WaSMAR5752_08.xml Guide to the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center Records 1968-2009 Capitol Hill 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). Seattle Municipal Archives
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5752-08 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center Records 1968-2009 1988-2009 5.4 cubic feet 14 boxes Records documenting the activities of the Capitol Hill 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.

Records of the East District/Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center coordinators, including subject files and monthly reports. Topics include east district events, neighborhood planning, and community associations such as the Broadway Business Improvement Association, Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, East Neighborhoods District Council and First Hill Improvement Association. Also included are records of the Capitol Hill Community Council.

Prranged in two series: Subject files and Capitol Hill Community Council records.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center Records , Record Series 5752-08. 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 Capitol Hill Community Council (Seattle, Wash.) Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce (Seattle, Wash.) Broadway Business Improvement Association (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.) First Hill (Seattle, Wash.) Broadway (Seattle, Wash.) Capitol Hill (Seattle, Wash.) Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle City Planning

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

Subject files 1987-2009 1/1 15th and 19th Avenue Discussion group 1996 1/2 Adelant Con Latinas y Latinos 1996 1/3 Agreements, Leases 1989-1992 1/4 AIDS resources 1992 1/5 Airplane Noise 1990 1/6 Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program 2009 1/7 Alcohol Impact Area 2004-2007 1/8 Arboretum Heights 1990 1/9 Arts 1990 1/10 Belmont Neighbors 1989-1990 1/11 Broadway Action Team 2006-2007 1/12 Broadway Business Improvement Association (BIA) 1989-1992 1/13 Broadway Business Improvement Association (BIA) 1990 1/14 Broadway Business Improvement Association (BIA) 1991 1/15 Broadway Business Improvement Association (BIA) 1992 1/16 Broadway Business Improvement Association (BIA) 1991-1993 2/1 Broadway Business Improvement Association (BIA) 1995-1998 2/2 Broadway Business Improvement Association 2004-2006 2/3 Broadway Business Improvement Association - Broadway Spring Sweep 2007 2/4 Broadway Farmers Market 2004-2007 2/5 Broadway Revitalization Summit 2003 2/6 Broadway Business Committee Notes 1990 2/7 Broadway Business Committee Report 1990 2/8 Bylaws, Neighborhood District Councils 1988-1993 2/9 Cal Anderson Park 2005-2007 2/10 Capitol Hill Association for Parity (CHAP) 1991-1992 2/11 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce 1987-1990 2/12 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce 1990-1991 2/13 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce Dinner 1991 2/14 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce 1992-1993 2/15 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce Dinner 1992 3/1 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce 1995-1998 3/2 Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce 2004-2006 3/3 Capitol Hill Investment Guide 1991 3/4 Capitol Hill Neighborhood Plan Stewardship Council 2004-2008 3/5 Capitol Hill Promotion 2003-2004 3/6 Car Smart Safe 1998 3/7 Caring Neighbors 1992 3/8 Caring Neighbors 1993 3/9 Caring Neighbors 1994-1996 3/10 Census 1993 3/11 City Events, etc 1992-1996 3/12 City Light 1989-1992 3/13 Clean and Green 2004-2007 3/14 Clean Seattle 2003 3/15 Co-Locator Committee 1992 3/16 Common Ground 1996 3/17 Commons, Seattle 1992-1993 3/18 Community Contact lists 1992-1993 4/1 Comprehensive Plan 1992-1993 4/2 Cumulative Reserve Fund Applications 2005 4/3 Cumulative Reserve Fund / Neighborhood Street Fund 2005-2009 4/4 Crime 1988-1992 4/5 Crime Prevention 1992-1996 4/6 Crime Prevention 1997-2000 4/7 Dept. of Neighborhoods Monthly Review - July 2007 4/8 Dept. of Neighborhoods Retreat 2007-2008 4/9 Drugs, Alcohol Complaints 2003 4/10 Dumpster-Free Initiative 2007 4/11 East Madison 2004-2007 4/12 East Neighborhood Fact Sheet 2007 4/13 East District Neighborhood Council 1998-2003 4/14 East Neighborhoods District Council 2004-2006 4/15 East Neighborhoods District Council 2007-2008 5/1 East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition 2006-2008 5/2 Emerald City Bank 1993 5/3 Engineering department 1990 5/4 Ethics, Elections 1997-1998 5/5 First Hill, Capitol Hill, Madison Park District Council 1991 5/6 First Hill, Capitol Hill, Madison Park District Council 1992 5/7 First Hill Community Council 1992 5/8 First Hill Community Council 1993-2004 5/9 First Hill Improvement Association 1989-1991 5/10 First Hill Improvement Association 1992 5/11 First Hill Improvement Association 1993 5/12 First Hill Improvement Association 2003-2005 5/13 First Hill Improvement Association 2006-2008 5/14 First Hill Outdoor Meal Program Advisory Council (Seattle First Presbyterian Church) 2005-2006 5/15 Freeway Park Neighborhood Association 2004-2007 6/1 Gay and Lesbian Issues 1993 6/2 Greater Seattle Business Association 1991 6/3 Greater Seattle Business Association 1992 6/4 Groundswell 1996-1997 6/5 Group Health 1988 6/6 Hate Crime Town Meeting 1991-1992 6/7 Health Care Initiative 141 1991-1992 6/8 Henry Library 1999 6/9 Holy Names, Neighbors of 1989 6/10 Homeless Issue, Planning Committee 1990 6/11 Homeless Issue, Resource lists 1990-1991 6/12 Homeless Issue, Rosters, Mailing Lists 1990 6/13 Homeless Issue, St. Marks Meeting 1990 6/14 Homeless, Congregational Response 1989-1990 6/15 I-90 Access Ramps 1989 6/16 Items For Mayor's Attention 2004-2008 6/17 James Street Signal Project 1989 6/18 Lake Union Action Team 1999 6/19 Latino City Employees 2007 6/20 Liveability Issues, Pedestrians 2003-2004 7/1 Lowell School 1992-1999 7/2 Lowell School 2007 7/3 Madison and Denny Community Action Program 2005-2006 7/4 Madison - Miller Community 2003 7/5 Madison Park Community Council 1989 7/6 Madison Park Community Council 1992 7/7 Madison Valley Citizen's Group 1988 7/8 Mayor's First Hill Tour 2005 7/9 Mayor's Office 1990-1992 7/10 Mayor's Walking Tour of Broadway / Olive 2006 7/11 Mayors Walking Tour, Capitol Hill 1993-1996 7/12 Mayor's Walking Tour of Madison 2006 7/13 Mayor's Walking Tour of Yesler Terrace 2007 7/14 Merchants of Pike Pine (MOPP) Images 1998-1999 7/15 Merchants of Pike Pine (MOPP) Surveys 1998 7/16 Miller Community Center 1994 7/17 Miller Community Center Advisory Council 2004-2007 7/18 Miller Park Neighborhood Association 2007-2008 7/18 Miller Park Neighborhood Association 1989-1992 7/19 Miller Park Neighborhood Association 1992 7/20 Miller Park Neighborhood Association 1993 8/1 Monthly Narrative - Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center 2004-2005 8/2 Monthly Narrative - Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center 2006-2007 8/3 Monthly Narrative - Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center 2008-2009 8/4 Monthly Objectives Reports 2005-2009 8/5 Monthly Reports 1991-1992 8/6 MOST Community Oversight Group 1996 8/7 Multi-Family Code 1989 8/8 Neighborhood Business Council 1988-1992 8/9 Neighborhood Clean- up 1990-1995 8/10 Neighborhood District Council 1990-1995 8/11 Neighborhood Events and Meetings 1996 8/12 Neighborhood Plan Implementation 2004-2008 8/13 Neighborhood Plan Implementation Priority Report - East Sector 2004 8/14 Neighborhood Planning - East District 2004-2006 9/1 Neighborhood Planning Guidelines 1989-1991 9/2 Neighborhood Street Fund 1997 9/3 Neighboring Neighborhoods 2003 9/4 Neighbors USA Conference, Seattle 1989 9/5 North Anchor District (Keystone) 1998 9/6 Off-Leash Pilot Program 1996 9/7 Open Space 2003-2003 9/8 Peace For the Streets by Kids From the Streets 2005-2006 9/9 Pike / Pine Clean Up 2005 9/10 Pike Pine Crime Prevention Task Force 1991 9/11 Pike Pine Human Service Council 1992 9/12 Pike Pine Neighborhood 1992 9/13 Pike Pine Project 1988-1989 9/14 Pike Pine Survey 1988-1989 9/15 Pike Pine Neighborhood Coalition, Convention Center Expansion and Vacation Hearing Decision 1998-1999 9/16 Pike / Pine Urban Neighborhood Council 2006-2007 10/1 Planning and Development 2005 10/2 POWHat Neighborhood Association 2004-2007 10/4 QFC 1988-1991 10/5 Regional Transit Program 1990-1991 10/6 Regional Transit Program 1992-1993 10/7 Resources 1997 10/8 Seattle Central Community College 1991-1999 10/9 Seattle Citizen Summit 1988 10/10 Seattle Mental Health Institute (SMHI) Education project 1991 10/11 Seattle Neighborhood Group 1993 10/12 Seattle Public Schools 1988-1990 10/13 Seattle Public Schools 1992-1993 10/14 Seattle University 1989-1991 10/15 Senior Center, Proposed 1989-1990 10/16 Senior Issues 1989-1992 11/1 Senior Self-Help Project, Group Health 1991 11/2 Services-Related Information 2000-2007 11/3 Siting, Human Services 1988-1990 11/4 Siting, Policies 1988-1990 11/5 Small Sparks Project 2007-2009 11/6 Social Services Issues 2003 11/7 Sound Transit 2004-2007 11/8 Special Events 2006-2009 11/9 Spruce Park Neighbors 1990-1991 11/10 SR 520 1988-1990 11/11 Stormwater Code Revisions 2009 11/12 Street Market, Capitol Hill 1993 11/13 Surveys 2003 11/14 Town Meeting, Proposed 1990-1995 12/1 Transmission Towers 1987-1988 12/2 Transportation Issues, Buses 2003 12/3 Transportation Projects 1988-1991 12/4 Trees 1989-1991 12/5 Urban Trust 1996 12/6 Volunteer Park 1992 12/7 Volunteer Park, Conservatory 1990-1992 12/8 Volunteer Park, Play Yard Project 1988-1991 12/9 Walking Tours and Town Hall Meetings 1996-1997 12/10 Weed and Seed 1992 12/11 Wintonia Hotel Project 1992 12/12 Women In Trades Fair 1992 12/13 Work Plans 1992-1993 12/14 Yesler Terrace Community Council 1990-1991 12/15 Yesler Terrace Community Council 1992 12/16 Youth 1988-1991 12/17 Youth, Ad Hoc Committee, Asian Pacific Islander 1993-1994 12/18 Zoning, Planning, Design 2003 Capitol Hill Community Council Records 1968-2008 13/1 Capitol Hill Community Council, Comprehensive Neighborhood Survey 1968-1998 13/2 Capitol Hill Community Council 1989 13/3 Capitol Hill Community Council 1990 13/4 Capitol Hill Community Council 1991 13/5 Capitol Hill Community Council 1988-1992 13/6 Capitol Hill Community Council 1994-1996 13/7 Capitol Hill Community Council 1996 13/8 Capitol Hill Community Council 1996 13/9 Capitol Hill Community Council 1998 13/10 Capitol Hill Community Council, 2007-2008 13/11 Capitol Hill Community Council, Department of Construction and Land Use (DCLU) 1997 13/12 Capitol Hill Community Council, Dance On Capitol Hill 1997 13/13 Capitol Hill Community Council, Drugs Crime Public Safety 1997-1998 13/14 Capitol Hill Community Council, Housing 1997 14/1 Capitol Hill Community Council, Letters By President 1997 14/2 Capitol Hill Community Council, Library Issues 1998 14/3 Capitol Hill Community Council, Neighborhood Planning 1996 14/4 Capitol Hill Community Council, Off- Leash Areas 1996-1997 14/5 Capitol Hill Community Council, Park Beautification Project 1997 14/6 Capitol Hill Community Council, Parks Issues 1998 14/7 Capitol Hill Community Council, Safeway On 15th 1997