Guide to the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records 1987-2009

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:		5751-01
	Creator:		Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
	Title:		City Neighborhood Council Records
	Dates:		1987-2009 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		4.2 cubic ft. 14 boxes
	Languages:		Collection materials are in English.
	Summary:		Agendas, minutes, correspondence, and audio tapes 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.

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.

Content Description

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.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in four subseries:

Subseries I: Organization and Committees

Subseries II: Minutes and Agendas

Subseries III: Correspondence and Subject Files

Subseries IV: Audiotapes

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Department of Neighborhoods City Neighborhood Council Records, Record Series 5751-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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.

City Neighborhood Council (Seattle, Wash.)

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods

Seattle (Wash.). Office of Neighborhoods

Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government

Citizens' advisory committees--Washington (State)--Seattle

Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle

Neighborhood--Washington (State)--Seattle

Agendas

Audiotapes

Minutes

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Subseries I: Organization and Committees, 1987-2002

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
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

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
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

14/1

Minutes and Agenda

2005-2008

Subseries III: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1994-2009

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
7/1

Correspondence

1994-1995

7/2

Correspondence

1996

7/3

Correspondence

1997-1998

7/4

Correspondence

1999

7/5

Correspondence

2000-2001

14/2

Correspondence

2004-2006

14/3

Correspondence

2007

14/4

Community Council Bylaws

2005

14/5

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

Subseries IV: City Neighborhood Council: Audiotapes of Meetings, 1988-2001

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
8/1

Audio Cassette Tapes of meetings

1988-1992

9/1