Votes at a glance: Cottage Grove Village Board, Oct. 6, 2025

Cottage Grove, Wis. — The Village of Cottage Grove Board of Trustees took several formal actions at its Oct. 6 meeting. Key outcomes: trustees approved minutes from the Sept. 15 meeting; tabled the fire/EMS study RFP; approved Resolution 2025‑523 recognizing pedestrian safety; authorized staff to apply for a non‑state grant program for local building projects; approved vouchers; and voted to enter closed session on three agenda items (property acquisition at 616 North Main Street, Flynn Hall agreement terms, and the village administrator’s annual performance review).

Below are the motions recorded in the meeting transcript with mover/second and outcomes as stated on the record.

1) Approve Village Board minutes (Sept. 15, 2025) - Motion: Approve minutes as presented. - Mover: Trustee Murphy. Second: Trustee Severson. - Outcome: Voice vote — motion carried. - Notes: No roll‑call recorded in the transcript.

2) Table fire/EMS study RFP (Agenda item 6B) - Motion: Table to next meeting. - Mover: Trustee Severson. Second: Trustee Murphy. - Outcome: Voice vote — motion carried. - Notes: Staff directed to include a $40,000 placeholder in the draft 2026 budget for the study (administration recommendation).

3) Adopt Resolution 2025‑523 (pedestrian safety) - Motion: Approve Resolution 2025‑523 as presented. - Mover: (recorded mover) Trustee Severson. Second: Trustee Murphy. - Outcome: Voice vote — motion carried. - Notes: Resolution was submitted by a nonprofit and follows prior years’ practice; dollar amount or program specifics not specified in the transcript.

4) Apply for non‑state grant program funding for local building projects - Motion: Authorize application for the non‑state grant program for local building projects. - Mover: Trustee Murphy. Second: Trustee Bridal. - Outcome: Voice vote — motion carried. - Notes: No dollar amount was specified in the motion; during discussion a trustee urged staff to “go right up to that $2,000,000 cap.”

5) Approve vouchers (bills) - Motion: Approve vouchers as presented. - Mover: Trustee Murphy. Second: Trustee Dahl. - Outcome: Voice vote — motion carried. - Notes: Trustees asked about a $16,800 sewer televising and cleaning line item; staff explained the village televises/cleans pipes on a multi‑year cycle (roughly a five‑year program covering the village).

6) Enter closed session — property acquisition at 616 North Main Street (Agenda item 11) - Motion: Enter closed session under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 for deliberating or negotiating purchase of public property. - Mover: (recorded mover) Presiding officer. Second: (recorded) yes. - Outcome: Roll call vote — Venzo: Aye; Dahl: Aye; Kel Nelson: Aye; Murphy: Aye; Severson: Aye; Stoa: Yes. Motion carried; board entered closed session.

7) Enter closed session — Flynn Hall agreement terms (Agenda item 12) - Motion: Enter closed session under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 for deliberating or negotiating purchase of public property/other specified public business. - Mover: Presiding officer. Second: recorded. - Outcome: Roll call vote — Venzo: Aye; Dahl: Aye; Kel Nelson: Aye; Murphy: Aye; Severson: Aye; Stoa: Yes. Motion carried; board entered closed session.

8) Enter closed session — village administrator annual performance review (Agenda item 13) - Motion: Enter closed session under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 for considering employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of public employees. - Mover: Presiding officer. Second: recorded. - Outcome: Roll call vote — Venzo: Aye; Dahl: Aye; Kel Nelson: Aye; Murphy: Aye; Severson: Aye; Stoa: Yes. Motion carried; board entered closed session.

These outcomes are recorded from the meeting transcript; the Village took additional non‑voting actions (reports, committee updates) and scheduled further budget review work sessions. Where individual vote tallies were given in roll call, they are reproduced above; other votes were recorded as voice votes with the chair announcing “motion carries.”