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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 2. In the last 5 years, has your community taken any particular actions to reduce the vulnerability of your community against future severe weather or disaster events? We have continued to do public education on receiving timely information on threats and hazards in the community. We offer the service to sign up for SmartWeather alerts and encourage people to pay attention to changing weather conditions before leaving home. 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? No appreciable changes to note at this time. 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? Continued expansion of the community's outdoor warning siren program and encouragement for use of weather radios and apps to receive alerts for hazards impacting the area. There are a lot of apartment buildings, a prison, an elementary school, two long term care facilities and senior housing complexes in this area that want as much notice as possible to weather alerts. Having a way to receive warnings and alerts, developing plans, providing training and exercising are critical to keeping people as safe as possible during severe weather events. Part B: Local Mitigation Capabilities Assessment 1. What plans, authorities, or policies are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? The City of St. Cloud participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The City has a 3.5-20 year Comprehensive Plan that was implemented in 2015. The City has a Capital Improvement Program for the years of 2019-2024. The City has a Land Development Code that regulates how land can be developed within the City. 2. What staff (organizational capacity) are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? All City Departments have a role in mitigation efforts in some capacity, whether that be setting policy, funding projects or actually doing the work. Emergency Management is the lead department on mitigation related activities. Emergency Management is a Department of Stearns County that the City contracts with for services. The following is a list of all departments in the City of St. Cloud: Aging Services, Airport, Assessor, Building Safety, Economic Development, Engineering, Finance, Fire, Health and Inspections, Human Resources, Legal, MAC, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Zoning, Police, Public Utilities, Public Works, RSVP and Whitney Senior Center. What programs are in place to help accomplish mitigation in your community? The City promotes the use of the SmartWeather alert system where residents can sign up to receive alerts and warning of their choosing. Page I K - 3.7