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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 Elk River is an active senior community with a large portion of the population over 50. This is only one of the vulnerable populations at risk, the city has also seen the increase in apartment, townhome, and senior living. 4. What concerns do you have / what mitigation actions do you think would help your community to reduce or eliminate risk against future severe weather or disaster events? The city is in need of 3 storm shelters, one located at the motor cross track (ERX), one for the Sherburne County Fairgrounds, and having the projected new ice arena/community center as the third. All 3 of these venues have the potential for 3,00o plus citizens in a large outdoor area with no shelter from storms. There is also a need for a vulnerability assessment to be done with recommendations for upgrades to city services to create a more resilient community. Part B: Local Mitigation Capabilities Assessment 1. What plans, authorities, or policies are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? We have an Incident Action Plan for the local dam, along with a back-up EOC to the Sherburne County Emergency Management. In addition, we have 3.7 warning sirens located throughout the city. 2. What staff (organizational capacity) are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? Fire Chief is the City's designated Emergency Manager. We have a City Engineer and a Public Works Director that address road maintenance issues for flooding (culverts, repetitive flooding). ERMU has an Electric Superintendent for coordination of electricity restoration and a Water Superintendent for coordination of water supply. What programs are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? The city participates in the county's emergency alert system. We have a link on our website for residents to sign up for the system. The city participates in the annual Severe Winter/Spring Weather Awareness Week by posting severe weather awareness information out on our city Facebook page. Our fire department has open houses on fire safety and presents in the schools. Our local school practices tornado drills on an annual basis. Each fall & spring we do active outreach to homeowners to clear leafy and woody debris from roadside gutters to prevent clogging and over the road flooding in these areas. ERMU uses MNWarn which is mutual aid for all water related resources. ERMU offers mutual aid for electric, water, and APPA which can assist with mutual aid for electric. They also have a call center for any water or electric emergencies. Page I K -13