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OV'S PATH FORWARD RESIDENT WORKING GROUP MEETING
JOINT STUDY SESSION
April 22, 2025
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Staff Present:Milini Simms, Principal Planner
Rene Olvera, Senior Planner
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 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE 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
Goals, Policies and Actions
Environment and Views: Resident Direction and Guiding Principle
Climate and Sustainability: Resident Direction and Guiding Principle
Ground Rules
Helpful Tips
Ms. Simms led the group through a facilitated discussion about the residents' guidance along with the
draft goals, policies, and actions pertaining to:
Open Space Conservation Areas / Environmental Resources
Development Patterns
Views
Heat Mitigation
Recycling / Waste Programs
Encourage solar and energy-efficient appliances
Electric Vehicles
Other Ideas
Guiding Principles
The group discussed and reviewed the draft of the goals, policies, actions, and associated guiding
principles 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
April 22, 2025 Minutes, OV's Path Forward Resident Working Group 1
ADJOURNMENT
Principal Planner Milini Simms adjourned the meeting at 7:34 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 22nd day of April 2025.
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Rene Olvera
Senior Planner
April 22, 2025 Minutes, OV's Path Forward Resident Working Group 2