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4623-00. Sue Donaldson

 Record Group
Identifier: 4623-00

Staff Only
Sue Donaldson served on City Council from 1990 to 1999. She was appointed in 1990 by the City Council to fill the vacancy created when Norm Rice was elected mayor. She subsequently won a special election in 1990 to fill out the balance of Rice's unexpired term and in 1991 was elected for her first full term. While on City Council, Donaldson chaired the Land Use Committee (1990-1993); and Public Grounds, and Recreation Committee (1994-1999. She was Council President from 1998-1999. Donaldson earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard and a law degree from the University of Washington. She worked for Seattle law firm, Perkins Coie, in property law before joining the City Council. After leaving the City Council, Donaldson ran a public policy forum and taught courses in law and public affairs at the University of Washington.
Creator: Donaldson, Sue

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Sue Donaldson Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4623-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and press clippings relating especially to land use issues and parks and recreation. Subjects include historic preservation, open spaces, shoreline park improvements, helicopters and helistop regulations, accessory housing, multi-family zoning, quasi-judicial issues, encroachment on Parks Department property, and environmentally critical areas. Also included are utility issues such as telecommunications, water quality, the Tolt River Filtration...
Dates: 1974-1999
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Land Use Committee Agendas

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4623-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and decisions regarding land use issues including SEPA appeals, rezone petitions, historic preservation controls, Council Conditional Use Applications, and zoning text amendments among others. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1992-1993
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Parks, Public Grounds, and Recreation Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4623-05
Scope and Contents note

Committee meeting records maintained by Sue Donaldson during her tenure as committee chair. Includes meeting agendas with schedules of issues and actions taken, staff memoranda, reports, correspondence, and draft legislation relating to parks, recreation, and community oriented social services.

Dates: 1994-1997
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Government, Education, and Labor Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4623-06
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes related to issues before the Government, Education, and Labor Committee.

Dates: 1998-1999
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Joint Seattle School Board/Seattle City Council Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4623-07
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, and reports of joint meetings between the City Council and the Seattle School Board. The Committee was established to strengthen the relationship between the City and the School District and to explores areas for building on the existing partnerships between the two. Among the many topics covered are the Families and Education Levy, joint use of school and Parks Department properties, and school-to-work issues.

Dates: 1998-1999
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Welfare Ad Hoc Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4623-08
Abstract

Records of a committee related to the City's response to welfare system changes.

Dates: 1997
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

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