Mark Sidran Subject Files,

Overview of the Collection Creator Seattle (Wash.). Law Dept. Title Mark Sidran Subject Files Dates 1990-2002 (inclusive) 1990 2002 Quantity 13.4 cubic feet, (34 boxes) Collection Number 4400-02 Summary Records from Mark Sidran's tenure as Seattle's city attorney. Repository Seattle Municipal Archives Seattle Municipal Archives Office of the City Clerk City of Seattle PO Box 94728 98124-4728 Seattle, WA Telephone: 206-233-7807 Fax: 206-386-9025 archives@seattle.gov Access Restrictions Records are open to the public. Languages Sponsor English Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Biographical Note Born in 1951, Mark Sidran grew up in Seattle's Seward Park neighborhood, attending Franklin High School and serving as president of his senior class. After earning a BA in government at Harvard, he received his law degree from the University of Washington in 1976. He worked for the King County Prosecutor's Office from 1975 to 1985, and was a partner in the law firm of McKay & Gaitain from 1986 to 1989. In 1990, he became Seattle's City Attorney, holding that office through 2001. During Sidran's tenure, one of his signature issues was the impoundment of cars of people caught driving with suspended licenses. He endorsed the law as promoting responsibility and increasing public safety, while his critics claimed the practice disproportionately affected the poor. Sidran's advocacy of "civility laws" - ordinances outlawing aggressive panhandling and sitting on sidewalks - caused a great deal of controversy, as did his crackdowns on problem nightclubs. In 2001, Sidran chose to run for mayor instead of seeking a fourth term as city attorney. After losing the mayoral race to Greg Nickels, Sidran practiced with McKay Chadwell and served as chair of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission. He ran unsuccessfully for Washington State Attorney General in 2004. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 1

Content Description Sidran's subject files cover the routine work of the City Attorney's Office as well as specific programs and priorities of the agency during his tenure. A program to impound the cars of persons caught driving with suspended licenses is documented extensively. His office's work on problem nightclubs is also covered, including both general policy initiatives and files on specific clubs. Materials on the street civility laws include a good deal of correspondence and feedback from citizens and businesses. Other topics covered in depth include parks exclusion, land use code enforcement, graffiti, and liquor issues. Use of the Collection Preferred Citation [Item and date], Mark Sidran Subject Files, Record Series 4400-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives. Administrative Information Detailed Description of the Collection The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection. 4400-02: Container(s) Description Dates Box/Folder 1/1 Abandoned Cars 1/2 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) 1998 1/3 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) 1998 1/4 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) 1998 1/5 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) 1/6 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) 1/7 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) - Background Material 1998 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 2

1/8 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) - Coughenour Ruling 1/9 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) - Drafts 1998 1/10 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) - Hearing 2/1 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) - News Articles 1998 2/2 Added Activities Ordinance (Nightclubs) - Work Group 1998-2/3 Administrative Warrants 1994-1995 2/4 Adult Entertainment 1998 2/5 Adult Justice Operational Master Plan (AJOMP) 2000 2/6 Affirmative Action 1992-1997 2/7 Animal Issues 1998 2/8 Annual Report Drafts 1993-1995 2/9 Art Bar / Club Capo 2001 2/10 Articles by Sidran 1991-1992 2/11 Audits 1993-2001 2/12 Audits - Misdemeanor Warrants 1998 2/13 Ballard Construction and Tri-State Construction 1990 2/14 Baseball Stadium 1996 2/15 Lillie Bell 1995 3/1 Lillie Bell 1995-1996 3/2 Bicycle Trails 1994-1998 3/3 Bond Counsel 1996 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 3

3/4 Cable Television 1992-1998 3/5 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1993-1994 3/6 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1994 3/7 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1994 3/8 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1994 3/9 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1994 4/1 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1994 4/2 Celebrity Italian Kitchen 1994-1998 4/3 Chronic Public Inebriates 1996-1997 4/4 Chronic Public Inebriates 1997-1998 4/5 Chronic Public Inebriates 1998-4/6 City Council 1998-4/7 Civic Center (City Hall) 1998-2000 4/8 Civil Division - 4/9 Civil Enforcement 1997-1998 4/10 Civil Enforcement 1998 5/1 Civil Enforcement -2001 5/2 Civil Rights Act of 1997 1997 5/3 Civil Rights, Office of 2000-2001 5/4 Claims 5/5 Claims 2000 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 4

5/6 Comet Lodge Cemetery 1998 5/7 Community Diversion Project 1993-1997 5/8 COMPASS 2000 5/9 Conformity Legislation (DWI) 1998 5/10 Congratulations 1994-5/11 Contracts 1998-5/12 Crime and Statistics 1997 5/13 Crime and Statistics 1998 5/14 Crime and Statistics 5/15 Crime and Statistics 2000 5/16 Criminal Division (Jan-Feb) 1998 6/1 Criminal Division (Mar-July) 1998 6/2 Criminal Division (Aug) 1998 6/3 Criminal Division (Sept) 1998 6/4 Criminal Division (Oct-Dec) 1998 6/5 Criminal Division 6/6 Criminal Division 2000-2001 6/7 Criminal Division - Statement of Legislative Intent 1995-1997 6/8 Curfews 1997 6/9 Deebach v. City 1991 6/10 Delegation of Authority http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 5

6/11 Directors Meetings 1998 7/1 Dog Bites 1998-7/2 Dog Bites - Citizen Letters 7/3 Domestic Violence 1997 7/4 Domestic Violence 1998 7/5 Domestic Violence 7/6 Domestic Violence 2000 7/7 Domestic Violence 2001 7/8 Domestic Violence - Awards 2000 7/9 Domestic Violence Council 7/10 Drinking in Public 1995 7/11 Drinking in Public 1996 7/12 Drinking in Public - Parks Exclusion 1995-1996 7/13 Drinking in Public - Parks Exclusion 1997 7/14 DWI / DUI 1993 7/15 DWI / DUI 1995 8/1 DWI / DUI 1997-2001 8/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1996 8/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1996 8/4 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1996-1998 8/5 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1997 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 6

8/6 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1997 8/7 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1997 9/1 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 1998 9/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 9/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law -2000 9/4 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law -2001 9/5 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 2000 9/6 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 2000-2001 10/1 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law 2000-2001 10/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Accidents 10/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Car Recovery Clinic 10/4 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Car Recovery Study 10/5 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Citations and Forms 10/6 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - City Council 10/7 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Court Challenges 10/8 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Court Decisions 10/9 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Decriminalization 2002 2001 2000-2000 -2000 2000 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 7

10/10 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Drive to Survive 11/1 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Driver Records 11/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Driver Records 11/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Forum 11/4 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Greer / Taylor 11/5 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Handouts 11/6 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Hearing 11/7 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Implementation 11/8 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Implementation 11/9 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Implementation 11/10 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Implementation 12/1 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Implementation 12/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - King County Diversion Project 12/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Municipal Court 12/4 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Parking Scofflaws -2000 1997- -2000 2000 1998 1996-1997 1998 1998-1998- 2000 2000 2000 1994-1998 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 8

12/5 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Presentations 12/6 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Presentations 12/7 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Press 12/8 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Press 12/9 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Press Conference 12/10 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Public Defenders 12/11 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Public Information and Education Plan 12/12 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Relicensing Summit 12/13 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Repeal 12/14 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Requests for Information 13/1 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Statistics 13/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Statistics 13/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Statistics 13/4 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Statistics 13/5 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Studies 1998-2001 -2001 1997- -2001 1998 2000-2000 2000 1998-2000 2000 1997 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 9

13/6 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Study Proposal 13/7 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Towing 13/8 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Towing 13/9 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Towing - Work Group 13/10 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Towing - Work Group 14/1 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Traffic Safety Conference 14/2 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Vehicle Forfeiture 14/3 Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) / Impound Law - Worksheets 1998 1998 1998-1996-1998 14/4 Drugs 1990-1998 14/5 Drugs - Abatement 1998 14/6 Drugs - Abatement 1998 14/7 Drugs - Drug Testing 1997-2000 14/8 Drugs - Drug Traffic Loitering 1990-1992 14/9 Drugs - Nuisance Abatement - DOJ Investigation -2000 14/10 Elevated Transportation Company / Monorail 2001 14/11 Employment Section 1998 14/12 Employment Section 14/13 Employment Section 2000 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 10

15/1 Environmental Protection 1998-2001 15/2 Ethics and Elections 1995-2001 15/3 Ethics Complaint 15/4 Failure to Appear (FTA) 1998 15/5 Failure to Appear (FTA) -2000 15/6 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 1992-1996 15/7 Filing and Disposition Standards 1994-1995 15/8 Filing and Disposition Standards 1996 15/9 Fire Department 1996-1997 15/10 Firearms 1990-1994 15/11 Firearms 1995-1998 15/12 Firearms - Gun Manufacturers Lawsuit 1998-15/13 Firearms - Trigger Locks 2000 15/14 First Offender Prostitution Program 1998 15/15 Fremont Fair Bicyclists -2000 15/16 Graffiti 1993-1996 16/1 Graffiti 1995-2000 16/2 Graffiti 1996-1998 16/3 Graffiti - Criminal Cases 1995-1998 16/4 Graffiti - Ordinance 1995 16/5 Graffiti - Ordinance Support 1995-1996 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 11

16/6 Graffiti - Other Cities 1995-1996 16/7 Graffiti - Press 1995-1996 16/8 Graffiti - Press Conference 1995 16/9 Graffiti - Solid Waste Info 1995-1996 16/10 Grievances 1993 16/11 Grievances 1996-1998 17/1 Grievances 17/2 Happy Valley Restaurant 1995-1997 17/3 Hearing Examiner 2000 17/4 Victor Herman 1998-17/5 Kurt Hettiger 1993-1998 17/6 Dan Van Ho 1997 17/7 John Hoff 1996 17/8 Homeless 1991-1996 17/9 Homeless 1998-2000 17/10 Idea Team 1995 17/11 Iguana Cantina 1998 17/12 Iguana Cantina 1998 17/13 Iguana Cantina 1998 18/1 Information Technology 18/2 Initiative 41 / Monorail 1997-2000 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 12

18/3 Initiative 45 / Libraries 18/4 Initiative 46 / Poster Ban 18/5 Initiatives 47 and 48 / Light Rail 18/6 Initiative 50 / Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board 18/7 Initiative 51 / Citizens Police Review Commission 2000 18/8 Initiative 53 / Monorail 2000 18/9 Initiative 200 / Affirmative Action 1998-18/10 Initiative 695 / Car Tabs 18/11 Initiative 722 / Tax Limits 2000 18/12 Inquests 18/13 International Municipal Lawyers Association 2000 18/14 Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) 1998-18/15 Jail Costs and Transportation 1996-18/16 Jaywalking 1996-1997 18/17 Jersey's Sports Bar 1992-1998 18/18 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) 18/19 Juvenile Justice 1998-2000 18/20 Key Arena 1996 18/21 Key Tower 1995-1996 18/22 Lake Union Steam Plant 1992 19/1 Land Use Code Enforcement 1995-1996 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 13

19/2 Land Use Code Enforcement 1997 19/3 Land Use Code Enforcement 1998 19/4 Land Use Code Enforcement 1998 19/5 Land Use Code Enforcement 19/6 Land Use Code Enforcement 19/7 Land Use Code Enforcement 2000 19/8 Land Use Code Enforcement - Nuisance Properties (Roosevelt) 19/9 Land Use Code Enforcement - Nuisance Properties (Roosevelt) 20/1 Landlord / Tenant Issues -2000 20/2 Landslides 1996-1997 20/3 LEOFF II 1991-1998 20/4 Legislature 1995 20/5 Legislature 1996 20/6 Legislature 1996 20/7 Legislature 1997 20/8 Legislature 1998 20/9 Legislature -2001 20/10 Letters -2001 20/11 Letters from Constituents -2000 21/1 Letters from Constituents -2001 21/2 Letters from Constituents -2001 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 14

21/3 Lewd Conduct / Indecent Exposure 1996 21/4 Liquor 1996 21/5 Liquor 1996 21/6 Liquor 1996 21/7 Liquor 1997 21/8 Liquor 1997 21/9 Liquor 1997 22/1 Liquor 1997 22/2 Liquor 1997 22/3 Liquor 1998 22/4 Liquor 22/5 Liquor - Class "R" Liquor License (Sports / Entertainment Facilities) 1998 22/6 Liquor Control Board 1998-2000 22/7 Lobbying 1997-1998 22/8 Lobbying -2000 22/9 Michelle Malkin 22/10 Mayor's Office 1997-2000 22/11 Memos to Clients 1990 23/1 Memos to Clients 1990-1991 23/2 Mental Health Court Work Group 1998 23/3 Mentally Ill Offenders 1997 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 15

23/4 Mentally Ill Offenders 1997 23/5 Mentally Ill Offenders 1998-23/6 Mentally Ill Offenders 2000 23/7 Mentor Program 1995-1998 23/8 Metro 1990-1993 23/9 Mighty Movers (Postering Ban) 24/1 Misdemeanant Study 1998-24/2 Misdemeanors Matter 24/3 Monastery 2000 24/4 Monetech 1990 24/5 Municipal Court 1998 24/6 Municipal Law 1998 24/7 Municipal Law 24/8 Municipal Law 2000-2001 24/9 Needle Exchange Program 1990-1996 24/10 Negligent Driving 1995 24/11 Noise 1994-1998 24/12 Noise Ordinance 24/13 Noise Ordinance 24/14 Noise - Press 24/15 Noise - Studio 420 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 16

24/16 North Precinct Advisory Council 1996 24/17 Nuts 'n Bolts Inc. 24/18 Office Issues 1998 25/1 Office Policies 1994-1996 25/2 Oscar's II 1998-25/3 Oscar's II 1998-2000 25/4 Oscar's II 1998-2000 25/5 Oscar's II - Legal Documents 1998 25/6 Oscar's II - Legal Documents 1998-2000 25/7 Oscar's II - Legal Documents -2000 25/8 Pacific Place Garage 1994-25/9 Pang Fire 1995-26/1 Panhandling 1991-1992 26/2 Panhandling 1993-26/3 Parks 1998 26/4 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 26/5 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 26/6 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 26/7 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 1997 1997 1997 1997-1998 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 17

26/8 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 26/9 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 27/1 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 27/2 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 27/3 Parks - Enhanced Park Enforcement Ordinance / Parks Exclusion 1998 1998-27/4 Pine Street 1994-1995 27/5 Pioneer Square 2000 27/6 Police Department 1997-1998 27/7 Police Department 27/8 Police Department 2000 27/9 Police Officers' Guild 1990-1998 27/10 Police Pension Board 1991 27/11 Pornography 1998 27/12 Posters 1993-1997 28/1 Posters 1997-28/2 Press Releases 1991-2000 28/3 Pro Bono Policy 1991-1994 28/4 Prostitution 1992-1996 28/5 Public Safety Civil Service Commission 1997 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 18

28/6 Public Safety Cluster 1998 28/7 Racial Disparity Issues 28/8 Reorganization 1990 28/9 Reorganization 1990 28/10 Reorganization 1990 28/11 Reorganization 1990 28/12 Reorganization - Preference Sheets 1990 28/13 Retreats 1998 28/14 Risk Management 1992-1998 29/1 Sand Point 1994-1997 29/2 Seattle Center 1990-1998 29/3 Security 1995 29/4 Sexual Harassment 1991-1992 29/5 SODA (Stay Out of Drug Area) Statistics 1998-2001 29/6 Space Plans 1997-1998 29/7 Speeches 1994-29/8 Staff Appreciation 1990-29/9 Stevenson Lawsuit 1997-1998 29/10 Street Civility Laws 1995 29/11 Street Civility Laws 1996 29/12 Street Civility Laws 1997 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 19

29/13 Street Civility Laws 1998 29/14 Street Civility Laws -2000 29/15 Street Civility Laws - Background 1993-1997 30/1 Street Civility Laws - Citations 1994 30/2 Street Civility Laws - Downtown 1993 30/3 Street Civility Laws - Downtown 1993 30/4 Street Civility Laws - Downtown 1993 30/5 Street Civility Laws - Downtown 1993 30/6 Street Civility Laws - Downtown 1993 30/7 Street Civility Laws - Downtown 1994 30/8 Street Civility Laws - Letters 1993 30/9 Street Civility Laws - Letters 1993 31/1 Street Civility Laws - Letters 1993 31/2 Street Civility Laws - Letters 1993-1994 31/3 Street Civility Laws - Press 1993-1996 31/4 Street Civility Laws - Press 1995-1996 31/5 Street Civility Laws - Press 1997-2001 31/6 Street Civility Laws - Roulette v. Seattle 1993-1994 31/7 Street Civility Laws - Roulette v. Seattle 1994 31/8 Street Civility Laws - Roulette v. Seattle 1994-1996 31/9 Street Use 1998 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 20

31/10 Support Letters 1993-2000 31/11 Makato Suzuki 32/1 Symphony Hall 1994-1996 32/2 Teen Dance Ordinance 1998-2000 32/3 Teen Dance Ordinance 2000 32/4 Teen Dance Ordinance 2000 32/5 Tent City (Homeless) 1998-2001 32/6 Tobacco 1991 32/7 Douglas Tooley 32/8 Torts 1998 32/9 Torts 1998 32/10 Torts 32/11 Torts 33/1 Torts 2000 33/2 Torts 2001 33/3 Towing - Time Payments and Promissory Notes 1991 33/4 Training 1991-1996 33/5 Training Materials 1998 33/6 Utilities 1998-2001 33/7 Vehicle Prowl Task Force 1996-1998 33/8 Vending / Sidewalk Vendors 1993-1994 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 21

33/9 Vending / Sidewalk Vendors 1994-1998 33/10 Warrants 1996-1998 33/11 Washington Council on Crime and Delinquency 33/12 Wins 1990-1991 33/13 Women's and Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) Ordinance 1990 33/14 WTO Protests 2000 33/15 Audio: KUOW interview re: Iguana Cantina 1998 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Alcohol--Law and legislation--washington (State)--Seattle Begging--Washington (State)--Seattle Crime--Washington (State)--Seattle Criminal justice, Administration of--washington (State)--Seattle Criminal law--washington (State)--Seattle Drivers' licenses--washington (State)--Seattle Family violence--washington (State)--Seattle Homeless persons--washington (State)--Seattle Initiatives in local government--washington (State)--Seattle Land use--washington (State)--Seattle Noise control--law and legislation--washington (State)--Seattle Nuisances--Washington (State)--Seattle Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle Personal Names : Sidran, Mark Harris Corporate Names : Seattle (Wash.). Law Dept. Geographical Names : Seattle (Wash.) Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen 2009 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62585 22