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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 flooding. Emergency management is also adding more information to the city website for the citizens. The City has worked to reduce problems in the park from the flooding and protect the campground and bathroom. Emergency Management is also building a website that can be attached to the city website to provide information to the public about emergency preparedness. In the past 5 years, has anything, especially related to zoning or development, changed that you feel has increased your community's vulnerability to future severe weather or disaster events? Not yet. There are some plans that a senior 55+townhomes may be built in an area that would be subject to flooding, but nothing has materialized from those plans yet. Every year it seems that the potential for flooding increases. We also are experiencing some interest in more building on the south side of our city. The City is also looking at senior citizens population increasing in our area. 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? For the area of the city of Princeton within Sherburne County: One of the issues we have run into is that the Rum River and the West Branch of the Rum River are not included in flood forecasting. We could use more monitoring gauges along the river and it would be great to have the hydrologic forecasting. Also, one area that our Soil and Water dept. has concerns about is the neighborhood behind Coborn's. There is a housing development, golf course and wastewater treatment plant that may be subject to flooding when the water levels rise. The airport is also somewhat close to a high-water mark and may be impacted depending on conditions. We also have poor coverage for warning sirens near the airport and the golf course. Highway 1.69 blocks a lot of the siren sounding due to traffic. With the industrial park in the south side of the city, they often do not hear the sirens when they test. We are also in need of some storm shelters near the golf course. Part B: Local Mitigation Capabilities Assessment 1. What plans, authorities, or policies are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? We are currently developing a new updates comprehensive plan for the city. There is not one on file that would cover the city effectively. Emergency Management also works with the industrial park owners and public for severe weather and active shooter/intruder programs. The Cityjust recently participated with Sherburne County on installing a round- about on the south side of the city to relieve some of the traffic congestion. 2. What staff (organizational capacity) are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? The City of Princeton has an organizational chart for Emergency Management. The Fire Chief holds the position of Emergency Manager Director and the Public Works Director and Police Chief act as Deputy Directors. The City Engineer and the Public Works Director Page I K -15