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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.). City Council

 Organization

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Monorail Ad Hoc Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-10
Dates: 2002

Neighborhood Commercial Areas Zoning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 4605-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, and recommendations relating to zoning and mapping of neighborhood commercial areas. Includes four boxes of code, policy, mapping, and publicity files and seven boxes of individual zoning cases arranged by region of the City. Case files include pre-project zoning designation, Mayor's recommendation, Council committee recommendation, and final Council decision.

Dates: 1981-1986

Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Planning Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4670-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and other documents related to neighborhood issues that come before the City Council.

Dates: 1996-1997

Neighborhoods, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-05
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to the arts, human rights and discrimination, neighborhood improvement projects, housing, transportation, ethics and elections, and historic landmark preservation. Includes materials on the Seattle Monorail Project (Green Line) and the Downtown Hygiene and Day Center.

Dates: 2002-2003

Newsletters

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-04
Scope and Contents note

Newsletters created by Nick Licata to provide a forum for his opinions and as a means of disseminating information and public policy issues to his constituents. Subjects include all issues that come before the City Council with emphasis on Licata's special areas of interest including parks and recreation, cultural resources and activities, the arts, transportation, and social justice concerns. Includes both "Urban Politics" and "Nick's Notes."

Dates: 1996-2013

Judy Nicastro Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4661-01
Abstract

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Judy Nicastro and her Legislative Assistants. It contains a very small amount of internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council the bulk of which was between November and December of 2003.

Dates: 2003-2004; 2003

Landlord/Tenant and Land Use Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4661-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, staff reports, and other background materials relating to the issues before the Landlord/Tenant and Land Use Committee. In 2002, the committee name was changed back to just the Land Use Committee, although landloard/tenant issues are still part of its jurisdiction.

Dates: 2000-2003

Judy Nicastro Subject Files

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 4661-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes relating to issues before the City Council during Nicastro's four-year tenure on the Seattle City Council and reflecting her interests and activities while on the Council. Subjects include civil rights, economic development, education, City finance and budget, housing, land use, urban development, interdepartmental affairs, neighborhoods, parks and recreation, public safety, health and social services, technology, transportation, and public...
Dates: 1999-2003

Jane Noland Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4663-02
Abstract

Records from Jane Noland's tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Dates: 1983-1997

Open Government Committee

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4621-09
Abstract

Records from the committee during Conlin's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2009

Margaret Pageler Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4667-01
Abstract

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Margaret Pageler and her Legislative Assistants. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council.

Dates: 2002-2003; 2003

Parks and Community Resources Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4614-03
Scope and Contents note

Committee meeting records maintained by Benson during his tenure as committee chair. Includes committee calendars with roster of issues and action taken, staff memoranda, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to parks and recreation, and community oriented social services.

Dates: 1978-1981

Parks and Community Resources Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4681-04
Scope and Contents note

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to City parks, recreation, community centers, festivals, and the arts. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1982-1989

Parks and Public Grounds Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4618-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and draft legislation related to the City's parks system and publicly owned lands.

Dates: 1990-1993

Parks and Public Grounds Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4659-01
Scope and Contents note

Committee calendars, correspondence, staff notes, reports, and draft legislation relating to City parks and public grounds. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1977

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

Alex Pedersen Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4669-02
Abstract

Records from Pedersen's office during his term on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2016-2023; Majority of material found within 2020-2023

Personnel and Property Management Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4681-03
Scope and Contents note

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and legislation relating to personnel reclassifications, sale of surplus property, affirmative action, fair employment practices, open housing, collective bargaining, and police intelligence gathering. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1978-1980

Personnel, Organization and Performance Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4619-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, work plans, correspondence, staff reports, and other materials related to personnel and performance issues brought before the committee.

Dates: 1996-1997

Phyllis Lamphere Subject Files II

 Series
Identifier: 4648-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning.

Dates: 1968-1978

Pike Place Market Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1628-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, reports, property appraisals, contracts, grant and loan materials, work programs, and newspaper clippings related primarily to the redevelopment and preservation of the Pike Place Market neighborhood. Documents urban renewal activities including appraisal and property acquisition, rehabilitation and redevelopment, tenant and business relocation, and project administration. The records document the proposed redevelopment of the Market and the subsequent citizen led effort to...
Dates: 1907-1990; 1963-1987

Planning and Urban Development Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4647-05
Scope and Contents note

Agendas of Planning and Urban Development Committee.

Dates: 1976-1977

Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4621-10
Abstract

Records of the committee during Richard Conlin's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2012-2013

Planning, Land Use, & Neighborhoods Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and other background materials related to Clark's tenure as committee chair. Topics discussed include zoning, historic preservation, multifamily code, neighborhood planning and development, comprehensive plan updates, backyard cottages, and the stadium north lot development.

Dates: 2008-2011; Majority of material found within 2008-2009

Policy Planning Agenda Working Files

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4603-02
Scope and Contents note

Reports, correspondence, and staff notes regarding the policy planning process. A 1977 Resolution established a collaborative process by which the Mayor and City Council would develop agreed upon policies. The Agendas were devised as two-year documents that were updated annually. The process created a policy catalog and index to policies to be accessible to the public and City officials.

Dates: 1977-1983

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Parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 13
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Parks 12
Public safety -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 12
Zoning 12
Civil Rights 11
Monorail System 11
Cable Television 9
Land Use Planning 9
Traffic 9
Alaskan Way Viaduct (Seattle, Wash.) 8
Energy -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 8
Historic preservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 8
Homeless 8
Magnuson Park 8
Parks for dogs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 8
Solid Waste 8
Transportation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 8
Bicycles and bicycling -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Civil rights -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Comprehensive Plan 7
Labor Relations 7
Neighborhood planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
City planning 6
Convention Center 6
Data processing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Disabled Persons 6
Discrimination in housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Economic Development 6
Fort Lawton 6
Land use -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Low-Income Housing 6
Mass Transit 6
Monorail railroads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Pike Place Market 6
SAFECO Field (Seattle, Wash.) 6
Seattle (Wash.) -- Politics and government 6
Taxicabs 6
West Seattle Bridge (Seattle, Wash.) 6
Affordable Housing 5
African Americans 5
Aged 5
Benaroya Hall (Seattle, Wash.) 5
City planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Education 5
Environmental policy -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Forward Thrust 5
Homelessness -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) 5
Light Rail Transit 5
Pike Plaza Redevelopment Project 5
South Lake Union (Seattle, Wash.) 5
Taxicabs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Urban Renewal Program 5
Waterfront Streetcar (Seattle, Wash.) 5
Waterfronts -- planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Westlake Mall 5
Adult Entertainment 4
Arboretum - Washington Park 4
Burke Gilman Trail (Wash.) 4
Child Care 4
Children -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
City council members -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Code of Ethics 4
Community development, Urban -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Crime Prevention 4
Domestic Violence 4
Energy conservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Exotic Animals 4
Express highways -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Gambling 4
Government and Politics 4
Gun Control 4
Kingdome (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Neighborhood Plans 4
Open Space Land 4
Parking 4
Pedestrians 4
Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Police shootings -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Police-community relations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Prostitution 4
Public defenders -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Public utilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Regional Transportation Planning 4
Regional planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Seattle Commons 4
Seattle Commons (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Shorelands 4
Signs and Billboards 4
Sister Cities 4
Smoking law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
South Lake Union 4