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John Okamoto Subject Files, 2015
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Clark, Sally
- Title
- John Okamoto Subject Files
- Dates
- 201520152015
- Quantity
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0.8 cubic feet, (2 boxes)
518 digital files, (190 mb) - Collection Number
- 4666-02
- 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 - Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Constituent correspondence and collected subject files. Letters from April 2015 are addressed to Clark and then to Okamoto. Replies are not collected with these constituent letters.
Subject files include materials related to the committees that Okamoto served on: Education and Governance; Energy; Housing Affordability, Human Services and Economic Resiliency; Planning, Land Use and Sustainability; and Select Committee on Housing Affordability.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
John Okamoto served on City Council from May to December 2015. The former Port of Seattle and Washington Education Association executive was appointed to replace Sally Clark, who left for a job at the University of Washington. Okamoto studied at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business, as well as the program for senior executives in state and local government at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Okamoto previously ran three different cabinet departments for the City of Seattle, including serving as Interim Director of the Human Services Department in 2014 and 2015. From 2008 to 2014, he served as Executive Director of the Washington Education Association. Okamoto was one of 44 who applied to fill the Council vacancy, and one of eight finalists selected by the council. In a 5-3 vote, and despite fierce opposition from Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the council appointed Okamoto to fill Clark's vacant seat. He did not seek a full term election for 2016.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Records are available for use onsite in the SMA reading room, including electronic records through the electronic records search.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
For electronic records, CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CUSpider SSN Scanning and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information. DROID was used to identify file formats, extract metadata, and facilitate processing decisions. Files were then logged and transferred using Robocopy to preservation storage.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Monday Briefing Notes | 2015 |
| 1 | 2 | Aging and Disability Services | 2015 |
| 1 | 3 | Committee on Housing Affordability, Human Services, and Economic Resiliency [CHAHSER] | 2015 |
| 1 | 4 | Department of Information Technology. Cable Providers | 2015 |
| 1 | 5 | Education Levies | 2015 |
| 1 | 6 | Education. Seattle Educators Week and Seattle Education Association Strike | 2015 |
| 1 | 7 | Housing. HALA (Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda) | 2015 |
| 1 | 8 | Housing. Homeless Transitional Encampments | 2015 |
| 1 | 9 | Housing. Homelessness | 2015 |
| 1 | 10 | Housing. Multi-family Housing | 2015 |
| 1 | 11 | Human Services Department | 2015 |
| 1 | 12 | Human Services Department, Domestic Violence | 2015 |
| 1 | 13 | Land Use, Lowrise Multi-family Housing | 2015 |
| 1 | 14 | Office of Economic Development, RFP for Manufacturing Incubator | 2015 |
| 1 | 15 | Office of Economic Development, Special Events | 2015 |
| 1 | 16 | Planning Retreat | 2015 |
| 1 | 17 | Seattle City Light, Denny Substation | 2015 |
| 1 | 18 | Select Committee on Transportation Funding | 2015 |
| 1 | 19 | Special Events Ordinance | 2015 |
| 1 | 20 | SR 520 West Side Final Concept Design, Recusal | 2015 |
| 1 | 21 | Transportation Network Company (TNC) and Taxicab Ordinance | 2015 |
| 2 | 1 | Constituent Letters, April | 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | Constituent Letters, April | 2015 |
| 2 | 3 | Constituent Letters, May | 2015 |
| 2 | 4 | Constituent Letters, June | 2015 |
| 2 | 5 | Constituent Letters, July | 2015 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Human services--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Land use--Planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Transportation--Planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
