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The following are Upcoming and Past Beam-Aware Civic Engagements

 

 

 

 


 

Title Start Date Description Tags
Channel One's Signature Fundraiser is on the Go! Oct 08, 2020 09:00 AM ('food', 'homelessness', 'civic engagement')
Chalk the Walk Aug 15, 2020 08:00 AM ('design', 'civic engagement')
Babershop Talk: The Repulican Answer for our Times Jul 25, 2020 10:00 AM ('Diversity', 'civic engagement')
A Virtual Conversation with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon Jul 10, 2020 09:30 AM Rochester Area Foundation's Role as a Community Convener ('RAF', 'Rochester Area Foundation', 'civic engagement')
Morning with the Mayor Jun 18, 2020 07:30 AM ('Civic Equity', 'community engagement', 'civic engagement')
What do we lose when Intelligence is a number? Mar 09, 2020 06:25 PM ('education', 'community engagement', 'Diversity Council', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity', 'Education')
Community Mobilization Resource Coalition Kickoff Feb 20, 2020 04:30 PM Launching of CMRC; 21st Century Community Space; ('community engagement', 'Diversity Council', 'diversity', 'Culture', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Dr. LaPrincess Brewer- Barbershop Talk South Minnesota Feb 15, 2020 10:00 AM ('diversity', 'anti-racism', 'Diversity', 'civic engagement')
Olmsted County Complete Count -- Take the Pledge Jan 11, 2020 12:30 PM ('diversity', 'complete count', 'community engagement', 'civic engagement')
Rochester Hmong Community New Year Dec 21, 2019 09:00 AM ('art', 'Culture', 'Asian', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity')
Asian and Pacific Islander Complete Count Committee Checkpoint Dec 20, 2019 12:00 PM ('community engagement', 'diversity', 'complete count', 'Civic Equity', 'Asian', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity')
Read to Lead 2019 Final Session Dec 18, 2019 04:30 PM ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'civic engagement')
Mayor Sustainability Pledge Dec 16, 2019 05:00 PM ('city', 'DMC', 'sustainability', 'dmc', 'civic engagement')
Morning with the Mayor December 2019 Dec 11, 2019 10:00 AM ('Civic Equity', 'civic engagement')
Rochester Listening Session on Hate Crimes Dec 03, 2019 06:00 PM ('diversity', 'anti-racism', 'public safety', 'Civic Equity', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
Coming to the Table 2025 National Gathering Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 — Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown 161 St. Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55103
2Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) Jun 13, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Rochester NAACP 2025 Juneteenth Community Celebration Jun 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — MLK Park
Journie Juneteenth Scholarship Jun 14, 2025 05:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Blue Moon Ballroom 2030 U.S. 14 #East Rochester, MN 55904
2025 Juneteenth Breakfast Jubilee Jun 19, 2025 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Empire Event Center
ICAM: Utsav 2025 (Festival of Colors) Jul 19, 2025 04:30 PM - 08:30 PM — Peace Plaza, Downtown, Rochester, MN
Upcoming events…
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State Funding Supports Silver Lake Skate Park and Traffic Calming Grants

June 10, 2025 – ROCHESTER, MINN. – The City of Rochester is grateful for state funding and legislative actions this session that will help enhance public spaces and improve quality of life for residents.

Last Updated June 11, 2025



May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Reports (10-Year Milestone)

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Report

10-Year DMC Looking Back

 

Last Updated May 29, 2025



Discovery Square Shared Lab Infastructure

Biolabs as shared space partner

A shared lab space for a community of like-minded entrepreneurs associated with one or more academic research partners

Last Updated May 28, 2025



Three Housing Projects with DMC Assistance

DMCC Board Meeting Approval May 2025: Civic Center North (Sherman), Looms, West Transit Village 

Last Updated May 28, 2025



City of Rochester 2026-2027 Budget Planning

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.

Last Updated May 27, 2025



DMC Equitable Economic Development

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

Last Updated May 24, 2025



Minnesota Main Street Economic Revitalization Program

May 2025 DMC Board Meeting Report

(1) Third Phase Grant Ann; (2) Second Phase Grant; (3) DMC Announces First Recipients of Main Street Grant Funding 30 Businesses ($1.6M) ; (4) Launching of Main Street Grant 

Last Updated May 24, 2025



West Transit Village DMC Board Meeting

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."

Last Updated May 24, 2025



Rochester Public Library - Master Plan Study

Community Survey Request 2025-05-19

Rochester City Council Study Session 4/1/42025

Post Bulletin Reporting

 

Last Updated May 19, 2025



Downtown Waterfront Southeast: 6th Street Bridge

May 2025 City Council Updates

May 2024 Online Survey for Community Inputs and Asian Community Inputs Outreach

Last Updated May 18, 2025



2024 Housing Coalition Investments

2024 Investments:

$8,491,000 supporting 11 projects totaling over $77M

Last Updated May 17, 2025



NAACP, Rochester Chapter

Rochester NAACP Statement on Racist Hate Incident Targeting Black Child in Public Park

Last Updated May 03, 2025



Community Health Improvement Plan Update

Press Release: Residents invited to share input on Olmsted County’s health needs 

 

Last Updated May 01, 2025



Audio Visual Technology Upgrade for Government Center

Mar 18, 2025 City Council Meeting Proceedings

PB Reporting Apr 21, 2025

 

Last Updated April 25, 2025



Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

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.

 

Last Updated April 25, 2025



CAAL Ignite Grant

2025-04-23: Grant Application Status

The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) is thrilled to announce the launch of CAAL Ignite, a new grant program offering $10,000–$15,000 to individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses in Minnesota’s Asian American community.

Last Updated April 23, 2025



Rochester Mayor Communications

 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.

Last Updated April 21, 2025



Olmsted County M.O.V.E. News

Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) team attending IAP2 Midwest Spring Conference

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Lotus Health Foundation Wellness Symposium

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2025 Conference Materials

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Last Updated April 18, 2025



American Lung Association Contract Opportunity

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