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<br />no, there are policies that require nutrient reduction before a condo is approved. He is <br />heartened, however, by Councilmember Richards’ invitation to knock down some doors <br />and think outside the box. <br /> <br /> b. Director’s Informational Report. <br /> <br />• Bill 88 was heard yesterday (July 23) before the Council Committee on <br />Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management. Its purpose <br />is to correct the definition of public property so that it includes property <br />owned by the state and federal governments. The bill is being referred to <br />him and to the commission for comment and recommendation. A draft <br />letter has been prepared for the commission to recommend adoption of <br />the bill. <br /> <br />Motion, second, and vote: Vice Chair Olson moved to send a letter to the <br />County Council recommending approval of Bill 88. Commissioner Gaffney <br />seconded the motion, and all commissioners voted aye. <br /> <br />• The contract for the Nāālehu EA has been signed, and section 106 ʻ <br />consultation letters have been sent. The process is moving forward. <br />Comments on an EA are not sent to individuals who might have <br />commented but are in the EA when it is published. <br /> <br />• There was a fire a couple of weeks ago at the greenwaste area of the West <br />Hawaiʻi land?ill. The facility is 100% under the control of their contractor, <br />Hawaiian Earth Recycling. They have sent a letter to the contractor, <br />expressing DEM’s dissatisfaction with the response of the contractor. <br /> <br />• On the R-1 project, they are still being held up by the 106 requirements for <br />SRF funding for cross-cutter conditions. He will bring an updated <br />schedule to the next meeting. <br /> <br />• On the department’s vacant positions and training, handouts were <br />provided with the information for the past year. <br /> <br />• The recent closures of transfer stations is related to vacant positions and <br />training. The county provides four weeks of vacation and sick time per <br />year, which is about a 9% reduction in staff capacity. If multiple baseyard <br />employees do not show up for work, employees who are not scheduled <br />are asked to come in, but they are not required to. If not enough <br />employees agree to come in, the site has to be closed. Alternatives to deal <br />with the closures are being looked at, but it is very frustrating. They are <br />checking into tying into Civil Defense’s text messaging notification system <br />to get the word out to people about closures. However, Civil Defense is <br />working on a new contract which involves changing their notification <br />system, so it is held up for now. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />