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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2015/07/23 2014-2016DENNIS "FRESH" ONIS] I] <ha,r"„d pr d"'oln,e, MARGARET WILIY Ilu Cho„ 6°i Session 1V oe y b E. COUNTY COUNCIL Cnun(v tfHa,vai" Hmvoi'i Colmi}' Is.ulding 2J Anpunl Street Hilo, 7laxai'1 96720 AARON S. Y. CHUNG MAILE "MEDEIROS" DAVID KAREN EOFF GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUiIA DANNY PALEKA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT77 c ,o ORDER OF BUSINESS •r West Hawaii Civic Center Ka - 74 -5044 Ane Keohok5lole Highway, Building A o D� Kailua-Kona, I lawai`i O. July 23, 2015 3:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS S'ee'ing rhe /mere,(, o/rhe People a10,, lrinud H,,,u'i Ca4mv i, a,, Equal Oppa,I.,wy Provider and E,,I yer. EMC -6 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES July 23, 2015 Bill 32: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN A MANNER THAT REWARDS THOSE WHO SEPARATE THEIR RECYCLABLES AND COMPOSTABLES FROM LANDFILL REFUSE Requires the Environmental Management Director to implement a partial pay -per -bag fee program for refuse to be landfilled, which allows each household and business one 33 -gallon bag of refuse per week to be landfilled without any bag fee. Reference: Comm. 199 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Referred to Environmental Management Director and Environmental Management Commission: March 31, 2015 ; and Comm. 199.4: From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated July 7, 2015, transmitting an unfavorable recommendation by the Environmental Management Commission due to a lack of quorum. ; and Comm. 199.5: From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated July 7, 2015, transmitting the Environmental Management Commission's comments and suggestions in support of the intent of Bill 32. Page 2 EMC -6 July 23, 2015 Bill 33: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40, SECTION 2-202; CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 20-31, 20-35, AND 20-36; AND CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 20-43 AND SECTION 20-52, AND ADDS A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REFUSE Prohibits the disposal of compostable or recyclable material at any County landfill or transfer station as of January 1, 2018. Also establishes additional requirements and fees for commercial haulers with regard to the disposal of compostable or recyclable materials. Reference: Comm. 200 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Referred to Environmental Management Director and Environmental Management Commission: March 31, 2015 ; and Comm. 200.2: From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated July 7, 2015, transmitting an unfavorable recommendation by the Environmental Management Commission due to a lack of quorum. ADJOURNMENT Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by July 21, 2015 Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: • County Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed: • County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala; • Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu; and • Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. Page 3 EMC -6 July 23, 2015 If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County's homepage at htip://www.hawaiicounty_.gov. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council -Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting: (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestiinonyLq)hawaiicouno�.ov. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Human Services and Social Services, Planning, Environmental Management, and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, July 30 and August 6 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, August 1 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo `O Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.) Page 4