City of Cle Elum Climate Element Survey

Thank you for your interest in the City of Cle Elum Climate Planning efforts. As required by Washington State House Bill 1181, passed in 2023, all jurisdictions in the state are required to add a Climate Element to their Comprehensive Plan. More information can be found here: https://cleelum.gov/climate-commitment/

Based on UW Climate Mapping, Cle Elum identified the following hazards:
Wildfire, Drought, Extreme Heat, Flooding, Extreme Precipitation

Question Title

* 1. How concerned are you about the impact of each hazard in Cle Elum?

	Not Concerned at All	Slightly Concerned	Somewhat Concerned	Moderately Concerned	Extremely Concerned
Wildfire	Wildfire Not Concerned at All	Wildfire Slightly Concerned	Wildfire Somewhat Concerned	Wildfire Moderately Concerned	Wildfire Extremely Concerned
Drought	Drought Not Concerned at All	Drought Slightly Concerned	Drought Somewhat Concerned	Drought Moderately Concerned	Drought Extremely Concerned
Extreme Heat	Extreme Heat Not Concerned at All	Extreme Heat Slightly Concerned	Extreme Heat Somewhat Concerned	Extreme Heat Moderately Concerned	Extreme Heat Extremely Concerned
Flooding	Flooding Not Concerned at All	Flooding Slightly Concerned	Flooding Somewhat Concerned	Flooding Moderately Concerned	Flooding Extremely Concerned
Extreme Precipitation	Extreme Precipitation Not Concerned at All	Extreme Precipitation Slightly Concerned	Extreme Precipitation Somewhat Concerned	Extreme Precipitation Moderately Concerned	Extreme Precipitation Extremely Concerned

Question Title

* 2. What health or well-being challenges due to these hazards concern you most?

Question Title

* 3. Please include any additional health and well-being challenges not listed above.

Question Title

* 4. What environmental challenges due to these hazards concern you most?

Question Title

* 5. Please include any additional environmental challenges not listed above.

Question Title

* 6. What economic and financial challenges related to these hazards concern you the most?

Question Title

* 7. Please include any additional financial challenges not listed above.

Question Title

* 8. What challenges related to buildings, roads, and services due to theses hazards concerns you most?

Question Title

* 9. Please include any additional building, road, or service challenges not listed above.

Question Title

* 10. When you think about these identified hazards, what areas in Cle Elum are you most concerned about? This could include places you live, work or visit.

Question Title

* 11. What kinds of actions or policies should the city of Cle Elum consider implementing to become more resilient to climate hazards?

	Take Action Now	Implement in the Future	Not Necessary
Improved emergency response during hazard events	Improved emergency response during hazard events Take Action Now	Improved emergency response during hazard events Implement in the Future	Improved emergency response during hazard events Not Necessary
Prioritizing the conservation and/or restoration of nature areas, parks, and open spaces	Prioritizing the conservation and/or restoration of nature areas, parks, and open spaces Take Action Now	Prioritizing the conservation and/or restoration of nature areas, parks, and open spaces Implement in the Future	Prioritizing the conservation and/or restoration of nature areas, parks, and open spaces Not Necessary
Adopting land use standards to provide climate resilience such as fire-resistant building/construction standards or increasing landscaping requirements in parking lots	Adopting land use standards to provide climate resilience such as fire-resistant building/construction standards or increasing landscaping requirements in parking lots Take Action Now	Adopting land use standards to provide climate resilience such as fire-resistant building/construction standards or increasing landscaping requirements in parking lots Implement in the Future	Adopting land use standards to provide climate resilience such as fire-resistant building/construction standards or increasing landscaping requirements in parking lots Not Necessary
Prioritized investment in transportation and infrastructure upgrades such as more street trees, stormwater infrastructure, or identified evacuation routes	Prioritized investment in transportation and infrastructure upgrades such as more street trees, stormwater infrastructure, or identified evacuation routes Take Action Now	Prioritized investment in transportation and infrastructure upgrades such as more street trees, stormwater infrastructure, or identified evacuation routes Implement in the Future	Prioritized investment in transportation and infrastructure upgrades such as more street trees, stormwater infrastructure, or identified evacuation routes Not Necessary
Prioritized investment in expanding the potable water system such as new/upgraded wells and distribution facilities.	Prioritized investment in expanding the potable water system such as new/upgraded wells and distribution facilities. Take Action Now	Prioritized investment in expanding the potable water system such as new/upgraded wells and distribution facilities. Implement in the Future	Prioritized investment in expanding the potable water system such as new/upgraded wells and distribution facilities. Not Necessary

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 12. Climate issues have the potential to interact with several areas of the city. Rank the following climate and resiliency sectors in order of importance:

Question Title

* 13. What factors should be weighed when choosing policies to implement? Rank from most to least important.

Question Title

* 14. What else should be considered when prioritizing city policies?

Question Title

* 15. Please provide your email address if you would like to be kept up to date on climate planning efforts in Cle Elum.

Question Title

* 16. Where do you live?

Cle Elum City Limits

Outside Cle Elum (Kittitas County)

Ronald

Roslyn

South Cle Elum

Other (please specify)