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Home My WebLink AboutVKAB Appointment Letter and ResumeVILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE Village Council Joe I. Basco, Mayor Allison McCormick, Vice Mayor Franklin H. Caplan Edward London Brett G. Moss Oscar Sardifias Fernando A. Vazquez April 2, 2024 Ms. Rafaella Aleixo Assistant to the Director of Parks and Recreation City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation 444 SW 2'd Avenue, 811' Floor Miami, FL 33130 Re: Virginia Key Advisory Board Member Appointment — John Crabtree Dear Ms. Aleixo, This letter shall serve as confirmation that during a Council Meeting held on February 13, 2024, the Mayor has chosen to appoint Mr. John Crabtree to the Virginia Key Advisory Board. The Village of Key Biscayne extends its gratitude in allowing a designated Key Biscayne representative on the board. Joe I. Rasco Mayor ti • 88 West McIntyre Street • Suite 200 • Key Biscayne, Florida 33149 • (305) 365-5506 • Fax (305) 365-8914 MISSION STATEMEN I' i0 PRO\ IL)E A SAFE. QUALITY COMMIJNI11 4_\\'IRONMENT FOR ALL ISLANDERS I ,,Rol :;H RESPONSIBLE GOVER`.`.II(• www ke ybiscayueflgav John Crabtree 0.2nd Crabtree, Auslander & Tackenberg, LLC • Crabtree, Auslander & Tackenberg • -••H University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of law ey 9rsc:I., ! iia :13 �nrt,i a•it Contact info John Crabtree is the managing partner of Crabtree, Auslander & Tackenberg—a Miami -based appellate law firm with a national practice. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and board certified in appellate practice by The Flonda Bar. He currently serves as one of two U.S. representatives on the Class Action Committee for the International Bar Association His cases have been featured in the national media, including The Wall Street Journal. the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and The National Law Journal. He has received Martindale -Hubbell's highest rating and is named in the current editions of Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers. John has handled over 200 civil appeals before state and federal appellate courts -- including oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States. He has also represented various amici curiae, and wrote an amicus brief in the landmark age discrimination case Smith v. City of Jackson. presenting a novel textual argument that the Supreme Court used in its decision. John has represented both plaintiffs and corporate defendants in dozens of class actions over the past 30 years. He was lead counsel for the drivers in the only class action Uber has ever lost on the merits. He served on the ALI's Members Consultative Group for the class action treatise, "Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation." By appointment of successive presidents of The Florida Bar. John served two terms as chair of Florida's Appellate Court Rules Committee —the committee that drafts the rules governing Florida's appellate courts. By appointment, he also chaired the Appellate Certification Committee —the Bar committee that evaluates, tests, and board -certifies lawyers as appellate specialists in Florida. By election of his peers, John chaired the Bar's 1400-member Appellate Practice Section. John has lectured and written on a range of appellate and class action topics, and he has served as a consultant and as an expert witness in the area of appellate practice. He is the author of The Material Difference in Florida Contract Law, Fla. B.J., March 2016, an article on Florida's anomalous breach -of -contract law. He is also the continuing author of both "Civil Appeals" and "The Record on Appeal - Civil Appeals," two chapters in the Bar's Florida Appellate Practice treatise. Apart from his law practice• John co-founded VaxCare, the leading provider of vaccine dispensing technology in the U.S. He is also the U.S. patent holder for a LIDAR-based biometric technology that matches consumers with best -fitting products. Education University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law Doctor of Law (JD) 1988 - 1990 Activities and societies: Moot Court; Council of Ten ElUniversity of Florida Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature Activities and societies: Alpha Tau Omega National Fraternity Universite Paris-Sorbonne Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities I`?SS 198b February l ;.2021 PROPOSED HOUSE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 340 HARBOR DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR RECORDING; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilmember London made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Sardinas. T e Attorney addressed the Council regarding the quasi-judicial hearing procedure and all witnesses giving testimony were sworn in by the Clerk. ram• n Director Calleros Gauger addressed the Council regarding the above resolution, waiving the requirement for the articulation on the facade, and that the variance would be tied to the site plan. i The Mayor opened the public hearing. There were no speakers present. The Mayor closed the public hearing. The resolution was approved by a 6-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, London, Moss, Sardifias, Vazquez, and Mayor Rasco voting Yes. 11. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The following items were discussed: Village Manager. This item was addressed earlier in the evening and the CIP update report was provided in the agenda. Mayor and Councilmembers: Councilmember Moss addressed the Council regarding confirming the date for the Council Workshop regarding Zone 1's stormwater level of service which will be held on March 20, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Mayor Rasco appointed John Crabtree to serve as the Key Biscayne representative on the City of Miami's Virginia Key Advisory Board. It was the consensus of Council to confirm this appointment. Mayor Rasco appointed Daisy Fuentes to serve on the Village's Education Advisory Board. It was the Consensus of Council to confirm this appointment. Councilmember London addressed the Council regarding converting the Council Chamber into a multipurpose room to be used as a Council Chamber and a lecture space or movie theater. There was discussion from Council, the Manager, and Director Calleros Gauger regarding converting the Council Chamber into a multi -purpose room and the design of the multi -purpose rooms for the new library. It was the consensus of Council for Councilmember London to be the liaison on this item and meet with the Key Biscayne Film Festival group along with Director Hofferberth and look into what component programming would be needed for a possible conversion. The Manager will speak with Miami -Dade Public Library System Director Ray Baker regarding the design of the multi -purpose rooms at the new library. 7 of 9