Protecting Orlando's Natural Beauty & Climate Future
Audit Verdict · Mixed Authority
This is a framing plank rather than a standalone implementation program; the operative constraints appear in the clean-energy, resilience, and zero-waste sections that follow.
Parts deliverable. Headline promise runs into preemption, fragility, or outside control.
The Promise
Frame a broader climate and environmental agenda that is executed through clean energy, resilience, smart growth, water protection, and zero-waste commitments.
Analysis
This section is best read as a container for the next three planks. Its feasibility is mixed only because the downstream agenda blends achievable infrastructure work with preempted energy and waste regulation.
Legislative Record
She chairs the Florida House Bipartisan Climate and Energy Caucus and has opposed legislation that would weaken net metering.
Implementation Barriers
Several headline proposals depend on tools Florida has already preempted, turning them into immediate legal barriers rather than municipal implementation choices.
- Rent control and expanded tenant protections despite F.S. 125.0103 and HB 1417
- Living wage and local hiring mandates blocked by HB 433/SB 742
- Gun regulations and Citizen Review Board pledges under F.S. 790.33 and HB 601
Many pledges across the audited inventory arrive without cost estimates or recurring funding sources — even as the existing city budget is already heavily committed.
- No cost estimate for universal childcare, transit pass subsidies, or a new disability office
- No funding source for expanded CVI, legal aid, or business disruption insurance
- Ignores personnel-heavy budget: 62% of general fund is payroll and 55% goes to public safety