Jan Drago Subject Files

Series

Identifier: 4624-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, studies, and other materials related to Drago's work on the Council. A substantial portion of the records document her work on transportation projects, including the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the monorail, SR 520, streetcars, Mercer Street, and pedestrian and bicycle issues. Another set of records relates to the city's budget process, reflecting her work as chair of the Budget Committee. Land use issues represented include the comprehensive plan, South Lake Union, and the University of Washington lease lid. Other records relate to animal issues, notably off-leash dog runs, dangerous dogs, dog day cares, and the exotic animal ban. Additional topics documented in the records include homelessness, civic center development, Pine Street, business improvement areas, Pioneer Square, and labor relations. The series also includes records from Drago's work with the Downtown Neighborhood Council and the Mayor's Task Force on the Homeless, which predated her time on City Council.

Dates

Creation: 1984-2009

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)
Drago, Jan (Person)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use note

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

Biographical Note

Jan Drago served on City Council from 1994 through 2009. In 1996, she became the first Councilmember since Liem Tuai (1972) to serve as Council President during her first full term in office. She served in this role for four years, in two non-consecutive terms. She chaired committees focused on finance and budget, business and labor, and transportation. Drago was educated at Douglass College, Rutgers University, where she studied psychology. Prior to joining City Council, she was a teacher (1973-1978) and a proprietor of a Haagen Dazs ice cream store (1980-1991). Drago unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2009. Throughout most of 2010, she served in an interim capacity on the King County Council in the seat vacated by Dow Constantine, who had been elected as King County Executive.

Extent

38.4 Cubic Feet

3,739 digital files (1.52 GB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The folder structure of the electronic files consist of separate directories for Jan Dragoâs office and designated network storage drive (H drive) and her staffâs network storage drives (H drive). Original subfolder names and order have been maintained and mainly reflect divisions by subject.

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember Drago’s tenure found in City websites are searchable online through her website on Archive-IT.

Location of Records

SMA

Conservation note

Several file extensions were restored after being identified by DROID.

Processing Information note

According to legacy practice, files were burned on a compact disc from network storage for transfer to archives. Disc images were then captured and files moved to network storage with regular fixity checks. CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. Spider2008 PII Scan and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information. DROID was used to identify file formats, extract metadata, and facilitate processing decisions. ReNamer was used to remove and log problematic characters from file names. Files were then logged and transferred using Robocopy to preservation storage.