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May 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance

Topics include: State of Housing; City of Rochester's Sustainability Plan; MN rental assistance program; Households behind on rent; Greater MN Housing Fund Regional Forum; Senior Housing Co-design; Olmsted County $31M from ARPA;
When May 12, 2021
from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where Virtual Meeting
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Quick Links: Current Meeting Materials (Meeting Notes, Sustainability Resilience Taskforce),  Selected Previous Meeting Materials (What is TIF, MN Housing Partnership

 


Current Meeting Materials


 

 

 

 

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Rochester's Sustainability and Resilience Plan Summary

 

 

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May Meeting Notes

 

 

 

 

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April Meeting


 

Agenda and Meeting Notes

 

 

References:

Editorial (behind paywall, but free sign-up to view)
Accessibility in design (behind paywall; I attached a scan of print version)

 

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Presentation: What is TIF? 

 

 

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Jim Miner Update

 

 


 March Meeting


 

March Agenda 

 

 

 

Jim Miner Presentation 

 

 

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Feb. Meeting materials 


 

Feb Meeting Notes

 

 

 

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 Website

 

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 January 2021 Meeting


 

Housing Alliance Agenda 

 

 

  • Welcome, Introductions 
  • Good News for Rochester Area Housing 
    • MN Housing grants - http://www.mnhousing.gov/sites/np/2020selections 
      • Titan Development – 72 units, on 2nd St. SW 
      • Joseph Development – 66 units, north of Viola Rd. (NE) 
      • Three Rivers – 24 units, rehab in Pine Island 
    • DHS funding for Homeless Shelter in 2021 
  • Homes For All – 2021 policy priorities 
  • Housing Coalition report 
    • Projects 
    • One-pager 
  • Alliance purpose 

 

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 Homes for All 

 

 

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References: 

Beam Housing Framework

 

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Filed under: RAF, sustainability, Housing, housing

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