EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Senator René García, Chair

Commissioner, Miami-Dade County

Cary Goldberg, First Vice Chair

Governor’s Appointee, Broward County

Frank Caplan, Second Vice Chair

Councilmember, City of Key Biscayne

Quentin "Beam" Furr, Treasurer

Commissioner, Broward County

Maria Rodriguez, Secretary

Commissioner, City of Pembroke Pines

Michelle Lincoln, Immediate Past Chair

Mayor, Monroe County

Mario Bailey in a dark suit and red tie over an out of focus background

Mario J. Bailey, Immediate Past Chair

Miami-Dade County Governor's Appointee / Member, FRCA Policy Board

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Jim Allbritton

Council Member, Town of Southwest Ranches

Craig Cates

Commissioner, Monroe County

Joseph in a dark suit and red tie over a grey backgroud

Joseph M. Corradino

Mayor, Village of Pinecrest

Steve Geller

Commissioner, Broward County

Oliver G. Gilbert, III

Commissioner, Miami-Dade County

Sam Kaufman in a dark suit and red tie over a blurred background

Samuel Kaufman

Commissioner, City of Key West

Kionne L. McGhee

Commissioner, Miami-Dade County

Michael Udine

Commissioner, Broward County

Samuel S. Goren, Esquire ​

Legal Counsel

Isabel Cosio Carballo, MPA

Executive Director

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Sirena Davila
Ex-Officio Member

Southeast District Director Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Dat Huynh, P.E.
Ex-Officio Member

District Intermodal Systems Manager, Florida Department of Transportation, District Six

Armando Vilaboy
Ex-Officio Member

Regional Representative Miami-Dade and Monroe, South Florida Water Management District

MEMBERSHIP & RESPONSIBILITIES

The South Florida Regional Planning Council is organized under the authority of Chapter 186, Florida Statutes. In the Council, Broward County and Miami-Dade County are represented by three elected official members and Monroe County is represented by two elected official members. The members are selected from the representative governing body. Monroe has one additional elected official member and Broward and Miami-Dade have two additional elected official members from general purpose municipal governments appointed by the member government. The Governor of the State of Florida appoints a maximum of six voting members with each County entitled to a minimum of one appointment by the Governor. The Governor also appoints certain ex-officio, non-voting members to the Council from districts four and six of the Florida Department of Transportation; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; the Florida Department of Commerce; and the South Florida Water Management District. All appointees are eligible for reappointment. Each voting member on the Council has an equal vote, and members serve three-year terms, which are staggered. No Council member may serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The South Florida Regional Planning Council is a planning and public policy agency. The policy document, which guides all of the Council’s activities, is the Strategic Regional Policy Plan for South Florida (SRPP). Council members are responsible for addressing regional priorities and providing assistance and policy guidance to local governments as supported by the SRPP.
  • While membership is organized to geographically represent the South Florida region, provide diverse perspectives, and protect various interests, the role of Council members is to consider the regional implication of issues brought before the Council. The ex-officio members serve as a resource to provide information and recommendations in their respective areas of expertise. Unlike elected positions, members of the South Florida Regional Council are limited to an advisory capacity rather than in a directed or regulatory capacity.