Quinault Indian Reservation Tribal Hazards Mitigation Plan 2010
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Quinault Indian Reservation Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 TRIBAL Hazards Mitigation Plan October 25, 2010 This Quinault Indian Reservation Tribal Hazards Mitigation Plan Is completed in the fulfillment of guidelines administered by Federal Emergency Management Administration By the Quinault Indian Nation Coni Wilson Department of Planning, Division of Community Services Community & Economic Development 807 Fifth Ave. Taholah, WA 98587 Planning services and document authorship provided by William E. Schlosser, Ph.D. Kamiak Ridge, LLC 1525 NW Kenny Dr. Pullman WA 99163 www.Resource-Analysis.com This planning effort has been completed with the consultation by a Planning Committee comprised of representatives of administrative Divisions from the Quinault Indian Nation, representatives from adjacent government agencies such as the US Forest Service, Washington Department of Transportation & Department of Natural Resources, Grays Harbor County, fire protection districts, and planning consultants from Kamiak Ridge, LLC. Epigraph “What we do to the land, we do to ourselves.” Joe DeLaCruz, President, Quinault Indian Nation (Storm 1990) "The … red man in his great contest with nature has learned Not to combat nature, but to observe her moods and to prepare a simple means of escape." Frederic Remington, 1889 “Theres No Justice, Just Us.” Taholah Graffiti 2010 The quotation, photographed in Taholah and presented above, attracted attention not just by its immediate message contained in the word ‘justice’: “fair treatment and due rewards in accordance with honor, standards, and law”. The play of the words in this quotation seems to be obvious: 'justice' in the sense of 'just is' as in a juxtaposition to 'just us'. In this case it adds a semantic accent to 'just us', implying 'us' being an ultimate authority in deciding our own fate. Chapter 0. Table of Contents Chapter 0. Table of Contents ................................................................................................. i 0.1. List of Tables ............................................................................................................... viii 0.2. List of Figures ............................................................................................................... xi Chapter 1. Organization, Adoptions, Promulgations, and Acceptance ............................ 3 1.1. Organization of this Document ...................................................................................... 3 1.2. FEMA Region X Letter of Approval ............................................................................... 5 1.3. Authorship and Conveyance ......................................................................................... 6 1.4. Quinault Indian Nation ................................................................................................... 7 1.5. Acknowledgments and Thanks ..................................................................................... 9 1.6. Committee Participation and Accord ........................................................................... 10 1.7. Participating Agency Representation and Cooperation .............................................. 13 Chapter 2. Planning Process .............................................................................................. 15 2.1. Development and Approval Process ........................................................................... 15 2.1.1. Mission Statement ............................................................................................... 16 2.1.2. Vision Statement ................................................................................................. 16 2.1.3. Goals ................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.3.1. Primary Goals .................................................................................................. 16 2.1.3.2. Parallel Goals: ................................................................................................. 17 2.1.3.3. Objectives to Meet Goals ................................................................................ 17 2.2. FEMA Disaster Mitigation Planning ............................................................................. 19 2.3. Tribal Mitigation Plan ................................................................................................... 19 2.4. Guidance and Integration with Tribal Planning Activities ............................................ 20 2.5. Planning Committee Membership ............................................................................... 20 2.6. Planning Committee Meetings .................................................................................... 22 2.7. Public Involvement ...................................................................................................... 27 2.7.1. Press Releases ................................................................................................... 27 2.7.2. Youth Art Contest ................................................................................................ 29 2.7.3. Residential Survey .............................................................................................. 30 2.7.4. Public Meetings ................................................................................................... 35 2.7.5. Public Review Conducted ................................................................................... 36 2.8. QIN Readiness Survey ................................................................................................ 36 2.8.1. Division Survey Results ....................................................................................... 37 2.9. QIN Legal and Regulatory Resources Related to Hazard Mitigation Efforts ............... 44 Quinault Indian Reservation Hazard Mitigation Plan, October 25, 2010 pg i 2.9.1. The 20-Year Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the Quinault Indian Reservation, February 1997 ..................................................................................................................... 49 2.9.1.1. QIN 2008-2009 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: Capital Improvement Plan 2008 ...................................................................................................... 49 2.9.1.2. QIN 2008-2009 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: Natural Resource Management Element 2009 ................................................................. 49 2.9.1.3. QIN 2008-2009 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: Transportation Plan Element 2008 ...................................................................................................... 49 2.9.1.4. QIN 2008-2009 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: Housing Element 2009 ....... 50 2.9.1.5. QIN 2008-2009 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: Economic Development Plan Element 2009 ....................................................................................... 51 2.9.2. Quinault Indian Nation 2008 Strategic Plan ........................................................ 51 2.9.3. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2008 ........................ 52 2.9.4. QIN Transit Capacity Study 2008 ........................................................................ 52 2.9.5. Forest Management Plan 2003-2013 .................................................................. 52 2.9.6. QIN Transportation Plan 2006-2026.................................................................... 52 2.9.7. QIN Coastal Zone Management Plan, February 1979 ........................................ 53 2.9.8. QIN Shorelines Management Master Plan, February 1994 ................................. 53 2.9.9. Disaster Plan for QIN Public Safety..................................................................... 53 2.9.10. Annex to the Continuity of Operations Plan for the Indian Affairs Taholah Agency, April, 2008 ............................................................................................................................ 54 2.9.11. International Building Code Update to IBC 2006 ................................................. 54 2.9.12. QIN Title 48 Zoning 2008 .................................................................................... 54 2.9.13. QIN Title 50 Building & Manufactured Homes ..................................................... 54 2.9.14. QIN Title 51 Fishing/Hunting/Gathering............................................................... 55 2.9.15. Title 61 Natural Resource Management .............................................................. 55 2.9.16. Title 52 Beach Lands ........................................................................................... 55 2.9.17. QEPA Agreement for Partial Delegation ............................................................. 56 2.9.18. Watershed Plans ................................................................................................. 56 2.9.19. Community Emergency Response Team SM-317 (Participant Manual) ............. 56 2.9.20. QIN Police Department Evacuation Procedures for Corrections ......................... 56 Chapter 3. Quinault Indian Reservation Background and Characteristics .................... 58 3.1. Demographics ............................................................................................................. 61 3.1.1. Cultural History on the Quinault Indian Reservation ............................................ 64 3.1.2. Current Quinault Cultural Affairs Policy ..............................................................