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City Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2016 Page 13 of 15 Tuesday, December 12 and 13 from 5:30 — 10 PM. Realistically the maximum number of people City Council can interview in a night is 26. To respect everyone's time he suggested appointing the following candidates without an interview: 1. Historical Commission — Appoint all five of the applicants (Allen, Ferris, Hooley, Keller, Teasdale). This board is each applicant's first choice and there are five spots available. 2. Building Code Board of Appeals (BCBOA) — Appoint Ed Novik as he is the only qualified building professional. 3. Local Licensing Authority — Reappoint the three members reapplying (Carlson, Lipton, and Machado). They are the only candidates for whom this board is their first choice. 4. Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) — Reappoint Haley and Thomas as they are the only applicants that meet the Preservation Professional standard needed for the board. Councilmember Loo stated she understands the time constraints but would rather interview everyone perhaps with sectioning off certain boards for separate interview times. She doesn't want to change the interview process dramatically without applicants getting advance notice of what the changes will be. Mayor Muckle noted he is not suggesting eliminating any applicants without an interview, but rather appointing some without an interview as they have certain skill sets or requirements we know a board needs. Councilmember Keany agreed the BCBOA and HPC appointments as noted above make sense. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he doesn't like the current process as it is not a good way to really get to know applicants. He would like to see a different process. He suggested perhaps asking the applicants to provide written answers to questions. Councilmember Stolzmann stated she is not happy with the interview process and would rather see a more comprehensive approach. Councilmember Maloney said given the fact the interviews are less than a week away, he proposed using the suggestion above and interview everyone else. Members agreed to that process. Appointments to the various positions will be made at the December 20 City Council meeting to take effect January 1, 2017.