2015-10-28 Environmental Management Commission Minutes

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- The department will be holding a community meeting to discuss all aspects of the plant, its location and operation. The county would like to include a site visit to the Honoka'a WWTP for a group of residents as it is the same lagoon system that is planned for Na'alehu. Ulu Wini Wastewater Treatment Plant - The plant meets all DOH Standards and the division is working to also meet the more stringent National Park Service (NPS) standards. SOLID WASTE DIVISION - SRF funding is being used for scrap metal remediation at Kealakehe Transfer Station. - RFP 3298 timeline: o Proposal deadline has passed. o The evaluation committee reviews the proposals. o Director then either agrees or disagrees with their decision. o The recommendation is then sent to the Procurement Officer and the Mayor's Office for their review. o An award is made. o A contract is negotiated. An education requirement was included in the RFP. - Recycling in schools is under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Education and not a function of the county. + Commission Member District Update Reports— includes information obtained from meetings with council members and district residents since the last commission meeting District 2: Commissioner Randle attended the Environmental Management Council Committee meeting on October 20, 2015 and indicated to the committee that he personally supported Bill 100 and felt that the commission would probably support it also. District 8: Commissioner Fear shared his concerns regarding the construction company that is doing the new Queen K Highway construction. He was directed to contact Planning if he feels they are not meeting their planning permit or Department of Public Works if he feels they arc not in compliance with their grubbing and grading permit. District 9:Commissioner Fritz asked if there were any proactive studies regarding transfer station users. The director responded no. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Discussion of Used Tire Disposal with Solid Waste Division — Deferred to November meeting. Chair Randle is requesting that the Solid Waste Division Chief provide the commission with a tire report to include how the department disposes of their tires, the cost to the county and any other pertinent information regarding dealing with tire disposal. 7. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and decision making on Bill 100 to allow the Director of Environmental Management to manage the trucking of refuse in a more economical and efficient manner by allowing for the redirecting of transfer station refuse to a non-designated landfill when deemed appropriate per the conditions described in the Bill. - The Director confirmed that if the bills passes council, the savings of$55,000 was per month, nut per year. - Concensus was support for this bill. - Commissioner Nahm-Mijo made a motion to send a letter of support for Bill 100 to the Council. Commissioner Fear seconded the motion and it carried unanimously with members present: Fear, Fritz, Nahm-Mijo, Neff and Randle voting yes. County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.