City Neighborhood Council Documents, Videos, and Links

Some items are found in more than one category. In each section, the items are listed chronologically, with the newest on top.

Agendas and Minutes of the CNC

• Agendas and Minutes

Resolutions and Work Plans of the CNC

• Draft 2010 Workplan

District Council meetings and web sites

Other documents

• District Breakdown of Capital Projects 2013-2018
• District Council web sites
• 2006 State of the Neighborhoods Summit (PDF)
• Department of Neighborhood's plan for a Neighborhood Leadership Training Program (4/2/08)
• 2/08 Exec proposal for neighborhood plan updates
• Housing targets and results for each urban village
• City Auditor's Sept. 19, 2007 report on neighborhood planning
• Carmen Sirianni's article about Seattle neighborhood planning (JAPA, Fall 2007) 
• Mayor's July 2007 Proposal on Neighborhood Planning
• Letter to Mayor on Neighborhood Street Fund from Pedestrian Master Plan Advisory Group (July 2007)

Videos

• Citizens Budget Conference opening session (January 31, 2010)
  Citizens Budget Conference City Council panel (January 31, 2010)
• City Neighborhood Council candidate forum for City Council races (June 18, 2009)
  
• 4/19/08 neighborhood planning forum panel on "Why Do Neighborhood Planning--GMA Compliance and More?" (video)
• 4/19/08 neighborhood planning forum panel on "How Should Planning Be Done and By Whom?" (video)
• 4/19/08 neighborhood planning forum panel on "What Does Success Look Like?" (video)
• 4/4/08 News Brief on Citizens Budget Conference (video)
• 2/10/08 Citizens Budget Conference opening session (video)
• 2/10/08 Citizens Budget Conference City Council panel (video)
• 2/10/08 Citizens Budget Conference--a session on SDOT (video)
• 2/3/06 News Brief on Citizens Budget Conference (video)
• 1/28/06 Citizens Budget Conference City Council panel (video)
• 9/21/07 CNC City Council Candidate Forum
• 1/18/06 CNC State of the Neighborhoods Summit
• 10/11/05 CNC City Council Candidate Forum
• Citizens Budget Conference (video, 1/28/06)
• Workshop on Neighborhood Planning (video, 5/19/07)

CNC and District Council Governance

• SENDC's application for an at-large CNC position
• Process for a Performance Audit of the district councils/CNC system
• Application process for an at-large position on the CNC
• CNC by-laws
• Why Neighborhoods Need to be Restored to the SENDC
• SE District Council Executive Committee letter to CNC
• Stella Chao letter to Neighborhood District Councils and City Neighborhood Council

Budget issues and processes

• October CNC Budget letter to City Council
• July 2 CNC letter to Mayor and Council regarding 2011/2012 Budget
  CNC Oct. 2008 letter to City Council on budget
• CNC's 7/29/08 letter to City Council urging timely web access to budget proposals and analyses
• June 2008 letter on 2009-10 budget.pdf
• 4/4/08 News Brief on Citizens Budget Conference (video)
• 2/10/08 Citizens Budget Conference opening session (video)
• 2/10/08 Citizens Budget Conference City Council panel (video)
• 2/10/08 Citizens Budget Conference--a session on SDOT (video)
• 2/3/06 News Brief on Citizens Budget Conference (video)
• 1/28/06 Citizens Budget Conference City Council panel (video)
• 2/8/08 Seattle P-I article on citizen involvement in the budget process
• 2008 Budget Conference Agenda
• CNC Letter to the Mayor re: 2008 Budget (June 2007)
• CNC Letter Regarding Improving Public Access to Budget Process (May 2006)
• Citizens Budget Conference (video, 1/28/06)

Neighborhood Matching Fund issues and processes

Neighborhood planning, Comprehensive Plan, and Land use

• Introduction to Growth targets and implications for each urban village (See below document)
• Growth targets and implications for each urban village (Excel document)
• CNC letter on process for considering incentive zoning proposals
• 7/30/08 exec proposal for neighborhood plan and station area plan updates
• CNC letter (7/10/08) to Mayor and City Council on neighborhood planning
• Neighborhood Planning Committee Minutes and Agendas
  January 2008 Minutes
  • 4/19/08 neighborhood planning forum panel on "Why Do Neighborhood Planning--GMA Compliance and More?" (video)
  • 4/19/08 neighborhood planning forum panel on "How Should Planning Be Done and By Whom?" (video)
  • 4/19/08 neighborhood planning forum panel on "What Does Success Look Like?" (video)
  • Seattle P-I article (4/19/08) on that day's CNC neighborhood planning forum
  • Reporter Peggy Sturdivant's series for Crosscut.com on neighborhood planning and related issues
• July 5-6, 2007 series (seven articles) by Seattle P-I reporter Debera Harrell about neighborhood planning:
  • Background:
  • Mayor:
  • Jim Diers:
  • Madison Park:
  • Beacon Hill:
  • Southeast:
  • Roosevelt:
• 6/08 exec proposal for neighborhood plan and station area plan updates
• City Guidelines on validation that applied to the neighborhood plans (12/96)
• Current rules to amending neighborhood plans (City Council Resolution 30238, adopted October 2000)
• Summary of 4/19/08 public forum on neighborhood planning
• Report on UW's 3/1/08 forum on neighborhood planning
• Flier on the Saturday, April 19, 2008 public workshop on neighborhood planning
• 2/08 Exec proposal for neighborhood plan updates
• Housing targets and results for each urban village
• CNC letter (1/29/08) to City Council urging more time and publicity for Comprehensive Plan amendments to be proposed
• CNC letter re: Proposed SEPA changes (Oct. 2007) 
• CNC letter re: Proposed Neighborhood Planning Update (Oct. 2007)
• City Auditor's Sept. 19, 2007 report on neighborhood planning
• Carmen Sirianni's article about Seattle neighborhood planning (JAPA, Fall 2007) 
• Mayor's July 2007 Proposal on Neighborhood Planning
• CNC Response to Mayor's Proposal on Neighborhood Planning (August 2007)
• Workshop on Neighborhood Planning (video, 5/19/07)
• Notes from May 19, 2007 Neighborhood Planning Workshop
• Two links to the various proposed Comprehensive Plan 2008 amendments and how to comment on them
  • Link1
  • Link2

Transportation issues and processes

• King County Councilmember Larry Phillips' 6/18/08 response to CNC's letter on allocation of transit funds
• CNC letter (5/28/08) to Seattle-area King County Councilmembers regarding the allocation of transit funds
• CNC 8/15/01 letter to Mayor and Council urging funding to re-build non-arterial streets
• CNC letter re: Budget and Legislation regarding the Neighborhood Street Fund (Oct. 2007)
• Letter to Mayor on Neighborhood Street Fund from Pedestrian Master Plan Advisory Group (July 2007)
• March 27 2007 Letter regarding NSF/CRF (PDF)

Community-building methods and training

• Department of Neighborhood's plan for a Neighborhood Leadership Training Program (4/2/08)
• CNC March 2008 letter on Neighborhood Leadership Training
• Community-Building Workshop (video, 1/27/07)

History of the CNC and the district councils

• Establishment of Neighborhood Planning and Assistance Program (Resolution 27709, 1987)
• Amendment to Promote Diversity (Resolution 28115, 1989)
• Neighborhood District Representation on the City Neighborhood Council (28948, 1994)
• City/Community Partnership (Resolution 29015, 1994)