Browse Working Group Recommendations
Below each working group recommendation is an initial list of County & City departments that have committed to implementation efforts. Quarterly progress updates for listed recommendations will be posted within thirty (30) days of the prior quarter’s end (Q3= July 1 – September 30, Q4= October 1 – December 31). This list will be revised and more information will be added in the future as we engage further with the County, City, and other community organizations.
BDK1R2
Working Group: Business Development
Key Issue: ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Recommendation: In partnership with local financial institutions, local government can create a guided pathway for MWBE borrowers, which connects them first to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and then moves them to traditional financial institutions, as appropriate.
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Key Issue: ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Recommendation: In partnership with local financial institutions, local government can create a guided pathway for MWBE borrowers, which connects them first to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and then moves them to traditional financial institutions, as appropriate.
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | < 1 year |
HCK2R3
Working Group: Healthcare
Key Issue: ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE TO INCREASE RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY
Recommendation: Create/amend Land Trusts and Land Banks to include use of land for community health centers in neighborhoods with high populations of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
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Key Issue: ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE TO INCREASE RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY
Recommendation: Create/amend Land Trusts and Land Banks to include use of land for community health centers in neighborhoods with high populations of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | < 1 year |
HOK1R1
Working Group: Housing
Key Issue: DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN HOUSING
Recommendation: Monroe County and the City of Rochester should adopt a policy in support of “greenlining.”
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Key Issue: DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN HOUSING
Recommendation: Monroe County and the City of Rochester should adopt a policy in support of “greenlining.”
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | < 1 year |
HOK2R1
Working Group: Housing
Key Issue: LAND USE REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
Recommendation: Work to reduce or eliminate exclusionary zoning.
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Key Issue: LAND USE REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
Recommendation: Work to reduce or eliminate exclusionary zoning.
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | < 1 year |
HOK2R2
Working Group: Housing
Key Issue: LAND USE REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
Recommendation: Encourage or incentivize affordable housing in all communities within Monroe County.
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Key Issue: LAND USE REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
Recommendation: Encourage or incentivize affordable housing in all communities within Monroe County.
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | < 1 year |
HOK3R2
Working Group: Housing
Key Issue: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
Recommendation: Explore the feasibility of a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase law in Rochester.
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Key Issue: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
Recommendation: Explore the feasibility of a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase law in Rochester.
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | 1-3 years |
HOPLR1
Working Group: Housing
Key Issue: Parking Lot
Recommendation: Advocate for a public bank that can be used to support affordable housing efforts as well as credit unions that produce mortgages for low-income homebuyers. Public banking appears to require state legislation to amend state finance and / or banking law. State Sen. James Sanders Jr. has a pending bill to amend banking law to create a framework to allow cities and counties to create public banks. It is before the Banks Committee.144
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Key Issue: Parking Lot
Recommendation: Advocate for a public bank that can be used to support affordable housing efforts as well as credit unions that produce mortgages for low-income homebuyers. Public banking appears to require state legislation to amend state finance and / or banking law. State Sen. James Sanders Jr. has a pending bill to amend banking law to create a framework to allow cities and counties to create public banks. It is before the Banks Committee.144
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| Owner | Organization / Department | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| City | Neighborhood & Business Development | 3+ years |
