Agenda item - Resident Involvement

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14.1    The Resident Involvement Manager introduced the report and stated that the attendance at the City Assembly has been falling since November 2013. Residents on the City Assembly sub group of the Involvement & Empowerment Service Improvement Group had reviewed the history of the City Assembly and had discussed ways to improve attendance, alongside looking at feedback from tenant representatives and visiting the housing offices to speak to other residents.

14.2    It was detailed to the Panel that the Friends Meeting House had been provisionally booked to hold the City Assembly, as involved residents had fed back that a central venue is preferred. In addition to this, it was proposed that the City Assembly would be held from 1600 – 2000 hours as many residents had believed that the previous City Assemblies had been “too lengthy”. 

14.3    From the feedback that had been received, The Resident Involvement Manager explained that they were exploring the idea of changing the name from City Assembly to Citywide Conference. It was believed that the new name would make the purpose of the event clear to residents that had not previously attended.

14.4    Tomm Nyhuus believed having a central location is important; however, he raised concern about the date being close to Christmas. Owen Spence agreed and added that residents may not attend due to it getting dark earlier.

14.5    The Resident Involvement Manager agreed to feedback all discussion made and confirmed they would review the time.

14.6    RESOLVED – The Panel agreed to the name of City Assembly being changed to Citywide Conference.