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<br />i <br />Kittitas County <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan; <br />Volume 1—Planning-Area-Wide Elements <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ ES-1 <br />PART 1—THE PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................ 1 <br />Chapter 1. Introduction to the Planning Process.................................................................1-1 <br />1.1 Why Prepare This Plan? ................................................................................................................... 1-1 <br />1.1.1 The Big Picture ................................................................................................................... 1-1 <br />1.1.2 Local Concerns ................................................................................................................... 1-1 <br />1.1.3 Purposes for Planning ......................................................................................................... 1-2 <br />1.2 Who Will Benefit From This Plan?.................................................................................................. 1-2 <br />1.3 How to Use This Plan ...................................................................................................................... 1-2 <br />Chapter 2. Plan Methodology ................................................................................................2-1 <br />2.1 Grant Funding .................................................................................................................................. 2-1 <br />2.2 Formation of the Core Planning Team ............................................................................................. 2-1 <br />2.3 The Planning Partnership ................................................................................................................. 2-2 <br />2.4 Defining the Planning Area .............................................................................................................. 2-3 <br />2.5 The Steering Committee .................................................................................................................. 2-3 <br />2.6 Coordination with Other Agencies ................................................................................................... 2-4 <br />2.7 Steering Committee and Stakeholder Meetings ............................................................................... 2-5 <br />2.8 Public Involvement .......................................................................................................................... 2-6 <br />2.8.1 Strategy ............................................................................................................................... 2-6 <br />2.8.2 Public Involvement Results ............................................................................................... 2-13 <br />2.9 Plan Development Chronology/Milestones ................................................................................... 2-14 <br />Chapter 3. Guiding Principle, Goals and Objectives ...........................................................3-1 <br />3.1 Guiding Principle ............................................................................................................................. 3-1 <br />3.2 Goals ................................................................................................................................................ 3-1 <br />3.3 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 3-1 <br />Chapter 4. Kittitas County Profile .........................................................................................4-1 <br />4.1. Jurisdictions and Attractions ............................................................................................................ 4-1 <br />4.2. Historical Overview ......................................................................................................................... 4-2 <br />4.3. Physical Setting ................................................................................................................................ 4-3 <br />4.3.1 Geology ............................................................................................................................... 4-3 <br />4.3.2 Slope Stability ..................................................................................................................... 4-3 <br />4.3.3 Soils ..................................................................................................................................... 4-4 <br />4.3.4 Seismic Features ................................................................................................................. 4-6 <br />4.3.5 Climate ................................................................................................................................ 4-6 <br />4.3.6 Land Use ............................................................................................................................. 4-7 <br />4.4. Major Past Hazard Events ................................................................................................................ 4-9 <br />4.5. Critical Facilities and Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 4-10 <br />4.6. Demographics ................................................................................................................................ 4-12 <br />4.6.1 Kittitas County Population Characteristics ....................................................................... 4-12