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

• Approved 2008 Workplan
• 2007 Work Plan (PDF)

District Council meetings and web sites

• Current Meeting Calendar - District Council and CNC (PDF)

Other documents

• 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

• 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

• 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)