2018-09-26 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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accept used tires from, customers when tires are being replaced. Two-year follow-up site visits are planned for April 2019. • The contractor completed an initial and second round of consumer education (media release, radio, newspaper, social media, posters/flyers, etc.) during the September through December 2017 period, encouraging consumers to leave used tires at the retailer when purchasing new ones, as customers already paid the mandatory fee for disposal. • More information is at: http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/tires/ 5. DERELICT AND ABANDONED VEHICLE (DAV) PROGRAM • Towing and Vehicle Disposal Contracts are in place island-wide.  Zone 1 Towing (N. & S. Hilo, Puna, and parts of Kaū): Ken’s Towingʻ  Zone 2 Towing (N. & S. Kona, and parts of Kaū): Diamond Auto Workzʻ  Zone 3 Towing (N. & S. Kohala and Hāmākua): Diamond Auto Workz  Hilo Vehicle Disposal: HMP dba Business Services Hawai‘i  Kona Vehicle Disposal: Big Island Scrap Metal  Pu‘uanahulu (W. HI) Vehicle Disposal: Big Island Scrap Metal • DAV coordinators continue to meet with the Hawaiʻi Police Department, Traffic Services Section, to explore ways of improving the tagging and removal of abandoned vehicles. • An auction for abandoned vehicles was held in May. - Total cars auctioned: 53 - Total cars sold: 23 - Total sales: $8,357.00 - Cost savings: 23 cars x $675 = $15,525 (this is what it would have cost the County if we had to dispose of them). • Monthly towing numbers: AV Towing 2018-19 Hilo W. Hawai‘i July 2018 23 58 Aug 2018 31 61 Sept 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 Jan 2019 Feb 2019 Mar 2019 Apr 2019 May 2019 June 2019 July 2019 6