MnWARN 13th Annual Meeting

11/22/2024

13th Annual MnWARN Meeting – December 17, 2024

Best Western Kelly Inn, 100 4th Ave S., St Cloud, MN

AGENDA

8:30am          Registration & Refreshments

9:00am          Welcome & MnWARN Updates – Tim Hewett, MnWARN Chair

                      Introductions & Membership Update

9:30am          MnWARN Director Process – MnWARN Chair & Directors

                      Learn the process that MnWARN Directors & Alternates take when receiving a call from the Duty Officer during a MnWARN Emergency Event.

10:00am        Disaster Recovery Efforts & Activities – Paul Plaetz, Bob Klug, Ben Oseien & Zach Blonigen, MRWA Staff

                      Learn about the MnWARN boots-on-the-ground response effort from the summer of 2024 flooding and emergency events.

10:30am        Unexpected Emergencies: A City Perspective  – MnWARN Event City Staff

                      Get a city’s perspective on how to be prepared when unexpected natural disasters or malicious events occur from a recent flooding emergency

                      occurrence.

11:00am        Minnesota Emergency Management - TBD

11:45am        Lunch (provided)

12:30pm        Identifying Critical Assets  – Kelley Janes, AE2S

                      Identifying highest priority assets to save if a failure is imminent and how do you get them back during recovery phase?

1:15pm          Planning & Implementing Grants for Climate Resiliency - Pam Rodewald, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

                      Learn how MPCA’s Planning & Implementing Grants can fund projects in your community.

1:45pm           Break

2:00pm           Large Scale Watermain Break Tabletop Exercise – Tim Hewett, MnWARN

                       Chair and City of St. Cloud Infrastructure Services Manager

                       Roundtable exercise of a large scale watermain break.

3:15pm           Discussion and Closing Remarks – Tim Hewett, MNWARN Chair

                      Learn how MnWARN can benefit your utility!
                       Resources reminder and website updates!

3:30pm         Adjourn

5 Related Certification Hours Approved by MDH/ Tentative - MPCA
Register to attend:  www.mrwa.com  Use the training calendar link.