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CHAPTER 18. AREA-WIDE MITIGATION INITIATIVES <br />18-8 <br />Initiative # <br /># of <br />Objectives <br />Met <br />Benefits Costs <br />Do Benefits <br />Equal or <br />Exceed <br />Costs? <br />Is Project <br />Grant <br />eligible? <br />Can Project <br />Be Funded <br />under <br />Existing <br />Programs/ <br />Budgets? <br />Priority <br />(High, <br />Med., <br />Low) <br />Stakeholder <br />Meeting <br />Ranking <br />CW-15 2 High Medium Yes Yes No High High <br />CW-16 3 High Medium Yes Yes Yes High Medium <br /> <br />18.4. PLAN ADOPTION <br />Section 201.6.c.5 of 44 CFR requires documentation that a hazard mitigation plan has been formally <br />adopted by the governing body of the jurisdiction requesting federal approval of the plan. For multi - <br />jurisdictional plans, each jurisdiction requesting approval must document that is has been formally adopted. <br />This plan update will be submitted for a pre-adoption review to the Washington State Division of <br />Emergency Management and FEMA prior to adoption. Once pre-adoption approval has been provided, all <br />planning partners will formally adopt the plan. All partners understand that DMA compliance and its <br />benefits cannot be achieved until the plan is adopted. Copies of the resolutions adopting this updated plan <br />for all planning partners can be found in Appendix D of this volume. Some planning partners/jurisdictions <br />are new to the plan and are adopting for the first time. <br />18.5. PLAN MAINTENANCE STRATEGY <br />A hazard mitigation plan must present a plan maintenance process that includes the following (44 CFR <br />Section 201.6.c.4): <br />• A section describing the method and schedule of monitoring, evaluating, and updating the <br />mitigation plan over a 5-year cycle <br />• A process by which local governments incorporate the requirements of the mitigation plan into <br />other planning mechanisms, such as comprehensive or capital improvement plans, when <br />appropriate <br />• A discussion on how the community will continue public participation in the plan maintenance <br />process. <br />This chapter details the formal process that will ensure that the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />remains an active and relevant document and that the planning partners maintain their eligibility for <br />applicable funding sources. The plan maintenance process includes a schedule for monitoring and <br />evaluating the plan annually and producing an updated plan every five years. This chapter also describes <br />how public participation will be integrated throughout the plan maintenance and implementation process. <br />It also explains how the mitigation strategies outlined in this Plan will be incorporated into existing planning <br />mechanisms and programs, such as comprehensive land-use planning processes, capital improvement <br />planning, and building code enforcement and implementation. The Plan’s format allows sections to be <br />reviewed and updated when new data become available, resulting in a plan that will remain current and <br />relevant. It is important to note that this process mirrors the one outlined in the 2012 plan. While the process <br />was not followed closely during the last seven years, with new staff at the County level and on the Steering <br />committee, it is our commitment to focus more carefully on the process over this planning horizon. <br />18.5.1 Plan Implementation <br />The effectiveness of the hazard mitigation plan depends on its implementation and incorporation of its <br />action items into partner jurisdictions’ existing plans, policies and programs. Together, the action items in