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• To clarify, the only legislation they keep track of are proposed changes to Chapters 20 and 21 of the County Code. • On the proposed Pāhala Wastewater Treatment Plant, they are expecting the draft environmental assessment to be published on March 8, 2020. The environmental assessment for Nāālehu is continuingʻ, and the draft environmental assessment is expected to be completed between April and June, depending on issues such as the cultural review requirements. • The R-1 project for the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant is on hold. The final design is 90-95% done, but doing the design for outside the fence and the disposal system are on hold for now. He will update the commission when he has different information for them. • He does not have new information on the Aliʻi Drive inﬂow and inﬁltra?on. Their CCTV system had a failure and the part has just been received to fix it. On the east side sewer system, 4,400 feet has been done since October. They are in the process of getting equipment that will log and archive the CCTV data. About 19,000 feet of sewer has been cleaned since December. They still need to check on instrumentation to test for salinity. • He met with the mayor recently regarding e-waste, and they are working diligently on not terminating that service this year. The DOH is looking at a possible grant for next year. • There is more e-waste than there used to be. A primary issue is how to fund it properly so they can be more responsive to demand. They are locked into it because the funding comes from the General Fund. • Again, the money saved from the recycling contract has been used to fund, for this fiscal year, wages for new drivers and operators at the transfer stations. The collection of solid waste is DEM’s primary responsibility and is a service they must provide, as it touches on health and safety. Chair Pequeño asked the director about the senate bill regarding the State Historic Preservation Division and delays in cultural reviews. Director Kucharski said he would check on the bill and get back to him. 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Chair Pequeño told the commissioners to contact him and the secretary if they had any requests for agenda items. Commissioner Adams said she would check with BioEnergy Hawaiʻi about doing a presentation. 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Pequeño announced the next meeting: March 25, 2020, at the West Hawaiʻi Civic Center. 10