Seattle Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives



Guide to the Michael Hildt Subject Files, 1978-1985


4636-02





Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla

Finding aid encoded by Shannon B. Lynch, 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Seattle Municipal Archives

PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives

 
Collection Number:
 

4636-02

 
Creator:
 

Hildt, Michael

 
Title:
 

Subject Files

 
Dates:
 

1978-1985 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

8.8 cubic ft.
(22 boxes)

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are inEnglish. 

 
Summary:
 

Records documenting Michael Hildt's work on the Seattle City Council from 1978-1985; records address issues such as conservation and desegregation and include information on Hildt's work with the Pike Place Market and his work with various committees, including the Energy Committee and Urban Development and Housing Committee.

 

Biographical Note

Born in Washington, D. C. in 1942 and raised in Colorado, Michael Hildt began his career in the banking industry. In 1971, he gave up a management position at SeaFirst Bank to become director of the Coalition for Open Government. Pushing for a change in the state law requiring financial disclosure of lobbying activities and campaign finance, the group's Initiative 276 passed in 1972, resulting in the state's public-disclosure law.

Subsequently, Hildt worked as head of City Council's policy staff until he ran and was elected to Seattle City Council in 1977 at the age of 35. He won by a margin of 20,000 votes. During the eight-year period Hildt served on City Council, he is perhaps best-known for his work with the Pike Place Market. Hildt forged an agreement between Pike Place Market farmers and artisans known as the Hildt Agreement. Hildt was also active in the City's conservation efforts in the early 1980s and housing issues. He worked to allow apartments attached to single-family homes, or mother-in-law apartments, in order to increase the supply of lower cost housing.

Hildt served two terms on Council, 1978-1986, before choosing not to run for reelection. He chaired the Urban Development and Housing Committee (1978-1981), the Energy Committee (1982-1985), and two ad hoc committees, Shorelines (1979) and Campaign Financing (1984-1985). He was a member of several other committees including: Parks and Community Services (1978-1979), Water and Waste Management (1980-1981), Environmental Management (1984-1985), and Finance (1982-1985).

After leaving City Council, Hildt and his wife, Karen Gates Hildt, moved to the Olympic Peninsula in 1986. He became the first City Administrator for Port Townsend in 1995. In 1999, he earned his master's degree in business from the University of Washington.

Hildt died of cancer in December 2001 at the age of 59.

Content Description

Hildt's records are arranged in eleven subseries (see arrangement note for list of subseries). The records measure 8.8 cubic feet and date from 1978 to 1985. Hildt's records are useful for examining how the City of Seattle addressed issues that had national importance, such as conservation and desegregation, as well as for researching topics specific to Seattle, such as the Pike Place Market.

More detailed content information for each subseries is contained below in Detailed Description of the Collection.

Arrangement

Hildt's records are arranged in eleven subseries:

I: Civil Rights and Education, 1978-1985

II: Energy, 1976-1985

III: Finance, 1978-1985

IV: Housing, 1978-1985

V: Interdepartmental Correspondence and Legislative Department, 1978-1984

VI: Land Use and Urban Development, 1973-1985

VII: Parks and Community Services, 1978-1985

VIII: Public Health and Safety, 1976-1984

IX: Social Services, 1977-1985

X: Transportation, 1978-1985

XI: Water and Waste Management, 1980-1985

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation 

[Item and date], Michael Hildt Subject Files, Record Series 4636-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Related Information

Related Materials 

Michael Hildt Urban Development Housing Committee Records, (Record ID 4636-05) 1980-1981 (0.2 cubic foot). Committee agendas, draft legislation, and recorded votes of the Urban Development and Housing Committee, chaired by Hildt.

Dolores Sibonga Issues Files (Records ID 4681-02), 1979-1990 (4.4 cubic feet). Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, reports, testimony, and notes concerning issues before City Council including the Martha Washington School, Fun Forest at Seattle Center, the Disney proposal for the Seattle Center, Japanese-American reparations, the Seattle Mariners, planning for the new Seattle Art Museum, the proposed Ackerley Arena, a proposed $76 million regional parks renovation bond (which never reached the ballot), and the Nuclear Freeze Resolution.

Jeannette Williams Subject Files (Records ID 4693-02), 1967-1989 (41.4 cubic feet). Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and draft legislation relating to issues of concern to Williams. Subjects include traffic and transportation, housing, neighborhood improvements, human services planning, the Disney proposal for Seattle Center redevelopment, and planning for Discovery Park and Fort Lawton.

Records of the Legislative Department Central Staff and Legislative Department Committees.

A partial timeline of energy projects and programs is available in the Vertical File, Number 540.

Subjects

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.

 
Hildt, Michael
Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)
Seattle City Light
United States. Bonneville Power Administration
Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
Bicycles and bicycling--Washington (State)--Seattle
Cities and towns--Growth--Washington (State)--Seattle
Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
Dams--Washington (State)
Energy conservation--Washington (State)
Historic preservation--Washington (State)--Seattle
Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle
Minority business enterprises--Washington (State)--Seattle
Police--Washington (State)--Seattle
Refuse and refuse disposal--Washington (State)--Seattle
School integration--Washington (State)--Seattle
Schools--Washington (State)--Seattle
Water-power--Washington (State)
Women-owned business enterprises--Washington (State)--Seattle
City council members--Washington (State)--Seattle
Other Creators :
Gale, Diana
Seattle (Wash.)--City Council

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 

Civil Rights and Education, 1978-1985

.4 cubic foot
The subseries Civil Rights and Education includes documentation of efforts to include women-owned businesses in the City's contracting process through Ordinance 109113, passed in 1980. Correspondence from contractors, business associations, the Law Department, Board of Public Works, and Council members traces the crafting of the ordinance and subsequent amendments. Reports evaluating the first and third years of the Women and Minority Owned Business Enterprise program are included.


The Civil Rights and Education subseries also includes material relating to the closing of five elementary schools in 1979, and their subsequent reuse and desegregation. These topics reflect constituent opinions and cooperative efforts between the City and the Seattle School District. Hildt's involvement in the City/School District Joint Committee is documented in these records. The Committee, formed in 1979, was composed of three members of the City Council, three members of the School Board, and two members of the Joint Advisory Commission on Education and met to review policy issues of joint concern, one of which was peaceful desegregation in Seattle. Diana Gale was policy analyst for the Legislative Department at this time, and was active in many of the education issues. She was part of the Schools/Communities 1990 Project, formed to carry out the goals of the City/School District Joint Committee. The Project worked towards improving the quality of residential neighborhoods and public education in the City.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
1/1


Women / Minority Business Ordinance
  1979-1980
 
1/2

Women / Minority Business Ordinance
  1981-1985
 
1/3

South Africa Investment Policy
  1983
 
1/4

Education: School Closures
  1978-1979
 
1/5

Education: School Closures
  1978-1981
 
1/6

Education: City School Joint Committee
  1979-1981
 
1/7

Education: School Desegregation
  1978-1981
 
1/8

Education: General
  1980-1982

 

Energy, 1976-1985

3.2 cubic ft.
The Energy subseries is the largest in Hildt's subject files and reflects Hildt's work as Chair of the Energy Committee from to 1982 to 1985. The City of Seattle contracted with the Bonneville Power Association (BPA), part of the U.S. Department of Energy for power, during this time period. BPA was created in 1937 to act as marketing agent for power from Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. Executive, Legal, Council, and City Light perspectives are documented in the renegotiation of the City's contract with BPA in 1981 and 1982. One of the issues for the City was it felt that the BPA discouraged the development of resources by City Light to serve its own load.


The City's efforts at conservation are well documented, especially the implementation of the Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP), created in 1981 through Ordinance 109675. Constituent mail, interdepartmental correspondence, reviews and reports document the many individual programs within CRWP. The Reports and Studies documenting CRWP are useful for following implementation of the weatherization programs; quarterly and other reports are included. The researcher should also check for accompanying material in the Published Documents Index, as published documents were cataloged separately in the Publications database.


The City also explored other hydroelectric projects, such as one at Copper Creek on the Skagit River and Rocky Brook on the Olympic Peninsula. Economic and environmental concerns relating to these proposals are documented in Hildt's records.


The Energy, Ltd. Project, begun as a federally-funded citizens' committee, is well documented through correspondence between the Citizens Committee, Mayor, City Council, and City Light, as well as minutes and progress reports of the Committee and issue papers. The goal of the Energy, Ltd. Project was to identify the role of local government in developing a community conservation and management plan for fossil fuels. Several issues facing Seattle City Light in the early 1980s are touched upon in Hildt's records. These include rate increases, various programs such as Project Share, and management and work environment issues at City Light.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
2/1


Bonneville Power Administration: Billing Credit Policy
  1982-1983
 
2/2

Bonneville Power Administration: Conservation Programs
  1981
 
2/3

Bonneville Power Administration: Conservation Agreement
  1981
 
2/4

Bonneville Power Administration: Power Sales Contracts
  1982
 
2/5

Bonneville Power Administration: Power Sales Contracts
  1982
 
2/6

Bonneville Power Administration: Rates
  1983-1985
 
2/7

Bonneville Power Administration: Solar Water Heater Program
  1982
 
2/8

Bonneville Power Administration: Street Lighting Program
  1981-1983
 
2/9

Bonneville Power Administration: Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS)
  1982
 
2/10

Citizens Forecast Review Committee
  1981-1983
 
3/1

Conservation Programs: Commercial Conservation Program
  1981
 
3/2

Conservation Programs: Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP): General
  1980
 
3/3

Conservation Programs: Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP): General
  1981-1985
 
3/4

Conservation Programs: Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP): Apartments
  1981-1982
 
3/5

Conservation Programs: Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP): Home Energy Loan Program (HELP)
  1983-1984
 
3/6

Conservation Programs: Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP): Low-Income Weatherization Program
  1981-1983
 
3/7

Conservation Programs: Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program (CRWP): Reports and Studies
  1980-1985
 
3/8

Conservation Programs: Insulation and Weatherization Programs
  1978-1980
 
3/9

Conservation Programs: Marketing and Advertising
  1981-1984
 
4/1

Conservation Programs: Water Heater Program
  1982-1983
 
4/2

Code and Policy: "Energy 1990" Citizens' Committee
  1976-1984
 
4/3

Code and Policy: Energy Code
  1978-1985
 
4/4

Code and Policy: Retrofit Code
  1981
 
4/5

Energy Sources: Alternate Energy - Biomass Power
  1983
 
4/6

Energy Sources: Alternate Energy - Clinch River Breeder Reactor
  1982
 
4/7

Energy Sources: Alternate Energy - Cogeneration
  1981-1983
 
4/8

Energy Sources: Alternate Energy - Combustion Turbine Generators
  1979
 
4/9

Energy Sources: Alternate Energy - Solar Energy
  1981-1983
 
4/10

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Boundary Project Expansion
  1981-1982
 
4/11

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Columbia Irrigation Districts Power Purchase Contracts
  1981-1982
 
5/1

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Copper Creek Dam Project
  1979-1981
 
5/2

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Copper Creek Dam Project
  1980-1981
 
5/3

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Copper Creek Dam Project (includes Issue Papers)
  1980-1981
 
5/4

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Illibot Creek Project
  1982-1983
 
5/5

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Rocky Brook Hydroelectric Project
  1983
 
5/6

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - High Ross Dam - Contract and Treaty
  1981-1984
 
5/7

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - High Ross Dam - Contract and Treaty
  1984
 
5/8

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Skookumchuck Hydroelectric Project
  1984-1985
 
5/9

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Thunder Creek Project
  1983
 
5/10

Energy Sources: Dams and Hydroelectric Projects - Zillah Wasteway Project
  1982-1984
 
6/1

Electric Rates: Background
  1982
 
6/2

Electric Rates: Constituent Mail
  1983
 
6/3

Electric Rates: Rate Assistance
  1978-1981
 
6/4

Electric Rates: Rate Assistance
  1982-1983
 
6/5

Electric Rates: Rate Policies Resolution
  1981-1982
 
6/6

Electric Rates: Rate Policies Resolution
  1983
 
6/7

Electric Rates: Industrial Users Lawsuit
  1981-1983
 
7/1

Electric Rates: Industrial Users Lawsuit
  1981
 
7/2

Energy, Ltd. Project: Background
  1980-1981
 
7/3

Energy, Ltd. Project: Citizens Committee
  1981-1982
 
7/4

Energy, Ltd. Project: Appointments
  1982
 
7/5

Energy, Ltd. Project: Funding
  1983
 
7/6

Energy, Ltd. Project: Recommendations
  1983-1984
 
7/7

Energy Office Quarterly Reports
  1977-1981
 
7/8

Resources Report
  1980-1981
 
8/1

Initiative 394: Power Plant Funding
  1982-1983
 
8/2

Municipal Energy Facilities Plan
  1983
 
8/3

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)
  1980-1983
 
8/4

Regional Power: Draft Plan
  1983
 
8/5

Regional Power: Planning
  1981-1982
 
8/6

Regional Power: Planning
  1982-1983
 
8/7

Seattle City Light: Audits
  1981-1984
 
8/8

Seattle City Light: Conservation
  1979-1980
 
8/9

Seattle City Light: Constituent Mail
  1982-1985
 
9/1

Seattle City Light: Energy Costs - Value of Energy
  1984-1985
 
9/2

Seattle City Light: Interdepartmental Correspondence
  1982-1985
 
9/3

Seattle City Light: Interim Financing
  1984
 
9/4

Seattle City Light: Management Study
  1980-1981
 
9/5

Seattle City Light: New Electric Load Policy Project
  1980-1981
 
9/6

Seattle City Light: Non-Firm Energy Sales
  1984
 
9/7

Seattle City Light: Peaking Capacity
  1979
 
9/8

Seattle City Light: Personnel and Work Environment
  1980-1984
 
9/9

Seattle City Light: Project Share
  1983-1984
 
9/10

Seattle City Light: Shutoff Policy
  1983
 
9/11

Seattle City Light: Underground Wiring
  1979-1982
 
9/12

Seattle City Light: Underground Wiring - LIDs
  1981

 

Finance, 1978-1985

.8 cubic foot
The Finance subseries dates from 1978 to 1985 and contains records related to bonds for various programs and projects, as well as campaign financing information and records regarding departmental budgets for City agencies.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
10/1


Bonds: General Purpose
  1981
 
10/2

Bonds: Seattle Savings Bonds and Capitol Plant
  1983
 
10/3

Bonds: Capital Improvement
  1984
 
10/4

Bonds: Low Income Elderly / Senior Housing
  1981
 
10/5

Bonds: Seattle Senior Housing Program
  1981-1982
 
10/6

Bonds: Seattle Senior Housing Program
  1983-1985
 
10/7

Bonds: Seattle Senior Housing Program - Oversight Committee
  1982-1985
 
10/8

Bonds: Marketing Program
  1983
 
10/9

Campaign Financing
  1983-1985
 
11/1

Departmental Budgets: Office of Women's Rights
  1978-1980
 
11/2

Departmental Budgets: Office of Women's Rights and Human Rights Consolidation
  1979-1980
 
11/3

Departmental Budgets: Design Commission
  1984
 
11/4

Departmental Budgets: Library
  1979-1984
 
11/5

Departmental Budgets: Police Department
  1978-1979
 
11/6

Economic Development
  1979-1984
 
11/7

Federal Budget Impact
  1985
 
11/8

Mariners Assistance
  1985

 

Housing, 1978-1985

.4 cubic foot
The Housing subseries dates from 1978 to 1984 and reflects Hildt's concern for affordable housing. He worked to preserve structurally sound housing and increase public and private construction of low-rent housing. He proposed requiring a demolition or change of use fee to encourage developers to preserve existing housing, which resulted in the Housing Preservation Ordinance, passed in 1980 and amended in 1981. Hildt's records contain statistics on housing demolition licenses and fees and discussion surrounding amendments to the ordinance, including constituent mail. Records related to mother-in-law legislation are not found here.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
12/1


Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Speeches
  1980
 
12/2

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Legislation
  1978-1983
 
12/3

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Building Activity and Permits
  1979-1984
 
12/4

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Department of Construction and Land Use (DCLU) Reports
  1980-1981
 
12/5

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Demolition Fee
  1980-1981
 
12/6

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Benson-Sibonga Amendment
  1981
 
12/7

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Amendments
  1981
 
12/8

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Notes
  1981
 
12/9

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Constituent Mail - Favorable
  1981
 
12/10

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Constituent Mail - Unfavorable
  1980-1981
 
12/11

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): Constituent Mail
  1981-1983
 
12/12

Housing Preservation Ordinance (Demolition Ordinance): San Telmo Court Case
  1983

 

Interdepartmental Correspondence and Legislative Department, 1978-1984

.4 cubic foot
The Interdepartmental and Legislative Department subseries contains correspondence between City departments and Hildt on a broad range of issues. The Comptroller's Office reported on the types of queries received and gave a plea for a records management program. The Legal Department provided opinions on various legal issues both within the Legislative Department and within the City. The folder "Kitchen Cabinet" includes minutes and correspondence relating to the committee Hildt established to improve the relationship between City Council and the business community.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
13/1


Board of Ethics
  1979-1984
 
13/2

Building Department
  1978-1981
 
13/3

Department of Community Development
  1978-1981
 
13/4

Comptroller's Office
  1981-1982
 
13/5

Fire Department
  1978-1983
 
13/6

Health Department
  1978-1981
 
13/7

Law Department
  1978-1984
 
13/8

Legislative Department Correspondence: Kitchen Cabinet
  1978-1979
 
13/9

Legislative Department Correspondence: Mazatlan - Sister City
  1981
 
13/10

Legislative Department Correspondence: University / Community Advisory Committee
  1978-1980
 
13/11

Interdepartmental Correspondence: Parks Department
  1978-1979

 

Land Use and Urban Development, 1973-1985

1.6 cubic ft.
The second largest subseries in Hildt's records is Land Use and Urban Development, reflecting his involvement in these issues. Discussion on Jeannette Williams' Greenbelt Overlay District proposal addresses issues related to preserving Seattle's greenbelts. These issues include open space, yard and setback requirements, lot size, and the clustering of homes in single family zones to encourage contiguous greeenbelt preserves. There is related material in Jeannette Williams' Subject Files. Disposition of the Martha Washington School site is also documented in Hildt's records, although it is more fully explored in other records series. These include Councilmembers Dolores Sibonga and Jeannette Williams Subject Files, the Legislative Department Central Staff records, and Parks Department records.


Of most interest in the Land Use and Urban Development subseries are the files on the Pike Place Market. Especially well documented is Hildt's work with the Pike Place Market Public Development Authority (PDA), the farmers, and craftspeople to forge a compromise. Notes, agendas, and supporting materials are included for the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee of the Pike Market PDA Ordinance Update and for the Pike Place Market PDA Agenda for the 80s Steering Committee. Drafts and discussions of legislation relating to street performers in the Market and opening on Sunday are also included.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
13/12


Annexations: South Park and Duwamish
  1978-1979
 
13/13

Children's Orthopedic Hospital Helipad
  1984-1985
 
14/1

Convention Center: Siting
  1983
 
14/2

Convention Center: Siting - Constituent Mail
  1981-1984
 
14/3

Greenbelt Overlay District: Briefings and Newspaper Clippings
  1983
 
14/4

Greenbelt Overlay District: Constituent Mail
  1983
 
14/5

Historic Landmarks and Preservation
  1978-1979
 
14/6

Interim Zoning Controls on Building Height in Central Business District
  1982
 
14/7

International District (includes Community Garden)
  1980-1981
 
14/8

Lake City Gateway Plan
  n.d.
 
15/1

Land Use Decisions and Appearance of Fairness Doctrine
  1973-1979
 
15/2

Major Institutions Policy
  1983
 
15/3

Martha Washington Site
  1982-1983
 
15/4

Martha Washington Site
  1979-1985
 
15/5

Pike Place Market: Craftspeople and PDA Ordinance Revisions
  1981-1982
 
15/6

Pike Place Market: Day Stalls and PDA Ordinance Revisions
  1982-1984
 
15/7

Pike Place Market: Low Income Housing and Champ Arcade Property
  1978-1980
 
16/1

Pike Place Market: PDA- "Agenda for the 80s" Steering Committee (includes draft planning document)
  1982-1983
 
16/2

Pike Place Market: PDA - "Agenda for the 80s" Steering Committee
  1983
 
16/3

Pike Place Market: PDA - Street Performers / Musicians Sunday Opening
  1983
 
16/4

Pike Place Market: Sunday Opening
  1980
 
16/5

Pike Place Market: Urban Renewal Project MC-1
  1981
 
16/6

Pioneer Square Historic Preservation District
  1978-1981
 
16/7

Port of Seattle
  1981-1982
 
16/8

Rainier Avenue and Federal Office Space
  1979-1981
 
16/9

Schools: Reuse and Joint Use
  1979-1981
 
16/10

Schools: Reuse and Joint Use
  1979-1985
 
17/1

Space Needle Restaurant Proposal
  1978
 
17/2

U.S. Navy Homeport Site Selection
  1983-1984
 
17/3

Westlake Mall Project
  1977-1984
 
17/4

Westlake Mall Project
  1977-1984

 

Parks and Community Services, 1978-1985

.4 cubic foot
The smallest subseries in Hildt's records is the Parks and Community Resources records. Included is discussion of the cable TV franchise and documentation of historic preservation issues at Discovery Park. Both of these issues are well documented in other City Council and Parks Department records in the Seattle Municipal Archives.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
17/5


Cable Television
  1982-1985
 
17/6

Discovery Park / Fort Lawton: Historic District
  1978-1979
 
17/7

Discovery Park / Fort Lawton: Historic Buildings
  1978-1979
 
17/8

United Tribes of All Indians Commercial and Recreational Center Site Selection
  1978-1980

 

Public Safety and Health, 1976-1984

.4 cubic foot
The largest quantity of material in the Public Health and Safety subseries relates to Police Intelligence. Ordinance 108333 was passed in 1979 and regulated the collection of restricted information by the Seattle Police Department, specifying a civilian auditor to monitor compliance and an 18-month review by City Council and the Mayor. The definition of restricted information included information about an individual's political or religious association, activities, beliefs, opinions, or related organizations. Hildt's files include reports and reviews relating to the ordinance, as well as constituent correspondence.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
18/1


Federal Emergency Management Agency / Nuclear War Civil Defense
  1981-1982
 
18/2

Gun Control
  1982-1983
 
18/3

Gypsy Moth Control Program
  1983
 
18/4

Milfoil Control
  1981-1984
 
18/5

Noise Control
  1981-1984
 
18/6

Police Department: Use of Deadly Force
  1978
 
18/7

Police Intelligence Ordinance
  1976-1977
 
18/8

Police Intelligence Ordinance
  1978-1979
 
18/9

Police Intelligence Ordinance
  1978-1979
 
18/10

Towing Contracts
  1982
 
18/11

Formaldehyde Foam Insulation and Seattle Housing Authority
  1981

 

Social Services, 1977-1985

.4 cubic foot
The Social Services subseries includes material on a variety of proposed and existing services, reflecting Hildt's participation in the Parks and Community Services Committee. Discussion of services for the homeless and for daycare are documented, as well as a proposal for additional community service officers to be provided by the Police Department, including a letter of support from businessman Paul Schell.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
19/1


CityFair / Urban Problems
  1980-1981
 
19/2

Daycare: Central Business District and Zoning
  1979-1985
 
19/3

Hispanic Employment Task Force
  1978-1979
 
19/4

Kidsplace
  1984
 
19/5

King County Jail (including skybridge)
  1981-1982
 
19/6

Morrison Hotel and Transient Housing
  1978-1981
 
19/7

Public Health Service Hospital
  1981
 
19/8

Street Team Patrol
  1984
 
19/9

Survival Services
  1983-1985
 
19/10

Urban Agriculture
  1977-1980

 

Transportation, 1978-1985

.4 cubic foot
The Transportation subseries includes the agendas and minutes for the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board for 1972 to 1985. The Board advised the City on a variety of issues, including bicycle safety, bike access on the West Seattle Bridge, and other bridges and ways for the City to encourage bicycle use. Other transportation-related topics are included, such as taxicabs, and there are three folders relating to planning for the West Seattle Bridge; these date from 1979 and 1983.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
20/1


Bicycles: Seattle Advisory Bicycle Board
  1979-1982
 
20/2

Bicycles: Seattle Advisory Bicycle Board
  1983-1985
 
20/3

Bicycles: Seattle Comprehensive Bicycle Plan
  1983
 
20/4

Bicycles: Bikeways and Safety (includes photograph)
  1978-1985
 
20/5

Planning
  1978-1981
 
20/6

Taxicabs
  1984-1985
 
20/7

Union Station Transportation Terminal
  1978
 
20/8

Waterfront Street Car
  1981
 
20/9

West Seattle Bridge: Council Correspondence and Transportation Committee Reports
  1979
 
20/10

West Seattle Bridge: Constituent Mail and Newspaper Clippings
  1979
 
20/11

West Seattle Bridge: Bicycles (includes constituent mail)
  1983

 

Water and Waste Management, 1980-1985

.8 cubic foot
The bulk of the records in the Water and Solid Waste subseries includes material relating to solid waste planning. When garbage collection contracts were being renegotiated in 1982, the City Council requested development of a solid waste management plan. Energy recovery, rates, and commercial and residential issues are some of the topics addressed during review and development of the plan. Correspondents include individuals from the Legislative Department Central staff, engineering, and law.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
21/1


Duwamish River Pollution
  1981
 
21/2

Hazardous Waste
  1984
 
21/3

Landfills: Cedar Hills
  1985
 
21/4

Recycling
  1984
 
21/5

Renton Effluent Transfer System
  1984
 
21/6

Renton 201 Plan / Wastewater Management for Lake Washington and Green River Basins
  n.d.
 
21/7

Renton 201 Plan / Waste Management
  1981
 
21/8

Solid Waste: Energy Recovery Program
  1983-1984
 
21/9

Solid Waste: Energy Recovery Project
  1982-1984
 
21/10

Solid Waste: Energy Recovery Project (includes incinerator)
  1984-1985
 
22/1

Solid Waste: Planning
  1983-1984
 
22/2

Solid Waste: Planning
  1984-1985
 
22/3

Solid Waste: Rates - Memoranda
  1984-1985
 
22/4

Solid Waste: Rates - Reports
  1984-1985
 
22/5

Water (including Sahalee Sewer)
  1984-1985
 
22/6

Water Quality
  1984-1985