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Medway Archives and Local Studies Relocation
Meeting: 10/02/2015 - Cabinet (Item 5)
5 Medway Archives and Local Studies - Relocation 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report provided details of the site options considered for the relocation of the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, from its current location in Annex B on the former Civic Centre Site in Strood together, with the background to the rationale for the relocation.
Details of the consultation undertaken with the National Archives, stakeholders and users at Medway Archives and Local Studies was set out in the report.
An Exempt Appendix to the report provided an overview of each of the six sites and an assessment of the sites’ suitability for being the new location for Medway Archives & Local Studies, with Strood Library (Bryant Road) identified as the preferred location for Medway Archives & Local Studies Centre.
A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) had been completed (Appendix 1 to the report) which identified no adverse impact with the proposed relocation of Medway Archives & Local Studies to the Strood Library (Bryant Road) site.
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Decision number: |
Decision: |
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21/2015 |
The Cabinet approved Strood Library (Bryant Road) as the preferred new location for Medway Archives & Local Studies and recommended to Full Council the addition of the scheme to the capital programme. |
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22/2015 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration, Community and Culture, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services, to undertake further research and secure agreement on a proposed name for the Archives. |
Reasons:
To enable the Council’s redevelopment aspirations for the former Civic Centre site in Strood and reduced building maintenance liabilities, a new location for Archives needs to be identified and funded.