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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 address road maintenance issues for flooding events. The Fire Chief will go outspeak to City residents as requested about severe weather and fire safety. 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 the residents to sign up for on the system. Our Fire dept. has open houses and operates for a full week during fire prevention week to talk about fire safety and severe weather. We get out in the community for "Nite to Unite". All of our schools hold their annual tornado drill, 5-fire drills, and 5-lockdown drills. The public works departments will often sweep the streets do remove the debris. The City also posts information about severe weather week on the City website and Facebook page. 4. What funding or other resources are available to help accomplish mitigation in your community? The City works with the counties that we reside in to address mitigation efforts following past disaster events such as the July, 2oi6 tornado. The city is aware of some state and federal grants available to us. We try to apply for these grants as needed. We also try to budget for upcoming repairs and emergencies. 5. What program gaps or deficiencies do you feel exist that are a barrier to accomplishing mitigation in your community? We need to update our Comprehensive plan to address the future hazard events. Flooding and warning sirens. The city needs funding to improve roads, culverts and river banks that experience flooding. We need to improve our communications with the city residents by updating our website and emergency management planning. Not all residents are signed up for the county's emergency alert system. Part C: Contributors & Time Julie Peterson, Mille Lacs County Emergency Management Director, i hour Ron Lawrence, City of Princeton Fire Chief/EM Director, 2.5 hours CITY OF ST. CLOUD (Partially located in Sherburne County) Part A: Past Events & Vulnerability Assessment 1. In the last 5 years, has your community experienced any severe weather or disaster events that posed risk to life safety, caused property damage, or incurred costs for recovery? The southeast portion of the City of St. Cloud has experienced flooding and minor storm damage in the last five years. None of this resulted in any significant damage that required emergency response or recovery efforts. Page I K - 1.6