After chair departs, Miami Lakes committee debates interim election, Tallahassee trip and chamber outreach

Speaker 3 opened by noting "Rudy Blanco is no longer with the committee," and members discussed next steps for governance and workload redistribution. The group reviewed who had been handling chamber outreach and a podcast and agreed those tasks need reassignment and follow‑up contact lists rather than being left unaddressed.

On leadership, Speaker 2 reminded the committee that the vice chair normally fills in but also noted the board is due for elections in January. "You should probably do an election because you don't have a chair," Speaker 2 said; members debated holding an interim election before January or waiting and agreed to email members to confirm December availability before deciding on an in‑person December meeting.

The committee also discussed coordination for a lobbying trip to Tallahassee around the April session; Speaker 3 recommended scheduling 15‑minute meetings with representatives and coordinating with council members who may already be attending. Dates of April 7–9 were cited as the relevant window for the legislative event.

No formal election was held at the meeting. Members tasked staff/volunteers to send an attendance confirmation email for the December meeting and to follow up on chamber membership and contacts so the committee can coordinate outreach events and the proposed Tallahassee trip.