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CHAPTER 2. PLAN METHODOLOGY <br />2-10 <br />January 9, 2019 Public Meeting #2 <br />During the public comment period, a meeting was held on January 9th, 2019 to inform the public about the <br />draft plan and how to review and comment on it. The draft plan was presented, with an emphasis on county- <br />wide mitigation initiatives. The meeting was open to the public and was advertised as such on the Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan website, the City of Ellensburg website, and Kittitas County Public Works press releases. <br />There were 16 attendees, who all participated in a ranking exercise of the hazards addressed in this plan by <br />placing dots stickers on each hazard they perceived as having a high impact on Kittitas County. A sign in <br />sheet and the results of this exercise are available in Appendix B. Figure 2-5 shows the attendees of this <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Figure 2-5. January 9, 2019 Public Meeting Attendees <br />During the January 9th, 2019 Stakeholder Meeting, public participation was discussed in detail, and <br />stakeholders provided suggestions for increasing public engagement in the next plan update process. <br />Suggestions included emails, social media posts, and posters, as well as co-hosting meetings with other <br />groups, and holding meetings where people already attend, such as local clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.). <br />There was also a suggestion to use Kittitas County’s new OpenGov portal to further engage the public. <br />Recommended future stakeholders included WA Department of Ecology Floodplain by Design, STARR II, <br />the Farm Bureau, Puget Sound Energy, major developers and landholders in Kittitas County, Kittitas <br />County Field and Stream, Irrigation Districts, Economic Business Development Authority, and the <br />Chamber of Commerce, among others. For a full list of suggested future stakeholders, see Appendix B. <br />Press Releases <br />Press releases were distributed to all media outlets over the course of the plan’s development as key <br />milestones were achieved and prior to each public meeting. The planning effort received the following press <br />coverage: