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Key DEI Events

 

This is a collection of what is deemed to be events having impacts on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  

 

See the Diversity Beam for notable DEI projects. 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Nov 16, 2021 07:00 PM Chinese Community: Overall Consideration of the Cov-d-19 Vaccine Affliation with Project HEALINGS to inform the public. In this case Chinese Community. ('diversity', 'covid', 'Health', 'Asian', 'Covid', 'education')
Nov 10, 2021 06:30 PM RISE Up, RISE High: Empowering our Community’s Youth ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP')
Nov 05, 2021 11:00 AM November, 2021 Rochester Area Foundation DEI Event (By Invitation) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practitioner gathering facilitated by RAF’s DEI Committee ('RAF', 'Diversity', 'Rochester Area Foundation', 'governance', 'openbeam')
Nov 04, 2021 06:30 PM RISING Together: A Conversation About Creating Equitable Pathways ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Nov 04, 2021 08:30 AM Mayo Clinic: Rise for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strength & Empower 2021 ('diversity', 'America City for Health', 'education', 'Health')
Oct 27, 2021 09:00 AM NORTHEAST MINNESOTA EQUITY SUMMIT: OCT. 27 The Equity Summit is an opportunity for community leaders, businesses, educators, creatives, workforce and economic development, government, health care, philanthropy, and YOU to engage around themes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and forge a more inclusive future in northeast Minnesota. ('tech', 'Diversity')
Oct 27, 2021 08:30 AM Explore Careers in Construction ('Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 26, 2021 05:30 PM Community Health Assessment and Planning Updates to DC Board ('diversity', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'diversity council')
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')
Oct 20, 2021 11:00 AM Racism and the Economy Series: Focus on the Wealth Divide The ninth installment of our virtual event series focuses on how racialized barriers to wealth accumulation deny families and communities long-term economic mobility and financial resiliency. ('diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 16, 2021 10:00 AM Project HEALINGS Retreat ('diversity', 'Health', 'cmrc', 'Covid')
Oct 12, 2021 12:00 PM MPR Presents MN Diverse Communities Lunch and Learn ('MPR', 'Diversity')
Oct 07, 2021 10:30 AM Meet and Learn from Certified Minority-Owned Construction Business Owners ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 02, 2021 12:00 PM Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff ('mental health', 'Diversity', 'public safety', 'health', 'Education')
Sep 28, 2021 05:30 PM Housing Alliance Presentation to Diversity Council Board Topics include Housing Priorities: Homeownership; Housing Innovation; Affordable Rental Housing ('Housing', 'diversity', 'homeless')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
City of Rochester Link or Treat Oct 21, 2025 05:00 AM - 06:00 AM — 2nd Street SW at 12 Ave SW, Rochester
2025 Entrepreneurs First (E¹) Summit & Expo Oct 21, 2025 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Rochester Campus
2025 Co-design Leadership Training Session 1 Option 2 Oct 21, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
MPR News presents Politics Friday LIVE in Rochester Oct 21, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM — 125 Live
How to Start a Business - In English Oct 22, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — 221 First Ave SW, Suite 600 6th Floor of the MNBio Business Center, Rochester MN 55902-3295
Stay Cool, Stay Warm: Heat Pumps Demystified Oct 23, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM — Development Services and Infrastructure Center (4001 West River Parkway)
IMAA Pearl Gala Annual Fundraiser 2025 Oct 24, 2025 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton, 3rd Floor
2025 C2C Annual Education Summit Oct 29, 2025 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM — Mayo Civic Center
World Cafe - Uplifting Parent Voices for Multilingual Leaders Oct 29, 2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Edison Building
Forum and Discussion on ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’ Nov 06, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM — Rochester Community and Technical College campus).
Upcoming events…
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Mayor and City Council Launch ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’

Press Release and focuses: Civic Engagement Scorecard, Civic Infrastructure Scan

References: AI summary of project, Community Forum

Last Updated October 15, 2025



DAP Funding Justification

Oct 15, 2025 D.A.P. Meeting Info Sharing - Building a community-owned data repository

 

 

Last Updated October 15, 2025



DMC 2015-2025 Review and Next 5 Years

DMC Board Sep 2025 Meeting: Next 5 Year Plan Update Briefing

July 2025 Reflections: DMC’s next decade will focus on deepening its impact—through infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and community engagement—while continuing to support Rochester’s evolution into a vibrant, health-focused destination.

Last Updated October 12, 2025



Discovery Square Shared Lab Infastructure

Sep 2025 Update Presentation

May 2025: Biolabs as shared space partner: A shared lab space for a community of like-minded entrepreneurs associated with one or more academic research partners, PB reporting

Nov 2023 DMCC Board Presentation

Last Updated October 12, 2025



Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

Oct 6, 2025 City Council Meeting

July 28, 2025 City Council Study Session 

Sample of community feedbacks on Facebook

Last Updated October 11, 2025



Community Health Improvement Plan Update

Availability of 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment

  • Admin Message
  • Oct 2025 Newsletter 

Last Updated October 07, 2025



2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations

  • 2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations
  • Presentation 

Last Updated October 06, 2025



2025 Local Sales Tax Update

  • City Council Study Session:
  • Sales Tax Renewal Projects - Utilization of Sales Tax: Street Reconstruction. Flood Control and Water Quality, Economic Vitality, Home Ownership
  • AI summary of PB Reporting  

Last Updated October 02, 2025



Destination Medical Center (DMC) Plan Status Reports

2025 Report: Videos, 10 year reflection

2016 Report: In addition to the December 2016 status report, DMC EDA shows a useful diagram that positions the relationships of various studies going on within Rochester.

Last Updated October 01, 2025



September 2025 Charter Commission

  • City Governance Work Item
  • Application for replacement member

Last Updated September 28, 2025



2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

Sep 2025 MCA Improvement Action Plan 

2024-25 Fastbridge Data Analysis and Literacy Plan Update

PB reporting on MCA

Last Updated September 27, 2025



Healthy Living Wellness Tips

2025 Sep Newsletter

2025 Conference Materials

2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)

Last Updated September 27, 2025



Collaboration & Conflict Insights

Minnesota State - Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution Sep 2025 Newsletter

Last Updated September 27, 2025



Rebranding RPS 2025

Sep 23, 2025 School Board Prep

  • Superintendent Video recording clip 
  • Presentation Slides
  • Proposed New Logo

PB Reporting

Last Updated September 26, 2025



2026 Budget and Workplan

 2026 Budget and Workplan September DMCC Board Meeting

 

 

Last Updated September 26, 2025



City of Rochester 2026-2027 Budget Planning

  • Sep 22, 2025 City Council 
  • Sep 15, 2025 Study Session, Sep 3, 2025 Study Session;  Aug 25, 2025 Study Session; Press Release; 
  • June 23, 2025 Study Session: 2026 Capital Improvement Plan & Outside Agency Funding Budget Update
  • May 27, 2025 City Council Study Session ; Apr 28, 2025 City Council Study Session Material 
  • Press Release: The City of Rochester is beginning its 2026-2027 budget process and invites residents to learn more about the factors shaping the City’s financial outlook.

Last Updated September 23, 2025



Second Street LINK Transit Construction

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 19, 2025



Maxfield Housing Status Report Sep 2025

  • City Council Memo
  • Presentation
  • Video

 

Last Updated September 16, 2025



Building Bridges Discussions

Admin Messages

Presentation Slides for Conversations 

Last Updated September 13, 2025



Mayowood Road Redevelopment

September 10, 2025 Housing Alliance Meeting

  • Video Recording 
  • Presentation Slides - From Concept to Opening

Last Updated September 13, 2025