WaSMAR5752_06 Guide to the Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center Records 1970-2010 Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center Records Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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Finding aid encoded by Janet Ness 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 2011 Seattle Municipal Archives
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5752-06 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center Records 1970-2010 1988-2003 6.5 cubic feet 16 boxes Records relating to neighborhood planning and activities in Greenwood and other neighborhoods of north Seattle. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

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.

Records of Neighborhood District Coordinator, Beth Pflug, the Greenwood Arts Council, and Greenwood Council member, Joan James. Topics include neighborhood planning, the annual Greenwood Arts Walk, and north Seattle community organizations. James’ papers document her environmental and neighborhood activism and include files on the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Green Lake –Portage Bay Water Quality Project and the Household Hazardous Waste Work Group, which advised the Seattle Solid Waste Utility on siting a hazardous waste collection site in the north end. Neighborhood planning records also include files of Neighborhood Planning Office Project Manager, Dottie DeCoster, and neighborhood planning committees.

Arranged in five series: Neighborhood planning files, Subject files, Community organizations files, Greenwood Arts Council files and Joan James papers.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center Records , Record Series 5752-06. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Pflug, Beth Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Seattle (Wash.). Neighborhood Planning Office Greenwood Arts Council (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.) Greenwood (Seattle, Wash.) Phinney Ridge (Seattle, Wash.) Broadview (Seattle, Wash.) Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Seattle Aurora Avenue (Seattle and Shoreline, Wash.) Bitter Lake (Seattle, Wash.) Art--Washington--Seattle Water quality--Washington--King County Green Lake (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle City Planning Snapshots Architectural drawings

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Neighborhood Planning Files 1970-2010 1/1 Aurora Avenue Action Agenda 2007-2008 1/2 Aurora Avenue - Phoenix Plan, housing Re-develop Guidelines 2004-2007 1/3 Aurora Corridor Traffic Safety Project 2008-2009 1/4 Aurora - Licton Springs Planning 1996-1998 1/5 Aurora - Licton Springs Planning 1997-1998 1/6 Aurora - Licton Springs Planning 1999 1/7 Aurora - Licton Springs Plan Status 2002-2009 1/8 North Aurora Action Project 2006-2007 1/9 North Aurora Action Project Task Force 2007-2008 1/10 Broadview / Haller Lake / Bitter Lake Planning 1997-1999 1/11 Broadview / Haller Lake / Bitter Lake Plan Status 2003-2010 1/12 Broadview / Haller Lake / Bitter Lake Plan Update 2007-2010 2/1 Broadview / Haller Lake Surveys 1997-1998 2/2 Broadview Tomorrow 1994-1995 2/3 Broadview Tomorrow 1995 2/4 Haller Lake Street End Project 2003 15/12 Linden Avenue Street Design Project (EIF) 1999-2000 15/13 Linden Avenue Street Design Project (EIF) 2000 15/14 Linden Avenue Street Design Project (EIF) 2001-2002 2/5 Linden Avenue Task Force 1999-2007 2/6 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Consultants 1997-1998 2/7 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Plan Drafts 1998 2/8 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Meetings 1996-1998 2/9 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Meetings 1996-1998 2/10 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - NPO Office 1997 2/11 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Jet City Maven 1997-1998 2/12 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Land Use Committee 1997-1998 2/13 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Land Use Committee 1998 2/14 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Outreach 1998 3/1 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Scope of Work 1996-1997 3/2 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Transportation 1997 3/3 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee - Urban Village 1996-1997 3/4 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Comments, Surveys 1998-1999 3/5 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Committee Notes, Agendas 1996-1998 3/6 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Comprehensive Plan Information undated 3/7 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Correspondence 1998-1999 3/8 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Correspondence 1999 3/9 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Neighborhood / City Service Agreement 1997-1998 3/10 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Outreach Materials 1997-1999 3/11 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Steering Committee Procedures undated 4/1 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Transportation Issues 1998 4/2 Broadview - Haller Lake Neighborhood Planning Committee - Working Papers 1997 4/3 Green Lake 2020, Neighborhood Plan 1998-2000 4/4 Greenwood Association for an Improved Neighborhood Safe Streets Campaign 1994 4/5 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning 1996 4/6 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning 1996-1998 4/7 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Documentation Notebook 1995-1996 4/8 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Documentation Notebook 1996 4/9 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Documentation Notebook 1996 5/1 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Documentation Notebook 1997 5/2 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Early Implementation Funds 1999-2004 5/3 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Early Implementation Funds 1999-2001 5/4 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Early Implementation Funds Contract 1999-2000 5/5 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Early Implementation Funds End of Year 2003 2003-2004 5/6 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Plan 1996-1998 5/7 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Plan 1995-1999 5/8 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Plan 1998-2009 5/9 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Phase II 1997 5/10 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Phase II 1997 5/11 Greenwood Plans and Surveys 1970-1994 5/12 Greenwood Redevelopment Plans 2001-2005 6/1 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Survey 1996 6/2 Greenwood / Phinney Neighborhood Planning Survey - Town Meeting undated 6/3 Greenwood Town Center 2002-2010 6/4 Greenwood Town Center Plan 2001-2002 6/5 Greenwood Town Center Transportation Plan 2004 6/6 Greenwood Transportation Design Project 2004-2006 6/7 Greenwood Urban Village Info 1997-1998 6/8 Greenwood / Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Planning Organizing Committee 1996-1997 6/9 Greenwood / Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Planning Steering Committee 1997-1998 6/10 Greenwood / Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Planning Steering Committee 1995-1998 6/11 Greenwood / Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Planning Steering Committee 1996-1997 6/12 Greenwood / Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Planning Steering Committee 1997-1999 7/1 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Ambassadors 1995-1997 7/2 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Block Watch Outreach 1997-1998 7/3 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Door Hanger Brigade undated 7/4 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Future Newsletters / Flyers undated 7/5 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - General Outreach 1998 7/6 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Historic Gems Building Ballot undated 7/7 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Historic Greenwood - Phinney Class 1998 7/8 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Local Organization Outreach 1997 7/9 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Meeting Agendas, G/P Planning Committee 1997-1998 7/10 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Most Commonly Asked Questions 1997 7/11 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Newsletters, Flyers 1997-1998 7/12 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Outreach Plan undated 7/13 Greenwood Neighborhood Planning Outreach - Preparatory Design Meeting 1997 7/14 Neighborhood Planning (General) - NPI / Plan Priorities 2003-2004 7/15 Neighborhood Planning (General) - NPI / Plan Priorities 2005-2006 7/16 Neighborhood Planning (General) - Northwest District Planning 1993-1994 7/17 Neighborhood Planning (General) - Northwest Sector Meeting 2000-2002 7/18 Neighborhood Planning (General) - Northwest Sector 2003-2004 7/19 Neighborhood Planning (General) - Vision Seattle (Comprehensive Plan) 1993-1994 Subject Files 1980-2004 7/20 Carkeek Park / Piper's Creek Watershed 1990-2002 7/21 Carkeek Cascade (Incl. Drawing) 2002 7/22 Densmore Drainage Basin 2001 8/1 Greenwood Bus Shelter (Includes Photographs) 1993-1995 8/2 Greenwood Clock 1980-1994 8/3 Greenwood History 1988-2002 8/4 Greenwood Low Income Housing 2001 8/5 Greenwood / Phinney Park 1999-2000 8/6 Greenwood / Phinney Park 1999-2000 16/1 Greenwood Park Bid Drawings 2002 8/7 Greenwood Park - Children's Drawings undated 8/8 Greenwood Park Construction Meeting 2002-2003 8/9 Greenwood Park Development 2001-2003 8/10 Greenwood Park Emblems undated 8/11 Greenwood Park - Greenwood Green Space Slide Presentation 1996 8/12 Greenwood Park - Growing and Gathering: An Adaptive Re-Use Plan for Greenwood Greenhouse, by R. Walls 1999 8/13 Greenwood Park - Japanese American Photo Permissions 2002 9/1 Greenwood Park - Kongsgaard / Goldman Foundation 2001 9/2 Greenwood Park Landscape Design Drawing undated 9/3 Greenwood Park Photographs undated 16/2 Greenwood Park Posters 2001-2004 9/4 Greenwood Park - Pro Parks Acquisition 2002 9/5 Greenwood Park - Starbucks Grant 2001 9/6 Greenwood Park Steering Committee Meetings 2000-2001 9/7 Greenwood School 1998-2002 9/8 Greenwood Welcome Information 1993 9/9 Interurban Bicycle Path Proposal 1998 9/10 Main Street Design Project 2000 9/11 Neighborhood Appreciation Day 1994-2000 9/12 Neighborhood Coalition 2001 9/13 Project Impact 2002 9/14 SEATTLE Street Project 1999-2000 9/15 Small Sparks Projects undated 9/16 SR 99 Corridor Safety Project 1992-2002 9/17 Wilson Pacific School / Interim Use Plan 1992-1994 Community Organizations Files 1989-2005 9/18 Aurora Avenue Merchants Association 1991-2002 9/19 Aurora Avenue Merchants Association 1994-2003 10/1 Broadview / Bitter Lake Coalition 1992-2003 10/2 Broadview Community Council 1989-2003 10/3 Carkeek Play Ground Improvement Committee 1994-1996 10/4 Free the Trees 2004-2005 10/5 Friends of Linden Orchard 2002-2004 10/6 Green Lake Chamber of Commerce 1993-1999 10/7 Green Lake Park Alliance 1996-2000 10/8 Greenwood Community Council 1996-2000 10/9 Greenwood Revitalization Task Force 1993-1994 10/10 Haller Lake Community Council 1995-2003 10/11 Haller Lake Community Council Splashes 1994-2003 10/12 Korean Community Counseling Center 1992-1993 11/1 Licton Springs Community Council 1996-2002 11/2 North End Coalition 1999-2001 11/3 Northwest District Council 1996 11/4 Phinney Neighborhood Association 1993-2002 11/5 Phinney Ridge Community Council 1993-2003 Greenwood Arts Council Files 1994-2003 11/6 Greenwood Arts Council 1994-1997 11/7 Greenwood Arts Council 1995-1997 11/8 Greenwood Arts Council 1994-1999 11/9 Greenwood / Phinney Art Walk Grant Application 1995 11/10 Greenwood Art Walk 1995-1998 11/11 Greenwood Art Walk - Artist Agreements 1996 11/12 Greenwood Art Walk 1997 11/13 Greenwood Art Walk - Artist Agreements 1997 12/1 Greenwood Art Walk 1998 12/2 Greenwood Art Walk- Artist Agreements 1998 12/3 Greenwood Art Walk Map Project 1998 12/4 Greenwood Art Walk 1999 12/5 Greenwood Art Walk- Artist Agreements 1999 12/6 Greenwood Art Walk Artist/Business List 1999 12/7 Greenwood Art Walk Press Information 1999 12/8 Greenwood Art Walk 2000 12/9 Greenwood Art Walk - Artist Agreements 2000 12/10 Greenwood Art Walk (Incl. Photographs) 2001 12/11 Greenwood Art Walk - Artist Agreements 2001 12/12 Greenwood Art Walk Participants 2001 12/13 Greenwood Art Walk 2002 12/14 Greenwood Art Walk - Participation Agreements 2002 13/1 Greenwood Art Walk Brochures 1996-2003 13/2 Greenwood Art Walk Directory 1994-1995 13/3 Greenwood Art Walk Letters to Business 1996-1998 13/4 Greenwood Art Walk Photographs undated 13/5 Greenwood Art Walk Work Plans 1997-1998 13/6 Greenwood Art Walk undated 13/7 Greenwood Arts Council Arts Up Program 2001 13/8 Greenwood Arts Council Call for Artist Examples undated 13/9 Greenwood Arts Council Information Letters 1998 13/10 Greenwood Arts Council Kiosk Project - Manager's Notebook 1997-2001 13/11 Greenwood Arts Council Kiosk Project - Manager's Notebook 1997-2001 13/12 Greenwood Arts Council Kiosk Project 1997-2002 14/1 Greenwood Arts Council Kiosk Project 2000-2002 14/2 Greenwood Arts Council Performance Information 1997-2000 14/3 Greenwood Arts Council Performing Arts Information 1996-1997 14/4 Greenwood Arts Council Press Information 1996-1999 Joan James Papers 1988-1994 14/5 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) 1988-1990 14/6 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) 1989 14/7 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) - Cedar River Watershed 1989 14/8 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) - CSO Drafts 1989 14/9 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) - Green Duwamish CSO 1989 14/10 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) - Metro Monitor Issue Paper on Spill Prevention 1989 14/11 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) - Piper's Creek 1988-1994 14/12 Citizens' Water Quality Advisory Committee (METRO) - Piper's Creek 1989-1990 15/1 Green Lake - Portage Bay Water Quality Project 1988-1989 15/2 Green Lake - Portage Bay Water Quality Project 1988-1990 15/3 Green Lake - Portage Bay Water Quality Project 1988-1989 15/4 Green Lake - Portage Bay Water Quality Project 1988-1989 15/5 Green Lake Water Quality Restoration 1990-1994 15/6 Hazardous Waste 1989 15/7 (North End) Household Hazardous Waste Working Group - Criteria 1989-1990 15/8 (North End) Household Hazardous Waste Working Group - Plan 1989-1994 15/9 Seattle Drainage and Wastewater Utility 1988 15/10 Traffic Circle 1989 15/11 Volunteers of America House 1989