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County-Wide Mitigation Initiatives 2019 Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021 Annual Progress Report (October 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021) cW-9 Hish Support mitigation projects that will result in protection of public or private property from natural hazards. Progress made. On August 26,2021 the Kittitas County Flood Control Zone Disilict (FczD) purchased 226 acres of flood-prone property, removing two current residences and 25 potential residences from the floodplain. ln 2021, the FczD and city of Ellensburg partnered on a Wilson Creek conveyance improvement project. The FCZD has designed a conveyance improvement prcject along the Palouse to Cascade Trail to address flooding impacts to a local neighborhood and is awaiting approval from State Parks to implement. CW-10 Hieh Develop a system and designate responsible parties for capturing damage data after hazard events, to assist with capturing Public and lndividual Assistance expenditures and to catalogue damages for use in developing future projects including. This data will assist with Benefit/Cost Analysis. Progress made / ongoing activity. Following every declared emergency event, Public Works reports all damages to (ittitas County Emergency Management capturing necessary data used for determining public and private FEMA assistance program efforts. CW-11 Medium With Kittitas County as lead, to provide guidance to other jurisdictions, evaluate the 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 Gls layer and update as appropriate, to continue improving the risk assessment in this plan, No action - the Risk geodatabase developed for the current hazard mitigation plan is still up to date. cW-13 Medium lnffease stakeholder and public participation in the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan update process.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-15 High To more accurately show flood risks, develop maps that show alluvial fans, channel migration zones, and areas of cross-basin flow transfers Progress made. Updated alluvial fan mapping is undemay for Reecer Creek and Mercer and whiskey creeks. CW-16 High air quality declines due to wildfire. were not local flooding or wildfire events that required this type of response. County-Wide Page 2 ot 2