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Start Date Title Description Tags
Mar 25, 2022 08:00 AM ‘Riverfront Talks’ Informal Open House Urban Design and Programming ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity')
Mar 24, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Urban Design + Programming ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity')
Mar 17, 2022 04:30 PM March 2022 CMRC General Meeting Topics include: Olmsted CHAP; Rural CHAP; Updates from City, County One Olmsted, and RPS ('Health', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Mar 15, 2022 12:00 PM MPR Rochester RDAC Spring 2022 Meeting Little Moments Count focuses on the critical importance of early brain development in children during the first three years of life. ('diversity', 'MPR', 'Diversity')
Mar 10, 2022 07:30 PM Town Hall with the Chinese Community Representatives from Olmsted County Public Health, and Rochester Public Schools will join a virtual town hall with Diversity Council’s Community Mobilization Resource Coalition, Pandemic Responders and Asian Media Access ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid')
Mar 10, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Historic Preservation + Redevelopment ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity')
Mar 01, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Sustainability + Access The Riverfront Small Area Plan project will create a high-level plan for future phased redevelopment. We are looking for input to identify the Community’s vision for this site and create a plan that enhances the overall connectivity to the river. The Riverfront project is focused on the area east of Broadway, between 4th Street SE and 2nd Street SE. ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'access', 'sustainability')
Feb 27, 2022 07:00 PM Diversity Council and Thesis: Gracious Hosting Workshop Diversity Council is partnering with Thesis to deliver a workshop on how we can be more welcoming to ALL in our day to day and work places. ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Feb 26, 2022 01:00 PM Town Hall with the Arabic Community Information related to COVID-19 data, vaccinations, and the Omicron variant to be shared. ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid')
Feb 26, 2022 11:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - Black Art Excellence Celebration of Black Art ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 25, 2022 01:00 PM Rochester -- The Time is Now to Minnesota Children First The Rochester Diversity Council and Rochester Community Initiative invite you to join them and Dr. Kent Pekel, Interim Superintendent, Rochester Public Schools, retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, Minnesota Humanities Center CEO Kevin Lindsey, and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari for a community conversation about how we support our youth in Minnesota to achieve their full potential. ('youth', 'Education', 'Diversity')
Feb 24, 2022 08:00 AM Commitment to Racial Justice - Day of Learning Sponsored by FREC, FSR Channel One and Rochester Nonprofit Consortium ('Diversity', 'npc')
Feb 23, 2022 05:00 PM Part of a Greater Whole -- A Dialogue Series: Restorative Justice This month we will be talking about restorative justice. Heard the term but never looked into further? ('community engagement', 'Culture', 'Diversity', 'compassion')
Feb 23, 2022 12:00 PM MPRNews In Focus: Celebrating Intersectional Identities with Minnesota's LGBTQ+ Communities Join MPR News for In Focus: Celebrating Intersectional Identities within Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ Communities, a virtual community conversation, sponsored by UCare ('MPR', 'Diversity')
Feb 22, 2022 05:30 PM Diversity Council Board Education Series: Mayo's DEI and NAACP Rise Program Inform the DC board Mayo Lab's DEI strategy and NAACP's RISE program with Mayo. ('youth', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Feb 19, 2022 11:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - Let’s Take Time to Remember A Memorial for the Freedom Fighters and Those Lost to Violence... ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 19, 2022 10:30 AM Riverside Central Elementary Vaccination Riverside ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid')
Feb 17, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Equity + Economy ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity')
Feb 17, 2022 04:30 PM February 2022 CMRC General Meeting Topics include: Project HEALINGS; Town Halls; City Parks ('Health', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Feb 12, 2022 11:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - DMC: What’s in It for Me; Questions and Answers for the Community of Color Join W. C. Jordan as he moderates a panel of representatives from DMC, the City of Rochester and members of the community. Hear an update on Destination Medical Center and its impact on Rochester, most specifically the impact on the community of color ('diversity', 'NAACP')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
SBDC - Foundations of Effective Marketing Part 1 Oct 09, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — SBDC Offices
Weaving a Wider Community Oct 10, 2025 08:30 AM - 02:00 PM — Olmsted County Human Services Campus - Whitewater & Cascade Rooms 2100 Campus Dr. SE Rochester, MN 55904
SBDC - Foundations of Effective Marketing Part 2 Oct 16, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — SBDC Offices
2025 Entrepreneurs First (E¹) Summit & Expo Oct 21, 2025 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Rochester Campus
2025 Co-design Leadership Training Session 1 Option 2 Oct 21, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
How to Start a Business - In English Oct 22, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — 221 First Ave SW, Suite 600 6th Floor of the MNBio Business Center, Rochester MN 55902-3295
Stay Cool, Stay Warm: Heat Pumps Demystified Oct 23, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM — Development Services and Infrastructure Center (4001 West River Parkway)
IMAA Pearl Gala Annual Fundraiser 2025 Oct 24, 2025 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton, 3rd Floor
2025 C2C Annual Education Summit Oct 29, 2025 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM — Mayo Civic Center
World Cafe - Uplifting Parent Voices for Multilingual Leaders Oct 29, 2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Castle Community
Upcoming events…
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Community Health Improvement Plan Update

Availability of 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment

  • Admin Message
  • Oct 2025 Newsletter 

Last Updated October 07, 2025



Mayor and City Council Launch ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’

 Press Release:

  • Civic Engagement Scorecard
  • Civic Infrastructure Scan

Last Updated October 06, 2025



2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations

  • 2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations
  • Presentation 

Last Updated October 06, 2025



2025 Local Sales Tax Update

  • City Council Study Session:
  • Sales Tax Renewal Projects - Utilization of Sales Tax: Street Reconstruction. Flood Control and Water Quality, Economic Vitality, Home Ownership
  • AI summary of PB Reporting  

Last Updated October 02, 2025



Destination Medical Center (DMC) Plan Status Reports

2025 Report: Videos, 10 year reflection

2016 Report: In addition to the December 2016 status report, DMC EDA shows a useful diagram that positions the relationships of various studies going on within Rochester.

Last Updated October 01, 2025



September 2025 Charter Commission

  • City Governance Work Item
  • Application for replacement member

Last Updated September 28, 2025



2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

Sep 2025 MCA Improvement Action Plan 

2024-25 Fastbridge Data Analysis and Literacy Plan Update

PB reporting on MCA

Last Updated September 27, 2025



Healthy Living Wellness Tips

2025 Sep Newsletter

2025 Conference Materials

2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)

Last Updated September 27, 2025



Collaboration & Conflict Insights

Minnesota State - Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution Sep 2025 Newsletter

Last Updated September 27, 2025



Rebranding RPS 2025

Sep 23, 2025 School Board Prep

  • Superintendent Video recording clip 
  • Presentation Slides
  • Proposed New Logo

PB Reporting

Last Updated September 26, 2025



City of Rochester 2026-2027 Budget Planning

  • Sep 22, 2025 City Council 
  • Sep 15, 2025 Study Session, Sep 3, 2025 Study Session;  Aug 25, 2025 Study Session; Press Release; 
  • June 23, 2025 Study Session: 2026 Capital Improvement Plan & Outside Agency Funding Budget Update
  • May 27, 2025 City Council Study Session ; Apr 28, 2025 City Council Study Session Material 
  • Press Release: The City of Rochester is beginning its 2026-2027 budget process and invites residents to learn more about the factors shaping the City’s financial outlook.

Last Updated September 23, 2025



Second Street LINK Transit Construction

City, DMC PSA: 

  • Beginning September 22, traffic on 2nd Street SW will shift to maintain one lane in each direction between 18th Avenue SW and 23rd Avenue SW.
  • Affected areas

Last Updated September 19, 2025



Maxfield Housing Status Report Sep 2025

  • City Council Memo
  • Presentation
  • Video

 

Last Updated September 16, 2025



Building Bridges Discussions

Admin Messages

Presentation Slides for Conversations 

Last Updated September 13, 2025



Mayowood Road Redevelopment

September 10, 2025 Housing Alliance Meeting

  • Video Recording 
  • Presentation Slides - From Concept to Opening

Last Updated September 13, 2025



Housing as an Element of America's City for Health

DMC Housing Presentation at Rochester Housing Alliance September, 2025 Meeting 

  • Video Recording
  • Presentation Slides

Last Updated September 13, 2025



Plug into the Future: A Residential Electrification Journey

The City of Rochester is offering another set of workshops to help residents improve indoor air quality, reduce utility costs, and enhance housing safety.

Last Updated September 09, 2025



Downtown Mobility Network

Press Release: City of Rochester Launches “Reimagining Sixth Avenue W” to Reconnect Downtown Mobility Network

Last Updated September 05, 2025



Registration for the 2025 A Litter Bit Better Fall Cleanup

September 3, 2025 - ROCHESTER, MINN. – Registration is now open for the third annual A Litter Bit Better fall cleanup, continuing the effort to keep Rochester litter-free year-round. Litter collection in the fall helps prevent it from being trapped under the snow, reducing the amount of litter we see in the spring. 

Last Updated September 04, 2025



Start-up Funds for International Relates Committee

  • Video Recording City Council Approval
  • Request to approve $20,000 contingency to create a start-up funding for the International Relations Committee. 
  • Adjacent work streams

Last Updated September 04, 2025