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The City of Coral Gables has announced that the Florida League of Cities has appointed Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson, Commissioner Melissa Castro and Commissioner Ariel Fernandez to serve on Florida League of Cities policy committees for the 2024-25 legislative season.
City staff members Chelsea Granell and Fernando Weiner were appointed to serve on Florida League of City boards as well. Legislative policy committee appointments were selected by Florida League of Cities president Michael C. Blake, mayor of Cocoa.
Vice Mayor Anderson was appointed to serve on the Intergovernmental Relations, Mobility and Emergency Management committee. This committee addresses a range of issues including transportation, municipal roads, traffic safety, municipal airports, drones, vertiports, ports, telecommunications, broadband, use of public rights-of-way, parking, signage, emergency management, homelessness, charter counties, annexation, ethics for public officers and employees, elections, special districts, and general preemptions.
“It is an honor to have Coral Gables so well represented this legislative season with three commission members and two staff members serving as part of the Florida League of Cities policy committees,” Anderson said. “My appointment to the Intergovernmental Relations, Mobility and Emergency Management Committee presents a unique opportunity to work with partners and policy experts on issues that directly impact quality of life in our state.”
Commissioner Castro was appointed to serve on the Development, Code Compliance, and Redevelopment Committee. This committee tackles critical issues including development, redevelopment, housing, community planning, zoning, eminent domain, property rights, short-term rentals, code enforcement, building and fire code, building permitting, and concurrency management.
“Development, code compliance, and redevelopment are issues that I care deeply about and a critical focus area for Coral Gables residents,” Commissioner Castro said. “This appointment allows me to advocate for the values and priorities of our community at the state level, ensuring that the voices of our residents are heard and reflected in the legislative process.”
Commissioner Fernandez was appointed to serve on the Finance and Taxation Committee.
This committee focuses on a range of important topics including general finance and tax issues, fees, assessments, infrastructure funding, local option revenues, pension issues, revenue sharing, franchise fees, Communications Services Tax (CST), and ad valorem.
“I am honored by my appointment to the Finance and Taxation Legislative Policy committee of the Florida League of Cities, representing the residents of our City Beautiful, Coral Gables,” Commissioner Fernandez said. “I look forward to working with chair Robert F. Stuart, vice chair Molly Young, and fellow leaders from municipalities around our great State of Florida to advance the priorities of residents and ensure a Residents First government in our state.”
Legislative affairs manager Chelsea Granell was appointed to serve on the Municipal Operations Committee. This committee oversees government operations, municipal service delivery, cybersecurity, technology, public safety, public meetings, public records, public property use and management, procurement, personnel, insurance, collective bargaining, workers’ compensation, liability, and sovereign immunity.
Governmental affairs manager Fernando Weiner was appointed to serve on the Utilities, Natural Resources, and Public Works committee. This committee addresses coastal management, environmental permitting, hazardous and toxic wastes, recycling, solid waste collection and disposal, stormwater, wastewater treatment and reuse, water management, water quality and quantity, resiliency, brownfields, and municipal utilities.
As legislative policy committee members, they will help develop the league’s legislative platform, which details priority issues that are most likely to affect daily municipal governance and local decision-making during the upcoming legislative session, as well as help league staff understand the real-world implications of proposed legislation. Committee members also are asked to serve as advocates for local decision-making throughout the legislative process.
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