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VILLAGE OF COTTAGE GROVE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Village Board of Trustees

Monday, April 21, 2025

6:30 p.m.

This meeting will take place as a hybrid meeting both virtually via Zoom and in person at Village Hall at 221 E Cottage Grove Road. If you are utilizing Zoom, please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone by visiting
 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87033440808?pwd=5ttyVqZ9teSDUCPNs0BKI9aSUcScr4.1.   You can also participate via phone by dialing 1 312 626 6799 and use Meeting 870 3344 0808#  When asked for your Participant ID, just press #, when asked for the Passcode enter 221.You may also choose to participate by providing public comment prior to the meeting via email to Village Clerk Lisa Kalata: lkalata@village.cottage-grove.wi.us. If this is a teleconference, virtual or hybrid meeting, please review the Village of Cottage Grove’s policy.

1.

Call to order

2.

Determination of quorum and that the agenda was properly posted

3.

Pledge of Allegiance

4.

PUBLIC APPEARANCES-Public's opportunity to speak

5.

Discuss and consider the minutes of the Village Board meeting on April 7, 2025.

Documents:
  1. 4-7-25 VB Minutes.pdf
6.

Unfinished Business

a. Discuss and consider resolution 2025-07 Re: Resolution Providing for the Sale Of Approximately $3,335,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2025A and Rescinding Resolution 2025-02 Regarding the Issuance of Promissory Notes.

Documents:
  1. Pre-Sale Report Series 2025A REVISED II.pdf
  2. 2025-07 Cottage Grove V of - 25A GOPNs - Set Sale Resolution.pdf
7.

New Business

a. Discuss and consider Resolution 2025-04 Re: Appreciation of Service to John Williams.

b. Discuss and consider Resolution 2025-05 Re: Appreciation of Service to Loreen Gage.

c. Discuss and consider Resolution 2025-06 Re: Appreciation of Service to Sarah Valencia.

d. Discuss and consider the Village Board’s options for how to fill the vacant Trustee position.

e. Review the Village’s Mission, Vision, and Values statements and potential consideration of amendments.

f. Discuss and consider request from Cottage Grove Fire Department to place carnival workers on lot next to Municipal Services Building.

g. Discuss and consider ordinance 07-2025 Re: Adopting Ch. SPS Chapters relating to Building Codes.

h. Discuss and consider Resolution 2025-03 Re: Earth Day, Sustainability and Pollinator Protection.

Documents:
  1. 2025-04 Resolution Appreciation for Service John Williams.pdf
  2. 2025-05 Resolution Appreciation for Service Loreen Gage.pdf
  3. 2025-06 Resolution Appreciation for Service Sarah Valencia.pdf
  4. Filling a Vacancy on the Village Board.pdf
  5. Mission, Vision, Values.pdf
  6. Festival request to place carnival workers-1.pdf
  7. original-5387A7C4-EF77-446E-9678-B721F48DE88C.jpeg
  8. 07-2025-Ordinance adopting Ch. SPS Chapters Relating to Building Codes.pdf
  9. 2025-03 Earth Day, Sustainability, Pollinator Protection.pdf
8.

Reports from Village Boards, Commissions & Committees

8.I.

Utility Commission

Documents:
  1. 4-9-25 Utility Agenda.pdf
8.II.

Public Works, Properties and Sustainability Committee

a. Discuss and consider no parking on Clark Street from Grove Street west to the Village limits.

Documents:
  1. Clark Street No Parking.pdf
  2. 4-9-25 PW Agenda.pdf
8.III.

Plan Commission

a. Discuss and consider an application from Kirk Eilenfeldt for approval of an ETJ Certified Survey Map creating one new parcel at 4082 Ridge Road in the Town of Cottage Grove, within the Village’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Documents:
  1. 04-09-2025 Plan Commission Agenda.pdf
  2. CG_VAR_PC_EilenfeldtCSM_2025-04-14.pdf
  3. CG_Eilenfeldt_ETJ-CSM_2025-04-03.pdf
  4. App_EilenfeldtCSM_2025-03-31.pdf
  5. EilenfeldtCSM_2025-03-31.pdf
8.IV.

Library Board

Documents:
  1. 04.16.2025 Library Board Agenda.pdf
9.

Reports From Village Officers

  1. Village Attorney
    1. Legal briefings/status update
    2. Presentation regarding Open Meetings, Public Records and Ethics.
  2. Village President
    1. Discuss and consider committee appointments for 2025 vacancies.
Documents:
  1. Open Meetings Law, Ethics, Public Records Outline.pdf
  2. Memo_Committee Appointments_CKN 2025.pdf
  3. Committee Recommendations_CKN 2025.pdf
10.

Communications and Miscellaneous Business

a. Consider approval of vouchers
b. Correspondence
c. Upcoming community events
d. Future agenda items

Documents:
  1. Bills List.pdf
11.

Adjournment

Any item on the agenda is subject to final action. Notice: Persons needing special accommodations should call 608-839-4704 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies may attend the above stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

Upcoming meetings

4/22-Law Enforcement Committee

4/24- Parks & Recreation

4/24- Deer-Grove EMS

4/28-Jt. Fire