REP EMC 006 2018/07/24 (2016-2018)

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EMC-6 Page 2 July 24, 2018 Chair Poindexter. There was a motion by Council Member Ruggles to approve Bill 154 that was seconded by Council Member Kanuha. Ms. O'Hara moved to amend Bill 154, which was seconded by Ms. Ruggles, with Communication No. 941.5 that incorporates recommendations forwarded by the Environmental Management Commission and the Director of the Department of Environmental Management. Ms. O'Hara informed your committee that the problem with abandoned vehicles on the island was not with funding and that the County Council needed to approve this bill to give the Department of Environmental Management the authority to remove abandoned vehicles from private roads. Director Kucharski agreed that the problem is not a funding issue but rather the lack of resources to address the issue. Mr. Kucharski pointed out the fact that the county only has three contracted tow companies, and that there are only two facilities processing abandoned vehicles on island, both with very limited capacity. He said that his department can tow and hold some of the AV's (Abandoned Vehicles) until the processing facilities can take them. He also informed Committee members that he is working with the Police Department to modify procedures to meet specific requirements necessary to deputize the department's Derelict and Abandoned Vehicle Coordinator to allow them to issue tickets, thereby, taking some of the burden off the police. Your Committee on Environmental Management is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 154, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its passage on first reading. bl AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, CHUNG X DAVID x COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EOFF x MANAGEMENT KANUHA X LEE LOY X O'HARA X POINDEXTER x EILEEN O'HARA, CHAIR RICHARDS X EMC REPORT NO.: 6 RUGGLES X ADOPTED: AUG 8 2018