About

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The Florida Regional Councils Association (FRCA) is an alliance of Florida’s 10 Regional Planning Councils (RPCs) and serves to enhance regional collaboration throughout the state. Planning Councils are multi-purpose entities comprised of local governments that solve problems at the regional level and help communities grow.

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  • Ensure RPCs are effective service organizations to the State of Florida, its local governments, and the citizens they serve
  • Ensure RPCs are consensus builders and problem solvers, and serve as conveners of the region by helping to articulate those multijurisdictional issues that need resolution
  • Encourage and promote opportunities for RPCs to become partners in state programs and initiatives, while promoting the unique themes of each region within the state and legislative environments
  • Monitor substantive state and federal legislative issues for the benefit of its members, and promote mutually supportive policy positions among the RPCs
  • Represent Florida’s RPCs in national organizations, such as the National Association of Regional Councils, National Association of Development Organizations, and SouthEast Regional Directors Institute
  • Foster relationships and partnerships and coordinate with state, regional, and national associations and organizations; non-profit entities; public-private partnerships; the Governor’s Office; state agencies; and others, on issues of mutual interest and concern, and with whom FRCA shares mutual goals and programs.

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governance-capitolGovernance

FRCA is governed by a Policy Board. Each RPC selects from its membership two elected officials and one Governor’s appointee to serve on the FRCA Policy Board. The Policy Board meets twice a year to discuss issues affecting Florida’s RPCs, to share information with its partners and to set a legislative agenda.

The FRCA Policy Board seeks support of the national regional agenda from Florida’s Congressional Delegation as well as support for state funding of RPCs to ensure their ability to carry-out state mandates and further economic development throughout their regions. The Policy Board also authorizes RPC participation in the Florida Economic Development Plan Stakeholders Group, which will lead to the creation of a statewide five-year strategic plan for the State of Florida; Rural Economic Development Initiative; State Emergency Response Commission; Safe Mobility for Life Coalition; Cooperative Conservation Blueprint; and Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative.

The 10 RPC Executive Directors serve as an advisory body to the FRCA Policy Board. They come together eight times a year to meet as the FRCA Executive Directors’ Advisory Committee to coordinate statewide initiatives, meet with state agency senior level staff, and share best practices for management of regional planning councils.

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Staff

Together, our team oversees the affairs of the association; serves as an information source to the FRCA Policy Board and Executive Directors Advisory Committee on matters pertaining to legislative, state, and federal initiatives; and seeks to strengthen Florida’s Regional Planning Councils by creating an organizational culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, and high performance.

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Kristin Dozier
Association Director
850.509.2907
kdozier@arpc.org

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Ron Book
Executive Director
850-224-3427
305-510-2000
ron@rlbookpa.com

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Rana Brown
Legislative Consultant
850-224-3427
305-510-2000
rana@rlbookpa.com

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