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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Valley Regional Planning Commission - 11/29/1962 r Valley Industr;al Commission REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRIAL-SITE CENTERS OF THE GREEN RIVER VALLEY REPRESENTING THE MAYORS OF AUBURN • KENT • RENTON • TUKWILA Wells McCurdy Alfred Knechtel Bal.dwi.n Sammis President Vice President Secretary MINUTES VALLEY INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, MOVEMBER 29, 1962 Tukwila City Hall President Wells McCurdy called the meeting to order at 8:10 P. M. , and Minutes of the October 22nd meeting were read and approved. Guests and new members were introduced: Holger A. Toftoy, replacing Earl Barnes for the City of Renton; Jerry Herman, King County Planning Commission representative who is supposed to be the permanent member from now on; Norman Anderson, Kent, a possible new member for that city. Wells McCurdy announced that the meeting for December would be on the 13th of December instead of the fourth Thursday because of Christmas, and said meeting will be held at Kent at 8:00 P. M. Charles Baker will be in charge of the next meeting. Charles Baker reported on the meeting at Seattle Public Library, October 26th on "City Suburbia Community or Chaos". This report discussed the responsibilities and problems of mayors with relation to the problem at hand. Mr. Baker's committee will meet a number of times to discuss the report before it is presented to the Legislature. The Secretary is to invite our Legislators to the next meeting to acquaiad them with the aims and objectives of the Valley Industrial Commission. The Secretary will compile an attendance record for each mayor for review in replacing members who are not regularly attending. Noel Bicknell was again selected to head the Legislative and Integral Planning Committee. Mr. Bicknell reported on the Integral Planning Committee, mentioning the fast growing area of the Northwest, particularly the Valley, and the need for consolidated effort between city, county and an over all planning commission. Money will be needed to bring this about. Members of this group would represent all of the cities concerned with the possi- bility of one paid member. Discussion of this paid coordinator followed between Alex Thornton and Wells McCurdy. Mr. McCurdy read an article from the Seattle Times which brought out the lack of planning in Snohomish County. Mr. Herman, King County Planning representative, discussed Snohomish County, the Auburn Plan, King County School plans and the Evans Park proposal. November 29, 1962 Page Two Mayor Strander of Tukwila read Resolution 161, as presented by the Tukwila City Council, making Charles Baker a lifetime member of the Valley Industrial Commission, and praising his services from the past. Motion for adjournment made and seconded at 9.45 P.M. ATTENDANCE Norman Anderson J. N. Shaughnessy Jim Bouldren John Strander Ken Weeks Gerald P. Herman Charles Baker N. B. Bicknell Stan Minkler Helen Nelson Holger A. Toftoy, Jr. Harold Iverson George Schuler Mario Segale Phil Aspinwall Dick Edwards Alex Thornton Wells McCurdy Baldwin Sammis *************** The next meeting on December 13, 1962, will be held at Kent City Hall at 8:00 P. M.