2021-12-29 EMC special meeting draft minutes

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of the public as well as Director Mansour and the Appellants in this contested hearing case. First, a reminder everybody except Keyra, turn off your phones so that we don't hear extraneous noises. 2.PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ADAMS: First item would be to take public testimony on the item on the agenda, which is a contested case hearing. Is there anyone on the call that wishes to give public testimony? SUR: No testifiers in Hilo. ADAMS: We are live with an empty room in Hilo except for Peter Sur, who is Secretary to the Environmental Management Commission. So he’s the voice in the spooky empty room. So we will close public testimony since they don't have anyone raising their hand. And if somebody comes in at 9:30, I guess we'll deal with that. 3. NEW BUSINESS Kai Ala Partners LLC appeal of the Director’s decision to bill two wastewater accounts for TMK (3) 7-5-019:018 and (3) 7-5-:019:026. ADAMS: Sounder new business, this is a contested case hearing. We have Kai Ala Partners LLC appealing the DEM Director’s decision to bill two wastewater accounts for TMK (3)7-5-019:018 and (3) 7-5-019:026. This contested case hearing is being held in accordance with Chapter 91 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes andParts3and 7of the Environmental Management Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. The issues involved in this case will be Kai Ala Partners LLC’s appeal of the Department of Environmental Management Director’s decision to bill two wastewater accounts for those TMK numbers that I just read off. This hearing was set pursuant to Kai Ala Partners’appeal dated October 12, 2021. The EMC is in receipt of a motion to continue the hearing dated December 27, 2021, and the Appellant’s response to Appellee’s motion to continue hearing date of December 28, 2021. The Appellant Kai Ala Partners has agreed to the continuance of the hearing and I have issued an order yesterday continuing the hearing. There are three matters that I’d like to address in continuing the hearing. First, I need to make the announcement on the record that this special meeting is being continued to Friday, January 7, 2022 – it's the first time I've said that year, 2022 – January 7 at 9:00 a.m. via web conferencing and in person locatedat Hawai‘i County Office of Aging, Aging 1 and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kino‘ole Street Hilo, and also via Zoom. And if you want 1 Pursuant to the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation Related to Sunshine Law In-Person Meetings dated December 29, 2021, the requirement to have at least one in-person meeting location has been suspended 2