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<br />3-1 <br />CHAPTER 3. <br />GUIDING PRINCIPLE, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <br />Hazard mitigation plans must identify goals for reducing long-term vulnerabilities to identified hazards (44 <br />CFR Section 201.6.c(3i)). The steering committee established a mission statement, a set of goals and <br />measurable objectives for this plan, based on data from the preliminary risk assessment and the results of <br />the public involvement strategy. The mission statement, goals, objectives and actions in this plan all support <br />each other. Goals were selected to support the mission statement. Objectives were selected that met multiple <br />goals. All Goals and Objectives from the 2012 plan were vetted and re-affirmed by the planning partners <br />for this update. Actions were prioritized based on the action meeting multiple objectives. <br />3.1 GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />A guiding principle focuses the range of objectives and actions to be considered. This is not a goal because <br />it does not describe a hazard mitigation outcome, and it is broader than a hazard-specific objective. The <br />guiding principle for the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan is as follows: <br /> Through partnerships, reduce the vulnerability to natural hazards in order to protect the health, <br />safety, welfare and economy of the communities within Kittitas County <br />3.2 GOALS <br />The following are the mitigation goals for this plan: <br />1. Protect life, property and the environment. <br />2. Continuously build and support local capacity to enable the public to mitigate, prepare for, <br />respond to and recover from the impact of hazards and disasters. <br />3. Establish a hazard and disaster resilient economy. <br />4. Promote public awareness, engage public participation and enhance partnerships through <br />education and outreach. <br />5. Encourage the development and implementation of long-term, cost-effective mitigation <br />projects. <br />The effectiveness of a mitigation strategy is assessed by determining how well these goals are achieved. <br />3.3 OBJECTIVES <br />Each selected objective meets multiple goals, serving as a stand-alone measurement of the effectiveness of <br />a mitigation action, rather than as a subset of a goal. The objectives also are used to help establish priorities. <br />The objectives are as follows: <br />1. Reduce natural hazard-related risks and vulnerability to populations, critical facilities and <br />infrastructure within the planning area. <br />2. Minimize the impacts of natural hazards on current and future land uses by encouraging use of <br />incentives for hazard mitigation (i.e. National Flood Insurance Program, Community Rating <br />System). <br />3. Prevent or discourage new development in hazardous areas or ensure that if building occurs in <br />high-risk areas it is done in such a way as to minimize risk. <br />4. Integrate hazard mitigation policies into land use plans within the planning area.