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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.
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Jeanna Ancona
Senior Office Specialist