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Feb 18, 2021 07:00 PM League of Women Voters: Rochester (LWVR) What is Redistricting? ('civic equity', 'community engagement', 'governance', 'civic engagement')
Feb 13, 2021 10:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - The Transformative Nature of 2020: Where Do We Go from Here? ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 11, 2021 04:30 PM Feb. 2021 CMRC Steering Committee Meeting ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam') Topics include: Culturally Powered Community; Co-design model; FAQ's; Roles and Responsibilites; Professional Development
Feb 10, 2021 03:00 PM RCTC: "Get Over It!" with Jane Elliot and Ray Hansen ('education', 'diversity')
Feb 10, 2021 10:00 AM Feb. 2021: Coaltion for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'Housing', 'housing') Topics include: Housing priorities based on Maxfield housing findings; 2021 beginning of the year updates; Housing partnership; Project Proposal
Feb 06, 2021 10:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - "COVID-19 Vaccine: Just the Facts and Why Should I Trust You?" ('NAACP', 'diversity')
Feb 03, 2021 09:30 AM Feb 2021 DMC Corporation Board of Directors Meeting ('DMC', 'community')
Feb 02, 2021 09:00 AM Region 10 Quality Council conversations with Rochester Kiwanis Clubs ('Kiwanis',)
Jan 31, 2021 07:00 PM 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: Ruby Bridges Keynote ('Civic Equity', 'diversity')
Jan 30, 2021 05:00 PM Cambodian Community Townhall ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'Culture', 'Health', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 30, 2021 03:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Arabic Community ('diversity', 'covid', 'crmc', 'Covid', 'cmrc')
Jan 30, 2021 01:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Ethiopian Community ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'cmrc')
Jan 29, 2021 05:30 PM Asian Media Access Youth Session 2021: Youth Online Forum ('youth', 'diversity')
Jan 28, 2021 06:30 PM Who's New at City Hall ()
Jan 25, 2021 07:00 PM Black/African American Townhall ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'Health', 'cmrc') Join the Black/African American Community Townhall with representatives from Mayo Clinic, Olmsted County Public Health, Minnesota Department of Health, and Rochester Public Schools!
Jan 22, 2021 07:30 AM State of the City: City of Rochester, MN ('city',)
Jan 21, 2021 04:00 PM Celebrating the SE MN Region of Entrepreneurs ('Entrepreneurship',)
Jan 20, 2021 04:00 PM 2021 Economic Research Launch ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 20, 2021 02:00 PM Inclusive Workforce Practices: Why you need a workforce plan ('cmrc', 'workforce')
Jan 20, 2021 01:00 PM Rochester Human Resource Association : The Sharing of Human Stories ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'Human Library') Rochester Human Resource Association invitation to ‘The Sharing of Human Stories’ with the Diversity Council
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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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Olmsted County rolling out new mobile crisis response process in 2025

Press Release: ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mental health continues to be a top concern for Olmsted County residents. When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, timely assistance from trained mental health professionals is critical.  

Last Updated December 16, 2024


City Housing Support

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 PB Reporting regarding TIF $14M Requests (Sherman and Prairie Ridge) 2024-12-14 

Last Updated December 14, 2024


ISAIAH: Rochester Faith in MN Calendar and Strategic Missions

2025 Rochester Faith in MN Calendar and Strategic Missions

Last Updated December 13, 2024


Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program

The current Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program application is for the Tax Assessment Year 2025 - Tax Payable Year 2026, the tax savings for this application will not be realized until the Tax Payable Year 2026.

 

Last Updated December 11, 2024


Mayo Platform: A wealth of data, but how is it protected?

PB Reporting: Measuring the breadth of Mayo Clinic’s medical data abundance. 

Researchers beyond Mayo Clinic’s walls might make use of the Mayo Clinic Platform. Its data network, Connect, uses millions of de-identified patient records, test results, imaging, pathology reports and more from Mayo Clinic and seven other large health care systems across the world.

Last Updated December 09, 2024


"Link BRT a milestone project for Rochester

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

Last Updated December 07, 2024


Rochester Public Transit

To better serve the needs of residents in the southeast part of the city, Rochester Public Transit’s (RPT) on-demand transit service “RPT GO” has been modified in the following ways: 

Last Updated December 06, 2024


City of Rochester, MN Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2024 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2023 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2022 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Last Updated December 05, 2024


Exam Room Podcast

Rochester Clinic featured on The Exam Room podcast by Chuck Carroll alongside Rochester's Mayor Kim Norton.

 

Last Updated December 04, 2024


Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester

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

PB Reporting

RPS Nov 2024 Family Engagement Presentation

Last Updated November 22, 2024


Workforce Development, Inc. presents The Downtown Business Pitch Day 2024

John Marshall High School eleventh grade Economics students will take center stage at the Chateau Theatre for the Downtown Business Pitch Day! 

Last Updated November 19, 2024


Cultivating Well-being in the Workplace

MENTAL HEALTH FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER PROFESSIONALS:

" Ascend’s Mental Health Survey of API professionals found that overall, APIs reported mental health was worse than Americans’ mental health as a whole, with 39% of APIs reporting fair to poor mental health compared to 25% of the general American population." 

Last Updated November 14, 2024


Restorative Practices Advisory Committee

Press Release: Olmsted County residents encouraged to apply for Restorative Practices Advisory Committee (RPAC)

This new RPAC will bring together residents, justice system representatives, and community organizations to promote and sustain restorative practices throughout Olmsted County. 

Last Updated November 14, 2024


Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

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

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

Last Updated November 11, 2024


Partnership to develop software platform to improve homeless medical care

PB Reporting: "A partnership between the Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the PathCheck Foundation, an open-source software nonprofit, aims to create a digital platform to boost care coordination for people experiencing homelessness."

Last Updated November 11, 2024


City of Rochester Encourages Area Youth to Participate in Statewide Mayor for a Day Essay Contest

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.  

Last Updated November 09, 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