Department of Community Development Coast Guard Property Development Records

Department of Community Development Coast Guard Property Development Records, 1978-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
Title: Department of Community Development Coast Guard Property Development Records
Dates: 1978-1983 (inclusive)
19781983
Quantity: .8 cubic foot, (2 boxes)
Collection Number: 1612-12
Summary: Planning records concerning surplus federal property in Seattle.
Repository: 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
Access Restrictions: Records are open to the public.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Records regarding surplus federal property, formerly the site of a Coast Guard transmitter, in northeast Seattle. The project manager’s records include correspondence, proposals, proposal evaluations, public comments, meeting minutes, and files concerning the environmental impact statement. Proposals for the property, included University retiree housing, Ronald MacDonald House, low and moderate income housing, playfields, psychiatric clinics, facilities for the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and other uses. The property became Burke-Gilman Place and was chartered as a Public Development Authority.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Department of Community Development Coast Guard Property Development Records , Record Series 1612-12. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

1612-12: Coast Guard Property Development Records , 1978-1983Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Interest Planning Background	1978-1981
1/2	Interest Planning Background	1978-1979
1/3	Correspondence	1979
1/4	Correspondence	1979
1/5	Draft Concept Plan Correspondence	1979
1/6	Correspondence	1980
1/7	Correspondence	1980
1/8	Correspondence	1981
1/9	Correspondence	1981
1/10	Community Meetings	1979
2/1	Cooperatives, Background Information	1979-1982
2/2	Applications - Prospective Users	1979
2/3	Concepts For Independent Living	1978
2/4	University of Washington Retirement Association Application	1979
2/5	Washington Regional Library For the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Application	1978-1979
2/6	Evaluation of Proposals	1979
2/7	Request For Proposals	1980
2/8	Meeting Transcript - EIS Comments	1981
2/9	EIS Responses	1981
2/10	EIS Responses - Audio Cassettes	1981
2/11	EIS Information	1981
2/12	Architectural Review Board	1981-1982

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