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Sustainability Events

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May 04, 2024 09:00 AM Tenth Annual Earthfest Export ('sustainability', 'MPR')
Mar 12, 2024 08:00 AM Thermal Energy Network Symposium ('sustainability', 'dmc')
Jan 24, 2024 08:00 AM Courageous Change Collective ('sustainability', 'civic engagement')
Aug 05, 2023 11:00 AM Isaiah Forum with Rochester Area Legislators ('faith', 'ISAIAH', 'covid', 'sustainability')
May 17, 2023 12:00 PM Sustainability Series: Energy Incentives: What’s Out There & How to Apply ('sustainability', 'DMC')
Apr 19, 2023 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Series ('sustainability', 'dmc')
Nov 16, 2022 12:00 PM DMC: Sustainability Series: Sketchbox – Simplified and Free Energy Modeling Tool ('sustainability', 'dmc')
Jul 20, 2022 12:00 PM Sustainability Series: Better Climate Challenge ('sustainability', 'DMC', 'community engagement')
Mar 01, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Sustainability + Access ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'access', 'sustainability')
Feb 03, 2022 09:30 AM Februray 3, 2022 DMCC Board Session and Collaborative Session ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 26, 2022 11:30 AM HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH ('DMC', 'sustainability', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'America City for Health', 'Health', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Sep 15, 2021 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Speaker Series - EV and Charging ('sustainability', 'DMC')
Jul 14, 2021 10:00 AM July 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'sustainability', 'housing')
Jun 09, 2021 10:00 AM June 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'sustainability', 'housing')
May 12, 2021 10:00 AM May 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'sustainability', 'Housing', 'housing')
Apr 10, 2021 10:30 AM Isaiah Forum with Rochester Area Legislators ('faith', 'ISAIAH', 'covid', 'sustainability')
Mar 04, 2020 03:30 PM 2020 Energy Benchmarking Kick-Off ('sustainability',)
Jan 13, 2020 06:00 PM Community Health and Wellness Fair ('sustainability', 'America City for Health', 'Health/Wellness', 'health', 'Health')
Dec 16, 2019 05:00 PM Mayor Sustainability Pledge ('city', 'DMC', 'sustainability', 'dmc', 'civic engagement')
Oct 14, 2019 05:15 PM MPR Connects: MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner ('sustainability', 'MPR')
Sep 19, 2019 03:30 PM C4G: Sustainability Action Group Thursday, November 16, 3:30 p.m. Assisi Heights ('sustainability', 'c4g')
Aug 22, 2019 03:30 PM C4G: Sustainability Action Group ('sustainability',)
Aug 14, 2019 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Series - Solar, Batteries, and EV’s, Oh, My! ('sustainability',)
Jun 12, 2019 06:00 PM MNDOT, Isaiah: Pathways to Clean Transportation - Rochester (evening session) ('sustainability', 'ISAIAH', 'transportation', 'MNDOT')
Jun 12, 2019 02:30 PM MNDOT, Isaiah: Pathways to Clean Transportation - Rochester (afternoon session) ('sustainability', 'ISAIAH', 'transportation', 'MNDOT')
May 16, 2019 12:00 PM DMC Art + Design in Public Space Series ('sustainability', 'arts', 'DMC', 'diversity')
May 11, 2019 10:00 AM ISAIAH-wide End of Session Strategic Training: Saturday 5/11, 10am-3pm ('diversity', 'housing', 'sustainability', 'job', 'Civic Equity', 'poverty', 'community engagement', 'isaiah', 'living wage')
Mar 31, 2019 01:30 PM Claiming Our Voices: Rochester Community Meeting with House Representatives ('community engagement', 'compassion', 'community health', 'sustainability', 'Health/Wellness', 'Civic Equity', 'childcare', 'Financial Stress')
Mar 13, 2019 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Speaker Series - Sustainable Affordable Homes ('sustainability', 'DMC')
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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
Rochester City Council Swearing In Public Hearing Jan 06, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM — Olmsted County Government Center, 151 4th St SE, Rochester, MN 55904
Rochester Mayor's State of the City Address Jan 10, 2025 07:15 AM - 07:30 AM — Mayo Civic Center, Suites 102/103
RPS Jan 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School Jan 14, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Virtual
The Sound of Gospel Music Feb 28, 2025 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
United Way of Olmsted County Centennial Gala Mar 15, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton in Downtown Rochester
Upcoming events…
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Olmsted County shares 2025 budget information

The 2025 budget for Olmsted County and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) combined totals $428,667,792.

Last Updated December 18, 2024


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