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GAA'Y SAFARIK <br />Caunc�hnen�hcr <br />Disazcl 1, Puna Mahn <br />Phonc: (808)961-8267 <br />Fax: (808) 961-8912 <br />se, afaril:(�interu9c.net <br />May 17, 2004 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />County of Haivai 'i <br />Haivai'i Count) Building <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, 14cnvai'+96720 <br />TO: James Y. Arakaki. Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />1 <br />FROM: Lry Safarik, Member <br />rv� <br />/ /,'JIawai`i County Council <br />RE: East Hawaii Regional Sort Station Funding <br />COMMITTEES <br />Public Works & Intergovemmental RL!hut( <br />Chair <br />fIousinlg Agency <br />Chan <br />Finance <br />vice -Chair <br />The Mayor's budget proposes to spend $3.5 million for the planning, design and <br />construction of the sort station along with operational funding for three months to cover <br />salaries and wages for thirteen (13) additional County employee positions. My <br />understanding is that the members are considering elimination of both the $3.5 million in <br />capital improvement project (CIP) funds, as well as funding for the 13 additional <br />employees, until the results of the recently issued Solid Waste Reduction Request for <br />Information (RFI) and the subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) are reviewed. <br />After much consideration, I would like to provide my thoughts on the funding of <br />the East Hawaii Regional Sort Station. Given the relatively small waste stream in East <br />Hawaii (about 200 tons/day), a conventional waste reduction technology (ie. mass <br />burning) is only marginally viable economically unless integrated facility planning is <br />coordinated. In other words, to make a waste reduction technology attractive to the <br />private sector the following may be needed: 1) integration of the sort station with the <br />waste reduction technology facility so that the high fuel -value products of the sort station <br />(paper and plastics) can be provided so as to "downsize" the scale of the waste reduction <br />technology facility, and 2) proximity of the landfill to the sort station/waste reduction <br />technology facility so as to provide additions (about 50 tons/day) to the waste stream <br />going to the facility. The private sector may also be able to create additional revenue <br />streams by selling power to the utility and heat to a large customer (ie Home Depot). <br />I believe that it is possible to go forward with the CIP funding for the Sort Station <br />now, as long as this facility can be integrated with the waste reduction technology <br />identified by the RFI and the RFP, and the present site, near the landfill is secured, so as <br />to provide a resource (landfill mining) for the waste reduction technology. Q <br />Comm. No. <br />Ref. To. low <br />Ref. DatedAY 1 9 9004 <br />1Lnvai'r ( omdll is rrn Faun/ Oppornmrty P1 0, 0C1and Emplover <br />