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• Gary Wiest- 170 West Fillmore- He is concerned about the mess left over after the events that have been held at 206 Main Street and the noise if the garage doors are opened. • Ryan Kanowski- 206 Main Owner- He said that his intentions are to make 206 Main Street better and more beautiful. He said that they are not trying to keep Misters alive and said that the doors will be closed when they have music. They want to do bridal showers, fundraisers, and community events. Mayor Wochensky spoke about the process and hearing the public’s comments. He spoke about road crossing concerns, said that was part of the Blue Zone plan, and talked about a Z crossing. Department Head and Trustee Reports General Foreman- He said that they are working on storm drainage and working on a storm line on Girard that is starting to collapse. The DPW spread about 80 yards of certified cushion compost a couple of weeks back, and it turned out really nice. The stop signs were installed, and he thanked Trustee Lazickas for letting them put a giant sign in his front yard for two weeks. He has been working on our tree inventory for that grant. The price for salt this year rose about 40%, and it is going to be a tough year for that. He also said that gasoline in the past two months rose 40 cents, and their last bill was almost $1,200 more. Police Chief- He spoke about Patrol Officer Foster being promoted to detective and being the first woman in East Aurora to be a police detective. She is great with kids and will also be a juvenile detective as well. He said that one of the new officers has been trained in car seat safety and installation; there is an event at the East Aurora Fire Department from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. for car seat safety checks. The Police Department is planning for the Borderlands Festival that is coming up and working with other agencies to be prepared. He said that he has been working with Robyn Drake over the past month and has successfully filed for a grant for $125,000 for new body cameras and car cameras. The police department has been working with the Pedestrian Bike Board to make a trick-or-treating plan in the Village. He said that the HPC is looking into public government buildings and historic preservation grants for the police station building. Code Enforcement- None Village Administrator- She said that she is still getting used to everything and thanked Maureen for teaching her the process of things. Clerk- Treasurer- She said that she has been training the new Village Administrator. Trustee Lazickas- none Trustee Cameron- She asked if the HPC has had any updates on the Stonegate Mansion. Chairwoman Colopy said that Lisa, whom she was dealing with over at Stonegate, said that there has been no communication from the board of directors on the future of the mansion and is very frustrated. She said that if they try to landmark it again, people will come out against it like last time. Chairwoman Colopy said that the former Village Attorney never got a determination on having 87 people own that building and that they are not any further along or have any more information than they did 6 months ago. Trustee Cameron said that she is concerned over the growing use of AI for public-facing communication. Trustee Root- She said that she gave out the awards at the car show and that it was wonderful to be a part of the event. She went with Village Administrator Tufte to meet small business owners and get input on the community. Trustee Viger- She asked if the police department can do more monitoring of the crosswalks because of kids going back to school. Police Chief Welch spoke about social media education. Trustee Kamp- He spoke about the bait and shoot program and gave out the email for residents to contact, [email protected]. Trustee Root asked about automatic responses to emails. Trustee Bojanowski- none Mayor Wochensky- He said that he sent out the structure of the comprehensive plan and is working on the RFP. It will be sent out to the Village Board and the Planning Board for feedback. He said that the Taste of EA is taking place this weekend. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Trustee Kamp to adjourn the meeting at 8:36 pm, seconded by Trustee Bojanowski and unanimously carried.