Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk and Chief Executive.

Members received a report of the Director of the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) relative to the strategic direction of the Archive.

The following points were discussed:

• In response to a query from a Member, the Director of the LMA said that considerable thought was being put into the LMA’s physical space.
• Members asked how the LMA could work to engage with the local community. In reply, the Director said that there were looking at opportunities to expand work in this area.
• The Director was seeking to link up with other City institutions to work on strategic objectives. They would consider the most effective way for the Committee to support the LMA with the Chair.
• A Member suggested that the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. was a good example to consider

RESOLVED, that – the report be received and its contents noted.