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Jan 26, 2024 10:00 AM Project Community Connect - 2024 ('networking', 'community engagement') Free Services Include: Lunch, Haircuts, Medical Services, Legal Services etc.
Jan 25, 2024 07:00 PM What is a Community Land Trust? ('RAF', 'Housing', 'housing', 'openbeam') Learn About This Affordable Homeownership Model
Jan 25, 2024 06:00 PM Financial Wellbeing: Strategies for building black wealth ('Diversity',) The Black Wealth Community Education Series is a free, virtual, and live resource for all while centering Black people and Black experiences. This series will cover topics such as economic justice, housing, health and healing, and more! This is a Black-centered space where the Open Road Fund prioritizes uplifting Black voices and safety.
Jan 23, 2024 02:00 PM COP28 Webinar: The faith voice at COP28 ('arts', 'Diversity Council')
Jan 23, 2024 10:00 AM Home Ownership Education ('Housing',) Speakers may include: Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Agent, Home Inspectors, Insurance Agent
Jan 20, 2024 01:00 PM Join Us for Health Talks ('community',) Dietary Guide for Ankle Arithritis
Jan 19, 2024 05:30 PM 2024: The Year of Respect--Mission: Kick-Off ('networking', 'key', 'civic engagement') We have two REMARKABLE guests plus a GREAT evening planned that will both bless and INSPIRE YOU. George Thompson back in the day was not allowed to attend High School with white students. Today George is one of Rochester's most respected citizens. To know George is to love the man...He is an INSPIRATION. Israel Rocha has an equally inspiring story. Within the past two years Israel went from a life long drug addict who was homeless to DRY, marrying his girl friend, uniting their family and 7 year old son PLUS gaining sobriety. His presence exudes valuing people of all kinds. The Rocha's now have an apartment and bless others. Other guests will lift your spirit as we talk about what will happen this year in 2024 Year of RESPECT.
Jan 19, 2024 11:00 AM CMRC Interlock Meeting with RAEDI and SBDC/Rochester ('CMRC', 'key') Introduce CMRC Purpose, Explore business case for CMRC and future collaboration potentials,
Jan 18, 2024 06:30 PM MNCare Public Option Tour: Health Care Listening Session ('ISAIAH', 'Health/Wellness') Come show that the Med City wants health insurance companies to have less power over healthcare, not more.
Jan 17, 2024 03:30 PM City Council Study Session: Future Transformation in the city ('key', 'governance') Potential for transformation throughout the city will be the topic of a two-part Rochester City Council discussion starting Wednesday. With Mayo Clinic planning a $5 billion investment with its “Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester” initiative, city staff will be asking the council for direction amid continuing change in the city.
Jan 15, 2024 08:30 AM January 2024 Annual MLK "We Have A Dream" Virtual Celebration ('NAACP', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council') The Rochester Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is hosting a slate of NAACP programming on Monday, January 15th, 2024, for MLK Day, and we invite the Rochester community to join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan 10, 2024 12:00 PM Advancing Equity in the Built Environment ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') 1. An overview of the City of Rochester’s and Destination Medical Center's adopted targeted business and workforce participation goals for 2024; 2. Equity in the Built Environment Program
Jan 10, 2024 10:00 AM January 10, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance (By Invitation) ('RAF', 'Housing', 'openbeam', 'key', 'housing') 2023 Real Estate Data and Permits in Review; Olmsted County Housing Programs Overview, MN Affordable Housing Summit Summary
Jan 10, 2024 07:15 AM 2024 Mayor's State of the City ()
Jan 09, 2024 10:00 AM RPS January 2024 Family Engagement Meeting ('RPS', 'diversity', 'rps', 'community', 'key', 'education') Welcome: Meet parents and staff in person, enjoy refreshments (9:45-10:15) • Snapshot Spotlight on Host Site: Sunset Terrace Family Engagement Highlights (10:15-10:30) • Culturally responsive "Fostering Family Partnerships" interactive workshop led by Beth Martinez, Parent Advocate at Cradle to Career, and Khadija Ali, Parent Advisory Council Member and co-founder of Pamoja Women. (10:30-11:30) • Optional Tour of Sunset Terrace (11:30-11:45)
Dec 29, 2023 06:00 PM Music and Dance Festival Presented by Somli Museum ('recreation',)
Dec 19, 2023 03:30 PM Dec 19, 2024: The Year of Respect--Mission:Valuing Others Strategy Meeting ('networking', 'openbeam', 'civic engagement') Get acquainted: A wide spectrum of leadership are involved We will introduce the tool "Your Story-My Story" to meet people and observe a fun resource benefiting all. Summarize the introductory meetings
Dec 19, 2023 02:00 PM Pop-Up Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic ('key', 'community health', 'cmrc', 'Covid') Pop-up Vaccination Clinic sponsored by Community Wellness Clinic, Chinese Community Center, Pandemic Responders, Homeland Health, Stay Safe MN. First 50 signups to get CDC incentive of $100.
Dec 15, 2023 12:00 PM Olmsted County SHIP Application Closed on December 15, 2023, at midnight ('census',) Olmsted County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) is excited to announce the Community Partner Funding Awards application is open for 2024.
Dec 14, 2023 07:30 AM 4Q 2023 December HAPP Meeting ('CHNA', 'community', 'CHAP', 'Health', 'openbeam', 'key') Improve health indicators definitions; Community Health Thoughts; 2021-2023 CHIP Recap; Collective Impacts; Mayo Clinic and OMG Updates
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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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"Link BRT a milestone project for Rochester

City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project

Last Updated October 26, 2024



Certification Workshops

City of Rochester, DMC EDA, Equity in The Built Environment Program, and State of Minnesota Department of Administration APPEX Accelerator are partnering to host a series of Free Certification Workshops” to help Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged/Veteran-Owned (TG/ED/VO) companies apply for certification.

Last Updated October 25, 2024



Rochester NAACP And Mayo Clinic AD MERG

Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative

Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release

Last Updated October 24, 2024



DMC September 2024 Job Creation Metric

Presentation Slides 

Video Clip of Job Creation Metric

 

Last Updated October 21, 2024



RPS Family Engagement Reports

Oct 2024 Reports

Reading Literacy Updates

Last Updated October 21, 2024



Olmsted County shares update on opioid settlement fund use

Support for: Drug and Alcohol Response Team (DART), CredibleMind, "Be in the Know Olmsted" Campaign

 

Last Updated October 17, 2024



DMC 2025 Budgets

2025 Budget and Workplan September DMCC Board Meeting

City Council Oct 2024 on DMC 2025 Budget

 

Last Updated October 16, 2024



2024 Destination Medical Center Reports

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

Last Updated October 16, 2024



Juneteenth Activities

November 2024 Selma Film and Discussions

2024 Recognition: $1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support, Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

Last Updated October 11, 2024



Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)

Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database

C2C October 9, 2024 Summit

Presentation Slides  

 

Last Updated October 09, 2024



Rochester Vision 2050

Call for inputs: Mayor Norton YouTube Messages

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

 

Last Updated October 02, 2024



OpenBeam to support collective impact

Presentation Slides of Education Portal for C2C Oct 9, 2024 Education Summit

Results Based Accountability

Collective Impact: Spectrum of working together

Tech Support

Last Updated October 02, 2024



Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester

Collaboration of Rochester Public Schools, Olmsted County, and Three Rivers Community Action

Last Updated October 01, 2024



Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

Last Updated October 01, 2024



West Transit Village

September 2024 DMCC Board Update

September 2022 DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo

 

Last Updated September 30, 2024



Economic Vibrancy & Growth Management

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.  

Last Updated September 30, 2024



DMC Housing Reporting

September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

Housing as Infrastructure: Video Clip and Presentation

Last Updated September 26, 2024



A Study of Financial Hardship

2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

Last Updated September 23, 2024



Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

National Sustainability Society awards Minnesota’s Climate-Smart Municipalities Program with 2024 Achievement Award

Last Updated September 18, 2024



Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

Last Updated September 17, 2024