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 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.

EDK2R2
Working Group: Education
Key Issue: TESTING & CURRICULUM
Recommendation: Apply for a waiver from the New York State Board of Regents to use alternative methods of assessments that allow students to demonstrate proficiency.
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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 1-3 years
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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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 1-3 years
HCK2R4
Working Group: Healthcare
Key Issue: ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE TO INCREASE RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY
Recommendation: Decentralize Monroe County Department of Public Health services and put locations in neighborhoods with high populations of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 1-3 years
HCK2R6
Working Group: Healthcare
Key Issue: ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE TO INCREASE RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY
Recommendation: Create a municipal health care access program that guarantees affordable healthcare for any uninsured county resident who does not qualify for another healthcare plan, regardless of immigration status, income level, or pre-existing conditions.
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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 3+ years
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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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 3+ years
HOK1R3
Working Group: Housing
Key Issue: DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN HOUSING
Recommendation: Consider adoption of a County-level law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, purchase, financing, renting or leasing of housing
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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations
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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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 3+ years
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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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 1-3 years
JCK2R1
Working Group: Job Creation
Key Issue: MINORITY-AND-WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MWBEs)
Recommendation: Create a local MWBE certification program that supports businesses both before and after the certification process.
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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 1-3 years
SSK3R3
Working Group: Human/Social Services
Key Issue: OLDER ADULTS
Recommendation: Upgrade senior centers in neighborhoods of most need
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Owner Organization / Department Timeframe
County State and Federal Intergovernmental Relations 3+ years

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