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County -Wide Mitigation Initiatives 2019 Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021 Annual Progress Report {October 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021) With Kittitas County as lead, to provide guidance to other jurisdictions, evaluate the CW -11 Medium benefits of other jurisdictions joining the NFIP Community Rating System. Kittitas County did not provide this guidance in 2020. CW -12 Medium Evaluate Countywide critical facilities list and 015layerand update as appropriate, to No action -the Risk geadatabase developed for the current hazard mitigation plan is continue Improving the risk assessment in this plan. still up to date. CW -13 Medium Increase stakeholder and public participation in the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan The Hazard Mitigation Plan will not be updated until 2024. CW -14 Medium Prioritize Kittitas County's list of potential acquisitions of flood -prone properties. The Flood Control Zone District has applied for Flood control assistance account program Progress made On August 26, 2021 the Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District CW-15Hlgh To more accurately show flood risks, develop maps that show alluvial fans, channel (FCZD) purchased 226 acres of flood -prone property, removing two current residences CW -9 High Support mitigation projects that will result in protection of public or private property and 25 potential residences from the floodplain. in 2021, the FCZD and City of Ellensburg from natural hazards. partnered on a Wilson Creek conveyance improvement project. The FCZD has designed a response to air quality declines associated with wildfire. In the reporting period, there conveyance improvement project along the Palouse to Cascade Trail to address flooding impacts to a local neighborhood and is awaiting approval from State Parks to implement. Develop a system and designate responsible parties for capturing damage data after Progress made / ongoing activity. Following every declared emergency event, Public hazard events, to assist with capturing Public and Individual Assistance expenditures and CW -10 High Works reports all damages to Kittitas County Emergency Management capturing to catalogue damages for use In developing future projects including. This data will assist with Benefit/Cost Analysts. necessary data used for determining public and private FEMA assistance program efforts. With Kittitas County as lead, to provide guidance to other jurisdictions, evaluate the CW -11 Medium benefits of other jurisdictions joining the NFIP Community Rating System. Kittitas County did not provide this guidance in 2020. CW -12 Medium Evaluate Countywide critical facilities list and 015layerand update as appropriate, to No action -the Risk geadatabase developed for the current hazard mitigation plan is continue Improving the risk assessment in this plan. still up to date. CW -13 Medium Increase stakeholder and public participation in the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan The Hazard Mitigation Plan will not be updated until 2024. CW -14 Medium Prioritize Kittitas County's list of potential acquisitions of flood -prone properties. The Flood Control Zone District has applied for Flood control assistance account program funding to help inform acquisition priorities within the Easton Reach of the Yakima River. CW-15Hlgh To more accurately show flood risks, develop maps that show alluvial fans, channel Progress made, Updated alluvial fan mapping is underway for Reecer Creek and Mercer migration zones, and areas of cross -basin flow transfers and Whiskey Creeks. Improve public health responses to hazard events. For example, testing drinking water for On-going Activity. In 2020, Public Health monitored indoor air quality at local schools, In CW -16 High contamination after flood events or distributing masks and closing outdoor events when response to air quality declines associated with wildfire. In the reporting period, there air quality declines due to wildfire. County -Wide Page 2 of 2 were not local flooding or wildfire events that required this type of response.