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Richard Baron Application PackageBaron RichardNAME: Last Name First Name Middle Initial 2526 Lake Ave.Miami BeachHOME ADDRESS: Apt No.Home No./Street City Florida 33140 State Zip Code (305) 528-2688 (305) 577-4626PHONE: Home Work rb@richardbaronlaw.com Email Address Miami Street 501 NE 1st Ave. City Florida State 33132- Zip Code Address: Baron Breslin & Sarmiento Position:Business Name:Managing Partner Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated with the city; this requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an individual shall have been a resident of the city for a minimum of six months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the city. YesƔ5HVLGHQWRI0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ'HPRQVWUDWHDQRZQHUVKLSLQWHUHVWLQDEXVLQHVVLQ0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ$UH\RXDUHJLVWHUHGYRWHULQ0LDPL%HDFK Ɣ3OHDVHcircle one): I am now a resident of: Ɣ,DPDSSO\LQJIRUDQDSSRLQWPHQWEHFDXVH,KDYHVSHFLDODELOLWLHVNQRZOHGJHDQGH[SHULHQFH3OHDVHOLVWEHORZ Ɣ$UH\RXSUHVHQWO\DUHJLVWHUHGOREE\LVWZLWKWKH&LW\RI0LDPL%HDFK" No Yes Middle Beach No I am seeking reappointment to the Board of Adjustment. My term expired on December 31, 2018. I am an attorney. Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: Board of Adjustment Planning Board Design Review Board No2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your children Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center: 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: ages, and which programs. List below: if yes, please list the names of your children, their Child Name Age Program CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM * Board members are required to file Form 1 – "Statement of Financial Interest" with the State. If you seek appointment to a professional seat (e.g., lawyer, architect, etc.) on the Board of Adjustment, Design Review Board, Historic Preservation Board or Planning Board, attach a copy of your currently-effectively license, and furnish the following information: Type of Professional License_______________________________ License Number ______________________________ License Issuance Date ___________________________________ License Expiration Date _______________________ NoƔHave you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔAre you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board? ƔWhat organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? ƔList all properties owned or have an interest in, which are located within the City of Miami Beach: Property 2526 Lake Avenue ƔI am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:No Which department? The following information is voluntary and is neither part of your application nor has any bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting requirements. MaleGender: Physically Challenged:No White Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race? Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be. Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No NOTE: If appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which apply to city board/committee members. These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26). o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office, from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself, or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties (CFR 570.611). Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk. “I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.” I Richard Baron agreed to the following terms on 1/4/2019 10:54:05 AM Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date RESUME OF RICHARD BARON Since 1980 Richard Baron has been the managing principal of the Law Firm of Richard Baron & Associates and more recently, Baron, Breslin & Sarmiento. He specializes in Family Law, representing lawyers before the Florida Bar and Applicants applying to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Richard was born on October 27, 1945 in New York, NY. He is married to Nikki Samuels Baron and has three children; Nicole Goldner, Katherine Nullman and Stephen Baron and 6 grandchildren. Mr. Baron graduated in 1967 from the American University with a B.A. in Government and Public Administration and attained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, in 1970. He was admitted New York Bar in 1970 and Florida Bar 1974. His employment history includes being a Trial Attorney with the Department of the Treasury 1970-1974 and the Tax Litigator at Greenberg Traurig 1974-1979. He has had his own law practice since 1979 and currently practices under the name of Baron Breslin & Sarmiento. Mr. Baron is Active in philanthropy; He has served as a Trustee of Temple Beth Torah 1980-1985; Temple Beth Shalom 2001-2003 and Vice President, and Member of the Board of the Genetic Disease Foundation 1980-1984. He is also a Member of the Board of Our Children Our Future a 501(c)(3) charitable organization which assists inner city youth with psychological issues. He is the founder and president of the Drug Court Angels, Inc., a 501 (c) ) (3) organization which raises and disburses funds to families in need while in the Juvenile Justice System. Since 2014, Richard is a member of the Board of Directors of the South Florida Behavioral Health Network, a nonprofit, managing entity that provides comprehensive planning, fiscal management of $85,000,000 to expand behavioral health prevention and treatment services throughout the communities of South Florida. He is also a member of the Dade County Addiction Services Board. Richard is the recipient of the Dade County Pro Bono Award, The Dade County Bar Association’s Sookie Williams Award for Community Service and numerous other awards. He is active in Green Peace and in 1981-1983 was the Commissioner from Antigua and Barbuda, (then, a newly independent nation in the Caribbean) to the International Whaling Commission and cast the deciding vote that approved the ban on Commercial Whaling. The Ban is still in effect. Richard understands addiction as he is a recovering addict and alcoholic since he joined Alcoholics Anonymous on October 10, 1985. As part of his commitment to recovery, he co- founded and has been president since 2003 of The Friends of the Drug Court, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that raises and contributes in excess of a Hundred Thousand Dollars annually to the support of the Miami-Dade County, Florida Drug Court as well as to education and housing grants to the participants of the Drug Court. As an experienced trial lawyer, Richard represented hundreds of clients with drug and alcohol problems on a pro bono basis. He has been appointed numerous times as a Guardian Ad Litem to assist Family Court Judges in difficult cases with alcohol and drug issues, always without compensation. Richard is a Charter member of Florida Lawyer's Assistant Program and monitor to dozens of lawyers with substance abuse issues in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He is the Facilitator of the Caduceus Group of Recovering Professionals under the auspices of Florida Lawyers Assistant Program and has been so since 1995. He lives on Miami Beach since 1995 with his wife of almost 40 years.