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discussion with the Council, butthere would need to be additional issues to be addressed to make that happen. Chair Adams didn’t know that we need at this time a motion for a recommendation on the rule because it has not yet been set, but it was more about getting a sense from the EMC that this approach is a reasonable one, and that at least there will be designated transfer stations where people can take their trailers, albeit with limited locations and days. Commissioner McIntosh, who uses a trailer, spoke about the proposed language prohibiting reversal of trailers. He’s not sure what the Wai‘hinu Transfer Station will end up looking like after it is rebuilt. Not being able to back in means you have to walk 30 feet to get to the chute from your trailer. And whether you go forward or back in, you are going to have to back up, unless you drive in sideways. Another concern is the maximum dimension of the trailer at 6 by 9 feet. Most trailers on the island are 4 by 8 feet or 5 by 10. This rule would be cutting out 5 by 10 foot trailers. He is surprised by the 6 by 9 foot dimensions because that’s usually for wider vehicles, and that would be more difficult to maneuver. Why not make it 6 by 12 because that is the largest residential trailer that is sold on the island by Home Depot, but it is a special order so you don’t see too many of those. Lastly, the trailers are supposed to have registration stickers on them, just like vehicles. It should be unnecessary for employees to ask to see documentation. If the sticker is not on the trailer, the driver is not in compliance and that would be more of an issue for the police department. The Director had mentioned he did not want employees enforcing the laws by themselves, and this would be just asking for lots of trouble in that regard. Commissioner Olson was on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission when they started the rebuilding of the transfer stations, he said. And they took us on a tour of how they were built on O‘ahu and on Maui. There, they were built so that you can pull through instead of backing up. The problem with the new transfer stations is that they are not pull-through. It is creating a huge hassle. People who do not have trucks are not going to load greenwaste into their automobiles. And this is going to lead to a lot of illegal dumping. Vice Chair Gaffney said the Waimea Transfer Station is beautifully set up for trailers. You pull up alongside the dump puka and offload off the side of the trailers. There is no backing up whatsoever. And if in the best-case scenario we could have all future transfer stations designed that way, it would be a winner because then people who really don’t have any experience backing trailers up wouldn’t be forced into that situation. Kealakehe is one example of a transfer station that is not drive-through. You have to back up in a long line of other vehicles that are in three parallel rows. Trailers are problematic and there is a potential for accidents. Acting Director Kaha commented on the discussion about allowing trailers at certain transfer stations that would require going through the Mayor and Corporation Counsel for input. The 13