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Monterey councilors interview candidates, forward recommendations to full council; one applicant's technical fit questioned
Summary
After interviews for boards and commissions, Montereycouncil leaders agreed to forward several appointment recommendations to the full council for action March 17, while raising questions about one candidate's construction-related qualifications for a technical appeals board.
Monterey City Council members conducted interviews with applicants for multiple boards and commissions and agreed to forward recommendations to the full council for final appointments at the March 17 meeting.
Mayor Tyler Williamson opened the session and said the council would hold two brief interviews: Luis Aorio for the TAMC Bike and Pedestrian Committee and Chris Cobb for the Building and Housing Appeals Board and the Appeals Hearing Board. The panel told applicants each interview would last about 15 minutes.
Luis Aorio, a District 1 resident who said he has lived in Monterey since 1990 and served nine years on the Planning Commission and three years on the Architecture Review Committee, told council members he learned of the opening via subscription emails from the city clerk's office and emphasized his land-use planning background. "I think my experience of nine years in the planning commission and three years in the…
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