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Sep 28, 2023 09:30 AM September 28, 2023 DMCC Board Meeting ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship') Metrics, 2024 Work Plan and Budget, Business Development and Lead Generation, Communications Strategy, DEED Main Street, Discovery Square, District Energy, Downtown Riverfront, Equitable Economic Development, Heart of the City, Housing, Mobility, Rochester Downtown Task Force, Soldiers Field Memorial Park, West Transit Village
Sep 27, 2023 12:00 PM Enhancing equitable housing opportunities through community initiatives and collaboration ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') Across the United States, there is a growing emphasis on using community collaboration and partnerships to produce more housing, ensure affordability, and create more opportunities for homeownership to build community wealth. Minnesota has one of the largest racial homeownership gaps in the country.
Sep 26, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC September 26, 2023 Meeting ('RPS', 'diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc') Topics: CMRC Partner SBDC Small Business Assistance Partnerships Grant; Superintendent Kent Pekel on Technology Referendum; Community Mobilization Engagement Updates
Sep 25, 2023 07:00 PM Screen Agers: Growing Up in the Digital Age ('youth', 'rps', 'education', 'time-sensitive') Join us on Monday September 25 7pm-8:30pm. RPS Middle Schools are collectively offering a three-part event series to support parents and caregivers to students ages 10 - 18. This series will navigate concerns about growing up in the digital age, uncovering skills for stress resilience, and addressing vaping, drugs, and alcohol. After each film screening a discussion will be hosted by one of our School-Based Mental Health Practitioners.
Sep 21, 2023 04:00 PM 2023 Destination Medical Center’s Annual Meeting ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship') Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency cordially invites you to our 2023 Annual Meeting on September 21, 2023. The meeting will be held near Soldiers Memorial Field in the grassy area east of Zumbro Lutheran Church from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Please register on the Eventbrite page. If you have any questions, please reach out to Anna Hicok at [email protected]. We hope to see you there! The Destination Medical Center team
Sep 20, 2023 06:30 PM In the City for Good: City Administrator Alison Zelms ('key', 'governance') How city government works, current issues, and public engagement. Location: Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Av SW (enter at the 5th Av doors)
Sep 20, 2023 02:00 PM Rochester Public Schools Technology Referendum Meeting convened by Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium ('Education', 'npc', 'governance') Superintendent Kent Pekel will speak on the referendum that the Rochester School Board has voted to place on the ballot in November to generate funding to enhance technology upgrades, operations, and academic initiatives in Rochester Public Schools.
Sep 16, 2023 05:00 PM C.E.R.T. 2nd Annual Gala ('public safety', 'Diversity', 'cmrc', 'civic engagement') A Night of Soulful Jazz
Sep 16, 2023 12:00 PM Latino Fest 2023 ('culture', 'Diversity', 'cmrc', 'community') Saturday, September 16: Latino Fest – Join the Alliance of Chicanos, Hispano, and Latino Americans (ACHLA) on September 16th from 12pm-10pm for art, food, music and community coming together in a dazzling celebration! Experience the richness of Latin culture inside the historic Chateau Theatre and out at the vibrant Peace Plaza. Let's dance, enjoy and come together for an unforgettable day of unity and fun! There is no cost for this event.
Sep 14, 2023 11:30 AM MPR Rochester RDAC 3Q 2023 Meeting ('diversity', 'MPR', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity') Our speaker is Liwanag Ojala, the Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at American Public Media Group.
Sep 14, 2023 07:30 AM 3Q 2023 September HAPP Meeting ('CHNA', 'community', 'CHAP', 'Health', 'openbeam', 'key') CHAP Communications Project Recap; CHIP Collective Impact Update; Core Agency Updates; Community Announcements and Sharing
Sep 13, 2023 10:00 AM September 13, 2023 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance (By Invitation) ('RAF', 'Housing', 'openbeam', 'key', 'housing') State Housing Tax Credit Program and Contribution Fund, Local Option Sales Tax
Sep 13, 2023 10:00 AM Mayor Norton: Short Term End Childhood Hunger Taskforce Convening ('food', 'youth', 'Financial Stress') As part of the White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and the Mayor’s Alliance to End Childhood Hunger by 2030, Mayor Norton is coordinating a short-term City-wide task force to develop a blueprint to achieve the goals. There will also be an opportunity to share what is already happening in our community as well as sharing ideas for partnership and promoting other’s activities. (Resources noted below.)
Sep 12, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: September 12, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'Culture', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Education', 'cmrc') Family Engagement Success Sharing from RPS Sites (10:05) Family Engagement Districtwide Updates (10:15-10:30) Discussion Groups (10:30-10:45) RPS and Community Updates (10:45-11:00)
Sep 09, 2023 10:00 AM FSR: Rochester's First Walk Audit! ('aging', 'Civic Equity') A Walk Audit is a fun, interactive way to assess the pedestrian experience in our neighborhoods. While walking together, we identify potential improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, traffic flow, and assess the pedestrian friendliness and walkability of the neighborhood.
Sep 06, 2023 04:30 PM Journie Open House 2023 ('arts', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
Aug 26, 2023 10:00 AM Pamoja Women Cultural Day ('Diversity', 'CMRC', 'Entrepreneurship') Pamoja Women is celebrating African women in Rochester by hosting the first “Pamoja Women Cultural Day” on the 26th of August 2023. This is an opportunity for the Rochester community to explore the diverse and rich local African communities.
Aug 25, 2023 06:40 PM The Health Bridge: US-China Health Industry Innovation Cooperation Conference ('STEM', 'Entrepreneurship')
Aug 23, 2023 12:00 PM August 2023 DMC: Let’s Spill the T.E.A. ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') How Transformative Equity Analysis can unveil critical insights and elevate organizational efficacy.
Aug 22, 2023 01:00 PM Commitment to Racial Justice Undersigned Quarterly Meeting ('Diversity', 'CMRC', 'npc') Topic: Discussing the Future to the Commitment to Racial Justice
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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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Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

National Sustainability Society awards Minnesota’s Climate-Smart Municipalities Program with 2024 Achievement Award

Last Updated September 18, 2024



Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

Last Updated September 17, 2024



C2C Report Child Care Report

Reports Downloaded from C2C website

Childcare Insight Report

Breakouts

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