HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 05/08/1969 VALLEY REGIOIAL ?LAA"i'''ING COMMISSIO""
GE-'ERAL MEETUG - MAY 8, 195,
RE 'TOi' CITY HALL - RUITOS:, '<1ASHI;'GTW
The meetin was called to order at 7:55 P.M.
Mr. Hall announced the resi nation of Jan Kii �,ert at First Vice-
President of Valley 7e.,ional =tanning Commission. Mr. Kti;, art
will be leaving the em?loyment of the City of Renton. He has been
a very active member in the VRPC and hel ful Jn its organization.
It was with regret his resi nation was acce-ted and the VRPC wished
him ,great success in his new , osition.
Joe Mathews, the new Mayors Assistant to the City of Renton, was
introduced. He said he is looking forward to workin with the
VRPC in the future.
Gordon Ericksan will be the moderator of the last session of 11'luttin
Planning into ?ersiective". It will be on the "Future". This should
bring out some interesting discussions on the future planning in
the Green River Valley area. He has an- informative ;grogram outlined,
and it should ;)rova to be a very interestin evening. It is to be
held at the Green River Community Coll--, a at 7:1) ".M. on May 21st.
Mr. Ericksen announced that a :great deal of information has u:en
derived from the entire seminar, and ;,fans to have more sessions in
the fall are in -,ro-.ress.
A letter was read from Kan Cottingham re. ardin; the Railroad Study.
At the ;.resent time nothing has been heard from the Traffic Safety
Commission, however we should hear within the next two weeks from
the Federal Agency.
Carney 'rdilson, ent ,'arks and Recreations Director, was theguest
s;,eaker for the evening. He gave a re;-oort on the Green River
Conservation Study. He ;-iresented slides of the area along with
a re;-,ort of the various agencies working along this same line.
The main object of this study is to set aside an area along the
Green River, on both sides, to have a continous stri ) of land for
;?ublic access. This would be available for hiking, biking, bridle
trails, fishing or }icnicin . The land could be made available
either by purchase, leasing, easement, or an outright donation by
civic-minded •ersons. Mr, Dignoldi of the firm of Olson, Riehert
and 8ignoid, has been working on a comi}rehensive -ark Man for
Tukwila. He showed a map of the area and the work that is being
done in this same direction. Thkwila is _.tannin-- to develole the
river Lank within its city limits. There will be a series of small
-)arks and trails. He su3_;ested a study l_e made along with the
assistance of the King County lannin De-artment, on the ownershi;-:s
of land from the Dumwamish to the Green River Gore. It may show
a lot of the land is already in ;lublic domain through easements. .
At the -,resent time 62% of the Green River Valley is still in o"en
s; ace and it is not to late to word; on this :,Ian. Fir. Wilson said
all organizations should begin workin:j to„ather in nreservin the
river banks for the future. All the cities could ao?ly for Federal
O en-S->ace funds together. The Game De artment would be able and
willin_3 to match one-half of the local share. VRPC could serve as
a catalyst in grinning all the cities and King County together on
this project.
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Baldwin sammis has called a meeting for the Storm -dater and
Flood Control committee. George Wanamaker will attend and briny
them u;j to date on the Flood Control action in the Green River
Valley.
The next general meeting will be held in the Kent City Hall on
June 12th at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at '3:3J P.M.
ATTEPIDIF G:
DOP! EIDE KEP'T
GERDE .' CLARK KE!,!T
LYLE SA"OELIUS TW.1 T LA
CLARK TEE:zARDEI' REPTOi:
FRANK ZEP? TUKadILA
CHARLES 3AKER TUK`a!ILA
C. Y. MC GARRIGLE RE-'TOR!
ROGER VOP GOHRE °S ASSN OF WN! IRIDUSTRIES - OLYMPIA
RICHARD -� FIEDLER AU3UR:!
JOE MATHEWS RE"TO'
GORDOV ERICKSEPE RENTO!t
RO3ERT aIGP'OLD RE"TORE
BARF.EY '41LSO l KEI".T
ED641P NELSON KEilT
JAMES MCGOUGH ALGONA
SUSAH SCHEARTZ SEATTLE TIMES
ELAINE FLEMIi+!G REVTOF1 RECORD CHRONICLE
IRVIN IVERSOM TUE('h+ILA
GORDON GOULD ALGO7EA
MRS. JEANiNE MASTERS KEt T
GORDON HALL KE::T
MAYOR GAINES AUGUR--,
MAYOR MINKLER TUK4dILA
MAYOR THORNTW! KEF!T
HELE," IRWIN KENT
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