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JN�Y.oc N�fy <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br />+r�tE•os.N''p� <br />RESOLUTION NO. 452 14 <br />A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO WITHDRAW REQUEST <br />FOR PROPOSAL NO. 3044 AND ISSUE A NEW REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO <br />PROVIDE FOR THE ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE ENTITIES OR A COMBINATION OF <br />ENTITIES WHICH SEEK TO MAXIMIZE THE OUTPUT OF COMPOSTABLES. <br />WHEREAS, the narrative of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 3044 was in alignment with <br />the Council sentiment to maximize compostables in order to decrease dependence on expensive <br />imported fertilizer, reduce the carbon footprint of our island population, and support the County's <br />zero waste goals memorialized in Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2; and <br />WHEREAS, the details of the RFP limited proposals to massive waste -to -energy systems <br />by calling for a single proposer who has three years of experience handling 95,000 tons of <br />municipal solid waste per year and can cite a reference project to verify that experience; and <br />WHEREAS, the RFP seemed to also limit proposals by requiring substantial production <br />of energy; and <br />WHEREAS, several responders that specialize in compostables were eliminated; and <br />WHEREAS, the RFP should allow for proposals from teams of experts in their field, <br />with each verifying three years of experience with a single component of the waste stream versus <br />a single -proposer approach; and <br />WHEREAS, the RFP should award points to strategies that maximize environmental <br />benefits and promote community-based green jobs versus investing in expensive equipment; and <br />WHEREAS, other states are moving away from facilities that are dependent upon large <br />municipal waste streams in preference to smaller, local operations; and <br />WHEREAS, most waste -to -energy facilities are dependent upon petroleum sources and <br />cause significant air, water, and soil contamination and pollution; and <br />WHEREAS, it is important to consider recycling, compost production, and increasing <br />public participation and responsibility when formulating a comprehensive solid waste program <br />for the County of Hawaii; now, therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF IIAWAI`I that it <br />strongly urges the Administration to withdraw Request for Proposal No. 3044 and issue a new <br />Request for Proposal to provide for the eligibility of those entities or a combination of entities <br />which seek to maximize the output of compostables. <br />