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 18 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 has 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 will meet on a monthly basis to discuss the 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 are open to the public.

•  Development of the Vision 
•  Implementing the Vision 
•  Other Presentations are posted to provide examples of the potential outcome from the Ocala 2035 Vision process.
  •   Build It and They Will Come - The Building of Pine Avenue (SR 441) 
  •   Ocala Through the Years - Then and Now 
  •   Baldwin Park Tour - July 16, 2010 
   

Leadership Group Membership