Records of the public corporation responsible for managing the Pike Place Market.

Records of the public corporation responsible for managing the Pike Place Market.

Records of the public corporation responsible for managing the Pike Place Market.

Photographic prints and slides relating to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Records of a project to make public improvements to Seattle's Pike Place Market.

Correspondence, reports, and reference copies of legislation relating to the administration of the Pioneer Square Historic District. These are records generated while Arthur Skolnik was district manager.

Correspondence, reports, notes, and memoranda relating to the development and management of the Pioneer Square Historic District. Two-thirds of the series consists of newspaper clippings, including copies of the Pioneer Square Gazette. Of particular interest are reports and correspondence from 1952-1954 that include the initial proposals for the preservation of Pioneer Square.

Minutes and agendas documenting regular and special meetings of the various boards overseeing the Pioneer Square Preservation District.

Comprehensive plan for the City prepared by Virgil C. Bogue, an engineering consultant from New York. Also known as the Bogue Plan, it recommended replanning along European boulevard lines, improved transportation system, adoption of the Olmsted Brothers parks plan, relocation of the Civic Center, and development of the Port of Seattle. Approved 18-3 by the Commission, the plan was rejected by Seattle voters in 1912.

Applications, correspondence, plan reviews, staff analysis, recommendations, and other materials relating to the development of housing units for the Planning Commission's Planned Unit Development Program.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, grant applications, and studies relating to the Commission's planning function with the greatest emphasis on zoning and central area planning. This series was the City Planning Commission's central file.

Agendas of Planning and Urban Development Committee.

Early Planning Commission reports address implications of population growth and zoning issues. Post-World War II reports focus on comprehensive planning programs, transportation planning, and density issues.

Planning Commission Photographs depict Seattle neighborhoods, roads, parks, and marinas; also included are photographs of display materials and photographs related to land use.

Collection documents Department of Planning and Development efforts to protect trees and plant life.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and other background materials related to Clark's tenure as committee chair. Topics discussed include zoning, historic preservation, multifamily code, neighborhood planning and development, comprehensive plan updates, backyard cottages, and the stadium north lot development.

Plat books consisting of plats reduced to 12"x12" format. Includes drawings of platted lands, name of plat, an explanation of plat, and certification of filing. Plats are for additions to the City, subdivisions, and condominiums. Available for use in the research area. Some volumes contain indexes.

Newspaper clippings and typed reports of sports and recreational activities sponsored by the Parks Department at its playgrounds and playfields, and in its fieldhouses.

Records and information related to the process of selecting a new Seattle Police Chief during Mayor Mike McGinn's administration.

The Police Pension Board was responsible for oversight of the Police Relief and Pension Fund, which was established by ordinance in 1909. Minutes document topics discussed and detail attendance by board members and staff. Board business primarily concerned consideration of specific claims, but also covered some policy issues such as Medicare, alcohol treatment, hearing aids, and health insurance coverage.

Memoranda outlining policies and procedures of the Civil Service Department. Includes a policy handbook and log of memoranda. Records predate the reorganization of the City's personnel function.

Reports, correspondence, and staff notes regarding the policy planning process. A 1977 Resolution established a collaborative process by which the Mayor and City Council would develop agreed upon policies. The Agendas were devised as two-year documents that were updated annually. The process created a policy catalog and index to policies to be accessible to the public and City officials.