Inventory · All 28 Platform Planks

The Inventory.

Every plank in the published platform, classified against legal authority, budget exposure, and existing city capacity. Click any card to open the plank-by-plank classifier: why the classification stands, which Florida statutes apply, what the city could execute if the promise were rewritten inside its actual authority, and — for unfunded planks — what delivery would actually cost.


Authority:Category:Barrier:
01Mixed Authority

Affordable Housing & Homelessness Solutions

Zoning, adaptive reuse, and city housing programs are executable, but rent stabilization, tenant mandates, and TOPA-style tools remain preempted or legally fragile.

Housing · 3 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureLegislative Conversion RiskIntergovernmental Exposure
02Mixed Authority

Economic Prosperity & Anti-Poverty Solutions

Financial empowerment, workforce partnerships, and voluntary certification are deliverable, but binding living-wage mandates on contractors are preempted once HB 433 takes effect.

Economy · 2 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureFunding Gap Analysis
03External Coordination

Public Transit Expansion, Walkability & Traffic Relief

Dig-once street upgrades and a city-funded pass pilot are feasible, but systemwide transit expansion depends on FDOT, LYNX, Orange County, and Tallahassee.

Transit · 3 barriersClassify →
Jurisdictional LimitsLegislative Conversion RiskFunding Gap Analysis
04Mixed Authority

Small Business Support & Empowerment

Most operational support tools are within city control, but local wage or hiring mandates on contractors do not survive state preemption.

Economy · 3 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureExisting Program OverlapFunding Gap Analysis
05Mixed Authority

Diversifying Orlando's Economy

Partnership-building and zoning support for maker industries are feasible, but job-growth zones tied to local-hire mandates are preempted and overlap with existing regional entities.

Economy · 3 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureExisting Program OverlapFunding Gap Analysis
06Mixed Authority

Reimagining & Revitalizing Downtown Orlando

CRA activation, housing incentives, and outreach are executable, but local-hire conditions and some homelessness-response tools are constrained by state law.

Community · 3 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureExisting Program OverlapJurisdictional Limits
07Mixed Authority

Community Safety, Crime Prevention, & Gun Violence Prevention

CVI, non-police crisis response, and gun-safety education are feasible, but firearm regulation and a pre-HB 601 civilian review model are not.

Public Safety · 4 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureExisting Program OverlapFunding Gap AnalysisIntergovernmental Exposure
08Within Authority

Preventing Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Abuse & Human Trafficking

City HR policies, training, awareness campaigns, and survivor-service partnerships are deliverable even though criminal enforcement remains largely outside city control.

Health · 1 barrierClassify →
Jurisdictional Limits
09External Coordination

Strong Public Schools & Early Education

Crossing guards, Safe Routes, and afterschool partnerships are workable, but school staffing and Pre-K delivery require OCPS and state action.

Education · 1 barrierClassify →
Jurisdictional Limits
10External Coordination

Universal Childcare & Support for Families

Family resource hubs and navigation support are feasible, but city-run universal childcare is structurally outside municipal reach.

Education · 2 barriersClassify →
Jurisdictional LimitsFunding Gap Analysis
11Mixed Authority

Public Health & Disability Services

Mobile units, disability services, access audits, and crisis-response teams are feasible, but school nursing, coverage expansion, and harm-reduction policy run through other entities.

Health · 2 barriersClassify →
Jurisdictional LimitsFunding Gap Analysis
12Within Authority

Supporting Orlando's Seniors & Aging in Place with Dignity

Most operational elements sit inside city budget and service authority; the main limits are state and federal funding streams for long-term care.

Community · 3 barriersClassify →
Existing Program OverlapJurisdictional LimitsFunding Gap Analysis
13Mixed Authority

Preventing Displacement & Gentrification

City land, legal aid, dashboards, and incentive-based affordability are workable, but binding tenant, registry, and anti-speculation tools face statutory or preemption barriers.

Housing · 3 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureJurisdictional LimitsLegislative Conversion Risk
14Mixed Authority

Protecting Orlando's Natural Beauty & Climate Future

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.

Environment · 2 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureFunding Gap Analysis
15Mixed Authority

Clean Energy & Electrification

Fleet electrification, city-facility efficiency, and EV infrastructure are feasible, but fuel bans and broader grid-decarbonization mandates remain outside city power.

Environment · 2 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureJurisdictional Limits
16Within Authority

Climate Resilience, Smart Growth & Water Protection

Stormwater infrastructure, resilient capital projects, septic-to-sewer work, and water-conservation incentives are core city functions even with some state growth-management constraints.

Environment · 2 barriersClassify →
Jurisdictional LimitsFunding Gap Analysis
17Mixed Authority

Zero Waste, Circular Economy & Environmental Justice

Composting, city-event waste reduction, and circular-economy pilots are feasible, but broader plastic and food-container regulation is preempted.

Environment · 1 barrierClassify →
Preemption Exposure
18Within Authority

Recreation & Parks: Investing in Joy, Health & Community

Parks, programming, amenities, and trail connections sit squarely inside city authority and are constrained mainly by capital and operating trade-offs.

Community · 1 barrierClassify →
Funding Gap Analysis
19Within Authority

Hurricane Preparedness and Response

Emergency planning, communications, shelter coordination, debris response, and post-storm support are core mayoral functions.

Public Safety · 1 barrierClassify →
Jurisdictional Limits
20External Coordination

Trade, Travel, & Economic Development

Trade delegations and workforce partnerships are feasible, but airport expansion and route decisions require GOAA action.

Economy · 1 barrierClassify →
Jurisdictional Limits
21Mixed Authority

Equality, Inclusion & Protecting Civil Rights

Language access, reentry support, accessibility, and city workforce policies are deliverable, but immigration non-cooperation and legally aggressive ordinance expansion face state challenge risk.

Equity · 2 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureIntergovernmental Exposure
22State Preempted

Reimagining the Tourism Development Tax for Orlando's Future

The mayor has no direct control over TDT allocation; reform depends on Tallahassee and Orange County.

Economy · 2 barriersClassify →
Jurisdictional LimitsLegislative Conversion Risk
23Within Authority

Arts & Athletics: Elevating Orlando's Cultural and Recreational Life

Arts funding, recreation investment, youth sports, film-permitting, and public art sit inside city authority even though the biggest event-hosting ambitions need partners.

Community · 2 barriersClassify →
Jurisdictional LimitsFunding Gap Analysis
24Within Authority

Animal Welfare & Compassionate Communities

Most animal-welfare tools sit inside ordinances, parks, and emergency planning, though shelter outcomes still depend on Orange County coordination.

Community · 1 barrierClassify →
Jurisdictional Limits
25Within Authority

Government Accountability, Transparency & Term Limits

Transparency, dashboards, meeting access, participatory budgeting, and civic-tech tools are executive choices; term limits and election-date changes need a charter referendum.

Governance · 1 barrierClassify →
Jurisdictional Limits
26Within Authority

Volunteerism & City Engagement: Powering Change Through People

This is operationally straightforward and depends mainly on staffing and budget, not legal permission.

Community · 1 barrierClassify →
Funding Gap Analysis
27Within Authority

Supporting Public Employees

Pay, leave, training, and HR modernization are within city power subject to council budget approval and SB 256 labor constraints.

Governance · 2 barriersClassify →
Preemption ExposureFunding Gap Analysis
28Within Authority

Data-Driven Governance & Measuring Success

Performance goals, dashboards, open data, and results-based budgeting are administrative tools the mayor can implement directly.

Governance · 1 barrierClassify →
Funding Gap Analysis