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 * [[dc:posts|Blog posts about Destination City]]
 * [[dc:resources|Destination City resources]]
-* [[dc:QandA|Destination City questions]]\\
 * [[dc:forums|Citizens Forums]] \\
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 Councillor Brendan Barns was subsequently appointed as residents' representative on the City Envoy Network. He has been organising monthly Citizens Forums, [[dc:forums|which I've reported on here]]. There is also a promised Residential Reset programme of engagement.
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+**Update**: [Square Mile residents lose their special Envoy to Destination City](https://connections.commons.london/residents-lose-their-special-envoy/)\\
+Councillor Brendan Barns will no longer be the Envoy responsible for representing residents' views. July 17 2024
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 ##The City Envoy
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 The note - image above - circulated to a City Question Time in June 2023 confirmed the commitment of the Envoy to "represent the collective views of residents".
-[[https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2887|Brendan Barns]] was subsequently appointed, and presented ideas for resident engagement to the [[https://connections.commons.london/destination-city-meeting/|public meeting on November 7]]. Although the initial idea was for a residents' panel, Brendan now has something more creative in mind.
+[[https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2887|Brendan Barns]] was subsequently appointed, and first presented ideas for resident engagement to the [[https://connections.commons.london/destination-city-meeting/|public meeting on November 7]]. Although the initial idea was for a residents' panel, Brendan has now developed a programme of Citizens Forums. [[dc:forums|More here]].
-He has volunteered to organise informal Citizens Forums, and the first event was on Monday 15 January 2024 from 6.30-8.30pm. Reports [here
-](https://connections.commons.london/what-residents-want-from-destination-city/) and [here](https://connections.commons.london/citizens-forums-20/).
-[Signup for the Forum on February 19](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-of-london-citizens-forum-february-2024-tickets-797238571027)
 Contact <Brendan.Barns@cityoflondon.gov.uk> with any other queries or ideas for Destination City.
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 * [Minutes of the first meeting of the City Envoys Network](https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/documents/s176686/City%20Envoy%20Network%205%20July%202022%20-%20Minutes%20-%20V2.pdf)
 * [Initial membership of the City Envoy Network August 2022](https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/top-creative-director-appointed-to-boost-citys-leisure-offer/) - at the end of this release. Tania Harrison has since left the Destination City team.
+**See update above**
+[Square Mile residents lose their special Envoy to Destination City](https://connections.commons.london/residents-lose-their-special-envoy/)\\
+Councillor Brendan Barns will no longer be the Envoy responsible for representing residents' views. July 17 2024
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 ##Residential Reset
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   * Liaise with City Corporation teams on the resident offer, and support elected members\\
-There's isn't anything yet on the [[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/housing/resident-involvement|Corporation's page about Resident Involvement]], but I'll check for an update.
+So far the [[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/housing/resident-involvement|page about Resident Involvement]] focusses mainly on activities on the Corporation's estates.
-There was an opportunity to question Chris Hayward and other senior City councillors at a City Question Time on December 14 6 pm at the Old Bailey, with a festive celebration afterwards. I had intended to ask a question, but the acoustics defeated me. [My blog post here](https://connections.commons.london/another-question-about-destination-city/)
 David Wilcox <david@socialreporter.com>