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Excel Energy was overwhelmed by the amount of damage that had taken place to their infrastructure. They refused to give estimated time of restoration of services, even to emergency workers. This caused frustration on many levels and caused for hazardous conditions throughout the city for many days. Things improved when workers from outstate where brought in to assist in the restoration of services. COStS There were extensive costs that were incurred due to the storm. The Fire Department's total was $4,155.74. This was the cost for labor only. The Police Department did not incur additional costs due to the storm. The Public Works and Parks departments however were not as fortunate. The Public Works Department bore the brunt of costs due to the extensive cleanup that was needed. Their labor costs were $133,431.82. The Parks Department's labor costs were $47,587.55. The combined total costs for the Public Works and Parks Departments were $456,724.48. This includes labor and all other operational costs of the cleanup. The overall cost of the storm was $460,880.22. The departments worked together to minimize the overall financial impact to the city whenever possible. Despite this, there was a significant financial burden that the city suffered due to the storm. In order to meet FEMA and state thresholds of reimbursement, we must meet certain criteria. The Stafford Act sets both state and county thresholds. These thresholds are based on a pre-determined legal formula that disaster damages must exceed. The formula uses population of the jurisdiction as determined in the last official U.S. Census which is then entered to multiply population by $3.45 per capita for counties and $1.37 per capita for the state. The 2010 Census for Ramsey County was 508,640 x 3.45 =$1,754,808. The 2010 State of Minnesota Census = 5,303,925 x$1.37 =$7,266377. While it was estimated that the state total damages from the June storms was over 7.5 million, Ramsey County did not exceed the required threshold. Thus we are not able to recover losses from the federal government. Recommendations There were a few recommendations that came from the events of the storm and the cleanup afterward. One of them was that there are a number of'storm chasers' that often enter cities to perform tree removal and roofing repair work When putting out information for residents, we could include that the Housing Resource Center will send a representative out to residents homes to review these types of work bids and prices, and let residents know if the work descriptions appear correct and if the prices are in line. This is a free service provided Roseville residents through the Housing and Redevelopment Authority.