Housing Alliance Coalition

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing

Contact: JoMarie Morris ; Email: [email protected] ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: AARP Rochester, MN ; Center City Housing (Silver Creek Corners) ; City of Rochester, MN ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Communities United for Rochester Empowerment (CURE) ; Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department) ; Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) ; County of Olmsted, MN ; DMC EDA ; Diversity Council ; Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMH) ; Homes for All ; Olmsted County Community Services ; Olmsted County HRA ; OpenBeam ; Rochester Area Foundation ; Three Rivers Community Action

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

501 on First Development ; Affordable or Mixed Income Housing Units Above Parking Ramp #6 ; Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan ; Bryk Apartments ; Century Heights (CH) ; Empowerment Center/Gage East Apartments ; Jeremiah Program (Campus for Single Mothers and their Children) ; Mayowood Apartments (MA) ; Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S) ; SE Mn Together: A regional community growth initiative ; South-of-Downtown Waterfront Small Area Plan

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Housing

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Aging, Business Process, Commitment, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Housing, Neighborhood, OpenBeam

Level 2: Heritage Preservation, Civic Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Housing: Affordable Rate, Housing: Market Rate, Governance/Public Policy, Health & Wellness

DMC Impacts:

Livable City

Community Health Impacts:

Financial Stress/Homelessness

Type of Project

Planning, Special  

2021-03-06

2018-08-25

MN Governor Housing Taskforce Report       

Olmsted County Market Area

2016-2020 Housing Framework    

Maxfield Study

2/7/2014

Maxfield Study Summary

More Info

Housing Coalition

• First Homes

Housing Events

Governor's Housing Task Force

Mixed Income Housing Report

Feb 26 City Council Study Session Housing Portion: Economic Development Incentives for Housing

Video Clip

Presentation Slides

Get paid while helping others achieve their homeownership goals!

Referencing BIPOC Homeownership Co-design Report

2. Future Starts at Home: Constitution Amendment For Housing

2020-02-04 PB Reporting: Process improvement needed. 

The two local projects selected are Century Heights, a 76-unit project from Rochester-based Joseph Development, and Mayowood Apartments, a 30-unit development from Center City Housing Corporation.

2019 Presentations : September DMCC, meeting, May DMCC meeting and Feb DMCC meeting.

Here are 6 comments / Suggestions that that Councilman Wojcik sent do the DMC EDA and Board pertaining to how DMC can have a positive impact on the affordability of housing in the district and beyond.

11/13/2018 Housing Coalition meeting starting a series of conversations regarding the future and role of the housing alliance in our community.  To start these conversations, Elaine Case will be presenting on the Community Impact model.

Rochester Area Foundation announced the creation of the Coalition
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RAF's Steve Borchart presented this to CNG in June, 2016

The city of Rochester on Monday backed two affordable housing projects — more than 200 total units — by providing $1.5 million in tax increment financing assistance to the developer.

HRA presents status to DMCC

Olmsted County entered a new era Tuesday in its efforts to curb an affordable housing crisis in the community.

2. Career Opportunities for Women of Color

City Council Approved Requests for City Council Approval of two DEI Contracts: 

Contract 1: 2024: Professional Development: Cultural Humility Series $41.3K; 

Contact 2 : Critical Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit ($30K); Cultural Humility Professional Development Series: Digging Deeper $13.5K ;  

Video clip of council discussions and voting and related info about GoodEnough.

We invite community organizations and partners who expressed interest in the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) initiative to participate at no cost in several opportunities hosted by CEACR.

To act on September 21, 2020 council resolutions for the city staff to develop a Intercultural City action plan.  

P2S Implementation Report

P2S Update Request for Proposal 

Employer subsidies: 1. The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce.; .2. New Minnesota Fund Reimburses Employers for Costs of Reasonable Accommodations

2024-03-10 Added Video Clip Loop of Sep 2022 DMCC board meeting

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

“This new model positions us to better learn from our residents and address community needs.”

Open Beam Comments : Accountability of actions and results

1Q 2024:

Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report

Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report

Special callouts 

Promotion Post Bulletin Wraps 

Actionable Steps

Quotes from BIPOC voices

CMRC Feb 2024 SC Meeting

DMCC Board Updates:

1. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC

2. Nov. 2023 Video Clip of Discussion at DMCC Board Meeting about MN MedTech 3.0 Description and Webinar

References: US DEA Tech Hub Awardees 

2023, 2022, 2021 programming information 

2024 Fundraising : Chocolate for a Cause! Get your chocolate bar for a chance to win one of five golden tickets! Order yours today Scan the QR Code or click here: LINK

2018 Information presented to December 18, 2018 HRA.