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Meeting: Council—April 15, 2015
Action: Postponed to call of Chair; never taken up again (Draft 2).
Re: Res. 87-15; Comm. 130; (2014-2016 term); EMC -3 (not adopted)
REPORT of THE
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DATE: March 31, tot Re: Comm. No. 130.3/Res. No. 87-15 draft
2)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai `i
TIME: 1:31 p.m.
Council hair and Members
Hawai ` i County Council
Hilo, HI 96720
Your Committee
on Environmental Management, to which was referred Resolution No. 87-15,
reports follows:
Resolution No. 87-15., Draft 2., transmitted by Council Member Margaret Wille, via
Communication No. 13 .3, dated March 4, 2015, a resolution urging the Mayor to enter into one
or mors multi - o ntra is for zero waste divers ion pro ra s to d i vert re c ov rabl a mater i a 1 s
e `
from the landfills.
Communication No. 13 .1 was introduced b Council Member Wille, dated February 7, 2015,
with proposed amendments to Resolution No. 87-15. The amendments were in regards to a
contractual provision, removing five-year the agreement with the option for two extensions, t
� ision�
the end of the eighth WHEREAS cl au.
Council Member Wille spoke in support of the Resolution. She informed the Council that the
County currently has no real diversion pro gram. She mentioned after briefly hearing from
Mr. Greg Goodale and Ms. Linda Peter's of the Department of Environmental Management, she
their willingto move forward with this. Council ember Wille called r. Goodale to
feels
comeupand
.
ands� ea ab out the div rsi o n pro gran o n the status and moving forward.
Mr. Goodale a a brief history of the diversion credit program. The idea started out as s grant
program that r given to various businesses in order to trach the materials that was being
d awayfrom the landfill. Movingforward there roods to badditional discussion ori how
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that can be done in terms of structure, and how funds would be allocated, which becomes a
issue. Mr. Goodale feels a lot more n
this need to be looked at, in terms of`this
budget�
program.
Council i1 Member Wille mentioned she was pleased with the main portion of the previous
diversion contract that was ultimately cancelled. She is hopeful to build the prior grant program
into the upcoming budget so we can get this started and move it forward. Council Member Will
spoke
on cost avoidance what is it costing us right now that were filling containers with
d l.lble rr�
F tri al an d Iran f rrir it to landfill that wi 11 o on b at max cap c ity. We need to
look at the cost of doing things in order to trans*1tion to another process.
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Co une 11 M e m b r W i I1 e re 1 t r to d that she p ut thi s measure f o rward to show that the C oun i 11 s i n
favor and support the diversion programs and have the Administration know that were behind
this. She is open to the Committee on h o w it moves forward.
Chair m' hi asked all members for comments or discussion. Hearing and seeing none chair
ni shi called the voice vote.
Due to confusion Council Member Wille requested a roll call vote.
As noted below, and pursuant to Rule 1 of the Mules of Procedure and Organization of the
Council of the County of Ha i `i*, your Committee on Environmental Management is not in
accordance with the purpose and intent of Resolution 87-15, as amended as Draft 2, and
forwards it to Council with a negative recommendation.
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Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE N ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
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COMMITTEE N ENVIRONMENTAL
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