2019-03-27 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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for improved operational efficiency and improved personnel oversight. • SWD plans to have another meeting in April to discuss operational issues with the commercial haulers. • SWD will hold another meeting in April at the Aupuni Center Conference Room to discuss what effects the new East Hawaiʻi Sort Sta?on guidelines will have on the users of the facility. • SWD will hold a public information meeting in conjunction with Councilwoman Maile David to discuss the operating days for the Pāhala Transfer Station. This meeting will place on 03/19/19 in the Pāhala Community Center. The meeting will be starting at 5:30 p.m. 3. SOLID WASTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS • SWD had a design meeting with the contractor for construction of the upcoming East Hawaiʻi Organics Facility sited at the Shipman Business Park in Keaʻau. SWD is working on a lease for the site with Shipman Ltd. • The contract for the Waiohinu Transfer Station work has been signed. Design work has begun for this project. • A highway site blessing will take place for a new transfer station in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. The contractor is expected to begin work in the State highway right- of-way in March. • Bids were opened for the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill closure project on 02/28/19. Bids are under review. 4. RECYCLING SECTION A. ORGANICS DIVERSION PROGRAM: The Amended and Restated Service Agreement for greenwaste and composting services was approved and accepted by both Hawaiian Earth Recycling and the County during September 2018. B. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: The 2019 update of the County of Hawaiʻi Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) will be prepared in compliance with Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 342G, which requires counties in the state to update and revise their solid waste management plans every 10 years. The last update to the County of Hawai‘i’s ISWMP was completed in 2009. The update to the ISWMP will include an evaluation of local needs and conditions to determine the most effective combined strategy for managing solid waste while protecting human health and the environment. The plan will outline the components of an effective solid waste management strategy and identify short- and long-term goals, while providing a framework for implementation. 2