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Sep 08, 2024 10:00 AM C2C: Unlock Your Future ('time-sensitive', 'education', 'rctc') Financial Aid Specialists will be available to help students complete the FAFSA
Sep 05, 2024 11:30 AM MPR Regional Advisory Council ('MPR',)
Sep 03, 2024 09:00 AM ISAIAH: Voter Engagement Training ('Health/Wellness', 'community engagement', 'community health') ISAIAH invites members and leaders of community organizations to a training that will empower and challenge you to do this in the community you serve.
Aug 31, 2024 05:00 PM Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs: Community Listening Session ('Diversity',) Please share within your networks! This Listening Session for the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs hosted locally by COPAL Rochester and ACHLA will take place on Saturday, August 31 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A meal will be provided for attendees. Seats are limited, so the organizers are asking attendees to register to confirm their attendance.
Aug 27, 2024 01:00 PM August 2024 Rochester Vision 2050 Community Engagement ('key', 'governance', 'community', 'openbeam') Rochester Vision 2050 Help Shape Rochester's Future Rochester Mayor Kim Norton would like to hear your vision for Rochester’s next generation. Rochester Vision 2050 seeks your input to create a collective vision for our city's future. Your perspective helps to ensure that our policies, investments, and initiatives align with the collective will and wisdom of our community.
Aug 27, 2024 12:00 PM 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) open houses In Person () Residents are invited to learn more and comment on the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) during several open houses. The TIP, implemented by the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG), outlines federally funded transportation improvements in the Rochester-Olmsted County metropolitan
Aug 26, 2024 04:00 PM 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) open houses In Person () Residents are invited to learn more and comment on the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) during several open houses. The TIP, implemented by the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG), outlines federally funded transportation improvements in the Rochester-Olmsted County metropolitan
Aug 23, 2024 12:00 PM 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) open houses Virtual () Residents are invited to learn more and comment on the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) during several open houses. The TIP, implemented by the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG), outlines federally funded transportation improvements in the Rochester-Olmsted County metropolitan
Aug 22, 2024 05:00 PM Year of Respect Featuring Dr. Jim Miser () An Incredible and Inspiring Story! Pediatricians Jim & Angela Miser have been “People on a Mission” their entire adult lives.
Aug 22, 2024 05:00 PM 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) open houses In Person () Residents are invited to learn more and comment on the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) during several open houses. The TIP, implemented by the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG), outlines federally funded transportation improvements in the Rochester-Olmsted County metropolitan
Aug 22, 2024 09:30 AM Rochester Area Communities' Workforce Housing Roundtable ('housing',) Join us to learn more about opportunities for workforce housing in the Rochester area.
Aug 17, 2024 01:00 PM Back to School Block Party & Parade ('social services', 'community engagement') Food, Hair Cuts, School Supplies, Family Activities
Aug 16, 2024 12:00 PM Unlock Your Future - College Financial Aid FAFSA Support ('Education',)
Aug 15, 2024 06:30 PM Community Screening: Beyond the Bridge ('Homelessness',) Panel discussion on Any Path Home A new local initiative to address homelessness follows the screening
Aug 15, 2024 04:00 PM Pamoja Women: Unlock Your Future ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'CMRC') Free Financial Aid support to complete FAFSA & MN Dream Act Application
Aug 15, 2024 11:00 AM RAVA (Rochester Area Volunteer Administrators): Generational Trends in Volunteer Engagement. () Author Beth Steinhorn from VQ Strategies will join us virtually for a Q & A based on the 60-minute presentation, Generational Trends in Volunteer Engagement.
Aug 14, 2024 10:00 AM August, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance: Mayo Bold, Century Village, Housing Stats ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') Developer and builders, Bob and Drew Fleming, regarding their new townhome project, Century Village A Mayo Clinic presentation, "Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester initiative – an overview," by Ilaya Rome Hopkins
Aug 13, 2024 12:00 PM Youth Engagement from the Youth Perspective ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity', 'key') Discover the fundamentals of engaging with young people from the perspective of the Rochester Community Initiative (RCI), a 100% youth-led nonprofit.
Aug 12, 2024 07:00 PM LWV-R Rochester Public Schools Nov. referendum ('time-sensitive',) Monday, August 12: 7:00 pm info session on Rochester Public Schools Nov. referendum Roch Pub Library Aud, doors open at 6:30 pm
Aug 11, 2024 03:00 PM NAACP: Anti-Hate Rally and Forum () The Rochester Branch of the NAACP condemns in the strongest terms the recent uptick in documented incidents of racism, bullying and harassment, hate crimes, and violence perpetrated against Black people, multi-racial families, people of color, and members of the Jewish faith in Rochester, Minnesota, and Olmsted County.
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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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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 2024; May 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


Rochester Area Volunteer Administration Training Info

Volunteer Recruitment Effectiveness: What can advertising teach us? 

Volunteer Process Assessment 

Last Updated June 22, 2024


Somali American Social Service Association

SASSA to receive $1M from MN to train workers for high-demand employment. 

The funding is awarded under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Targeted Populations Workforce Competitive Grant Program.

Last Updated June 21, 2024


Community Building Fund

The City of Rochester welcomes applications for the Community Building Fund.  This fund is all about supporting projects, programs, and events in the city that actively promote equity and inclusion.

Last Updated June 20, 2024