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Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records, 1987-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
- Title
- Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records
- Dates
- 1987-2009 (inclusive)19872009
- Quantity
- 3.0 cubic ft., (8 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5751-01
- Summary
- Agendas, minutes, and correspondence of meetings of the City Neighborhood Council. Records reflect important issues, including neighborhood planning, the role of the Council, the Neighborhood Matching Fund, and district boundaries.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Neighborhood Planning and Assistance Program was established in 1988 with Resolution 27709, which was passed in 1987. The City Neighborhood Council (CNC) was created by the same Resolution, and part of its initial purpose was to implement the Neighborhood Planning and Assistance Program. The initial responsibilities of CNC were to review and make recommendations regarding City budget issues and provide advice on policies necessary to the first year implementation of the Neighborhood Planning and Assistance Program.
Composition of the CNC included two representatives from each District Council. The CNC was staffed by the Office of Neighborhoods, which was also established in 1988. Community Service Center areas were designated as the neighborhood districts from which the District Council members were chosen.
The resolution was amended in 1989 to add Downtown as a neighborhood district and to make District Council membership more flexible. The CNC's responsibilities included coordinating and reviewing the Neighborhood Matching Fund process, the Neighborhood Budget Process and Neighborhood Planning activities. It also provided a means for the discussion of common problems and their solutions. The CNC met monthly at locations rotated around the City.
In 1993, the role of the CNC was re-examined. Although disbanding the CNC was considered, the concept of using the District Chairs as the backbone of the CNC was approved. The resolution passed in 1994 designated the CNC representative to a single District Chair, opening the task force membership to all interested people. The functions of the CNC continued much the same and included reviewing Neighborhood Matching Fund awards and developing ways for neighborhood organizations to influence the City's budget and engage in neighborhood planning.
The CNC continues as a citizen-led advisory group, comprising elected members from each of the City’s thirteen Districts. Its purpose continues to be to provide city-wide coordination for the Neighborhood Matching Fund, Neighborhood Budget Prioritization, and Neighborhood Planning programs. The CNC also continues to provide a forum for a discussion of common neighborhood issues and is available for advice on policies necessary for the effective and equitable implementation of the Neighborhood Planning and Assistance Program. Its monthly meetings are open to the public.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the City Neighborhood Council (CNC) date from 1987 to 2002 and measure 4 cubic feet. Through CNC agendas, minutes, and committee correspondence, the CNC records reflect issues of importance to the CNC. These include matching fund grants, neighborhood street funds, district boundaries, the role of the CNC, and neighborhood planning. Skip Knox, Joan Bateman, Susie Groves, Suzie Burke, Jan Drago, Chris Leman and Brian Livingston are a few of the individuals active in the CNC and whose work is reflected in the records.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records, Record Series 5751-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The records are arranged in four subseries:
Subseries I: Organization and Committees
Subseries II: Minutes and Agendas
Subseries III: Correspondence and Subject Files
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Subseries I: Organization and Committees, 1987-2002Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Organization and Procedural
Information |
1987-1998 |
1/2 | Survey |
1988 |
1/3 | Representatives |
1988-2001 |
1/4 | District Councils |
1988-1996 |
1/5 | Correspondence |
1988-1989 |
1/6 | Correspondence |
1990-1993 |
1/7 | Meeting with Mayor
Rice |
1990 |
1/8 | Committees -
Budget |
1989-1990 |
1/9 | Committees -
Budget |
1991-1993 |
1/10 | Committees -
Budget |
1994-1995 |
1/11 | Budget Committee |
1996 |
1/12 | Budget Committee |
1996 |
2/1 | Budget Committee |
1997 |
2/2 | Committees -
Budget |
1998 |
2/3 | Budget Committee |
1999 |
2/4 | Budget Committee |
2000 |
2/5 | Budget Committee |
2001-2002 |
2/6 | Committees - Budget
Priorities Conference |
2000 |
2/7 | Committees -
Bylaws |
1994-1996 |
2/8 | Committees -
Nominating |
1995-1998 |
2/9 | Executive
Committee |
1999-2001 |
3/1 | Committees -
Implementation |
1994 |
3/2 | Committees - Neighborhood
Matching Fund |
1998-1992 |
3/3 | Committees - Neighborhood
Matching Fund |
1993-1998 |
3/4 | Neighborhood Matching Fund
Committee / Citywide Review Team |
1999-2001 |
3/5 | Committees - Neighborhood
Planning |
1988-1990 |
3/6 | Committees - Neighborhood
Planning |
1994-1995 |
3/7 | Committees - Neighborhood
Planning |
1996 |
3/8 | Committees - Neighborhood
Planning |
1997 |
3/9 | Committees - Neighborhood
Planning |
1998 |
3/10 | Neighborhood Planning
Committee |
1999 |
4/1 | Neighborhood Planning
Committee |
2000 |
4/2 | Neighborhood Planning
Committee |
2001 |
4/3 | Executive Team |
1995-1998 |
4/4 | Committees -
Operations |
1988-1992 |
4/5 | Resolutions
Committee |
1994 |
4/6 | Committees - Retreat
Planning |
1993 |
4/7 | Task Force on
Representation |
1988-1989 |
4/8 | Task Force on Minority
Interim Positions |
1989 |
Subseries II: City Neighborhood Council Agendas and Minutes, 1988-2008Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
4/9 | Agendas and Minutes -
7/21/1988 Subject: Organizational Issues Location: Seattle Community
College |
1988 |
4/10 | Agendas and Minutes -
8/17/1988 Loc.: Greenwood Senior Center |
1988 |
4/11 | Agendas and Minutes -
9/22/1988* Subject Operations and Purpose Loc.: Lake City Community
Center |
1988 |
4/12 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/19/1988* Southwest Community Center |
1988 |
4/13 | Agendas and Minutes -
11/16/1988* Loc.: Fremont Baptist Church |
1988 |
4/14 | Agendas and Minutes -
12/15/1988 Loc.: Queen Anne Community Center |
1988 |
4/15 | Agendas and Minutes -
1/18/1989 Loc.: Central Area Motivation Program |
1989 |
5/1 | Agendas and Minutes -
2/15/1989* Subject: Jan Drago / Downtown Loc.: Rainier Beach Community
Club |
1989 |
5/2 | Agendas and Minutes -
3/15/1989* Subject Neighborhood Matching Fund Guidelines Loc.: Washington Park
Arboretum |
1989 |
5/3 | Agendas and Minutes -
4/20/1989* Loc.,: Arctic Building |
1989 |
5/4 | Agendas and Minutes -
5/17/1989 Loc.: Georgetown City Hall |
1989 |
5/5 | Agendas and Minutes -
6/21/1989* Subject: Neighborhood Planning Guidelines Loc.: Ballard Community
Center |
1989 |
5/6 | Agendas and Minutes -
8/16/1989 Loc.: South Seattle Community College |
1989 |
5/7 | Agendas and Minutes -
9/20/1989 Loc. Seattle Central Community College |
1989 |
5/8 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/18/1989* Loc.: Greenlake Community Center |
1989 |
5/9 | Agendas and Minutes -
11/15/1989 Loc.: Lake City Christian Church |
1989 |
5/10 | Agendas and Minutes -
2/21/1990 Subject: Tim Hill on Regional Government Loc.: South Seattle
Community College |
1990 |
5/11 | Agenda and Minutes -
3/31/1990 CNC's Future Role |
1990 |
5/12 | Agendas and Minutes -
4/18/1990* Subject: Future Role of CNC Loc.: Magnolia Community
Center |
1990 |
5/13 | Agendas and Minutes -
7/18/1990* Loc.: Central Area Motivation Program |
1990 |
5/14 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/17/1990* Loc.: Central Area Motivation Program |
1990 |
5/15 | Agendas and Minutes -
2/20/1991 Loc.: Ballard Community Center |
1991 |
5/16 | Agendas and Minutes -
4/17/1991* Loc.: South Seattle Community College |
1991 |
5/17 | Agendas and Minutes -
7/31/1991* Loc.: Jefferson Community Center |
1991 |
5/18 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/16/1991* Subject: Boundary Review Loc.: University Lutheran
Church |
1991 |
5/19 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/23/1991* Loc.: Seattle Central Community College |
1991 |
5/20 | Agendas and Minutes -
12/5/1991 Subject: Joint Use of Public Facilities Loc.: Pacific Medical
Center |
1991 |
5/21 | Agendas and Minutes -
1/15/1992 Loc.: Pacific Medical Center |
1992 |
5/22 | Agendas and Minutes -
4/14/1992* Subject: Martha Choe / Priorities Loc.: Pacific Medical
Center |
1992 |
6/1 | Agendas and Minutes -
7/15/1992* Subject: Margaret Pageler / Priorities |
1992 |
6/2 | Agendas and Minutes -
8/5/1992* Subject: Neighborhood Matching Fund Loc.: South Seattle Community
College |
1992 |
6/3 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/21/1992* Subject: Housing and Human Services Loc.: Seattle Central Community
College |
1992 |
6/4 | Agendas and Minutes -
11/18/1992 Subject: Matching Fund Evaluation Loc.: Seattle Central Community
College |
1992 |
6/5 | Agendas and Minutes -
1/13/1993* Subject : West Seattle / Delridge Boundary Loc.: Seattle Central
Community College |
1993 |
6/6 | Agendas and Minutes -
4/21/1993* Loc: Seattle University |
1993 |
6/7 | Agendas and Minutes -
7/21/1993* Subject: Library Comprehensive Plan Loc.": Jefferson Community
Center |
1993 |
6/8 | Agendas and Minutes -
10/20/1993* Subject: Retreat Report Loc.: Seattle Central Community
College |
1993 |
6/9 | Agendas and Minutes -
3/16/1994 Loc.: Pacific Medical Center |
1994 |
6/10 | Agendas and Minutes - July -
Sep 1994 |
1994 |
6/11 | Agendas |
1994-1998 |
6/12 | Agendas |
1999-2001 |
6/13 | Minutes |
1994 |
6/14 | Minutes |
1995 |
6/15 | Minutes |
1996 |
6/16 | Minutes |
1997 |
6/17 | Minutes |
1998 |
6/18 | Minutes |
1999 |
6/19 | Minutes |
2000-2001 |
8/1 | Minutes and
Agenda |
2005-2008 |
Subseries III: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1994-2009Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
7/1 | Correspondence |
1994-1995 |
7/2 | Correspondence |
1996 |
7/3 | Correspondence |
1997-1998 |
7/4 | Correspondence |
1999 |
7/5 | Correspondence |
2000-2001 |
8/2 | Correspondence |
2004-2006 |
8/3 | Correspondence |
2007 |
8/4 | Community Council
Bylaws |
2005 |
8/5 | Cumulative Reserve Fund /
Neighborhood Street Fund |
2005-2009 |
7/6 | District Council
Bylaws |
1988-1996 |
7/7 | District Council Chairs
Information |
1990-1994 |
7/8 | Neighborhood Planning
Reviews |
1997 |
7/9 | Parks |
2000 |
7/10 | West Seattle / Delridge
Boundaries |
1991-1993 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Citizens' advisory committees--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Neighborhood--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
- City Neighborhood Council (Seattle, Wash.)
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of Neighborhoods
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- Agendas
- Minutes