Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Project Phase (Pre-concept, Concept, Plan, Develop, Available, Archive)

Available Phase

Impacts

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Arts & Culture, Economic Development, Housing, Sustainability, Transportation, Workforce Development, Vision/Identity

Level 2: Best Practice, Business Process, Livable City, Hotel & Hospitality, Retail, Dining & Entertainment, Arts & Culture, Technology, Health & Wellness, Education/Learning Environment, Sports, Recreation, Nature, Heart of the City, Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation, Central Station

DMC Impacts:

Livable City, Hotel & Hospitality, Arts & Culture, Technology, Health & Wellness, Education/Learning Environment, Sports, Recreation, Nature

Community Health Impacts:

Collaborators

Contact: Lisa Clark ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Lead Organization: DMCC and DMC Agency

Known/Likely Collaborators: Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department) ; DMC EDA ; Journey to Growth Partnership ; Mayo Clinic ; Rochester-Area Economic Development Inc (RAEDI) ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce ; Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

Potential Collaborators: Community Networking Group (CNG) ; Journey to Growth Partnership

Related Projects

Key Status Reports

Destination Medical Center (DMC) Plan 5 Year Update   Date: 2020/10/09  

Destination Medical Center (DMC) 2020 and 2019 Workplans   Date: 2019/11/12  

Rochester DMC District Design Guidelines   Date: 2017/02/02  

 5 Year Plan Update draft, webinars on land investments, DMC status and Covid impacts. Reminder to comment on 5 year plan update 

Join Destination Medical Center for a series of webinars related to the Five Year Update to its 20 Year Development Plan.

August 2020 DMCC Board Meeting

May 28, 2020 DMCC Board Meeting 

2020-03-26 DMCC Executive Committee Meeting materials including discussions on COVID-19 handling. 

Feb Meeting DMCC Board Meeting Info. 

November 12 DMCC Board Meeting and October 2019 DMCC Board Updates (Special DMCC Board Meeting), Funding Request Memo, 5 Year Capital Plan, 2020 DMC CIP Infrastructure Projects, DMCC 2020 Workplan and Budget Presentation to DMCC Board September 2019, Funding Section Presentation, Funding/Work plan Doc 

May 2019 Meeting Packet and breakouts.

3rd Annual DMC Real Estate Development and Investment Summit

DMC: Year of Milestones a Post Bulletin Report

DMCC Meeting Packet with affordable housing and transportation breakouts. Highlights: Affordable Housing, Transportation, Metrics. 

November DMCC Board Meeting: 2019  Workplan and Slide Deck

September 2018 DMCC Board Meeting, YE 2017 DMC Metrics per Nov. 2, 2017 DMCC Board Meeting.

Three projects looking for TIF: Hotel Indigo, Hyatt House Hotel and Wells Fargo Bank Building Renovation

PB special reporting on DMC status.

While the DMC EDA budget will rise from $3.5 million this year to more than $3.7 million next year, the city will contribute $122,000 less and Mayo Clinic's contribution will increase by $337,000.

DMC Project Map and Details

This was presented to DMCC in its November 2 meeting.

Having reached the local investmen of $200M, the city will receive $2.75 for each $100 spent beyond the $200 million.

PB 2017-03-27 Special DMC Report

DMC expenses in 2016 rounds to $2.2M.

The DMC Design Guidelines incorporated decades' worth of planning documents created by the city of Rochester and aligned those priorities and standards with the DMC Development Plan.

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.

What qualifies for DMC financial support? 

What DMC projects are in the pipeline in Phase 1 and what kind of public assistances if any, they are receiving.

Funding stream explanations

I was asked by a friend to give my observations on what might be done to transform DMC operations from good to great. Here are my thoughts using a SWOT matrix.

At least one notable checkpoint was met, from last Thursday's cancelled DMC Board Mtg.  The DMC Development Guide draft was made available.

It has been clear to openBEAM.net for some time that the DMC Project Application Evaluation process needs to get better. The process should aim to be transparent, accountable, responsive and predictable (TARP). 

Looking at the October/November/September status report to attempt to reconcile its accomplishments with the September status report's Major Tasks, a number of things have moved along nicely. However,

In the September report, EDA had the goal:

" a complete funding program for DMC public infrastructure projects"

".... finalize the Development Guide ... "

Those activities appear to be either behind schedule or were meant to be accounted for in the November board meeting.  A better accounting of month to month progress may be in order.

Destination Medical Center plans have opened a host of development opportunities in downtown Rochester, but how will potential developers connect with DMC funding?

 Congratulation to the Village Community Garden & Learning Center being named a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant. 

Through the Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage Funds, MHC will award grants to American Indians and nonprofit organizations led by Native peoples, and immigrants and nonprofit organizations led by immigrants.

CARES Act Grant Status

HGA, Rochester engaging with Diversity Council 2020 to explore Human Library collaboration. 

2020-09-30 Report 

Sustainability Task Force - Survey to Share

(1) City Council approved ICI Resolution (2) City Council Study Session on ICI Index  

Collider is Seeking Passionate Individuals for Three Contract Ecosystem Navigator Positions

(1) Nonprofit grant with RAF (2) SMB grant with RAEDI (3) CARES Act Funds allocation.

2021 Budget Discussions

OpenBeam arranged a meeting between emmright and Collider. Good potential to collaborate especially in the Collider's Navigator program. 

Co-designers will be Rochester residents with strong connections to their communities and local knowledge of their neighborhood and the Rapid Transit Project area. 

Convening conversation on how our region can work together to be a welcoming region.