Noteworthy Past Community Events
The following are events with relevant meeting material contents including
Presentation Slides, meeting summaries, or video recording
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| Start Date | Title | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 12:00 PM | Toward Equity in Public Spending: Intro to Participatory Budgeting | This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of participatory budgeting as a tool for community engagement and working toward more equitable and efficient public spending. We will dig into challenges, ways to design for equity, and best practices. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
| May 14, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance May, 2025 | We are looking forward to having you join us for our Alliance meeting next week. The meeting will be held at the Rochester Area Foundation on Wednesday, May 14th from 10:00 a.m-11:30 a.m. in the upstairs Community Room. There is also a virtual attendance option. | ('RAF', 'housing', 'governance', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Apr 16, 2025 09:30 AM | DMC 2025 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit (4/16/25) | Leveraging tech-enabled housing to deliver better health and better healthcare outcomes. The 2025 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit, presented by Destination Medical Center and ULI Minnesota is a one-day event highlighting the demand and opportunity for development in Rochester, MN. | ('housing', 'dmc', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Apr 09, 2025 12:00 PM | Addressing Student and Family Homelessness through Collaborative Partnerships | During the 2024-2025 school year to date, Rochester Public Schools has identified 387 students experiencing homelessness. Learn how Olmsted County, Rochester Public Schools and others are addressing youth and family homelessness in RPS and across Olmsted County by aligning goals, leveraging resources and expertise to respond to this complex community challenge. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
| Apr 08, 2025 10:00 AM | RPS Apr 2025 Multilingual Learning | We are excited to welcome Natalia Benjamin, RPS Director of Multilingual Learning, who will share valuable information about RPS MLL programs, initiatives underway to support student outcomes, and best practices for fostering strong school-family partnerships. | ('RPS', 'Education', 'diversity', 'key') |
| Mar 13, 2025 11:00 AM | 1Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) | CHAP Quality Improvement (QI) Project | ('CHNA', 'Health', 'key') |
| Mar 12, 2025 12:00 PM | Family Unity and DEIA in Our Current Climate | In this episode, our presenter will focus on family unity and the importance of supporting our immigrant neighbors in the current climate of fear and uncertainty. We will also continue to learn more about Creating Safe Spaces at Work, a theme we began to investigate during our February episode. This | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Mar 12, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance Mar 12, 2025 | The focus of the meeting will be on housing accessibility also an update regarding the Coalition's 2024 investments and progress to goals. | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Mar 11, 2025 09:00 AM | RPS March 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Respectful Conversations Workshop | In-person workshop called Respectful Conversations, facilitated by Amy Anderson, Executive Director for Youth Voice, from the YMCA in the twin cities. | ('RPS', 'youth', 'key', 'addiction', 'education') |
| Mar 01, 2025 11:30 AM | Common Cause: Community Townhall | Directly ask your state legislators what they're doing to improve you everyday life! | ('diversity', 'housing', 'governance', 'Culture', 'health', 'key', 'civic engagement') |
| Feb 25, 2025 05:00 PM | Cradle to Career Plan Review Due | Please review the attached slide deck and then complete the Google Form link below to share feedback. They asked that you please complete the form with your feedback by Tuesday, February 25th. | ('youth', 'c2c', 'education', 'key') |
| Feb 12, 2025 12:00 PM | Safe Spaces at Work: Creating a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging | In today’s evolving workplace landscape, fostering a culture of safety and inclusion is more critical than ever. With ongoing conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), employees and organizations alike are navigating challenges in creating environments where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Feb 12, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance Feb 12, 2025 | HEAR & HOMES Programs - Dave Reichart & April Sutor; Onward Civic Center Drive Presentation by Chris Osmundson; Olmsted County Building; HUD 515 Properties Data | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Feb 11, 2025 10:00 AM | RPS Feb 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: RPS Chemical Health Counseling | During this session, our team of RPS Chemical Health Counselors will share insights into their work and its connection to families. This is a valuable opportunity to learn how they support students, access helpful resources for families, and partner with family-facing staff. | ('RPS', 'youth', 'key', 'addiction', 'education') |
| Feb 10, 2025 01:00 PM | Advancing Health Equity | Empowering Immigrant and Refugee Communities | ('health', 'diversity', 'key') |
| Feb 10, 2025 12:00 PM | Feb 2025 Rochester Vision 2050 Community Engagement | Our city has undertaken a broad array of initiatives to create a bright future for her citizens and constituencies. These should be guided by a clear, optimistic, aspirational vision. 2050: Far enough for limitless possibilities; close enough to begin today to serve Rochester’s next generation and beyond. Vision 2050 Steering Committee guides this initiative A large volunteer group will put “Vision in Action”, using co-design to engage the community to share ideas and priorities for Rochester’s future. | ('co-design', 'governance', 'community', 'key', 'openbeam') |
| Jan 27, 2025 03:30 PM | Jan 2025 City Council Study Session - Strategic Planning | The start of the year, the completion of recent City elections, and the onset of the budget season present an opportunity to review, refine, and affirm the City's Strategic Priorities. The current priorities have been in place since 2021 and were updated in early 2023. For over a year, the City team has been guided by these refined priorities identified by the City Council in 2023: 1. Affordable Living 2. Economic Vibrancy and Growth Management 3. Quality Services | ('Housing', 'key', 'governance') |
| Jan 14, 2025 10:00 AM | RPS Jan 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School | Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School | ('RPS', 'education', 'key') |
| Jan 10, 2025 07:15 AM | Rochester Mayor's State of the City Address | A fresh start for our best future | ('key', 'governance', 'community', 'openbeam') |
| Jan 08, 2025 12:00 PM | Beyond the Ballot: Black/Diverse Voices in Local Leadership | In this episode, we take a deep dive into the transformative role of Black and diverse leaders in local politics and community organizations. Our presenters, Tawonda Burks and Walé Elegbede, will share their journeys, the unique challenges they face, and the powerful ways they are driving positive change. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Jan 08, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance January 8, 2025 | Topics: Presentation & Discussion: Eyota Building; Presentation & Discussion: 2024 Real Estate Stats Review; Presentation & Discussion: Economic and Housing Conditions Report | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Dec 12, 2024 07:30 AM | 4Q 2024 December Health HAPP Meeting | Topics include: Prenatal Co-Design Project; Sarah Stevens and Sadie Swenson, OCPHS Julie Ruzek, Cradle 2 Career CHAP Process: Looking ahead to 2025 Derrick Fritz, CHAP Coordinator Efforts Being Done to Address Community Health Priorities All Core Agency Updates CHAP Core Group Community Announcements and Sharing All | ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'key', 'health work product') |
| Dec 11, 2024 11:30 AM | Pathways to a Vibrant, Just, and Equitable Rochester | Destination Medical Center and the City of Rochester, in partnership with Griot Arts and Barbershop Talks, invite the community to the next installment of the Equity Alliance Equity Series. This in-person event, titled Pathways to a Vibrant, Just, and Equitable Rochester, will take place on Wednesday, December 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the Chateau Theatre. The program will feature a dynamic panel discussion moderated by Nicole Asong Nfonoyim-Hara. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Nov 13, 2024 12:00 PM | Equity Alliance Equity Series Equity Eats: Power of Community Benefits Agreement | In this episode, we look at best practices to both understand the power of community benefits agreements and how to begin strong campaigns to secure community benefits agreements if the policy is fitting to the needs of the community. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'key', 'latino') |
| Nov 13, 2024 10:00 AM | Nov 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance | The non-profit housing provider Aeon, and their proposed local project at Mayo's West Transit Village. | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Nov 12, 2024 10:00 AM | RPS November Family Engagement Meeting: Students in Transition Information Session | The focus for this meeting is a Students in Transition Information Session, featuring a presentation by Nicole Wibstad, RPS Students in Transition Coordinator, and Connie Cohen | ('RPS', 'education', 'key') |
| Nov 08, 2024 08:00 AM | FREC 2024 Annual Overcoming Racism Conference | Morning keynote speakers: Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs and Rev. Pamela Ngunjiri Afternoon breakout workshops | ('rps', 'community engagement', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity') |
| Oct 22, 2024 12:30 PM | Cradle to Career: High School Graduation Network | Check-in, Announcements and Updates, Workgroups, Share, Checkout | ('youth', 'c2c', 'education', 'key') |
| Oct 17, 2024 12:00 PM | Vision 2050 at Kiwanis Club of Rochester | 20 minutes session with Kiwanis Day Makers: Introduction and Conversations to obtain inputs | ('Kiwanis', 'vision', 'key') |
| Oct 15, 2024 09:00 AM | Vision 2050 at Kiwanis Day Makers | 20 minutes session with Kiwanis Day Makers: Introduction and Conversations to obtain inputs | ('Kiwanis', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Oct 09, 2024 10:00 AM | October, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance: Real Estate Stats | Quarterly Real Estate Updates; West 90 Partners; Upcoming Events/Announcements | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Oct 09, 2024 09:00 AM | Cradle 2 Career Annual Education Summit (Live, reflect, connect) | Learn, reflect, and connect with us at this free event as we come together to support children and youth from cradle to career. Power in Partnership: Our Collective Impact | ('c2c', 'Education', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Oct 08, 2024 10:00 AM | RPS October 2024 Family Engagement Meeting: Literacy, the Read Act, and Family Engagement | This session will focus on Literacy, the Read Act, and Family Engagement, featuring a presentation by Heather Klavetter, RPS Director of Academics for Elementary Education. We'll explore how these topics impact K-12 families and share updates on RPS Literacy Initiatives. | ('RPS', 'education', 'key') |
| Sep 30, 2024 03:30 PM | City Council Study Session | Supporting Transformation | ('key', 'governance', 'community', 'openbeam') |
| Sep 26, 2024 09:30 AM | Sep 26, 2024 DMC Board Meeting | DMCC Form 990; Metrics; EDA Board President Comments; Private Development Funding Request; 2025 DMC Work Plan and Budget; Status reports | ('DMC', 'community engagement', 'key') |
| Sep 19, 2024 04:00 PM | DMC Annual Meeting 2024 | Description This year the DMC annual meeting will highlight public space assets in our community, celebrate the several 2024 milestones, provide the opportunity to connect with members and organizations in the community and learn about what is on the horizon for the following year. The evening includes gathering outside with strategic activities coordinated by community partners and a program. We hope to see you there. 4:00-5:30pm Open House Highlighting Strategic Initiatives and Networking 5:30-6:00pm Program 6:30-7:00pm Networking and Light Bites | ('DMC', 'community engagement', 'key') |
| Sep 18, 2024 12:00 PM | Latino Economic Development Center: Creating Generational Wealth One Entrepreneur at a Time | .At the Latino Economic Development Center, we understand the obstacles that our Latino communities face, and we help aspiring business owners to overcome those barriers to achieve their dreams - and create generational wealth while doing it. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'key', 'latino') |
| Sep 16, 2024 07:00 PM | State of Rochester Public Schools 2024 | In his first State of the School District Address, RPS Superintendent Kent Pekel will answer that question and provide an engaging overview of how Rochester Public Schools is working to meet those three essential psychological needs for more than 17,000 young people in our community. The event will also feature performances and observations from RPS students on the state of our schools, our school system, and our city. | ('RPS', 'education', 'key') |
| Sep 12, 2024 07:30 AM | 3Q 2024 September Health HAPP Meeting | CHAP Value Discussion: What value does the CHAP process bring to you/your organization? CHIP Collective Impact Discussion: How are we addressing the top health issues in Olmsted County? | ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'key', 'health work product') |
| Sep 11, 2024 10:00 AM | Sep, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance: | We have lots of interesting housing info for you at our next meeting! Overview of the Founders’ Pointe Project in Sheboygan, WI; Matt Durand will update us on the modular homes he is building in Claremont; Mark Engel will share an update on the many Olmsted County Housing Projects in the works | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Sep 10, 2024 10:00 AM | RPS September 2024 Family Engagement Meeting: Ignite Student Learning 2024 Referendum | During our September meeting, RPS Superintendent, Dr. Kent Pekel, will lead an information session on the topic: "Ignite Student Learning 2024 Referendum. | ('RPS', 'education', 'key') |
| Aug 27, 2024 01:00 PM | August 2024 Rochester Vision 2050 Community Engagement | Rochester Vision 2050 Help Shape Rochester's Future Rochester Mayor Kim Norton would like to hear your vision for Rochester’s next generation. Rochester Vision 2050 seeks your input to create a collective vision for our city's future. Your perspective helps to ensure that our policies, investments, and initiatives align with the collective will and wisdom of our community. | ('key', 'governance', 'community', 'openbeam') |
| Aug 14, 2024 12:00 PM | Youth Engagement from the Youth Perspective | Discover the fundamentals of engaging with young people from the perspective of the Rochester Community Initiative (RCI), a 100% youth-led nonprofit. | ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity', 'key') |
| Aug 14, 2024 10:00 AM | August, 2024 Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance: Mayo Bold, Century Village, Housing Stats | Developer and builders, Bob and Drew Fleming, regarding their new townhome project, Century Village A Mayo Clinic presentation, "Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester initiative – an overview," by Ilaya Rome Hopkins | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
| Jul 23, 2024 01:00 PM | July 2024 Rochester Vision 2050 Community Engagement | Our city has undertaken a broad array of initiatives to create a bright future for her citizens and constituencies. These should be guided by a clear, optimistic, aspirational vision. 2050: Far enough for limitless possibilities; close enough to begin today to serve Rochester’s next generation and beyond. Vision 2050 Steering Committee guides this initiative A large volunteer group will put “Vision in Action”, using co-design to engage the community to share ideas and priorities for Rochester’s future. | ('key', 'governance', 'community', 'openbeam') |
| Jul 10, 2024 12:00 PM | How Organizations Can Commit to Accessibility | We will explore how organizations can enhance their commitment to accessibility, ensuring inclusivity for all individuals. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
| Jun 24, 2024 04:30 PM | CMRC June 2024 Meeting | CMRC Updates, ISAIAH; Three Rivers Community Actions on Housing; Mobilizing Olmsted County Voices for Equity; Vision 2050 | ('diversity', 'disability', 'community', 'c2c', 'key', 'CMRC', 'united way') |
| Jun 13, 2024 06:00 PM | Homes for Our Neighbors - What if we treated housing like a human right? | In 2020, Olmsted County was forecast to need 18,000 additional units of housing by 2030. With higher growth due to Mayo Clinic’s expansion, the need will be even greater. Olmsted County is a leader in Minnesota for its commitment to locally-owned and -controlled housing. On June 13, come learn more about how Olmsted County is leading, and call on our county commissioners and local partners to dream even bigger to address our community’s urgent need for affordable, healthy, and climate-friendly homes. | ('Housing', 'ISAIAH', 'key') |
| Jun 13, 2024 01:00 PM | 2Q 2024 June Health HAPP Meeting | Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) Update, LGBTQIA+ Co-Design Work Discussion, 2024 CHAP Satisfaction Survey, Community Announcements and Sharing | ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'key', 'health work product') |
| Jun 12, 2024 12:00 PM | Investing in Community: Equitable Planning and Design Strategies in the Twin Cities and Beyond | As Rochester continues to grow, how can equitable design and planning strategies be utilized to help communities realize the benefits of improvements that are happening in their communities? This presentation will speak to anti-displacement strategies being utilized in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, MN, through the Reconnect Rondo initiative; equitable engagement strategies in Rochester and El Paso, and the way that culture and context can shape park design in Denton, TX. The presentation is intended to start a conversation about how Rochester can learn from these projects and other initiatives to achieve equitable and restorative development. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
