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Records documenting the East District Neighborhood Service Center.

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Committee meeting records maintained by Tom Rasmussen during his tenure as committee chair. These records include committee calendars with rosters of issues, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to homelessness, child care, aging services, disability services, healthcare and housing.

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Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and notes related to issues before the committee during McIver's tenure as chair.

Scope and Contents note The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Department of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office’s mandate was to coordinate Seattle’s historic preservation programs and administer the city’s landmark boards and historic districts. When DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in...