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Apr 21, 2022 04:30 PM April 2022 CMRC General Meeting ('Culture', 'Diversity', 'CMRC') Topics include: Updates from City, County and RPS
Apr 21, 2022 10:30 AM API Day at the Capitol 2022 ('Diversity', 'Asian', 'governance') Democracy in the Time of COVID: Strengthening Our Ties to One Another.
Apr 19, 2022 06:00 PM Isaiah: Community Iftar Dinner celebrating our diverse, multiracial and multi-faith community beyond the cultural divide ('faith', 'Diversity')
Apr 19, 2022 05:00 PM UMR and Mayo Clinic: Health disparities within Native & Indigenous Communities ('diversity', 'Education', 'Health', 'community')
Apr 18, 2022 07:00 AM Highway Heavy Construction Careers Training ()
Apr 14, 2022 12:00 PM Training for Good: A Primer on Nonprofit Finances ('npc', 'community') A Primer on Nonprofit Finances Convened by Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium & Sponsored by Home Federal
Apr 14, 2022 11:00 AM DEED Innovation Roundtable ('commerce', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Steve Grove
Apr 13, 2022 10:00 AM April 2022: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance Meeting ('community',)
Apr 13, 2022 08:00 AM RAEDI: Community-Led Financing Rountable ('Entrepreneurship',)
Apr 12, 2022 12:00 PM NPC - April Commitment to racial justice ('Diversity', 'npc') Topics include: CMRC Intro; Nonprofit DEI examples: Channel One, Reading Center, Commitment Evaluation
Apr 12, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: April 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('youth', 'Education') Learning at Home; April Events: School Board Academy; IMAA MNSure Info; Enrollment Kindergarten; Mental Health Supports;
Apr 08, 2022 01:00 PM Main Street Grant Opportunity ('dmc', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 06, 2022 11:00 AM Workforce Wednesday: Engaging with Minnesota's Second Chance Workforce Resources ('diversity', 'workforce')
Apr 06, 2022 09:00 AM Human Library City of Rochester Leadership Team ('welcoming', 'openbeam', 'Human Library', 'diversity', 'CMRC') The Human Library of Southeastern Minnesota educates people using human experience, cultivating empathy in such a manner that differences, barriers, and prejudice fall away - we expose and nurture the spirit of humankind by building common understanding and connections.
Mar 30, 2022 05:30 PM Diversity Council: Human Book Training ('community engagement', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'Human Library')
Mar 29, 2022 04:30 PM Ready to Lead 2022 Final Session ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'Civic Equity', 'leadership', 'networking', 'community engagement')
Mar 27, 2022 07:00 PM Diversity Council and Thesis: Human Stories ('community engagement', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'Human Library') Diversity Council will be at Thesis delivering a workshop aimed at broadening our understanding and empathy for different lived experiences.
Mar 26, 2022 05:00 PM Small Business Administration: Business Training in Rochester ('networking', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') Topics include: Business Financing 101 with potential SBA loan and DEED grants; Business Trend in MN - Amour, Ange and Kim
Mar 26, 2022 01:00 PM Town Hall with the Somali Community ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid', 'CMRC') Representatives from Olmsted County Public Health, and Rochester Public Schools will join a virtual town hall with Diversity Council’s Community Mobilization Resource Coalition, Mayo Clinic, Project HEALINGS and Pamoja Women
Mar 26, 2022 10:00 AM Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic ('diversity', 'Health', 'Covid') Asian Media Access is hosting an event – “Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic”. $25 Incentive given to the first 100 registered.
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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 InTheCityForGood@gmail.com 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 DBeal@familyservicerochester.org for Zoom info

 

Social Services/Social Justice- Watch for info of upcoming November meeting

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City of Rochester 2026-2027 Budget Planning

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DMC Equitable Economic Development

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Minnesota Main Street Economic Revitalization Program

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Last Updated May 24, 2025



West Transit Village Housing City Council

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Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Memo

PB reporting re Jan 6 City Council Meeting

"A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure."

Last Updated May 24, 2025



Rochester Public Library - Master Plan Study

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Post Bulletin Reporting

 

Last Updated May 19, 2025



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May 2024 Online Survey for Community Inputs and Asian Community Inputs Outreach

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2024 Housing Coalition Investments

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$8,491,000 supporting 11 projects totaling over $77M

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NAACP, Rochester Chapter

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Community Health Improvement Plan Update

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Audio Visual Technology Upgrade for Government Center

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PB Reporting Apr 21, 2025

 

Last Updated April 25, 2025



Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

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Last Updated April 25, 2025



CAAL Ignite Grant

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Rochester Mayor Communications

 Apr 2025 Mayor's YouTube Rochester Voices Channel  

Mar 2025: City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8-12, 2025.

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Olmsted County M.O.V.E. News

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Lotus Health Foundation Wellness Symposium

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2025 Conference Materials

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American Lung Association Contract Opportunity

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City Council Study Session: PS2 Comprehensive Plan - Five-Year Update

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