1005099.0001.04 REVISED DRAFT Park County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update May 2020 Prepared for: Prepared by: Park County Oce of Emergency Management Park County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update May 2020 Park County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update LOCAL MITIGATION PLAN REVIEW TOOL [Placeholder for final local mitigation plan review tool.] 1 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE May 2020 Prepared for: Park County Office of Emergency Management 911 Clark Street Fairplay, CO 80440 Prepared by: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC., MEMBER OF WSP 5665 Flatiron Parkway, Suite 250 Boulder, CO 80301 Park County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update Hazard Mitigation Plan Update TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ ES-1 PART 1– THE PLANNING PROCESS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PLANNING PROCESS ............................................. 1-1 1.1 WHY PREPARE THIS PLAN? ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 The Big Picture ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1.2 Regulatory Authority ............................................................................................................... 1-2 1.1.3 Purposes for Planning .............................................................................................................. 1-2 1.1.4 Why Update? ........................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PLAN? .......................................................................... 1-3 1.3 HOW TO USE THIS PLAN .................................................................................................... 1-3 1.4 CHANGES IN THE 2020 UPDATE ........................................................................................ 1-3 CHAPTER 2 PLANNING PROCESS ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 PLANNING AREA ................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Data Collection and Incorporation of Existing Plans ................................................................ 2-1 2.2.1 2015 Park County Hazard Mitigation Plan ............................................................................... 2-2 2.2.2 Integration of Geographic Information Systems Data ............................................................... 2-2 2.3 Coordination with Other Planning Efforts ................................................................................ 2-2 2.4 Mitigation Planning Committee ............................................................................................... 2-2 2.4.1 HMC Members ........................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.4.2 HMC Meetings ........................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.5 Inclusive Outreach and Public Engagement ............................................................................. 2-3 2.5.1 Inclusive Outreach and Public Engagement Plan...................................................................... 2-4 2.6 Plan Development and Review ................................................................................................ 2-7 PART 2 — RISK ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 3 IDENTIFIED HAZARDS OF CONCERN AND RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 IDENTIFIED HAZARDS OF CONCERN .............................................................................. 3-1 3.2 CLIMATE CHANGE .............................................................................................................. 3-2 3.3 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 3-2 3.4 RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS ................................................................................................ 3-3 3.4.1 Quantitative Assessment .......................................................................................................... 3-3 3.4.2 Qualitative Assessment ............................................................................................................ 3-3 3.4.3 Limitations .............................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.4.4 Hazard Rankings ..................................................................................................................... 3-4 CHAPTER 4 PARK COUNTY PROFILE ..................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES ................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Mountain Ranges ..................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Canyons................................................................................................................................... 4-3 4.2 JURISDICTIONS AND LAND COVER ................................................................................. 4-3 4.3 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................... 4-3 4.4 TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................................. 4-4 4.5 SCHOOLS .............................................................................................................................. 4-5 i Park County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update 4.6 RECREATION ........................................................................................................................ 4-5 4.7 MAJOR PAST HAZARD EVENTS ........................................................................................ 4-6 4.8 PHYSICAL SETTING ............................................................................................................ 4-7 4.8.1 Geology ................................................................................................................................... 4-7 4.8.2 Climate .................................................................................................................................... 4-9 4.8.3 Potential Interactions between Pine Beetle Infestations and Other Hazards ............................. 4-10 4.9 CRITICAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................... 4-14 4.10 DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................................ 4-15 4.10.1 Population Characteristics...................................................................................................... 4-16 4.10.2 Income and Housing .............................................................................................................. 4-18 4.10.3 Age Distribution .................................................................................................................... 4-19 4.10.4 Race, Ethnicity and Language ................................................................................................ 4-19 4.10.5 Disabled Populations ............................................................................................................. 4-20 4.11 ECONOMY........................................................................................................................... 4-20 4.11.1 Industry, Businesses and Institutions ...................................................................................... 4-20 4.11.2 Employment Trends and Occupations .................................................................................... 4-21 4.12 LAND USE DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................. 4-22 4.13 CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 4-24 4.13.1 Administrative and Technical Resources................................................................................ 4-24 4.13.2 Financial Resources ............................................................................................................... 4-25 4.13.3 Planning and Regulatory Resources ....................................................................................... 4-27 4.13.4 National Flood Insurance Program Participation .................................................................... 4-28 4.13.5 FEMA Funded Hazard Mitigation Projects ............................................................................ 4-28 4.13.6 Coordination with Community Partners ................................................................................. 4-29 4.13.7 Integration of Mitigation into Existing Planning Mechanisms ................................................ 4-30 CHAPTER 5 DROUGHT ................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 GENERAL BACKGROUND .................................................................................................