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marketed the City of Colton. He called out various points, such as, the nearby mountains which aid in the production of water, the fact that this region has a 6-8 million acre feet aquefer, the State of California Aqueduct, the City and Cement plant power plants, the assistance of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District by the spreading of water in the upper basins, the great opportunity with Norton AFB, the Freeway Interchange System, the largest trucking industry, the possession of brine line, the university system, the labor market available, the best hospitals in the world and the rail system. Mr. Aguilar reported the project would bring 450 jobs in construction of three mills and thereafter, 200 jobs for each mill. He showed a film of the areas railroad systems, such as, Railroad Humpyard, the Colton Classification Yard, the special built trains and the Southern Pacific Railroad. Mayor Gonzales asked if MacMillan Bloedel has an interest in entering into negotiations. Mr. Aguilar responded that on September 12, a meeting would be held with all parties concerned. The land is owned by Cal -Mat and is being leased by Portland Cement. The meeting will allow individuals to come to the table to discuss and work with each other. This is a regional opportunity. A brief discussion was held regarding the improvement to the off - ramp and the bridge at Pepper Avenue. Councilmember Sandoval stated it is his understanding that the County of San Bernardino has four different scenerios for the Pepper off -ramp area. Because so many entities will benefit from this effort, the City of Colton expects that all will pay their fair share. Mr. Aguilar mentioned that Mr. Ira Pace from the County Water District and Mr. Dick Smith from the Santa Ana Water Project Authority, (SAWPA) are in the audience and may have some input later on. Mr. Smith stated that currently there is mining going on at the cement plant and this project would definitely extend the life of the cement plant. Mr. O. James Pardau, Co-founder and Senior Vice Present, Corporate Development and Relations, BEETEC, informed the audience of the unique synergy among the MacMillan Bloedel waste newsprint recycling mill, the California Portland Cement plant kilns and co- generation power and steam plant and BIO-ENERGY's processing engineered bio -fuel (PEBF) cube processing facility will serve as a state and national model of how the products and operations of major industries can be combined to the significant benefit of both the economy and the environment. The three companies will be components of an integrated, "closed-loop" system by which the waste sludges generated by the newsprint recycling mill (MSW, regional municipal solide waste) will be dried by the excess heat of the cement kilns and turned into high quality fuel (MRF, materials recovery facility) for the kilns and co -generation plant VO AUG 18 1994