West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records, 1989-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
Title
West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records
Dates
1989-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.4 cubic feet, (9 boxes)
Collection Number
5752-11
Summary
Records documenting the activities of the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center.
Repository
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

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Seattle has a network of Neighborhood Service Centers located throughout the city to provide citizens with information about Seattle services and programs. The customer service representatives assist more than 225,000 residents each year to obtain pet licences, pay City Light and Combined Utility bills, pay traffic tickets, apply for U.S. passports, and find information about city jobs. District coordinators are involved in neighborhood planning processes, serve as staff to the neighborhood district councils, and provide a wide range of information services to the community.

Seven Community Service Centers were established in 1973 under the direction of the Citizens Service Bureau to provide decentralized local government services to Seattle’s neighborhoods. The program was inspired by Boston’s successful “Little City Halls” concept, but budget constraints made it impossible to create as comprehensive a system. The original sites of the community centers were in the neighborhoods served by the Model City Program.

In 1974, the service center program was transferred to the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Under DHR, the service centers continued to provide decentralized City services, but also expanded into community-based social service delivery. In 1978, four of the centers were designated collection centers where citizens could pay utility bills and resolve billing issues. In addition, senior services, voter registration, animal licensing, and low income energy program assistance were instituted at the centers. During the 1980s and 1990s, the various service centers offered neighborhood legal clinics, IRS tax assistance, health and nutrition services, and a wide variety of other services.

The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) was created in 1991 and jurisdiction over community service centers was transferred from DHR. The Community Service Center Division was created within DON; in 1992 the division name was changed to the Neighborhood Service Centers (NSC) Division. In 1999, the Neighborhood Matching Fund and P-Patch Programs were merged with the NSC to create the Community Building Division. From the 1990s through 2010, the NSC program included staff in thirteen centers, including seven collection centers. Budget cuts forced the closing of six service centers in early 2011.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records document the activities of service center staff and the West Seattle community’s issues and concerns. Records include community association meetings and agendas; correspondence; reports; elevation drawings; event flyers; and photographs. Noteworthy topics documented include the Pier 1 and Pier 2 Projects, the Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project; the Monorail Project; and neighborhood improvement.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and Date] West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Separated Materials

Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged separately in the Published Documents Index.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

5752-11:  Guide to the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records, 1989-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
39th / Alaska / Fauntleroy - Triangle Park
1997-1998
1/2
39th / Alaska / Fauntleroy - Triangle Park
1999-2003
1/3
7127 Woodside Place SW
2010
1/4
3200 Block California - Rezone
2010
1/5
8022 Fauntleroy - Property Issues
1999
1/6
44th / 45th Ave. SW Land Transfer Issues
2004
1/7
Admiral Community Council Agendas
1992-1995
1/8
Admiral Community Council Agendas
1996-2001
1/9
Admiral Community Council Agendas and Community Projects
2002-2004
1/10
Admiral District Parking Solutions Group
1998-1999
1/11
Admiral District Parking Solutions Group
2000
1/12
Admiral District Parking Solutions Group
2000-2001
1/13
Admiral Neighborhood Association - Agendas and Minutes
2005-2006
1/14
Admiral Neighborhood Association - Agendas and Minutes
2007-2009
1/15
Admiral Neighborhood Association - Bylaws and Background
2002-2009
1/16
Admiral Planning Coalition - Agendas
2002
1/17
Admiral Planning Coalition - Agendas
2003
1/18
Admiral Planning Coalition - Agendas
2004
1/19
Admiral Planning Coalition - Agendas
2005
1/20
Aging Your Way - Agenda
2010
1/21
Alki Business Coalition - Correspondence
2005
1/22
Alki Community Council - Minutes and Correspondence
1997-2002
2/1
Alki Community Council - Minutes and Correspondence
2003
2/2
Alki Community Council - Minutes and Correspondence
2004
2/3
Alki Community Council - Minutes and Correspondence
2005
2/4
Alki Community Council
2000-2006
2/5
Alki Community Council
2006-2007
2/6
California Park Place
2008-2009
2/7
Clean and Green Events with Mayor Nickles
2004-2006
2/8
Fairmont Community Association
2004-2006
2/9
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes
1999-2001
2/10
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes
2002
2/11
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes
2003
2/12
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes
2004
2/13
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes
2005
2/14
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes, Correspondence. Reports
2006-2007
2/15
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes, Correspondence. Reports
2007
3/1
Fauntleroy Community Association- Minutes, Correspondence. Reports
2008
3/2
Fauntleroy Watershed Council - Annual Reports
2003-2004
3/3
Friends of the Junction Neighborhood Association - Agendas and Correspondence
2000-2001
3/4
Friends of the Junction Neighborhood Association - Correspondence
2002
3/5
Friends of the Junction Neighborhood Association - Correspondence
2003
3/6
Friends of the Junction Neighborhood Association - Correspondence and Minutes
2004
3/7
Friends of the Junction Neighborhood Association - Agendas
2005
3/8
Genesee - Schmitz Neighborhood Council
2010
3/9
Junction Neighborhood Association (JuNO)
2007-2010
3/10
Mayor's Office Bi-Weekly Highlights
2010
3/11
Megawatt Junction / Gathering of Neighbors
2004-2007
3/12
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Minutes, Agendas, Correspondence
2001
3/13
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Bulletins, Correspondence
2001
3/14
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Monorail Project - Agendas, Correspondence
2002
3/15
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Minutes and Correspondence
2002
3/16
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Agendas and Correspondence
2003
3/17
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Monorail Project, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
2003
4/1
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Agendas , Monorail Project and Flexcar
2003
4/2
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Agendas , Bulletins, Correspondence
2004
4/3
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Agendas , Bulletins, Correspondence
2004
4/4
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Agendas, Correspondence
2005
4/5
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Calendars, Minutes, Bulletins
2006
4/6
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Calendars, Minutes, Bulletins
2007
4/7
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Disaster Planning
2007
4/8
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Calendars, Minutes, Bulletins
2008
4/9
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) - Brochures and Mission Statements
2007-2009
4/10
Neighborhood Project - Funds Process - Neighborhood Street Funds / Cumulative Reserve Funds
2006-2007
4/11
Neighborhood Project - Funds Process - Neighborhood Street Funds / Cumulative Reserve Funds
2007-2008
4/12
Neighborhood Project - Funds Process - Neighborhood Street Funds / Cumulative Reserve Funds
2008-2009
4/13
Neighborhood Project - Funds Process - Neighborhood Street Funds / Cumulative Reserve Funds
2009-2010
4/14
Neighborhood Project - Funds Process - Bridging the Gap
2007
4/15
Neighborhood Plans
-
4/16
Neighborhood Plan - Admiral - Excerpts from plan implementation database
2005
4/17
Neighborhood Plan - Admiral
2000
4/18
Neighborhood Plan - Admiral - Built Environment and Census Estimates
-
4/19
Neighborhood Plan - West Seattle - Excerpts from plan implementation database
2007
4/20
Neighborhood Plan - West Seattle - Built Environment and Census Estimates
-
4/21
Neighborhood Plan - West Seattle Junction Hub Urban Village
2005
5/1
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
1997-1999
5/2
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2000
5/3
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2001
5/4
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2002
5/5
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2003
5/6
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2004
5/7
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2005
5/8
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2006
5/9
Neighborhood Service Center Monthly Narrative Reports
2007
5/10
Ocean View Community Beach Club
1991-1998
5/11
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project - Interlocal Agreement
1995
5/12
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project - Feasibility Study Summary
1996
5/13
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project - Meetings, Agendas, and Summaries
2000-2002
5/14
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project - Elliot Bay Water Taxi Docking Study
1999
5/15
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Report
2003
5/16
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project - Reports, Summaries and Proposals
1999-2003
5/17
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Agendas and Correspondence
1997-2002
5/18
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Agendas and Correspondence
1999-2004
6/1
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Agendas and Correspondence
2003
6/2
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Agendas and Correspondence
2003
6/3
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Correspondence
2004-2006
6/4
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Agendas and Correspondence
2007
6/5
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Ad Hoc Committee - Correspondence
2005
6/6
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project Citizen's Advisory Committee
1996-1997
6/7
Pier 1 and Pier 2 Project - Maps and Drawings
2003
6/8
Palm Substation - Drawings - Elevations
2008
6/9
Palm Substation - Open Space Easement - California Ave.
2008
6/10
Senior Center of West Seattle
2006
6/11
Senior Center of West Seattle
2007
6/12
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1998
6/13
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1989
6/14
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1990
6/15
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1990
6/16
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1991
7/1
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1992
7/2
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Notes
1993
7/3
Southwest District Council - Agendas
1994
7/4
Southwest District Council - Agendas
1995
7/5
Southwest District Council - Agendas
1996
7/6
Southwest District Council - Agendas
1997
7/7
Southwest District Council - Agendas
1998
7/8
Southwest District Council - Agendas
1999
7/9
Southwest District Council - Agendas
2000
7/10
Southwest District Council - Agendas
2001
7/11
Southwest District Council - Agendas
2002
7/12
Southwest District Council - Agendas
2003
7/13
Southwest District Council - Agendas and Minutes
2004
7/14
Southwest District Council - Agendas / Summaries
2010
7/15
Southwest District Council - Audit Workgroup Reports
2010
7/16
Southwest District Council - Bi-laws
-
7/17
Southwest District Council - Bi-laws for participating organizations
1998-2007
7/18
Southwest District Council - Bridging the Gap Fund
2010
7/19
Southwest District Council - Correspondence
2002
8/1
Southwest District Council - District Demographics and Meeting Information
2000-2010
8/2
Southwest District Council - Department of Transportation - Parks - Neighborhood Project Funding
2010
8/3
Southwest District Council - Monorail Project Subcommittee
2003
8/4
Southwest District Council - Monorail Project Subcommittee
2004
8/5
Southwest District Council - Monorail Project Subcommittee
2005-2006
8/6
Southwest District Council - Monthly Reports
2008
8/7
Southwest District Council - Monthly Reports
2009
8/8
Southwest District Council - Neighborhood Funding
2010
8/9
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project - Urban Impacts Oversight Committee Charter Draft
-
8/10
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project - Analysis
-
8/11
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project - Environmental Impact Statement Meeting
1993
8/12
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project - Environmental Impact Statement Final
1996
8/13
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project - Drawings
1994-
8/14
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project
-
8/15
Southwest Harbor Cleanup and Redevelopment Project - Newsletter
1991-1994
8/16
Southwest Seattle Historical Society / Log House Museum
2007
8/17
Spokane Street Viaduct Widening
-
8/18
Surplus Properties
-
8/19
Sustainable West Seattle Festival
2008
8/20
Walking on Logs Statues
2008-2010
8/21
Walking Tours With Mayor McGinn
2010
8/22
Walking Tours With Mayor Rice
1994-1997
9/1
Walking Tours With Mayor Nickels
2002-2007
9/2
Walking Tours With Mayor Schell
2000-2001
9/3
Seattle Trails Wayfinding Project
2008
9/4
West Seattle Emergency Communications Hub Project
2009-2010
9/5
West Seattle Triangle Advisory Group - Meetings and Agendas
2010
9/6
West Seattle Triangle Advisory Group - Articles, Drawings and Correspondence
2008-2010
9/7
White Center Annexation
2005-2006
9/8
Alki Clean and Green Photos - CD
2005
9/9
West Seattle Clean and Green Photos - CD
2008

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Citizens’ associations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Municipal services--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Neighborhood government--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods

Geographical Names

  • West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs