WaSMAR5752-11.xml Guide to the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records 1989-2010 West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records Finding aid prepared by Ellie Letterman 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 Ellie Letterman 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
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5752-11 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records 1989-2010 3.4 cubic feet 9 boxes Records documenting the activities of the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center. 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.

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.

Records are open to the public.

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

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

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 West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) Citizens’ associations--Washington (State)--Seattle Neighborhood government--Washington (State)--Seattle Municipal services--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle City Planning Photographs 5752-11 Guide to the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records 1989-2010 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