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Oro Valley updates community on resident working groups drafting 10‑year plan “OV’s Path Forward”
Summary
Staff told council the resident working groups produced a 30% draft of a 10‑year community plan after broad engagement: 100+ residents participated in 25 meetings, producing roughly 31 goals, 83 policies and 241 actions; the 30% draft will be distributed to working group members, stakeholders, boards and council for review.
Principal planner Malini Sims updated the Oro Valley Town Council on May 21 on the progress of OV’s Path Forward, the town’s effort to craft a 10‑year community action plan that — if approved — would go to voters in 2026.
Sims said phase 2 began in late January and engaged more than 100 residents through 25 working‑group meetings, producing what staff call a 30% draft of the plan. The draft, Sims said, compiles the resident groups’ reconciled recommendations into a structured set of guiding principles, goals, policies and actions.
Sims provided participation totals: more than 3,000 comments collected at 93 pop‑up events, roughly 2,000 additional online comments, and more than 900 comments in online discussion forums. She said the working groups generated “roughly 31 goals, 83 policies, and 241 actions” and that all meeting recordings and notes are being published online for transparency. Sims said the 30% draft would be sent to resident working‑group members, stakeholder groups, boards and council by the end of the week and that staff will return in June for council comments during a study session.
Council members praised the outreach and asked for staff to list involved staffers and departments. Several council members also asked for time to review the 30% draft in full and to see how overlapping topics were reconciled across groups (for example, a recurring theme for a central gathering area that several working groups identified). Sims said the land use map will be included in the 30% draft and noted it is a policy document rather than a parcel‑level entitlement: zoning still determines allowed uses, heights and setbacks, while the land-use map provides broader guidance.
Sims emphasized resident voices remain the top priority because the plan ultimately requires voter approval. Staff said the plan will be further refined through summer graphic and design work, reviewed by the working groups for consensus in August, then released broadly for fall community review during phase 3.
Next steps: staff will distribute the 30% draft by the end of the week and return to council in June for a study session to gather comments, then continue revisions through the summer.
