2009-11-25 Enviromental Management Commission Minutes

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period the Hilo landfill is open. The Draft does not recommend technology at this time. The complete Draft Update can be accessed on the County and Department websites. The Director encouraged the commission members to review the Draft Update and talk to their district council member regarding the Draft Update to furt of importance to them. Commission Secretary will notify the commission members via email when the DOH comments are received. DISCUSSION AND DECISION-MAKING RELATING TO COMMISSION MEMBERS REPORTING INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT UPDATES, INCLUDING CURRENT AND UPC PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO THE DEPARTMENT; AND DISTRICT GOALS FOR F GROWTH AND NEEDS. - Commission member Warner: Spoke with his councilmember, Pete would welcome the CommissionÓs recommendation to Council relating to rate setting but at this time, does not support delegating this authority to the Commission. - Chair Mayhew shared that Council member Naeole-Beason suggested community groups or prisoners be used at the transfer stations so the hours could be extended from the new schedule. The Director offered the following information regarding using n Volunteers are not permittees to the CountyÓs State Department of Health permits which o regulates operation of the County solid waste facilities. Volunteers would not likely be accountable for failing to open and/or close the facilities. o County employees will be specially trained to inform and assist o stations. Volunteers would not have the training to assist and would likely have a higher turnover rate than County employees. The County would have liability for non-County employees working o sites but limited ability to manage that risk. - Commissioner Enright talked with Councilperson Yagong who indicated he was not willing to give up the responsibility of setting rates but he would like the input of the commission after reviewing department recommendations. Yagong would like to have the transfer stations opened earlier than the new schedule indicates Î at least one morning a week at each transfer station, and was wondering if this could be accomplished by using prison inmates or Department supervisors. FORMATION OF SUB-COMMITTEES OF LESS THAN A QUORUM OF MEMBERS TO INVESTIGATE SPECIFIC SOLID WASTE AND WASTEWATER ISSUES AND REPOR INFORMATION BACK TO COMMISSION AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS. - Deputy Corporation Counsel Lugo clarified that under the Sunshine Law, if the sub-committees are standing committees, 2 members can participate; if it is an investigative sub-committee, up to 4 members can participate. Commission member Enright made a motion to form two standing committees; Education - and Legislative. Commissioner Paulette Pavao seconded and the floor was open for discussion. After discussion of the responsibilities of these two committees, Enright amended his - motion, adding that he would structure language to define the committees’ functions and bring it back to the next meeting for further discussion. Paulette Pavao seconded this amended motion and it passed unanimously. Enright will submit a draft of the sub-committee scopes to Lugo for review prior to next - meeting. - The Director will provide a list of proposed Department legislation at the January meeting. - Deputy Corporation Counsel Lugo indicated that 2 sub-committee members can talk with each other but cannot share information with other commissioners outside the regular meeting. - Each sub-committee can provide a report for the regular commission meeting through the department secretary for distribution with other agendized items for the upcoming meeting.