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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 02/25/1965 AUBURN KENT valley regional planning commission RENTON TUKWILA ROBERT C.WING KENNETH WEEKS,Secretary-Treasurer KING President 302 East Main,Auburn,Washington COUNTY NOEL B.BICKNELL Vice-President N[,LM= OF To WWM OF FWWARY 25, 1965 Renton City Mall Neeting was called to order at St45 pm, by President Bob Ming. A motion from the membership to dispense with minutes of the previous meeting was passed. Baldwin Sammi• presented now charts on comparative water rates and comparative industrial sewer rates in the four cities. President Ming rapeeted Kro Samds to reproduce the shorts for distribution at the next meeting. Marren Connason discussed flood control and drainage projects in the Valley and showed pictures taken during the recent high water as an example of the need. He reported that at a project meeting recently in Rent, the last Side project received a higher priority, however Soil Conservation Service will submit both projects to Congress this session on the basis of pumping (as an alternate„ gravit drainage flow be considered if Corps of Ingi.nserst study shows feasibility`. Noel Bicknell discussed a proposal concerning the extension of sewers to the industrial area of Rent. Niel Hagestad reported that an Auburn airport comittee has submitted to the Federal Aviation Agency several possible sites for an airport for their approval. Dick Bowen reported that the Greater Tukwila Chamber of Commerce recently hold a meeting with about 200 attending to feel out the wishes of the numbers on the proposed annwmticn of additional Property into Tukwila. Bob Ming, in the absence of John Fournier# discussed the status of our program for industrial promotion and announced that Stewart Heal, Puget Power, would assist by completing the inventory of industrial properties for Auburn and Tukwila sad rovisw those formerly made for Renton and Rent. The Valley Region- al Planning Commission will underwrite the printing of this material for dis- tribution to be ready in time for the governors industrial tour Bast• - Xro Robert Fe Beek, President of the Seattle Industrial Council, promoted a meet interesting review of that organisation and its sins. He also told of a number of recent additions in the State of Washington„ especially Batelle Nowrial Institute and the importance this will have to our state. I t . Valley R! • Pings The Aatwnal Bank of Commerce of Seattle Ntgs 2/257b5 Page 2. There being no further business, the greeting was adjourned. Kenneth Fs Weeks Secretary Treasurer Those in attendance weres Baldwin Sameis Chet Wheeler Noel Bicknell Dick Bowen Norman No Anderson then We Sherwood George Cs Garris Don Cowles Charles McGarrigle Jack Hawkins Ss Pat Hogue Harold As Hagestad Phil Aspinwall Steve Lone Bob Wing Warren Gonnason Len Weeks Bob Buck Next meeting will be Thursday, March 25, 8 psmsp Tukwila City Halls Glen Sherwood, City Ingiaeer of Lent, will discuss the cross-valley freeway through Lent and the West Valley Highway problems.