2019_KittitasCountyHMP_Volume 1_For Adoption

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-4 MITIGATION INITIATIVES For the purposes of this document, mitigation initiatives are defined as activities designed to reduce or eliminate losses resulting from natural hazards. The mitigation initiatives are the key element of the hazard mitigation plan. It is through the implementation of these initiatives that the planning partners can strive to become disaster-resistant through sustainable hazard mitigation. Although one of the driving influences for preparing this plan update was continued grant funding eligibility, its purpose is more than just access to federal funding. It was important to the planning partnership and the steering committee to look at initiatives that will work through all phases of emergency management. Some of the initiatives outlined in this plan are not grant eligible—grant eligibility was not the focus of the selection. Rather, the focus was the initiatives’ effectiveness in achieving the goals of the plan and whether they are within each jurisdiction’s capabilities. This planning process resulted in the identification 174 mitigation actions to be targeted for implementation by individual planning partners. These initiatives and their priorities can be found in Volume 2 of this plan. In addition, the steering committee and the planning partnership identified a series of countywide initiatives benefiting the whole partnership that will be implemented by pooling resources based on capability. These countywide initiatives are summarized in Table ES-1. CONCLUSION Full implementation of the recommendations of this plan update will take time and resources. The measure of the plan’s success will be the coordination and pooling of resources within the planning partnership. Keeping this coordination and communication intact will be the key to successful implementation of the plan. Teaming together to seek financial assistance at the state and federal level will be a priority to initiate projects that are dependent on alternative funding sources. This plan was built upon the effective leadership of a multi-disciplined steering committee and a process that included public input and support. The plan will succeed for the same reasons.