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<br />ISSUE: Look at some connection with property tax and some type of flat rate that is attached <br />for X amount of years so we can have enough funding to get up to <br />RECOMMENDATION: Explore and identify funding: Tipping fees, property tax, special <br />assessment through the property tax collection? <br />MESSAGE: If people are serious about this environment then weÓre going to have to find a way <br />to dispose of our waste stream and itÓs going to cost a lot of money. <br />The Commission requested Councilman Safarik or his representative to attend the upcoming <br />Trash Tour on Oahu. <br />CORRESPONDENCE/REPORTS/DISCUSSION: <br />5. <br />DirectorÓs Report <br />(attached to original minutes) <br />COUNCIL ACTIONS: <br />August 19, 2003 Parks and Environmental Management Committee (PE <br />include ordinances/resolutions: (1) making the owner of a property responsible for the sewer <br />user charges; (2) including an interest penalty for overdue amounts, and resolution to extend <br />Kona sewer for Tante Urban and; (3) deleting exemptions for requiring sewer connections when <br />sewer is accessible to property. <br />An ordinance will be submitted to revise the code to remove council approval from sewer <br />extension requests with written notification to affected residen <br />communication to council through the PEMC. <br />SORT STATION EIS TIMELINE: <br />August 12, 2003: EIS completed <br />August 26, 2003: OEQC publication <br />THE ABOVE TIMELINE HAS BEEN REVISED AS FOLLOWS SINCE THE MEETING: <br />August 29, 2003: EIS completed <br />September 16, 2003: OEQC publication <br />ISWMP Timeline will be updated and included in next monthÓs repo <br />KEAAU RECYCLE AND REUSE CENTER: <br />Tonnage data sheets were reviewed (attached to original minutes). <br />TRASH TOUR: <br />Tour site itinerary was reviewed and accepted. <br />The annual City and County of Honolulu Tour de Trash should be in mid-November. <br />Solid Waste Division ChiefÓs Report <br /> (attached to original minutes) <br />STAFFING: <br />Vacancies in Kona to be filled by mid-August. <br />EQUIPMENT: <br />Coordinating repairs of 12 refuse trailers. <br />GREENWASTE: <br />Mulch is still available for pick up in Kona. <br />-2- <br /> <br />