Air Pollution Control Advisory Board Minutes

Series

Identifier: 1802-L1

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The Air Pollution Control Board was created by resolution in 1955. In 1958, resolutions abolished this board and created the Air Pollution Control Advisory Board. This was disbanded in 1967 with the creation of the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency. Both boards were responsible for studying air pollution and advising the City Council on methods and legislation to combat the problem.

Minutes of the boardsâ meetings document members in attendance and topics discussed. Much of the dialogue centered on state and local air pollution control legislation. Board members drafted changes to the Seattle-King County air pollution code and worked on pollution-related ordinances. They also gave formal comments on legislation on the state level, suggesting changes when they deemed it necessary. Trash incinerators were also discussed at length in terms of design of pollution control devices, compliance with new codes, and alternate methods of waste disposal. Other topics covered in the minutes included inspections, pollution-related court cases, air sampling, and Cleaner Air Week.

Dates

Creation: 1955-1967

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.

Full Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Meeting minutes from the Air Pollution Control Advisory Board, which served in an advisory capacity to the City Council on air pollution issues.

Custodial History note

Removed from Clerk File.

General Note

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.