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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Don Smiley, Emergency Management Director <br /> <br />DATE: March 27, 2019 <br /> <br />RE: Adoption of Ramsey County Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />Ramsey County Emergency Management has updated the County-wide hazard mitigation plan. <br />Council should consider adopting the Resolution the Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation <br />Plan (Attachment A). <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation plan identifies potential areas or processes that <br />could be implemented or improved in order to minimize the potential effects of severe weather, <br />flooding, terrorism, fires, and other issues that could adversely affect the different communities <br />in Ramsey County. Local governments are required to approve a hazard mitigation plan in order <br />to receive federal dollars for reconstruction efforts caused by natural or man-made disasters. If <br />approved by the City Council, as has been done in the past, the mitigation plan created by <br />Ramsey County will bring the City of Little Canada into compliance with federal regulations. <br /> <br />As in the past, due to ongoing changes to federal regulations, City staff believes it is more <br />efficient for the City of Little Canada to participate in this joint effort. It allows the City to utilize <br />the County’s expertise in emergency management preparedness and homeland security <br />requirements. A county-wide plan creates a more unified emergency response effort in light of <br />cities’ contracts with the Ramsey County Sheriff and the Little Canada Fire Department. <br />Due to the size of the document, the full plan (2018 Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation <br />Plan) and can be found at the following website: https://scse.d.umn.edu/Ramsey-county-mhmp <br /> <br />