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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Select Committee on Housing Affordability Records

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: 4665-06

Scope and Contents Note

Records documenting the work of the select committee. Includes the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) process, Action Plan to Affordability Crisis, and other affordability considerations. Printed presentations and public statements are included.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 2015
  • Creation: 2015-2016

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite in the SMA reading room, including electronic records through the electronic records search.

Biographical Note

Mike O'Brien began serving on City Council in 2010. He earned an economics degree from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Washington. Before being elected, he was the chief financial officer at the local law firm of Stokes Lawrence and was active in the Sierra Club.

Partial Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet

Partial Extent

60 digital files (47 MB)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records related to the work of the committee.

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember O’Brien’s tenure found in City social media accounts and City websites are searchable online through ArchiveSocial and Archive-IT.

Associated Digital Files

Digital files from this series in Digital Collections.

Processing Note

For electronic records, CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CUSpider SSN Scanning and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information. Digital files in Digital Collections have been combined into the pdf/a format for accessibility. Original functionality such as hyperlinks may not be available.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US