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Executive Summary On Friday, June 21, 2013 at approximately 7:40PM the City of Roseville and surrounding communities were struck with severe weather, producing straight-line winds and heavy downpours. The result of this storm was wide-spread damage throughout the city leaving approximately 70% of the city without power. The Fire and Police Departments were the first to deal with the destruction. Both departments responded to hundreds of calls for service to assist citizens over the weekend. They were joined by members of the Public Works Department Friday night and Saturday to help remove trees and open roadways. All of the departments worked well together in an effort to restore the city back to a more functional state. On the morning of Saturday, June 22, the Mayor and council members met with a number of the department heads and discussed the status of the city and what they felt was a reasonable response to the natural disaster the city had endured. A meeting of the city council was called to order and declarations were made to assist in the recovery efforts that were planned. Communications were sent from the city to the citizens in a variety of inethods and a storm hotline was established. On Monday, the city received a large number of calls from citizens wondering how to receive assistance. Ciry staff handled this well and assisted people however they could. A full damage assessment was conducted by the Public Works, which revealed that over 2,000 residents had been affected. In the months since that time, the Public Works and Parks Departments were very busy cleaning up the aftermath. The costs of the storms were in excess of $400,000. Fortunately, this was lower than the originally estimated cost of $500,000. In conjunction with Ramsey County Emergency Management, it was discovered that the Ciry of Roseville and Ramsey County as a whole did not meet the thresholds for federal reimbursement. Therefore the city must absorb the cost of the storm damage and cleanup. All was not lost as the city departments in conjunction with the mayor and city council worked together to assist the citizens of Roseville in their time of need. This resulted in numerous thanks and complements from those we serve. It also enabled all of us to be more prepared when the next event affects the Ciry of Roseville.