2012-10-24 Environmental Management Commission Agenda

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA DATE: October 24, 2012 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Mayor's Lanai, Hawai'i County Bldg, 2nd Floor, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 1. CALL TO ORDER&ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES— September 26, 2012 3. APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA(requires six(6)votes, and must comply with HRS § 92-7(d)) 4. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 5. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE Director's Sort Station Update 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7. NEW BUSINESS • Referral of Bill 286, Draft 2,relating to disposal of commercial cooking oil waste and commercial fats, oils, and greases, by Council Chairman Yagong, for Review and Recommendation • Referral of Bill 306, relating to the Establishment of a"Pay as You Throw"Program at all County Landfills and Solid Waste Transfer Stations, by Council Chairman Yagong, for Review and Recommendation • Referral of Bill 312, relating to Sewer Connection Loan Program, by Council Chairman Yagong, for Review and Recommendation • Discussion regarding the December Commission meeting as it relates to the location and changing the 4th Wednesday date due to the Christmas holidays. • Discussion of whether the Commission should request that the Hawaii County Council amend Ordinance 12-114/Hawaii County Code § 2-207 to allow Council or Commission waiver of review of legislation by the Commission when such waiver would be in the public interest. 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Volcano Transfer Station Presentation by Volcano Community Association-November • Long Term Plans for the Parker Ranch Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant • Sewer Connection Waiver/Exemption Policy Update to include expected date of implementation 9. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS - November 28, 2012,Hilo, Puna Conference Room, County Bldg., Room 1501, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI - December TBA 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an Auxiliary Aid or language translation, please call 961-8083 five days prior to the meeting date. Comments may be sent to Department of Environmental Management, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720 or emailed to cohdem @co.hawaii.hi.us. Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code} A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or$275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging