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Section 14-145. Use of herbicides during transition. (a) During the transition period from January 1, 2020 until December 31, 2023,the director of the department of environmental management, the director of the department of parks and recreation and the director of the department of public works, shall take steps to reduce the use of herbicides that are listed on the schedule of prohibited herbicides. These steps shall include: (1) Creating and carrying out, in concert with ongoing advisement from the vegetation management transition committee, a program to transition from using prohibited herbicides to using minimum risk and eco-friendly products and methods; and (2) Establishing and maintaining a County-wide record system to document the County's use of herbicide usage,prohibited and otherwise,the use of other methods, effectiveness of the various choices, and associated costs. These records shall be shared with the vegetation management transition committee. (b) During the transition period, if the departments of environmental management,parks and recreation, or public works intend to use an herbicide listed on the prohibited herbicide schedule on a County owned or maintained public park or alongside a County owned or maintained road, bikeway, sidewalk,trail, drainageway, or waterway: (1) A notice shall be posted that a prohibited herbicide, identified by name, will be applied on a specified date and site. The notice shall be posted in a visible location at the site where the herbicide will be used, at least twenty-four hours before application; (2) The area sprayed shall be made inaccessible to the public until the sprayed product dries, but for no less than four hours, or in accordance with the product's label, whichever is greater; (3) A blue dye shall be applied to the product to make it visible to the naked eye; and (4) All directions on the label must be adhered to, such as wind or rain condition restrictions. Section 14-146. Vegetation management transition committee. (a) There shall be a vegetation management transition committee which shall consist of seven members. The members shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council, and may be removed upon recommendation by the mayor with the approval of the council. The office of the mayor shall provide support service to the committee. (b) Members shall serve a term that will expire upon the abolition of the transitional committee on December 31, 2023. Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c) Members shall be residents of the County who possess education, experience, or knowledge in one or more of the following fields or professions: (1) Native Hawaiian plants and cultural advisement thereof, (2) Tropical horticulture; (3) Agroforestry; 4