Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: City of Rochester, MN & DMC EDA

Contact: TBD ; Email: TBD ; 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

Sustainability Associate Intern to support the Rochester Air Network (RAN) program and other sustainability initiatives. 

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

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.

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.

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.

Mayo Clinic re-names its diversity and inclusion office as ‘Office of Belonging’ 

Breathing Study: Enhancing Brain and Mental Health through Breathing Practice

 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.

"Building relationships of trust with community members"

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2025 Conference Materials

2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)

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.

Results Report with links to raw data and Copilot AI analyses

City Council Study Session

Collider Cup

Collider Incubator

Mar 2025 Newsletter: End birthright citizenship?

Apr 2024 Braver Angels Newsletter: 2024 National Convention; National Debate: Should we be colorblind?

Listen to (and learn from) the other side

2. Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)

3. Sister Cities Relationship Logs

4. IRC Meeting Logs

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 2, 2025 Update per PB Reporting

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.