2013-07-31 Environmental Management Commission Agenda

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA DATE: July 31, 2013 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: West Hawai'i Civic Center, Community Hale, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bldg. G, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i 96740 CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —June 26, 2013 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 REPORTS /CORRESPONDENCE • Director's Report, including: o Status Update on the Sort Station to include the percentage amount of rubbish being diverted from the landfills • Commission Member District Update Reports — includes information obtained from meetings with council members and district residents since the last commission meeting UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Follow -up on Proposed Sewer and Solid Waste Hawaii County Code changes following department meeting with Councilmember Onishi • Update on efforts to procure a Waste To Energy (WTE) facility NEW BUSINESS Discussion on how the commission can best assist and support the new director and department FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Sewer Connection Waiver/Exemption Policy Update to include expected date of implementation Discussion of the decision - making process and timeline on re- evaluation of the County solid waste programs and direction 9. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS • August 28 Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI • September 25 WHCC Community Meeting Hale, Bldg. G, Kailua -Kona, HI • October 30 Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI • November 27 "CC Liquor Control Conference Room Bldg. B, 2nd Floor, Kailua -Kona, HI • December No meeting 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 others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2- 91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk - Council, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Hawaii Tribune Herald, West Hawaii Today July 24, 2013