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Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.

Scope and Contents note The 1893 city charter established a Library Commission made up of five commissioners, at least two of whom were to be women. Around 1908 the name was changed to the Library Board of Trustees. The board's five members are appointed by the Mayor and serve five-year terms. The Board of Trustees is the Seattle Public Library's governing body, overseeing the library's administration and making decisions regarding its operations. It controls library finances and property, sets policy, and employs...

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Newsletters, resource guides, event listings, brochures, and other publications produced by the library.

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Re-openings and dedications of three Seattle Public Library branches.

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Specifications and bid documents for public works projects in Seattle or on City owned land. Often includes plans and contracts. Includes materials on Skagit River Power Project, Cedar River Watershed, Woodland and Jefferson Parks, Seattle Center facilities, Seattle Public Library, Tolt River Watershed, selected City office buildings, Model City projects, and other City sites. Records have been sampled.

Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff analysis related to Steinbrueck's work on City Council. A substantial portion of the records deal with urban planning, development, design, environmental issues, and comprehensive planning, and reflect his concerns about sustainability and quality of life as affected by the built environment. Also significant in this series are records related to his work on low and moderate income housing, human services, homelessness, neighborhood...

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The records include correspondence, petitions, proposals, constituent letters, and draft legislation related to economic development, City-wide technology issues, comprehensive planning, labor relations, open space, public safety, sexual minorities, housing, and zoning issues. Specific topics include the Sand Point neighborhood, off-leash areas, cable communications, the Added Activities Ordinance, the Seattle Commons, landslides, Bradner Park, and sports stadiums.