Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: City of Rochester, MN

Contact: Kevin Bright ; Email: kevinbright@dmceda.org ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: 100% Renewable Rochester ; City of Rochester, MN ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Development (City of Rochester) ; County of Olmsted, MN ; DMC EDA ; In the City for Good Sustainability Subgroup ; Mayo Clinic ; Rochester Public Utilties ; Sierra Club, North Star Chapter ; University of Minnesota Rochester

Potential Collaborators: Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) ; Rochester Area Family Y

Related Projects

America's City for Health ; Building Benchmarking ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Equity in the Built Environment (Bloomberg) ; Journey of Peace

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Sustainability

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Clean Air & water, Diversity and Inclusion, Governance/Public Policy, Health, Sustainability

Level 2: Best Practice, Sustainability

DMC Impacts:

Livable City, Health & Wellness

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning  

LINKS:: 2021-05-11  2019-12-17  2015-07-31

2021-05-11

2019-12-17

Rochester Mayor @knorton29 invites #RochMN residents to join her in making a commitment to improving sustainability in our community by signing a Sustainability Pledge. A launch event will be held on December 16 at 5 p.m. in the rotunda outside of Council Chambers at City Hall. pic.twitter.com/HVML6XikOC

— DMCMN (@DMCMN) December 15, 2019

2015-07-31

National Sustainability Society awards Minnesota’s Climate-Smart Municipalities Program with 2024 Achievement Award

The Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative (“the Collaborative”) agreement. 

May 2019 Presentation to DMCC Board.

Kevin Bright named DMC Sustainability Director

With support from the McKnight Foundation, Rochester will soon have an employee dedicated to sustainability initiatives.

Presentation

The city of Rochester has the potential to become a leader in energy efficiency and sustainability, according to two reports delivered at a Tuesday night Rochester Energy Commission special meeting.

Mike Bull gave the DMCC Board an update on energy study in October DMCC bord meeting.

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. 

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

Support for: Drug and Alcohol Response Team (DART), CredibleMind, "Be in the Know Olmsted" Campaign

City Council Oct 2024 on DMC 2025 Budget

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

November 2024 Selma Film and Discussions

2024 Recognition: $1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support, Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

C2C October 9, 2024 Summit

Presentation Slides  

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

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.

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.  

Post Bulletin Reporting

United Way 2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

CMRC pausing public activities and investment potential white paper availability announcement.

Sept. 16^th: Workshop: Finding your First Customers and sell without being salesy; Sept 21^st: Workshop: Financial Literacy; Sept. 28^th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 1); Oct. 5^th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 2);