2001-06-21 Enviromental Management Commission Minutes

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Minutes for Thursday, June 21, 2001Page 3 of 5 The basic item would be memo dated May 22, 2001 to Environmental Management Commission from Aaron Chung and he asked for your input with regards to various items. The Council has referred the action of these items and have the commission give him some input. No timeline being set. This is the process. A department would suggest a piece of legislation to the Council, then it is sent via a communication to the chairman, in this case it would be James Arakaki and then they would send the item to the particular council committee and that chairman would then introduce the bill on behalf of the department and then the committee has a go at it. They have a public meeting and they send a recommendation along with the bill up to the full Council. Al will talk to Arlene so that the Environmental Management Commission meetings are put on the Council calendar. REPORT FROM HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RE: GRANT LOAN PROGRAM Riley suggested we defer and ask that somebody from Housing come to our next meeting. Main issue is how much is a grant and how much is going to be a loan. Barbara asked Valerie to give Housing a copy of the e-mail between Curtis Tyler and Keola Childs and any information that they may not have because we got it from Council. Also, Peter interested to get copy of the e-mail. Hugh motioned to defer above item to future meeting, seconded by Luana and carried unanimously. REPORT FROM WASTEWATER DIVISION Peter Boucher, Wastewater Division Chief, reported on the following: Apologized for not bringing the detailed maps as previously requested. Wastewater in the process of identifying areas that are currently sewered, areas that are scheduled to be sewered within the next two years (on the CIP list), and areas that are planned to be sewered within the next 10 years because of subdivision codes. We’re still working on them. Need to go to Council for a new rate increase. Riley suggested to Peter that he should send a written request with the recommendations with all the facts and figures and why he feels a certain way. We can then ask Peter questions on that and hopefully concur before Peter goes to Council. Riley also asked if Peter could provide us with comparable market data as to what other private systems on this island charge. For instance, Keauhou, Mauna Lani, Waikoloa and Waimea have private wastewater systems, so that information would be good for us to justify. When Peter does the comparison of the other rates that the other private utility charges, then we will see how many does it per flat rate, per house versus user fees. Riley thinks the private company for the Waikoloa area does it based on water consumption, everybody else is flat rate for single family and multi-family. The State Revolving Fund Program is different from the EPA Grant Program. The Grant Program includes conditions for Operation and Maintenance, and Replacement (OM&R) to be funded by the sewer users. The State Revolving Fund, SRF, that is administered by the State, puts conditions on various loans with different wastewater projects. One of those conditions is adoption of impact fees. The capacity assessment bill currently being considered by Council would address this requirement. The State has threatened to cut off future SRF loans unless the impact fee issue is addressed. The pre-1989 exemption, properties that were in existence before ’89, they are not required to connect, subject to certain exceptions. Second is the gravity exemption, third and worst is private extensions. Properties along the alignment of an extension paid for by a private developer will not be required to connect. Peter is planning on totally revising the sewer code with a consultant contract. Delete the sewer code in its entirety and replace with new wording based on pre-treatment regulations. We are delinquent on implementing these pre-treatment regulations. These connection exemptions are not planned to be in the new code. Resolution No. 70-01. It would be nice to have some kind of document on hand to present to the Land Use Commission when they next meet to discuss the issue of the TSA Boundary amendment. Would like to see a recommendation to Council as soon as possible. REPORT FROM SOLID WASTE DIVISION Larry Capellas, Solid Waste Division Chief, reported on the following: file://C:\Test1\minutes062101.htm6/22/2011