and supply the required insurance proof to the Town of Colden as well as all supplemental information required in accordance with this code chapter. This must be completed within the 60-day grace period stated above. MOTION made to approve the STR law made by Councilman Robinson, seconded by Councilman Hrycik and approved by the following vote: Councilman Robinson - yes Councilman Pietraszek - excused Councilman Hrycik - yes Supervisor DePasquale – yes Councilwoman Zurbrick -yes 3.Park Rules Update The Board discussed the purchase of 3 signs with the new park rules. The rules were reviewed at the May 2026 Town Board workshop. MOTION to adopt the Kummer Park rules made by Councilman Hrycik, seconded by Councilman Robinson and approved by the following vote: Councilman Robinson - yes Councilman Pietraszek - excused Councilman Hrycik - yes Supervisor DePasquale – yes Councilwoman Zurbrick -yes NEW BUSINESS State of Emergency – Mill St Bridge Supervisor DePasquale declared a State of Emergency for the Mill St Bridge. The bridge rating is 11-tons, it cannot accommodate emergency or maintenance vehicles, and a red flag rating is imminent. The parties responsible for the bridge, Erie County Rails to Trails and G&W Railroad, have not provided any acceptable plans for bridge rehabilitation or replacement.