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� 6 Mr . Reiter noted the several meetings attended and that in discussions , Euene A . Gulledge , newly appointed Commissioner of FHA , indicated he had observed the construction in Redwood Shores and in his opinion was the best he had seen in the category , and Mr . Reiter added that he had pointed out this had been accomplished by careful planning in all stages of activities . Commissioner Gulledge apparently understands the problem , having formerly been a builder , himself ; now needs data on the dikes not reported on. by Corps of Engineers . Reported on meeting with U . S . Geological Survey officials , who indicated their proposal for a study in 1967 did not mean to imply the City ' s Seismic Study was inadequate . Further , they are very busy on other work and not " awaiting " the call to proceed with studies on Redwooc Shores and noted that USGS was unable to cite any study conducted on similar situations on comparable developments except in connection with nuclear power sites . Later , the group met with the Government Operations staff to whom financial guidelines of the District were explained , as well as the property tax structure in California , which apparently differs s radically from the situation in the eastern States . Also , apparently it was difficult for them to under - stand why PHA approval was necessary and virtually impossible for development to proceed without it and then conventional home loan market situation was explained to them . Later , he and William Moore met with Dr . John Steinhart of the Office of Science and Technology , who appears to be well informed about Redwood City , but is concerned about settlement and subsidence and Mr . Reiter felt this this aspect would require further follow -up by Mr . Moore and himself . Following this they met with Corps of Engineers personnel who had seen no letter requesting supplemental information from FIFA . The following day they again met with the Government Operations Committee ' s counsel , discussed soils , subsidence and related matters , as well as clarifying the role of DMJM and Dames 8r Moore relative to the Seismic Report . They indicated had not seen the Corps ' report and were waiting . to hear from FHA . Mr . Reiter concluded that he felt the meetings extremely worth - while and that certain misconceptions had been cleared up . Also , that it was helpful to know the individuals working on the problem . City Attorney related his meeting with Messrs . Freid and Wasserman , Counsel to the Subcommittee , whose purpose was to place the case before the Subcommittee ; hopefully , with further exchange of information , they will be in a position to proceed , and indicated they will retain an open mind as far as recommendations are concerned and appreciative of discussions held on financial and engineering aspects of the project . City Manager noted that from the Staff ' s viewpoint , the feeling was the meetings were valuable and the hope was that the effort expended would have concrete results in the next few weeks .