HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 10/09/1968 VALLEY REGIO14AL PLANNING COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
OCTOBE R 9, 1968
The meeting was called to order at 11 :45 A.M., in
the office of the Valley Regional Planning Commission.
A letter was read from the State Planning and Community
Affairs Agency, asking the assistance of the VRPC in
coordinating planning activities and the environmental
problems of the Valley area. This program would be to
minimize the duplication and competition in State
planning and programming activities. " The primary
concept behind this study is to delineate "building-
block" regions which can be combined in any number
desired for the various types of functional planning,
and for the various federal and state programs which
are developing. the possibility and in fact necessity,
of combining contiguous "building-block" regions is
based upon a recognition that a single region simply
cannot be delineated that will be appropriate for all
types of functional planning or development activies.
Smaller regions and the combination thereof is a much
better alternative." A letter will be written to the
State Planning Agency, indicating the VRPC is interested
in the project, but at this time would like to have more
material and study completed on the areas involved in
the Valley Regional Planning Commission.
A motion was passed to contact Tom Ryan, Associate
Park Director of the King County Park Dept., and
volenteer the services and assistance in selecting
sites for future Parks and recreation areas in the
Green River Valley, if it is so desired, of VRPC
A meeting is scheduled with Dr. Emyln Jones, Milton
Karr and several members of the VRPC, to discuss a
seminar in Planning, to be held at the Green River
Community College, at a future date. This would be
jointly sp6nsored by the Valley Regional Planning
Commission and East Valley Health, Recreation, and
Welfare Service Committee. This meeting will be held
October 23rd at Green River College.
Mr. Hall spoke at a meeting of the Serra Club, on the
growth of the Green River Valley, on October filth.
The speaker for the Octover 24th meeting will be John
Porter of 'rang County. He will speak on the funds of
the Forward Thrust --'what is now available -- where it
is to be spent -- and by whom .
The General meeting will be held in the new Renton City
Hall, October 24, 1968, at &c30 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 1 :30 P.M.
Those present were: President Gordon Halt, Secretary-
Treasurer Iry Iverson, Gordon Ericksen, Robert ding,
Baldwin Sammis, Francis Pugh, gene Williams, and Herb
Vedder of Kent Mews Journal.