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RENTON
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ROBERT C WING KENNETH WEEKS,Secretary-Treasurer KING
President 302 East Main,Auburn,Washington COUNTY
NOEL B BICKNE!L
Vice-President
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUART 28, 1965
Kent City Hall
(Meeting was called to order at 8.00 P.M. by President Bob Wing. On a motion
from he floor, the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dis-
pensed with.
Treasurer Ken Weeks reported that the four member cities had made their con-
tributions of $200 each; that one bail for stationery had been paid for
$35.86; and that the treasur7 now has a balance of $1,001.06.
Baldwin Sammie reported on industrial water rates charged by the four cities
and demonstrated his comments with graphs.
In Dick Bowen's absence, President tiding reported that, in February the
Washington State Public Utilities Sommission will- hold a hearing on trucking
rates, short-haul versus intermediate--haul.
On flood control_, Warren Gonn&._(,m reported. that Congressional action may be
held up by a study being made by the Army Engineers covering possible gravity
drainage cf the West, Valley and the possibility of navigation. He further
reported that East, Valley drainage project should come first. It is now being
presented to the Soil Conservation Service, however it may also have to wait
for Army Engineerst study.
Baldwin Sammis commented on House Bill No. 35 now in the Legislature. This
bill covers permissive legislation to acquire land by the Port of Seattle for
industrial development of the Duwamish Waterway. :t was decided that no
action should be taken concerning this legislaticn until there is a possibil-
ity to read and study the actual wording of the Dill. It was moved and
seconded and carried that. the Executive Committee be empowered to act in the
event, a conflict appeared between private industry and public restriction of
pr'vote developmer ._..
Jonn Fournier presented a tentative prop-am for industrial development pro-
motiorn, with sketches and ideas to pinpoint the prowaion. Mr. Fournier
oointed. out. that the principa' p omotior shoul be aimed at the Seattle area,
that we should not over,-ook 7overnmenta.1 agencies, that we should definitely
know our community. Jr, this regard, he suggested that the Commission develop
a brochure that could be placed in an attractive folder which could also then
contain brochures from each industrial park and each city. It was thought
something mitrht be ready for the C'rovernorts tour in the Fast in May. Another
suggestion made by Mr. Fournier was that a catalog be developed covering an
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inventory of availableindustrial lands which were prepared and ready for
building. General discussion followed the program.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Kenneth F. Weeks
Secretary-Treasurer
Those in attendance were;
Robert C. Wing Kenneth F. Weeks
John L. Fournier Jack A. Hawkins
Harold A. Hagestad Phil Aspinwall
Warren Gonnason Dave Mooney
Norman M. Anderson George C. Garris
Chet Wheeler Baldwin P. Samais
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 25, at a p.m. at the
Renton City Hall. The feature discussion will again be on industrial develop-
ment program.