Leadership Group

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"To create an avenue of approach fueled by a unified community vision that provides a path to enhance Ocala's quality of life."

Origins

To obtain diverse community feedback and encourage public participation, the City invited a diverse group of community members to participate on the Community Form & Design Visioning Leadership Group. In addition to bi-monthly meetings, the Leadership Group was responsible for attending and participating at City workshops, encouraging other citizens to actively participate and to make final recommendations on behalf of citizens to the City Council. In addition to engaging in interactive, educational sessions regarding the City’s current and future physical characteristics, the Leadership Group also evaluated all public comments and feedback received during public meetings and prepared the final recommendations and implementation strategies for presentation to the City of Ocala City Council.

Looking to the Future

Now that the Ocala 2035 Vision has been adopted by City Council (October 19, 2010), the Leadership Group members have become the “Champions” of the Vision. It is now their responsibility to stay informed about current and proposed development within the City and surrounding area. The Leadership Group meets on a bimonthly basis to discuss proposed projects in relation to the adopted Vision and the implementation strategies. Their role as champions requires continued participation in the public process including attendance at public meetings, Planning and Zoning Commission meetings and City Council meetings to ensure that development is consistent with the adopted Vision.

All Leadership Group meetings were open to the public. All agendas and minutes can be found here.