Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and briefing materials to and from City agencies regarding the full range of municipal government activities during Rice's terms as mayor. Topics include municipal facilities, arts and culture, planning, budget and financial issues, and schools and education, among others. Records are arranged chronologically and then by major departments within City government. Constituent correspondence is included in this record series.

Correspondence, reports, articles, and other working papers relating to issues and projects studied by OMB. Included are long range land use planning, the project to develop a new city hall plan, the failed waterfront levy of 1989, and the Westlake Mall.