WaSMAR5751_01 Guide to the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records 1987-2009 Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Seattle Municipal Archives ©2002
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5751-01 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records 1987-2009 3.0 cubic ft. 8 boxes 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. Collection materials are in English. Historical Note

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.

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.

The records are arranged in four subseries:

Subseries I: Organization and Committees

Subseries II: Minutes and Agendas

Subseries III: Correspondence and Subject Files

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records, Record Series 5751-01. 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.

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.). Office of Neighborhoods Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle Neighborhood--Washington (State)--Seattle Citizens' advisory committees--Washington (State)--Seattle Government and Politics Seattle Minutes Agendas

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

Subseries I: Organization and Committees 1987-2002 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 1988-2008 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 1994-2009 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