Select Committee Records

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 4660-03

Scope and Contents Note

Mainly the records of the 2019 Select Committee on Homelessness and Housing Affordability, including agendas, proposed ordinances, presentations, and testimony. These materials relate to discussions around Nickelsville, tiny house villages, and the appointment of the Human Services Department director. The series also includes records from two meetings of the Select Committee on the 2018 Seattle City Light Strategic Plan, as well as sign-in sheets from meetings of the Select Committee on the 2023 Housing Levy and the 2023 Select Budget Committee.

Dates

Creation: 2018-2023

Creator

Mosqueda, Teresa (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

Teresa Mosqueda was elected to City Council in 2017 in one of the two citywide positions. A third-generation Mexican-American born in Olympia, she earned a BA from the University of Washington and a master’s in public administration with a focus in public health from Evergreen State College. She worked at the Washington State Department of Health, the Children’s Alliance, the Community Health Plan of Washington, and Washington State Labor Council before joining City Council. While on council, she focused on progressive revenue sources, worker standards and protections, affordable housing, and sick leave policies. She was reelected in 2021 but resigned midway through her term on January 2, 2024, after being elected to the King County Council.

Full Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of select committees chaired by Teresa Mosqueda.

Related Materials

Teresa Mosqueda co-chaired this committee with councilmembers Sally Bagshaw and Kshama Sawant. Other records for this committee can be found in Select Committee on Homelessness and Housing Affordability Records, Record Series 4613-12 in Bagshaw's record group.