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MINUTES 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

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 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