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they are also updating things to control sound restrictions within their permit due to the lack of trees that were destroyed with the recent lava flow. Bill inquired to Jordan if they will update their EAP with the introduction of the new wells. Jordan confirmed that they will for any changes. V. STATE DOH HEER — Gerald informed the committee about the Ocean Regional Response meeting that was held on December 16, 2022. Sharon reported that they are still in the planning stages of the response workshop. She stated that Chief Okinaka will be involved in the planning committee and coordinating. Gerald asked to clarify the training. Chief Okinaka stated that the February training is the risk -based response training to battery emergencies in general and the June training is the Lithium battery response training. Sharon stated that the training will be only on Oahu, Hawaii island, and Maui since Kauai has been having problems with their overtime budget. DOE — Orasa reported that they brought in 40-foot containers to collect hazardous waste and e-waste that was completed. Gerald inquired about the cleaning up of old chemicals in the schools. Orasa stated that they do have pick-ups as needed depending on the budget. Disposal of these chemicals are costly and per Orasa, it comes out of the DOE budget. She stated that they spend approximately $230,000 annually on disposal of these old chemicals. Hilo Medical Center — Ha Chi stated that they are doing training for hazmat to decon patients. Gerald inquired if the CST will also be training with them as they have done in the past and Ha Chi stated yes, they would. VI. OLD BUSINESS • Chemical Safety Day — Gerald reminded Chief Okinaka to submit the reports from those HFD members who attended the past Chemical Safety Day training on Oahu. This is a requirement for all LEPC funded training. Chief Okinaka said that he is waiting for one more report. This was the same response from our last meeting in November 2022. • HFD Canberra Purchase — Chief Okinaka stated that there was a problem with the winning bid that came in at a higher cost. VIL NEW BUSINESS HFD Request — Chief Okinaka stated that he would like to request additional funding for the radiological meters of which $17,000 was already approved by the LEPC. He stated that the company that gave them the quote of $17,000 did not submit a bid and the company that won the bid, did so at additional $6,000 higher that was the lowest bidder. This was for 15 meters. Gerald gave the committee the LEPC budget status as of November 2022, with a balance of $95,000. Gerald stated that we had an increase in revenue due to the tier H fees increase from $100 to $200 annually. We also had no travel over the past 2 years due to Covid. Gerald stated that it is an important piece of equipment due to the hazards of radiation. It is a personal meter assigned to each HM specialist. Jordan asked about other monitors used when making entry to a possible radiological atmosphere. Jordan made a motion to allow for $6,000 additional funding toward the purchase of the 15 radiological meters. David seconded the motion. Newton inquired if the budget had already reflected the