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VILLAGE OF EAST AURORA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING October 05, 2026 – 7:02 PM Present: Trustee Cameron Trustee Bojanowski Trustee Kamp Deputy Mayor Root Absent: Trustee Viger Trustee Lazickas Mayor Wochensky Also Present: Maureen Jerackas, Clerk-Treasurer Jessica Tufte- Village Administrator Kevin Rautenstrauch, Village Attorney Liz Cassidy, Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Stoll, General Foreman Patrick Welch, Police Chief 32 Members of the public PUBLIC HEARINGS • Deputy Mayor Root opened the Public Hearing at 7:04 pm to consider the Community Development Block Grant o Clerk-Treasurer Jerackas reviewed what this grant is for and said that the Town of Aurora asked to be added with an ADA ramp for the library as second on our resolution for support. o No public comments were made. Deputy Mayor Root closed the Public Hearing at 7:05 pm. SPEAKERS & COMMUNICATIONS (I) – Agenda Items Only • Victoria Sturman- Executive Director for EA Chamber of Commerce- She explained why the chamber wants to amend the permit for Carolcade and change the date from December 19th to December 18th. • Mike Yohe- Pub Crawl Applicant- He said that he has owned this business for 4 years now and would like a longer permit than 60 days, maybe a year. • Jinx Griffin- 24 Hamlin Ave- She was asking if there was going to be a change in feet from her property in regard to the 206 Main Street application. Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy said that the property has an existing 7-foot fence along the boundary of the parking lot to the north and east, and the buffer zone of 36-40 inches that's currently in the code was added in 2019. They are not necessarily required to meet the 5- foot buffer, but they absolutely need to maintain what is there currently. CONSENT CONSIDERATIONS Deputy Mayor Root reviewed each item and moved the Erie County CDBG-funded projects to the Official Considerations section. Trustee Bojanowski asked about Santa being at two events on the same day, Victoria Sturman said that there will be cookie decorating at the previous Santa's workshop area for the Holiday Magic, because Santa will be at the Wonderland event. o A Motion by Trustee Bojanowski to approve all consent agenda items,