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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: October 11, 2021 <br />TOPIC: 2021 Annual Report for the 2019 Kittitas County <br />Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Issue press release <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Arden Thomas <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Issue a press release informing citizens about our progress implementing the 2019 <br />Kittitas County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• In 2019, Kittitas County adopted the 2019 Kittitas County Multi -Jurisdictional <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan (Resolution No. 2019-140). <br />• Since Kittitas County participates in the Community Rating System, we are <br />required to have an up-to-date Hazard Mitigation Plan and annually report on our <br />progress implementing the plan. <br />• Kittitas County staff reach out to all planning annexes to provide updates on <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan implementation. <br />• Kittitas County Fire District #51, the Snoqualmie Pass Utility District, the Cle <br />Elum-Roslyn School District, and the Kittitas County Conservation District all <br />provided updates for inclusion in the annual report. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In 2019, Kittitas County adopted the 2019 Kittitas County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan (Resolution No. 2019-140). Communities that would like to participate in <br />the Community Rating System (CRS) or apply to for hazard mitigation grants are <br />required to have an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br />The Community Rating System (CRS) is a program offered by the National Flood <br />Insurance Program which rewards communities that implement certain activities to <br />reduce the impacts of flooding with lower flood insurance rates. <br />CRS communities are also required to report annually on their progress implementing the <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan. Last year, Kittitas County staff reported on progress <br />implementing the County -Wide and Kittitas County mitigation initiatives. This year, all <br />planning partners were asked to report on their implementation progress. Kittitas County <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />