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Transparency, Accountability, Responsiveness and Process-full (TARP) are important attributes to making community progress. This "home-grown" portal aims to build, enable, activate, model (beam) the TARP attributes onto the DMC Project. The information here is extracted from publicly available sources.

DMC Plan Reader
Explanation

Official DMC Plan which frames the vision and execution of the public spending on the project.

2020 DMC Plan Update

 


 

DMC Original Plan

dmc docDMC Corporation has approved the 2015 DMC Plan and Framework. The official version of the plan can be found on the DMC website.

The plan is a 694 page document which can downloaded as a 100MB PDF file.

To make it easier for online access, we have separated the monolithic PDF file into subject sections. Readers can click on the link to access the topic of interests.

  1. DMC Plan Introduction
  2. Goals
  3. 1.3 SUMMARY OF MASTER PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
  4. Market Summary and Program Statement (Summary Section 1.4)
  5. Section 2.4 Metrics
  6. DMC Pillars
    1. DMC Plan Draft Section on Health & Wellness (Page 83 - 86)
    2. DMC Plan Draft Section on Commerce & Science & Technology (Page 87)
    3. Retail, Dining and Entertainment
    4. Hotel and Hospitality (Page 101)
    5. DMC Plan Draft Section on Learning Environment
    6. DMC Plan Section on Sports And Recreation
    7. DMC Plan Draft Section on Livable City
  7. DMC Administration
    1. Section 2.0 DMC Capital Investment Plan (Phase 1)
    2. Section 2.3 Implementation Plan - DMC-CIP/Finance Plan (5 Years)
    3. Section 2.4 Metrics, Measurements and On-going reporting
    4. Section 3.0 Applying For and Evaluating Projects/Funding
    5. 3.2 Evaluation Criteria for Projects
    6. 3.3 Policies Consideration
    7. Operations
  8. Transportation Subplan
    1. Transportation Introduction
    2. Transportation Authority Proposal
  9. DMC Places
    1. DMC Key Places
    2. DMC Heart of the City
    3. Discovery Square
    4. UMR and Recreation
    5. DMC Central Station
    6. DMC Waterfront
    7. St Marys Place
  10. DMC Sustainability
  11. April 2015 DMCC Resolution - Adopting the Development Plan
  12. Appendix
    1. Reader Introduction
    2. DMC EDA 2016 Workplan
    3. DMC Development Guide
  13. DMC Dashboard

 

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DMC Status/News

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DMC Feb 2025 Board Meeting Memo  City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project LINK Progress Report to City Council  Rochester eyes TIF to support Transit Village, Public Parking March 2, 2025 Update per PB Reporting ... Read more ...
Feb 6, 2025 DMCC 

Feb 3, 2025 City Council Proceedings

PB Reporting   ... Read more ...

City Council Study Session PB Reporting DMCC Board Meeting Proceedings   Public Media Reporting: Post Bulleting, Star Tribune   ... Read more ...
DMCC Feb 2025 Meeting Accountability and Metrics engagement: Presentation, Memo and Video Recording ... Read more ...
Feb 2025 DMC Board Meeting Report: Community Co-design, Equity Alliance Topics, Community Connection & Capacity Building, Pitch Event, Targeted Business Metrics, Affordable Housing ... Read more ...
Feb 2025 DMC Board Meeting Key Topics: Annual Report; Metrics and Accountability; 2nd Street SW Public Realm Enhancement; Public/Private Collaboration to advance City for Health brand; Video Recording ... Read more ...
Presentation Slides  Video Clip of Job Creation Metric   ... Read more ...
2025 Budget and Workplan September DMCC Board Meeting City Council Oct 2024 on DMC 2025 Budget   ... Read more ...
Proceedings September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting with 2025 Workplan Breakout May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting ... Read more ...
September 2024 DMCC Board Update September 2022 DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo   ... Read more ...
The visioning effort calls for soliciting broad community input to help propose desired strategic initiatives based on desired outcomes through 2050. ... Read more ...

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DMC Reports
Explanation

Official DMC status statements or positions that the public may hold accountable toward the execution of the publicly funded portion of the DMC plan.

2016 EDA Budget

September 22, 2015 DMC EDA: Read more

August status includes:

DMC Agency Reports:

DMC August 2015 Status Report and Meeting Material

PB headline: DMC EDA cuts budget to $3.9M for 2016 ...

"Since the July meeting, the EDA board has polished its work plan, a document that details specific actions and objectives the agency will pursue. Fine tuning the work plan was a key step in refining the budget request, said Jeff Bolton, EDA Board chairman.

"Our objective is to attempt to really understand what it is you're trying to accomplish with these dollars. We want to make these dollars be as accountable and deliver as much return on the investment as we can,"  Jim Campbell (DMCC Board member) said.

What does DMC mean for Rochester's visitors?

"We don't have a competitive market analysis for visitors," Bill George, DMCC board member,  former Medtronic Corp. chairman and CEO, said Thursday.

August 26, 2015 DMC EDA/PB: Read more

July 30, 2015  DMCC Meeting Material:

Status report

Agenda and backup info

July 30, 2015 DMC EDA: Read more

Eight Points Plan from Lisa Clark:

1. Creating a formal process for developers to approach and work with both DMC and the City of Rochester. 
2. Development of a formal monthly report for the DMC Corporation Board of Directors and the public.
3. A new Transportation Working Group held its first meeting bring all affected parties together. 
4. Website redesign is underway in two areas: more user-friendly, and developing a portal for investors and developers to get the information they need from anywhere in the world.
5. Community Engagement: “Partnerships are critical, Clarke said. 
6. Airport Engagement
7. Workforce Development: Elevating opportunities and satisfaction for employees across several industries throughout Rochester.

June 03, 2015 DMC Blog: Read more

The 6 Areas of concern identified by Tina Smith (May 4, 2015 PB Editorial print version) are:

  1. Social service and health impacts of the community
  2. A desire for energy and sustainability
  3. Making sure the process is inclusive (eg. reaching out to women- and minority-owned businesses)
  4. Addressing changing transportation needs
  5. Preserve historic elements of the city
  6. Meeting affordable housing needs

May 06, 2015 Post Bulletin: Read more

Misc Community Status

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Mar 2025 News and Call for Actions

Feb 2025 News and Call for Actions

Jan 2025 Rochester Faith in MN Calendar and Strategic Missions

 

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Mayor Communications  

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.

City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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PB Reporting ROCHESTER — A pair of housing developments is seeking to help first-generation homebuyers start building wealth, rather than continuing a cycle tied to paying monthly rent.

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 Breathing Study: Enhancing Brain and Mental Health through Breathing Practice

 

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The National Research Center (NRC) and City teammates shared Rochester’s results of the 2024 National Community Survey (NCS) at the February 24 Study Session.

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“Year About Youth” – Celebrating and Supporting Rochester’s Young People

The City of Rochester and Mayor Kim Norton are excited to once again participate in the League of Minnesota Cities’ (LMC) annual Mayor for a Day Essay Contest.  

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5 Year Housing Demand vs Supply (Production)

Rochester, Olmsted County, and Township Production 

Avg Demand vs Avg Production Shortfall

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Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota is one of seven states selected to join The Next Phase of Dual Enrollment Policy Cohort, a new initiative from the College in High School Alliance (CHSA) that seeks to advance dual enrollment policies across the nation. The cohort also includes New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.

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Journie Juneteenth Recognition: 2025 Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Recognition Application and Sponsorship Opportunities

The Juneteenth Experience Event at Mayo Civic 

 

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City Council Study Session:

Video Recording Link

Presentation

Collaboration Commitment

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Press Release

Results Report

City Council Study Session

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Public Comments
Explanation

Public comments that voice educated positions on the status of DMC.

I am aware that the various anchor initiatives in Rochester have similar goals and that the organizations/teams driving these initiatives have great intention to collaborate.  I am also familiar with the difficulty of teaming and collaboration. That's why alignment of goals, indicators, strategies and measurements is highly valued in best-practices such as Lean 6 Sigma.  While leaders of the various organizations and projects have publicly declared their commitment and intentions to collaborate and to align goals, efforts and measurements. 

Beyond the rhetoric, where is the "beef"?

October 04, 2015 openBEAM.net: Read more

If I were a few years younger and had more ambition to prove there is money to be made in IT solutions: cloud computing, big data, knowledge management. And if I had the bandwidth in selling and marketing products and services, I would look into the DMC IT infrastructure's scalability and reach.

I would pay close attention to the 2016 DMC EDA budget lines to do with IT, which is casually referred to as server and maintenance contract, website design. The fact is there is a general set of community enablement IT needs that require more thorough review and applying concepts such as data integration, real time aggregation, business process enablement.

September 23, 2015 openBEAM.net: Read more

Our community has long recognized the need for safe, decent, affordable housing options. Olmsted County's housing market is working well for renters and home buyers with higher incomes, but there is a crisis of need for people with moderate or limited incomes who are seeking affordable rental or for-sale housing.

August 08, 2015 Post Bulletin: Read more

In the July 2015 DMCC Board meeting, the project manager in me at first was glad to see a succinct template being used to report progress to the DMCC Board and the public. 

Then I looked at the report template a little closer and noticed its rather unusual way of reporting project progress.

Rather than reporting on milestones, deliverables and schedule in the form of project management 101's  work breakdown structure, it shows progress in terms of how much money is being spent on each of the major tasks--as if spending money is equivalent to progress made and objectives met. 

 

August 03, 2015 dmcBEAM: Read more

"People are watching," said community advocate Jackie Johnson last week during a meeting with local lawmakers. Hosted by the newly renamed Council on Minnesotans of African Heritage, the conversation shifted from equality in grant funding and housing to employment opportunities.

"We haven't seen minorities out there working," Johnson said while discussing the issue at the city-county Government Center, which seems nearly surrounded by construction as Olmsted County courthouse and Mayo Civic Center renovations continue.

July 27, 2015 Post Bulletin: Read more

We all know that within Rochester, DMC is a real big deal. And one of its components is to build out the Education District of UMR. The recent article on PB showing a troubling trend of enrollment decline is another reminder there is fragility in one component within the system. In dealing with fragility, you can either let the component itself solve its problem, in this case, have UMR on its own address some of the issues such as student recruitment pool expanding to larger scope.  Or, have a systems approach of mobilizing the DMC-global market reach vision to have a bigger impact on the attractiveness of UMR.  

July 11, 2015 dmcBEAM: Read more

"The social services discussion of this expansion is still in the 'early stages.' That is unacceptable. It needs to be considered now....We have to protect against this indifference," Olmsted County District Judge Kevin Lund said.

June 18, 2015 Post Bulletin: Read more

Our czar/advocate can keep the public abreast of the progress of the DMC, EDA, J2G and Rochester's future comprehensive plan, while monitoring private development initiatives via city council and county board decisions. Findings can be reported to us via the Post-Bulletin and other local media on a regular basis.

June 16, 2015 Post Bulletin: Read more

... in the May 23 Post-Bulletin that Destination Medical Center administrative costs are projected to be "about $21 million over the next five years" with Mayo expected to chip in $585,000 per year toward those costs. It is shocking that the administrative costs will be $4.2 million each year. This amount of administration seems enormous.

June 01, 2015 Post Bulletin: Read more

DMC Related Projects
Project Phase Definitions

The following defines the various project phases:

  1. Available - a product, program or service is in production
  2. Develop - program or application is being developed
  3. Plan - idea is solid, stakeholders are identified, and there is strong commitment to go forward from all parties.
  4. Concept Phase - idea scoped out with enough details to give an early sizing and/or to build a proof of concept
    demonstration
  5. Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.

The following projects are deemed to be under considerations for funding assistance from DMC: