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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Community Engagement Advisory Group - 1/19/2023MINUTES 2026 GENERAL PLAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP JOINT STUDY SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: TOWN COUNCIL, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, STORMWATER UTILITY COMMISSION, WATER UTILITY COMMISSION, YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL January 19, 2023 HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM 11000 N. LA CAÑADA DRIVE            STUDY SESSION AT OR AFTER 6:00 PM   CALL TO ORDER Planning Manager Bayer Vella called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.   ROLL CALL Planning Manager Bayer Vella performed the Roll Call, calling out the Board and Commissioner members who were present. Present: Kennedy Blanchard, Youth Advisory Council Kenna Brock, Youth Advisory Council Liam DaDeppo, Youth Advisory Council Riley Goodwin, Youth Advisory Council Elena Hendrix, Youth Advisory Council Emma Kim, Youth Advisory Council Allison Kuester, Youth Advisory Council Faith Ryan, Youth Advisory Council Tanish Doshi, Youth Advisory Council Thomas Gribb, Board of Adjustment Stephen Roach, Board of Adjustment Vice Chair (via Zoom) Joseph Affinati, Board of Adjustment Jennifer Carr, Budget and Finance Commission Heather Laird, Budget and Finance Commission John Fortunato, Budget and Finance Commission Michael Paul, Historic Preservation Commission Auvie Lee, Historic Preservation Commission Gary Temple, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Joanne Moothart, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Matthew Wood, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Joe Nichols, Planning and Zoning Commission Skeet Posey, Planning and Zoning Commission (via Zoom) Kimberly Outlaw Ryan, Planning and Zoning Commission Dan Sturmon, Planning and Zoning Commission Richard Hawkinson, Stormwater Utility Commission Gary Mattson, Stormwater Utility Commission Kay Lantow, Water Utility Commission Clarence, Tom, Marek, Water Utility Commission Melanie Barrett, Vice Mayor Tim Bohen, Town Council Harry Greene, Town Council Joyce Jones-Ivey, Town Council Joseph C. Winfield, Mayor Absent: Jordan Adams, Youth Advisory Council Gabby Ahlfield, Youth Advisory Council Natalie DeSilva, Youth Advisory Council Lauren Ernzen, Youth Advisory Council Vincent Ferrara, Youth Advisory Council Matthew Kim, Youth Advisory Council Christian Kirkland, Youth Advisory Council George Li, Youth Advisory Council Amiya Lotun, Youth Advisory Council Alexei Mendez, Youth Advisory Council Ryan Russel, Youth Advisory Council Sameer Sandhu, Youth Advisory Council Brooke Taylor, Youth Advisory Council Jaden Wu, Youth Advisory Council Octavio Barcelo, Board of Adjustment Helen Dankwerth, Board of Adjustment Michael Mason, Budget and Finance Commission Gerald LeMay, Budget and Finance Commission Puntadeleste Bozeman, Historic Preservation Commission Nicole Casaus, Historic Preservation Commission Joan Pliego, Historic Preservation Commission Ronald Scantlan, Historic Preservation Commission Antonia Landau, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Cheryl Horvath, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Philip Saletta, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Emily Veres, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Anna Clark, Planning and Zoning Commission Jacob Herrington, Planning and Zoning Commission David Parker, Stormwater Utility Commission William Thomas, Stormwater Utility Commission Richard Crocker, Stormwater Utility Commission David Atler, Water Utility Commission Alan Forrest, Water Utility Commission Patricia Olson, Water Utility Commission Niranjan Vescio, Water Utility Commission Greg Hitt, Water Utility Commission Josh Nicholson, Town Council Steve Solomon, Town Council Staff Present:Milini Simms, Principal Planner Bayer Vella, Planning Manager Tobin Sidles, Legal Services Director STUDY SESSION AGENDA   1.DISCUSSION ONLY WITH TOWN COUNCIL, BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND PUBLIC ATTENDEES REGARDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE UPCOMING GENERAL PLAN       Planning Manager Bayer Vella began a presentation that included the following: - Discussion Items - Mr. Vella led a group exercise asking each participant what the General Plan is and what it means to them. - What is a General Plan? - Importance of the General Plan - Schedule and Meeting Topics -Your Voice, Our Future (YVOF) General Plan - Results of the Community Engagement Process Principal Planner Milini Simms continued with the presentation that included the following: - General Plan elements - How has the community changed since the last General Plan? - Employment - Main employers - Development and growth patterns - Single-family residential trends - Housing - Transportation - Water - Parks and Recreation - Your turn! In your experience, how has the community changed since the last General Plan? - Ms. Simms led a group exercise asking participants what has changed in the community since the last General Plan. - What do you anticipate as focal topics of community discussion? Ms. Simms led the group in an exercise to identify what topic they feel will be the key focal point of community discussion. Discussion ensued regarding the selections the group chose related to Transportation, Climate and Sustainability, Cultural Resources, Employment and Services, Housing, Infrastructure, Parks and Recreation, Environment and Open Space, Public Safety, Water, Development and Growth, as well as an Other category.   ADJOURNMENT Principal Planner Milini Simms adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.   I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the 2026 General Plan I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the 2026 General Plan Community Engagement Advisory Group Study Session of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 19th day of January 2023. ___________________________ Jeanna Ancona Senior Office Specialist