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DMCC Board Meeting Approval May 2025
May 27, 2025 City Council Study Session ; Apr 28, 2025 City Council Study Session Materials
Press Release: The City of Rochester is beginning its 2026-2027 budget process and invites residents to learn more about the factors shaping the City’s financial outlook.
May 2025 DMC Board Meeting Report
Feb 2025 DMC Board Meeting Report: Community Co-design, Equity Alliance Topics, Community Connection & Capacity Building, Pitch Event, Targeted Business Metrics, Affordable Housing
May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Report
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."
Community Survey Request 2025-05-19
Rochester City Council Study Session 4/1/42025
Post Bulletin Reporting
Apr 2025 Updates
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.
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.
City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) team attending IAP2 Midwest Spring Conference
"Building relationships of trust with community members"
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2025 Conference Materials
2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)
City Council Home Ownership Program - Westbury Recommendation Action
PB Reporting: Rochester’s nearly $4.4M seeks to grow housing opportunities; 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.
RPS School Board Meeting: School Age Child Care Apr 8 2025 School Board Presentation
PB Reporting
Press Release
Results Report with links to raw data and Copilot AI analyses
City Council Study Session
Rochester NAACP and AD MERG to Host Homeownership & Wealth-Building Workshop on April 12. This workshop aims to equip community members with the tools and knowledge needed to achieve homeownership and build generational wealth. The workshop will feature a panel discussion, wealth building strategies, educational resources, and Q & A session.
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 & May, 2025 Update per PB Reporting
Red Hawk Updates
Woodcrest: Olmsted County’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority board approved an up to $1.72 million loan to support the creation of eight new for-sale homes priced under $350,000 in southeast Rochester.
Mar 2025 News and Call for Actions
Feb 2025 News and Call for Actions
Jan 2025 Rochester Faith in MN Calendar and Strategic Missions
Mar 10, 2025 City Council Study Session Update
Post Bulletin Reporting Abstract
1. 2025 Sister City Trips: Japan, Germany
2. Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)
3. Sister Cities Relationship Logs
4. IRC Meeting Logs
“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.
5 Year Housing Demand vs Supply (Production)
Rochester, Olmsted County, and Township Production
Avg Demand vs Avg Production Shortfall
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.
Journie Juneteenth Recognition: 2025 Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Recognition Application and Sponsorship Opportunities
The Juneteenth Experience Event at Mayo Civic
City Council Study Session:
Video Recording Link
Presentation
Collaboration Commitment
Authorizing finalization of negotiations with Seneca Foods Corporation to purchase the approximately 160 acres of property in the amount of $5,000,000 for the Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex, to be finalized by survey of the property.
ISIAH: Ask Rochester City Council to Ensure Equitable Benefit of the Regional Sports Complex: "We believe it’s important that this complex offer equitable community benefit to residents and particular families who lack accessible recreation spaces and affordable, structured programs for their children."
A Collaborative Community Effort Led by: Olmsted County Public Health Services, Olmsted Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic
City of Rochester’s Action Plan, first implemented in 2021, serves as our roadmap for success. It outlines current initiatives aimed at advancing City Council's Strategic Priorities.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Publication: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook: "Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a proven method for activating our collective dreams for our children. It enables communities to look at the root cause of the issues children and families face, namely racism; to begin healing from trauma and the embedded belief system that upholds racism; and to envision and build a more equitable future."
2025 Summer Program Application Open: "RISE for Youth welcomes applicants from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in medicine and biomedical sciences including African American, Hispanic, Native American/American Indian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students. Additionally, students who have demonstrated an interest in supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, healthcare, or another related area are eligible to participate."
Minnesota Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects to Support Community Revitalization, Connectedness and Equity by Promoting Education, Work and Health – FY25
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
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.
Collaboration of Rochester Public Schools, Olmsted County, and Three Rivers Community Action
RPS Nov 2024 Family Engagement Presentation
John Marshall High School eleventh grade Economics students will take center stage at the Chateau Theatre for the Downtown Business Pitch Day!
RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides
Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People
PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results
Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative
Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release
Oct 2024 Reports
Reading Literacy Updates
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
June 2024 2024: Juneteenth Recognition: $1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support, Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth
November 2024: Selma Film and Discussions
Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database
C2C October 9, 2024 Summit
Presentation Slides
Call for inputs: Mayor Norton YouTube Messages
Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK
Mayor Norton Memo to the Public
Presentation Slides of Education Portal for C2C Oct 9, 2024 Education Summit
Results Based Accountability
Collective Impact: Spectrum of working together
Tech Support
September 2024 DMCC Board Update
September 2022 DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo
City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.
September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting
Housing as Infrastructure: Video Clip and Presentation
Housing Units Goals: DMC Sep 2024 Meeting
United Way 2024 ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report
2024 Presentation at DMC DEI Series
2022 News Next chapter, summer programming: 5-K run; Narcan training partnership with Diversity Council.
PB reporting: A local program providing tax breaks to landlords in exchange for maintaining lower rents is being tweaked to encourage future development of affordable housing.
Jun 2021 Co-design Report
2024-08-12 PB Reporting GRAUC leads project to build prototype sim center The Southeast Minnesota Community Healthcare Simulation Center is set to open in downtown
Rochester by mid-October
August 2024 Report : Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) activities implementing the Age
Friendly Olmsted County 2022-2025 Action Plan since our annual report in February 2024.
3Q2024: July 2024 Admin Message and Reports
The visioning effort calls for soliciting broad community input to help propose desired strategic initiatives based on desired outcomes through 2050.
Newsletter Highlights:
Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors
July 17, 2024 City of Rochester: Adopting a Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Development Assistance Agreement and the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to revise the affordability covenants related to the 80% Units.
March and May 2023 reports to DMCC including video, documents and presentations.
The City of Rochester welcomes applications for the Community Building Fund. This fund is all about supporting projects, programs, and events in the city that actively promote equity and inclusion.
Updates from NAACP with Media Links
"Example of careers they are interested in include radiology, artificial Intelligence, surgery, aeronautical engineering, psychology, sports, business administration and many more!"
Calling for Community Support at Community Meeting: The most recent Olmsted County Maxfield Study found that from 2020-2030, housing demand required 18,000 new housing units. 71% would need to be general-occupancy and 29% age-restricted senior housing.
Three River Restorative Justice and Project Legacy Restorative Circle re Century High racial hate incident
Circle included Kendall Hughes, co-founder of Three Rivers Restorative Justice, a partner of Project Legacy
Report contains info:
1. Demographics 2. Population by age 3. Diversity 4. Foreign-born population 5. Languages and ancestry 6. Educational trends 7. Household income 8. Poverty status 9. Health factors 10. Housing and living 11. Labor force 12. Unemployment rate 13. Election trends 14. Community safety 15. Environmental factors 16. Highlights 17. References
Focus Area: Housing; Our Next Generation; Healthcare; Community-Building; Climate
Activities: Rochester Faith in MN & ISAIAH Calendar and Strategic Missions
Reference: CMRC June 24, 2024 Meeting Presentation Video
Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council application
M.O.V.E. Promotional Flyer and Application to join M.O.V.E.
5/10/2024 Conversation Olmsted County Rep and CMRC Rep.: Regarding Olmsted County Community Council's DEI initiative called Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E)
Rochester Area Foundation Support Message
2023 Olmsted County Housing Profile
State of MN Profile and Findings
May 2024 Health Equity Community Survey
May 2024 MDH Newsletter: COVID-19 in Min; Funding; Jobs; Upcoming Testing & Vaccination Events
5/6/2024 Announcement: CBO hosting a College Financial Aid Event to receive $1000 grant
Cradle 2 Career (C2C), Rochester Public Schools (RPS), and Arch to Philanthropy are launching a College Coordinator Pilot to provide College Based Organizations (CBOs) resources for College Readiness.
Introducing Credible Mind to support CHNA collaboration.
The Rochester Public Library in Rochester, Minnesota, is seeking proposals from consultants and groups with experience working with libraries to engage in a robust, community co-design and collaborative process for a Facilities and Operations Master Plan.
1. Part of Feb 26, 2024 City Council Study Session on DEI: Presentation Slides include actions and measures to City Council Study Session and Link to City Council video
2. Career Opportunities for Women of Color
Application Due April 5, 2024: Workforce Development, Inc. is seeking a friendly and professional Career Navigator to join our team.
Grant Opportunities:
Due April 17, 2024 Community Asset Building and Health and Wellness Priorities Grants
Due March 5, 2024 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Early Literacy Grants
Comment at the 3/18/2024 City Council Meeting:
To act on September 21, 2020 council resolutions for the city staff to develop a Intercultural City action plan.
Funding Opportunities: DEI for Small Employers, Targeted Populations Capacity Building
Employer subsidies: 1. The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce.; .2. New Minnesota Fund Reimburses Employers for Costs of Reasonable Accommodations
DMCC Board November 17, 2023 Meeting UMR Update
Video Recording
Feb 26 City Council Study Session Housing Portion: Economic Development Incentives for Housing
Video Clip
DEI Presentation Topics: Language Access and Accessibility; Equity in the Built Environment; 2024 Initiatives
Economic Development Incentives for Housing
Mayor Updates: Black History Month, Luther College: Mutable City; International Relations Committee
Promotion Post Bulletin Wraps
Actionable Steps
Quotes from BIPOC voices
Feb 1, 2024 DMCC Board Meeting
Private investment metrics Slide
Luther College Rochester Immersion internship placements and coursework information:
2023, 2022, 2021 programming information
2024 Fundraising : Chocolate for a Cause! Get your chocolate bar for a chance to win one of five golden tickets! Order yours today Scan the QR Code or click here: LINK
2018 Information presented to December 18, 2018 HRA.
January 19, 2024 Kick Off
Dec 19, 2023 Planning Sessions
Dec 12, 2023 Introduction
References: Community of Respect Tools
Empowering Minds, Inspiring Change: Rochester Branch of the NAACP Unveils ACT-SO, Olympics of the Mind, with a Boost from $75k Mayo Clinic Commitment Against Racism 2023 Grant!
Admin Message
Info from RPS Family Engagement Meeting
Dec 2023 Leadership Table Membership
Oct. 2023 C2C Second Annual Education Summit
Jan. 2023 Data Analyst Job Opening.
CMRC Letter of Support; Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Request for Proposals
41 Grantees Announced to Support Small Business Success across Minnesota
November DMCC Meeting Info
September DMCC Meeting Info
May DMCC Meeting Info
We invite parents, family members, healthcare providers, and others to help us increase healthcare access for pregnant people. Parents 15-19-years-old, with less than a high school education, and/or who are Black/African American face the largest care gaps.
C2C Admin Message
Compensated co-designer description
Journie Presentation to CMRC July 2023
8 Step Program
FALL UPDATES: SUPPORTING THE NONPROFIT ECOSYSTEM
GET TO KNOW THESE INSPIRING FACING RACE AWARD RECIPIENTS Stream the 2023 Facing Race Awards
1. NIH Announcing Awardees 2. Video Clip from CMRC August Meeting; 3. Scoring results from NIH; 4. Interim Status to CMRC and grant supporters.
1. September 2023 DMCC Board Meeting:
2. Meeting Package,
3. Meeting Slides,
4. Video Recording
5. Breakouts
1. Post Bulletin: Rochester 10 Year, $ 10M+ school funding referendum Op ED PB: Kent Pekel: "Why I recommended a technology referendum for the Rochester schools"; 2. School Board Study Session; 3. Official YouTube Presentation
RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting
Presentation Slides; Instructions to submit comments, Draft Digital Opportunity Plan; Public Comment Sessions--Family Service Rochester will be hosting one of the public comment sessions
Emmright general contractor working with CERT, Pamoja Women, ACHLA, Rochester Cambodian Association, Journie, and OpenBeam submitted final report to RCTC.
According to the district’s data, suspensions increased from 1,224 in 2021-22 to 1,523 in 2022-23, representing a jump of 24.4%."
2023 News: Selection Committee
2022 News A: Career Fairs; B: 2022 Cohort: (1) Call to be a RISE for youth mentor; (2) Need Students to Apply - RISE for Youth Program -March 1st Application Deadline
(1) 2023 Convenings: Effective Communicating Across Cultures; (2) November 2022: Per PB: "A most unusual assemblage of organizations and players gathered Thursday. It may have been the first of its kind in Rochester."
Open Road Fund is a community resource granting $50 million to Black folks in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota in order to create tangible pathways to liberation, prosperity, and healing on our own terms.
1. The commissioners allotted $11.3 million to the following initiatives: Development of affordable home ownership programs - $4.9 million. Groundwater protection and soil health program - $2 million. Development of Graham Park exhibition center - $4.4 million. 2. Olmsted County’s latest video provides insight into how we are using nearly $31 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
1. July 2023 Updates; 2. Feb. 2023 Updates; 3. April 2022 AFOC Action Plan Draft
Mayo Clinic is now accepting applications for a new Social Innovation Grant poised to address health care disparities in Olmsted County. Visit the Mayo Clinic Community Engagement page for application materials and additional information. Applications are due July 31, 2023.
2022 Olmsted County Community Indicators
Al Lun and Kim Sin presentation of ICR concept at the May 25, 2023 DMC Real Estate Summit
The C2DREAM framework: Investigating the structural mechanisms undergirding racial health inequities.
1. 2022 Strategic Plan and extracted sections. 2. RPS Strategic Plan Building Blocks
2023-04-23 PB reporting on UMR; 2022-11-22 Plan change due to Covid 2020
FAITH! Weekend: Celebrating 10 Years of FAITH!
1. Journie will award a $1,000 scholarship for both Mr. & Miss Juneteenth. Scholarship winners will be crowned on Saturday, June 17 at NAACPs Juneteenth celebration.2. 2023 Juneteenth Honorees
RPS needs a diversity group of parents, business leaders, and students to share their voices.
March 2023 Executive Committee Meeting;
Feb 9 2023 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Collaborative Session
Thriving Community Grants Report
Developer sees 220 units and greenspace at former YMCA site
RCTC/Perkins Grant: The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century
2021 - 2023 CHIP Priorities and Status; 2024 - 2026 CHIP Priorities
Rochester-area conversations to explain NIH ComPASS program submission and solicit letters of support from area CBOs.
Investing in Community-Led Solutions Centering Black Voices through Participatory Grantmaking
Housing Alliance Coalition BIPOC Homeownership Co-designing Co-designing report
Documents include Process Improvements; Planning Process, Memberships
(1) 2022 cohort video (2) RCTC grand opening and IBM video in support of P-Tech.
November 2022 DMCC Board Meeting: notable topics: Experience Metrics, Soldier Fields, Equitable development, Discovery square, Heart of the City
November 2022 DMCC Meeting: Featuring Equity Development
Discovery Square Status to DMCC November Board Meeting: 6 Elements of Success
Three community markets that could fit into the Community Hall concept: 2022 Winter Market (Golden Market Space) & Summer Night Market, Shared Kitchen
2022 Goal: "To see kids entering the doors of the “Sports Mentorship Academy” by the last week of November or the first week of December."
(1) Concept flyer of 21st Century Intercultural Space expressed as a Community Hall. (2) Community spaces examples from other communities.
2022 Community Priorities Survey. Let your voice be heard.
October 10, 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day
September 2022 DMCC Board Meeting
July 2022 Destination Medical Center Information Sheet.
(A) Aug 2022 status: Request for Proposals for Senior Housing Development; (B) Dec, 2021 status: (1) Senior Housing Community Co-Design Project Report; (2) Project Background: Describing Senior Housing Project and Recruiting Co-Designing Team Members
June 20, 2022 Memo to RPS Board re Belonging & Behavior Summit and August 2022 High Priority Items
RPS 2021-2022 Monitoring Reports
High-level results from the Olmsted County 2022 Resident Survey were shared at the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
May 2022 Proceedings and notable breakouts
Residents can help Olmsted County identify top community health issues.
(a) 2022 RFP (b) 2020 RFP United Way of Olmsted County is seeking proposals: (1) programs that provide high quality childcare or early childhood education and (2) proposal to "build back better".
April 2022 Newsletter
On April 12, 2022, the Olmsted County Housing Department hosted an Affordable Homes Development Summit. The Summit was intended for local government representatives, developers, builders, realtors, and lenders to come together to discuss how to encourage the construction of modest homes, learn what resources are currently available and brainstorm new ideas and tools to address the growing need of affordable new construction in our communities.
2022 RPS School Board Self Evaluation Framework; Video Recording
Strategic Action Plan - Focus Group and Survey Results
Rochester’s downtown riverfront is poised for transformation. The Riverfront Small Area Plan project will create a high-level plan for future phased redevelopment.
(1) MPR Rochester Events/News (2) In Focus is a series of convenings we are committed to leading on Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities.
February/March 2022 Newsletter: Extending the Y missions across the Rochester community: A message from the Rochester Y Board Chair
February 3, 2022
DMCC Board Meeting
City, County, DMC Board Collaborative Session: Featuring Thomas Fisher
Gambol Associates, a Massachusetts firm, selected for the project to come up with a concrete proposal.
(1) January 2022 News and Disparity and Program Directoy info (2) January 2020 News
January 2022 Meeting Review Workgroup purpose (mission, vision, and values) and OpenBeam comments.
City of Rochester 2022 Actions extracted from the city website.
January Family Engagement Video Recordings
In late December 2021, Diversity Council and other local organizations drafted and released a statement of support for Rochester Public Schools’ work on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Mayo Clinic announced an additional $5 Million contribution to affordable housing bridge.
November 4, 2021
Project Discussion (City of Rochester, EDA: Experience metrics, Business Development,
Project Updates: A. Heart of the City 27 B. Riverfront Reimagined 29 C. Rapid Transit Corridor Development 31 D. District Energy 33 E. McKnight Foundation Grants
September 20211 DMCC Board Meetings information.
Status reports: September 2021, March 2021 from CHAP quarterly meetings
9/10/2021 message from Dave Beal, August 2021 kickoff and inventory meeting
Understanding the implications of structural racism in America's economy.
Beam Assessment
Use the Listen, Learn and Act model to support new DEI leaders in our community -- a living document to jot down OpenBeam's thoughts how organizations may contribute to our area's DEI progress.
(1) 2021-06-27 Status Community Report; (2) 2020-01-15:Olmsted County joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.
Sustainability Task Force: Presentations to CMRC, Housing and Feedback from survey and action plan
March and May 2021 status slides and recording.
May 20 and March 23, 2021 DMCC Board Meetings
OpenBeam presentation at MN Compass, RPL workshop
C2C Annual Reports: 2021, 2020
Feb. 3, 2021 DMC Slide Decks and Recording
Maxfield Study Updates.
Video Recording and Presentation Slides
(1) November 2020 Board Meeting (2) 5 Year DMC Plan Updates and Covid Effects
Congratulation to the Village Community Garden & Learning Center being named a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant.
2021 Budget Discussions
2019 and 2020 RPS Data: July 14, 2020 School Board Meeting, 2019-2020 First Semester, Achievement and Integration Plan Updates 2020
In the last month we have seen an influx of challenges and barriers affecting our API communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the challenges we are hearing from our communities is the closure of schools and the implementation of distance learning.
This time of uncertainty has pushed nonprofit organizations to tap into their creativity and come up with inventive ways to engage and serve their communities. At the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, community is our compass, so we are inspired to see the community-led ingenuity of the nonprofit sector during this pandemic.
Below are several nonprofits we fund that are offering resources and virtual programming during Minnesota’s mandated stay at home order:
Rochester Public Library Downtown Addition being suspended for further study.
Message from Neal Kashkari: support for Page constitutional amendment is gaining momentum to support a quality education for all.
Rochester Mayor Proclamation
Rochester Public Library Strategic Plan 2020 - 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis invitation to support constitutional amendment to guarantee a quality education for all of our state's children.
2019 Listening Team Summary.
(1) Community Mobilization Resource Coalition formed to drive 21st Century Community Space. (2) Concept description of community space
UMR/Y Joint Request for Proposal.
2019 Presentations : September DMCC, meeting, May DMCC meeting and Feb DMCC meeting.
s Phil Wheeler analysis of RPS referral data.
Diversity Council recipient of 2019 IBM Community Grant
2018-2019 Report presented to RPS school board and comparison with 2018 reporting.
Diversity Council selected as recipient of the 2019 Nonprofit Mission Award in the category of Anti-Racism Initiative
Great teamwork to have exhibit transported to Luther College.
The DMC EDA, City of Rochester and UMR will begin discussions about future sub-district development.
Here are 6 comments / Suggestions that that Councilman Wojcik sent do the DMC EDA and Board pertaining to how DMC can have a positive impact on the affordability of housing in the district and beyond.
Updates from Tony Williams, Science Museum of Minnesota
11/13/2018 Housing Coalition meeting starting a series of conversations regarding the future and role of the housing alliance in our community. To start these conversations, Elaine Case will be presenting on the Community Impact model.
At the October 2018 JoP event, speech by Judge Kevin Lund that calls for in service of hope for those less fortunate that us.
Cradle to Career published Community Report and recruiting Collaborative Action Network (CAN) conveners for Kindergarten Readiness and On-Time Graduation.
Final version is now available.
CNG Steering Committee is working on the next version of Rochester/Olmsted County Compass report.
Winona State University – Rochester (WSU-R) and the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business, Leadership, and Education Open House Jan. 18, 2018
City Council's Committee at Large discussed Affordable Housing and Councilman Michael Wojcik's counter proposal.
August updating the 2017-06-27 RPS Board Study of discipline data with school breakdown.
In the June CoC meeting, a question was raised whether or not we can learn from past major events like Race Exibit as we attempt to build Rochester - a City of Compassion.
Grounded Solutions Network Report from Michael Wojcik's blog site.
In today's 2016-12-15 DMCC board meeting, the Alatus building project was approved.
2016-10-27 CNG releases Compass Points in today's meeting.
Al Lun representing Rochester Area Foundation and CNG to meet with Wilder Foundation regarding General Community Dashboard requirements, specifications, scope of work and deliverables.
The Rochester Public School District is taking the first steps to address a disproportionate disciplinary rate for black and Hispanic students. A community engagement session to get input and solicit involvement from community members will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Riverside Elementary School. I believe that conversation is necessary but not sufficient. We need to follow up with actions. Here is a 5+1 action plan.
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