2019_KittitasCountyHMP_Volume 1_For Adoption

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CHAPTER 2. PLAN METHODOLOGY 2-5 – Washington Farm and Forestry Association – Kittitas Conservation Trust – The Nature Conservancy – Private Land Owners – Cities of Ellensburg, Kittitas, Roslyn and Cle Elum, and the Town of South Cle Elum • Pre-Adoption Review—All the agencies listed above were provided an opportunity to review and comment on this plan, primarily through the hazard mitigation plan webpage of the Kittitas County Public Works website. Each agency was sent an e-mail message informing them that draft portions of the plan were available for review. 2.7 STEERING COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS The following sections describe the steering committee and stakeholder meetings that took place throughout the planning process. For details on each meeting, including PowerPoint presentations, agendas, and sign- in sheets, see Appendix B. Steering Committee Kick-Off Meeting The planning team made a presentation at a stakeholder meeting on July 16, 2018 to kick off the update process and solicit planning partners. The planning team provided an overview of the purpose and process of hazard mitigation planning, reviewed the 2012 Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan, outlined the County work plan and planning partner expectations, sought commitment to the planning partnership, and sought volunteers for the steering committee. Stakeholder Meeting On July 18, 2018, the planning team made a presentation to the Kittitas Fire Adapted Communities Coalition. This presentation was an overview version of the presentation delivered at the kick-off meeting, followed by solicitation of input from stakeholders. In addition to local fire districts f rom within Kittitas County, stakeholders present at the meeting included the United States Forest Service, WA Department of Natural Resources, Washington Farm and Forestry Association, the Nature Conservancy, private land owners, the Kittitas Conservation Trust, and the Suncadia Planned Unit Development. Stakeholder and Public Input Points at Risk MAP Meetings On August 6 and 7, 2018, in Thorp and Ellensburg, respectively, Core Planning Team members staffed a Hazard Mitigation Plan Update booth at FEMA-sponsored Risk MAP open house meetings. At the combined meetings 29 attendees were encouraged to participate in future meetings, were directed to the County Hazard Mitigation Webpage and were given an overview of the process. Steering Committee HIRA Review and Mitigation Strategy Development Meeting The planning team held a meeting with all planning partners on November 8, 2018 to review the draft Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment update. Previous county-wide mitigation initiatives were reviewed by the steering committee, to determine whether they should be continued in this plan update. Five new mitigation initiatives were suggested by participants and reviewed by the committee. Each activity was evaluated according to the STAPLE/E evaluation methodology.