2019_KittitasCountyHMP_Volume 1_For Adoption

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CHAPTER 18. AREA-WIDE MITIGATION INITIATIVES 18-10 the 2012 planning process (see Appendix C), and will continue for use during this cycle. The plan maintenance steering committee will provide feedback to the planning team on items included in the template. Public Works will then prepare a formal annual report on the progress of the plan. This report should be used as follows: • Posted on the Kittitas County website page dedicated to the hazard mitigation plan • Provided to the local media through a press release • Presented to planning partner governing bodies to inform them of the progress of actions implemented during the reporting period • For those planning partners that participate in the Community Rating System, or choose to join in the future, the report can be provided as part of the CRS annual re-certification package. The CRS requires an annual recertification to be submitted by October 1 of every calendar year for which the community has not received a formal audit. To meet this recertification timeline, the planning team will strive to complete progress reports between June and September each year. Uses of the progress report will be at the discretion of each planning partner. Annual progress reporting is not a requirement specified under 44 CFR. However, it may enhance the planning partnership’s opportunities for funding. While failure to implement this component of the plan maintenance strategy will not jeopardize a planning partner’s compliance under the DMA, it may jeopardize its opportunity to partner and leverage funding opportunities with the other partners. Each planning partner was informed of these protocols at the beginning of this plan update , and each partner acknowledged these expectations when with submittal of a letter of intent to participate in this process. 18.5.4 Plan Update 44 CFR requires that local hazard mitigation plans be reviewed, revised if appropriate, and resubmitted for approval in order to remain eligible for benefits under the DMA (Section 201.6.d.3). This is the first five year plan update. The Kittitas County partnership intends to continue to update the hazard mitigation plan on a 5-year cycle from the date of adoption of this plan update. This cycle may be accelerated to less than 5 years based on the following triggers: • A Presidential Disaster Declaration that impacts the planning area • A hazard event that causes loss of life • A comprehensive update of the County or participating city’s comprehensive plan It will not be the intent of future updates to develop a complete new hazard mitigation plan for the planning area. The update will, at a minimum, include the following elements: • The update process will be convened through a steering committee. • The hazard risk assessment will be reviewed and, if necessary, updated using best available information and technologies. • The action plans will be reviewed and revised to account for any initiatives completed, dropped, or changed and to account for changes in the risk assessment or n ew partnership policies identified under other planning mechanisms (such as the comprehensive plan). • The draft update will be sent to appropriate agencies and organizations for comment. • The public will be given an opportunity to comment on the update prior to adoption. • The partnership governing bodies will adopt their respective portions of the updated plan.