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CMRC Meetings

A list of CMRC Meetings: steering committee as well as general meetings

 

Unless notified otherwise, we meet on the 4th Monday of the month virtually at 4:30 PM.  Our meetings are recorded. 

 

The following is a collection of all CMRC-related events (past and upcoming). 

 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Dec 02, 2021 04:30 PM December 2021 CMRC Steering Committee Topics include: Engagement tracker; CMRC Operations (presentation slides uploads); Trying out Teams as virtual meeting venue ('Culture', 'diversity', 'CMRC', 'Diversity Council')
Nov 18, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC November Meeting Topics: Further CMRC engagement discussions "Olmsted County on the Joint Study regarding racism as a public health issue and concern"; SPARK Children's Museum; Updates from RPS, City of Rochester; Olmsted County ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Oct 21, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC October Meeting Topics: Olmsted County on the Joint Study regarding racism as a public health issue and concern. Some helpful information from Diversity Council about focus groups being held by Rochester Public Library! ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Sep 16, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC 2021 Meeting Supporting Welcoming Week Topics include: Senior Linkage Line and Medicare; Project HEALINGS; Rochester Public Library Focus Groups; Co-design Model; United Way's 21 Day Equity Challenge; Updates from (City, County and RPS) ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Aug 19, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC August 19 2021 Meeting Topics include: City of Rochester: Bloomberg Global City, Chateua, Parks & Rec); RPS: Mask policy, Step into learning, Teacher of the Year); Olmsted County: Info Kiosks; Welcoming Week; Senior Linkage Line; Medicare 101 ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jul 13, 2021 04:30 PM General CMRC July 2021 Meeting Topics include: Welcoming America; Sustainability / Resiliency taskforce updates ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jun 17, 2021 04:30 PM General CMRC June 2021 Meeting Topics include: Sustainability / Resiliencey taskforce updates and Rochester Police Department Updates ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jun 03, 2021 04:30 PM June 2021 CMRC Steering Committe Meeting Topics include: CMRC Processes (Al Lun); Confirm future speakers; ('openbeam', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'Diversity Council')
May 20, 2021 04:30 PM General CMRC May 2021 Meeting Topics include: Updates from City of Rochester, Olmsted County, RPS; Collider's Navigator Program (Jamie Sundsbak); Targeted Business (BIPOC) Development (Jorrie Johnson); Minnesota GreeCorps Initiative ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Apr 15, 2021 04:30 PM General CMRC April 2021 Meeting Topics include: Updates from (City, County and RPS); Housing (Jeremy Emmi); UMR: Community Collboratory; Rochester Fire Department engagement ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Mar 18, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC March 2021 Meeting Topics include: Global Village Night Market (Kim Sin); Olmsted County Vaccine Update ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Feb 11, 2021 04:30 PM Feb. 2021 CMRC Steering Committee Meeting Topics include: Culturally Powered Community; Co-design model; FAQ's; Roles and Responsibilites; Professional Development ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Dec 03, 2020 04:30 PM CMRC December Meeting Topics include: United Way: Culturally powered communities & 211 (Grace Pesch); Olmsted County Community Health Assessment and Planning (Derrick Fritz); CMRC Townhalls Summary; Professional Development ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Jul 16, 2020 04:30 PM July CMRC Steering Committee Meeting Topics Include: Community Needs; Rapid Transit; SharePoint ('transportation', 'diversity council', 'transit', 'Civic Equity', 'diversity', 'cmrc')
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Economic Development News

2026: Health tech firms status

2023 Highlights: 1. 2Q 2023  Economic Report ;  2. Tawonda Burks has joined the RAEDI staff full-time as Director of Operations. In addition to managing the RAEDI Economic Development Center; 3, SBDC 1H 2023 performance report

Last Updated June 13, 2026



Healthy Brain Workshop Series

 2026 Summer Workshop Series 

 

Last Updated June 08, 2026



University of Minnesota Expansion Funding Considerations

Jun 2026: City Council Voted to Approve the funding

May 2026: UMR DMC: Funding Request to contribute to Talent Development Infrastructure

Apr 27, 2026: UMR discussion at City Council Study Session Sales Tax Request

Last Updated June 05, 2026



RPS Proposed Budget Reductions

Jun 2, 2026: School Board 2026 budget

April 21, 2026: School Board Meeting Revised Proposed Leadership Changes 

April 7, 2026: Budget Reduction Impact

Sep 12, 2023 RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

Last Updated June 04, 2026



1Q 2026 Announcements

Jun 2, 2026: #RochMNTogether Yard Sign Campaign

Jan 5, 2026: Resolution: Reaffirming Rochester’s Support for its Somali Community and Commitment to Inclusion.

2026 Summer Paid Internship Positions: City Clerk, community Development, Communications & Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Legislative Affairs, Library Communications, Office of the Mayor, Parks & Recreation , Public Music, Rochester Public Utilities Safety, and Transit & Parking.

 

 

Last Updated June 02, 2026



Sports Complex Phase Two Indoor Recreation Option and Next Steps

Jun 1, 2026 City Council Meeting: PB reporting

Apr 27,  2026 City Council Study Session

Last Updated May 31, 2026



Home Innovation Lab - Aging in Place

May 2026: Home Innovation Lab Open House

Dec 2025 DMCC Board Meeting: The Home Innovation Lab will combine research, technology, and design to create and evaluate “tech-enabled age-in-place” living environments that improve health, comfort, and independence for older adults.

Apr 2025 DMC Real Estate Summit: Aging in place talk

Last Updated May 31, 2026



Sherman Mixed Housing Mayo Civic Center Parking Lot

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting: Status Update

June 3, 2024 City Council Meeting 

Council action is requested to continue development negotiations with Sherman Associates and conditionally approve development assistance of up to $13,000,000 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance and up to $3,000,000 in DMC General State Infrastructure Aid.  

Last Updated May 24, 2026



Mayflower mixed housing project

May 2026:DMCC Board Meeting, Mayflower Project Update

Jul 2025 Mayflower mixed housing project summary; North side of Second Street Southwest across the street from Ronald McDonald House.

Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting 2nd Street Public Realm and Mayflower

Last Updated May 24, 2026



United Way Studies of Financial Hardship

2025 ALICE Info: United Way 2025 Study

2024 ALICE Info: Post Bulletin Reporting; United Way 2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

Last Updated May 24, 2026



West Transit Village Housing Development

May 2026 DMCC Board Update

April 1 2026 AEON Affordable Housing Townhall

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Report

Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Memo

PB reporting re Jan 6 City Council Meeting

"A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure."

Last Updated May 24, 2026



Loom Apartments (Onward)

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting: Status Update

Dec 2025 DMCC Board Meeting: Request for Extension Authorize an extension of the $4 million GSIA allocation to this project until August 15, 2026.

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting

Last Updated May 24, 2026



DMC Interim Wayfinding

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting

Last Updated May 23, 2026



Discovery Square Biolbab In Rochester

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting: Biolabs Status

December 2025 DMCC Board Meeting:

  • Request for Action Memo
  • Business Development Quarterly Review about Biolabs

Last Updated May 22, 2026



Discovery Walk

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting Discovery Walk Update - Completion

March 2021 DMCC approval for Bid

Last Updated May 22, 2026



DMC STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

May 2026: Consider a recommendation to approve up to $3 million in DMC General State Infrastructure Aid (GSIA)

Last Updated May 22, 2026



Healthy Home Helpers

City of Rochester Launches “Healthy Home Helpers” Program to Support Healthier, More Efficient Homes

Last Updated May 22, 2026



RPS 2030 Strategic Plan Reviews

May 19. 2026 RPS Board Voting

Apr 12, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: High School 

Mar 17, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Middle School

Mar 3, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Elementary School & Early Childhood 

Last Updated May 20, 2026



Does Rochester need a new entertainment venue?

A feasibility study is underway for a performing arts center, but what does the city already have?

Last Updated May 18, 2026



Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Update

May 2026 AFOC 2023-2025 Action Plan  Report Report

Apr 2025 Aging in Place Action Update

Last Updated May 12, 2026