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CHAPTER 18. AREA-WIDE MITIGATION INITIATIVES <br />18-6 <br /> <br />Table 18-2. Status of 2012 - 2019 Mitigation Initiatives <br />Initiative <br /># Initiative Description Hazards <br />Addressed Lead Agency <br />Possible <br />Funding <br />Sources or <br />Resources <br />Timeline Status <br />1 <br />Continue to maintain a countywide hazard mitigation plan website to <br />house the plan and plan updates, in order to provide the public an <br />opportunity to monitor plan implementation and progress. Each <br />planning partner may support the initiative by including an initiative <br />in its action plan and creating a web link to the website. <br />All Hazards <br />Kittitas County <br />Department of <br />Public Works <br />General Fund <br />Short <br />Term/ <br />Ongoing <br />Partially Complete/Carry <br />Over to 2019 <br />2 Leverage public outreach partnering capabilities to inform and <br />educate the public about hazard mitigation and preparedness. All Hazards <br />Kittitas County <br />Department of <br />Public Works/ All <br />Planning Partners <br />General Fund <br />Short <br />Term/ <br />Ongoing <br />Partially Completed, through <br />the mitigation planning and <br />Risk MAP processes/Carry- <br />Over <br />3 <br />Coordinate all mitigation planning and project efforts, including grant <br />application support, to maximize all resources available to the <br />planning partnership. <br />All Hazards <br />Kittitas County <br />Department of <br />Public Works <br />General Fund, <br />FEMA <br />mitigation <br />grants <br />Short <br />Term/ <br />Ongoing <br />Complete CTP and other <br />Grants, provided some <br />support to other <br />jurisdictions/Carry-over <br />4 <br />Support the collection of improved data (hydrologic, geologic, <br />topographic, volcanic, historical, etc.) to better assess risks and <br />vulnerabilities. <br />All Hazards <br />Kittitas County <br />Department of <br />Public Works <br />General Fund, <br />FEMA <br />mitigation <br />grants <br />Short <br />Term/ <br />Ongoing <br />Complete/Carry-over <br />5 <br />Provide coordination and technical assistance in grant application <br />preparation that includes assistance in cost vs. benefit analysis for <br />grant-eligible projects. <br />All Hazards <br />Kittitas County <br />Department of <br />Public Works <br />General Fund, <br />FEMA <br />mitigation <br />grants <br />Short <br />Term/ <br />Ongoing <br />Not Completed/ Carry-over <br />6 <br />Where appropriate, support retrofitting, purchase, or relocation of <br />structures or infrastructure located in hazard-prone areas to protect <br />structures/infrastructure from future damage, with repetitive loss and <br />severe repetitive loss properties as priority when applicable. <br />All Hazards All Planning <br />Partners <br />FEMA <br />mitigation <br />grants <br />Long Term Complete/Carry-over <br />7 <br />Continue to maintain the steering committee as a viable committee to <br />monitor the progress of the hazard mitigation plan, provide technical <br />assistance to planning partners and oversee the update of the plan as <br />necessary. <br />All Hazards <br />Kittitas County <br />Department of <br />Public Works <br />General Fund <br />Short <br />Term/ <br />Ongoing <br />Partially Complete/Carry-over