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Chair Adams said there is a fair amount of information in the Director’s Report, and anyone who has follow-up questions can contact the Department or ask for them to be put on the agenda for the next meeting. 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Chair Adams said we will see what kind of progress the ad hoc committee is making on barriers to private recycling. She will talk with Council Member Richards and see what communications we can have with the Council in brainstorming mode. If there are other items that members know we want to get on the agenda, let her know. 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS The next meeting is November 24, and it will be online. Commissioners reviewed with the Deputy Corporation Counsel and the Secretary the 10 pertaining to board meetings that are going into effect on requirements of the new law January 1. One of the new requirements for remote meetings is to host a location open to the public, so this will be attempted as a trial run at the November 24, 2021, meeting, at Building G, the Community Meeting Hale, at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center. Vice Chair Gaffney also asked Commissioners to be prepared to handle an appeal of the Director’s order. Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas-Ferguson said he could not comment on that because it was not on the agenda, but if and when it gets to that point he will send something out to have members prepared. He also said he will be out on paternity leave and Deputy Corporation Counsel Keyra Wong will be covering the November meeting. Vice Chair Gaffney said any appeal should be handled in a special meeting, to which the Chair agreed. 10. ADJOURNMENT Motion, second, and vote: Commissioner Olsonmade a motion to adjourn, to which Vice Chair Gaffneyseconded, and the motion was adopted. Ayes: 6 (Adams, Fulton, Gaffney, McIntosh, Olson, Robinson); Nays 0; Absent 3 (Burns, Cardwell, Hoopii). Meeting adjourned at 11:53 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Peter Sur, Secretary 10 “Open Meetings: Guide to the Sunshine Law for State and County Boards” https://oip.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-Sunshine-GUIDE.pdf 18