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Dec 04, 2021 10:00 AM Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic ('diversity', 'Health', 'Covid') Asian Media Access is hosting an event – “Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic”. It will be offering Free Covid-19 Vaccines. If this is your first dose, Join us and get your $50 gift card for adults & $20 gift card for children.
Dec 02, 2021 04:30 PM December 2021 CMRC Steering Committee ('Culture', 'diversity', 'CMRC', 'Diversity Council') Topics include: Engagement tracker; CMRC Operations (presentation slides uploads); Trying out Teams as virtual meeting venue
Dec 02, 2021 05:00 PM Hmong Cultural Center Museum Launch ('Culture', 'Diversity', 'Asian') Join for the official launch of the Hmong Cultural Center Museum in this online event!
Dec 02, 2021 12:00 PM United Way: President's Rountable (By Invitation) ('community engagement', 'Diversity') Panel discussions: Damacus Way; Intermix Project; Pamoja Women; Ethiopian Community of Rochester, MN
Dec 01, 2021 03:00 PM Spotlight Series: Equity, Law, and Nonprofits for Non-lawyers ('Diversity', 'npc') n the Law & Equity Spotlight Series, you will join four attorneys, each with expertise at the intersection of nonprofit employment, program operations, and equity, for three 60-minute sessions designed to offer key legal information in a way that resonates for non-lawyers. Comprehensively, the sessions will address these topics and more
Nov 30, 2021 10:00 AM Training for Good: Grant Writing for Nonprofits ('RAF', 'funding', 'npc')
Nov 20, 2021 10:00 AM Barbershop Talk and NAACP: How we RISE Up Together in the Community ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP') Topics include: NAACP participation; Mayo Clinic partnership; How to apply
Nov 18, 2021 07:00 PM P-Tech 535 Information Meeting ('RPS', 'Education', 'Diversity', 'STEM') Topics include: IT, IBM partnership; Practical Nursing, RCTC; LPN Opening, Mayo
Nov 18, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC November Meeting ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc') Topics: Further CMRC engagement discussions "Olmsted County on the Joint Study regarding racism as a public health issue and concern"; SPARK Children's Museum; Updates from RPS, City of Rochester; Olmsted County
Nov 17, 2021 06:30 PM RISING Beyond Barriers: Challenges and Opportunities in Education and the Workforce ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP')
Nov 16, 2021 07:00 PM Chinese Community: Overall Consideration of the Cov-d-19 Vaccine ('diversity', 'covid', 'Health', 'Asian', 'Covid', 'education') Affliation with Project HEALINGS to inform the public. In this case Chinese Community.
Nov 10, 2021 06:30 PM RISE Up, RISE High: Empowering our Community’s Youth ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP')
Nov 10, 2021 10:00 AM November 2021 Housing Alliance Meeting ('housing',) Topics include: Proposed Housing Alliance Blueprint; Housing Co-design; Housing Funding Updates; Growing Affordable Housing Neighborhoods
Nov 09, 2021 02:30 PM Age-Friendly Planning November 9 ('aging',)
Nov 04, 2021 08:30 AM Mayo Clinic: Rise for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strength & Empower 2021 ('diversity', 'America City for Health', 'education', 'Health')
Nov 05, 2021 11:00 AM November, 2021 Rochester Area Foundation DEI Event (By Invitation) ('RAF', 'Diversity', 'Rochester Area Foundation', 'governance', 'openbeam') Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practitioner gathering facilitated by RAF’s DEI Committee
Nov 04, 2021 06:30 PM RISING Together: A Conversation About Creating Equitable Pathways ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC') Topics Include: Metrics (downtown post-occupancy analysis); Discovery Square; Development Framework (America City for Health/Lead Generation); DMC Project Updates (Heart of the City, Riverfront, Rapid Transit, District Energy, McKnight Foundation Grants)
Oct 23, 2021 09:00 AM Plone 2021 Conference ('tech', 'openbeam') Open Source Software Conference with Keynote Speaker Annette B Lewis, Six Feet Up
Oct 30, 2021 04:00 PM Rochester on Tap () Rochester on Tap is making it's way back to the Mayo Civic Center on Saturday, October 30th, 2021 with a VIP Session and two General Admission Sessions! Sample over 100 releases from some of America’s best craft breweries!
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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

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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

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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