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Attachment C MEMO TO: Marc Culver, Public Works Director Ryan Johnson, Environmental Specialist FROM: Kimberly White, Sustainability Intern DATE: January 26, 2018 RE: Community Resilience Best Practice 29 in the GreenStep Cities program is one of the remaining BPs Roseville has yet to complete in order to advance to Step 3 recognition. This best practice has only one required action, 29.1, and provides clear guidelines for the action that must be taken to achieve each star level. As a Category A city, Roseville must achieve either 2- or 3 -star level to advance to Step 3 status. To achieve 1 Star level for this action, Roseville must consult with Ramsey County and review the county's Hazard Mitigation Plan every two years to reaffirm procedures for city preparedness, emergency response, and recovery efforts, and who is responsible for each. Roseville adopted the Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2012 and incorporated it into city procedures for hazard and emergency management. Ramsey County recently updated the Emergency Operations Plan in May of 2017, and is preparing to update the Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2018. It is therefore an excellent time to communicate with county officials to coordinate severe weather response and hazard mitigation. These officials are no doubt familiar with this GreenStep best practice, having worked with other cities in the county, and should be able to provide additional guidance. Roseville is already aware of the importance of addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, which is the focus of the two -star level of completion for this best practice. To earn the two -star level, the specific vulnerabilities of various population groups in the city should be addressed when coordinating with Ramsey County to review hazard mitigation and emergency response procedures. Targeted information and emergency communications should also be developed for these vulnerable populations. "Ready & Resilient: A Guide to Extreme Weather" (see attached) is a publication from St. Louis Park that contains information on the effects of climate change on the weather patterns of the region and how it will affect community health and safety. Developing a similar guide could be a significant part of achieving the two -star level for this best practice.