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Organization Information

Organization: City of Rochester, MN

Sector: Government Agency

Organization Mission: The City of Rochester will RISE to the top in Customer Focus through Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Excellence.

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Related News and Status

Status Reports / News

Related PlanScape Status on: Business Process, Civic Engagement, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Governance/Public Policy, Health, Housing, International, Intelligence, Neighborhood, Pandemic, Public Safety, Recreation & Open Space, Sustainability, Transportation, Vision/Identity

Key reports on: City of Rochester, MN

1Q 2026 Announcements (January 05, 2026)

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.

2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations (October 06, 2025)

2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations
Video Recording, Presentation

September 2025 Charter Commission (September 28, 2025)

City Governance Work Item
Application for replacement member

Aug 18, 2025 City Council Study Session and Council Meeting Topics (August 18, 2025)

2026 City Action Plan

DMC Plan 5 Year Plan Update

Democracy Innovation

Persons Experiencing Homelessness (April 02, 2025)

Rochester Police Department: Persons Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) Resource Impact Report

City and County Updates on Unsheltered Homelessness

City of Rochester Shares Results of National Community Survey (February 28, 2025)

The National Research Center (NRC) and City teammates shared Rochester’s results of the 2024 National Community Survey (NCS) at the February 24 Study Session.

$2.5 Million RAISE Grant Awarded for Planning and Design of South Broadway Avenue Improvements (January 11, 2025)

The City of Rochester has been awarded $2.5 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This grant will support the South Broadway Avenue Planning Project, which aims to improve safety and connectivity on South Broadway Avenue between 4th Street and 9th Street Southeast. The RAISE funding will be utilized for planning and design phases of the project.

Economic Vibrancy & Growth Management (September 30, 2024)

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.

2024 Destination Medical Center (DMC) Updates (April 27, 2024)

DMC Updates April 29 Presentation to City Council Study Session

Transit Village

Business Development

Historic District

City Council Meeting Agendas (March 17, 2024)

City Council Meetings Log:

1Q 2024 Council Meetings and Study Sessions

City Council: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Updates; Housing; International Relations (March 04, 2024)

DEI Presentation Topics: Language Access and Accessibility; Equity in the Built Environment; 2024 Initiatives

Economic Development Incentives for Housing

Mayor Updates: Black History Month, Luther College: Mutable City; International Relations Committee

Mayoral Communications (August 30, 2023)

Mayor Norton PB Op Ed; 2023 Fall Fit City Challenge; End Childhood Hunger Taskforce

City Council NLC Racial Equity Study Session (April 13, 2021)

4/12/2021 City Council NLC Racial Equity in Local Government Study Session.

City of Rochester, MN Study Session on DEI (March 17, 2021)

Rochester City Council session on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

City of Rochester, MN - Covid Impacts and Branding (March 07, 2021)

(1) Study Session (2) Covid Impact (3) Unify branding of City departments and teammates

City of Rochester, MN (Round 2: Keep it Local) (August 25, 2020)

More CARES Act Funding to Keep It Local

Keep It Local Grant (May 19, 2020)

To help local economies, cities need to get creative. In Rochester, MN, Mayor Norton has created a grant program that enables businesses to help each other weather this crisis.

2018 Supplemental Budget Information Resident Survey (September 02, 2018)

2018 City Survey.

June 2018 Resident Survey Summary

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

May 24, 2026: A Study 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

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."

May 24, 2026: Loom Apartments (Onward)

May 2025 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

May 22, 2026: University of Minnesota Expansion Funding Considerations

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

May 22, 2026: Discovery Walk

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting Discovery Walk Update - Completion

March 2021 DMCC approval for Bid

May 20, 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

May 12, 2026: Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Update

May 2026 AFOC Report

April 29, 2026: Ambassadors for Equity and Belonging Program

Rochester Area Foundation is piloting a new type of cohort centered around the concept of “belonging” as a strategic framework,

April 27, 2026: Any Path Home push against homelessness

Apr 23, 2026 In the City for Good Forum; Mar 11, 2026 Rochester Area Housing Alliance Discussion

Feb 5, 2025 Post Bulletin Reporting Abstract; Mar 10, 2024 City Council Study Session Update

April 24, 2026: Graham Park Exhibition Center Groundbreaking

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.

April 24, 2026: Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

Apr 24 PB Reporting: Bill on sports complex

City Council Discussions:

Dec 8, 2025 City Council Meeting
Oct 6, 2025 City Council Meeting
July 28, 2025 City Council Study Session

PB Summary; Sample of community feedbacks on Facebook

April 22, 2026: RPS Proposed Budget Reductions

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

April 22, 2026: Rochester International Relations Committee

Apr 2026 Siheung, Korean Newsletter; 2026 Winter Newsletter; Sister City Visits Germany Visit

2025 Sister City Trips: Japan; Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)

Sister Cities Relationship Logs; IRC Meeting Logs

April 17, 2026: Housing Investment Status and Statistics

Apr 2026 Housing Coalition Tour $4M investment

Jan 2026 Housing Alliance: 2025 Real Estate SEMN Marketing Data, 2025 Coalition Investments

Community Anchor Participation:

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Impacts

The work of this organization may have impacts on the following areas:

PlanScape

Lvl 1: Business Process ; Civic Engagement ; Commitment ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Economic Development ; Entrepreneurship ; Governance/Public Policy ; Health ; Housing ; International ; Intelligence ; Neighborhood ; Pandemic ; Public Safety ; Recreation & Open Space ; Sustainability ; Transportation ; Vision/Identity

Lvl 2: Society ; Diversity and Inclusion

DMC Impact:

Community Health Impact area:

Projects/Programs

Confirmed Project Involvement: BioLabs-Rochester ; City of Rochester Budget Process ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; LINK - Bus Rapid Transit ; Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S) ; Police Assisted Recovery (PAR Program) ; RPD Accountability Dashboard ; Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update ; Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan ; Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index

Potential Projects

Project Involvement Candidates:

Known Collaborators

Onboard Collaborators: County of Olmsted, MN ; DMC EDA ; Mayo Clinic ; Office of the Mayor-City of Rochester ; Rochester-Area Economic Development Inc (RAEDI)

Potential Collaborators

Potential Collaborators:

Organization Life Cycle Assessment (Pause, Startup, Steady, Isolated Impact, Collective Impact Unknown)

Collective Impact ; ICI

Projects & News

Anchor Projects

Anchor projects provide the backdrop of our community's major initiatives and have overarching impacts to the community:

Aging: Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan

Civic Engagement: Rochester International Relations Committee

Diversity and Inclusion: Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E)

Diversity and Inclusion: City of Rochester: 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan

Economic Development: Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Education: University of Minnesota, Rochester Master Plan

Education: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan

Education: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Governance/Public Policy: City of Rochester - Better Public Meetings

Governance/Public Policy: Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S)

Health Determinants: Community Health Assessment Process

Housing: City of Rochester Home Ownership Creation Program

Housing: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing

Medical Services: Mayo Clinic Bold. Forward. Unbound.

Mobility: LINK - Bus Rapid Transit

Recreation & Open Space: Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

Recreation & Open Space: Future Development of Graham Park

Sustainability: Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

Vision/Identity: America's City for Health

Vision/Identity: Rochester Vision 2050

Workforce Development: Equity in the Built Environment (Bloomberg)

Latest Pin Reports

Noteworthy community status reports:

May 24, 2026 : A Study of Financial Hardship

May 24, 2026 : West Transit Village Housing Development

May 24, 2026 : Loom Apartments (Onward)

May 22, 2026 : Discovery Square Biolbab In Rochester

May 22, 2026 : University of Minnesota Expansion Funding Considerations

May 22, 2026 : Discovery Walk

May 22, 2026 : DMC STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

May 20, 2026 : RPS 2030 Strategic Plan Reviews

May 12, 2026 : Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Update

April 29, 2026 : Ambassadors for Equity and Belonging Program

April 27, 2026 : Any Path Home push against homelessness

April 24, 2026 : Graham Park Exhibition Center Groundbreaking

April 24, 2026 : Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

April 22, 2026 : RPS Proposed Budget Reductions

April 22, 2026 : Rochester International Relations Committee

April 17, 2026 : Housing Investment Status and Statistics

April 10, 2026 : Lifestyle Wellness

April 06, 2026 : America's City for Health - DMC Development Plan 2025 Update

April 04, 2026 : 2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

April 02, 2026 : Healthy Living Wellness Tips

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Site Information

About Beam

Community Beam (dmcbeam.org) is a registry of private and public resources (organizations, projects, initiatives, programs) that underpin economic and social developments of greater Rochester:

For the commercial sector, we tend to register startup activities (new companies and new commercial projects) that bring diversification and high-impact opportunities to the area.
For the non-profit sector, we wish to shine light on all the organizations and services that otherwise labor under relative obscurity.
Our hope is that dmcbeam.org will encourage cross-sector collaborations and creative solutions.

While there are a number of registries in the community, dmcbeam.org's distinct value is to pilot a database with a data structure and categorizations that answer the questions such as: What organizations or projects/programs in our community that have purported relevance with some of the over-arching focuses put forward by initiatives such as DMC, J2G and Health Improvements?

This database could be used as one of the ways to explore the capacities of the community. If you are someone on an exploratory journey to learn about the greater Rochester community. dmcbeam.org could be an interesting first step.

Project Phase Definitions

The following defines the various project phases:

Available - a product, program or service is in production
Develop - program or application is being developed
Plan - idea is solid, stakeholders are identified, and there is strong commitment to go forward from all parties.
Concept Phase - idea scoped out with enough details to give an early sizing and/or to build a proof of concept
demonstration
Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.

Links to Beam sub-sites

Sample of Beam sub-sites:

Sections

City of Rochester, MN

Organization Information

Related News and Status

Key reports on: City of Rochester, MN

Aging: Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan

Civic Engagement: Rochester International Relations Committee

Diversity and Inclusion: Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E)

Diversity and Inclusion: City of Rochester: 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan

Economic Development: Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Education: University of Minnesota, Rochester Master Plan

Education: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan

Education: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Governance/Public Policy: City of Rochester - Better Public Meetings

Governance/Public Policy: Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S)

Health Determinants: Community Health Assessment Process

Housing: City of Rochester Home Ownership Creation Program

Housing: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing

Medical Services: Mayo Clinic Bold. Forward. Unbound.

Mobility: LINK - Bus Rapid Transit

Recreation & Open Space: Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

Recreation & Open Space: Future Development of Graham Park

Sustainability: Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

Vision/Identity: America's City for Health

Vision/Identity: Rochester Vision 2050

Workforce Development: Equity in the Built Environment (Bloomberg)