2020-06-24 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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services as employees have become more available. Greenwaste services have been partially restored at the Kealakehe, Pāhoa, Waimea and Keʻei Transfer Sta?ons. SWD discontinued hauling commercial refuse from the East Hawaiʻi Sort Sta?on to the West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landﬁll due to the COVOID-19 pandemic and the effects it had on the overall staff available to work. 2. ADMINISTRATION Update to Service Issues re: Lack of Manpower: Two temporary EO-III positions were filled in the Kona Baseyard. SWD is asking to fill another five EO-III positions. 3. SOLID WASTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Closure of South Hilo Sanitary Landfill: The contractor is ahead of schedule for the closure of the SHSL, and it is expected to be completed by the end of August. The project is the first of its kind in the state. 4. RECYCLING SECTION A. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: • The 2019 update of the County of Hawaiʻi Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) is being prepared in compliance with Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 342G, which requires counties in the state to update and revise their solid waste management plans every 10 years. The last update to the County of Hawai‘i’s ISWMP was completed in 2009. • The draft update to the ISWMP includes an evaluation of local needs and conditions to determine the most effective combined strategy for managing solid waste while protecting human health and the environment. The draft plan outlines the components of an effective solid waste management strategy and priorities recommendations, while providing a framework for implementation. • As required by HRS Chapter 342G, Mayor Kim appointed members to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). The county’s SWAC is comprised of seven members and had been meeting monthly. Input from SWAC members during the ISWMP update process was crucial to ensure that the completed plan effectively identified and addressed the County of Hawai‘i’s unique solid waste challenges. • The SWAC had their first meeting in March 2018. The June and July meetings were dedicated to helping the SWAC learn more about the county’s solid waste and landfill diversion programs, and one of the tools used was to show the SWAC many of the program’s facilities. During the SWAC meetings from August 2018 to November 2018, the SWAC reviewed and utilized the 2009 plan recommendations and options in developing their own recommendations and options. • A draft plan was submitted to the SWAC during December 2018. The SWAC agreed to proceed by submitting their individual comments to the plan in January 2019, followed 2