2018 Community Calendar
2018 JANUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RED WEEK BLUE WEEK FEBRUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MARCH 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Your City Commission STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: COMMISSIONER JOHN GROGAN, COMMISSIONER ROSEMARY WILSEN, MAYOR RUSTY JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER RICHARD FIRSTNER, COMMISSIONER JOEL KELLER The City Commission meets at Ocoee City Hall, located at 150 North Lakeshore Drive, on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:15 pm. Minutes are recorded for all Commission meetings, work sessions, and public hearings and are made part of the city s official records. All City Commission meetings are televised LIVE on the city s television station Ocoee TV and shown locally on Spectrum, Channel 493. To watch the City Commission meetings and other informative government programs online, visit Ocoee TV at www.ocoee.org, and watch Ocoee TV s YouTube channel.
Ocoee shines bright like a diamond Blackwood Avenue & S.R. 50
January 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY New Year s Day City Hall Closed No Trash Collection Community Grant Program Applications Available Human Relations Diversity Board 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day MLK Day Parade 10:00 am Clarke Road Planning and Zoning Commission Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 City Hall Closed Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Code Enforcement Meeting Citizen Advisory Council to Police Department 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Deadline to Submit Community Grant Applications 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Prairie Lake Park is the perfect place for fun
February 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JANUARY MARCH Human Relations Diversity Board 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 General Employees Review Board 10:00 am Police/Fire Pension Board 1:00 pm City Hall 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Planning and Zoning Commission Valentine s Day Citizen Advisory Council to Fire Department 7:00 pm Fire Station 25 Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Community Grant Review Board Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Presidents Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Code Enforcement Meeting 25 26 27 28 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Family fun in Downtown Ocoee, McKey Street and Bluford Avenue
March 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 APRIL 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Human Relations Diversity Board Spring Fling Rain Barrel Workshop Bill Breeze Park Daylight Saving Time Begins 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Election Day, City of Ocoee Planning and Zoning Commission Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park St. Patrick s Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 6:00 pm Lakeshore Center First Day of Spring Citizen Advisory Council to Police Department 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Code Enforcement Meeting Best Fest Taste of West Orange Bill Breeze Park Good Friday Easter Eggstravaganza Jim Beech Recreation Center 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Paddle boarding and enjoying nature s 4th of July fireworks show on Starke Lake Laura Ragans
April 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY April Fools Day Easter Sunday Groundhog Day Human Relations Diversity Board 4 5 6 7 Planning and Zoning Commission 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Tax Day Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Earth Day Code Enforcement Meeting Administrative Professionals Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MARCH 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
The beautiful Passion Flower is the inspiration for Ocoee s new logo created in 2013
May 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY APRIL 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mother s Day JUNE S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Planning and Zoning Commission General Employees Pension Board 10:00 am City Hall Human Relations Diversity Board 4 5 Police/Fire Pension Board 1:00 pm City Hall Citizen Advisory Council to Fire Department 7:00 pm Fire Station 25 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park Pool Opens for Season Armed Forces Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Parks and Recreation Code Enforcement Meeting Citizen Advisory Council to Memorial Day Ceremony Advisory Board Police Department 11:00 am 6:00 pm Lakeshore Center Lakeshore Center 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Memorial Day City Hall Closed No Trash Collection Orange County Last Day of School 27 28 29 30 31 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Mushroom waterfall flows at the Family Aquatic Center
June 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hurricane Season Begins 1 2 Human Relations Diversity Board 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Planning and Zoning Commission Flag Day Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Father s Day First Day of Summer Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Code Enforcement Meeting 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Knee boarding at Starke Lake Sandy Fink
July 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Community Grant Applications Available Independence Day City Hall Closed No Trash Collection Human Relations Diversity Board 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 6:00 pm Lakeshore Center Planning and Zoning Commission Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Code Enforcement Meeting Citizen Advisory Council to Police Department 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Deadline to Submit Community Grant Applications 29 30 31 JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AUGUST 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Starke Lake, designated as one of Orange County s Fab Five lakes, attracts birds that like to feed on the lake s abundance of fish. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission established the Fab Five five urban lakes specifically for public fishing. These lakes are Turkey, Starke, Ivanhoe, Underhill and Clear.
August 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JULY SEPTEMBER General Employees Human Relations Pension Board Diversity Board 1 10:00 am City Hall 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Police/Fire 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pension Board 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1:00 pm City Hall 30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 Citizen Advisory Council to Fire Department 7:00 pm Fire Station 25 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Orange County First Day of School Planning and Zoning Commission Community Grant Review Board Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Primary Election Code Enforcement Meeting 26 27 28 29 30 31 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
A canopy of trees covers birds as they search for food
September 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY AUGUST 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Labor Day City Hall Closed No Trash Collection Human Relations Diversity Board 23 First Day of Fall 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 6:00 pm Lakeshore Center Planning and Zoning Commission Food Truck Friday Movie in the Park Bill Breeze Park 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Code Enforcement Meeting Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) Citizen Advisory Council to Police Department Pool Closes for the Season 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Children hula hooping at the Haunted House event
October 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Human Relations Diversity Board Rain Barrel Workshop 9:00 am 12 Noon Utilities Administration Columbus Day 4 5 6 Planning and Zoning Commission 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Code Enforcement Meeting 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Halloween 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOVEMBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
Room with a view Stefanie Wilson
November 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY OCTOBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Daylight Saving Time Ends DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 General Election Day General Employees Pension Board 10:00 am City Hall Police/Fire Pension Board 1:00 pm City Hall Most Valuable Partnership Grant Applications Available Human Relations Diversity Board Citizen Advisory Council to Fire Department 7:00 pm Fire Station 25 Founders Day Festival Bill Breeze Park Founders Day Festival Bill Breeze Park Veterans Day Ceremony 11:00 am Bill Breeze Park 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Veterans Day Veterans Day Observed Planning and Zoning Commission Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 6:00 pm Lakeshore Center Thanksgiving Day City Hall Closed No Trash Collection City Hall Closed 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Code Enforcement Meeting Hurricane Season Ends Deadline to Submit Most Valuable Partnership Grant Applications 25 26 27 28 29 30 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
A Norfolk Island Pine stands tall against the evening sky near McKey Street
December 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER JANUARY Ocoee Christmas Parade 1:00 pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Holiday Tree Lighting Event Historic Withers-Maguire 1 House Human Relations Diversity Board Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Christmas Eve City Hall Closed 30 New Year s Eve31 Planning and Zoning Commission Christmas Day City Hall Closed No Trash Collection Red Light Hearing 9:00 am City Hall Violations Hearing Board (As needed) First Day of Winter 25 26 27 28 29 6:15 pm City Commission Meeting LIVE on Ocoee TV City Hall
2018 2019 JANUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MARCH 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31