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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

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Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 1150 Collections and/or Records:

DPDInfo (Newsletter)

 Series
Identifier: 2000-10
Scope and Contents note

Customer newsletter from the Department of Planning and Development with updates on planning, permits, and zoning. From 1985-2002 the publication was titled "DCLUInfo." In 2010, it began being published in electronic format only.

Dates: 1985-2010

Jan Drago Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4624-02
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...
Dates: 1984-2009

Business and Labor Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4624-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, background materials, reports, and draft legislation relating to taxation, grants, public corporations, and a wide variety of business issues.

Dates: 1994-1995

Business, Economic and Community Development Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4624-04
Scope and Contents note

Committee agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and notes related to issues before the Business, Economic and Community Development Committee.

Dates: 1996-1999

Finance, Budget and Economic Development Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4624-05
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, draft legislation, notes, and other materials related to issues before the City Council's Finance, Budget and Economic Development Committee.

Dates: 2000-2001

Finance, Budget, Business and Labor Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4624-06
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, agendas, draft legislation, and other materials related to municipal finances and business matters that came before the committee during Drago's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2002-2003

Government Affairs and Labor Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4624-07
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, draft legislation, and other materials related to general government business matters and labor issues that came before the committee during Drago's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2004-2005

Special Committee on Pedestrian Safety Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4624-09
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and staff notes relating to pedestrian safety issues referred to the Committee during Drago's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2007-2009

Labor-Management Leadership Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4624-10
Scope and Contents note The Labor-Management Leadership Committee (LMLC) was formed in 1996 to promote communication and cooperation in the delivery of high quality, cost efficient public service to the citizens of Seattle while maintaining a high quality work environment for City employees. The Committee's mission is to enhance understanding of the problems, challenges, and opportunities facing the City and its workforce. Issues tackled by the LMLC include health care cost containment, managed competition,...
Dates: 1996-2001

Economic Development & Neighborhood Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-03
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, development proposals, public hearing documents, and neighborhood profiles produced during Clark's tenure as committee chair. Includes substantial information and legislation about nightclubs in residential neighborhoods, as well as project funding proposals, loan legislation, and development reports for building an educated workforce, including a national fund for workforce solutions. Also includes drafts for new sections to the...
Dates: 2006-2009; Majority of material found within 2006-2007

Economic Development Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1612-02
Abstract

Records relating to economic development planning.

Dates: 1976-1978

Education Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4683-05
Scope and Contents note

Agendas for City Council's Education Committee. Agendas include number and title of legislation, resolutions, and comptroller files.

Dates: 1986-1989

Election Canvasses and Certifications

 Series
Identifier: 1802-B4
Scope and Contents note

Tabulations and official certifications of municipal primary, general, and special elections. Includes oversized tabulations by ward and precinct for 1910-1922. Canvasses by City Council include official vote counts for candidates, and certifications by City Council and King County Elections are official designations of election winners. Also included are sample ballots and a sheet with instructions for voting.

Dates: 1895-1986

Electrical Code Advisory Board Minutes

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1802-M7
Scope and Contents note

The Electrical Code Review Board was established by ordinance in 1964; its name was changed to the Electrical Code Advisory Board in 1969. It provided the City Council with research and recommendations for proposed changes to the building code. The board merged with the Building Code Advisory Board in 1992 to become the Construction Codes Advisory Board. Meeting minutes discuss issues including electrical equipment, inspections, and enforcement issues.

Dates: 1963-1974

Register of Eligibles for Labor Service

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6001-05
Scope and Contents note

Register of individuals eligible to work as laborers on Seattle's public works projects. Includes name, address, ward, age, type of work sought, and general examination average and rank. Also includes date certified for employment, employing department, position, wage, and other comments. This register was replaced by a card file in 1905.

Dates: 1896-1904

Emergency Management Exercises Records

 Series
Identifier: 6402-02
Scope and Contents note

Evaluation reports, correspondence, administrative documents and 1.44 MB hard disks recording the exercises. The files date from 1991 to 2000. Subjects include Soundshake 95 (a county-wide earthquake drill), Seattle Disaster Aid and Response Teams neighborhood drills from 1996, and 1998 and 2000 Weapons of Mass Destruction response drills.

Dates: 1991-2000

Emergency Operations Center Activation Records

 Series
Identifier: 6402-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, newspaper articles, reports and proclamations relating to different situations in which the EOC took action. The files date from 1993-1996 and are organized by date. Subjects include: Denny Regrade vault fire and resulting power outage; the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, attended by many foreign heads of state, along with U.S. President Bill Clinton; major wind storms; the 1996 earthquake and the 1996 heavy snowstorm. Also included are notes and reports from a...
Dates: 1993-1996

Emergency Operations Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 0205-01
Abstract

Administrative records from Seattle's Emergency Operations Center.

Dates: 1971-1992; 1988-1992

Water Department Emergency Response Planning Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8200-07
Scope and Contents note

Departmental policies and procedures for response to emergencies affecting the City and the water system. Outlines general plan and specific responses to earthquakes, contamination, chemical spills, power failures, communication failures, civil and employee disturbances, landslides, floods, and nuclear disaster.

Dates: 1980

Employment Bulletins

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6001-08
Abstract

Official job announcements published by the Personnel Department

Dates: 1953-1992; Majority of material found within 1973-1992

Energy and Environmental Policy Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4695-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, reports, notes, and agendas for the Energy and Environmental Policy Committee during Will's tenure as committee chair.

Dates: 2000

Energy and Technology Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4631-03
Scope and Contents note

Committee records maintained by Jean Godden during her tenure as committee chair. These records include committee calendars with rosters of issues, correspondence, reports, presentations and draft legislation relating to Seattle City Light, environmental policy, information technology planning, telecommunications and the City's website. This committee was formerly known as the Energy and Environmental Policy Committee, but changed in early 2006.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2004-2007; 2003-2008

Energy Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4674-05
Scope and Contents note

Records include committee agendas, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and draft legislation relating to energy issues during Rice's tenure as chair of the Energy Committee.

Dates: 1987-1989

Energy, Technology, and Civil Rights Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4632-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, and other committee records from Harrell's tenure as committee chair. Issues addressed include broadband service, energy risk management, the digital television transition, body-mounted cameras for police officers, streetlight repair, and the city's response to the winter 2008 storm. From 2008 through 2009, the body was named the Energy and Technology Committee.

Dates: 2008-2011

Office for Women's Rights Enforcement Unit Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8404-01
Scope and Contents note

Monthly reports, case logbooks, policies, and correspondence relating to OWR's monitoring and enforcement of City ordinances pertaining to sexual discrimination. This function was consolidated with the Human Rights Department in 1980.

Dates: 1973-1978