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Apr 11, 2024 06:30 PM Stories Embracing Inclusion with Compassion ('community engagement',) Meeting Hunger with Compassion
Apr 10, 2024 12:00 PM Empowering Women in the Workplace ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') Heather will provide a brief overview of the significant legislative milestones enacted by the Minnesota Legislature since women's Suffrage. Additionally, she will delve into Minnesota-specific data concerning women, shedding light on pertinent details regarding recent legislation and its implications for women in the workforce.
Apr 10, 2024 10:00 AM April 10, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance: "Rural Trends 2024: Housing Supply and Demand" ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') "Rural Trends 2024: Housing Supply and Demand" (Ben Winchester from the U of M Extension office) "Economic Vitality Funding Update" (Taryn Edens, City of Rochester)
Apr 09, 2024 10:00 AM RPS April 2024 Family Engagement Meeting ('RPS', 'diversity', 'rps', 'community', 'key', 'education') Youth Voice & Student Leadership, with a presentation facilitated by Sarah-Louise Henry, RPS Coordinator of Youth Empowerment, Department of Equity and Engagement.
Apr 04, 2024 06:00 PM 2025 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Public Forum 2 ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 02, 2024 12:30 PM 2025 Minnesota Joint Disparity Public Forum 1 ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Mar 28, 2024 12:00 PM MPR Rochester RDAC Spring 2024 Meeting; Chandra Kavati, Senior Vice President, Chief Partnerships & Revenue Officer. ('diversity', 'MPR', 'Diversity') Topics include: Quarterly updates Possible Topics;
Mar 26, 2024 05:30 PM Year of Respect: Respect & Calm: Reduce the Rancor ('Civic Equity', 'community engagement') Guest: Bill Doherty, National Co-Founder of Braver Angels [email protected]; Additional Guest: Dr. Steve Lansing Co-Founder: Veterans Empowered “The significance of valuing others” “Amazingly simple steps of action”
Mar 26, 2024 04:30 PM 6th Stree Bridge and Riverfront Improvements Project Open House ('transit',) Project Manager Ian Cochran shares, “The City of Rochester is excited to kick off this next public engagement phase that builds upon previous community conversations about connecting the neighborhoods on either side of the Zumbro River with a bridge at 6th Street S. The community-informed design will be about more than just the bridge; the project will benefit the community in various ways including improved connections to the riverfront and a safer 6th Street for all users.”
Mar 25, 2024 04:30 PM CMRC March 25, 2024 Meeting ('diversity', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'CMRC') Topics: University of Minnesota Rochester Campus & Climate Action Plan; Three Rivers Community Action, BIPOC Homeownership Mentor Outreach, CMRC Updates: ACHLA and Pamoja Women actions regarding Post Secondary assists
Mar 23, 2024 07:00 PM Pamoja Women's Annual Iftar Dinner ('key', 'CMRC', 'community') Please register to join Pamoja Women in a fast-breaking food sharing evening in the holy month of Ramadan.
Mar 19, 2024 02:00 PM City and County Joint Meeting: A Coordinated Approach to Homelessness ('Housing', 'governance', 'community', 'key', 'homelessness') Receiving a presentation regarding several key areas of the Olmsted County/City of Rochester Homelessness System including roles, responsibilities and project updates from each organization; the development of a community response system; creating community vision; and the development of a nationally recognized community solutions tool known as Built for Zero.
Mar 12, 2024 08:00 AM Thermal Energy Network Symposium ('sustainability', 'dmc') Participants will benefit from two days of insights, learnings, and information leaving them with a robust foundation on how to start their community or city on the path toward installation of these thermal energy networks. In addition, participants will have made valuable acquaintances and contacts that will help guide them along the way.
Mar 14, 2024 07:30 AM 1Q 2024 March Meeting ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'key', 'health work product') CredibleMind Platform Overview and Discussion; LGBTQIA+ Co-design Access to Care Work
Mar 13, 2024 12:00 PM Uncovering Rondo Community Land Trust and the Reparative Framework ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') Delve into Rondo Community Land Trust’s “WHY” for this important, transformative work.
Mar 13, 2024 10:00 AM March, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance (2023 Housing Coalition Accomplishments Review) ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') Topics: Building Affordably: Technology Park Case Study; 2023 Housing Coalition Accomplishments Review; Upcoming Events/Announcements:
Mar 12, 2024 10:00 AM RPS March 2024 Family Engagement Meeting ('RPS', 'diversity', 'rps', 'community', 'key', 'education') RPS Family Engagement CAPE @ Gage Highlights; Presentation on RPS Mental Health for Families with Sarah Clarke, RPS Mental Health Coordinator
Mar 07, 2024 06:00 PM Autism Community Awareness & Outreach ('community health', 'community engagement')
Mar 07, 2024 02:00 PM United Way of Olmsted County: Community Involvement Session ('Diversity', 'compassion', 'key', 'civic engagement', 'CMRC', 'united way') Join other BIPOC individuals to learn about ways to get involved in our community!
Mar 06, 2024 11:30 AM March 6, 2024: RAEDI Annual Meeting ('Entrepreneurship',) Join the RAEDI as we celebrate and thank our investors and board members and highlight our 2023 accomplishments at our annual meeting and luncheon on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at the Rochester International Event Center.
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October 2021 Activities

FORUM  WITH INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DR. KENT PEKEL- October 21, 6:30 to 8:00:

In the City for Good will be presenting an online forum to give all in the community an opportuniy to hear from Rochester Public Schools Interim Superintendent Kent Pekel. Dr. Pekel will give an overview of his time so far in the district, along with more information on the strategic plan he will be proposing. Interested Rochester residents may submit questions ahead of time or during the meeting to be used in a Q&A time period after his primary presentation. The October 21 forum will be from 6:30 to 8.

 

Steering Committee- Tuesday, October 5, 4:00 p.m.

Topic: In the City for Good Steering Committee

Time: Oct 5, 2021 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

 Join Zoom Meeting

Contact [email protected] for Zoom info. 

 

Housing Team- Monday, October 11 7:00 p.m.

Our next In the City for Good Housing Team meeting will be on October 11 at 7 pm. We will be discussing the proposed Unified Development Code with Ryan Yetzer, Interim Deputy Director, Community Development for the City of Rochester leading the discussion along with others in the Community Development area. We will especially focus on what some of the proposed changes could mean related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and the role of ADUs in addressing the concerns around the affordability of workforce and senior housing. This will be an online meeting, with the link to be sent out later this week.

 

Age-Friendly- Oct 12th and 26th 2:30 to 4:00

Meeting Information:

Age-Friendly Olmsted County Planning Group

Tues. Oct 12 and 26

2:30pm - 4pm

 

Contact [email protected] for Zoom info

 

Social Services/Social Justice- Watch for info of upcoming November meeting

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C2C Reports

Reports downloaded from C2C website:

Childcare Insight Report

Prenatal Care Access Co-Design Report

Last Updated September 15, 2024



League of Women Voters - Rochester Chapter

2024 Debates

Last Updated September 13, 2024



Three Rivers Restorative Justice Announcements

Two positions: Program Manager; Admin Assistant

August 27, 2024 Organization Updates

Last Updated September 09, 2024



CMRC Legacy and Future

CMRC pausing public activities and investment potential white paper availability announcement.

Last Updated August 30, 2024



SBDC Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 16th: Workshop: Finding your First Customers and sell without being salesy; Sept 21st: Workshop: Financial Literacy; Sept. 28th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 1); Oct. 5th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 2);

Last Updated August 27, 2024



Tax Breaks to Landlords

PB reporting: A local program providing tax breaks to landlords in exchange for maintaining lower rents is being tweaked to encourage future development of affordable housing.

Last Updated August 16, 2024



Community Healthcare Simulation Center Co-Design Report

Jun 2021 Co-design Report

2024-08-12 PB Reporting GRAUC leads project to build prototype sim center The Southeast Minnesota Community Healthcare Simulation Center is set to open in downtown

Rochester by mid-October

Last Updated August 12, 2024



Anti-Hate Rally and Forum

Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Fight Against Hate

"Abolishing racism, hate crimes, and white supremacy isn’t a problem for one group to face alone; it’s a shared burden that requires a strong and unified response."

Last Updated August 08, 2024



Transportation: ROCOG Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

2024 - 2027 Transportation Plan 

2023 - 2026 Transportation Plan: The Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) has released a draft of the 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), for a 30-day public comment period. 

Last Updated August 08, 2024



Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan

August 2024 Report : Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) activities implementing the Age

Friendly Olmsted County 2022-2025 Action Plan since our annual report in February 2024.

Last Updated August 07, 2024



Second Half 2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

3Q2024: July 2024 Admin Message and Reports

 

 

Last Updated August 05, 2024



Rochester Vision 2050

The visioning effort calls for soliciting broad community input to help propose desired strategic initiatives based on desired outcomes through 2050.

Last Updated August 02, 2024



C2C Summer 2024 Sparklers

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

Last Updated July 27, 2024



Bryk Apartments Rental Eligibility Amendment

July 17, 2024 City of Rochester: Adopting a Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Development Assistance Agreement and the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to revise the affordability covenants related to the 80% Units.

March and May 2023 reports to DMCC including video, documents and presentations. 

Last Updated July 17, 2024



City Housing Support

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 

Last Updated July 17, 2024



How does racism impact people’s health?

 New Mayo Clinic, U of M framework aims to guide future research. The framework defines structural racism as the “totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination through mutually reinforcing systems of housing, education, employment, earnings, benefits, credit, media, health care and criminal justice.”

Last Updated July 13, 2024



Norsq Cos Townhomes & Two state-supported Mayowood housing projects

PB Reporting Housing Projects

Proposed $68M 187-unit rental townhome project.

Olmsted County Trailside Apartments $13 million project 36-Unit Senior Apartments, Bear Creek Development and Three Rivers Community Action $22.7 million Restoration Glen, 48-Unit Apartment Complex,

 

Last Updated July 11, 2024



United Way of Olmsted County Report

$1.1 million funding for 48 participants 2024-07-10

FoodSecurity noun “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (USDA).

Last Updated July 10, 2024



First Half 2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

2Q 2024: June 2024May 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; April 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report

1Q 2024: Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report

Special callouts: Women in Construction; City of Rochester Equity in Development 

Last Updated July 01, 2024



City of Rochester - Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (JEDI) Audit Status

June 24, 2024 City Council Study Session: Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit per Goodenough 

Departmental Audit reports of: Human Resources; Rochester Public Library; Parks & Rec 

 

Last Updated June 26, 2024