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Townhall: Getting Around Town Aug 20, 2026 06:00 PM ('transit', 'governance')
2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) open houses Aug 20, 2026 04:30 PM ('transportation',)
League of Minnesota Cities 2026 Annual Conference Jun 24, 2026 10:00 AM ('sustainability', 'transportation')
PossAbilities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow May 13, 2026 12:00 PM ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'transit', 'key', 'community engagement')
When Transportation Choice Expands, What Becomes Possible? Apr 08, 2026 12:00 PM ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'transit', 'key', 'community engagement')
City of Rochester Link or Treat Oct 21, 2025 05:00 AM ('transit',)
3Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) Sep 11, 2025 07:30 AM ('CHNA', 'transportation', 'food', 'mental health', 'STEM', 'Health', 'key')
Updates about Rochester’s planned Sixth Street bridge over the Zumbro River May 28, 2025 06:45 PM ('transit',)
Understanding Link BRT Public Information Sessions Apr 29, 2025 12:00 PM ('transit', 'governance')
When Driving is Not an Option Feb 11, 2025 06:30 PM ('transportation', 'community')
Pre Bid Open House- Link Bus Rapid Transit Project Nov 18, 2024 03:00 PM ('city', 'housing', 'transportation', 'transit')
DMC: How Parking Explains the World Apr 30, 2024 05:30 PM ('DMC', 'transportation', 'transit', 'key', 'ISAIAH')
Study Session: Rapid Transit & West Transit Village/DMC Update Apr 29, 2024 03:30 PM ('transit', 'transportation', 'key')
6th Stree Bridge and Riverfront Improvements Project Open House Mar 26, 2024 04:30 PM ('transit',)
AAPI Economic Development Summit, Part II Feb 16, 2024 10:00 AM ('transportation', 'transit', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Public Review of ROCOG Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Sep 13, 2022 05:00 PM ('transit', 'transportation')
Public Review of ROCOG Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Sep 07, 2022 12:00 PM ('transportation',)
Rochester First Electric Public Transit Buses Ribbon Cutting Jul 08, 2022 12:30 PM ('transportation', 'transit', 'workforce', 'community', 'job', 'diversity')
May 2022 DMCC Board Meeting May 18, 2022 09:30 AM ('transit', 'DMC', 'transportation')
Rochester Transit Virtual Open Bouse May 05, 2022 12:00 PM ('transit', 'transportation', 'community')
Februray 3, 2022 DMCC Board Session and Collaborative Session Feb 03, 2022 09:30 AM ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH Jan 26, 2022 11:30 AM ('DMC', 'sustainability', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'America City for Health', 'Health', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Rochester Rapid Transit Jun 29, 2021 12:00 PM ('transit', 'DMC', 'transportation', 'governance')
Transportation Equity Definition Briefing with Diversity Council Board of Directors Jun 22, 2021 05:30 PM ('transportation', 'diversity council', 'cmrc', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
Public Input for State and Federal Transportation Projects (Session 1) Sep 07, 2020 12:00 PM ('transit', 'transportation')
July CMRC Steering Committee Meeting Jul 16, 2020 04:30 PM ('transportation', 'diversity council', 'transit', 'Civic Equity', 'diversity', 'cmrc')
2nd Street SW Corridor Station Area Plans (3rd in Series) Apr 21, 2020 06:00 PM ('transit', 'dmc', 'transportation')
2nd Street SW Corridor Station Area Plans (2nd in series) Apr 16, 2020 06:00 PM ('transit', 'dmc', 'transportation')
Virtual Open House for New Rapid Transit for a Growing, Equitable Rochester Apr 07, 2020 06:00 PM ('transit', 'diversity')
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Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program - Rental property owners

Nov 5, 2026: Applications open for Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program

Nov 3, 2025 Application Open:  Application Open The current Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program application is for the Tax Assessment Year 2025 - Tax Payable Year 2026, the tax savings for this application will not be realized until the Tax Payable Year 2026.

 

Last Updated November 05, 2026


Reimagining 6th Ave West - Project Update

Nov 2026 Press Release 6th Ave. Design Open House

Sep 9, 2026 City Council Update

Mar 2 2025 City Council: Memo, Video, Presentation

Sep 2025 Press Release: City of Rochester Launches “Reimagining Sixth Avenue W” to Reconnect Downtown Mobility Network

Last Updated October 29, 2026


October 2026 City Council Study Session

Downtown Employee Parking 

Prevailing Wages for City Projects

Last Updated October 28, 2026


Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Strategic Management & Policy Considerations

Oct 26 City Council Study Session

Last Updated October 26, 2026


Council Initiated Action - City Council Civility Pledge

Oct 19, 2026 City Council Meeting Pledge

LMC - Civility Pledge

Last Updated October 24, 2026


RPS 2030 Strategic Plan Finalization

RPS Board Meeting: Oct 20, 2026 Board Finalization

RPS Board Briefings: Oct 6, 2026; Sep 15, 2026

Last Updated October 21, 2026


Co-design Information

Oct 19, 2026 Community Co-Design Leadership Training

October 2, 2023 City Council Study Session; September Co-design Meeting (Co-Design Preparation Guide, Pilot Co-Design Dashboard) 

Last Updated October 19, 2026


Graham Park Exhibition Center

Oct 14, 2026: Lodging Tax 0.5% increase proposal

Apr 24, 2026: Oak View Group to run exhibition center.

Aug 2025: Groundbreaking Construction began Wednesday on a $48.7 million project at Graham Park, Rochester. The centerpiece is an 80,000-square-foot exhibition center with a performance arena seating 1,500 people.

Last Updated October 14, 2026


Housing Alliance Meeting Log

2025 Notable 

Maxfield Housing Report

Environmental Justice; 

 

Last Updated October 12, 2026


City for Good 2026 Candidates Forum Proceedings

RPS Board Candidate Forums: C4G Forum: Written responses to City for Good Questions:; League of Women Voters Video

C4G: City Council Candidates and Mayoral Candidate Video Recordings

Last Updated October 12, 2026


Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) Publications

2026, 2023, 2021, 2019 Olmsted County Housing Profiles By Minnesota Housing Partnership 

2026 MN State Profile

Last Updated October 09, 2026


2026 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) Data

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Oct 6, 2026 School Board Meeting 

Gemini AI: Breakdown of how individual schools within Rochester Public Schools MCA test data; How did Southeast Minnesota schools do on the MCAs?

 

Last Updated October 07, 2026


RPS Balanced Budget Model

Oct 6, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Levy

2026 Review and 2027 Enhancements: 

 Phase I of the Balanced Budget Model (BBM), launched across all learning sites and select special education programs, served as both a starting point and a critical learning stage.

AI Summary of PB ePaper Article

Last Updated October 07, 2026


Sports Complex 2026 Updates

Sep 29, 2026: Press Release - City and Altra Federal Credit Union partnership

Jul 13, 2026: City Council Study Session - Funding Options for Indoor Phase 2 

Apr 27, 2026 City Council Study Session Community Engagement Rochester Regional Sports Center, Stadium & Sports Fields

Last Updated September 29, 2026


DMC Strategic Development Proposal

Sep 2026: Strategic Priorities and Funding Framework

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

Last Updated September 27, 2026


Second Street LINK Transit Construction

Sep 24, 2026 DMCC Board Meeting

City, DMC PSA: Beginning September 22, traffic on 2nd Street SW will shift to maintain one lane in each direction between 18th Avenue SW and 23rd Avenue SW Affected areas

Last Updated September 26, 2026


America's City for Heath and Older Adults Needs

Sep 2026: DMCC Board Meeting

Jul 2026: AARP Tech and Aging

Mar 2026:Tech Enabled Aging In Place Talks Postings

Oct 2025 AI Summary of Dave Beal's PB Op Ed: "Include older adults in Rochester's Plans"

Last Updated September 24, 2026


CHATEAU THEATRE OPERATING ANALYSIS UPDATE

Sep 24, 2026 DMCC Board Meeting; Sep 9, 2026 City Council Action Chateau Strategy

Aug 10, 2026 City Council Study Session  Council to review planning-level capital investment needs identified through both the City’s facility assessment and the Legends Global operating analysis.

Last Updated September 24, 2026


Downtown and Public Realm Investment

Sep 24, 2026 DMCC Board Meeting 

City of Rochester Launches Minnesota’s First Operational Thermal Energy Network Through Downtown Building Energy Transition Initiative

Last Updated September 24, 2026


Home Innovation Lab - Aging in Place

Sep 2026: Tech-Enabled Housing Update at DMCC Board

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 September 23, 2026