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OV'S PATH FORWARD RESIDENT WORKING GROUP MEETING
JOINT STUDY SESSION
March 25, 2025
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Staff Present:Milini Simms, Principal Planner
Rene Olvera, Senior Planner
Paul Melcher, Community and Economic Development Director
Margie Adler, Economic Development Specialist
Crystal Franke, Destination Marketing Manager
RESIDENT WORKING GROUP MEETING AT OR AFTER 5:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Principal Planner Milini Simms called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
AGENDA TOPICS
1.DISCUSSION TO HELP CRAFT EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS AND TOURISM GOALS, POLICIES
AND ACTIONS RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEXT 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN, KNOWN AS
OV'S PATH FORWARD
Ms. Simms presented the following items:
Tonight's Meeting
Process
Ground Rules
Employment and Workforce
Business Attraction/Retention and Tourism
Navigating the whiteboard
Ms. Simms led the group through a facilitated discussion about the residents' guidance along with the
draft goals, policies, and actions pertaining to:
Workforce and Employer Attraction
Customer Base and Fill Empty Storefronts
Tourism
Guiding Principle
The group discussed and reviewed the draft of the goals, policies, actions, and associated guiding
principle to make sure they reflect the resident values, priorities and expectations shared during Phase
1. At the end of the discussion, the group achieved consensus that they were headed in the right
direction with some revisions.
ADJOURNMENT
March 25, 2025 Minutes, OV's Path Forward Resident Working Group 1
ADJOURNMENT
Principal Planner Milini Simms adjourned the meeting at 7:26 p.m.
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the joint study session of
the OV's Path Forward Resident Working Group Meeting of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 25th day of March
2025.
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Rene Olvera
Senior Planner
March 25, 2025 Minutes, OV's Path Forward Resident Working Group 2